Episode Guide
The Macross Saga
Episode 16: Battle Cry
The announcement of the governing
council’s decision not to allow the residents of Macross City to return to
Earth is met with a rage-induced riot on board the SDF-1. The civilians resent
their subordinate position. A strong anti-military feeling prevails – with
Lynn Kyle as an able spokesman. He had been a member of the peace movement on
Earth. Charisma seems to run in the family; Kyle creates as much of a stir as
his cousin, Minmei.
Acting against Azonia’s orders, Khyron leads an attack on the battlefortress.
It is only with the greatest effort and good fortune that the SDF-1 manages to
escape the onslaught. During the battle Lisa Hayes finds herself distracted. She
is unhappy over her father’s part in the Earth council’s decision. Lynn Kyle
reminds her too much of her fiancé, Karl Riber. Kyle’s anti-war statements
echo her lost one’s sentiments perfectly, yet she senses a kind of insincerity
that was never present in Riber. At the conclusion of the battle, Rick Hunter is
critically injured; suddenly, Lisa begins to realize that the affection she
feels for the fighter pilot is something more than friendship.
Next Episode: Phantasm