The SDF-1 has been in the midst of a long journey back to Earth. Along the way, the SDF-1βs Captain, Henry Gloval, was killed under mysterious circumstances and Lisa Hayes took over his positionβ¦ Rick appears to have gone blind, but has somehow developed a different kind of vision β possibly connected to the Protoculture that powers Robotechnoloy. He is now concerned that Minmei has also been affectedβ¦ and she has indeed begun to display strange abilitiesβ¦
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Rick believes that his βbrotherβ Roy is dead β unaware that Roy is being held prisoner by Dr Lazlo Zandβ¦ Roy came across Gloval in a cloning chamberβ¦ A small group of Zentraedi aliens decided to shrink themselves down and defect to the SDF-1β¦ Dolza threatened the people of Earth with destruction and then obliterated Los Angelesβ¦