Piercing through the Macro sky,
a thunderbolt strikes the Earth
To awaken us, the young mankind,
the Light struck
Macross! Macross!
The brave youths who arise
and fight to protect their loved ones
will set out on their journey, as the war rages on
Will you love me tomorrow?
Slicing through the darkness, they fly toward
that blue planet that shines in the distance
Macross! Macross!
Macross!
It is the year 2009.
The alien spacecraft that fell to Earth 10 years before
has been reborn as the gigantic battleship "Macross."
However, on the day that the Macross was scheduled to be launched,
its automatic defense system of alien origin suddenly activated itself,
firing the main cannon and destroying an unidentified warship.
Humanity was plunged into unavoidable conflict.
Meanwhile, air-racer Hikaru Ichijo,
a pilot invited to the launch ceremony by Major Roy Focker,
was accidentally ordered to fly a Valkyrie fighter
by 1st Lt. Misa Hayase, a Macross defense systems operator.
However, overwhelmed by his first taste of combat,
Hikaru was shot down by beams fired from an enemy pod.
As the alien forces begin their ground descent, the fighting enters a brief lull.
Twenty-four unidentified objects are currently on a descent course.
You weren't able to detect them until now?
No, sir.
Radar is useless due to the use of reaction weaponry during the first attack wave.
So the first wave was a decoy. Whoever they are, they're good.
Hayase, can't you recall Major Focker?
No, sir. He's still fighting off the first wave and can't break away.
I see...
The 24 targets appear to have splashed down in the sea 30 km ahead of us.
Ask the Prometheus to send out some patrol helicopters.
They should be arriving in five minutes, sir.
That was quick thinking.
Thank you.
COUNT DOWN
What is that thing?
An alien robot?
You've gotta be kidding!
It looks like it's stopped.
Yeah...
Hey, Minmay!
Be careful, Yot-chan!
What if that thing had stepped on you?! Goodness...
Hey! Let's go take a look at the robot!
Go? Go where?
The third floor! Your room!
Wait! I'm coming, too!
Come right back, you hear?
Okay!
This is patrol helicopter PHP-202.
We are currently over the ocean.
Roger. Be careful.
They've opened fire!
Turn back! Hurry!
The patrol helicopters have been shot down.
It looks like they're trying to surround the island.
We have to stay alert!
Yes, sir.
Well, well, well.
I must say, it's always a pleasure to be on this splendid bridge.
Sir.
So, Global, my friend...
Just when do you plan on launching the Macross?
Launching it, sir?
The ship still hasn't been properly outfitted.
We've put a great deal of money into repairing this spaceship.
We'd hate to see it destroyed sitting on the ground.
I understand, sir, but...
That's your response for everything, isn't it Global?!
Say, Kim, are we going into space?
ARMD-II is still combat-ready; launch and dock with it immediately!
It sure looks that way.
Why have you just been sitting here this whole time?!
Oh, no!
What do you mean, "Oh, no"?
Up until yesterday, you were so excited about going up into space!
What can the Macross accomplish by staying here and not launching?
Yeah... I was, but...
But we have reports that
the enemy forces have warships even bigger than the Macross, and...
It's not about size, is it?!
It's about having the ambition to get the job done!
But, sir...
Or are you telling me, Global,
that the Macross will be defeated without even putting up a fight?
N...No, sir.
Then launch, why don't you?
Yes, sir.
Very good.
You just leave the negotiations with these aliens to us politicians.
You all do your best, too, all right?
In other words, we're just buying time...
It's huge!
Yot-chan!
It's moving! Hey, it's moving!
Its head split open!
Yeah...
No one's inside?
Strange, huh?
It's moving again!
What the heck is going on here?
Um, excuse me!
What does this look like to you?
What does it look like?
Well, obviously, it's a big...
Yeah, obviously. That's what I thought.
I don't believe it! The plane turned into a damn robot!
The plane turned into a robot?!
How is that possible?
That's what I wanna know! Jeez...
What? But you're the pilot, aren't you?
Just because I'm a pilot doesn't mean I'm a soldier, you know!
What?! Then why are you...
How can I put this?
He's a thief!
Yot-chan!
You little...! Anyway, it's gotten pretty banged up...
But wasn't it expensive?
Er...very.
Hey, buddy! How about gettin' off the road?
I'm tryin' to evacuate to the shelter!
Yes, sir! I'll get right to it!
Well,then...bye!
Take care, okay?
Sure.
I sure hope I can get this thing to work...
All right, here we go!
Look out!
Help!
Yot-chan, are you okay?
Yeah.
Are you all right, miss?!
I think so.
That's a relief!
Gravity control systems 1 through 48, are you showing green?
No. 4, green.
Roger.
No. 16, preparations complete.
Roger.
GH block 24, prepare for launch.
No. 16, are you clear?
AF 74 through 140, please complete preparations on the double!
No.34, are you clear?
Roger. Block 25, prepare for launch ASAP!
Incoming transmission from UN Forces High Command.
Space carriers ARMD-I and ARMD-II have completed fighter retrieval...
...and are now proceeding to the rendezvous point.
Claudia, what's our reactor status?
We can launch at any time, sir.
Very well.
All hands, commence liftoff!
Initiating transfer of main reactor output to gravity control systems.
T-minus ten seconds to liftoff.
Nine... Eight...
Seven... Six...
Five... Four...
Three... Two...
One... Zero!
Liftoff!
Good. So far so good...
What in the world is happening?!
I don't know, sir!
Captain! The bow!
What is it?
What are those?!
They appear to be the gravity control systems.
The gravity control systems?!
That's impossible!
Is everyone all right?
Yes, sir.
Kim, Shammy, get me a damage report!
Roger.
What a terrible ship!
That's what we get for trying to use salvaged parts, sir.
That's for sure.
Okay!
Stop, stop! Stop!
Skull Leader to Gunsight One.
We've sent the enemy air forces back where they came from.
We are heading back to the ship.
Roger that, Major.
How many did you get?
Only ten.
Adequate, I suppose.
Well, I haven't seen any action in two years!
Anyway, do you know the location of the VT-102?
VT-102 made an emergency landing in the city a while ago.
Really? That's good news!
Is there something the matter with the VT-102?
I'll explain later.
That's it, over and out!
Skull Leader to all units.
You guys head back to the Prometheus. I've gotta make a quick stop first.
Roger.
Okay, now... Where'd that idiot get to?
Over there, huh?
VT-102, come in.
102! Hikaru! Do you read me?
Sempai!
You don't give up, do you?
Yeah. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm still alive.
Wow, that's some change!
It turned into a robot!
It sure did...
Well, Hikaru? How was your first time getting shot down?
Not very good, obviously!
And what's with these fighter planes turning into robots?
I can't really get into that right now.
What, is it some military secret?
Exactly.
So why don't you join up?
You're dreaming! And would you please do something about this?!
Calm down. I'll have you fixed up in five minutes.
All right, that should do it.
Put both feet on the pedals and press slowly.
Okay. Like this?
Good job.
Is it fixed?
Yes. Thank you for your help.
Minmay, let's go.
Okay! Well, see you!
Sure thing. Be careful!
Auntie, wait!
It looks like we're the last ones.
Right. We'd better hurry up and evacuate.
Hey, Hikaru!
You take after me more and more every day! You dog!
It's not like that at all!
Hey, take it easy!
Jeez...
Reguld platoons have made landfall.
Understood.
All ships, prepare for barrage.
Provide support for ground units.
Roger!
Well, I guess we should get going, too.
That's easy for you to say. I don't know how to pilot a robot!
Oh, right. Okay, change to Gerwalk mode. It's the lever marked "G" on your left.
This one?
The controls for this aren't that much different from a fighter plane's.
Really?
You okay?
Oh, no!
I left something at the house, Auntie! I'm going to go back for it!
No, Minmay. It's too dangerous.
I'll be fine. I'll be right back!
Be careful!
All ships have completed preparations for barrage!
Good. Begin firing, and have the Reguld platoons move in.
Capture the enemy battleship!
What was that?!
I'm not sure, but I think it was an enemy attack.
It looks like the city got hit pretty hard, huh?
I'm worried about that girl and her family. Wanna go take a look?
Okay.
Details on the attack?
It came from orbit!
They're attacking us from above?
Captain! Multiple enemy units are closing in. It's a ground assault!
What?!
Gunsight One to all Valkyrie units.
Assume B-mode and destroy enemy ground units!
Brown Squadron, roger!
Cerulean Squadron, roger!
Hikaru! Take care of the girl!
How am I supposed to do that?!
Aah, quit whining!
I'll draw off the enemy fire! C'mon, move it!
Grab on! Hurry!
Hey, you're that guy.
Just do it!
All right...
Get out of here!
Everything all right?
I guess I'm okay.
Not you! The girl!
She's okay... For the time being.
Good! I don't care if YOU die, just be sure that she stays safe.
So that's how it is, huh?
Yup, that's how it is.
Well, see you later.
Oh no, I forgot that this plane is a two-seater!
Are you all right?
Y...Yes.
Thank you.
Whew, that's a relief!
Huh? Oh, no! My hair's a mess!
Which is more important, your hair or your life?
Huh?
My hair, of course!
I knew it!
It... It can't be!
So now you know.
The Battroids were built to fight these giants.
That's impossible!
Still, I had no idea they looked just like humans.
Rocket engines are standing by and ready to begin liftoff.
Civilian evacuation status?
All the island's civilians have evacuated to the shelters.
Very well. Fire main rockets. Take us up at once!
I wonder if it will work this time.
Don't worry. This propulsion system was made on Earth.
Let's go!
Yes, sir!
Skull Leader, provide escort for the Macross.
Roger that. Let's go, Hikaru!
What's the matter, Hikaru? Take off!
Are you coming or not?! Hikaru!
Through the sudden appearance of the giant alien,...
and the sight of it being killed before his very eyes,
Hikaru came to know the meaning of true terror.
Major Focker's calls went unheard as Hikaru sat, lost in thought.
Faced with the overwhelming power of the enemy forces,
Captain Global decides to execute a space fold.
However, neither the enemy forces nor Captain Global
could have known the effects that this first fold would have.
The Macross will find itself facing an altogether new kind of battle.
Next time on Super Dimension Fortress Macross:
"SPACE FOLD"
I won't follow it anymore,
the shadow you cast as you run away
We all keep running until the end,
but we still can't see the goal
What awaits us after today?
What awaits us beyond tomorrow?
Even now, I keep running toward
the light that shines so far away