Claudia La Salle is a bridge officer in charge of weaponry and navigation of the SDF-1 Macross space fortress. She and fellow bridge officer Misa Hayase are close friends, and she is often there to give her friend advice on matters of the heart (especially when it comes to her confused feelings for Hikaru Ichijou), something Misa is awkward in. She is in a close relationship with Roy Focker.