Zentradi
| Zentradi | |
|---|---|
| Macross race | |
A "Zentradi" soldier sporting heavy combat armour. The yellow and black Zentradi emblem can be seen in their chest. | |
| First appearance | The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) |
| In-universe information | |
| Home world | Interstellar Republic |
The Zentradi (ゼントラーディ人, Zentorādi-jin) are a fictional alien race of militaristic giants. They are antagonists in the Macross franchise and its Robotech adaptation.
It is transliterated as "Zentradi", "Zjentohlauedy", "Zentrady", and "Zentraedi" for the Japanese Macross series, with the "Zentraedi" spelling being the one most used commonly in the English-dubbed Robotech adaptation. The Robotech novels and comics added the occasional spelling "T'sentraeti". In both the Macross and Robotech settings, humans and Zentradi are capable of interbreeding. Physically, most of them also resemble humans with pointy ears, though some have unique skin and hair colors. Prior to their first encounter with the human race, all members of the Zentradi race were artificially created through cloning.