Veritech development began at the end of the Global Civil War, when an alien spaceship crashed into Macross Island in the South Pacific. After learning of the existence of large aggressive humanoid aliens, a United Earth Government was formed and development began on the mecha by the Robotech Defense Force to combat the alien threat by using Robotechnology obtained from the SDF-1 alien ship.

VF-1J is a variant for junior officers. This variant has 2 head lasers, one situated on each side of the head while in Battloid mode. The size of the Veritech VF-1J Transformable Action Figure is around 21cm height. It is transformable between Battloid, Guardian and Fighter mode. Material including diecast for joint parts. A small pilot figure is included. It is fully painted super poseable action figure with over 60 articulation positions. "