Moaramia Jifon and her Variable Glaug UNS.
Variable Battle Pod (可変戦闘機 Kahen Sentōki, ヴァリアブル・バトルポッド Vu~ariaburu Batoru Poddo) are a type of transformable mecha introduced in Macross Plus Game Edition and Macross M3 video games, and later in all works of the Macross Timeline.
History[]
Originally derived from the Zentradi Glaug, the Variable Battle Pod have been reverse engineered to allow for several modes of transformation. They are capable of transforming from aircraft (Fighter mode) into humanoid robots (Battroid mode). Most (but not all) can also transform into an intermediate mode called GERWALK (ガウォーク Gauōku, Ground Effective Reinforcement of Winged Armament with Locomotive Knee-Joint), similar to the Fighter mode, but with the legs and arms of Battroid mode, making it capable of flight, walking and using hand-held weapons that are accessible in the Battroid mode, GERWALK mode can also allow Variable Battle Pods to hover in low altitudes and land on unstable terrain. Some Variable Battle Pods do not possess a Battroid mode.