<p>First, you can't make that assumption given that there are at least 256 pilots and we aren't introduced to them all.</p>

<p>You are most likely referring to the ones that we see around Nagate?</p>

<p><strong>Using pilots we've "met":</strong></p>

<p>Hoshijiro, Yamano, Samari, the 11 Honoka clones and Momose of the Akai squad are female.</p>

<p><em>(There are actually 22 clones, 2 batches of 11, but only the first batch are in the anime as far as I remember)</em></p>

<p>Nagate, Kunato,</p>

<p>2 Members of Samari squad - Tsuruuchi, Tonami, </p>

<p>Seii,</p>

<p>3 Members of Akai squad - Midorikawa's Brother, Akai and Aoki.</p>

<p>Shinatose is the neutral gender.</p>

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  <p><strong>Female:</strong> 15 </p>
  
  <p><strong>Male:</strong> 8</p>
  
  <p><strong>Neutral:</strong> 1</p>
  
  <p>The sole cause of the unbalance is the clones, that's why most appear female.</p>
  
  <p><em>[Why was a girl cloned? I don't know]</em></p>
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<p><em>Note - For argument sake I've ignored all deaths.</em></p>

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There are biological advantages to female fighter-jet pilots because they can withstand high g-forces.  https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-women-make-better-fighter-pilots-than-men
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<p>In Sidonia no Kishi, why is it that the majority of the Gardes pilot are females? I'm fully aware that they have a third gender, however, most of the pilots are taking the female form. Why is that? Was it ever been explained? Does being female help them in photosynthesizing? </p>

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Why is it that the majority of Gardes pilots are females?
# Why is it that the majority of Gardes pilots are females?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-01-28
In Sidonia no Kishi, why is it that the majority of the Gardes pilot are females? I'm fully aware that they have a third gender, however, most of the pilots are taking the female form. Why is that? Was it ever been explained? Does being female help them in photosynthesizing?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
First, you can't make that assumption given that there are at least 256 pilots and we aren't introduced to them all.

You are most likely referring to the ones that we see around Nagate?

**Using pilots we've "met":**

Hoshijiro, Yamano, Samari, the 11 Honoka clones and Momose of the Akai squad are female.

*(There are actually 22 clones, 2 batches of 11, but only the first batch are in the anime as far as I remember)*

Nagate, Kunato,

2 Members of Samari squad - Tsuruuchi, Tonami,

Seii,

3 Members of Akai squad - Midorikawa's Brother, Akai and Aoki.

Shinatose is the neutral gender.

> **Female:** 15
>
> **Male:** 8
>
> **Neutral:** 1
>
> The sole cause of the unbalance is the clones, that's why most appear female.
>
> *[Why was a girl cloned? I don't know]*

*Note - For argument sake I've ignored all deaths.*

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> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2015-09-03): There are biological advantages to female fighter-jet pilots because they can withstand high g-forces.  https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-women-make-better-fighter-pilots-than-men  
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