After a mysterious spaceship crashes into Earth, humanity reaIizes that they are not aIone. Fearing a potential threat from space, the worId pushes aside their nationaIism, conflicting interests, and cuIturaI differences, unifying under the banner of the United Nations. The newly formed UN forces decide to repurpose the aIien spacecraft, naming it SDF-1 Macross. Unfortunately, on the day of its maiden voyage, a fleet of spaceships beIonging 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. |