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:''This article is about the character from [[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]. See ''[[List of Robotech characters#Roy Fokker|Roy Fokker]]'' for the derived character in ''[[Robotech]]''. |
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| name = Roy Focker<ref name="Character"/> |
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| series = [[Macross]] |
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| image = [[Image:Roy Macross DYRL.jpg|center|180px]] |
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| caption = Roy Focker in ''[[Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]'' |
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| first = Macross Zero OVA Episode 1 |
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| voiced by = [[Akira Kamiya]]/[[Brett Weaver]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Roy Focker'''|ロイ・フォッカー|Roi Fokkā}} is a [[fictional character]] from the [[Japan]]ese [[anime]] [[science fiction]] series ''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]]'' (which was loosely adapted as the first story arc of [[Robotech]]) and the [[prequel]] [[OVA]] ''[[Macross Zero]]''. He is voiced by veteran ''[[seiyuu]]'' [[Akira Kamiya]] in the original Japanese TV anime series and by [[Brett Weaver]] in the 2006 [[ADV Films]] English dub.<ref name="Cast">The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Cast. Page 254. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983, October 10.</ref><ref name="AnimEigo_Voice">{{cite web | title=Voice Actors | url=http://www.animeigo.com/Liner/MACROSS.t#6 | work=The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes | publisher=[[AnimEigo]] | date=2001-12-21 | accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref><ref name="Dub">[http://www25.advfilms.com/titles/macross/ ADV Films Official ''Macross'' English Dub Page.][http://www25.advfilms.com/titles/macross/cast_txt.html English/Japanese Cast Information. 04-09-09]</ref> |
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==Fictional Character Biography== |
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[[Image:Roy Focker Mac0.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Roy in ''Macross Zero''.]] |
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Roy Focker is an [[People of the United States|American]] who was born and lived in the United States in the late 20th century. During his college school days he had interest in prehistorical civilizations and archeology studies, and was in a relationship with his senior Aries Turner.<ref name="Roy_Mac0"/> However, after being left by her, Roy dropped his studies and became a stunt pilot in the air circus lead by [[Hikaru Ichijyo]]'s father.<ref name="Roy_Mac0"/><ref name="AnimEigo_Char">{{cite web | title=Character Notes | url=http://www.animeigo.com/Liner/MACROSS.t#5 | work=The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes | publisher=[[AnimEigo]] | date=2001-12-21 | accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> Some time later he decided to join the [[U.N. Spacy]] after most of his friends died in the U.N. Wars.<ref name="Roy_Mac0"/> His flight instructor during this time was [[D.D. Ivanov]]. |
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During the war Roy became a talented and strong-willed fighter pilot, known for his love of women and alcohol.<ref name="Roy_Mac0">{{cite web | title=Roy Focker | url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/macrosszero/c_focker.html | work=Bandai Visual's Official Macross Zero Page: Character Section | publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] | date=2002 | accessdate=2009-07-03}}</ref> Focker was selected later as one of the first test pilots for the development of the [[variable fighter]]s by the U.N. Forces. In 2008 he is deployed as a squadron commader with the Skull Team aboard the stealth carrier CVN-99 ''Asuka II'' on a secret mission in the South Pacific and flies the [[VF-0 Phoenix]] in battle against the [[SV-51]]s of the Anti-U.N. Forces. The work done on the VF-0 helps the coinciding development of the [[VF-1 Valkyrie]]. |
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Despite his long absence during the U.N. Wars and the death of Hikaru's father, Hikaru still remained a close friend to Roy and considered him his sempai (upperclassman/big brother figure).<ref name="AnimEigo_Char"/> After the end of the U.N. Wars, Focker involved himself in the VF-X development project flying both the VF-X and the VF-X-1 (non-transformable and transformable flight test prototypes of the VF-1 Valkyrie), and his flight experience earned him the command of the VF-1 Skull Squadron aboard the super-large-scale semi-submersible attack aircraft carrier CVS-101 ''Prometheus''.<ref name="AnimEigo_Char"/> |
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During [[Space War I]] Roy Focker is still a smoking, drinking womanizer who constantly defies death and, when not on another desperate mission, enjoys life and its pleasures to the fullest. He has a relationship with [[Claudia LaSalle]], an officer stationed on the [[SDF-1 Macross]] bridge.<ref name="Character">Character of Macross: Roy Focker. Page 122. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, Japan. Y2800. 1983, October 10.</ref><ref name="macross.anime.net">[http://macross.anime.net//production/software/index.html Sony PlayStation 2 Compatible DVD-ROM Video Game. ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''. Instruction Booklet. SLPM-65405. Sega-AM2/Bandai. Japan. Y6800. 2003, October 23]</ref> |
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[[Image:Roy Fokker 4 large.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Roy and Claudia LaSalle in ''Macross''.]] |
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Roy dies in episode 18 ("Pineapple Salad"), from wounds sustained while defending ''Macross'' from [[Milia Fallyna]]'s force of [[Meltlandi|Queadluun-Rau battle suits]].<ref name="macross.anime.net"/> Instead of going to the hospital to treat his wounds, he chooses to play the guitar while waiting for [[Claudia LaSalle]] to finish her pineapple salad; while she's cooking for him, he collapses from a sudden internal bleeding and passes away few minutes later.<ref>The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Visual Story: "Pine Salad". Pages 34 and 35. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Minori Library, 1983 October 10. Y2800.</ref> To Hikaru's chagrin given his then shaken self-confidence in his flying skill in war, he is promoted as the new leader of Roy's squadron, using his mecha as well. |
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In ''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?]]'' 1984 [[Film adaptation#Television adaptation|film adaptation]] of the original TV series, the character Roy Focker dies aboard an alien [[Zentradi]] ship while fighting [[Quamzin Kravshera]]. In the movie Roy sacrifices himself to let both Hikaru Ichijyo and [[Misa Hayase]] escape.<ref name="macross.anime.net"/> |
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==Additional Notes on the Character== |
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Roy Focker was named in honor of the [[Fokker]] aircraft company, and its founder [[Anthony Fokker]] who built the [[Fokker E.I]], the [[Fokker Dr.I]] and [[Fokker D.VII]] fighter aircraft during World War I.<ref name="AnimEigo_Fokker">{{cite web | title=Character Notes | url=http://www.animeigo.com/Liner/MACROSS.t#5 | work=The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Liner Notes | publisher=AnimEigo | date=2001-12-21 | accessdate=2009-04-21 | quote= The creators based Roy's family name on the famous European airplane manufacturer.}}</ref> In flashback sequences, Roy flies a reproduction Fokker D.VII, and gives Hikaru a model of one as a "get well" gift. Furthermore, although several possible scenarios regarding his death abound, the [[Red Baron]] (for which the Fokker Dr.I was most famous) was possibly shot down in combat by a Canadian pilot called [[Roy Brown]], the origin of Roy Focker's first name. |
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The colors on Roy's VF-1S Valkyrie are similar to those of the [[VF-84 Jolly Rogers]] unit that flew the [[F-14 Tomcat]], a plane that inspired the basic design of the VF-1 Valkyrie. |
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==Video games== |
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*In any rendition of the famous RPG crossover of [[Super Robot Wars]] involving Macross, Roy Focker constituted a major character in the overall story, and did not die as per the scenario of Macross. In these games, Focker was fighting alongside many other robot anime icons, especially those voiced by his seiyu Akira Kamiya (e.g. Ryoma Nagare of Getter Robo, Akira Hibiki of Reideen, Kazuya Ryuzaki of Daimos, and Sanshiro Tsuwabuki of Gaiking). |
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==Legacy== |
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In the sequel series ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', the leader of the ''Frontier'' fleet's S.M.S. Skull Squadron is Ozma Lee. Like Roy, he shows elements of the same personality and becomes a mentor figure to series protagonist, Alto. In addition, food involving pineapples (in this case, pineapple cake) appears to have nearly lethal effects - Ozma is badly wounded on the day he promised to prepare pineapple cake for Ranka with Cathy's recipe, and the evidence of his injury produces a similar shock with SMS groundcrew as that produced after Roy Focker's final flight. Breaking the [[fourth wall]], Michel notes that if Ozma ''had'' died, it would have been "The most moving scene ever!". |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://macross.anime.net/wiki/Roy_Focker Roy Focker] (entry in the Macross Wiki) |
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