Hello friends!
Another week in the books and to top it all off.....AnniversaryCast Time!
First and foremost.....
IT'S HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIME BABY!!!!!!!!!
Big birthday wishes to a good friend of the show, Joe Lanza-Orellana!!! Hope the day has been filled with nothing but GREAT things with friends and family around you! SALUD!
For this A-Cast we move on to another pair of characters. Star Wars has Han and Chewie...Trek has Kirk and Spock....ok McCoy too!...characters that through their DIFFERENCES, gel very well and in Robotech you have a special chemistry between today's subjects...BREETAI AND EXEDORE!
You have Exedore, the intellect to Breetai's warrior. He seems to settle into the "right hand man" position very well throughout the different Robotech stories. There's no question that his bond with Breetai is one of a solid friendship, right till the very end.
Now, all mushiness aside...I see Exedore as a very "matter of factly" character...saying the logical things that always are not the most popular (especially to Rick Hunter!).
And with his portrayal in the Expanded Universe of the novels he's.....well....SNEAKY.
With this re exploration...there is a rule of thumb to the Zentraedi....DTA...Don't Trust Anybody!...Everybody is out to stab the other in the back....and Exedore can be one pretty calculation instigator!
But that element makes someone like Exedore appealing. I also like that he becomes the trusted adviser to other key figures in the Robotech Universe.
And then we have who for me is the BADASS of Robotech.....Breetai Tul!
He doesn't see a lot of "physical action" in the Macross Saga but when he does.....No Veritech is SAFE!
He's careful in his campaign to recapture the SDF-1. He sees first hand what prolonged exposure to the Micronians does to his fleet and in the end Dolza, his commander sees him as just another infected troop and he joins forces with the RDF for the battle against the Grand Fleet!
Beyond the Original 85, Breetai becomes "BUCKETHEAD" Breetai.....and don't let the appliance fool you.....
See what I mean?......TOTALLY BADASS!
Now Breetai does see more action in the Sentinels campaign and plays a major role in the schisms that develop along the way. He also experiences that mystery that has boggled even the most learned of scientists.......LOVE.
Sadly though, Breetai does meet his demise towards the end. A decision that has never set well with me...but it did make for an IMPACT moment for the Sentinels story! Yet EVEN in death there is a resolution in a roundabout sort of way for "Lord" Breetai in End of the Circle.
Just something about that novel....just seems to want to "end things"....
Two very interesting characters with their own qualities which only add to their "on air chemistry".
And remember, this is just one fan's opinion....your thoughts on them AND any characters in Robotech are always welcome!
And we have a little more than 24 hours for voting on the poll questions on the right and the......
SDF-25 MECHA TOURNAMENT!!!!!!!!!
Now I don't know about an A-Cast tomorrow but definitely a MEGA RESULTS on Sunday for NEW poll questions and the Quarter Final matchups for the tourney!
IT'S ANNIVERSARY TIME BABY!!!!
Seeya this weekend!
REVIVE FOR 25!
JT
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