The Second Robotech War had left the Earth's defense forces weakened and leaderless with both Supreme Commander Anatole Leonard and Major General Rolf Emerson being killed. For the original Japanese animated series that it adapted, see. During the battle, the massive headquarters of the Southern Cross is targeted by the Masters and vaporized, killing Supreme Commander Leonard and much of the senior leadership. In their stead, The United Earth Forces (UEF), including the elite Army of the Southern Cross, was charged with the defense of Earth, under the command of Supreme Commander Anatole Leonard. Fighting would rage for several years before Zor Prime would betray the Robotech Masters and detonated their ship above the remains of the SDF-1. Cam Clarke. Fokker airfield (named after ace pilot Fokker, the largest military-industrial complex on Earth, is severely damaged in an attack and it is only through the efforts of Dana Sterling and the 15th Squadron that the base is not completely destroyed. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Though not initially known to the United Earth Forces, the war was being fought over control of the last known remaining source of Protoculture. The exciting, stand-alone sequel to SolarFlare Games’ ROBOTECH: Force of Arms lets you take control of the epic conflict known as the Second Robotech War. Second Robotech War The arrival of the Robotech Masters heralds the start of the Second Robotech War as the alien invaders will stop at nothing to recover the secrets of Protoculture hidden on Earth. Robert Axelrod. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Masters, determined to retrieve the protoculture from the SDF-1 ruins at any cost, send their flagship down to the surface, while the remaining motherships are left almost adrift. His hope was that it would prevent the Invid from coming to Earth, but he was sadly mistaken. Half of their forces are secretly sent to seize control of the ruins of the SDF-1 and destroy Monument City. It was also, in a way, the start of the second. Second Robotech War (2030-2031) The Earth has barely recovered from the second global civil conflict when a new threat emerges in the form of alien invaders. The name of the new story arc was soon changed to Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, and the film … Dana, the daughter of war heroes Max Sterling and Miriya Sterling, is the catalyst for much of the conflict, due to her excellent tactical skills and her half-Zentraedi heritage. The conflict began on January of 2029. The old capital, New Macross City, had been sealed off, due to radiation contamination resulting from the destruction of the SDF-1 in the battle of New Macross City in January 2014, and the survivors were relocated to the new capital of Monument City, located in north-central Montana. The film was created using footage from two unrelated anime, the film Megazone 23 - Part I and Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross. However, the Masters pay a heavy cost - with only half their forces remaining in space to protect the motherships, the UEF forces that had been dispatched to space easily overwhelm them and begin attacking the now defenseless motherships. In the final stages of the war, both sides resort to desperate tactics. 2. (Macross Saga: The Robotech Masters, Robotech II: The Sentinels), The newly formed REF were able to predict that the Robotech Masters might come to earth, but presumed it to be long enough off that that in 2022, they prepared an expedition to Tirol to negotiate with the Masters. As a result, the GMP was not merely a police force, but also maintained its own war machinery, combat forces, and intelligence network. The destruction of the Robotech Masters ship released into the air the Flower of Life, which alerted the Invid of Protoculture on Earth. One player takes the lead as the plotting, scheming, desperate Robotech Masters, while the other player commands the valiant and determined Army of the Southern Cross. The Second Robotech War left Earth's military leaderless, with Supreme Commander Anatole Leonard, Major General Rolf Emerson and much of the senior leadership being killed. 1 Background 2 Cast 3 Notes 4 Video Releases … The attacks result in numerous civilian deaths since many had been unable to reach the shelters in time. The Second Robotech War (The Masters) focuses on the arrival in Earth orbit of the Robotech Masters, who have come seeking what turns out to be the sole means in the universe of producing protoculture. The 21st ATAC finds itself on the front-lines as one of the enemy's massive motherships takes Afterwards they learned that the Masters had already left for Earth, but their predicament prevented them from returning to the planet. The Jack McKinney Robotech novels state that even if the birth rate dropped to zero and all resources were devoted to construction of spacecraft, it would take at least 10 years to evacuate the planet. 2030 June. In the fictional world of Robotech, the First Robotech War (February 2009–April 2011) was a conflict between the earth-based Robotech Defense Force and the alien Zentraedi. The war originally goes well for the Masters, whose superior technology and numbers inflict heavy losses on the Earth's military. Before all nations came together as the United Earth Government, all Nations were at war with each other. Barbara Goodson. The Second Robotech War began in January of 2029, shortly after the graduation of the first graduating class of the United Earth Forces Military Academy. The soldiers who could still fight were given massive doses of painkillers, adrenaline and steroids to enable them to truly fight to the end. Among those who would lead the defense of Earth against the Robotech Masters are Lieutenant Dana Sterling, Private Louie Nichols, Private Bowie Grant, Major General Rolf Emerson, GMP officer Nova Satori, and Lieutenant Marie Crystal. For a full discussion of the preceding conflict, please see: First Robotech War. The Second Robotech War was a conflict between the forces of Earth, primarily between the Army of the Southern Cross and the Robotech Masters, in and around the planet itself. Robot Grendizerin other parts of the world. The Masters planned to use a clone spy of B. D. Andrews to order the SDF-1's databanks be sent to a satellite where the Masters could intercept the information. The second Robotech War ended without victors. Also RPG versions of all material covered here along with eventually older material will also be here and the 4th Robotech War … This plan was prevented when their ship was knocked out of orbit and their databanks downloaded were left corrupted. The Masters had been defeated, but the Army of the Southern Cross had suffered devastating losses, with Earth's cities reduced to rubble. In the fictional world of Robotech, the Second Robotech War (2029–2030) was a conflict between the earth-based United Earth Forces (UEF), including the elite Army of the Southern Cross, and the alien Robotech Masters. (Robotech: The Movie). The new graduates, few of whom were over the age of 20, had pledged to defend Earth but had never expected to face war so soon. In 1999, the United States Navy Carrier battle group wa… With the UEDF severely depleted, EBSIS is now the dominant world power. In June 2030, the final battle of the Second Robotech War caused a release of the spores of the Invid flower of life across Earth, which soon attracted the Invid. Among those who joined the mission were Max Sterling, Miriya Sterling, Vince Grant, Dr. Jean Grant, Breetai, Exedore, Daryl Taylor, Jack Baker, Karen Penn, and General Reinhardt. 4; 2030 August. $150.00 Used. In some cases, even children took up arms to defend their planet. They begin with the first battle between the SDF-1 and Zentradi (First Robotech War) and continue after the Robotech Masters try to Invade Earth (Second Robotech War). He was placed in the brig, and Dana was chosen to be the temporary commanding officer of the squadron, despite her very recent graduation. Robotech Shadow Chronicles and Love Live Alive PAL Region 2 DVD Watched Once. Some humans would ally with the Invid in exchange for power, while criminal gangs, self-appointed leaders and a variety of cults took power in areas not under Invid control while others fled to isolated areas of the planet and reverted to simple hunter-gather societies. In the war's most important battles, the TASC (including Lieutenant Marie Crystal) and the 15th ATAC (led by First Lieutenant Dana Sterling) inflicted much of the Terran forces' damage upon the Robotech Masters fleet (including one of the six motherships shot down by the 15th). The second Robotech War ended without victors. Then a heavily armed warship arrived from Tirol and instantly became the object of intense rivalries. The Robotech Masters, the people who sent the Zentraedi to retrieve their lost ship, arrive in a fleet of gigantic motherships intent on succeeding where their giant soldiers failed. (Macross Saga: Force of Arms) Although small skirmishes with Zentraedi did follow, both between other forces in space (Macross Saga: Viva Miriya, Robotech: Crystal Dreams) and the Malcontents on Earth (Macross Saga: The Robotech Masters, , Khyron's Revenge, Broken Heart, Season's Greetings, To the Stars, Robotech: Battlecry), this is usually seen as the end of the First Robotech War. When Dana was placed in the 15th Squadron, it was under the command of notorious playboy Sean Phillips, who lost his high-ranking status when he flirted with the daughter of a commanding officer. Robotech Master armada in Earth space. With the failure of this fleet to capture the SDF-1's Protoculture factory, the Robotech Masters travelled to Earth to capture it themselves. Sometime later, a single REF battle fortress arrived in orbit, and while it successfully destroyed one of the capital ships, the ship was destroyed in the process. DIRECTOR. The Invid took complete control of the planet, and ruthlessly hunted down and destroyed any resistance. The final battle of the Second Robotech War is fought as Zor goes on the rampage to destroy the entire culture created by the Robotech Masters before the arrival of the Invid. The United States was one of several allied nations fighting in the conflict. While the United Earth Government (UEG) still existed, its authority had become secondary to Supreme Commander Anatole Leonard, whose decisions and orders, military or otherwise, were never questioned. Then a heavily armed warship arrived from Tirol and instantly became the object of intense rivalries. In the middle of 2012, the Zentraedi main fleet was destroyed by the combined forces of the SDF-1 and Breetai's forces. The Robotech Expeditionary Force returns to Earth in the wake of the invasion of the Robotech Masters only to find their planet completely overrun by an alien life form known as the Invid. At the same time, and, unaware of this development, the Robotech Expeditionary Force – which comprised most of the Robotech Defense Force and loyal Zentraedi forces, led by Admiral Rick Hunter and Admiral Lisa Hayes with the SDF-3 as their flagship – departed from Earth in December 2022 to confront the Robotech Masters in their home star system. The war resulted in the destruction of the Robotech Masters fleet and the accidental release of a vast number of spores from the Flower of Life, which spread across Earth. Robotech: The Movie, also known as Robotech: The Untold Story, is a 1986 animated science fiction film created by Carl Macek, based on Robotech, the original television series and franchise created by Harmony Gold. Monument City, the capital, as well as the largest and most important city on planet, was left in ruins. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series.It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007. The Masters also resort to setting adift on smaller ships all of the clones that are unable to fight in order to conserve power. Ippei Kuri. This society, evolving out from the 70,000 survivors of the Zentraedi holocaust of 2011, had survived seemingly insurmountable odds against alien forces that had sought their annihilation, and were willing to trade freedom for security. Using a very powerful electro-magnetic fission beam, the cities Newton and Manville are annihilated as they disappear under huge mushroom clouds. However, a small number of people were able to reach Moon Base ALUCE or Space Station Liberty. The war resulted in the destruction of the Robotech Masters fleet and the accidental release of a vast number of spores from … Robert V. Barron. At Anime Expo 2004, Harmony Gold USA revealed that Robotech: Shadow Force was in production to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Robotech in 2005. The conflict began on January of 2029. The Masters had been defeated, but the Army of the Southern Cross had suffered devastating losses, with Earth's cities reduced to rubble. Democracy had largely ceased to function, and in its place an unstable feudal society had evolved. It is known as Space War I in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the series which was adapted into the first saga of Robotech. In the fictional world of Robotech, the Second Robotech War (2029–2030) was a conflict between the earth-based United Earth Forces (UEF), including the elite Army of the Southern Cross, and the alien Robotech Masters. In addition, the war had destroyed most of the UEF's spaceships and severely damaged the industrial base of the planet. Many major Earth population centers are destroyed, while others are simply abandoned. With the disruption of the Japanese centers of Robotech research and the military and economic infrastructure of North America severely crippled, the defensive capabilities of the surviving United Earth Forces (UEF), including the elite Army of the Southern Cross, swiftly degraded from advanced mecha and starships to late 20th century (pre-SDF-1) technology. Other units which saw action were the Tactical Air Force, Global Military Police, Civil Defense Unit and Civil Defense Flying Corps. The unstable feudal society that had evolved on Earth had been held together only by the powerful authority and capabilities of the United Earth Government (UEG) and the Global Military Police (GMP) - but with both of these organizations crippled by the war, Earth began to slide into lawlessness as surviving cities became city-states and warred with one another and men and women rose quickly to positions of power only to fall just as swiftly. Robotech Saga Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. For the Earth forces, every available resource was thrown into the battle, including all reserve and militia units and every piece of machinery capable of aiding the fight. Zor Prime's death takes a heavy emotional toll on Dana as she had fallen in love with him. This article is about the second Robotech series. However, deciding they could still help in their own way, Rick Hunter allied the REF with the Sentinels, and moved to dismantle the Invid empire before heading home to retake Earth. 9 A triumvirate of second level Robotech Masters, after their mothership crashes in Burma at the end of the war, make contact with and take command of remnant Zentraedi Malcontents in the South East Asia Control Zone. Thusly, Dana ordered Angelo to sta… Her first order as the Squadron's commander was to send her men on a routine patrol of Monument City, which Angelo Dante objected to. In addition, several ships managed to escape and rendezvous with the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF) to inform them of Earth's fate. There were battles being fought inside the countries that were at war. This, combined with the political fragmentation of the planet following the war, made any evacuation nearly impossible. Leonard refuses and orders all remaining Southern Cross forces to assemble at Monument City for a last stand. Third Robotech War. The devastation caused by the war was compounded by another problem. The Army of the Southern Cross was devastated to learn that General Reinhardt and Admiral Hunter were unable to send more support, as they were busy fighting the Invid. Military units defending the city are also destroyed as well as a number of Masters' bioroids soldiers who had been engaged in ground combat in the cities. Earth had changed considerably since the end of the First Robotech War in 2011. In doing so, however, he unknowingly put humanity in gr… The Robotech Masters' first offensive was a surprise attack on forces from Moon Base Luna. The Second Robotech War traces its roots to the end of that conflict; specifically to the defeat of Supreme Commander Dolza's Grand Fleet. The series was actually a mishmash of several early 1980s animé series, to reach syndication length. Privately, though, she is still optimistic that her life can only improve. After assessing the situation, the Masters decide to expand their military campaign and turn their weapons on the cities of Earth. Monument City has already suffered severe damage due to attacks from the Masters and refugees stream out of the city in search of safety but are largely left on their own as the military continues to utilize all resources available to fight the Masters. Another alien race called the Invid would detect the spores and would travel across the galaxy to Earth to harvest them.[1]. Earth's people soon became more focused on fighting each other than preparing for the Invid Invasion. Also, next update should see the beginning of my second site, my Robotech RPG site which feature number 2644 of the Robotech RPG rules (because Paladiums just didn't do it all). The war's end came in June of 2030 when Zor Prime, after jettisoning Dana Sterling in an escape pod, rigs the flagship of the Robotech Masters' fleet to self-destruct above the ruins of the SDF-1 in hopes of destroying the spores within the SDF-1. Second Civil War (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Second War. The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, https://annex.fandom.com/wiki/Second_Robotech_War?oldid=184796, The United Earth Forces (UEF), including the elite, Unknown number of personnel, a fleet of over one hundred and fifty space warships and an unknown number of combat mecha, Nine motherships, unknown number of smaller vessels, unknown number of Bioroid combat mecha, Unknown number of personnel, Complete destruction of the cities Newton and Manville, Severe damage to the capital of Monument city, Severe damage to primary and secondary military bases, Severe damage to industrial facilities, Extreme losses in personnel and spacecraft, unknown civilian casualties, The Robotech Masters entire space fleet, virtually their entire military, and most of their civilian population aboard the space fleet, Carl Macek and Tommy Yune, "The Second Robotech War,". 1985 cartoon sci-fi series with lots of mecha and cartoons, not unlike U.F.O Master 's advice - that be. 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