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'''''Star Fleet''''' is an early '80s Japanese [[Sci Fi]] show with character and mecha designs from [[Go Nagai]]. Known in Japan as ''X-Bomber'', the show is notable for using miniatures and marionettes rather than cel animation, giving it a very unique look. Also diffused in France under the title ''Bomber X''.
'''''Star Fleet''''' is an early '80s Japanese [[Sci Fi]] show with character and mecha designs from [[Go Nagai]]. Known in Japan as ''X-Bomber'', the show is notable for using miniatures and marionettes rather than cel animation, giving it a very unique look. Also diffused in France under the title ''Bomber X''.


The year is 2999, and Earth is at peace after a long stellar war. This peace is shattered by the arrival of Commander Makara and her giant Imperial Alliance battlecruiser. After making light work of the [[Earth Defense Force 2017|Earth Defence Force]], they approach Earth and threaten to destroy it unless the Earthlings hand over F-01. The people of Earth have no idea what this even is.
The year is 2999, and Earth is at peace after a long stellar war. This peace is shattered by the arrival of Commander Makara and her giant Imperial Alliance battlecruiser. After making light work of the Earth Defence Force, they approach Earth and threaten to destroy it unless the Earthlings hand over F-01. The people of Earth have no idea what this even is.


In order to counter the attack the EDF launch the experimental X-Project, consisting of the prototype battlecruiser ''X-Bomber'' and three fighter craft that can [[Combining Mecha|combine]] to form the robot Dai-X.
In order to counter the attack the EDF launch the experimental X-Project, consisting of the prototype battlecruiser ''X-Bomber'' and three fighter craft that can [[Combining Mecha|combine]] to form the robot Dai-X.
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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Very unusual in kids shows shown in the UK at the time, probably not so much of a big deal in its native Japan.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Very unusual in kids shows shown in the UK at the time, probably not so much of a big deal in its native Japan.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: By the end of the series:{{spoiler|The good guy wins, the Big Bad is defeated, but Lamia, one of the main characters, has to sacrifice her life in order to restore the peace in the universe.}}
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: By the end of the series:{{spoiler|The good guy wins, the Big Bad is defeated, but Lamia, one of the main characters, has to sacrifice her life in order to restore the peace in the universe.}}
* [[Brought to You by The Letter "S"|Brought to You by The Letter "X"]]: The X-Project builds the X-Bomber, which deploys Dai-X, which shoots X-Tracers from the giant X on its face...
* [[Bug War]]
* [[Bug War]]{{context}}
* [[Combining Mecha]]
* [[Combining Mecha]]
* [[Cool Starship]]
* [[Cool Starship]]
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* [[Parental Bonus]]
* [[Parental Bonus]]
* [[People in Rubber Suits]]: The giant robots and the [[Big Bad]].
* [[People in Rubber Suits]]: The giant robots and the [[Big Bad]].
* [[Recap Episode]]: Episode 18, "Bloody Mary's Promotion". (The UK release actually left it out.)
* [[Recap Episode]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: An unusual version of this where {{spoiler|it's a villain trying to redeem themselves in the eyes of their superior}}.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: An unusual version of this where {{spoiler|it's a villain trying to redeem themselves in the eyes of their superior}}.
* [[The Red Planet]]
* [[The Red Planet]]
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* [[Space Is an Ocean]]
* [[Space Is an Ocean]]
* [[Space Sailing]]
* [[Space Sailing]]
* [[Stock Footage]]: Launching Imperial fighters, launching BrainCom, MainBody, and LegTrax...[[Averted Trope|Averted]] by the combination into Dai-X, though -- the background is clearly drawn from the local environment where the combination happens.
* [[Stock Footage]]
* [[Story Arc]]: Almost every episode contributes to the arc.
* [[Story Arc]]: Almost every episode contributes to the arc.
* [[Supermarionation]]
* [[Supermarionation]]: Called "Supermariorama" in Japan.
* [[The Symbiote]]: Commander Makara and her unnamed eyepatch... thing.
* [[The Symbiote]]: Commander Makara and her unnamed eyepatch... thing.
* [[Title Theme Tune]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiScuDJPR2g French version].
* [[Title Theme Tune]]: The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiScuDJPR2g French version].
* [[Transformation Sequence]]
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: The combination of BrainCom, MainBody, and LegTrax into Dai-X. [[Once an Episode]].
* [[Two of Your Earth Minutes]]
* [[Two of Your Earth Minutes]]
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: The second recap episode has the crew remember things differently from how they happened.
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]: The second recap episode has the crew remember things differently from how they happened.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: The Dai-X's "X-Tracer", which fires X-shaped blasts from the X on its forehead.
* [[We Only Have One Chance]]
* [[We Only Have One Chance]]
* [[When the Planets Align]]: Happens at the climax of the final episode.
* [[When the Planets Align]]: Happens at the climax of the final episode.
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[[Category:Puppet Shows]]
[[Category:Star Fleet]]
[[Category:Star Fleet]]
[[Category:Puppet Shows of the 1980s]]
[[Category:TV Series]]

Latest revision as of 23:36, 1 October 2020

Star Fleet is an early '80s Japanese Sci Fi show with character and mecha designs from Go Nagai. Known in Japan as X-Bomber, the show is notable for using miniatures and marionettes rather than cel animation, giving it a very unique look. Also diffused in France under the title Bomber X.

The year is 2999, and Earth is at peace after a long stellar war. This peace is shattered by the arrival of Commander Makara and her giant Imperial Alliance battlecruiser. After making light work of the Earth Defence Force, they approach Earth and threaten to destroy it unless the Earthlings hand over F-01. The people of Earth have no idea what this even is.

In order to counter the attack the EDF launch the experimental X-Project, consisting of the prototype battlecruiser X-Bomber and three fighter craft that can combine to form the robot Dai-X.

With the attack repelled, the crew of the X-Bomber set out to discover the secret of F-01, a secret they must discover before the Imperial Alliance do, or the universe is doomed.

Not hugely successful in its native Japan, the show was very popular in the UK. The combination of being superficially similar to the much loved Thunderbirds, and the fact that the show didn't shy away from many tropes that were mostly unknown in kids programming in Britain at the time made it a Gateway Series for British kids of a certain age.

Lots more information about the series can be found at the SFXB homepage.

Oh, and this has nothing to do with The Federation Starfleet or the Star fleet.

Tropes used in Star Fleet include:
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