on Tirol to an end, but keeps the Brain sealed away in order to plunder its secrets for himself. Edwards later begins to obsess over Rick Hunter's old crush Lynn Minmei, and resolves to force her into loving him. At the same time he enters into a secret alliance with the Invid Regent, feeding him information on the Sentinels' movements in an attempt to have Rick Hunter killed.<ref>Jack McKinney, [[Robotech (novels)|Dark Powers']], 1988, Ballantine Books</ref> Edwards believes he has succeeded in both his goals unaware that Rick and the Sentinels are still alive on the unstable planet Praxis. Edwards invites the Invid Regent to the SDF-3 for peace talks, then manipulates events that lead to the Regent's apparent murder. This action results an escalation of war, and Edwards is able to convince the council to commission the construction of a new fleet of warships. The ships would be placed under his control which he plans to use to take over the Earth. His plans are derailed though by Doctor Emil Lang, who delays him by facilitating the rebellion of the human's Zentraedi allies.Jason and John Waltrip, Robotech II: The Sentinels Book III #1-22, 1993-1995, Eternity Comics and Academy Comics Edwards' evil is exposed when representatives of the Sentinels return to Tirol with the Zentraedi and are placed on trial by Edwards over allegations of treason. Doctor Lang is able to trick Edwards into revealing his schemes to the council. His wicked goals laid bare, Edwards kidnaps Minmei and flees Tirol. He covers his escape with an army of Invid mecha controlled by the captive Brain.Jason and John Waltrip, Robotech II: The Sentinels Book IV #0-13, 1995-1996, Academy Comics Edwards escapes to the Invid homeworld of Optera, planning to use its Genesis Pits to engineer a race of monsters that would serve as his army. Ultimately, Edwards perishes when an android made by Dr. Lang holographically disguises herself as Minmei in order to get close to him. She sacrifices herself to tumble him into the Genesis Pit, ending his life. Jack Baker Jack Baker is a fighter pilot candidate before the SDF-3 leaves Earth, he has a strong sense of duty and a "no-one-left-behind" mentality that causes him to fail the War Simulation exam. Even though Max was impressed with his ability and sense of duty, Rick disliked that Baker disobeyed strict orders. The Robotech Expeditionary Force however needs all the