Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles - Trailer

[memorylikeasieve]

UserAlan1 -- the being who disovered Protoculture (or, more technically, acted as its 'midwife') was simply Zor. Zor Prime was the name of his clone.

Bladestar7 -- That's nice, but we're talking about Robotech, here, not Macross. We all know what the differences are by now. Pointing them out at this juncture merely makes one sound like a hair-splitting purist.

[drama180]

robotech the shit homies

[gstrolover]

Sad to see Battlestar Galactica come to an end..but F@#$%n excited that Robotech is coming to life. Damn, after the new Star Trek film that's coming (I'm a Star Wars junkie), I feel the same excitment like when I was a kid in my country running after school to watch the lates episode of THE Robotech saga

[SuperManga64]

nerds

look down:

Not Really! lol

[HEAVYRIFF9999]

Can somebody tell me whatta hell is PROTOCULTURE?? everything on this anime is about it, everybody want it...

I know is a kind of energy , but,in the first

saga SDF macross they said protoculture is in this vessel, then the protoculture is in the earth on aces high, later on, on shadow the commander hunter has the protoculture on SDF3 vessel, so, WTF.. can anyone tell me what's

everybody dies just to get this s..t.

is less expense that gas or what..

pd. I'm a robotech fan in the shadow thx.

[Ryooken]

What protoculture is a mega powerful source of energy that allows the folding of space and it runs everything. It would be what present day oil is to us. The Invid feed off of it and use it to fuel their evolutionary experiments. So that's what protoculture is. A mutagenic energy source that can change the very essence of life itself.

[SuaveGemini]

Protoculture is an energy form cause by restraining the flower of life from fertilizing and is thus an infinately renewable resource. Problem is it only blooms in select places and earth happens to be one of them. That is what the Invids beef is. Thr Robotech Masters stole their flower of life and devastated their homeworld and know earth is the only known source of the plant now.

[UserAlan1]

To Haeavyriff9999... Well from what I remember in the Robotech universe, Protoculture is a form of pseudo-mystical energy. It is based on life or living energy. It is like a form of biological fission or fusion, well I'm not exactly sure on which. Protoculture is based around a seed and plant found only on the home world of the Invid, but is difficult to grow on other planets. Unfortunately it grows quite well on earth.

[UserAlan1]

This seed is harvested and through harnessing it's biological properties in a protoculture matrix one can harness the process of life itself. This process I can only assume makes a vaguely undefined energy field that connects atomic matter perhaps simulating the process of life itself. Like a blue tooth but for molecules. That is not cannon, but it's all that I can assume would be the explanation after all these years.

[UserAlan1]

Anyways back to cannon, this process was discovered by Zor Prime, of the race that would become the Robotech Master's, and was used to make the Zentradi. And yes, it does produce exponentially more energy that atomic manipulation of inorganic matter. This is why protoculture energy can be used to so easily manipulate living organisms, because in it's core root is tied to the same process.

[UserAlan1]

It can also be used to give none organic materials a seeming quality of life, as well making an undefined connection between "man and machine". The SDF-1 had the last source of healthy or pure seeds and matrix in it. The SDF-1, Zor's last and greatest achievement, was sent away by him at the time of his death so the master's and Zentraedi could no longer abuse it. That is why everyone in the galaxy wanted the SDF-1.

[UserAlan1]

Without it their entire Empire and way of life would collapse. Their cloning and master of biological forms would end, and they once again would truly face death.

[135678987]

actually Protoculture is a Race of Beings that exist before Humanity and the Zentradi.The editors of robotech changed it to follow Southern Cross' storyline. However in Southern Cross it wasn't Protoculture.Becasuse of finagling done by harmony gold I really don't know what the flowers really are. but as I stated protoculture is the moniker given to the race of beings who predated Humanity and the Zentradi.

[Nidsnidsnids]

out of all the animes i have seen Robotech is #1 in my books. I hope another Robotech series comes out, no more of that cruddy Gundam stuff.

[CalgarSkull]

I use to love this show

[Dethfollowsdethklok]

No matter what comes out, no matter who plays what, I still believe that the original Robotech Macross Saga will forever be the best saga of them all. Masters was a complete waste of time, and New Generation was good, but it wasn't the reason I fell in love with Robotech.

[chris3325]

Agreed.

[Rigggs]

I agree with both of you .......lol.

[lancerCNCS1]

I agree with you that Macross was the best chapter of the entire series, but I disagree that Masters was the worst.

Masters is unfairly underrated.

[Renzo153]

The ghaphics and Sound Effects looks like Macross Frontier.

But Harmony Gold win this battle of graphics.

[travians1overlord]

obviously you guys know nothing about robotech at all. I have read all the books and seen/own all 3 sagas.

please feel free to ask me anything robotech related.

[Rigggs]

dont be such a nerd.

[kinmanyuen]

Uhm... is the storyline similar to mospeada ?

[hybrido04]

@Desy696 you can find all the spoiler on wikipedia, there is all the chronology

[Desy696]

Please help! I have watched the three series, but that's as far as it goes. I don't understand what happened after the last episode. What ever happened to Rick Hunter's expedition. What happened in between the Matcross saga and the Robotech Masters? Did this movie all ready come out? Please help!

[jetstorm747]

I saw the movie! It was awesome!

[slickshoesken]

voice of mark hamill??

mark hamill was luke skywalker from starwars episode 4-6

toby maguire and mark hamill must have been robotech fans themselves. especially toby maguire who wants to make a real life movie and also wants to play the part of the big hero rick hunter

[Kendodude]

Mark Hamill has also been a pretty active Voice Actor for awhile now.

[kyletonarella]

he played the joker on batman tas-justice league as well

[Neofcon]

Toby would kill as Rick.

[gstrolover]

I second you on that..He will capture that same thing as he did with Peter

[pionner30]

Para Cuando una pelicula de Robotech, No Cartoon (Dibujo), como la que hicieron con Transformer, la tendria que hacer el mismo directo de Transformer

[WookieeMonster]

Okay, I watched all 3 series and read all the Sentinels books.

When exactly does this take place?

[jeangreyfan]

Read wikipedia.

[BritCommando12]

Wikipedia is wrong.... ALWAYS...

[jake7832]

It takes place directly after the final episode of Robotech: New Generation (85, I think?)

[StarTrekmanrulz]

when the REF returns after defeating the robotech masters and return to earth

[krakerman1]

the movie will be made for tobey maguire company

¬¬ guess who will be Rick hunter ¬¬

[bf2142mx]

I already watched this movie by rapidshare and looks great. Also appears Rick Hunter (very old) for a short time.

Hopefully they will make newer series.

[daggerrun]

They will, from what's know there at least 2 Robotechs in the can but are TBA. One continuing after the shadow chronicals and another based of the Macross saga which takes place during the 2 years period after "Force Of Arms!" Both are going to be made by Tatsunoko studios and Harmony Gold and both which are going to be marked as Robotech world wide(Isn't that amazing!) both of them are still in their primordial stages and if all goes well we will some new Robotech somewhere in the year 2010/11.

[SAT9terminus]

When will they do a live movie of this?

[Riku006]

I agree. This would b a perfect live action movie.

[jrock714]

Toby McGuire of Spiderman fame, already bought the rights to do the film. It's coming.

[TWheels94]

looks badass...but I can do without the computer animation. Please let the live action robotech come to life.

[imsiriustube]

Saw the movie. It was pretty freakin' awesome. However, I highly recommend super Robotech fans read the novel "End of the Circle" for the full deal on what happens at the end of Robotech.

[Lumadil]

The end of the circle has been negated by the shadow chronicles, its not how Robotech will end. While TSC shares a few things in common with EOTC, TSC is its own story, taking a new path.

[jeangreyfan]

According to wikipedia, there will be another movie after this one entitled Robotech: Shadow Rising to be released in 2009 and there is also a live Robotech movie planned.

[nerdycub]

Well staying with the plot of the stuff the only evil race left is the Haydonites.

[Ienjoyinlife]

nice video :) ....but original is still the bes ;)

[rickshaw335]

You Americans are lucky, Japan had a quite crap sequel involving a rock band

[entraotemato]

And Kaduns xD

[hazeliscious]

lol... macross 7 was alright... despite the rock band...

[CapricorniusX]

ehhh Rick Hunter again :), i hope he returns with his VAritech Skull in better and modern version :)

[Lumadil]

Sadly you'll probably never see Rick fly a veritech in combat in the future movies, unless they do it just to appease some fans.

[TeknoMaX]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHA­AAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I´ve been waiting for this for 14 years!!!!

Holy sh!t!

men do not cry - men do not cry - men do not cry - men do not cry - men do not cry - men do not cry...

^^

Robotech is one of those series that just hit me when i was a kid... even my mother remembers it!

[DangerousD6969]

not bad after 20 years since it ended it's run in the US

[marcos7503]

espectacular

[DiegoDCvids]

Great!!

[VirtualInsanity]

Love this movie.

[carkastoken]

The movie ROCKS!

[Hekynn]

OMFG Mark Hamil is in it! Woooot! That will make it even more money for the comp :)

[eiviten]

Totally agree my friend, robotech and star wars rocks!

[jeangreyfan]

1. star wars/robotech/gundam

2. stargate/star trek/battlestar galactica/dune

[ssgtakeo]

Can't wait.

[NightingaleSong]

Ah, this sneak peak actually looks a lot more promising than I had been expecting! Great stuff, might be the most enjoyable outing (though likely equally imperfect as a sequel) since Revenge of the Sith..