VF-4G Lightning III is a fictional variable fighter from the Macross series, not a human character. It is a later-generation tactical transformable fighter developed for space and atmospheric combat. The VF-4G serves as an advanced successor-era machine associated with military defense and frontline aerial operations in the Macross universe. Its role in the series is to represent high-performance mecha technology, often used by skilled pilots in combat scenes and fleet defense missions.