Scott Bernard
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Scott Bernard is a fictional character from the third 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...

 Series: The New Generation. He is a young man, who is somewhat reluctant but a leader at best. He is a skilled pilot and was set to marry the woman he loved Marlene Rush. However, Marlene is killed in the battle with the Invid. Scott has a holographic medallion she gave him as a token of her love and he uses it to give him strength to continue the fight against the 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...

.

Scott Bernard is voiced by Gregory Snegoff
Gregory Snegoff
Gregory Snegoff is an American voice actor, writer and dialogue director who frequently works on English anime-dubs, known for providing the voice of Scott Bernard in Robotech, Taki Renzaburo in Wicked City and Master Roshi in Dragon Ball . He is also known by the names Greg Snegoff, Gregory Snow,...

, who also provided the voices of Khyron and Dr. Emil Lang.

Third Robotech War

Scott Bernard was born in 2023 in outerspace, less than a year after the Robotech Expeditionary Force, led by the SDF-3, left Earth to find 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...

' Homeworld in hopes of preventing another war on Earth. One of the first children born during the mission, Scott was part of the new generation of Earth's defenders.

In 2043, Scott, now aged 20, served as a pilot in the 21st Mars Division, one of the advanced battalions trying to reclaim Earth from the Invid by destroying their base, Reflex Point
Reflex Point
Reflex Point is location of the Invid hive complex inhabited by the Invid Queen Regess in the Robotech animated series, and is also thought to be located upon the ruins of the SDF-1...

. Prior to arriving on Earth he proposes to Marlene Rush, his then girlfriend & fellow Mars Division soldier who accepts his proposal for marriage. However, Scott's happiness is short lived as the Mars attack group is overwhelmed by the unexpected force that Invid can now muster. The entire division is destroyed and Scott is the only survivor.

After crashlanding on Earth, Scott is devastated by the loss of Marlene, but Scott decides to continue on his mission to reach Reflex Point
Reflex Point
Reflex Point is location of the Invid hive complex inhabited by the Invid Queen Regess in the Robotech animated series, and is also thought to be located upon the ruins of the SDF-1...

. Believing that Admiral 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...

 will eventually return with the full strength of the REF to free Earth, Scott vows to do all he can to help weaken the Invid on Earth. Scott is joined on his mission by other freedom fighters as the series progressed. They were Rand, Annie "Mint" LaBelle, Rook Bartley, Jim "Lunk" Austin, and Lance Belmont. Along the way, the group also encounters a woman named Ariel
Ariel (Robotech)
Ariel is a fictional character from the third Robotech chapter The New Generation and Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles...

 who apparently has amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...

, so they decided to call her Marlene (after his fiance). As she traveled with them, Scott developed feelings toward her and Marlene/Ariel feels the same way. They fall in love with each other until Scott discovers that she is an Invid (who has a human body), at which point his feelings started to get mixed. In the end, Scott realizes that he is in love with Ariel but during the battle can not bring himself to admit it to her, or himself.

In the Battle of Reflex Point
Reflex Point
Reflex Point is location of the Invid hive complex inhabited by the Invid Queen Regess in the Robotech animated series, and is also thought to be located upon the ruins of the SDF-1...

 in 2044, Scott helps lead Earth resistance forces and REF commandos against the Invid forces in an attempt to reach Reflex Point and destroy it. Ariel manages to convince her mother, the Invid Regis to leave Earth lest both races be destroyed. The Regis converts her entire race to energy and flies off into the universe. As a concert plays nearby to celebrate Earth's liberation, Scott meets with Ariel, who has chosen to stay behind. Scott tells Ariel that he must leave Earth and his friends to rejoin the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF) to search for Admiral 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...

 and the SDF-3, which is lost in space. However, he promises Ariel that he will return.

The Shadow Chronicles

In the latest installment of the Robotech series, 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 :...

, Ariel, after having a premonition, seeks out Scott on Moon Base ALUCE to warn him that the Robotech Expeditionary Force (REF) and humanity face a new alien threat. The Children of the Shadow, who have been plotting the destruction of anyone using protoculture, specifically the Invid and now the Humans. Scott meets up with Marcus Rush, Marlene's brother and is disturbed by Marcus' consuming hatred of the Invid. When Ariel is revealed to be an Invid, Scott tries to convince Marcus and the REF that Ariel is not the enemy and that a new threat is about to manifest itself, but he initial pleas are ignored and he is placed in confinement on suspicion of being a traitor. It is only when the Haydonites
Haydonites
The Haydonites are a fictional, highly advanced cybernetic race that appears in Robotech and made their first appearance in the comic Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles. They are also seen the subsequent movie, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles...

, who are now revealed to be the Children of the Shadow, attack the REF at Space Station Liberty that Scott's warning is realized. The Haydonites
Haydonites
The Haydonites are a fictional, highly advanced cybernetic race that appears in Robotech and made their first appearance in the comic Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles. They are also seen the subsequent movie, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles...

 are a highly-advanced cybernetic race whom had allied with the REF and provided it with advanced weaponry and technology to fight the Invid. However, it soon becomes clear that all of the technology the Haydonites gave to the REF is equipped with hidden weakeness which the Haydonites exploit to destroy the REF defenses at Liberty.

Realizing the situation, Captain Vince Grant and Scott ride through Liberty on cyclones until they reach the station's supply of Neutron-S missiles. With all of Liberty's personnel evacuated to the Ark Angel, they rig the missiles for detonation, and the Ark Angel prepares to initiate a space-fold. As she teleports to save Veritech pilot Marcus Rush, Scott finally tells Ariel that he loves her. At the end of the movie, as the Ark Angel flies over the Earth's surface, Ariel and Scott share their first on screen kiss (kissing previously on the 79th episode: "Frost Bite", in the New Generation series).

Secondary Continuity

In the Robotech books by Jack McKinney
Jack McKinney (writer)
Jack McKinney was a pseudonym used by American authors James Luceno and Brian Daley before the latter's death.As well as adapting Robotech into novel form, they were also responsible for the Sentinels series which continued to expand the Robotech Universe...

, which have been relegated to a "secondary" position of continuity following a reboot of the Robotech timeline in the 21st century, it is stated that Scott is the godson of Dr. Emil Lang. In this continuity, Scott was born on Earth in 2014, appearing as a young boy during the storyline of The Sentinels in the 2020s. As this would make Scott thirty during New Generation, the novels move the timeframe of his entry into the Third Robotech War up from 2042 to 2034, keeping him around twenty. In the novels, is well known to both Vince & Jean Grant (who did not previously know him in the new animation continuity as seen in The Shadow Chronicles) and his has been promoted to the rank of Colonel. He and the crew of the Ark Angel take part in the mission to rescue the SDF-3 from the Regis' New Space (she absorbed all first generation protoculture in the known universe when she departed Earth).

In the comic book series Robotech: Return to Macross, Brian Bernard is introduced late in the series as a research scientist under Dr. Lang. The two are old friends and although not explicitly mentioned, it was probably the intention, judging by appearances, that Brian was Scott's father. The comic book series, ended however, before his character could be explored.

At the conclusion of the Mckinney book End of the Circle, Scott finally declares his love for Marlene/Ariel and reconciles with Mr & Mrs Rush, who he had a falling out with over the truth concerning Marlene/Ariel. He also proposes to Marlene/Ariel who naturally accepts.

Skills

Scott is a Lieutenant Commander of the 21st Squadron Mars division.

He is a qualified Veritech Pilot and Cyclone Rider. Being born in space, he was unfamiliar with many of the landscapes & weather patterns of Earth, and he did not know how to swim (but was shown diving into a river to save Rand from drowning). He is promoted to the rank of Commander in 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 :...

and is one of the most dangerous Robotech warriors in Robotech history, having defeated Corg, Prince of the Invid, in mecha combat.
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