Marin Honda

Marin Honda is a former professor and current member of the Earth Defense Force who often appears as a guest on the EDF's propaganda news program, EDF News, hosted by Kusuriteru Himekawa. He is a similar character to the previous Honda.

Description
Honda was originally a university professor who was interviewed by Ms. Himekawa for a news report discussing the appearance of the invading alien Primer civilization and their hordes of monsters. Honda's advice for dealing with the creatures was less than helpful, as he proposed keeping the giant ants at bay with sugar and described the Rollers as "mostly harmless." When Honda realized his academic career wasn't really panning out, he quickly enlisted in the EDF and became a Ranger. While still not the most competent soldier, Honda gave Himekawa a full tour of the EDF base for a news report. When not fighting against the Primer invasion forces, Honda co-hosted the EDF's new official public news program EDF News with Himekawa, which was definitely not a propaganda show designed to recruit more young men and women to send to their deaths. Rather, EDF News set all those other "fake news" programs straight about how great the EDF was doing in the war and assured viewers that enlisting in the EDF was a safe and smart career path. During their tenure with EDF News, Honda and Himekawa encountered Johnny Rico, the legendary commander of the Roughnecks, and offered him the EDF's assistance in the Federation's war to reclaim Mars.

Just when the EDF seemed victorious over the Primer, Honda and Himekawa were suddenly transported into an alternate dimension where the war was not going as smoothly for the EDF, who this time was engaged against an alien civilization known only as the Aggressors. Honda wasted no time in once again becoming a member of the EDF, while Himekawa resumed hosting EDF News. After seven more years of fruitless warfare against the Aggressors and with most of the world already conquered by the invaders, Honda and Himekawa remained optimistic and continued to urge newcomers to enlist in the EDF.