She's best known as Juan Rico's close friend—and his secret crush, though she doesn't seem to realize it. Guys are drawn to her, but she mostly treats them as friends. The real emotional connection in her life is with Johnny Rico. After he enlists in the military, they keep running into each other aboard the same starship, and by the end of the series, they finally seem to acknowledge their feelings for each other.
In Starship Troopers: Invasion, Captain Ibanez gets removed from command of the John A. Warden by Carl Jenkins. She doesn't take it lying down, though—she joins up with a squad determined to retake the ship.
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