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Races

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	'''Praxians:''' Amazons who reproduced through cloning via otherwise-lost technology.		'''Praxians:''' Amazons who reproduced through cloning via otherwise-lost technology.

	'''Garudans:''' Fox-people from a world with an atmosphere basically laced with LSD. In order to live off-world, ~~they~~ have to wear rebreathers that mico-dose them with tiny puffs of their atmosphere.		'''Garudans:''' Fox-people from a world with an atmosphere basically laced with LSD and Magic Mushroom spores, leaving the population in a constant state of psychoactive awareness. In order to live off-world, Garudans have to wear rebreathers that mico-dose them with tiny puffs of their atmosphere.

	'''Haydonites:''' A mysterious race of robots.		'''Haydonites:''' A mysterious race of robots.
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	'''Sepheians:''' Crystal-rock people		'''Sepheians:''' Crystal-rock people

	'''Perytonians:''' Horned coneheads who seem to practice honest-to-Gygax magic. Their world suffers from a cursed never-ending battle from ancient times that rages randomly across the planet. Anyone who gets caught in the conflict and dies is doomed to join it.		'''Perytonians:''' Horned coneheads who seem to practice honest-to-Gygax magic. Their world suffers from a cursed never-ending battle from ancient times that rages randomly across the planet. Anyone who gets caught in the conflict and dies is doomed to join it.


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	One of the first big successes for [[Palladium]] was licensing the official Robotech RPG - remember, this series was fucking '''huge''' in the late 80s. Palladium then tried to create a squad-based tactical miniatures game called [[Robotech RPG Tactics]]... which was a steaming pile of crap, even by Palladium standards.		One of the first big successes for [[Palladium]] was licensing the official Robotech RPG - remember, this series was fucking '''huge''' in the late 80s. Palladium then tried to create a squad-based tactical miniatures game called [[Robotech RPG Tactics]]... which was a steaming pile of crap, even by Palladium standards. The [[Battletech]] community appreciated the models, though.

	A new mainline Robotech RPG was released in 2019 by Battlefield Press and an even newer one in 2020 by strange machine games.		A new mainline Robotech RPG was released in 2019 by Battlefield Press and an even newer one in 2020 by strange machine games.

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	The novelizations, however, are [[skub]] in printed form, being pretty much hated by almost every fan, save for a small crowd of diehards, and have been ignored by all other delves into the series.		The novelizations, however, are [[skub]] in printed form, being pretty much hated by almost every fan, save for a small crowd of diehards, and have been ignored by all other delves into the series.

			So why does the anime fanbase hate it so much ''now?'' Well, consider [[Battletech]]. Particularly the whole "Unseen" debacle. Well, Harmony Gold has been like that with the entire ''Macross'' franchise, which as noted below, has gone well beyond the original series in the years since. Harmony Gold's litigious nature has for a very long time been one of the factors(but not the only one) in keeping much of the Macross series stuck in Japan.

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	'''Super Dimension Fortress Macross:''' Robotech's "First Generation" is actually a fairly faithful translation as far as 80's anime goes. This makes sense, as Robotech would've only been a translation of Macross had US Syndication practices at the time not mandated 60+ episodes. There are of course the then-customary name changes, but the most important changes are:		'''Super Dimension Fortress Macross:''' Robotech's "First Generation" is actually a fairly faithful translation as far as 80's anime goes. This makes sense, as Robotech would've only been a translation of Macross had US Syndication practices at the time not mandated 60+ episodes. There are of course the then-customary name changes, but the most important changes are:

	[*]The Zentraedi were fighting a force called the '''Supervision Army'''. In fact, the ''Macross'' was one of the SA's gunships		[*]The Zentraedi were fighting a force called the '''Supervision Army'''. In fact, the ''Macross'' was one of the SA's gunships
	[*]The term "Protoculture" referred to the original civilization that created the Zentraedi.		[*]The term "Protoculture" referred to the original civilization that created the Zentraedi.
			[*]Dolza's massive fleet was ''not'' the Zentraedi's main force.

	'''Macross: Do you Remember Love?:''' A movie retelling of the story. Despite significant changes in story, character, and mecha designs, it has proven to be as well-loved and influential as the original TV series, arguably moreso. This is partially due to the animation direction of one Ichiro Itani, who began his now famous style of intense close-range aerial dogfights and fighters firing assloads of missiles with twisting contrails(The infamous "Macross Missile Massacre") here.		'''Macross: Do you Remember Love?:''' A movie retelling of the story. Despite significant changes in story, character, and mecha designs, it has proven to be as well-loved and influential as the original TV series, arguably moreso. This is partially due to the animation direction of one Ichiro Itani, who began his now famous style of intense close-range aerial dogfights and fighters firing assloads of missiles with twisting contrails(The infamous "Macross Missile Massacre") here.
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	At this point, we'd like to note that unlike the rest of the series, Macross II and Macross Plus actually ''did'' get official releases outside of Japan(also a possibly unofficial release of DYRL). Harmony Gold was reeling after Haim Saban(the guy who brought us ''Power Rangers'') snatched up a lot of their talent, and somebody figured they'd get something out while the getting was good. ''Plus''' release was actually pretty good, even setting aside the fact that they got '''Bryan Cranston'''(yes, THAT Bryan Cranston) to voice the protagonist. Except for the 4th episode of the International release, where they had to re-dub it, and settled for David Hayter(again, yes THAT David Hayter).		At this point, we'd like to note that unlike the rest of the series, Macross II and Macross Plus actually ''did'' get official releases outside of Japan(also a possibly unofficial release of DYRL). Harmony Gold was reeling after Haim Saban(the guy who brought us ''Power Rangers'') snatched up a lot of their talent, and somebody figured they'd get something out while the getting was good. ''Plus''' release was actually pretty good, even setting aside the fact that they got '''Bryan Cranston'''(yes, THAT Bryan Cranston) to voice the protagonist. Except for the 4th episode of the International release, where they had to re-dub it, and settled for David Hayter(again, yes THAT David Hayter).

	'''Macross 7:''' No, we didn't skip anything. You'll note that Macross Plus took place on another planet, right? Well, after the devastation of Earth, Humanity decided that keeping all your population on one planet was a ''bad'' idea(Also, Dozla's fleet in ''Macross'' was just one of many). So after a few rounds of cloning, they sent out several colony fleets to find new worlds to settle. This is the story of the 7th Colony Fleet, and them running into the guys who originally built the ''Macross''. A full TV series, ''7'' isn't as well received due to elements many people saw as being kind of silly at the time(the protagonist is a musician with his own Valkryie that he controls with his guitar, for example).		'''Macross 7:''' No, we didn't skip anything. You'll note that Macross Plus took place on another planet, right? Well, after the devastation of Earth, Humanity decided that keeping all your population on one planet was a ''bad'' idea(Also, Dozla's fleet in ''Macross'' was just one of many). So after a few rounds of cloning(and a little [[Half-Elf\|interbreeding with Zentraedi]]), they sent out several colony fleets to find new worlds to settle. This is the story of the 7th Colony Fleet, and them running into the guys who originally built the ''Macross''. A full TV series, ''7'' isn't as well received due to elements many people saw as being kind of silly at the time(the protagonist is a musician with his own Valkryie that he controls with his guitar, for example).

	'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.		'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.

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Macross

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	At this point, we'd like to note that unlike the rest of the series, Macross II and Macross Plus actually ''did'' get official releases outside of Japan(also a possibly unofficial release of DYRL). Harmony Gold was reeling after Haim Saban(the guy who brought us ''Power Rangers'') snatched up a lot of their talent, and somebody figured they'd get something out while the getting was good. ''Plus''' release was actually pretty good, even setting aside the fact that they got '''Bryan Cranston'''(yes, THAT Bryan Cranston) to voice the protagonist. Except for the 4th episode of the International release, where they had to re-dub it, and settled for David Hayter(again, yes THAT David Hayter).		At this point, we'd like to note that unlike the rest of the series, Macross II and Macross Plus actually ''did'' get official releases outside of Japan(also a possibly unofficial release of DYRL). Harmony Gold was reeling after Haim Saban(the guy who brought us ''Power Rangers'') snatched up a lot of their talent, and somebody figured they'd get something out while the getting was good. ''Plus''' release was actually pretty good, even setting aside the fact that they got '''Bryan Cranston'''(yes, THAT Bryan Cranston) to voice the protagonist. Except for the 4th episode of the International release, where they had to re-dub it, and settled for David Hayter(again, yes THAT David Hayter).

	'''Macross 7:''' No, we didn't skip anything. You'll note that Macross Plus took place on another planet, right? Well, after the devastation of Earth, Humanity decided that keeping all your population on one planet was a ''bad'' idea. So after a few rounds of cloning, they sent out several colony fleets to find new worlds to settle. This is the story of the 7th Colony Fleet, and them running into the guys who originally built the ''Macross''. A full TV series, ''7'' isn't as well received due to elements many people saw as being kind of silly at the time(the protagonist is a musician with his own Valkryie that he controls with his guitar, for example).		'''Macross 7:''' No, we didn't skip anything. You'll note that Macross Plus took place on another planet, right? Well, after the devastation of Earth, Humanity decided that keeping all your population on one planet was a ''bad'' idea(Also, Dozla's fleet in ''Macross'' was just one of many). So after a few rounds of cloning, they sent out several colony fleets to find new worlds to settle. This is the story of the 7th Colony Fleet, and them running into the guys who originally built the ''Macross''. A full TV series, ''7'' isn't as well received due to elements many people saw as being kind of silly at the time(the protagonist is a musician with his own Valkryie that he controls with his guitar, for example).

	'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.		'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.

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Mechs

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	'''Bioroids:''' Heavily armored flight-capable non-transforming humanoid mecha used by the Robotech Masters, whose partially psionic control-method makes them overlap with oversized [[Power Armor]].		'''Bioroids:''' Heavily armored flight-capable non-transforming humanoid mecha used by the Robotech Masters, whose partially psionic control-method makes them overlap with oversized [[Power Armor]].

	'''Invid Mecha:''' The nameless array of flight-capable mecha used by the Invid in battle. Design aesthetics means these mechs have a strangely organic look, almost like giant biomechanical insects rather than machines.		'''Invid Mecha:''' The nameless array of flight-capable mecha used by the Invid in battle. Design aesthetics means these mechs have a strangely organic look, almost like giant biomechanical insects or crabs rather than machines.

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Mechs

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	=Mechs=		=Mechs=
	As mentioned, Robotech is one of the oldest [[mecha]] series to make it to Western shores. If you swing over by the [[Battletech]] page, you'll discover that some of their earliest mechs were taken from Macross. See the "Unseen" ~~section~~ for more on that.		As mentioned, Robotech is one of the oldest [[mecha]] series to make it to Western shores. If you swing over by the [[Battletech]] page, you'll discover that some of their earliest mechs were taken from Macross. See the "Unseen" for more on that.

	'''~~Veritchs~~:''' The most iconic human mecha, Veritechs are transforming mecha, able to switch from the form of a space-capable fighter jet to a humanoid fighting machine. They can also adopt an intermediate form, which basically adds the arms and legs to the jet, which is supposedly more maneuverable and quicker than the humanoid form, but has the advantage of letting the jet use arms, which is more useful than you might think. There are many different models and makes of Veritechs across the three Robotech Wars.		'''Veritechs:''' The most iconic human mecha, Veritechs are transforming mecha, able to switch from the form of a space-capable fighter jet to a humanoid fighting machine. They can also adopt an intermediate form, which basically adds the arms and legs to the jet, which is supposedly more maneuverable and quicker than the humanoid form, but has the advantage of letting the jet use arms, which is more useful than you might think. There are many different models and makes of Veritechs across the three Robotech Wars.

	'''Destroids:''' A wide category of non-transforming humanoid mecha, mostly used as tank-equivalents, since they aren't as quick or mobile as Veritechs. They have a reputation as cannon fodder, since they featured most heavily in the First Robotech War, where land-based suits were hardly of much use in the vacuum of space.		'''Destroids:''' A wide category of non-transforming humanoid mecha, mostly used as tank-equivalents, since they aren't as quick or mobile as Veritechs. They have a reputation as cannon fodder, since they featured most heavily in the First Robotech War, where land-based suits were hardly of much use in the vacuum of space.

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Macross

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	'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.		'''Macross Zero:''' A prequel OVA taking place in the tail end of the Unification War that erupted on Earth after the ''Macross'' crashed on Earth. An alien artifact is found on a south pacific island, and both the UN and the Anti-Unification forces want to uncover its secrets.

	'''Macross Frontier:''' The third full TV series. This involves the Frontier colony fleet, and their encounters with [[Tyranids giant space bugs]] called the Vajra. Made for the 25th anniversary of the series(with plot and references to previous entries galore), it hits a better balance of Real Robot action and the more fantastical elements than ''7'' did, and is another contender for best entry in the series.		'''Macross Frontier:''' The third full TV series. This involves the Frontier colony fleet, and their encounters with [[Tyranids\|giant space bugs]] called the Vajra. Made for the 25th anniversary of the series(with plot and references to previous entries galore), it hits a better balance of Real Robot action and the more fantastical elements than ''7'' did, and is another contender for best entry in the series.

	'''Macross Delta:''' The fourth, and so far most recent, TV series. Set eight years after ''Frontier'', the story concerns a disease where abnormal fold waves are causing uncontrollable aggression in people, and the singing group with the power to counter those waves and cure it. There is also tensions with the alien world of Windmere, who has not-unjustified beef with the New UN Spacy.		'''Macross Delta:''' The fourth, and so far most recent, TV series. Set eight years after ''Frontier'', the story concerns a disease where abnormal fold waves are causing uncontrollable aggression in people, and the singing group with the power to counter those waves and cure it. There is also tensions with the alien world of Windmere, who has not-unjustified beef with the New UN Spacy.