Shizamu Chisame Age: 18, rank: Captain Assigned to: Fusou Air Self Defense Force training squadron (operating from Nyuutabaru Air Base) Standard armaments: F-15DF "Eagle" striker units; Type 89 5.56mm rifle; tachi Call sign: "Blackwing 8"; TAC name: "RAin" Familiar: sparrow

A member of one of the Fusou Air Defense Force's aggressor units. A native of Kagoshima. Aside from participating in the training of carrier crews as an enemy unit, she is also a swordsmanship instructor in the tradition of Satsuma Jigen-ryuu, and has done well in the Defense Forces' kendou tournaments. She has a fairly rough personality, and tends to muscle through any problems. Her familiar is a sparrow she caught in her parents' garden when she was young. She attended officers' academy together with 1LT Nabeshima. They're very friendly with one another, and call each other "Yuu-chan" and "Chii". She was deployed to the Arabian Peninsula at the end of January 1991 during the Gulf War, and assisted with the training of Jazeeran and Egyptian witches in addition to sortieing against enemy units. Refers to herself as "orecchi".