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By AARON SKETCHLEY (aaronsketch@HOTdelete_thisMAIL.com) Ver 2.3 2023.08.16

Glossary 10A: Quadoran-Rō - Factory Satellite

• "Glossary Sheet 10." Macross Chronicle. 12 Nov. 2009: 29-30.
• "Glossary Sheet 10A." Macross Chronicle Revised Ed. 09 Jul. 2013: 21-22.

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Quadoran-Rō [Ai]
Caption: [Quadoran-Rō] Maximilian Jīnasu, who had joined the Meltrandi camp after uniting with Miria 639, was enlarged to a gigantic size with a Miclone Device. He participated in the final decisive battle against the Zentrādi Forces with the same type of mecha in blue.
クァドラン・ロー

A Mobile Weapon in the Meltrandi Forces, a female race hostile to the Zentrādi. It is a rare type of mecha, and it is said that not many of them were deployed in combat. The crimson Quadoran-Rō spurred on by ace pilot Miria 639 produced great military gains.

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Air-battle Pod [M]
Caption: [Air-battle Pod] The Air-battle Pod demonstrated high-manoeuvrability even in atmospheric combat as it is equipped at the rear of the fuselage with three main rockets and three auxiliary rockets, with three thrust deflector plates each, and high-mobility nozzles on the sides.
空戦ポッド

A single-seat fighter in the Zentrādi Forces for use both inside and outside the atmosphere. In the First Interstellar War, many were deployed as anti-VF weapons to secure air and space superiority.

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Saori Kujō [II]
Caption: [Saori Kujō] Despite appearing to be the quiet type, she is an ordinary talkative woman who is full of gossip. Saori is also close friends with Silvie, her commanding officer.
九條沙織

A female pilot belonging to "Fairy Leader", a Valkyrie II unit in the Unified Forces. She is usually quiet and it is difficult to tell what she is thinking. When it comes to combat, however, she is a sharp and able woman who can switch from one situation to the next with ease, and is as skilled as Silvie Geena, her commanding officer.

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Shin Kudō [Zero]
Caption: [Shin Kudō] After being transferred to Skull Platoon, which was attached to the Asuka carrier, he served as a VF-0 pilot under Roy Fokker. He quickly distinguished himself in VF piloting.
工藤シン

He was an ace-class pilot in the Unified Forces at a young age. He lost his family in the Unification War and joined the Unified Forces in order to bring the war to an early end. Initially, however, he said he disliked the armed forces. He is known as the man who stopped the "Bird Man" (AFOS), a Protoculture relic, from running amok on Mayan Island. His life story was later made into a theatrical movie called "Bird Human -Tori no Hito-".

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Gubaba [7, 7Gin, D7]
Caption: [Gubaba] It seems to have the ability to sensitively perceive the emotions of Mylene, whom Gubaba is very fond of, and often shows the same facial expressions as her.
グババ

A Gurarashi that always takes action together with Mylene. Originally living on the fifth planet of the Pukirasesu star system, Gubaba was separated from its pack and was found near death by Max, who gave Gubaba to the young Mylene as a gift. From then on, Gubaba has followed her wherever she goes. Gubaba is also adored by Mylene, and is an irreplaceable part of her life.

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Gurāji [M]
Caption: [Gurāji] At the time of the First Interstellar War, it was also known as the Mobile Weapon that carried Kamujin Kuravushera, who had the nickname "Ally Killer Kamujin".
クラ―ジ

A one-man Battle Pod in the Zentrādi Forces that was developed based on battle lessons learned in the initial stages of the Galactic Empire Fragmentation War. It is a rare weapon due to the decay of its automated production system. Due to its great practicality and versatility, it was used mainly as the pod for combat commanders.

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Graham Hoily [D7]
Caption: [Graham Hoily] Graham is a man with a boorish character. Even though that sometimes brought conflict with his remaining daughter, he loved his family in his own way.
グラハム・ホイリー

A Zolan who lives on the planet Zola and is obsessed with killing the white Galactic Whale. In the past, not only was one his arms ripped off of him, but he also lost his beloved wife in battle with the Galactic Whales.

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Gurabiru [7, 7Gin]
Caption: [Gurabiru] Its overwhelming offensive capabilities and huge body—which is hardly damaged by normal physical attacks—posed a great threat to the Macross 7 Fleet when it first encountered Gurabiru.
グラビル

A Protodevilun in the shape of a gigantic monster. As one of the separated forms of Gabigura, Gurabiru has a powerful combat capability. However, its intelligence is almost non-existent and it cannot take orderly actions without the commands of Gabiru, the other separated form of Gabigura. Incidentally, Gurabiru's body size changes as it absorbs and releases Spiritia.

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Clara Caret [Other]
クララ・キャレット

An operator in the 727th Independent Squadron VF-X Ravens, which was formed in 2050. She has a bit of a goofy personality, but behind the scenes she is a hard worker who studies harder than anyone else. With her precise instructions, she helped Aegis Fokker and the others during operations. [Source: Macross VF-X2]

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Kuran Kuran [F]
Caption: [Kuran Kuran] She is a top ace and a glamorous woman who flies a crimson Quadoran-Rea. When she becomes a Miclone, however, Kuran Kuran her body turns into that of a young child due to a unique constitution.
クラン・クラン

A female pilot who serves as the commander of Pixie Platoon in the Private Military Provider S.M.S. She and Michael—a pilot belonging to S.M.S.—have known each other since childhood and have a secret fondness for each other.

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Grante City [M]
グランテ・シティ

A city on Earth that was rebuilt by surviving Earthlings and Zentrādi after the First Interstellar War. Lynn Minmei stopped by and held a touring concert in the city.

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Grand Cannon [M]
Caption: [Grand Cannon] During the First Interstellar War, it destroyed as many as 800,000 ships in a single shot. However, the cannon was forced to cease functioning before firing on a second wave of attacking ships due to a concentrated bombardment by the Zentrādi Fleet.
グランド・キャノン

A wide-area attack system installed underground that utilized the main gun technology of the SDF-1 Macross and had the strongest firepower in the Unified Forces. The plan called for the construction of a total of five Grand Cannons, including the first that was built in Alaska attached to the Unified Forces headquarters.

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Griffith Park Hill [F]
グリフィスパークの丘

A park facility located in the hills inside the Macross Frontier Fleet's Island 1 City Ship. It's a place modelled on the Griffith Observatory on Earth, and offers vistas of the city.

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Grace O'Conner [F]
Caption: [Grace O'Conner] Sheryl's manager Grace was secretly pursuing her own agenda of building a Galactic-scale Massive Parallel Network and stand at the top of it.
グレイス・オコナー

A female in the Macross Galaxy Fleet who was Sheryl Nome's manager. Grace, who was simultaneously a Colonel in the Galaxy Fleet, manipulated the memories of Major Brera Sterne—a member of the VF-27 Antares Platoon—to protect and monitor Ranka Lee. Grace had also been a scientist studying the V-type Infection and the Vajra in the 117th Large-scale Research Fleet, and she safeguarded Sheryl in the slums of Macross Galaxy for her own purposes. She infected Sheryl with the V-type Infection and studied the effects of the infection on a living person together with plotting to use Sheryl in Operation Carnival. However, when Grace concluded that Sheryl was useless, she used Ranka.

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Claudia LaSalle [M]
Caption: [Claudia LaSalle] She usually made the atmosphere of the bridge relaxed with her easy-going demeanour, but when they were preparing for action she exuded a sternness that befitted a soldier.
クローディア・ラサール

A female officer who served as the chief fire control officer on the SDF-1 Macross. She is the oldest of the operators on the Macross, and was a leader with a friendly personality and mature attitude. Claudia and Roy Fokker, who led the Macross's Skull Squadron, were lovers. After the First Interstellar War, Claudia was promoted to Major and worked in Macross City.

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Claudia LaSalle [Ai]
Caption: [Claudia LaSalle] Even though she lost her lover Fokker in battle against the Zentrādi, Claudia came to grips with his death and fulfilled her duties as an operator.
クローディア・ラサール

She was the SDF-1 Macross's chief fire control officer. Claudia excelled at situational judgment and decisiveness, and was a leader among the operators who did such things as make suggestions to Captain Global. Her colleague Misa Hayase has been a close friends since their days at the military academy, and Claudia has served as her advisor both professionally and privately.

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Global Spaceport [Plus]
グローバルスペースポート

A spaceport located near Macross City. There were many spaceships visiting the spaceport from Emigrant Planets waiting to land on the water when the 30th anniversary ceremony of the establishment of the New Unified Space Government was about to be celebrated, which was scheduled to also include a special live performance by Sharon Apple.

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Gloria [II]
グロリア

The flagship of the Unified Space Forces 12th Fleet, commanded by Baruzē. The Unified Forces Defence Fleet—led by Baruzē—was centred on this ship, and made a last-ditch effort to intercept the Mardūk Forces's main force.

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Kurore [7]
Caption: [Kurore] As a commander, she led a fleet of ships. At the same time, Kurore had preeminent Mobile Weapon piloting skills. At one time she had a rivalry with Miria Farīna, competing for the number of kills.
クロレ

A female fleet commander in the Lost Zentrādi. She was unaware of the existence of Earth's people and culture. When she encountered and fought the Macross 7 Fleet, Kurore was shown a kiss by Max and Miria and was extremely disturbed by it. She was also fascinated by Basara's singing.

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Keadōru Magudomira 10107 [M]
Caption: [Keadōru Magudomira 10107] It served as the flagship of the 118th Bodoru Main Fleet's 109th Branch Fleet's 7th Space Armour Division under the command of Kamujin Kuravushera, and is widely known for her hard fighting under the alias "Kamujin's Ship".
ケアドウル・マグドミラ10107

A Zentrādi Fleet Command Battleship that has been in use since the middle of the Galactic Empire Fragmentation War. It has a unique mechanism where its bow can be detached and used on its own*. The ship has the characteristics of both a medium-sized battleship that is responsible for fleet command and an assault ship capable of descending into a planet's atmosphere.

* Translator's note: originally was: "This ship has a unique mechanism where ~."

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Katie [Zero]
Caption: [Katie] She has extensive experience in actual combat, and during a simulated fight on board the Asuka, she called Shin Kudō "cherry boy" and treated him like a child.
ケイティ

A female army member in the Unified Forces Marine Corps. She is a highly capable fighter, and in battle she always acts calmly and without being swayed by her emotions. Her specialties are Aikido-like martial arts that are aware of her opponent's centre of gravity, and what pro wrestling calls the 'reverse half-Boston crab'.

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Kate Matthow [Plus]
Caption: [Kate Matthow] She has a foul-mouthed but she takes good care of Myung. When she reunited with Myung for the first time in many years, Kate tried to intercede in Myung's relationship with Isamu Dyson and Guld Goa Bowman.
ケイト・マッソー

A high school classmate of Myung Fang Lone and the others. She married Morgan, who was also a high school classmate, and became the mother of two children and lives on Eden.

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Gerao [M]
ゲラオ

He is a subordinate of Kamujin, the commander of the 118th Bodoru Main Fleet's 109th Branch Fleet's 7th Space Armour Division. He assisted Kamujin, who had a wild personality, and continued to take action with Kamujin even after the First Interstellar War.

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Kerukaria [M]
Caption: [Kerukaria] Although they were few in number, they were also deployed in battle against the Unified Forces, where they engaged in fierce combat with the VFs.
ケルカリア

A Zentrādi Command Division reconnaissance pod. Equipped with great thrust and heavy armour, the Kerukaria not only conducted reconnaissance and intelligence activities, but was also given the role of breaking through enemy defensive lines by making full use of the guns it is equipped with.

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Research Experiment Ship Einstein [7]
Caption: [Research Experiment Ship Einstein] The hull was a giant pyramid shape due to the vessel's simple surface configuration that joined high-density plates together to protect its experimental facilities from cosmic rays and other influences.
研究実験艦アインシュタイン

One of the large vessels that make up the core of the Macross 7 Emigrant Fleet. Its main focus is on fundamental research in such areas as astrophysics, gravity engineering, space engineering, and astrobiology. In reality, however, from all kinds of research to the prototyping of manufactured products were conducted in the ship.

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Kento Flyer [M]
ケント・フライヤー

A famous pianist aboard the Macross. He is also a composer, and wrote all of the early songs of Lynn Minmei—who later became a legendary idol singer—commencing with "My Boyfriend's a Pilot", Minmei's debut song.

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Ka•Ki•Ku•Ke•Ko かきくけ Row

Banana Moon of Love [II]
Caption: [Banana Moon of Love] "Banana Moon of Love" was broadcast along with holograms projected in outer space, giving the Mardūk Forces a culture shock.
恋のバナナムーン

One of the songs played during the Minmei Attack, which was used as a trump card against the Zentrādi Forces by the Earth Unified Forces in the 2080s. It was performed during the battle with the advance fleet led by Fefu, a commander in the Mardūk Forces, and caused temporary confusion in the enemy forces.

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Banana Moon of Love [7]
恋のバナナムーン

A song by a four-woman band that performed at a dinner-show-style live-performance held on the Mark Twain in 2045 AD. It was being sung just as First Lieutenant Gamlin Kisaki of Diamond Force arrived on the Mark Twain in pursuit of a suspicious aircraft. The next band was attacked by vampires.

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Factory Satellite [M]
Caption: [Factory Satellite] After the end of the First Interstellar War, the Unified Forces Government rushed to rebuild its forces, and conducted a campaign to seize Factory Satellites; acquiring more than 20 such facilities. One of the most famous of these operations was the capture of a Factory Satellite guarded by the Dagao Fleet by Hikaru Ichijō and others, who were also on board Buritai's ship.
工場衛星

A huge production plant that automatically produces armaments for the Zentrādi Forces. The size of the satellite varies depending on the production target, and for Mobile Weapons such as the Rigādo, the total length is about 1 km. The battleship building class is about 5–10 km. The flagship command ship class are said to be as long as 500 km. Millions of Factory Satellites like this existed throughout the galaxy, supporting the Zentrādi Forces in their battles over as many as 500,000 cycles.

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