Maya

マーヤ

Harlock's sole romantic interest, and potentially his wife, although this remains merely implied rather than explicitly confirmed. Maya serves as the voice of Radio Free Arcadia, a pirate broadcast station that delivers messages of hope and encouragement to Earth's subjugated populace during the Illumidas occupation. Following Harlock's defeat and retreat to Earth, she transmits urgent messages via the airwaves urging him to flee the planet by any means necessary, so that he might eventually return as Earth's savior. By doing so, she brands herself as a marked woman in the eyes of the Occupation forces, intensifying the threat against her. On one occasion, Harlock is severely wounded while attempting to rescue her, losing his right eye in the process.
Maya crafts Harlock's pirate uniform and the massive Jolly Roger he flies from the Arcadia as parting gifts for her beloved, but she ultimately dies at the hands of Muriguson due to her involvement in the combined human/Tokargan revolt. Her symbol was a single red rose, which Emeraldas adopted as her own calling card after Maya's death. Harlock laid her to rest in the Sea of Stars, vowing never to forget her and never to cease fighting.