▁African - American ▁New ▁York er ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁an ▁American ▁training ▁a cademy ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁astr onaut ▁a cademy ▁on ▁Al uc ard . ▁ ▁T app ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁cheer ful ▁and ▁laid ▁back , ▁even ▁in ▁situations ▁where ▁K aine ▁and ▁Light ▁are ▁stress ing ▁out . ▁ ▁Even ▁so , ▁he ▁can ▁be ▁serious ▁when ▁the ▁need ▁ar ises . ▁His ▁family ▁lives ▁in ▁Alliance / F eder ation ▁occupied ▁New ▁York . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁H ō ch ū ▁ Ō ts uka . ▁▁ ▁- ▁K aine ▁and ▁T app ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁of ▁Dragon ar - 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁native ▁Brit on , ▁Light ' s ▁grand father ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁leads ▁the ▁Federation ' s ▁European ▁branch ▁when ▁the ▁al liance ▁became ▁the ▁feder ation ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁pre fers ▁to ▁avoid ▁positions ▁of ▁leadership , ▁showing ▁a ▁natural ▁apt itude ▁for ▁information - g ather ing ▁and ▁electronic ▁war fare , ▁which ▁makes ▁him ▁the ▁perfect ▁pilot ▁for ▁Dragon ar - 3 ▁( which ▁he ▁affection ately ▁calls ▁" D 3 - chan "). ▁ ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁Ken y u u ▁H ori uch i . ▁▁ ▁- ▁Me io ' s ▁younger ▁sister , ▁she ▁becomes ▁an ▁en list ed ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁after ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Al uc ard ▁col ony . ▁ ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁communic ations