After a mysterious spaceship crashes into Earth, humanity realizes that they are not alone. Fearing a potential threat from space, the world pushes aside their nationalism, conflicting interests, and culturaI differences, unifying under the banner of the United Nations. The newIy formed UN forces decide to repurpose the aIien spacecraft, naming it SDF-1 Macross. UnfortunateIy, on the day of its maiden voyage, a fleet of spaceships belonging to a race of aliens known as the Zentradi descend upon Earth, and the SDF-1 Macross, acting of its own accord, shoots down the incoming squadron, sparking an intergalactic war. |