SDF-2 Megaroad-01
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In the fictional setting of Macross, the SDF-2 Megaroad-01 was to be the second Macross-class Super Dimension Fortress space battleship, but went on to become the first long-distance Megaroad-class colony ship.
Construction began on the lunar surface at Apollo Base in November of 2003. Due to Space War I with the Zentradi in 2009, construction was halted before completion.
After the end of the Space War, construction on the half-completed SDF-2 resumed in June of 2010, this time as a colony vessel. Renamed the SDF-2 Megaroad-01, the ship launched in September of 2012 with the capacity for over 80,000 colonists. Construction on the second and third ships of this new class, Megaroad-02 and Megaroad-03 began in September 2012 to coincide with the launch.
Although it was originally a UN attempt to copy the SDF-1 Macross, the completed SDF-2 Megaroad-01 is vastly different in size and hull design. Also, unlike the SDF-1 Macross, Megaroad-class colony ship lacks the modular transformation.
Command of the Megaroad-01 was given to war hero Misa Hayase Ichijyo. Aboard the fleet were her husband, Hikaru Ichijyo, and the famous idol singer Lynn Minmay.
The Megaroad-01 set out towards the center of the galaxy in 2012. Though it was kept from the public for years, four years after its launch, all contact with the fleet ceased.
In total, at least 13 vessels of this new Megaroad class were built and launched. They were later replaced by the New Macross-class colonization ships.
[edit] Background
The name Megaroad originated in a pre-production name for the first Macross series. This pre-production name was written as a deliberate wordplay on "Megaroad" (a long journey through space) and "Megaload" (a massive cargo in the form of a civilian city). After the first Macross series went into production, an additional wordplay, "Megalord," was considered for the second super dimension fortress before the name SDF-2 Megaroad-01 was finalized.
