HOW DO THEY DIFFER FROM THE TV SERIES?
Overall, the first twelve McKiney novels follow the Robotech series exactly, so that when reading the novels one can simply imagine the film in their head moving along with the words. The novels add another dimension to the Robotech universe and the characters, bringing out their thoughts, feelings, and inner conflicts as well as describing the scenes in a way not possible with television. There exist however, several important differences between the novels and the animated series that should be mentioned. One of these major differences is the McKinney team’s use of the “Thinking Cap”, the sensor-packed helmet that Veritech and other mecha pilots need to interface with their vehicle to form the mysterious symbiotic link made possible by protoculture. In the series there is no mention of the thinking cap. Indeed there are several scenes where the pilot flies his vehicle without one, such as when Rick Hunter rescues Lisa Hayes from the destroyed Grand Cannon: he has her wear the helmet
