Pilot
Aphrodite is piloted by Sayaka Yumi, Dr. Yumi's daughter, and many times the robot's attitudes reflect those of the pilot. Unlike Koji Kabuto (Mazinger's pilot) she does not control the mecha from a detachable vehicle, but from a built-in cockpit in the robot's head. This cockpit has the shape of a large glass dome. Within it, Sayaka is surrounded by a large amount of controls to pilot the mecha.
Sayaka is most commonly shown entering from a gate at the back of the robot's head, but in one chapter the glass dome opens to allow Koji, who was driving Aphrodite, to jump from her head to Mazinger's.
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