Flower of Life (fiction)
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Flower of Life is a term used in several animanga series.
, where it was used primarily as a food staple for the native Invid
species. It was later stolen by the elders of the planet Tirol, when a young scientist named Zor learned that inhibiting the blossoming of the flower resulted in a sustained release of energy on an unmatched scale. The Tiroleans went on to become the Robotech Masters
, using the energy of the flower -- protoculture
-- to power a vast war machine. In an act of shortsighted callousness, the Masters remove all Flowers of Life from Optera and left the Invid to starve, setting in motion a series of events that lead to galactic war when the Invid prove willing and able to pursue those who have wronged them.
The Flower of Life appears in the middle act of Robotech (the Masters saga) and features prominently in later episodes. The final battle of the Second Robotech War sees the defeat of the Robotech Masters but also unleashes the spores of the Flower of Life across the surface of Earth, where for the first time since Optera, the Flower takes root and begins to grow. This sudden, unexpected outcome makes inevitable the invasion of Earth by the Invid, triggering the Third Robotech War.
portion of the animation), nor are there Invid (because they were adaptations of the Inbit from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
). The self-contained Southern Cross storyline instead casts the Flowers of Light, as they are called, as the source of bio-energy for a spacefaring race called the Zor (here a race and not a person).
. It is a magical flower of myth from the planet Queen Earth. It was lost long ago, but its healing powers are the only thing that can save Earth
from the evil Dark Joker's poison.
by Fumi Yoshinaga
revolving around a group of friends in a high school.
Robotech
In the storyline of Harmony Gold's Robotech, the Flower of Life is a plant species originating from the planet OpteraOptera
In the Robotech storyline, Optera is the homeworld of the race known as the Invid. The Invid lived in peace and harmony with their Flower of Life for millennia until the arrival of Tirolian scientist Zor. Zor seduced their female ruler, the Regis, who revealed certain secrets of the Flower of Life...
, where it was used primarily as a food staple for the native Invid
Invid (Robotech)
The Invid are a fictional alien race in the Robotech storyline. They appear in the New Generation portion of the series, which uses the animation of the unrelated Japanese series Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, so their on-screen behavior and appearance matches the antagonists of that series, called the...
species. It was later stolen by the elders of the planet Tirol, when a young scientist named Zor learned that inhibiting the blossoming of the flower resulted in a sustained release of energy on an unmatched scale. The Tiroleans went on to become 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...
, using the energy of the flower -- protoculture
Protoculture (anime)
is a term introduced in the 1982 Japanese animated television series Super Dimension Fortress Macross and adapted to the Americanized Robotech.-Macross definition:...
-- to power a vast war machine. In an act of shortsighted callousness, the Masters remove all Flowers of Life from Optera and left the Invid to starve, setting in motion a series of events that lead to galactic war when the Invid prove willing and able to pursue those who have wronged them.
The Flower of Life appears in the middle act of Robotech (the Masters saga) and features prominently in later episodes. The final battle of the Second Robotech War sees the defeat of the Robotech Masters but also unleashes the spores of the Flower of Life across the surface of Earth, where for the first time since Optera, the Flower takes root and begins to grow. This sudden, unexpected outcome makes inevitable the invasion of Earth by the Invid, triggering the Third Robotech War.
Differences from Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross
Robotech is itself an English-language storyline constructed by Carl Macek to weave together three unrelated series of Japanese anime, and the plant that became the Flower of Life in Robotech featured prominently in the series Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross. Here, there is no protoculture (because that term came from the MacrossThe Super Dimension Fortress Macross
is 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....
portion of the animation), nor are there Invid (because they were adaptations of the Inbit from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
Genesis Climber Mospeada
is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan...
). The self-contained Southern Cross storyline instead casts the Flowers of Light, as they are called, as the source of bio-energy for a spacefaring race called the Zor (here a race and not a person).
Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
Another Flower of Life (命の花 Inochi no Hana) comes from the anime Nurse Angel Ririka SOSNurse Angel Ririka SOS
is a magical girl series. The manga was written by novelist Yasushi Akimoto and illustrated by Koi Ikeno, and ran in Ribon Magazine. The anime based on it ran in the summer of 1995 and has 35 episodes, and is renowned director Daichi Akitaro's debut as a series director.-Introduction:The heroine,...
. It is a magical flower of myth from the planet Queen Earth. It was lost long ago, but its healing powers are the only thing that can save Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
from the evil Dark Joker's poison.
Flower of Life animanga
is a mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Fumi Yoshinaga
Fumi Yoshinaga
is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.-Personal:Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo....
revolving around a group of friends in a high school.