List of Robotech characters

This era concerns the first two chapters of Robotech, adapted from the first Macross TV series, and related stories, otherwise known as The First Generation. Rick Hunter Richard "Rick" Hunter is a character in the Robotech television series. At the start of the Macross Saga, his role is that of an amateur stunt pilot — throughout his numerous appearances and mentions in primary sources, he quietly evolves into an Admiral of Earth's last fleet, as he attempts to lead the liberation of Earth from numerous alien threats. In the Macross Saga, Rick Hunter's original appearance and an adaptation of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Rick is based on Hikaru Ichijyo. He is voiced by Tony Oliver. Original television series Rick Hunter first appears in Robotech television series. The first episode begins with Rick Hunter arriving as a visitor to Macross Island to watch the launching of the Super Dimensional Fortress One and to visit his "big brother", Roy Fokker. When the Zentraedi forces attack, the SDF-1 takes the island and its inhabitants of Macross City including Rick to the orbit of Pluto on the edge of the Solar System. During this encounter, Rick rescues and falls for a young girl named Lin Minmei and the two become close. Although he is not initially open to the idea, he signs up with the Robotech Armed Forces becoming an ace fighter pilot. During his time on the SDF-1, Rick has many dealings with Lisa Hayes and the two do not get along. Rick increasingly looks toward Minmei, who has now become a popular singer and pageant winner, as a source of inspiration and happiness. After a mission to rescue Lisa, Rick is promoted and given command of his own squadron and two subordinates (Max Sterling and Ben Dixon). While on a reconnaissance mission Rick is captured along with Lisa, and Ben by the enemy Zentraedi, and interrogated by Supreme Commander Dolza, Breetai, and Exedore. While captured, Dolza grabs Lisa and orders to tell him by what process humans become human-size. Lisa refuses to respond, and Dolza tightens his grip around her. Rick yells at him to stop squeezing her and explains that humans are born at their current size when a man and woman love each other. When Breetai asks how "this love" is expressed, Rick responds that it is often done by kissing one another. Dolza orders a demonstration, and Lisa tells Rick to kiss her. The action shocks Dolza and the other Zentraedi present. They are eventually rescued shortly afterwards, and after reaching Earth during a battle Roy Fokker is killed resulting in Rick obtaining Roy's fighter spacecraft. Shortly thereafter, his second wingman Ben Dixon is killed in the line of duty which devastates Rick even more. When his best friend Max falls in love with Miriya, and explains his plans to marry her Rick initially objects due to her being an enemy Zentraedi. Max introduces Miriya to Rick though, and after seeing her is amazed at how beautiful she is causing him to change his mind. That night while laying in bed, he thinks on how happy Max is to be married even though Miriya is an alien of a hostile race. His thoughts drift to Lisa as he tries to sort out his feelings. In the battle against the Zentraedi, Rick is devastated as he watches them fire on Earth and destroy almost all life on the planet. Rick fears for Lisa, who had been assigned to Earth and unable to leave. In the subsequent battle he picks up a distress signal from the Base where Lisa is. Rick flies into the heavily damaged base and reaches her. As the base starts collapsing, Rick flies his fighter out of the base and lands it on the planet's surface. They look and watch the SDF-1 land safely nearby, marking the end of the First Robotech War. As the survivors rebuild Earth, Rick again becomes obsessed with Minmei as he feels uncomfortable around Lisa. Meanwhile, Lisa wishes that Rick could understand that she loves him. When Lisa gives Rick photos of her for his photo album in an attempt to compete with Minmei, he is not sure how to react. After Minmei is kidnapped, Rick leads a rescue operation to save her resulting in a fight with Lisa later on. Rick lashes out at her and says to stay out of his personal life but later realizes he was wrong to behave the way he did. Rick decides to ask Lisa out for a picnic shortly afterwards, which she accepts. Minmei however, calls him to have lunch with her which he reluctantly agrees to hoping he can finish early enough to meet Lisa. After an unexpected Zentraedi attack he tries to salvage the day but Lisa learns he has been with Minmei and storms away from him in anger. Minmei goes out in search of Rick, rekindling their love during the holidays and sharing a kiss on Christmas Eve. Lisa is devastated and initially decides to resign from the military as she feels she cannot serve beside Rick due to her feelings for him. Rick eventually begins to realize though that he cannot relate to Minmei anymore, as his experiences in combat have changed him and that Lisa understands him better than Minmei does. When Khyron attacks New Macross City and the SDF-1, Rick leaves Minmei to attend to his duty. Minmei cannot accept that Rick must constantly risk his life in battle and begs him to leave the military. Khyron eventually launches a suicide attack at the SDF-1, killing himself and everyone aboard except for Lisa, who was pushed into an ejection pod at the last moment by Admiral Henry J. Gloval. As Rick realizes that Lisa is alive, the two run into each other's arms as Minmei watches nearby. Rick realizes that his love for Minmei is based on euphoria, while his love for Lisa is greater than he had ever realized. Lisa Hayes Lisa Hayes, (voiced by: Melanie MacQueen under the alias of Aline Leslie) is a fictional character in the first Robotech anime television series. Lisa takes her position as First Officer with the rank of lieutenant commander aboard the SDF-1 as it prepares to launch approximately ten years after it crashed on Earth. However, the sudden arrival of the Zentraedi in Earth's orbit marks the beginning of the First Robotech War. In the initial battle, Lisa protects the SDF-1 as it fights against the Zentraedi forces. On one such occasion Lisa puts her life on the line to save the SDF-1 but is rescued by Rick Hunter whom she regards as immature. The rescue earns Rick a medal and he is promoted to Group leader, much to the initial dislike of Lisa. Lisa, along with Rick Hunter and Ben Dixon, are eventually captured by the enemy Zentraedi and interrogated by Supreme Commander Dolza, Breetai and Exedore. While captured, Lisa orders Rick to kiss her in a demonstration that shocks Dolza and the other Zentraedi present. After being rescued, Lisa shakes off the event and immediately returns to duty. Lisa cannot help the feelings she develops for Rick though, and soon becomes jealous of his obsession with Minmei. Lisa and Rick's relationship continues to mature, into an uneasy friendship. Before the battle against Dolza's armed forces, Lisa returns to Earth to meet with her father and finds herself prohibited from returning to the SDF-1. During this time she is promoted to the rank of a full commander. Lisa is working as an operations/communications officer at an underground base when the battle begins. Although the base survives the initial bombardment, it sustains heavy damage, trapping Lisa deep inside and killing her father when he tries to defend it. While in his transformable fighter Rick heads towards Lisa after receiving her distress call. Rick flies deep into the base, and reaches Lisa. The two then fly to a safe location and watch the SDF-1 land after its victory. Following the defeat of the Zentraedi fleet, Lisa settles down in New Macross City and works toward rebuilding Earth after the devastation from the war. However, Lisa continues to struggle with the feelings she has for Rick which are not returned as Rick continues to pursue Minmei. Later Lisa is promoted to the rank of captain, along with Rick while Max, Miriya and Claudia participate in an operation to capture the last remaining Zentraedi Satellite Factory in deep space. During the mission, Lisa tries to talk to Rick about their troubled relationship, but she is interrupted. Rick and Lisa kiss on screen in front of the hostile Zentraedi (who have had no exposure to human emotions) to disorient them long enough for the rest of the plan to be executed. Rick initially refuses but Lisa forces him to kiss her, to his dismay. When Rick rescues Minmei when she is kidnapped by Khyron, Minmei runs to Rick's arms and the two embrace. Lisa then gets into a fight with her concerning Rick. After a failed attempt at reconciling, Lisa then decides that Rick will never be with her due to his feelings for Minmei, and she gives up and deciding to resign her military career after nearly suffering a nervous breakdown from the ordeal. Lisa eventually earns the command of the Super Dimensional Fortress Two which requires her to leave Earth; before leaving Lisa stops by Rick's home to tell him of her promotion and tells him that, despite it all, she truly loves him. While she is commanding the SDF-2, it is destroyed in a suicide run along with the SDF-1 by Zentraedi renegade Khyron. Lisa is nearly killed but Rick comes to her rescue and helps her the rest of the way. At the start of the series, Minmei is staying with her Aunt Lina and Uncle Max at the restaurant on Macross Island, where the SDF-1 had crashed ten years earlier and was about to be launched. The sudden attack by the Zentraedi results in Minmei being caught in the midst of the fight, only to be rescued by Rick Hunter. Both she and Rick are swept into space along with the SDF-1, Macross City, and a large portion of Macross Island when the SDF-1 initiates an emergency teleport. While on board the ship the two become close, and they are rescued allowing her to go back to her family in the newly rebuilt Macross City. Minmei, who remains upbeat despite the circumstances, convinces her aunt and uncle to reopen their restaurant, an act which serves to inspire other refugees into returning to a sense of normalcy while on the long voyage back to Earth. Minmei also convinces Rick to join the Robotech Armed Forces, where Rick excels. The mayor of Macross City decides to enter Minmei into the Miss Macross Contest, where she becomes the unexpected winner. Minmei goes on to become a music star, with her songs becoming popular to all of Macross City. However, her newfound fame and Rick's devotion to his new role cause their relationship to slowly split apart. In addition, an attraction between Lisa Hayes and Rick slowly forms. As the First Robotech War rages on, Rick and Minmei continue to grow farther apart. Upon the SDF-1's return to Earth, the United Earth Government denies permission for the civilians on board to be evacuated to Earth, as their knowledge of the alien threat (which has been kept secret by the military), could lead to panic among the population. However, permission is granted for Rick to take Minmei to her home town in Japan to visit her mother and father. However, her third cousin, Lin Kyle, who feels that he must protect Minmei, returns with them to the SDF-1. Rick dislikes Kyle due to his pacifism and his hatred of the military. Following their return to the SDF-1, Kyle and Minmei star in the first movie filmed in space. Kyle, who is attracted to Minmei despite the fact that she is a distant relative, attempts to kiss her, but she pushes him away. Unfortunately, Rick witnesses this and decides that any romance they once had is over. Minmei's fame continues to grow, and she sings at almost every important event on the SDF-1, including the wedding of Max Sterling and Zentraedi defector Miriya Parina, the first union of a Zentraedi and a human being. Minmei's music turns out to be a powerful weapon against the Zentraedi, who have had no exposure to human emotions or customs. Minmei becomes despondent after the Zentraedi Grand fleet blasts Earth, destroying 95% of the surface, and killing virtually all human life on the planet, including her parents. However, Minmei is able to sing "We Will Win" while the SDF-1 and the allied Zentraedi under Breetai launch an assault on Dolza's planetoid homebase. Her song incapacitate the Zentraedi commanders, throwing the fleet into chaos, allowing the SDF-1 to penetrate into the center of the base and launch its entire quantity of missiles. The base explodes and Minmei's song is the last thing Dolza hears before he is vaporized. The explosion of the base, combined with the firing of Earth's grand cannon, destroys virtually the entire Zentraedi fleet. Following the war, Minmei resumes her singing career with Kyle as her manager. However, Minmei becomes increasingly uncomfortable with Kyle's drinking and his obsession with making money. Minmei tries to rekindle her relationship with Rick, who still has feelings for her despite his feelings for Lisa Hayes, who by now is in love with Rick and is increasingly upset about Rick's obsession with Minmei. When Minmei and Kyle are kidnapped by the rebel Zentraedi leader Khyron, Rick Hunter again comes to her rescue by leading an operation, called "Starsaver", in which he blasts his way into Khyron's fortress in his transformable fighter and rescues her and Kyle. Later, after landing his fighter at a nearby base, Minmei runs crying into Rick's arms while Kyle and Lisa Hayes look on in anger and disgust. Gloval commands the SDF-1 throughout the First Robotech War, leading the ship through numerous battles against the Zentraedi. Gloval routinely clashes with the United Earth Government (UEG) regarding their belligerent and uncompromising attitude toward the Zentraedi and their refusal to try to make peace. Gloval finally makes a plea for peace with the Zentraedi as he speaks at the wedding of Max Sterling and Zentreadi defector Miriya Parina. Dolza realizes though the threat that human emotions and culture now pose to his command. He orders his entire fleet into Earth's orbit to destroy the planet, the SDF-1 and all of the Zentraedi under Breetai who have rebelled. Although Gloval is unable to stop Dolza's fleet from devastating Earth, he develops and commands a successful operation. Utilizing the singing of Lin Minmei and a special attack developed by Lisa Hayes Dolza is defeated. The attack also results in the destruction of virtually the entire Zentraedi fleet. Max Sterling Maximillian "Max" Sterling (voiced by Cam Clarke) is one of the fictional characters in the Robotech anime television series. He is a young fighter pilot assigned to Rick Hunter's various commands (Black Group, Vermilion Team, and Skull Squadron) along with Ben Dixon. He is 19 years old at the beginning of the Robotech's "Macross Saga". Max having nine confirmed kills in his first combat encounter earns the attention of Roy Fokker, the SDF-1's air group commander. Roy then assigned both Max and Ben under the command of Rick Hunter. Rick then sent him on a reconnaissance mission to scout Zentraedi targets. Max and Rick become friends and later serve together with the Robotech Expeditionary Force. His fighting style gains the attention of Zentraedi Miriya Parina, who fights him in a furious battle that finds its way into the streets of Macross City. Unknown to Max, his defeat of the Zentraedi force's finest pilot made him marked for death by Miriya, who becomes obsessed with finding him. After several more near encounters, Max and Miriya finally confront each other in a video game clash at an arcade. Max again defeats Miriya which has her conclude that Max is the pilot who had bested her in real combat. As Miriya storms off in anger, Max asks her to go out with him on a date which she accepts. She secretly plots to kill him though when they meet. Max arrives at the park where he eagerly awaits Miriya's arrival. Miriya then attacks him, but despite the surprise he is able to dodge her first attack. Miriya reveals that she is a (micronized to human stature) Zentraedi warrior and that her mission is to take revenge against him. She then attacks Max again, but he is eventually able to point a knife at her face while holding her down. Beaten for a third time, she falls to her knees while crying asking him to kill her as she believes she cannot live with the shame of being defeated. Max however, says that he could never harm her because she is "so beautiful". Miriya realizes that the feelings that Max has awoken within her are not of hate but of love and the two passionately kiss. Max asks Miriya to marry him to which she accepts though not knowing what marriage is. Captain Henry J. Gloval speaks at the wedding to congratulate the two lovers and to call for peace between the two races. The Zentraedi observe the wedding by way of intercepted television signals. Many watch with curiosity and become more attracted to the human way of life questioning their current austere lives as warriors. Although difficult, they leave Dana on Earth with her godfather, General Rolf Emerson and his wife Laura. Dana, the only child of a human/Zentraedi union, was deemed by Professor Lazlo Zand to be too scientifically valuable to risk going with the REF. Events keep the SDF-3 away from Earth for the rest of Dana's childhood. Dana eventually graduates from the Robotech Military Academy, following in the footsteps of her parents. During the mission, Max assumes Rick's former role as commander of the Skull Squadron. The REF expedition, which fails to return to Earth against the Robotech Masters, gets caught in a war with the Invid on a number of planets, as chronicled in Robotech II: The Sentinels. Miriya Parina Miriya Parina Sterling (voiced by: Edie Mirman in the TV series, and by Catherine Battistone in Robotech II: The Sentinels), is one of the fictional characters in the anime television series Robotech. She is a combat pilot that serves in the Zentraedi forces. Miriya is a female warlord and is considered the greatest warrior of all the Zentraedi. She is a fearsome warrior who pilots the Zentraedi Power Armor and she considered herself to be unbeatable in combat. When the Zentraedi attack the SDF-1, Miriya leads several raids against the human forces, including one in which ace pilot Roy Fokker is killed. Miriya enjoys combat and takes great pride in the fact that she has never once failed to defeat a foe in combat. She takes upon a challenge from Khyron, who says that there is a human ace pilot aboard the SDF-1 that even she could not best. Intrigued, Miriya takes it upon herself to engage him in combat, but finds herself frustrated as she cannot defeat him, a situation which she had never faced before, nor did she think was possible. Determined to maintain her reputation, Miriya decides to be shrunk down to human form so she can infiltrate the SDF-1 and kill him. After infiltrating the SDF-1, Miriya explores Macross City and marvels at human culture. At a video game arcade (which Miriya believes is a combat training facility), she is challenged to a duel by Max Sterling, whom Miriya had dueled against in real combat. Max defeats her, and Miriya correctly concludes that Max is the ace pilot whom she faced in real combat. Miriya is furious that she has been beaten again but as she storms off, Max asks her out on a date. Miriya accepts, although she secretly plots to kill him. When Max arrives, Miriya launches a surprise attack. She reveals that she is a Zentraedi warrior, and that her mission is revenge against him. Max gains the upper hand in the attack and ends up pinning her down. Beaten for a third time, Miriya becomes emotionally despondent, and her anger and hatred give way to sadness. She asks Max to kill her as she believes she cannot live with the shame of being defeated. Max however, says that he could never harm her because she is so beautiful. Max and Miriya look into each other's eyes and Miriya realizes that the feelings she holds toward Max are not of hate but of love. Max wipes a tear from Miriya's cheek and, although he admits it sounds crazy, asks her to marry him. Miriya, with no idea what marriage is, accepts his proposal. In an effort to get their hands on a piece of equipment to repower their warship, Khyron and Azonia kidnap Lin Minmei and her cousin Lin Kyle and attempt to ransom them for the SDF-1. The plan however is foiled when a rescue operation led by Rick Hunter, dubbed Operation Star Saver, is able to free both Minmei and Kyle. He is the second oldest Zentraedi (only Exedore is older) and is the largest of his race, standing 17.5 meters (57.4 feet) tall, although in the Jack McKinney Robotech novels, Dolza is described as being over 24.4 meters (80 feet) tall. Dolza is ordered by the Robotech Masters to find and recover the lost spaceship that had crashed on Earth. The ship, stolen by the disciples of Zor, contains a vital component, a protoculture matrix, which the Masters desperately need to ensure the survival of their civilization. Although Dolza and his Grand Fleet are eventually defeated, the cost to Earth and human race is astronomical reducing the population from billions to only 70,000. Approximately 95% of the Earth's surface is "devastated" in the "Zentraedi Rain of Death." Exedore Exedore (voiced by: Ted Layman) is a fictional character who appears in the first generation Robotech series. Exedore is a Zentraedi who serves as adviser to Fleet Commander Breetai during their search for the SDF-1. Because of the constant battles with the Earth humans, numerous Zentraedi become enthralled by the culture of the Micronians involved and their lifestyle. To avoid widespread cultural contamination, Supreme Zentraedi commander Dolza orders the extermination of Breetai and Azonia's fleets. Anticipating this, Exedore travels to SDF-1 as an emissary and proposes an alliance with Earth. His proposal is well received and Breetai and Azonia's fleets offer well needed assistance in Earth's defense against Dolza's armada. Exedore later serves as an advisor to the Robotech Defense Force in the reconstruction years following the successful defeat of Dolza's armada. Roy Fokker Roy Fokker, (voiced by: Dan Woren) is a fictional character is the first series of Robotech. He is Rick Hunter's surrogate father figure and mentor. Roy is a well-reputed ace fighter pilot and leader of the Vermilion team's Skull Squadron. According to Robotech Art 1, Rick was a member of Roy's aerobatic team prior to Roy's joining the Robotech Defense Force (RDF). Ben Dixon Ben Dixon is a character based on Hayao Kakizaki of the original Japanese series, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Ben, along with his best friend Max Sterling, become rookie wingmates under the command of newly promoted Lieutenant Rick Hunter, forming the Vermilion Squadron with Roy Fokker. He and Roy are fellow jokesters and often team up to tease Rick over the love triangle he's involved in with Lin Minmei and Lisa Hayes. Ben is killed when a malfunction of the SDF-1's defenses causes them to explode. Following the recent loss of Roy Fokker, Ben's death comes as another painful blow to Rick, Max, and Lisa. Macross operators The Macross operators, also known by fans as the Bridge Bunnies, — Vanessa Leeds, Kim Young, and Sammie Porter were three minor fictional characters in the first saga of Robotech. They were attractive girls who managed the various functions of the SDF-1 Macross's bridge under Captain Gloval. In episode 36 (To the Stars) the three died at their posts defending Macross City from Khyron's suicide attack. Donald Hayes Admiral Donald Hayes (adapted from Takashi Hayase of the Macross series) is the father of Lisa Hayes. In Episode 15 of the series, he tells Captain Henry J. Gloval to leave the Earth with the SDF-1 Macross and not to allow the civilians on board to disembark. He also convinced that the Grand Cannon will be able to wipe out a Zentradi invasion force despite clear warnings of how powerful the enemy is. The character shares the same fate in both Robotech and Macross. During Dolza's attack on the SDF-1 Macross and the Earth, the Admiral uses the Grand Cannon but only manages to destroy 800,000 of the invasion forces' 4.8 million capital ships. The cannon is hit by enemy fire, and he eventually dies in the ensuing explosion. His daughter Lisa Hayes is saved by Rick Hunter. == The Masters characters ==

This era concerns the second series adapted to Robotech (Southern Cross) and the movie adapted from Megazone 23, and is referred to as The Masters story arc. Dana Sterling Dana Sterling (Voiced by: Melissa Newman in the Robotech TV series, and Deanna Morris in Robotech II: The Sentinels) is a fictional character from the Robotech anime television series. Dana is the daughter of Max Sterling and Miriya Parina Sterling, heroes of the First Robotech War, and the sister of Maia Sterling. The character was adapted from the originally unrelated Komilia Maria Fallyna Jenius in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Jeanne Francaix in Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. This change was possible because the former was an infant while the later was a teen who had lost their parents. Dana's mother, Miriya, is a former Zentraedi warrior who, after being micronized in order to infiltrate the SDF-1 and kill Max, who fell in love with her, the two were quickly married. Dana was born in New Macross City in the aftermath of the First Robotech War which saw most of the Earth's surface reduced to ashes. Dana is the first child born from a Human/Zentraedi union and is considered, like her parents' marriage, a symbol of, and a hope for, peace between the two races. Bowie Grant Bowie Grant is the son of Vince Grant and Jean Grant and nephew of the late Claudia Grant. As with Dana, his parents left him in the custody of his god-father while they joined the forces of the SDF-3. Bowie and Dana become close childhood friends, and are like brother and sister to each other. When Dana enters the service, Bowie tags along and eventually became her aid in the squadron she is placed in. While Bowie is a skilled fighter, he has no love for war or physical sports. Bowie's true interest is in music where he is gifted in piano playing. He eventually finds himself attracted to an alien named Musica. A mutual attraction then forms that causes both Bowie and Musica to desert their posts in an attempt to avoid the insanity of war. Nova Satori Nova Satori (Voiced by: Edie Mirman) was adapted from Lana Isavia in The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. At 19 years old, Nova is the youngest and highest ranking female military police officer in the Global Military Police (GMP). Nova first appears in Episode 37 – "Dana's Story". == The New Generation characters ==

The anime series Genesis Climber Mospeada was adapted and dubbed into Robotech as the third installment called Robotech: The New Generation. Scott Bernard Scott Bernard is the leader of the group of freedom fighters in The New Generation. He was born in outer space less than a year after the Robotech Expeditionary Force left Earth to find the Robotech Masters Homeworld in hopes of preventing another war on Earth. One of the first children born during the mission, he was part of the new generation of Earth's defenders. Later on in his life, he proposes to Marlene Rush, his then girlfriend who accepts. Scott was set to marry her, but she is killed in a battle with the Invid that devastates him. Scott received a holographic medallion she gave as a token of her love before her death though, and he uses it to give him strength in future battles. Scott vows to do all he can to help weaken the Invid on Earth, and he is joined on his mission by other freedom fighters as the series progresses. Along the way, the group encounters a woman named Ariel who apparently has amnesia. They decide to call her Marlene after Scott's fiancé. As she travels with them, Scott and Ariel fall in love with each other until Scott discovers that she is an Invid, at which point his feelings start to get mixed. In the end, Scott realizes that he is in love with Ariel but during the battle can not bring himself to admit it. During the final battle, Scott helps lead Earth resistance forces and Robotech Expeditionary Force commandos against the Invid forces. Ariel meanwhile manages to convince her mother, the Invid Regis to leave Earth lest both races be destroyed. Ariel chooses to stay behind and Scott meets her after the battle. He then tells Ariel that he must leave Earth to rejoin the Robotech Expeditionary Force to search for Admiral Rick Hunter and the SDF-3, which is lost in space. Scott promises Ariel though that he will return. Scott Bernard is also known as Stieg Barnard in Genesis Climber Mospeada Ariel Ariel (voiced by Melanie MacQueen in The Next Generation and by Kari Wahlgren in The Shadow Chronicles) is the first of the Invid that transmutates into human form. In the original anime Genesis Climber Mospeada, her character was known as Aisha. Rook Bartley Rook Bartley (Voiced by: Susie London) appears in the New Generation storyline. She first appears in Episode 62 – "The Lost City". As a young teenager, Rook was a member of the Blue Angels biker gang along with her boyfriend, Romy, and other juveniles. When Romy decided to break up the Blue Angels because of pressure from a rival gang, the Red Snakes, Rook tried to take on the Snakes alone but was beaten and left for dead. Rook runs away from home as a result later joining a band of freedom fighters led by Scott Bernard. Over the course of the series she begins to develop feelings for Rand, but initially denies it. Toward the end of the series, she admits her feelings to herself, and to Rand, and the two become a couple. Lancer Lance Belmont (Voiced by: Jimmy Flinders) (also known as Yellow Belmont in Genesis Climber Mospeada) Scott Bernard, Rand and Annie later arrive in the small town that "Yellow Dancer" is performing at, and Lancer reveals his real identity as a military trained special operative. After the end of the Third Robotech war, he continues to do concerts as Lancer. He is then reunited with Rook, Rand, Annie, Lunk, Marlene and Scott, who are all off to join the expedition to find Rick Hunter. Afterwards he returns to a small cottage where he is welcomed by Sera, who is expecting a baby. Sera Sera was one of four Invid Simulagents created in humanoid form by the Invid Regess. As the Crown Princess of the Invid Race, she and her brother Corg, shared command of Invid Legions, and they were both given Invid Commander mecha to fly in battle. Like her sister Ariel, she fell in love with one of the human resistance fighters named Lancer (aka Lance Belmont). Together, they convinced the Invid Regess that further war would bring the destruction of both races, ultimately siding with the humans. As a result, when the Invid Regess and the rest of the Invid left the earth both Sera and Ariel were left behind. Her counterpart in Mospaeda is named Mint la Blue. The Invid The Invid are a fictional alien race in the Robotech storyline. The Regis is devoted to the Flower of Life and its ability to transform. While willing to engage in near-merciless conflict in the short term, she views evolution as a path to move beyond slaughter in the longer term and aspires to reach a stage of evolution where the Invid might recapture the idyllic life that was once theirs. The male counterpart to the Regis is known as the Regent. Less interested in evolution than his estranged wife, the Regent is also physically undeveloped beyond the natural bipedal stage of existence that was the Invid's original form. His path is not transformation but annihilation and links the personal betrayal of the Regis' seduction to the defoliation. He has since that time devoted himself to the destruction of the Masters' race. == The Sentinels characters ==

This era starts by overlapping a portion of The Lost Generation. It continues parallel to The Second Generation, and interacts with the main storyline in The Third Generation by providing the forces of liberation. This era ends with the start of The Shadow Chronicles era. Jonathan Wolfe Colonel Jonathan Wolfe (Voiced by: Tom Wyner) is the Leader of a squadron dubbed The Wolf Pack, they were successful in annihilating many of the enemies encountered by Admiral Hunter's Robotech Defenders. When the Wolfe Pack is sent to Earth to do battle with the Robotech Masters, they survive the Invid attack. The Wolf Pack keeps the hope alive until Admiral Hunter returns. T. R. Edwards T. R. Edwards (Voiced By: Michael McConnohie) is a character in the Robotech Sentinels series. Edwards' activities during the First Robotech War, are mostly unchronicled. The fifth and final Sentinels novel, Rubicon, reveals that during the final stage of the war, he was stationed at the Alaska Base facility when it was devastated by the Zentraedi. During this attack, Edwards' face was irreparably scarred, and he forever after wore a half-cowl to cover his wounds. While Rick Hunter had been able to rescue Lisa Hayes from the wreckage of the base, he had not searched for any other survivors, and Edwards' fury at being left for dead by Hunter shaped a grudge he would carry throughout the Sentinels storyline. Edwards is later promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and becomes part of an expedition that leaves Earth on a diplomatic mission to the planet Tirol, homeworld of the Robotech Masters, in hopes of preventing more war. Edwards' personal means of preventing further war though is to conquer all the alien forces that he can, thereby keeping the Earth safe and under his rule. To achieve this, he first seeks to take out Rick Hunter from power. He first attempts to ruin his wedding to Lisa Hayes, then undercuts his every command when the Robotech Expeditionary Force begins its attempt to liberate Tirol from the Invid. He is eventually able to capture the Invid Brain, a living organic computer that controls the Invid troops. By doing so he is able to bring the battle on Tirol to an end, but keeps the Brain sealed away in order to plunder its secrets for himself. Edwards later begins to obsess over Rick Hunter's old crush Lin Minmei, and resolves to force her into loving him. At the same time he enters into a secret alliance with the Invid Regent, feeding him information on the Sentinels' movements in an attempt to have Rick Hunter killed. Edwards believes he has succeeded in both his goals unaware that Rick and the Sentinels are still alive on the unstable planet Praxis. Edwards invites the Invid Regent to the SDF-3 for peace talks, then manipulates events that lead to the Regent's apparent murder. This action results an escalation of war, and Edwards is able to convince the council to commission the construction of a new fleet of warships. The ships would be placed under his control which he plans to use to take over the Earth. His plans are derailed though by Doctor Emil Lang, who delays him by facilitating the rebellion of the human's Zentraedi allies. Edwards' evil is exposed when representatives of the Sentinels return to Tirol with the Zentraedi and are placed on trial by Edwards over allegations of treason. Doctor Lang is able to trick Edwards into revealing his schemes to the council. His wicked goals laid bare, Edwards kidnaps Minmei and flees Tirol. He covers his escape with an army of Invid mecha controlled by the captive Brain. Edwards escapes to the Invid homeworld of Optera, planning to use its Genesis Pits to engineer a race of monsters that would serve as his army. Ultimately, Edwards perishes when an android made by Dr. Lang holographically disguises herself as Minmei in order to get close to him. She sacrifices herself to tumble him into the Genesis Pit, ending his life. Dr. Lang was Earth's chief Robotechnician and has been with Earth Robotechnology development since it was first developed from the crashed SDF-1. It was through his efforts that the SDF-1 was built from the crashed alien ship. In addition to scientific research, Lang is also a politician and diplomat. After the end of the First Robotech War, Dr. Lang is made leader of the Robotech Expeditionary Force. He joins Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, and the other heroes of the First Robotech War aboard the SDF-3. Lang who was assisted by an android that he built to act as a spy was instrumental in secretly foiling the plans of certain high-ranking members of the Robotech Expeditionary Force who exploited their positions. During the final phase of the Sentinel's campaign, he works to create new technology out of the notes left behind by the now renegade T. R. Edwards who had made significant breakthroughs using captured Invid technology. Lang is later killed aboard the SDF-3 while testing the Neutron S missiles. == The Shadow Chronicles characters ==

This era starts with the Prelude comic book and merges The New Generation and The Sentinels eras back together into one. Vince Grant Vince Grant (Voiced by: Richard Epcar) appears in Robotech II: The Sentinels, Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Vince is the brother of Claudia Grant, a bridge officer on the SDF-1. Vince's wife, Dr. Jean Grant, gave birth to a son, who they name Bowie Grant. Born at nearly the same time as Dana Sterling, Bowie and Dana become friends and later serve militarily together. Vince also becomes friends with Rick Hunter as he has also lost numerous friends in battle. Vince and Jean later leave earth aboard the SDF-3 Pioneer, the flagship of the newly created Robotech Expeditionary Force. Due to health reasons however, Bowie was unable to come with them. As with Dana he was left under the care of their godfather, General Rolf Emerson. Both Vince and Jean hoped the mission would be over quickly but events keep them away from earth for the rest of Bowie's childhood. During Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles, Vince becomes a captain within the Robotech Expeditionary Force. Following the attack against the SDF-3 by the renegade forces of T. R. Edwards and the Invid Vince and Jean are forced to tell Rick that his wife, Lisa Hayes has suffered a miscarriage, causing Rick to collapse in shock and sadness. Vince later takes command of the newly completed Tokogawa, a spacecraft built for the purpose of tracking down and stopping Edwards. Although the Tokogawa is lost in a subsequent battle with Edwards' forces, Vince and Rick are eventually able to track down and stop his sinister plan. Vince is eventually placed in command of the Icarus, another fighter spacecraft. When the SDF-3 fails to return from a test-firing of a super-weapon known as the Neutron-S missile, Vince obtains permission from General Reinhardt to try and look for the ship. Vince eventually makes contact with the severely damaged SDF-3. Rick warns him that the Neutron-S missiles have a critical flaw, and that they cannot be used under any circumstances. Vince attempts to take the SDF-3 into the Icarusbut an unknown ship attacks and rams the SDF-3, throwing it out of range forcing him to leave it behind. When the Icarus returns to Earth, it comes under attack by several unknown fighters that were also accidentally transported by the ship. Scott Bernard, a resistance-fighter from Earth is able to destroy both attackers using his transformable fighter, allowing the Icarus to land safely for repairs. When Scott reveals that he has fallen in love with Ariel, the daughter of the Invid Regress, Vince and General Reinhardt are reluctant to believe his warning that a new threat is about to emerge. Both believe that the Invid are simply trying to drive a wedge between the Robotech Expeditionary Force and the Haydonites, the highly advanced cybernetic race that provided them with much of its advanced technology. When Space Station Liberty comes under attack, Vince takes the Icarus to investigate. Upon arriving, Vince realizes how serious the situation is as the attackers appear to be exploiting hidden weaknesses in the new technology. It then becomes apparent through Ariel's earlier warning that the Haydonites themselves are the attackers. As more REF ships are destroyed due to weaknesses in their weapons/defenses Grant realizes that every piece of technology the Haydonites have given to the Robotech Expeditionary Force is equipped with some kind of Trojan horse. Grant realizes that the Icarus is equipped with Haydonite technology and therefore is no longer a viable ship. He orders it to dock at Space Station Liberty and evacuate all personnel to the massive colony ship Ark Angel, which has no Haydonite technology installed. Vince and Scott then ride through Liberty until they reach the remaining supply of Neutron-S missiles in storage on the station. After rigging them for detonation, Vince and Scott board the Ark Angel and slowly depart from the station. When the haydonite vessels to move in to attempt and destroy it the Ark Angel teleports and the missiles detonate, destroying Liberty and the entire Haydonite fleet. Vince is then ordered to take the Ark Angel and search for the SDF-3, which may not have been destroyed. Like the others, Vince can only hope the SDF-3 has survived and that if it has, that the Ark Angel can reach it before the Haydonites. Maia Sterling Maia Sterling (Voiced by: Edie Mirman) appears briefly in the Wildstorm comic Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles and is a major character in the movie Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. Lieutenant Commander Maia Sterling is a daughter of Max Sterling and Miriya Sterling, and is Dana Sterling's younger sister. Like her sister, Dana, she is half human and half Zentraedi. Unlike Dana though who was born on Earth, Maia was born in space. On board Space Station Liberty, Maia discusses the upcoming offensive against the Invid with Commander Daryl Taylor of the Wolf Squadron as well as Taylor's selection of pilots Alex Romero and Marcus Rush for his Squadron. In Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, shortly before the full-scale assault on Earth to dislodge the Invid who have occupied the planet for 13 years, Maia is promoted to leader of the Skull Squadron. During the battle Maia saves the lives of a number of other pilots, including Marcus Rush and Alex Romero. General Reinhart decides to merge the Wolf and Skull squadrons after the battle, which places both Marcus and Alex under her command. Maia becomes annoyed after she overhears Marcus, who has lost both his sister and his commanding officer to the Invid, stating that all aliens should be wiped out. Maia tells him that she is half-alien and reminds him that if all aliens were wiped out, she would not have been able to save his life during the battle. When the Haydonites, turn on the Robotech Expeditionary Force, Maia initially leads her squadron into battle, but is called back by Captain Vince Grant after the technology the Haydonites gave to the Robotech Expeditionary Force contain weaknesses that the Haydonites are exploiting. Unable to fight back, the squadron retreats but is pursued by Haydonite fighters. Alex Romero tries to engage them but his weapons malfunction, and his fighter becomes stalled. Despite the pleas of Maia and Marcus for Alex to eject, he flies into the enemy squadron. His fighter explodes destroying himself and all of the enemy fighters upsetting both Maia and Marcus. After retreating to Space Station Liberty, Maia and her squadron acquire new technology for their fighters. Vince Grant orders Maia's squadron to hold the Haydonites long enough to evacuate Liberty's personnel to the massive colony ship Ark Angel and to prepare the Liberty for detonation. During the battle, Maia's fighter takes damage and she is forced to eject. Marcus grabs Maia's ejection pod and throws it towards the teleporting Ark Angel. Marcus then launches a suicide run against the Haydonites to hold them off and Ariel uses her teleportation power to save him. Later on board the Ark Angel, Maia and Marcus console each other over the recent events. Maia later puts her head on Marcus's shoulder and the two look out a viewport as the Ark Angel flies over Earth's surface. Marlene Rush Marlene Rush is an officer in the Robotech Expeditionary Force in the Third Generation of Robotech and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. She has one sibling, a younger brother named Marcus. Marlene Rush became Scott Bernard's girlfriend and he proposed to her before he went into battle. Both are part of the 21st Mars Division of the Robotech Expeditionary Force which launched an attack against the Invid that had invaded the earth 11 years earlier. The attack proves disastrous, as the Invid's superior numbers overwhelm and destroy the entire division. As Marlene's ship attempted to enter Earth's atmosphere and land on the planet, it comes under Invid attack and is destroyed, killing everyone aboard. Before Marlene died, she gave a gift to Scott, a pendant that is able to show a hologram of herself, which Scott keeps with him as he joins a resistance movement against the Invid. Marcus Rush, has his own pendant which is able to show a hologram of her and Scott Bernard together. Marcus carries this pendant with him all the time, and places a mark on it for each Invid that he kills in battle. Her death results in him harboring a deep hatred of the Invid. At the end of The Shadow Chronicles, Marlene briefly appears to Marcus in a vision from beyond the grave to tell him that he must go on living, but that she will always be with him. Marcus Rush Marcus Rush appears briefly in the last issue of Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles and becomes a major character in the movie Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles as one of the main protagonists. In Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles after his sister's death, Marcus becomes a fighter pilot to help continue the mission to stop the Invid and free Earth from its occupation. As a result of his sister's death he develops a deep hatred for the Invid. Scott Bernard, who was Marlene's fiancé, survived the assault who unbeknownst to Marcus, has fallen in love with Ariel, the humanoid daughter of the Invid Regess. He is visibly upset with Marcus due to his hate towards the Invid. Scott later tries to convince him that Ariel chose to stay behind with him to give a warning and that she is not the enemy, but Marcus refuses to believe him. Ariel ends up being right about a new threat in the form of the Haydonites, another hostile alien race. The Haydonites shortly after kill Marcus's best friend which devastates him. During the battle, Maia's fighter is damaged and she is forced to eject. Marcus uses his fighters' robotic arms to grab Maia's capsule and throw it towards the Ark Angel as it prepares to teleport. Marcus, deciding he has nothing left to live for, holds down his weapon triggers and launches a suicide run against the Haydonites to hold them off long enough for the Ark Angel to activate its teleportation to escape. As the missiles he fired detonate he has a vision where he sees his sister Marlene, who tells him that it is not his time to die but that she will always be with him. Marcus pleads for her not to go but then awakens on board the Ark Angel with Ariel kneeling by his side. Ariel reveals that she used her teleportation ability to save his life. Marcus, surprised to be alive asks Ariel why she saved his life to which she responds "hatred can only breed more hatred". As the Ark Angel approaches the newly liberated Earth, Maia thanks Marcus for saving her life. As the movie ends, the two look out a window as the Ark Angel flies over Earth's surface, which neither of them had seen before. == References ==