A term from the [[MACROSS]] [[science fiction]] anime franchise.

It was introduced in the first series [[Choujikuu Yousai Macross]] from 1982.

A [b]Variable Fighter[/b] is a [[fighter jet]] or a [[starfighter]] that can transform into a manned robot or [[mecha]].

Most of them have three modes of transformation: [[giant]] [[robot]] ([[battroid]]), [[fighter_jet|fighter]] and an in-between mode called [[gerwalk]].

In [[real life]] most of the variable fighters of the franchise (except those from [[Macross 2]]) were created by mecha designer and anime creator [[Kawamori Shouji]].

Variable fighters were renamed [b]Varitechs[/b] in the [[ROBOTECH]] American adaptation of Macross. 

h4. Some known variable fighters

* [[VF-0]]
* [[SV-51]]
* [[VF-1]] - First variable fighter EVER depicted in an anime show
* [[VT-1]]
* [[VE-1]]
* [[SDP-1 Stampede Valkyrie]]
* [[VF-2SS]] - Designed by [[Oohata Kouichi]]
* [[VF-3000]]
* [[VF-4]]
* [[VF-9]]
* [[VF-11]]
* [[VF-14]]
* [[YF-19]]
* [[VF-19]]
* [[YF-21]]
* [[VF-22]]
* [[VF-25]]
* [[YF-29]]
* [[YF-30]]
* [[VF-31]]

h4. See also

* [[Legioss]]

* [[TASC-01-SCF Logan]]