He is the only person to attempt to befriend Fukai, to get him to 'loosen up' to deal with stress of battle. Major James 'Jack' Bukhar is de facto second-in-command of SAF and Rei's commanding officer.Voiced by: Masato Sakai (Japanese), Steve Staley (English) Aside of Bukhar he only showed mild interest towards a few other humans, namely Edith Foss, Tom 'Tomahawk' John and Lynn Jackson. Diagnosed by Edith Foss as having a tendency toward social rejection, he seldom shows interest in anything other than B-503 'Yukikaze' and his only friend, James Bukhar. Lieutenant Rei Fukai is a 2nd Lieutenant (later 1st Lieutenant) in the Special Air Force (SAF), the reconnaissance unit of Fairy Air Force (FAF), assigned as the pilot of B-503 'Yukikaze'.(this covers only the 1st of 5 episodes.) Yukikaze, the AI, designated the other plane as hostile, and Fukai opened fire, shooting it down. After one mission, B-503 and crew encountered what appears to be a friendly Super Sylph, but without IFF. The main character, Rei Fukai, pilots the Super Sylph B-503 fighter, nicknamed 'Yukikaze', an advanced armed tactical reconnaissance plane equipped with a near-sentient AI computer system, and belongs to the Special Air Force (SAF), the strategic recon wing of Fairy Air Force (FAF). The United Nations established a defense force to oppose the threat and after a series of bloody battles, managed to push the enemy back to the other side of the portal, which is a planet named 'Fairy' by the humans. Some decades ago, an alien force known as the JAM invaded Earth through a dimensional portal that appeared over Antarctica.

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