OVA
Description
Aya Kobayashi serves as captain and primary pilot of the R-3 unit within the Earth Federation Army's SRX Team. At 21 years old, she possesses green eyes and green hair. Her background involves significant complexity; she is not the biological daughter of Dr. Kenzo Kobayashi, creator of the R-3's Telekinesis-Link System. Originally a test subject for his brain research at the Japan Special Laboratory for Brain Research, her memories were altered to believe she was his daughter. This modification enhanced her innate, exceptionally powerful psychic abilities, categorizing her as a Psychodriver essential for the SRX combination.
She joined the military early and was assigned to the SRX Project under Major Ingram Plissken, becoming the first official member of the SRX Team. Her responsibilities expanded to mentoring new test pilots Ryusei Date and Raidiese F. Branstein, though she privately doubted her leadership capabilities despite outwardly accepting the role. Aya initially admired Ingram deeply, making his eventual betrayal and revelation as an Aerogater spy profoundly traumatic. This culminated in a sabotaged SRX combination test that left her physically injured and emotionally devastated.
Following Ingram's betrayal and death, Aya continued supporting Earth's forces against the Aerogaters. Ingram's final advice – urging her to focus on the future – later became pivotal to her development. During Original Generation 2 events, she gained a sister figure, Mai Kobayashi, later revealed as Levi Tolar, the former Aerogater leader. Dr. Kobayashi had similarly altered Levi's memories and emotions, binding them as sisters to maximize the T-Link System. This revelation, coupled with Neo Divine Crusaders operative Águila Setme exposing her own artificial origins, caused a severe identity crisis. Support from allies helped her overcome this, leading her to accept Kenzo as a father figure and Mai as a sister despite the manipulated origins. This resolve reinforced Ingram's message about forging her own future.
Her personality balances outward professionalism and command responsibility with an internal gentleness and aversion to conflict. She maintains a calm, supportive demeanor towards teammates in combat and personal interactions, though emotional vulnerability surfaces during betrayal or psychological manipulation. Outside military duties, she enjoys visiting art museums.
In the Alpha timeline continuity, her history remains largely consistent, though Levi Tolar joins Londo Bell willingly, reuniting them without memory alteration. During the third Alpha game, she was captured by Balmarian forces after the SRX's near-destruction and later rescued by allies. She subsequently piloted the SRX Altered Banpreios against the Balmarians.
Her combat role centers on piloting the R-3 and enabling SRX formation through her psychic abilities. She participates in combination attacks like "Formation R," utilizing theme music including "Psychic Energy" and "Variable Formation" during operations.
She joined the military early and was assigned to the SRX Project under Major Ingram Plissken, becoming the first official member of the SRX Team. Her responsibilities expanded to mentoring new test pilots Ryusei Date and Raidiese F. Branstein, though she privately doubted her leadership capabilities despite outwardly accepting the role. Aya initially admired Ingram deeply, making his eventual betrayal and revelation as an Aerogater spy profoundly traumatic. This culminated in a sabotaged SRX combination test that left her physically injured and emotionally devastated.
Following Ingram's betrayal and death, Aya continued supporting Earth's forces against the Aerogaters. Ingram's final advice – urging her to focus on the future – later became pivotal to her development. During Original Generation 2 events, she gained a sister figure, Mai Kobayashi, later revealed as Levi Tolar, the former Aerogater leader. Dr. Kobayashi had similarly altered Levi's memories and emotions, binding them as sisters to maximize the T-Link System. This revelation, coupled with Neo Divine Crusaders operative Águila Setme exposing her own artificial origins, caused a severe identity crisis. Support from allies helped her overcome this, leading her to accept Kenzo as a father figure and Mai as a sister despite the manipulated origins. This resolve reinforced Ingram's message about forging her own future.
Her personality balances outward professionalism and command responsibility with an internal gentleness and aversion to conflict. She maintains a calm, supportive demeanor towards teammates in combat and personal interactions, though emotional vulnerability surfaces during betrayal or psychological manipulation. Outside military duties, she enjoys visiting art museums.
In the Alpha timeline continuity, her history remains largely consistent, though Levi Tolar joins Londo Bell willingly, reuniting them without memory alteration. During the third Alpha game, she was captured by Balmarian forces after the SRX's near-destruction and later rescued by allies. She subsequently piloted the SRX Altered Banpreios against the Balmarians.
Her combat role centers on piloting the R-3 and enabling SRX formation through her psychic abilities. She participates in combination attacks like "Formation R," utilizing theme music including "Psychic Energy" and "Variable Formation" during operations.