OVA
Description
Shinkai, an Oceanic/Chikulun hybrid marked by red scales and fish-like features, uses a nickname due to his unpronounceable birth name. He serves as the engineer and co-pilot alongside Trava aboard their survey ship, maintaining both the vessel and the Speedmaster mech-ship Trava pilots.
Their partnership began in military service, where Shinkai acted as Trava's personal Power mechanic until both were discharged simultaneously; Shinkai's dismissal resulted directly from his association with Trava after Trava's exceptional piloting skills proved incompatible with standard operations. Post-discharge, they undertake high-risk planetary surveys to fund their goal: earning enough credits to enter the Fist Planet tournament, a lucrative Power fistfighting competition.
During a routine mission to Planet Fable, Shinkai initially opposed Trava's decision to retrieve an emergency pod due to fuel concerns, prioritizing their assignment over rescue. He ultimately assisted in recovering the pod, which held Mikuru, an amnesiac girl. Shinkai detected residual memory erasure in Mikuru using an unspecified ability, speculating it might relate to wealthy individuals undergoing procedures to eliminate wartime trauma.
Technically gifted, Shinkai customized and built their Speedmaster Power unit from military surplus. He possesses a unique sensory connection to machinery, intuitively "feeling" mechanical statuses and malfunctions, demonstrated when he sensed activity inside Mikuru's inert pod. This connection also granted him physical endurance, allowing him to remain conscious during a violent atmospheric entry that incapacitated others.
Interpersonally, Shinkai shows sensitivity about his non-human physiology and racial background, reacting defensively to aesthetic criticisms from Trava and rejecting human-centric beauty standards. He exhibits cautious pragmatism in mission planning, particularly regarding risk and resources, contrasting Trava's impulsiveness.
In later chronology, an older Shinkai appears with Trava at the Fist Planet tournament. There, he engages in mechanical combat against Mikuru—now accompanied by the cybernetically enhanced giant Reiter—to determine superior technical prowess within the arena, concurrently fulfilling roles as both competitor and support mechanic.
Their partnership began in military service, where Shinkai acted as Trava's personal Power mechanic until both were discharged simultaneously; Shinkai's dismissal resulted directly from his association with Trava after Trava's exceptional piloting skills proved incompatible with standard operations. Post-discharge, they undertake high-risk planetary surveys to fund their goal: earning enough credits to enter the Fist Planet tournament, a lucrative Power fistfighting competition.
During a routine mission to Planet Fable, Shinkai initially opposed Trava's decision to retrieve an emergency pod due to fuel concerns, prioritizing their assignment over rescue. He ultimately assisted in recovering the pod, which held Mikuru, an amnesiac girl. Shinkai detected residual memory erasure in Mikuru using an unspecified ability, speculating it might relate to wealthy individuals undergoing procedures to eliminate wartime trauma.
Technically gifted, Shinkai customized and built their Speedmaster Power unit from military surplus. He possesses a unique sensory connection to machinery, intuitively "feeling" mechanical statuses and malfunctions, demonstrated when he sensed activity inside Mikuru's inert pod. This connection also granted him physical endurance, allowing him to remain conscious during a violent atmospheric entry that incapacitated others.
Interpersonally, Shinkai shows sensitivity about his non-human physiology and racial background, reacting defensively to aesthetic criticisms from Trava and rejecting human-centric beauty standards. He exhibits cautious pragmatism in mission planning, particularly regarding risk and resources, contrasting Trava's impulsiveness.
In later chronology, an older Shinkai appears with Trava at the Fist Planet tournament. There, he engages in mechanical combat against Mikuru—now accompanied by the cybernetically enhanced giant Reiter—to determine superior technical prowess within the arena, concurrently fulfilling roles as both competitor and support mechanic.