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Originally Posted by ReddyRedWolf
Didn't Rey gave him that VF-19.
More like an experiment for Operation M with a single pilot/singer in a Valkyrie.
Shinsei Industry and General Galaxy got screwed over.
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Yeah, and how Rey just 'handed' it to him remains a MYSTERY in itself. Milia was criticizing Basara's flying skills quite harshly, although I wondered why she didn't ask him anything about the VF-19. To Milia, Basara couldn't fly a glider even if his life depended on it.
But anyway, Macross 7 was silly. I mean, guitar for controls? Project M? Its not like they knew they were fighting an alien army that would respond to sound energy!
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Originally Posted by 4Tran
I read somewhere that they were originally going to use the VF-19, but it just looked too similar to the VF-25 in the action shots, so they went with something else. It makes sense, so it's as good an explanation as I need.
In-universe, we can simply put it down to different fleets deciding to field different variable fighters. We already know that the laws aren't uniform between fleets, so it's not a very big stretch.
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Well, SK basically stated himself he really did not want to put the VF-19 in Macross F because it would compete against the VF-25's status as the 'hero' fighter.
Regarding the in-universe explanation, while different fleet does practice different laws, I believe various categories of VF fighters are available to all the fleets. After all, Macross 7 had just about the same fighter composition as the world of Eden, and they were quite far from each other.
- Tak