I think I understand what Moore was trying to do with Starbuck. There is a character named "Ruffi" (or Luffy, or Skoa, or Scar) that I think Moore may have been trying to duplicate. She has the Thrace attitude, but she isn't obnoxious. But just as wild when she's in a cockpit.
Has Moore ever expressed he watches anime?
Luffy is a loner. A short haired blonde with a lock of green dyed hair. She is the lone survivor of several squadrons. People consider her to be cursed cause whole squadrons die around her, but the point is she survives cause she's that good.