Hot damn this is late in replying, you've probably seen the entire series by now? No less, I'll fill ya' in.
The New Generation is quite a compelling saga and is definitely powerful enough to serve as the final chapter to the Robotech series; basically, it follows up directly from the end of the Robotech Masters arc. The Invid arrive on Earth one year after Zor's sacrifice, wiping out the United Earth, Southern Cross, and bits of REF armies still lingering from the Second Robotech War; Louie Nichols, Dana Sterling, Jonathan Wolfe from Sentinels, and a handful of old geezers are the only known survivors. This is in 2031, while by 2038, the REF sends its first offensive against the Invid, soldiers Lancer Belmont and Lunk Austin included whom survive the defense onslaught. In 2042, the REF finally sends a second offensive to attack the prime Invid Hive in a location called Reflex Point, the landmark which has replaced what used to be remains of New Macross City, 'the three Mounds' (this is shown in Shadow Chronicles). The sole survivor of this once-again-disastrous move is Lieutenant-Commander Scott Bernard, whom is stranded on Earth with no means of contacting his REF superiors, Admiral Rick Hunter included.
And all that is in the very first episode of this saga! Overall, New Generation is pretty much a unique chapter in the grand scheme of Robotech; unlike The Masters, it doesn't spinoff an established character (Dana in the prior case), rather putting its focus on an entirely new cast of potential heroes. For what it's worth, Rick Hunter is strongly emphasized as a prominent offscreen character, having been promoted to Admiral by 2042 and getting many references. Aside from that, it's all about this new band of 'rag-tag' freedom fighters led by Scott, striving to survive in this alien-dominated Earth and if at all possible, find a way to defeat the Invid Regess and her legions of followers. What adds to the uniqueness of this saga is that it's almost entirely set on Earth; aside from the first and last couple episodes, there's no action in space, an interesting contrast to the prior two sagas.
As for Shadow Chronicles, yes, Rick Hunter does return for a couple cameo instances (which, sadly, add up to no more than a couple minutes). The first act of the movie (34 minutes to be precise), in addition to finding out what happened to Admiral Hunter, is about the final battle with the Invid from the perspectives of the Robotech Expeditionary Force. This is set concurrently with the last two episodes of the series, "Dark Finale" & "Symphony Of Light". From there on, an all new chapter unfolds with a far more menacing enemy, "inorganic" beings called the Haydonites. I don't wanna give too much more away, heck you've probably seen all of this by now anyway.
Any Buffyverse comic that's post-"Not Fade Away" is non-canon, my PoV says.
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wallacesawyer
15 years ago
Yes, I've seen NEW GENERATION. I like it better than THE MASTERS saga. SHADOW CHRONICLES was a really good follow-up.
I've even seen the underrated ROBOTECH: THE MOVIE (needs a DVD release), and ROBOTECH II: THE SENTINELS.
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