


The opening mission takes place during the first episode of the animated series, during the initial attack on Macross City by the Zentraedi ( Macross Saga: " Boobytrap"). Jack Archer, a member of Wolf Squadron, fights alongside of Roy Fokker's Skull Squadron against enemy Fighter Pods in the sky over Macross Island. Jack is then tasked with defending a flight of Sea Sergeant helicopters before being ordered back down to Macross City.Īfter defeating the enemy in the sky, Jack is ordered to "Drive the alien ground forces out of Macross City." Jack must fight through the winding streets of Macross City as squads of Zentraedi Battlepods rampage around him. Once he has cleared zone 209 of the enemy, Jack then moves to zone 214 to aid a small squad of Spartan Destroids against several waves of Battlepods.īursting Point takes place several months after Countdown. When the SDF-1 initiated the Space Fold above Macross Island, Jack was caught at the edge of it and was severely wounded. When the SDF-1 finally returns to Earth, Jack visits in order to attend Roy Fokker's funeral, but before he can leave, he is caught in the attack by the Zentraedi warlord Khyron on the SDF-1 ( Macross Saga: " Bursting Point").įollowing many months in the hospital he was reassigned to Alaska Base. Rejoining his friend Izzy Randal and Wolf Squadron, Jack must dogfight in the sky over Toronto until the Omni-Directional Barrier System protecting the fortress overloads, forcing his Squadron to flee.Īrcher joins in the SDF-1's guard forces until the time comes to withdraw. An enemy ace, Kiyora, starts ripping into Wolf Squadron, so Jack duels her until she retreats.Ĭhapter 2 (Post-First Robotech War onwards)Īfter the Imperial Zentraedi Forces are defeated during the Rain of Death, Archer and his wingmen settle into a new normal during patrols of the outlands from Base-6.
