As a child in 1999, he witnessed the fall of the Macross and the war that followed. During these so called U.N. Wars his family was killed in front of his eyes, a memory that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Later he would join the U.N. as a skilled fighter pilot flying the F-14. During a mission he is shot down by the transformable SV-51 and lands in Mayan Island. He would later fly the new VF-0 variable fighter under the tutelage of Roy Focker. Due to his horrifying experiences as a young child, Shin grew up to be a quiet and untrusting person. Aside from his rear-seat radar intercept officer, Edgar La Salle, he has very few friends, and is slow to trust. His interactions with the infectiously cheerful Mao Nome and her more reserved sister Sara help him open up, especially his growing attraction to the somber and mysterious Sara. During the final episode, the extraterrestrial object known as Bird Human (or Bird People) by the Mayan people awakens, assimilating Sara into the cockpit located at its head. He manages to break through the Bird Human's attacks and makes Sara realize that it is Shin instead of an evil spirit (called a "Kadun" by the Mayans). The UN-Forces, however, see the Bird Human as an uncontrollable liability and launch several Nuclear Missiles at the Bird Human. Sara then sacrifices herself to save Shin and the rest of the Mayan island which would have been destroyed by the nuclear fallout. The Bird Human is critically damaged from the blasts, and shoots off into space incredibly fast (in what appears to be a space fold). Shin's VF-0 suffers engine damage from the blasts and plunges towards the ocean. He is seemingly saved from certain death by Sara, allowing the Valkyrie fighter to fly, with blue particles trailing the wings and tail section of the plane. Finally an amazed Mao Nome watches Shin Kudo & his fighter ascending into space in the same way that The Bird Human did, supposedly to be with Sara. Source:(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki)
Tenant in room #4 at Hidamari Private Boarding House. Shin is a ladies man and perverted. He is madly in love with Keiko, though she can't stand him. Shin plays third baseman on the My�j� High School baseball team. He has a telescope, ostensibly for observing the stars, though more often uses it to peep at neighborhood females. Shin is deathly afraid of cats. (Source: Wikipedia)
Cye Mouri, known in Japan as Shin M�ri (毛利伸 M�ri Shin), is the oldest of member of the Ronin Warriors and normally one of the calmest. He has an Australian accent in the English dubbing. Cye's family situation is similar to the other Ronins. His father died when he was young, his mother is an artisan (more exactly, a famous potter) who is often ill, and he has an older sister named Sayoko, who is married to a fellow whom Cye didn't like at first. However, the Ronins, Mia, and Yuli are like a family to him and Kento is his best friend. His armor is the Torrent (known as Suik� (lit. Water) in YST) and his Virtue is Shin (Faith, also referred to as Trust). His weapon is a trident, whose prongs can close, allowing him to grab opponents from afar or cut through obstacles. The armor is also equipped with a tant� dagger and a claw-like weapon on the gauntlet, but he has, apparently, never used either of those. His elemental affinity is water and his surekill is Super Wave Smasher, (known as Chou Ryu Ha (Super Wave Crush) in YST). The attack is a powerful burst of water. Cye's main opponent is Sekhmet, the Dark Warlord of Venom. However, in the drama CD, Suikoden, he encounters a villain named Toryuki, a demon living on Earth whose powers were similar to his. Cye is voiced by Michael Donovan in the English dub, and also voices Sage Date. In the 3rd OVA, Message, Cye receives a new suit of armor and upgraded powers. The extent of his new powers are unknown. Like Ryo and Sage, Cye's family name, Mouri, possibly came from the real-life Japanese daimyo Mouri Motonari. (Wikipedia)
A second-year student at Naginomori Academy's High School. He doesn't get scared often, but that doesn't mean he's particularly brave. He's an honest, average seventeen-year-old. Since his parents passed away, he grew up under his aunt's care in Tokyo. Now, he has decided to come back to his hometown, Ayanagi City. He holds a deep respect for his older brother and cares about his younger brother.
Chisato Takatsukasa's editor who is also in love with him.
Kyou's friend who helps Honoka out in raising Mao as a substitute father role.