All of the background, etc. for the Garland is entirely
fictitious. The only Garland ever mentioned in Robotech is the
MODAT from Robotech: The Movie. The Hargun and Garland 6, 7, and
8 are my own invention, based on some things I read in the
synopsis for Robotech: The Movie in Robotech Art III; things I
read in the script to Megazone 23 Part I, from which Robotech:
The Movie was made; some pages from the Megazone 23 Art Books
(which Peter Walker was gracious enough to let me see), and
things I saw in Megazone 23 Parts I, II, and III. Also helpful
was information in a Megazone 23 synopsis I got from the nets.
The current version of the Garland gun pods was cribbed from Dave
Deitrich's
Third Invid War homepage, which was in turn cribbed
(and greatly modified) from a prior version of this Garland
write up, so I guess we're even. :-)
This Garland adaption was created for the Robotech universe only.
I do not pretend to claim that all the information presented here
is correct for the original Garland prototype, Harguns, or
later-version Garland machine soldiers from Megazone 23.
I apologize to anime purists whom this Robotech transposition may
offend, and if I am wrong about some points I ask that you please
correct me. If I am far wrong, I will change the design and
announce it over the Robotech server.
The facts I was able to glean from synopsis, script, and the
shows are the following:
The Garland is called "the Garland prototype." It has an
advanced communication terminal that allows communication on
"restricted channels." (Megazone 23 Part II)
Quote from script: "At 15,000 RPM and 320 KPH, its speed is that
of a Formula-1 Racer. Nevertheless, this cycle is no sports
machine." (Megazone 23 Part I)
In one scene in Part I, the Garland Prototype (Garland) is chased
by "pursuit bikes" (also two-wheelers). These bikes fire
magnetic cables at the Garland, which its pilot manages to break.
The bikes then drive up into the back of a truck where they "lock
in with other components" and become "Hargun" robots. They then
fire nets at the Garland. (Megazone 23 Part I)
In Megazone 23 Part II, Johnny Winters (aka Yahagi Shogo), the
protagonist in Megazone 23 Part I, steals a heavily-guarded
Garland. Though the Carl Macek dub claims that this is the
original Garland prototype, it is actually not. I have based the
Garland 6 on these motorcycles. (Megazone 23 Part II)
In Megazone 23 Part II, bikes are shown that resemble the Garland
Prototype (Garland) and are shown flying and changing into robots
like the Garland. Also, one of the characters mentions "those
new bikes the police have," and refers to "Johnny Winters," the
person who piloted the Garland, as being the only person who's
ridden one. The seats of these flying Garlands are shown in
their raised positions in robot mode, and so is the seat of the
Garland. The Garland 7 was modeled after these hoverbikes.
(Megazone 23 Part II)
In one scene in Megazone 23 Part I (also mentioned in passing in
the synopsis of Robotech: The Movie, Robotech Art III), the pilot
of the Garland Prototype (Garland) uses what sounds like a
thermo-imager to scan a hotel for his girlfriend. (Megazone 23
Part I, Robotech Art III)
In Megazone 23 Part III, the Garland bike had some kind of
cyberjack system, and it also had knives (which I assume to be
vibroknives) and mini-missiles in the forearm panels. This is
the vehicle upon which I have based the Garland 8.
G.M. NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS:
This bike is most likely to be found in the hands of a bike gang.
It is far more likely that they'll have the Garland 6 than the
Garland 7.
Perhaps the PCs might hear about a gang using "huge motorcycles
that turn into robots," and if they have a Cyclone, they would be
told that it's something different...but I think that I would
surprise them with the Garland's transformation.
Perhaps the Resistance might locate the base where the
Garland/Garlands are being stored, but it's deep in the heart of
Invid-occupied territory. Or maybe the PCs might just have been
robbed by the occupants of an Invid-sympathizer town and turned out
naked in the jungle. They stumble upon the entrance to the old
abandoned base, and find--VOILA. No other mecha; just about
three hundred motorcycles with weapon systems stored nearby.
I wouldn't recommend that the MODAT computer system be used in
the game...it's too powerful. Of course, in the post-holocaust
world of Invid Invasion, there really aren't all that many
classified data-bases it could tap into. However, this ability
might make it useful for detecting nearby bases by reading out
any transmissions from nearby computers. It might be just the
thing for, say, a Resistance Communication Engineer. If there
WERE any Garland 6 or 7s equipped with this terminal, they'd
probably be stored in the South American bunker.
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All of the background, etc. for the Garland is entirely
fictitious. The only Garland ever mentioned in Robotech is the
MODAT from Robotech: The Movie. The Hargun and Garland 6, 7, and
8 are my own invention, based on some things I read in the
synopsis for Robotech: The Movie in Robotech Art III; things I
read in the script to Megazone 23 Part I, from which Robotech:
The Movie was made; some pages from the Megazone 23 Art Books
(which Peter Walker was gracious enough to let me see), and
things I saw in Megazone 23 Parts I, II, and III. Also helpful
was information in a Megazone 23 synopsis I got from the nets.
The current version of the Garland gun pods was cribbed from Dave
Deitrich's
Third Invid War homepage, which was in turn cribbed
(and greatly modified) from a prior version of this Garland
write up, so I guess we're even. :-)
This bike is most likely to be found in the hands of a bike gang.
It is far more likely that they'll have the Garland 6 than the
Garland 7.
