The YF-21 is General Galaxy's entry in Project Super Nova, the 2040 fly-off at the centre of Macross Plus (1994); Guld Goa Bowman was its development lead and test pilot.
What it does in the story
Super Nova ran on Eden against Shinsei's YF-19, and the two aircraft carried their pilots' shared past into the trials.
What makes it different
Flying by thought.
The BDI system links pilot to airframe: sensor images project into the brain and intent becomes control input, wings included.
A battle suit in disguise.
Its battroid mode descends from the Zentradi Queadluun-Rau, and the limbs detach for a limiter-off High Manoeuvre Mode.
Beaten on cost.
The trials were close; BDI and the morphing wing were too costly to mass-produce, so the VF-19 won and this design returned as the VF-22.
How big is it?
Fighter mode: 19.62 m long, 15.36 m span, 4.04 m tall.
Weight: 9,550 kg empty.
What this collection covers
Three releases: Hasegawa's 1/72 kit, the DX Chogokin YF-21 in Guld Goa Bowman colours, and HG 1/100 YF-21.
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Frequently asked questions
1. Why no cockpit framing?
The canopy is a sensor surface; the pilot sees through BDI rather than glass.
2. What became of it?
It entered service as the VF-22 Sturmvogel II in 2042.
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