"Macross" Glossary
From this edition, the serialization of "Macross the Ride" starts. As might be expected from this being a spin-out of "Macross F", the terminology of successive generations of Macross series also appears. The series productions that are relevant to the novelization as well as the terminology will be explained here.
Macross Frontier
TV series: 25 episodes total
Broadcast 2008.4–2008.9
General Director: Shōji Kawamori
Director: Yasuhito Kikuchi
Series Organization: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Character Design: Risa Ebata, Yūichi Takahashi
Mechanical Design: Shōji Kawamori, Junya Ishigaki
Captions:
• Macross Quarter
The flagship of S.M.S. It is 1/4 (a quarter) the size of the existing Macross warships.
• VF-25F Messiah
The variable fighter that becomes the New Unified Forces' next main fighter. It's early deployment was done by S.M.S.
The TV series that is the production that commemorates the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Macross series. The setting is the world 50 years after "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross". After the First Interstellar War, the human race drafted the space emigration project, and commenced the advancement to outer-space. In the midst of that, the 25th New Macross class Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet Macross Frontier encounters the Vajra, an enigmatic life-form, during it's sailing which is aimed at the core of the galaxy. The fleet is swallowed up in a conflict where life or death hangs in the balance.
One of the concepts of this production is a return to the origin of Macross, and a great number of homages to "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross" can be seen in it. Moreover, it follows the basic concept of the Macross series with a love triangle that includes two songstresses, Ranka Rii and Sheryl Nome, in addition to the protagonist, Saotome Aruto; and, of course there are variable fighters. The planned opening of the 2nd part of the theatrical edition, the concluding episode of the series, is next year.
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
TV series: 36 episodes total
Broadcast 1982.10–1983.6
Chief Director: Ishiguro Noboru
Series Organization: Ken'ichi Matsuzaki
Character Design: Haruhiko Mikimoto
Mechanical Design: Kazutaka Miyatake, Shōji Kawamori
Captions:
• SDF-1 Macross
A 1,200 m long Space Battleship that was constructed as a rebuilt alien interstellar space ship.
• VF-1J Valkyrie
The Unified Forces' main Variable Fighter. It excels in general-purposefulness, and can transform into 3 forms.
The first work in the Macross series. It depicts the fight with the Zentrādi, the first aliens that the humanity encountered (the First Interstellar War). After the outbreak of war, the Earth Unified Forces' newly made warship SDF-1 drifts in space along with refugees. While sustaining the Zentrādi pursuit, the SDF-1 aims for the Earth. Playing a central role in the story is the Unified Forces' pilot Ichijō Hikaru, and Lynn Minmei, who was the pretty daughter who attracted boy's to her parents' Chinese restaurant that became an idol. The Zentrādi fear the "culture" that humanity possesses, and in the midst of that, Lynn Minmei's singing voice guided the First Interstellar War to it's conclusion.
It is the production that established the "transformation" of the series Variable Fighter VF series, the "song" of idols, and the "love triangle" of the protagonist and heroine, which are the common concepts of the Macross series. Afterwards, it is the subject of the movie version that Mr. Kawamori Shōji directed. It is the starting point that gave birth to a lot of sequels.
(Project)
Long Range Emigrant Fleet
Caption:
• The First Long Range Emigrant Fleet Megaroad 01. About 25,000 crew who were gathered by public appeals started on the journey to the Milky Way seeking a new heaven and earth.
After the First Interstellar War, the New Unified Government drafted the Mankind Seeding Project (Space Emigration Project, or Galaxy Seeding Project), which aimed at searching for and emigration to stars that the human race is able to reside on. Starting with 2012's First Long Range Emigrant Fleet Megaroad 01, fleets were dispatched to every quarter of the galaxy. The 25th New Macross class Super Long Range Emigrant Fleet Macross Frontier on it's own, has civilians on the scale of 10 million residing within it.
Even though the main leadership of the initial Long Range Emigrant Fleets was the government, gradually contributions from general enterprises increased; and afterwards Long Range Emigrant Fleets that were planned by large companies also appeared.
(Humanoid Race)
Zentrādi / Meltrandi
Caption:
• Even though their appearance closely resembles that of the human race, their stature is more than 5 times that of a human's. It is also possible for them to become an Earthling's size with a special device.
The first aliens that mankind encounters. The race is entirely combatants, and their raison d'être is nothing but combat. Consequently, until their encounter with Earth's human race, they didn't possess culture. At first, they had an excessive response to culture, and depending on the situation, they displayed fear. After the First Interstellar War, one part of the Zentrādi chose coexistence with the human race. They were micronized to the same size as humanity, and these Zentrādi also mated with humans on their own initiative.
The Meltran are the female type of Zentrādi. The movie that was released in the postwar period that depicts the First Interstellar War appears to have exhibited the naming of the female type of Zentrādi as Meltran (or Meltrandi). That name appears to have spread gradually.
(Operation)
Minmei Attack
Captions:
• The bridge became Minmei's stage during the operation when the Macross warship formed a special attack on the enemy camp.
• Lynn Minmei
The legendary songstress that contributed to the First Interstellar War's victory. In the postwar period, she participated in the First Long Range Emigrant Fleet.
The operation that the Unified Forces used against the Zentrādi in the final phase of the First Interstellar War. Lynn Minmei's songs was broadcast to all the fleets of the enemy and allies, and the Unified Forces formed a special attack on the enemy stronghold while piercing the Zentrādi who have no resistance to culture. That pillar of the enemy was annihilated, and victory was won. At this time, there was also a Zentrādi fleet that formed a united front with the Unified Forces that also assisted in the coercive broadcasts to the enemy fleet. Due to this experience that gave birth to a miraculous victory from an overwhelmingly lower war-making potential, the tendency to use songs as one of the tactics used in combat with aliens was born.
(Culture)
Protoculture
Caption:
• The prehistoric civilization is depicted in the theatrical edition "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross; Do you Remember Love?". It is considered to have been bequeathed by the Protoculture.
The intelligent life that attained the first culture in the universe, as well as their civilization. Even though they boasted of the prosperity of an Interstellar Republic that they had built up once, afterwards it is considered to have been destroyed.
The Zentrādi are giant type living weapons that these Protoculture made. Planted in the Zentrādi at the genetic level is a strong fighting instinct, and after the downfall of the Protoculture, the Zentrādi continued to fight in the universe for eternity. On one hand, there's a theory that Earth's human race was also made by the Protoculture, and on the other hand, the explanation that Protoculture are the human race's ancestors is being chanted.
(Other)
Air Races
Caption:
• Fan Racer
A small craft that was developed with the goal of being used in air races and acrobatic shows. As 6 rocket boosters were installed, it had a presumed highest speed of 1,028 Km/h.
• Ichijō Hikaru
An acrobatic team originating Unified Forces pilot. He played an active role in the First Interstellar War.
(Organization)
S.M.S.
Caption:
• S.M.S. also participated in the anti-Vajra war. There's also a theory that the government had anticipated a Vajra encounter and had contracted S.M.S.
• Jeffrey Wilder
By being S.M.S.'s commander, he's the Captain of the Macross Quarter. He's an ex-serviceman who also has piloting experience.
The so-called airplane races. The history of air races is old, and they have been held since the beginning of the 1900s, from only several years after the birth of powered aircraft. Races were also held before the First Interstellar War, and at that time, race-use airframes were also developed. The favourite fan race that First Interstellar War ace pilot Ichijō Hikaru boarded before enlisting in the Unified Forces is one of those airframes. Even though Ichijō Hikaru seems to have used the fan racer for acrobatic flight, he had excellent flying skills from the time of his enlistment, because he might have also had racing experience.
Strategic Military Service—A private military provider that's stationed in the Macross Frontier Fleet. Due to a contract with the Frontier government, S.M.S. primarily undertakes regular armed forces support missions such as per-reconnaissance of the Fleet's planned route, guarding important persons, and evaluation testing of new new weaponry. Its flagship is the Macross Quarter. In addition, S.M.S. is provided with such things as the state-of-the-art VF-25, and the quality of the members of S.M.S. is also high; it is a powerful military organization that surpasses the regular armed forces. S.M.S.'s parent organization is an interstellar transportation company.
(Mechanic)
Quadoran-Rō / Nūjaderu-Gā / Rigādo
Caption:
• Quadoran-Rō
The powered suit for female soldiers. It is equipped with a great number of fixed armaments, and boasts of a manoeuvrability that surpasses that of the Nūjaderu-Gā.
• Nūjaderu-Gā
A strong powered suit that's equipped with fighting strength, defensive capabilities and mobility. It is possible to operate the suit both inside and outside of the atmosphere.
• Rigādo
A single-seater battle pod that has high augment-ability and has a simple structure that puts importance on produce-ability.
The Zentrādi mobile weapons can mainly be categorized as battle pod types and powered suit (battle suit) types. The Rigādo comes under the battle pod type, and the Nūjaderu-Gā and Quadoran-Rō come under the powered suit type. As there was no concept of armament development in the Zentrādi, these mobile weapons have been operated through 500,000 cycles. However, after the First Interstellar War, due to the coexistence with Earth's human kind, the evolution of Zentrādi series armaments begins. But, the Zentrādi who don't coexist with Earth's human kind seem to still be operating the same armaments.
One More Holy Sword that defends the Frontier Fleet
The "Macross the Ride" that started this month. Chelsea Scarlett is the heroine of the story. The craft that adorns the first episode is not a race craft, but, what the... a warplane. Nevertheless, it appears in the story as the favourite airplane of Chelsea Scarlett, before she became a racer. This time, let's introduce this variable fighter, centring on how it was produced from a style arrangement by Mr Hidetaka Tenjin to a three-dimensional object.
VF-19EF Caliburn
Hasegawa 1/72 Scale plastic kit
YF-19 Conversion
Modeled by Kuwa with FRAMEOUT MODELS
Caption:
• The VF-19EF that Mr. Hidetaka Tenjin drew. Even though originally it was one of the rough ideas that was drawn for the heroine's race craft, it was put to use by this 1st episode, and it was reborn as an S.M.S. specification.
VF-19EF Airframe Explanation
A VF-19E monkey model. As the Earth main region openly hesitated to export the VF-19E in response to fleets that planned to mass produce it, the Frontier Fleet improved upon the monkey model. Officially, it is a joint development of Frontier's Shinsei and L.A.I. For that reason, a limiter is put on some of the mechanisms as such things as the airframe control AI and sensor system are original developments of the Frontier Fleet. In accordance with S.M.S. doctrine, which stresses combat within the atmosphere, the VF-19EF is equipped with canards as well as VFC. The S.M.S. specification experimentally uses the prototype EX-Gear in the control system, and it succeeded in protecting the pilot from the absurd manoeuvrability of the VF-19.
A commander specification craft also exists that conforms to the main region's S type specification, which has an expansion of the command communications equipment as well as an extension to the laser machine-guns applied to it. The commander specification craft seems to have been informally named the EFs model.
Even though the standard equipment is a genuine Hughes GU-15, it's possible to equip the VF-19EF with the new model Hughes GU-17A that was developed for the VF-25 (Chelsea, who prefers close combat, has equipped her craft with a GU-17A). Improvements have been applied to some parts of the airframe in order to withstand the GU-17A's large recoil.
154 planes were produced, and they were mostly deployed to S.M.S. Some were deployed to the Frontier's New Unified Forces "Round Table", a Special Flying Corps, where the VF-19EF was active in passing itself off as an anti-terrorism special missions craft (this was mainly a publicity stunt).
The VF-19EF's data, which was accumulated by S.M.S, helped bring forth the appearance of the VF-25 as well as the VF-171EX.