Destroid
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A Destroid is a type of mecha in the Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series and its loose English-language Robotech adaptation. Unlike the VF-1 Valkyrie and similar fighters, most Destroids are incapable of flight or transformation, and rely on heavy armor and sheer firepower rather than maneuverability. Exceptions include the transformable Octoss and VB-6 König Monster.
The heavy firepower and solid builds of the Destroids were one of the influences of the Battlemech designs of the Battletech tabletop game, and most of the Destroid designs, as well as other mecha, were reused as Battletech 'mechs.
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[edit] Destroid Types
[edit] Spartan
The MBR-07-Mk II Spartan Main Battle Robot was a frontline combat Destroid. Armed with a pair of shoulder-mounted missile racks, a dual-barreled laser turret mounted as the "head", and a TZ-IV multi-purpose gun cluster built into the chest, behind a flip-open panel. The Spartan was the only first-generation Destroid to have actual hands, save for a prototype version of the Monster.
The Spartan is known in some Robotech sources as the Gladiator. The Battletech 'mech based off the Spartan was known as the Archer.
[edit] Tomahawk
The MBR-04-Mk VI Tomahawk Main Battle Robot is a heavy combat Destroid. It is armed with a massive particle-beam cannon on each arm, taking up the entire forearms, machineguns in the head, missile racks on the shoulder, an additional six-shot missile rack over one shoulder, and two TZ-III gun clusters under the missiles. Tomahawks were instrumental in the SDF-1 Macross' Daedalus maneuver.
The Tomahawk is known in some Robotech sources as the Excalibur. The Battletech version was known as the Warhammer.
[edit] Defender
The MBR-04-Mk X Defender Anti-Aircraft Defense Robot is an air-defense Destroid, armed only with a pair of double-barreled autocannons for arms.
The Defender is known in some Robotech sources as the Raidar X. The Defender was known as the Rifleman in Battletech.
[edit] Phalanx
The SDR-04-Mk XII Phalanx Space Defense Robot is a long-range support mecha, armed with a huge pair of drum-shaped missile launchers for arms.
The Phalanx is known in some Robotech sources as the Spartan. The Longbow long-range missile Battlemech is similar to the Spartan.
[edit] Monster
The HWR-00 Monster Heavy Weight Robot is a massive artillery mecha that was more of a walking Land battleship than a traditional mecha. It was armed with four 40cm air-cooled cannons mounted over its back. The arms carried three-barrel missile launchers. Both the cannons and missile launchers were capable of firing nuclear warheads.
The Monster is known in some Robotech sources as the M.A.C. II. The Monster was the only Destroid not made into a Battlemech design, possibly because its mass and armament were simply too large for normal Battlemech design rules.
