Ayame Futaba is a volunteer member of the Black Knights, She serves aboard the Ikaruga's bridge and runs its defensive systems. She is friends with the other two "Bridge Bunnies", Mutsuki Minase and Ichijiku Hinata, being the most compassionate and fearful of the three. Ayame wears her purple hair as a pair of mid length curls that curve around her brown eyes. Despite being a soldier, she has a caring side, willing to visit injured comrades and comforting them.