Dana Sterling is a fictional character from the Robotech anime television series. The character was adapted from the originally unrelated characters Komilia Maria Fallyna Jenius in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Jeanne Francaix in The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. She is the daughter of Max Sterling and Miryia Sterling, heroes of the First Robotech War, and the sister of Maia Sterling. Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Robotech science fiction and anime universe. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ) is an anime television series. ... Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. ... Maximilian Jenius is a fictional character in the science-fiction television series Macross. ... Milia Fallyna Jenius ) is a character in the Macross Japanese animated science fiction series, voiced by Eri Takeda. ... In the fictional world of Robotech, the First Robotech War (February 2009-April 2011) was a conflict between the earth-based Robotech Defense Force and the alien Zentraedi. ... Maia Sterling is a fictional character from the Robotech series. ...

Dana remained on Earth while Max and Mirya joined the Robotech Expeditionary Forces aboard the SDF-3. Dana is a graduate of the United Earth Forces Military academy along with childhood friend Bowie Grant. She was placed with the 15th tactical armored squadron then under the command of Sean Phillips near the beginning of the Second Robotech War. With Sean's demotion for flirting with an admiral's daughter, Dana was promoted to Second Lieutenant and command of the 15th. The Robotech Armed Forces are the fictional military force depicted in Robotech. ... In the fictional world of Robotech, the SDF-3 (conjecturally named Pioneer) is the third Super Dimensional flagship of the United Earth Forces that was first introduced in Robotech: The Sentinels (1986). ... In the fictional world of Robotech, the Second Robotech War (2029-2030) was a conflict between the earth-based Army of the Southern Cross and the alien Robotech Masters. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...

Gregarious and outgoing, Dana proved to be a competent tactical leader in battle. She was also torn between her half alien heritage and the fact that the enemy she was killing could be her own relatives. Because of this, she had several clashes with supreme commander Anatole Leonard over his bigoted treatment of captured bioroid pilots. Leonard seemed to tolerate her because of her relationship to Chief of Staff Rolf Emerson. Dana, along with Bowie were left under his care by his friends, the Sterlings and the Grants who also joined the REF. Anatole Eli Leonard is a fictional character appearing in the Robotech Universe. ... Rolf Emerson is a fictional character in the Robotech series. ...

Dana was attracted to Zor Prime (a captured Bioroid pilot and a clone of Zor, the Tirolian who discovered Protoculture) who was attached to the 15th squadron and helped him regain his memory. During the final battle with the Robotech Masters, Dana accidentally touched the terminals of a protoculture chamber and the surge awakened racial memories inside her. Through a waking dream, she met a young girl, the younger sister she had yet to meet but had been born in deep space during the SDF-3's mission. (This sister was named Aurora in the decanonized Jack McKinney novels. Maia appears to replace Aurora in the retconned timeline and is a major character in the Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles movie) Zor sacrificed himself to destroy the Earth mounds where the ruins of the SDF-1's protoculture matrix were located as they had mutated and began to attract the Invid Sensor Nebula. Unfortunately, he only spread the spores throughout the planet causing Earth to become a fertile greenhouse for the Invid flower of life. The arrival of the Invid was a certainty now and their chances of winning were non-existent as the United Earth Forces and the Robotech Masters had exhausted themselves. Robotech is an 85-episode science-fiction television series about three successive extraterrestrial invasions of Earth. ... In The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Japanese animated series, the Protoculture was the first civilization in the known universe. ... In the fictional Robotech universe, the Robotech Masters are a species of humanoids native to the moon Tirol. ... There are several people named Jack McKinney: Jack McKinney, a pseudonym for the team of James Luceno and Brian Daley, that adapted Robotech into novel form. ... At AnimeExpo 2004, Harmony Gold revealed that the latest Robotech sequel was scheduled for release in 2005, the 20th anniversary of Robotech. ... The SDF-1 Macross is a fictional interstellar spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an anime series that aired in Japan in 1982–1983, and its American adaptation Robotech (1985). ... Spoiler warning: In Robotech, the Invid are an alien race of invertebrate, slug-like hive creatures that originate from the world of Optera. ...

In the shadow of impending doom, Dana became more somber and pessimistic and a pale shadow of her former cheerful self. It is believed that she and other survivors of the 15th joined in the initial but unsuccessful resistance against the Invid Invasion. Other accounts have them acquiring a returning ship from the REF, piloted by Colonel Jonathan Wolfe, and using that ship to rendezvous with the remnants of the REF. Whatever the case, eventually, as depicted in the Wildstorm comic, Prelude to Shadow Chronicles, at least Dana and Louie Nichols reach Space Station Liberty. Colonel Jonathan Wolfe is a fictional character in the Robotech Universe. ...

During her brief appearance in the Prelude comic, a still subdued Dana reacts strangely when she meets Tirolian Scientist (and Sentinels member) Rem. Her mostly non-verbal behavior indicated that she recognized him, but this is only due to the fact that, like Zor Prime, Rem is another clone of Zor. it is also apparent, again through non-verbal behavior, that there is friction between Dana and Maia, the nature of which is unknown.

Dana, as the offspring of the Max and Miriya Sterling, is one of the most dangerous and powerful Robotech warriors of all time. Only in the de-canonized book "End of the Circle" by Jack McKinney are her skills directly compared to Robotech warriors of other generations. In this book she is deceived by the Invid Regis and initiates personal combat with her father. The book seems to suggest that if Kazianna Hesh had not intervened Dana might even have bested him.

Difference Between Baby Dana and Adult Dana

Many fans^{[attribution needed]} have criticized or spoofed the apparent discrepancy between the green haired baby Dana of the Macross Saga (Komilia Jenius), and the blonde haired adult Dana in Robotech Masters (Jeanne Francaix). Though this was partially reconciled with the short-lived Sentinels series showing a very young, but very blonde girl whom Miriya refers to as her daughter; some fans have joked that either the original baby was a natural blonde and had its hair dyed to match her parents (This explanation is given in the novels), or that Max and Miriya's infant was switched at birth with the illegitimate daughter of Lynn Minmay. The real child of Max and Miriya then apparently grew up to become Lana Isavia (Nova Satori). [1] Babies switched at birth are babies who, because of either error or malfeasance, are interchanged with each other at birth or very soon therafter, leading them being unknowingly raised by parents who are not their biological parents. ... Portrait of Lynn Minmay, the iconic singer of the Macross series. ... Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. ... Nova Satori Nova Satori is a fictional character from the Robotech anime television series. ...

It should be noted, however, that an infant's hair color will often change (lighter or darker) as the child grows older--and that adults often have hair color different then they had in childhood. Dana's younger sister, Aurora/Maia Sterling is also seen to have blue hair as a child, though her hair fades to a pale pink in adulthood. Maia Sterling is a fictional character from the Robotech series. ...

It should also be especially noted that the unusual hair colors depicted in the animation (as with all anime) may not necessarily represent natural coloring. The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ...