She's a young Asian woman with long brown hair. Misa is a strong-willed, determined and down-to-earth type of person, completely immersed in doing her military duty. She created the Daedalus Attack. Misa is also Claudia LaSalle's best friend.
In real life during 1983 the character of Hayase Misa won the first Animage Grand Prix Award ever for "Best Female Character" in Japanese anime.
In the Robotech western adaptation her name was changed to Lisa Hayes and her ethnicity to American.
