Scoop (fanfic)

Scoop is a Robotech fanfic, written in first person, about a reporter who goes to Macross City to cover the launch of the SDF-1 Macross.

This page contains examples of the following tropes


 * Ace Pilot: Jenna Murphy and Angus Beckett.
 * Big Bad Duumvirate: Samir Atta Nidal and.
 * Big Brother Mentor: Beckett, to the pilots of Knight Squadron.
 * Chekhov's Gun: In the SDF-1 launch celebration, a terrorist tries to bomb the festivities and is captured..
 * Colonel Badass: Beckett
 * Complete Monster: Samir Atta Nidal and his Blood Martyrs. They held several hostages,, and had one of the female hostages raped and murdered as it was being filmed..
 * Desk Jockey:.
 * Expy: Angus Beckett is an Expy of Roy Fokker, at least with respect with his role in Knight Squadron. Unlike Roy, Angus is a family man who is married with children.
 * Elsewhere Fic: though the protagonist/narrator witnesses canon events at times.
 * External Retcon: The renegade Zentraedi allied themselves with native insurgent groups,.
 * Fan Verse: This story takes place in the same Fan Verse as Valkyrie Nights, Spreading Their Wings, Another New World, and Dire Straits. Notably, Angus Beckett appears in Valkyrie Nights and Dire Straits, and Katie Taney and Kevin Landry appear in Spreading Their Wings and Another New World.
 * Macross Missile Massacre
 * Mentor Occupational Hazard:.
 * But played straight with.
 * No Name Given: the protagonist/narrator
 * Number Two: Dan Colmes.
 * OC Stand In: Colonel Maistroff, a minor canon character is given an expanded role due to his position as commander of the Macross's Space Marine detachment and Beckett's immediate superior.
 * Vince Grant, who does not appear in canon materials until Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, is another example.
 * One-Winged Angel:  had transformed to this.
 * Original Character
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran: Jenna, especially after
 * Space Marine: The pilots of Knight Squadron are these.
 * Tear Jerker:
 * Transforming Mecha: the VF-1 Valkyries flown by Knight Squadron, obviously.