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MACROSS MECHA DESIGNS
Preface

THE SUPER DIMENSIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS is one of the three Anime (Japanese Animation) TV series that was used to create Robotech here in the U.S., and was definitely the most popular of the three in Japan. The popularity of the Macross saga led to a number of sequels and continuations being produced by Big West and Bandai, including the 1984 movie Macross: Do You Remember Love, Macross Flashback 2012, Macross II, and most recently the video series and movie Macross Plus and the TV/video series and movie Macross 7. Many of these new series contained innovative new mecha designs, as well as new twists on older favorites like the original VF-1 Valkyrie.fighters

Although the new mecha have absolutely nothing to do with Robotech, I thought it would be fun to include some of them in campaigns fighting against the Zentraedi, Masters, and Invid along with the classic Robotech Veritechs. Many of these mecha would also make good additions to a Rifts campaign, as new alien mecha for characters to possibly encounter. The variable fighters and robot infantry from Macross II were already documented in official RPG supplements from Palladium Books, but there are still a lot more designs out there to be translated. I've decided to document some of these designs in Palladium stats for inclusion in Macross II, Robotech, or Rifts campaigns. I've tried to stay as close as I can to the true stats and capabilities of the mecha as seen in the anime, though I have also included suggestions about how to integrate these mecha into existing Robotech campaigns. You can of course ignore these suggestions if you want.

Please feel free to use and distribute these designs as you see fit. All I ask is that you give proper credit to me and don't claim them as your own work. If you have any comments or suggestions, please don't hesitate to email me at deitrich@mcs.net. Enjoy!


DAVE DEITRICH
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Last Updated: Friday, 18-Jan-08 02:59:01 PST