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Old 2013-01-25, 21:05   Link #24
Xellos-_^
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
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Originally Posted by Kudryavka View Post
No, in Macross he's Japanese. In Robotech his race is not clear, but his name sounds European or American (which doesnt define what race he is).

And as we all know, Harmony Gold doesnt give two flying hoots about the real Macross. Theyve taken so many steps to make sure the real Macross cant come to America, not even the new ones like Frontier.
i really can't figure out how HG manage to keep the rights to Macross for so long.

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Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor View Post
Yeah. IIRC Hikaru's name in Robotech is Rick Hunter. That sounds like American to me.
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Originally Posted by sweet-d View Post
So he could really be any race or ethnicity in a live action movie. Philipp Rosler is a good example os this. It doesn't really matter if this movie does get made it will probably suck.
Rick is American

the Robotech novels expended on the cast's background which confirms it.
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