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Genesis Climber Mospeada
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機甲創世記モスピーダ
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Genesis Climber Mospeada
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Animanga/Anime| Information
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is an
Anime Science Fiction series. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA stands for Military Operation Soldier Protect Emergency Aviation Dive Auto, one of the transformable motorcycle-armors the series features. The other primary mecha featured in the show is the three-form transformable fighter called the Armo-Fighter AFC-01 Legioss, which is very much similar with the
VF-1 Valkyrie Variable Fighter in ''
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross ''.
The story takes place in the 21st century. Due to the fact that pollution was becoming a major problem scientist had developed the use of hydrogen fuel called "HBT" as an alternative to fossil fuels. At this time humans have colonized Mars in search of new place to call home as a result of overpopulation. In the year 2050, a mysterious alien race called the Inbit invaded the Earth. Unable to fight the Inbits, Earth became desolate with only a few pockets of human beings scattered throughout the planet. Many of the refugees escape aboard a few remaining shuttles to seek shelter on the Moon. The Inbit set up their main base of operations in the Great Lakes area of North America called "Reflex Point".
However, the Mars colony, dubbed the Mars Base, did not forget about the plight of Earth. Troops were sent in to fight the Inbits from the Moon, only to fail miserably. The Inbits did not attack Mars, and showed no interest towards the other planets. Surprisingly the Inbit show no hostility towards humans unless they are directly provoked. The Inbit can also sense the prescence of HBT, and use of the fuel is limited under their supervision (Since HBT is highly present in weapons technology). Overnight the Mars base becomes a gigantic military machine, producing vast amounts of advanced weaponry and trained troops. In 2080, Mars Base sent in the next wave of troops. Although equipped with more technological advanced equipments and transformable mecha, the attempt on recapturing the homeworld was nonetheless a failure.
Three years later, Mars Base launched another attack called the Second Earth Recapture Force. One of the troops happened to be Lieutenant Stick Bernard. The mission proved to be unsuccessful as it did three years ago and Stick's fiancée Marlene was killed. After losing his her, Stick was forced to crash into Earth, landing in South America. At first, he was sorrowful and depressed at the death of his beloved Marlene. After seeing the holographic recording of his dead betrothed, Stick swore an oath of vengeance. In his quest to reach the Reflex Point on North America, the Inbit 'hive', he meets other characters of the show, forming a group of ragtag
Freedom Fighters on a goal to rid the planet of the Inbits.
As the plot unravels, the purpose of the Inbits invasion is revealed. Their sole purpose of coming to the planet was because our homeworld provides them a suitable place to evolve into more complex beings. However, little did the Inbits know that their endeavor actually threatens to cause the extinction of both humans and Inbits. And thus, it is up to Stick and his group, with the help of human-like Inbits (Aisha and Solzie), to convince the supreme ruler of the Inbit, the Refles, to flee from Earth.
- (''' Bin Shimada '''): Twenty-year-old Mars Base lieutenant who is stranded on Earth as the Inbit tear into the defenses of the Second Earth Recapture Force. As a result of the overwhelming force of the Inbit, Stick's fiancée, Marlene, is killed, leaving Stick angry and bitter. Even after he gathers his freedom fighters together, he often allows his hatred and blind fury of the Inbit to distract him from the responsible decision-making his friends know he is capable of.
- (''' Shouyu Ooyama '''): 17-year-old scavenger. He is the historian, optimist, and wisecracker of the group. Originally, Ray was a loner who actually enjoyed teasing the Inbit as they chased him around the territory. But he joins Stick in order to deal a serious blow to the invaders. Extremely resourceful, Ray is a huge fan of Yellow Dancer until he learns that the female singer is actually a man. He also develops deep feelings for Houquet, but she has trouble openly reciprocating them.
- (''' Miyuki Muroi ''') : A spirited 13-year-old who was abandoned by her parents. She tags along with the group in order to find a husband. Often considered an annoyance to the rest of the group, Mint is nonetheless loved by her fellow freedom fighters.
- (''' Mika Doi '''): 16-year-old former biker gang member and girlfriend to gang leader, Romy. She was severely beaten and taken advantage of by a rival gang when they cornered her away from her group. Houquet initially fights for the helpless and refuses an alliance with Stick, but joins the team after realizing that she would be stronger with them than without them. Eventually she comes to respect her companions enough that she offers to sacrifice herself in order to save the others. Only in the end does she completely open her heart and allow her love for Ray to show through.
- (''' Tomomichi Nishimura '''): 32-year-old maintenance mechanic. Jim seems to be the "stupid lunk" of the group, but is revealed to be very intelligent and strategic. Jim was once a member of the Mars Base forces, but deserted after failing to save a friend from the Inbit. He labeled himself a coward, and often sees himself as a liability to Stick's team.
- (''' Mine Matsuki/Hirotaka Suzuoki '''): 22-year-old soldier from the first Earth Recapture Force. Now disguised as a female singer in order to hide, Yellow has made quite a name for him/her-self as an entertainer. But upon meeting Stick and his friends, Yellow decides to help free Earth from the Inbit. His ability to change his persona adds to the team's infiltration tactics.
- (''' Miki Takahashi '''): A female Inbit in humanoid form. She turns on her race out of love for Stick.
- (''' the Earth for her race to take it over. Considers humans to be genetically and socially worthless.
Character Designer: Yoshitaka Amano
(The English-subtitled ''Mospeada'' DVD release by
Harmony Gold and
ADV Films use the inaccurate names “Stig” Bernard, Mint “Rubble,” Houquet “Emrose,” and Jim “Austin” derived from fans on Robotech.com and the ''Robotech Art I'' book.) In ''
Robotech '' Stick Bernard becomes Scott Bernard, Ray becomes Rand, Mint Labule becomes Annie LaBelle, Houquet et Rose becomes Rook Bartley, Jim Warston becomes Lunk and Yellow Belmont is Lancer AKA Yellow Dancer.
01. Prelude to the Offensive
02. The Broken Hearted Girl's March
03. Showdown Concert at High Noon
04. Survival Song Feeling
05. Live Inn Scorched Earth Policy
06. Support Girl Blues
07. Fallen Hero's Ragtime
08. Johnson's Elegy
09. Lost World Fugue
10. Requiem of the Battlefield
11. Lullaby of Distant Hope
12. Sandstorm Playback
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13. Mint's Wedding March
14. Fortress Siege Boogie
15. The Ballad of Breaking Up
16. Trap Reggae
17. White Night Serenade
18. Tachi the Old Soldier's Polka
19. Forte of the Ice River City
20. Birthday Song of the Night Sky
21.Arpeggio of Assassination
22. New York Bebop
23. Black Hair's Partita
24. The Dark Finale
25. Symphony of Light
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Opening: Lonely Soldier Boy
Closing: Blue Rain
Most of its animation (with edited content and revised dialogue) was adapted for ''Robotech: The New Generation,'' the third saga of the ''
Robotech '' series. In ''Robotech'', the Inbit became the “Invid” of the “Third Generation” (also featured in ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'') and the advanced space forces are the returning ''Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF)'' that left before the “Second Generation” of Robotech on Earth. Earth’s Defense Forces were decimated in the previous saga. Unlike the Invid in the adapted ''Robotech,'' the Inbit in ''Mospeada'' had nothing to do with the Robotech Masters (their sworn enemies in ''Robotech'') and they were just looking for a good planet on which to evolve and reach perfection. Likewise, the REF forces under Admiral Hunter’s command that Bernard constantly rattles along were troops from the Mars and Jupiter bases which harassed the Inbit, though they were playing a “leave alone” system with humans on Earth.
The transformable VR series of Armor Cycles became the VR series of Veritech Cyclone motorcycles; transformable Armo-Fighter AFC-01 Legioss became the
Alpha Veritech VF/A-6; the transformable Armo-Bomber AB-01 Tread became the
Beta Veritech VFB-9. Character names were generally altered without major changes in characterization, making ''Mospeada'' the least altered series of the three. Like '' Macross'' and ''
The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross '', ''Genesis Climber Mospeada'' was cut and fitted to be part of the ''Robotech'' continuum by Harmony Gold and Carl Macek.
After the original run of the television series, an '' was specially (mostly due to demands of hardcore Mospeada fans) released in Japan on September 1985. The music video consisted of both old and new footage. The story of ''Love Live Alive'' chronicled the events after the ending of the original ''Mospeada'', featuring Yellow Belmont as the main character. The music video focused on Yellow's concert and also on his flashback of past events.
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