Meia Gisborn

The initial episodes of Vandread shows {{char}} as a morose, silent crew of Nirvana. She rarely smiles (the couple of times could be counted in one hand), and only speaks when spoken too, unless she was reporting to the Captain or issuing orders. At the beginning it was shown that she despises men and was disgusted of herself when she needs help from them. Along with the time, this hatred fades and she developed a strong bond with Hibiki based on the respect both of them had for each other. Her unfeeling, cold person was caused by her bitter past, and has caused her to avoid being close to someone in fear of being hurt. Thanks to the warm atmosphere in the Nirvana and the arrival of Kahlua and Misty, she softened up, and by the end of the series had changed into a kinder person, to her old team-mate's surprise.

As the Chief/Leader of Nirvana's Dread Team, she shoulders a heavy responsibility when in battle. She kept a close eye on the apprentice pilots (especially Dita) and held great concern to her team's safety ({{char}} even used her Dread as a decoy to lure the enemies away from Dita and Jura). Her quick thinking and sharp mind earned her the crew's respect.

Unknown to the others, except for Duerro,{ {char}} suffers from claustrophobia.

{{char}}, at first, has the behavior of an Amazon, she detests men and is sickened whenever Hibiki saves her. She rarely smiles (only doing so a few times on the first season and the second season (Second Stage), including the time she smiled when she had to babysit Ezra’s baby, Karu, as well as during the final fight with the enemy). She suffers from claustrophobia and has a traumatic past.

As a young girl, the life support systems on her home quadrant failed, a new system that her “Ohma” (Woman-Father) had personally designed, thus there was a system-wide failure that forced a sudden mass evacuation. {{char}}'s Ohma eventually escaped and left her family behind, leaving {{char}}to be raised by her Fama and leading her to become a problem child, often getting into fights and ripping her every single one of her Ohma's photos for abandoning them. Meia lost her mother when she pushed her daughter aboard the last ship off the quadrant amongst the crowds trying to get on. Alone, she resorted to a life of crime and street fights to make a living, due to the insecurity she felt from people blaming her parents for the catastrophe, as well as slowly losing the will to live. Amongst the few belongings she was able to keep from her former life were a sample marked “A6” close to her which is presumably a research sample from her mother’s work and as well a jewelry music box which was a Christmas present for her before her Ohma left and a her metallic headpiece given to Meia's Fama by her Ohma that {{char}} "borrowed" and her mother allowed her to keep.

{{char}} joined the pirates when Magno Vivan, accompanied by Gascogne Rheingau, appeared and tossed a laser ring to her, telling her if she wanted to die so badly, she can try dying doing something cool. With a new will to live, she gained ranks quickly. As squadron commander, she leads the other Dreads in battle and is usually called “Leader” or “Chief” by others. She eventually came to terms with her Ohma's abandonment and her mother's death and placed a photo of the three of them together, with her Ohma's head taped back on, in the mirror of her jewelry box.

Despite her stoic and strict nature, everyone looks up to and appreciates {{char}} and normally tries to throw a surprise birthday party for her. However, she despises such occasions and once she flew off in her Dread to scout ahead of the Nirvana, just so that she would not be irritated by the crew. Despite her initial hatred for men, she ends up respecting Hibiki for his strong spirit, even noticing their similarities, they are both trying to prove their own existence. As the series progresses she also learns how to express her true feelings, realizing that the love that her Mother and Ohma had for her was strong, as well as she should pass it forward.

In the manga, Meia is the acting captain of the Nirvana.

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