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Macross Frontier - General Character Discussion
The purpose of this thread is to provide a place to discuss things related to all the Macross Frontier characters who are not fortunate enough to have a thread of their own. Go ahead and talk about the wonderfulness of Nanase, or how awesome Ozma is, or Klein Klan's antics.
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2008-05-06, 11:58 | Link #4 |
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Gee, thanks ever so much. I'm not from the Macross old-school camp. I watched one of the older ones but can't remember which is it (the one with the main character who's into shooting footages with his camera--was that even a Macross?? Or am I mixing it up with Patlabor cos I was watching that at around the same time?) and can't really remember much of it either. And even then, I think I came in somewhere in between in terms of storyline and timeline.
Then came Macross Zero. I had no idea what the background was though I knew there was a very rich one (based on all the terms I could only half make-sense of). I was just happy (and probably too busy) staring at the beautifully animated flight sequences and those pretty, pretty jets (and not to mention the overall HQ art and animation). It took Frontier to finally shove it into my face enough to make me sit up and learn. -.-;; I had thought Michel being part-Zentradi might've been the case so I tried to catch glimpses of Ranka's ears but they're never revealed (at least as far as I know). I was already half wondering if the pointy-eared thing was really one. I couldn't find anything concrete to unrefutably support that suspicion of mine. Until now. So yeah, I suppose I really did mean that thanks. Last edited by vspirit; 2008-05-06 at 12:22. |
2008-05-06, 12:15 | Link #5 |
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You're welcome. Oh Ranka is quarter Zentradi.
Now that I've seen Macross 7 again I found that Captain Klein Klan's problem with micronization may not be that unique. Vividas was pure blooded Meltrandi that was cultured and micloned. But even by human standards she's a giant woman when micloned. In Klein Klan's case micronization affects her age. If Klein Klan is a cultured Meltrandi, meaning she is a clone, her lolification may have something to do with her telomeres. Telomeres are responsible for aging and cell regeneration. Telomeres mechanism usually limits cells to a fixed number of divisions. Meaning Klein Klan is the runt of her batch. Poor girl. |
2008-05-06, 23:33 | Link #7 |
Catholic = Cat addiction?
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Speaking of characters, I just made a belated discovery that the voice for Luca, Jun Fukuyama, is also the voice actor for Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass...
Mr. Fukuyama is, urm, freakishly good, like Naomi Shindo. - Tak |
2008-05-07, 06:45 | Link #8 | |
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you should give Macross Plus and Macross TV series a spin. you can watch it on youtube.
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2008-05-07, 06:48 | Link #9 | |
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TBQH, Luca is more his norm. He even talks more or less like that in real life. Lelouch was a bit of a deviation for him. He said as much in interviews. He was pretty boggled when the director asked him to go as low as he could (OK, 'boggled' was an understatement. He went into full-panicked mode since it was out of the realm of what he normally does before getting told to just do it, being a pro and all). I've heard him in quite a bit of things pre-CG, and even without pre-knowledge, I've never had a problem with telling when a character is voiced by him. I couldn't tell it was him when I first started watching CG. I suppose at the end of the day, it's all good since it's opened up new pathways for him, career-wise. He has quite a wide range of tenor voices but as far as low voices go, Lelouch!voice is his one and only. So far, anyway. Or Veoh. I guess I'll do that. ^_^ Thanks. Last edited by vspirit; 2008-05-07 at 07:00. |
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2008-05-07, 07:13 | Link #10 | |
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I guess I found out while I was playing Valkyria of the Battlefield, and heard his voice. I thought I heard Lulu, so I went and checked him up, and HOLY CRAP, he was credited with the role of Luca. I was just as surprised when I found out Naomi Shindo was credited with a certain 'infamous' character with a very feminine Kyoto accent, who, as we know, usually play a more tomboyish role. - Tak |
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2008-05-09, 13:20 | Link #14 |
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Well we know that he was around the destruction of the 117th Research fleet 11 years ago.
Ranka was orphaned and he took her in. Along the line Ranka begged him to stop piloting. Even if she has amnesia instinctlively she knew he'll get killed out there if kept piloting Valkyries. |
2008-05-09, 19:01 | Link #16 |
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While there's nothing clear cut, the way Ranka talked about how Ozma was safe now that he had a desk job implied that he had a pilot job in her memory. Since she thought that he was safe because he was now with SMS, that'd mean that his being a pilot within her recollection was while he was in the NUNS.
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2008-05-13, 02:48 | Link #17 |
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Actually I wouldn't be surprised if Cathy entered Miss Macross because of the break up with Ozma, you know as an attempt to restore her confidence which would've taken a hit in the break up. Since it really doesn't seem like the sort of thing she would do usually.. but it was 4 years ago... anyway I'm looking forward to whatever episode they explain their history together...
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2008-05-18, 22:57 | Link #20 |
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The possibility of him getting back together with Cathy imo gives him a much higher chance of survival in Frontier. If it wasn't for the Cathy/Ozma/Leon secondary triangle I would have expected Ozma to bite it around 12-16 and would've had Alto inheriting Strike 1similar to Hikaru/Roy.
Of course they could hook them back up and he could still die which is a good chance of happening if one of the main 3 don't also bite it. I've always felt Ranka was a chance of dying due to how she's connected to the Varja and all but a translated line from a promo increases the chances if it isn't said soon. |
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