Forum - View topicSouthern Cross mecha question
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animalia555
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I am trying to write reviews of Southern Cross for an anime site. Only problem is so far I haven't gotten to hear the names for the mecha. Since I have been unable to find any Southern Cross websites that list the names of the mechas I was wondering ig the names of the MECHA were changed when this was adapted into the Robotech Masters saga
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Iria51
 Posts: 138 Location: San Antonio, Tx |
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You may want to check Palladium Games who published the Robotech RPG books. They should have the names there in the Southern Cross rule books. I used to play a long time ago but I cant remember all of the names. The only ones that I can remember were the Logan, which was the small stumpy looking fighter and the AJACS, which was the transformable helicopter. I can't remember the name of the tank. I hope that helps.
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Guilhem
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The tank was called Veritech Hover Tank a.k.a. Spartas ATAC-01-SCA into the Robotech Southern Cross RPG
Also seen into the serie are the Global Military Police Multi-Purpose Battloid, the Tactical Corps Recon Battloid, the Cosmic Unit Space Battloid and the Civil Defense Corps Heavy Battloid as well as the Civil Defense Corps Light Battloid 'Hope it helps: don't hesitate to ask if you need Robotech Masters mechas names too |
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Randall Miyashiro
 Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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Didn't the series get cancelled? I think I remember seeing designs for the series which never made it to the series, although they might have just been concept designs.
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shadow_guyver
 Posts: 307 Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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Randall, you're probably thinking of Robotech II, the Sentinels, which did get cancelled. There was a movie that was made as a setup for the story, but that's as far as it got.
The Southern Cross that animalia is talking about was modified into the second arc of Robotech. Now, where did my Southern Cross RPG book get off to? |
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Randall Miyashiro
Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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I vaguely recall something in an import artbook/magazine which was not the Sentinels. My goodness, Robotech the Sentinels was really bad from what little I remember of it. There were a few mid 80s mecha series which had designs and variations which never hit the series. Some, like the Layzner MK II actually made it to the opening credits but not the series. Others like the many Gundam MSVs were made into kits but not the series. Yet others are just fun artists doodles which find their way into manga spinoffs and novels. The next time I thumb through all those old magazines, I'll keep my eyes open for Southern Cross info.
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Randall Miyashiro
Posts: 2451 Location: A block away from Golden Gate Park |
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After a month and a half of rewatching the entire series I've come up with a few names. The ATAC-01-SCA Spartas are those tank like vehicles htat Jeanne and friends use . They have a Hover and Gerwolk mode. The goofy ships that transform like the one Marie Angel gets wounded in are called TAS-02-SCF Logan. The newer helicopter fighters that appear mid series are called TASC-02-SCF Auroran. I can't seem to find a name for those lame police mecha that never really do anything but get knocked over.
Upon rewatching the series I've realised that the pacing didn't feel as rushed in the end as I remembered it. I believe that my speculation on more episodes was derived from the fact that the series had a ton of backstory which never made it to the screen. In a recent interview with Hasegawa and Kitazume, they speculate on where the series would have gone if they had more episodes, but I can not find any evidence that more were originally planned. |
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LeoKnight25
 Posts: 319 Location: Puyallup, WA |
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You are right. Southern Cross did get cancelled after only 23 episodes (24 in the U.S. with the creation of the episode Dana's Story) due to (I think) poor ratings. There were some concept designs for the series that didn't make it past the drawing board that were later re-used for the Sentinels but, I'm not sure what. The series was supposed to be Tatsunoko's flagship title after Macross but, just never got anywhere due to poor ratings and probably a bad time slot on TV. It's a shame too. I really enjoyed the series. The storyline was great, the designs were VERY nice as well having a really good soundtrack. I would've liked to see where it had gone, as I remember somewhere reading that it was supposed to be a very epic series. |
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