Robotech Elders

In the Robotech universe, the Robotech Elders were the governing triumvirate of the Robotech civilization. They are introduced in the first episode of the Masters saga of Robotech and never appear again. From their limited exposure, viewers can derive only a few things:

• They are the superiors of the Robotech Masters.
• They did not travel to Earth with the Masters but intended to join them.
• They do not join them, because the Masters fear making "the same mistakes that the Zentraedi made," i.e. exposing their entire leadership to risk of destruction.

Their ultimate fate is unknown in the scope of the series. The non-canon novels by Jack McKinney depict them as surviving the collapse of Robotech civilization but ultimately undone by the same greed that put them on the path to ruin.