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Mardook Mobile Fortress (Carrier)

 Mardook Mobile Fortress (Carrier)

Technical Data

Ship Type: mobile fortress fleet base carrier
Government: Mardook
Commission Date: unknown
Number of Class Commissioned: unknown
Complement: unknown
Dimensions: height 150,000 meters (150 kilometers, Macross Chronicle 2E Macross II Mechanic Sheet Mardook 02A, 2014); height 50,000 meters (50 kilometers, Bandai Entertainment Bible 51, April 1993)
Mass: unknown
Power Plant: unknown
Primary Systems: main thrusters, vernier thrusters, gravity control system, fold system cluster
Armament:
  • 3 x Large Guided Focusing Beam Cannons (akin to the main gun of Gol Boddole Zer Mobile Fortress)
  • many (countless numbers) x beam guns
  • 1 x Energy Irradiation Device (heat-energy weapon, deployed by Ingues against the other Mardook forces)
    • Mecha: many x battle pods

    Description and History

    The Mardook Mobile Fortress is the largest mobile carrier for the entire Mardook fleet. This massive fleet carrier has a light colored hull with a somewhat white-pearlescent hue. Like many other Mardook command ships, the Mobile Fortress includes a "Song Shrine" with a large, raised dais and transmission equipment to accommodate an Emulator. Since the Mardook forces lack any non-warfare culture of their own, these Emulators - the most well-known of which was the beautiful Ishtar - would have their singing transmitted amoung friendly forces as a counter measure against enemies transmitting music and culture shock tactics against the emotionally vulnerable Mardook forces. From this giant vessel Lord Emperor Ingues leads all the Mardook forces. Much like the Gol Boddole Zer Mobile Fortress, Lord Emperor Ingues is physically integrated into the Mardook Mobile Fortress. Ingues employs creatures know as the Mecena(t?), technological-organic adjutant creatures who assist Ingues in operating the mobile fortress.

    Production Notes

    Debut: Macross II, Episode 1
    Crew: Emperor Ingues
    Other appearances: none
    Original mechanical designer: Koichi Ohata

    Line Art

  • Emulator Song Shrine with dais
  • Emulator Song Shrine with dais (approaching front)
  • The Mecena(t) and Emperor Ingues (with integration apparatus)
    • Translated information from Entertainment Bible #51, B-Club #79, Mecha Press #7 and Macross Chronicle
    Images From - This Is Animation Special 5: Macross II, B-Club #79 and other macross books
    C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist