And we're back! Welcome back to the
blog, readers. Thanks for the birthday wishes on Sunday. Most
appreciated.
Today is the start of a random week as
I am waiting on a poll count on whether or not to do a Subspecies II
or a Tremors review in front of the camera. Should be fascinating.
So this time around we are back into anime as we head to the third
Robotech War. With years of conflict, the REF (Robotech
Expeditionary Force) have just fended off the Robotech
Masters, saved their planet and kicked their asses out of the solar
system. Alas a new enemy has risen to dominate the world. This is
Robotech: New Generation.
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| Reminds me a bit of Babylon 5. |
With the Flower of Life spores released
ten years ago by the Robotech Masters, their conflict with
Southern Cross Armies brought out a hunger for protoculture,
something this new species the Invid covet, so with the REF fleet
scattered still fending off the Robotech Masters and Admiral Rick
Hunter's expedition being attacked by the Invid, a collective
of protoplasmic beings that thrive on protoculture. Most of the
Robotech forces fled the Earth to reestablish a fighting force to
retake the Earth. The 10th Mars Division can be sent to deal with
this new menace. With reversed engineered Zentraedi cruisers and
battleships at the ready and squads of Veritech fighter jets, this
inexperienced but readily trained crew is ready to take back their
ancestral home. Ten years later under Invid reign, large pits have
been made for hives and what they call genesis pits to evolve their
species into the Ultimate Life Form!!! * Cue Wesker* The
Earth now appearing as a wasteland, the colonies of humanity are
enslaved to process and procure protoculture.
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| Space Crabs! Get the medicated shampoo STAT!!! |
Humans live at the whim of the Invid
and it is time for the 21st Mars Division to come in, kick
some ass and stomp some big bugs. With ten years of weapons, engines,
armor and mecha improvement, the REF is hopeful to stand a bigger
fight against the Invid. Lt. Scott Bernard, Veritech Alpha Squadron
flies cover to stop the Invid shock troops. His men take heavy
casualties while defending the cruisers, medical frigates and
battleships.
Well defending the Earth, most of the
populous (that conveniently all speak English) is either scared, tired
or flat out doesn't even care about their Invid masters. In spite of
not being allowed new tech, growth or a development to their own
legacy. Yup humans have just rolled over to their alien masters.
Well not all of them as there are guerilla tactics being used for
covert attacks but the Invid patrols usually squash them at a
moment's notice.
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| Boom, baby. |
As luck would have it, Scott slowly
adds a band of freedom fighters willing to follow his command. Some
are undisciplined, a few former REF members and just people without a
home thanks to the Invid but they are ready to fight no matter the
odds.
Can the freedom fighters hold out until
Admiral Hunter's Expeditionary Forces arrive? Is there a chance
their mission to Reflex Point will succeed? How do you go pee in
battleloid armor?
Just a sidenote here. Robotech has
never been shy about characters, secondary characters and even main
characters getting killed. It was almost if Harmony Gold
Productions wanted kids to realize that the good guys don't
always walk away unscathed. With G.I. Joe, Thundercats,
Silverhawks and Transformers giving most of their
characters virtually immortality, this series always pointed out that
these men and women were mortal. That they must be clever and
capable or dead.
This series was released on the
airwaves stateside in 1985 and was a welcome addition to viewing at
my young age. With the Zentraedi, Robotech Masters (they
genetically engineered the Zentraedi as a peace keeping force)
and the Invid, we saw humans rallying together, squabble with each
other, cry, get hurt and even killed.
Witnessing a gambit of emotions through
your favorite characters really made the show worth viewing. With
this show, Voltron and Transformers I started getting into Anime at a
very early age and have never regretted it. The influences these
cartoons had on America is obvious in the mainstream for the last 30
years. While I highly recommend this series I would point out watch
the previous two first starting with the Macross Saga and then the
Robotech Masters. With the films, well you kind of have to be a
fan outright with Super Dimensional Fortress Macross and Super
Space Fortress Macross as these
are the precursors to the series. Robotech: The Movie
and Robotech II: The Sentinels brings
you Admiral Hunter, crew and fleet stories.
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| Tight formation, crab brothers!! |
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