History Trivia / Robotech

* ScienceMarchesOn: As is the fate of all depictions of dinosaurs until until recently, there is not a feather to be seen on any of the cloned dinosaurs in the Invid Genesis Pit.

** In 2021, Big West effectively licensed ''Robotech'' '''''off''''' Harmony Gold, purchasing the Japanese IP rights for Robotech in exchange for a shared licensing deal, where Harmony Gold has defacto rights to the original Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross and all related licenses outside Japan.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://robotech.wikia.com/wiki/Robotech_Saga_Wiki Robotech Saga Wiki]] does what it says on the tin.

* ApprovalOfGod: Many people that worked on ''Southern Cross'' praised the altered characterization of the characters and the more professional battle chatter.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Michael Bradley said that if he knew in advance that Yellow Dancer was suppose to be Lancer disguising himself as a woman to avoid being killed/apprehended by Invid forces and their collaborators, he would tried to use a feminine voice or at least, pretend to dress up with female clothes while recording the music in the booth.

* NamesTheSame:
** The REF commander who sent Captain Carpenter to Earth was named General Reinhardt. We later see this character at the end of the series as he leads the REF in their last attempt to free Earth from the Invid. Oddly enough this is not a case of DubNameChange. In ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross'', the military commander on Liberty that Captain Lombard answered to, and the commander of the Third Earth Recapture Mission in ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada'' are both called General Reinhardt. By a freaky coincidence, they happened to have the same name.
** Rick Hunter also shares his same name with [[VideoGame/{{Postal}} the voice actor for The Postal Dude]].
** And with the protagonist of the action series ''Series/{{Hunter}}'' that was airing contemporaneously with ''Robotech''.

** [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js This interview]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased with ''Robotech'', calling it a "pirated version" of ''Macross'' due to Harmony Gold ''not even asking for his permission'' regarding its usage, effectively making it ''plagiarism''. On the other hand, he at least appreciates the fact that it helped [[ColbertBump exposed his work]] to the West.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The plot of the ''Robotech" The Movie'' was once going to be vastly different, but had to be changed drastically once the creators of ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' realized this movie could somehow interfere with their profits from ''Anime/MacrossDoYouRememberLove''. Somehow.

** Also the sequel to ''The Shadow Chronicles'' entitled "Shadow Rising" is still in development hell.

* DisownedAdaptation: [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js This interview]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased with ''Robotech'', calling it a "pirated version" of ''Macross'' due to Harmony Gold ''not even asking for his permission'' regarding its usage, effectively making it ''plagiarism''. On the other hand, he at least appreciates the fact that it helped [[ColbertBump exposed his work]] to the West.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The plot of the ''Robotech Movie'' was once going to be vastly different, but had to be changed drastically once the creators of ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' realized this movie could somehow interfere with their profits from ''Anime/MacrossDoYouRememberLove''. Somehow.

* DisownedAdaptation: [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js This interview]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased with ''Robotech'', calling it a "pirated version" of ''Macross'' due to Harmony Gold ''not even asking for his permission'' regarding its usage, effectively making it ''plagiarism''. On the other hand, he at least appreciates the fact that it helped [[ColbertBump exposed his work]] to the West, even if it came at the cost of [[NoExportForYou trapping the Macross franchise in Japan]].

* DisownedAdaptation: [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js This interview]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased with ''Robotech'', calling it a "pirated version" of ''Macross'' due to Harmony Gold ''not even asking for his permission'' regarding its usage. On the other hand, he at least appreciates the fact that it helped exposed his work to the West, even if it came at the cost of [[NoExportForYou trapping the ''Macross'' franchise in Japan]].

* DevelopmentHell: The Hollywood adaptation of ''Robotech'' is one of the longest film development projects ever to be stuck in the 7th circle of development hell. Many screenwriters, directors, and leading actors have been rumored to be connected to the project -- but no live action films have been released. Currently, Sony has the rights and are moving forward with a film franchise with James Wan directing the first film.

* DisownedAdaptation: [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js This interview]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased with ''Robotech'', calling it a "pirated version" of ''Macross''. On the other hand, he at least appreciates the fact that it helped exposed his work to the west.

** The movie was pulled because it was successful with adults but not with children, the demographic which Cannon considered the film's main audience.

* DisownedAdaptation: [[https://fullfrontal.moe/kawamori-40-interview/?fbclid=IwAR3tcPbBw3YCp0TXm_SMBcC4B03xbO6tj-DQA8Ex-Vz4zZjVN0ytvS2t-js An interview on the "Shoji Kawamori Expo" event]] reveals that Creator/ShojiKawamori isn't pleased that ''Macross'' is "pirated" by Harmony Gold without his approval. On the other hand, he believes that ''Robotech'' is the only way to allow the West to see the original franchise.

* HeAlsoDid: ''The Sentinels''' storyboard artists were Kent Butterworth and Kevin Alteri, better known (respectively) for their work on ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. Similarly, Paul S. Power, who also boarded the alternate ending for the movie, did storyboards for such films as ''{{Film/Predator}}'', ''Film/StElmosFire'' and ''Film/SpaceJam''.

** After being bombarded with a ton of fan mail asking what happened to Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes and all the other surviving ''Macross Saga'' characters Carl Macek and Harmony Gold decided to make their own new ''Robotech'' series, ''Robotech: The Sentinels'', a kind of half prequel series that would have taken place in between the end of ''Macross Saga'' and the start of ''The Masters'' and shown the adventures of Rick and the old cast against a new cast (which included Vince Grant, a new character created to be the brother of Claudia Grant and father of Bowie Grant) as they ventured out into space and, presumably, would have eventually chronicled their return home. Sadly, the animation company in Japan that Harmony-Gold hired went bankrupt due to economic problems, forcing them to scrap the series after only finishing three episodes. These episodes were then turned into a direct to video feature, with the intended adventures of the series then becoming the basis for a series of expanded universe comic books and novels. For what it's worth ''The Sentinels'' video feature as it is does fill in some of the gaps when watched in its intended chronological order between ''Macross Saga'' and ''Masters'', and as an extra bonus it gives the shippers the chance to see the wedding or Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes.

** Beyond that, the original plans for ''Robotech: The Movie'' (and the first cut) had it as a relatively straight adaptation of ''Megazone 23'', with the story set on Earth during the ''Macross'' era. Early plans for ''Sentinels'' featured Eve along with the hero (Mark Harris), heroine (Becky Franklin), and villain (B.D. Edwards) from the movie[[note]]In other words, Shogo, Yui, and B.D. from ''Megazone 23''[[/note]] as major characters. When ExecutiveMeddling forced Harmony Gold to revise the script to include ''Southern Cross'' footage as filler, ''Sentinels'' had to be revised to match, resulting in multiple {{Decomposite Character}}s. The hero and heroine roles in ''Sentinels'' evolved into Jack Baker and Karen Penn, the "Eve II" RobotGirl became Janice Em, and '''T.R.''' Edwards emerged after filing off the serial numbers (and the backstory with Roy Fokker) from the newly renamed B.D. '''Andrews'''. Mark and Becky from the movie also received new last names in the revised script.

*** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': Captain Doza also strongly resembles Captain Gloval.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: After being bombarded with a ton of fan mail asking what happened to Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes and all the other surviving ''Macross Saga'' characters Carl Macek and Harmony-Gold decided to make their own new ''Robotech'' series, ''Robotech: The Sentinels'', a kind of half prequel series that would have taken place in between the end of ''Macross Saga'' and the start of ''The Masters'' and shown the adventures of Rick and the old cast against a new cast (which included Vince Grant, a new character created to be the brother of Claudia Grant and father of Bowie Grant) as they ventured out into space and, presumably, would have eventually chronicled their return home. Sadly, the animation company in Japan that Harmony-Gold hired went bankrupt due to economic problems, forcing them to scrap the series after only finishing three episodes. These episodes were then turned into a direct to video feature, with the intended adventures of the series then becoming the basis for a series of expanded universe comic books and novels. For what it's worth ''The Sentinels'' video feature as it is does fill in some of the gaps when watched in its intended chronological order between ''Macross Saga'' and ''Masters'', and as an extra bonus it gives the shippers the chance to see the wedding or Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes.

*** In "Fire Across the Galaxy", the engine room that the Inquisitor and Kanan duel in was inspired by ''Robotect'' (though AllThereInTheManual specifically cites ''Macross''). Especially the three background pillars, which look like the ill-fated anti-grav engines that ripped out of the Macross early in the show's run.

** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': Captain Doza also strongly resembles Captain Gloval.