Andreas Kane

Andreas Kane
Andreas Kane
Character Profile
Affiliation Free Worlds League
Black Inferno[1]
Profession MechWarrior

Andreas Kane was the leader of the Black Inferno mercenary command.[1]

History[edit]

Andreas Kane was originally from the Free Worlds League where he was loyal to one of the Marik factions for a while. He garnered a reputation for brutality, having been responsible for several massacres. Later he set up shop as a mercenary and struck out on his own, founding the Black Inferno. Officially, his record stops there.[1]

ComStar had discovered a Star League fortress buried on Xinyang that had been lost for almost three hundred years. Inside one of the excavated buildings was an ancient star map carved into one of the walls containing the locations of Star League bases, settlements, and weapon depots that were also lost to time. ComStar partnered with Black Inferno, supporting them financially and with BattleMechs, and sent them out to pillage those sites for whatever Lostech they could find,[2] while also shielding them from retaliation by any of the Great Houses.[3]

There was a missing section of the Xinyang star map and Precentor Kenzo Yamata had reason to believe Nikolai Mason had the coordinates to something massive out in the Periphery beyond Draconis Combine space.[2] On 21 May 3015, following a series of destructive airstrikes, Andreas Kane commanded a lance that attacked the Nik's Cavaliers base on De Berry Prime, killing Mason and salvaging his Victor.[4]

The Cavaliers had been rebuilding their strength over the years under the command of Nikolai’s son Jake Mason, and after compromising a couple of Inferno operations, Kane spent weeks planning a surprise on Cavanaugh to ambush and eliminate them. Unfortunately, the Cavaliers escaped their trap and he recalled the man he put in charge, Captain Kruger, back to Xinyang for punishment. Little did they know that the Cavaliers had intercepted their message and now had the location of their base of operations.[5]

Kane lost one of his last trusted lieutenants when the Cavaliers destroyed the Black Inferno reclamation facility on Eaton III, where they also took back possession of Nikolai's Victor.[5] While consulting with Yamata on Xinyang to plan their next moves, the Cavaliers attacked their base and, despite having a garrison consisting of a full company reinforced by a ComStar lance, the vengeful Cavaliers systematically demolished the Inferno's aerodrome and storage depot on their way to the main fortification. While providing Yamata with enough time to get off-world and continue his pursuits in the Periphery, Andreas Kane made his stand against the Cavaliers and failed in his last-ditch effort to decapitate their leader.[2]

BattleMech[edit]

Andreas Kane piloted a KGC-0000 King Crab.[1]

Behind the Scenes[edit]

Andreas Kane was voiced by David Graham.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Campaign Mission 10: "Lock n' Load"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Campaign Mission 14: "Killing Kane"
  3. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Campaign Mission 7: "Collateral Damage"
  4. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Tutorial
  5. 5.0 5.1 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Campaign Mission 11: "Black Harvest"
  6. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, closing credits

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