>physically overpowers hot alien warrior woman trying to kill

No, he's the worst character of all time.

>okay like so we're going to make this guy who is super great at everything and is super unbeatable and super smart
>he's like constantly the coolest 24/7 in every scene
>he also never ages and chicks are all over him
>we're going to name him MAX GENIUS

>>15810661

> and we'll make him a secondary character to contrast the main character, who is none of that

>>15810661
>not understanding why Max exists
His purpose is to be a role model to Hikaru (and by extension the show's audience) in how to be successful with women, instead of being a moping loser who gets cucked by their cousins.

>>15810684
He never serves as a role model. Not even close. Hikaru never looked up to him, Roy was his sempai

>>15810773
>He never serves as a role model. Not even close. Hikaru never looked up to him, Roy was his sempai

Roy is pineappled so Hikaru has no one to look to except Max. And Max does get the hot chick. He not only marries her, he gets her impregnated.
And both Hikaru and Misa are invited to see how the Genius family gets along in the last couple of episodes. Oh yeah, the baby is used as a rugby ball and as a weapon.

>>15810642
Yes.

>>15810795
Still no evidence of how Hikaru is supposed to see him as a role model.

>>15810661
Well, Robotech fixes one of your issues.

>>15810795

Max looks up to Hikaru if anything because despite being a million times better at him at just about everything he has seniority and that's literally all that matters in Japan.

>>15810642
Yes.

MAXIMUM GENIUS.

>>15810661

Max Genius, Max Payne, and Max Power should join forces for the ultimate maximum team.

>>15813859
Don't forget Max Steel

>>15810642
Is Max a cool guy?
He makes me want to try out Macross but the supposed idolshit gives me second thoughts.

>>15813981
>Idolshit

A lot of the music in SDF, DYRL and Plus is actually fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0rxpQI0ZbY

>>15810642
The most alpha mecha character is Casval Deikun AKA Char.

>>15813977
And Max Damage

>>15813992

The guy with the mother complex who died shouting about how a teen he was dating could have been his mother?

>>15813981
>supposed idolshit
It's really not a big deal in the original Macross. It's only in the material from the last 15 years or so that they started to really pander to the moeshit audience.

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>Be Skull Leader
>Predicts Kakizaki death
>Best enemy ace in narrow hallway
>Win
>Gets Macro Sized
>Pilots Custom Queadluun-Rau
DYRL Max = Best Version

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>>15814072

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>>15814072

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>>15813998
>Forgetting High Max

>>15816372
>leaving out Mad Max

>>15813977
>>15813998
>>15816469
>>15816372
You lot forgot about Mighty Max, too.

>>15810661
>the virgin post

>>15816843
we should have one of hikaru and m ax

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>>15816670
Can't forget Max the Dog

>>15814069
>he says when it was a large part of starting that trend

>>15817073
It started the trend, but not intentionally. It was just one element in a show that had a lot of stuff going on, and it happened to spark enthusiasm.

>>15816966
yes i can

>>15816843
>The Chad Reply

>>15810661
>Being this jealous of a fictional character

Jesus.

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>>15810795
>the baby is used as a rugby ball

This will never not be funny.

>>15810661
>chicks are all over him
Literally only one female character has ever expressed any romantic interest towards Max.

>>15810642
So you didn't watch 7.

>>15810642
M7 has established that female Zentraedi have a thing for men who have bested them. This is supported with Nekki/Emilia and in a short scene with Veffidas and some randomer Zent.

Basically if you beat a female Zent, she'll be all over your dick.

>>15810661
Who cares when he's incredibly likeable? And if it bothers you that much he's a lot less "cool" in 7.

>>15819066
>>15819231
>implying some shit they made up 12 years later has any bearing on SDF

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Max is a lucky man.

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>>15819407
He's still the coolest character in 7.

>>15819055
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOzaoaigjAs

>>15820293
Man, Macross has the best bridge bunnies.

>is Max the most [insert positive description here]

The answer is always "yes".

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>>15814006
CCA shat on all development Char had previously.
If we didn't have Zeta and ZZ with char in it, CCA could've been better.

>>15822302
>it's an "anon didn't pay attention during the last several episodes of zeta" episode

>>15820293
This was intensely cute.

>>15820114
It's not like it's retconning anything and it provides context for Milia's obsession with Max.

>>15818990
what the fuck....?

>>15825011
They were just honoring Liu Bei

>>15818990
>"If you want a baby, make your own!"

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>>15819066

>captain of the fleet
>is about 60 but looks 28
>will probably live 1000 years
>troubles with wife but they get together after the main story and probably make tens of daughters.
>dat scene where max not only defolds meters from the surface of a rocky planet of death and then proceeds at MAX SPEED to drop a nuke on the enemies base and swiftly fuck off before said nuke explodes.

There are overachievers and there's Max motherfucking Genius.

>>15829910
There's well written characters and then there's Max Genius

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>>15825111
What a guy.

>>15829939
Macross isn't Shakespeare

>>15830506
>Shakespeare
>well written
It's just run of the mill soap opera that people think is ultra sophisticated be ye olde language and ye olde insults

>>15830583
You should probably graduate highschool before posting on 4chan, little buddy.

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>>15810684
>His purpose is to be a role model to Hikaru

Except we already got that guy and his name was Roy.

>>15830587
>implying you read, act or watch Shakespearean plays

>>15830583
I was going to get mad but then I realized that you probably had shitty HS English teachers and have probably never been introduced to any of his really good plays.

It's a damn shame most schools only ever bother having kids read Baby's first plagiarized Romantic Tragedy and maybe one or two of Shakespeare's other tragedies rather than the masterpieces that are his problem plays.