MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Characters

This article lists the scripted Characters featured in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and includes pilot skills where applicable.

See also: MechWarrior 5 Staff

Main Protagonists[edit]

Campaign Villains[edit]

Named characters from Black Inferno:

Scripted Employable Pilots[edit]

With the exception of Goblin and Raptor, the Cavaliers pick up these pilots after completing various scripted missions.

Name Ballistic Energy Missile Shielding Heat Management Evasion Total
Shintaro Abe 7/10 4/6 5/5 7/10 5/7 5/5 33/43
Louise Fenstrom 3/8 4/8 4/8 2/6 5/6 1/6 19/42
Leon Freeman 1/8 2/8 1/7 1/6 1/6 1/8 7/43
Ari Fuji 5/7 7/10 5/6 7/8 5/7 8/10 37/48
"Goblin" 1/7 3/7 3/8 2/8 3/7 3/9 15/46
Akira Ohtani 5/6 5/6 8/10 6/7 7/10 8/8 39/47
"Raptor" 7/10 3/10 5/10 7/10 5/10 4/10 31/60
Milla Serena 6/6 8/10 6/6 6/8 6/8 6/9 38/47
Dimitri Shenzeng 3/8 4/8 4/8 2/6 5/6 1/6 19/42
Miasto Stabjorn 8/10 4/5 4/6 8/10 8/9 5/7 37/47

Other Scripted Characters[edit]

Representatives of the Successor States, independent and mercenary companies, and various pirate groups that appear in the High Reward Quests and various DLC campaigns:

Heroes of the Inner Sphere[edit]

Legend of the Kestrel Lancers[edit]

Call to Arms[edit]

Rise of Rasalhague[edit]

The Dragon's Gambit[edit]

Solaris Showdown[edit]

Career Mode Pilots[edit]

Introduced with Heroes of the Inner Sphere, Career Mode provides new starting points with each of the Great Houses, each with a predefined starter lance of 'Mechs and named pilots, and a generic version of Mason called merely "Commander" for the player.

Name Ballistic Energy Missile Shielding Heat Management Evasion Total
House Davion
Lt. Cecile Laurent 2/6 1/5 1/3 2/4 1/1 1/3 8/22
Lt. Lukas Beaumont 1/5 2/4 1/1 2/5 1/2 2/5 9/22
Lt. Shaun Velez 1/3 1/1 1/4 1/4 1/4 3/5 8/21
House Kurita
Chu-i Ashaki Nazari 1/1 3/6 1/4 2/4 1/5 1/2 9/22
Chu-i Hayato Ito 1/1 1/4 2/5 1/3 2/4 2/6 9/23
Chu-i Nia Abara 2/6 1/5 1/5 2/4 1/2 2/3 9/25
House Liao
Sao-wei Dexter Fong 1/3 2/4 1/4 2/4 1/4 2/5 9/24
Sao-wei Nicolai Ivanov 2/4 1/2 2/4 2/6 1/4 1/3 9/23
Sao-wei Tori Liu 1/3 2/5 1/2 2/4 2/5 1/2 9/21
House Marik
Lt. Victor Ambriz 1/2 2/4 1/3 2/6 2/6 1/4 9/25
Lt. Kevin Armstrong 1/5 1/5 1/5 3/6 1/4 1/2 8/27
Lt. Lina Santiago 1/4 1/3 2/5 2/4 1/2 2/5 9/23
House Steiner
Lt. Coner Murphy 1/2 1/3 2/5 2/5 1/2 2/6 9/23
Lt. Greda Weber 1/2 2/4 2/4 2/6 1/4 1/2 9/22
Lt. Rebecca McCleary 1/2 2/4 1/3 1/3 2/6 2/5 9/23
Free Rasalhague Republic
Lt. Dahlia Eskildsen 1/3 2/5 1/4 2/3 2/4 1/3 9/22
Lt. Gunnar Thomson 1/6 1/2 2/5 1/2 2/3 2/3 9/21
Lt. Karina Tanaka 1/3 2/5 1/4 1/3 2/5 2/4 9/24
Call to Arms / Legend of the Kestrel Lancers / Rise of Rasalhague
Sao-wei Tori Liu 4/6 5/8 4/6 4/7 5/7 4/6 26/40
Lt. Lina Santiago 6/8 4/6 4/7 2/6 2/6 4/7 22/40
Lt. Coner Murphy 3/5 4/6 6/8 4/8 3/5 4/7 24/39
Chu-i Ashaki Nazari 4/6 5/8 4/6 4/6 4/7 3/6 24/39
Tai-i Minato Umatsu 1/6 5/6 5/6 4/5 6/8 5/6 26/37
Lt. Gunnar Thomson 6/8 1/4 6/8 6/8 2/4 5/7 26/39
The Dragon's Gambit
Sao-wei Tori Liu 4/8 7/10 5/6 5/9 5/7 5/6 31/46
Lt. Lina Santiago 6/9 4/6 4/7 4/6 4/6 5/8 27/42
Lt. Coner Murphy 5/6 4/7 6/8 4/8 5/6 4/9 28/44
Chu-i Ashaki Nazari 4/6 6/9 5/7 4/6 5/7 6/6 28/41
Tai-i Minato Umatsu 5/7 5/8 5/6 5/6 7/10 5/6 32/43
Lt. Gunnar Thomson 6/8 1/4 7/8 6/8 5/6 5/7 30/41
Solaris
Sao-wei Tori Liu 4/8 7/10 5/6 5/9 5/7 5/6 31/46
Capt. Milla Serena 6/6 8/10 6/6 6/8 6/8 6/9 38/47
Capt. Shenzeng 3/8 4/8 4/8 2/6 5/6 1/6 19/42
Lt. Miasto Stabjorn 8/10 4/5 4/6 8/10 8/9 5/7 37/47