Exedore
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- This article is about the character from RobotechRobotechRobotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...
. See Exsedol FolmoExsedol Folmois a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appeared in the original Macross and then in Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Macross: Flash Back 2012, Macross 7, the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OVA Macross 7 Encore.The character was voiced by Ryūsuke Ōbayashi in...
for the original inspiration for this character in The Super Dimension Fortress MacrossThe Super Dimension Fortress Macrossis an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
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Exedore is a fictional character
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the Robotech
Robotech
Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...
Universe. In the original Macross
Macross
is a series of science fiction mecha anime, directed by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth/Humanity after the year 1999. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West...
version, he was called Exsedol Folmo
Exsedol Folmo
is a fictional character in the Macross universe. He first appeared in the original Macross and then in Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Macross: Flash Back 2012, Macross 7, the movie Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! and the OVA Macross 7 Encore.The character was voiced by Ryūsuke Ōbayashi in...
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Exedore is a Zentraedi
Zentradi
The are a fictional, militastic race of alien, humanoid giants and often the main antagonist in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross anime series and its Robotech adaptation....
who serves as adviser to Fleet Commander Breetai
Breetai
In the fictional Robotech universe, Commander Breetai is second in command of all Zentraedi forces, after Supreme Commander Dolza himself. Breetai was one of the original creations of the Robotech Masters, and has lived for over 500,000 years. Breetai has shown himself, a true military genius, time...
during their search for Robotech Master Zor's missing battlefortress (later known as the SDF-1). Although still a giant by Micronian standards, he is almost a dwarf when compared to even the average Zentraedi. Exedore is the keeper of Zentraedi law, lore and history as given to him by the Robotech Masters
Robotech Masters
-Robotech:In the fictional Robotech universe, the Robotech Masters are a species of humanoidswho mostly appear as triumvirates, native to Tirol, a moon of the planet Fantoma. According to the Jack McKinney novelizations , a Tirolian scientist named Zor discovered the Invid homeworld, and the...
. It is he that reminds Breetai that one of their directives is to stay away from Micronian civilizations for fear of cultural contamination. Nonetheless, because the Earth
Earth
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humans have come in possession of SDF-1, Exedore has the hapless job of trying to outthink them which proves a difficult task considering the Terrans' inexperience in space warfare makes them nearly unpredictable.
Because of the constant battles with the Earth humans, numerous Zentraedi become enthralled by the culture of the Micronians and their lifestyle. To avoid widespread cultural contamination, Supreme Zentraedi commander Dolza orders the extermination of Breetai and Azonia's fleets. Anticipating this, Exedore has himself micronized and travels to SDF-1 as an emissary and proposes an alliance with Earth. His proposal is well received and Breetai and Azonia's fleets offer well needed assistance in Earth's defense against Dolza's armada.
Exedore continued to serve as an advisor to the Robotech Defense Force in the reconstruction years following the successful defeat of Dolza's armada. He accompanied Rick Hunter
Rick Hunter
Rick Hunter, voiced by veteran voice actor Tony Oliver, is one of the fictional characters in the Robotech anime television series. He begins the series as a naive and headstrong nineteen-year-old civilian pilot, having flown for his father "Pops" Hunter's world-class flying circus...
, Lisa Hayes
Lisa Hayes
Lisa Hayes is one of the fictional characters in the first Robotech anime television series. She is known as Misa Hayase in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the series which was adapted into the first saga of Robotech.- Biography :...
, Dr. Emil Lang, T. R. Edwards
T. R. Edwards
Thomas Riley Edwards is a fictional character from the universe of Robotech. He would have been a main character in the storyline of the aborted animated sequel series Robotech II: The Sentinels, which was later realized as both a series of a novels and comic books.-Concept and creation:T.R...
, and the other survivors (including a now micronized Breetai) aboard the SDF-3 in the Robotech Expeditionary Force mission to the Master's homeworld.
In the comic book miniseries Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles
Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles
Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles is a five-part comic book mini-series written by Tommy Yune along with the Waltrip brothers, who were previously the art-and-writing team of the Robotech II: The Sentinels comic series. It was published under DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint...
, during the final phase of the Third Robotech War, Exedore (now depicted as balding and with a Caucasian skin tone), android Janice were aboard the REF science vessel Deukalion as part of the test firing of the Neutron S Missiles that were planned for use at Reflex Point. Underestimating the power of the weapons, the test firing badly damage the SDF-3 and Deukalion. The wreckage of the Deukalion was recovered with Janice still aboard. Exedore is presumed to have been killed as in the animated movie Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.- Plot :...
, as it is stated that there were no other survivors.
In the animated series, his voice was provided by Ted Layman, under the pseudonym Leonard Pike.
Secondary Continuity
The original plans for Robotech II: The Sentinels, as written in Robotech Art 3, had Exedore being the first Zentraedi created, considered a failure because of his physical deformities and reduced (by Zentraedi standards) stature. This fact was carried over to both the comic and novel adaptations, and in the case of both their timelines, would make Exedore several hundred years old.In the Sentinels novel series and the follow-up End of the Circle, Exedore does not participate in the Sentinels campaign. Instead, he remains on Tirol with the downed SDF-3 and the REF's plenipotentiary council, becoming a close ally and friend of Cabell, the Tirolian scientist who created him, and of Dr. Emil Lang. Exedore eventually becomes involved in researching the nature of the local sector of space, discovering many different things which help to solve the puzzle of the novels’ version of the Robotech universe’s history. It is not made clear where Exedore ends up after the main story is finished, but unlike the Shadow Chronicles he is said to be alive.
The novels also explain Exedore’s new appearance for the Sentinels era as a result of plastic surgery done to make him appear less unnerving. Early in their storyline, it is also said that Exedore will remain permanently micronized, due to the REF’s sizing chamber breaking down.
Exedore also appears in the novel The Zentraedi Rebellion as a character with a grim opinion on the possibility of human/Zentraedi coexistence.
The Sentinels comics have a similar story, but were canceled before they could finish. According to issue 1 of the Robotech II: The Sentinels: The Illustrated Handbook miniseries, Exedore’s micronized height is 5 feet, 2 inches.
Exedore also appears in the Zentraedi comics set before the SDF-1 era, including the Zentraedi segments of the early issues of Return to Macross, and their later spin-offs Warriors and Metal Swarm. Return to Macross was published by Eternity/Malibu, and Warriors and Metal Swarm by Academy
The Zentraedi comics outside of the Sentinels storyline give some of the male Zentraedi characters the surnames they had in the original Macross material: Exedore is given the full name "Exedore Formo" (Macross sources tend to use the spelling “Folmo”). In those same comics, Exedore was given his own title in their invented Zentraedi language: domillan, which means "strategist" or "advisor". Both of these pieces of data were carried over into the novel The Zentraedi Rebellion but do not appear in any of the other novels or media.
Exedore also appears in the Sentinels animated video, still voiced by Ted Layman.