A notable and popular mecha from the [[MACROSS]] series. 

The [b]VF-1 Valkyrie[/b] is Earth's three-form [[variable fighter|transformable]] aerospace multi-role combat [[mecha]] developed from [[alien]] [i][[Protoculture|Overtechnology]][/i] obtained from the [[SDF-1]] "Macross" [[spacecraft]]. Its armaments include a modular [[gunpod]], [[laser]] cannons and several different types of [[missile]]s. It can be equipped with modular attachments such as [[reactive armor]] and external fuel/thruster packs.

Thanks to its FF-2001 thermonuclear engines it can fly in both an atmosphere and outer [[space]]. The VF-1 [[variable fighter]] can also transform into fighter, [[gerwalk]] and [[battroid]] (giant robot) modes.

There are several different variants of the fighter, called [[VF-1A]], [[VF-1J]], [[VF-1D]], [[VF-1S]], [[VF-1J Armored]], [[SDP-1 Stampede Valkyrie]], [[VE-1]], [[VT-1]], [[VT-1 Super]], [[VF-1 Super]] and [[VF-1 Strike]].

It first appeared in [[Choujikuu Yousai Macross]] (1982) where it was created by the [[U.N. Spacy]] to fight a race of humanoid alien [[giant]]s called [[Zentradi]]. It was eventually succeeded by the far more advanced [[VF-4]] [i]Lighting III[/i].

In [[real life]] the VF-1 was designed by [[Kawamori Shouji]] in the early [[1980s_(style)|80s]]. The design of the mecha's fighter mode is loosely based on the [[f-14_tomcat|F-14]] combat jet and its name is a tribute to the [[XB-70]], Kawamori's favorite aircraft.

This mecha was called the [b]VF-1 Veritech[/b] in the [[ROBOTECH]] American adaptation of Macross. In that continuity the mecha was developed from alien [i][[ZOR|Robotechnology]][/i] and the term VERITECH is an acronym which stands for [b]V[/b]ariable [b]E[/b]ngineering and [b]R[/b]obotics [b]I[/b]ntegration [b]TECH[/b]nology. 

h4. See also

* [[VF-0]]
* [[VF-1EX]]
VF-1