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| - During the First Robotech War, Zeraal was a flag officer who served under Khyron during the war, as did many of his future lieutenants. He participated in the final battle with humanity and witnessed the ultimate defeat of Dolza and the Imperial Grand Fleet at the hands of the SDF-1. Following the end of the war, many Zentraedi did not assimilate with human culture, and became scavengers and renegades in the wastelands. These included Zeraal and those forces still loyal to him, who were soon sought out by Khyron once more. Khyron, who had not surrendered following the end of the war, recruited Zeraal as part of his own plans to destroy the SDF-1. He placed numerous highly-trained warriors under the command of Zeraal, including Skarrde, Gorian, and Kiyora, and ordered them to fan the flames of rebellion in the wastelands. While they were able to remain largely undetected by the RDF, their operations were repeatedly interrupted and dismantled by Jack Archer and the other personnel at Base 6. Their organization was finally exposed to the public eye following an incident in Flood City, when Skarrde shot down a Catseye that the RDF were using to search for Zentraedi activity. Following the crash, Skarrde stationed a garrison in the city, believing the RDF would send someone to recover the crew. This proved to be correct, as Archer was sent by Commander Helena Chase to rescue them. To Skarrde's surprise, the human defeated the garrison, and the officer chose to intervene. However he was unable to defeat Archer and was forced to retreat. Following this the RDF realized they were dealing with a larger organized presence in the wasteland and identified Zeraal as the leader. At the same time, Zeraal began to break away from Khyron, choosing to pursue his own goals rather then continue with the efforts to destroy the SDF-1.
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