Why does the commander wear a mask in the command center?


Whenever the commander is in the battle room, her face is always covered by a
white mask.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gGFI3m.jpg)

I thought it might be some unexplained atmosphere thing, but when Yuhata is in
the command center, she is perfectly fine without one.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9L6v9m.png)

And it's not covering up a hideous wound, because we've seen her face before:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9OVLXm.jpg)

Maybe this was explained before and I missed it, but why does she wear this
during battle?




It's been a while since this was asked and is pretty much covered in the
comments, but here's an answer.

Captain Kobayashi is part of the immortal council and therefore doesn't age.
If she walked around never aging people would notice, hence the mask. It
probably also serves as a way to hide emotion from the crew, show strength and
all that.

**[Sidonia's wikia page is pretty barren, but there is some stuff
there.](http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kobayashi)**




It's been a while since this was asked and is pretty much covered in the
comments, but here's an answer.

Captain Kobayashi is part of the immortal council and therefore doesn't age.
If she walked around never aging people would notice, hence the mask. It
probably also serves as a way to hide emotion from the crew, show strength and
all that.

**[Sidonia's wikia page is pretty barren, but there is some stuff
there.](http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kobayashi)**

