Corporal Brian Steir was a member of the Army of the Southern Cross' Tactical Air Force. Six months prior to the Second Robotech War, he was assigned to a base in Africa with "The Misfits". He was working on their police robot when new recruit Madalyne Hyser arrived and he introduced her to the team. That night, the Robotech Masters arrived. Their waste disposal destroyed the base's transmitter. Although he wanted to go into space, he was assigned to the Misfits.