Episode
Robotech: The Genesis Pit
Overview
Scott, and his band of rebel fighters, are thrust into the thick of combat with the Invids, as they approach a top secret Invid installation, engaged in biogenetic engineering experiments.
Details
- Series
- Robotech
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1985-06-06
Episode context
The Genesis Pit is Episode 9 in The New Generation of Robotech. It aired on 1985-06-06.
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Episode 8: Eulogy
The valiant band of freedom fighters stumble upon an outpost under the command of Colonel Jonathan Wolfe, one of Admiral Hunter's new generation of Robotech Defenders. Eager to join up with this underground army, Scott & his friends are caught up in schemes which shatter the foundation of their quest to defeat the Invid.
Episode 10: Enter Marlene
The Invid hatch a strange plot, which involves placing a simulagent into the ranks of Scott Bernard's band of freedom fighters. The destruction wrought by the early Invid victories in this Robotech War, provides the backdrop for this episode.
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Lunk makes a slight detour to keep a promise made to a dying friend. He is not prepared for the reception he gets. He ends up fighting for his life, for the freedom of his friends, and the return of their stolen Robotech mecha.
Episode 11: The Secret Route
The depth of human deprivation is seen, as the band of Robotech Defenders, under the leadership of Scott Bernard, must deal with the delicate situation of greed vs. human compassion. Lancer bumps into an old flame, Carla, who played a crutial role in his facade as Yellow Dancer.
Episode 6: Hard Times
Rook Bartley returns to her hometown, and to painful memories. She tries to face up to a situation which caused her to leave the man she loved and become an outcast.
Episode 12: The Fortress
A daring attack is staged at an abandoned Robotech fortress, used by the Invid as a military base and research laboratory. The plans are complicated by Rand & Annie's discovery of a massive living computer, which controls the aliens on the planet.
Episode 5: Curtain Call
Scott's band of freedom fighters devise an ingenious plan to steal a critical supply of Protoculture from the Invid! It is a complex game of cat & mouse, as the group tries to do the impossible.
Episode 13: Sandstorm
Rand lives through a nightmare hallucination, as he falls victim to the power of the Invid Flower Of Life. This dream seems real, and eventually provides Rand with an insight into the ultimate goals of the Invid.
Episode 4: Survival
The Invid have trapped Scott Bernard, and his band of freedom fighters, in a secluded forest. The dangers mount, as the new Robotech Defenders must try and protect themselves against the aliens, and the forces of nature.
Episode 14: Annie's Wedding
The valiant band of freedom fighters stumble into a sacred Invid garden, populated by a tribe of primitive warriors. Accused of offending the tribe's ancient river gods, Scott & his squad are forced to play both sides against each other if they hope to survive.
Episode 3: Lonely Soldier Boy
Scott Bernard, and his growing band of resistance fighters, try to avoid capture by the persistent Invid Scouts, who patrol the wastelands on the outskirts of their foreign empire. Reaching a small outpost of struggling humanity on the outer edge of the Invid domain, Scott, Rand, and Annie try to blend in to the local scene. They attend a special live club concert staged by Yellow Dancer, a famous rockstar, who has followed in the footsteps of Lynn Minmei. But, in the unpredictable world of these new Robotech Defenders, things are not always as they seem!
Episode 15: Separate Ways
The complexion of the war with the Invids is about to change forever. The pressure of constantly being on the offensive, leaves Scott Bernard and his valiant band of Robotech Defenders little option, but to split up and pursue guerilla tactics as lone freedom fighters.