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For the article about the Song see Scott Bernard (theme)

Lieutenant Commander Scott Bernard was born in 2023 in outerspace. He 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. His entire division was destroyed and Scott was the only survivor. Scott, set about to fulfill his mission to reach Reflex Point and all the while awaiting the arrival of Admiral Rick Hunter's fleet.

History[]

Early Life[]

Scott was born in 2023, after the Pioneer Expedition had began reconstructing the Robotech Masters' home world of Tirol, which had become the REF's base of operations after the Invid destroyed the SDF-3's spacefold engines.

He joined the Robotech Academy in his teenage years, most likely inspired by the legendary RDF pilot Jonathan Wolfe, his childhood hero. (New Generation: "Eulogy")

Third Robotech War[]

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Scott in his Cyclone armor. (New Generation: "The Lost City")

Bernard was one of many members of the REF that joined the Earth Reclamation Force sent to Earth to reclaim it from the Invid led by the Invid Regess. By 2042, he was familiarized with the terrain of Mars and Venus, implying that he had some training on those planets.

Bernard proved to be a highly skilled pilot and soldier, he was good enough that at the age of 19, he was a Lieutenant in the 21st Mars Combat Division. He would also meet his girlfriend Marlene Rush, who was an operator in a Horizon-T-class frigate.

In 2042, Scott Bernard became the commander of the 21st Mars Division's Alpha Group under the Second Reclamation force sent to destroy Reflex Point, where the Invid had made their hive. However, the reclamation campaign would end in disaster with most of the Reclamation force destroyed by the Invid before they could enter Earth. Bernard was the only person known to have reached Earth, and while disturbed due to Marlene's death when her ship was destroyed during atmosferic entry, he remembered his mission; Destroy Reflex Point at any cost. He would go on to form a Resistance group composed of two Former REF members, Lancer Belmont and Jim Austin; and three former civilians, Rand, Rook Bartley and Annie LaBelle.

As he and his group traveled trough South America, they encountered a red-headed girl, who, unbeknownst to them or herself, was an alien spy with amnesia. The group would take her along with them with Scott naming her "Marlene" in honor of his late-fiancè. (New Generation: "Enter Marlene")

Scott and his group also encountered the legendary REF pilot Jonathan Wolfe, who had been declared MIA, and his childhood hero. However, Rand discovered that Wolfe was a traitor when he saw him making deals with the Invid and trying to led Scott to his death at their hands. However, after witnessing Scott's determination and skill in combat, Wolfe had a change of heart and attacked the Invid with an Alpha Fighter but he ended up wounded and subsequently died from blood-loss. (New Generation: "Eulogy")

Scott's team traveled over a year until they finally arrived at Panama and took a former Southern Cross Battleship to sail to North America. (New Generation: "Metamorphosis")

At North America, they passed from Denver to New York until Finally arriving at Reflex Point where they encountered Sue Graham, a cold-blooded reporter of the REF's Jupiter Division, who died after witnessing a human-like Invid due to their green blood. It was then that the troop learned that Marlene was actually an Invid, a revelation which caused her to run from her friends crying. Afterward, Scott's group finally arrived at Reflex Point alongside other REF members. (New Generation: "Reflex Point")

Scott, Lancer, and Lunk became part of the assault, leaving Rand, Rook, and Annie behind. however, they soon joined the attack, against Scott's orders.

Scott fought against Corg and was shot down. He was saved by Marlene, who told him that she never knew she was an Invid and that she would try to convince her mother to stop the battle. Scott took the Veritech Beta and managed to kill Corg after a fierce fight.

The Battle of Reflex Point took the lives of several REF soldiers from both land and space and various Invids, including Prince Corg. The Battle ended in the withdrawal of the Invid Regess and the Invid race from Earth, ending the Third Robotech War. (New Generation: "Symphony of Light")

Aftermath & Fourth Robotech War[]

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After the Third Robotech War, Scott was involved in the opening battles of the Fourth Robotech War with the Haydonites onboard the Icarus. There he reacquainted himself with Marcus Rush, Marlene Rush's brother, who was devastated to learn his sister did not escape the battle against the Invid and disgusted by Scott's love for Ariel. However, their differences were ultimately reconciled following Ariel's rescue of Marcus from certain death during the Battle of Space Station Liberty. (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles)

Directly afterward, he returned to Earth, where he tried to convince the other members of his team to join him and Ariel on the Icarus to search for the SDF-3 and Rick Hunter. Most of them seemed intrigued, except Lancer, who preferred to stay on Earth as Yellow Dancer, feeling that he could make more of an impact there. (Robotech: Love Live Alive!)

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Scott during the Fourth Roboteh War

Behind the Scenes[]

Scott Bernard was heavily implied to be Emil Lang's nephew in the 1990's Robotech comics. In them, Emil's sister, Nina Lang, falls in love with a man named Brian Bernard during Return to Macross, and although there was no clarification in the storyline if the two would bear Scott, many have speculated that would have been the outcome of the storyline if it had been completed. Some pre-reboot sources place Scott's birth to before 2013. In 2022, Bowie Grant mentioned that he was on the pioneer mission with his supposed uncle, Emil Lang. (Robotech II: The Sentinels: Good Morning) These sources would illustrate Scott being taken by Lang to the construction of the SDF-7 in 2023, apparently being around eight years old. (Robotech II: The Sentinels: Return of the Native) These stories are no longer seen as Canon since the Robotech universe reboot, as the series has been overwritten by the primary From the Stars.

In the new timeline, Scott was not born until far into the Expedition mission, which seems to be concurrent with dialogue from New Generation: "The Invid Invasion."

Robotech II The Sentinels Scott Bernard Designs

Designs for a young Scott Bernard, made for the Robotech II: The Sentinels TV series.

Designs of a very young Scott Bernard appears among the models made for the Robotech II: The Sentinels TV series. It is unclear what role he would have played, but it would have most likely been in later episodes. Scott does appear in two brief cameos throughout the run of the Robotech II: The Sentinels comic adaptation -- however these make little sense in the new timeline as they are all mostly set long before Scott is born and feature him and the age of around eight.

He was part of the short video Robotech UN Public Service Announcement.

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Mospedia Wikia

For the Mospedia equivalent, visit Stick Bernard

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