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| image               = Danai Liao-Centrella BTLegends.jpg
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| name                = Danai Liao-Centrella
| birthdate           = 6 June [[3108]]<ref name="DWDA-D>''MechWarrior: Dark Age Dossier''</ref><ref name=BT:Lp158>''BattleTech: Legends'', p. 158</ref>
| died                = 
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = [[House Liao-Centrella]]
| rank                = ''[[Sang-shao]]''<ref name=>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 57</ref>
| title               = [[Duchess of Castrovia]]<ref name=BT:Lp158/><ref name=BWTc7>''Blood Will Tell'', ch. 7</ref>
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]],<br>[[Arena Gladiator]]
| parents             = [[Daoshen Liao]] (father)<ref name=BT:Lp158/><br>[[Ilsa Centrella]] (mother)<ref name=BT:Lp158/>
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'''Danai Liao-Centrella''' was the daughter of [[Daoshen Liao]] and his sister [[Ilsa Centrella]]. This information was kept from her until she was in her late twenties. Until that time, she believed she was the third child of [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] and [[Naomi Centrella]]. She was named for [[Danai Centrella]], sister of Naomi.

==History==
===Early life===
When Danai was only three years old, she met her cousin [[Kai Allard-Liao]] on the planet of [[St. Ives]].  Kai sensed a form of kinship with the young Danai which he put in his will that she would be given possession of his famous 'Mech, ''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]''.<ref name=ER3145>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 87: "Danai Profile"</ref>

Danai was raised on [[Canopus]] by her aunt [[Erde Centrella]] because Danai's mother had little interest in her.<ref name=ER3145 />

===Solaris VII===
In [[3127]], when she was only nineteen, she disappeared from the [[Capellan Confederation]] to reappear following Kai's footsteps as a warrior on [[Solaris VII]] piloting the famous ''Yen-Lo-Wang''.

One of her first fights was against [[Darla Westin]] in [[The Jungle]]. Darla did not know who was fighting, and was surprised when she was to face her own ''[[Centurion (OmniMech)|Centurion OmniMech]]'' called ''Shishi'' and with a configuration similar to the original ''Yen-Lo-Wang''. Both 'Mechs squared off, but the crowd was clearly set against Westin from the beginning. Regardless of how well Westin fought, she could not bring herself to destroy her inspiration. Instead, she gave the audience a good show and let her 'Mech succumb to Danai's attacks.<ref name="TRO3145p116">''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 116: "CN11-O Centurion"</ref>

In [[3132]] she was one of the contenders in the [[Solaris Games#Grand Tournament|Grand Tournament]].<ref name=DAINN_p283/>

She won the first round, and for the second round she was paired to fight against [[Yulenka Kaiser|Yulenka Kaiser]] in [[The Jungle]]. The fight was a series of brutal point-blank range attacks where Kaiser's ''[[Hatchetman]]'' was unable to get past the Capellan scion's heavy shield of her ''[[Centurion]]'' and never even landed a solid blow on the Cenotaph favorite finally losing to her.<ref name=DAINN_p283>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 283: "3132 Solaris VII Championships Season Review (Part 2)"</ref>

For her third match, she had been paired against [[Reshad Michaud|Reshad "Razor" Michaud]] in the [[Boreal Reach]] Arena, a fight she won.<ref name=DAINN_p287>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 287: "3132 Solaris VII Championships Season Review (Part 3)"</ref>

For her fourth match, she had been paired against [[Phoebe Itasha|"Fantastic" Phoebe Itasha]] under [[Ishiyama]]'s Stone Mountain, a fight she won.<ref name=DAINN_p288>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 288: "3132 Solaris VII Championships Season Review (Part 4)"</ref>

For her fifth fight match, she was paired against [[Shayne Kirkpatrick|Shayne "Shockwave" Kirkpatrick]] piloting a modified ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' in [[the Jungle]]. Because of the thick growth of the Jungle minimizing her range advantage, Kirkpatrick was forced into contact range with Danai several times, close enough even for a few good swipes from the ''Centurion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[hatchet]]. But maneuverability soon saved the day as Kirkpatrick's gift for jumping fire ate away the ''Centurion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[shield]] and tore away its right leg. Disabled, Centrella-Liao lit off her surrender flare, ending the match.<ref name=DAINN_p293>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 293: "3132 Solaris VII Championships Season Review (Part 6)"</ref>

Though she did not have the skills to become a champion in the arena, she was still devastated when her father, [[Daoshen Liao]], recalled her to [[Sian]] to join the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces|CCAF]].  She joined the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] and soon rose to command the third battalion.<ref name=ER3145 />

===On Terra===
In [[3135]], she joined her brother on [[Terra]] for the funeral of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]].  On the journey there, she unexpectedly met with [[Caleb Davion]]. They were traveling on the same [[JumpShip]] and initially chose to hide their identities from each other. They flirted off and on during the journey to Terra. They kept their distance from each other once they discovered the real identity of the other.

During a ball held by the [[Republic of the Sphere]] government, she became very good friends with [[Oriente Protectorate]] noblewoman [[Nikol Marik]] when she rescued Marik from the unwanted attention of [[Frederick Marik (32nd c.)|Frederick Marik]].

===Proving herself===
She was later recalled to fight on [[New Hessen]], fighting for control of the planet in a three way battle between the [[Federated Suns]] and the Republic of the Sphere. In one fight, she lost her 'Mech in an encounter with Caleb Davion's [[M1 Marksman]] tank and a Republican [[BattleMech]]. She was able to rescue Caleb from the battlefield, and both were on the run for a couple weeks. During this time, Caleb turned on her and raped her. She managed to escape him and recover her precious ''Yen-Lo-Wang''. She was mentally haunted by the experience with Caleb's betrayal. She never shared the knowledge of this experience with anyone but her aunt and, later, her best friend [[Nikol Marik|Nikol]]. Since then, she suffered a mild case of post-traumatic stress disorder, which manifests often in outburst of emotion, hypervigilance and an obsessive need to control the details of her personal space.<ref>''Battletech: Legends'', p. 158</ref>

Once she arrived on [[Liao]] to report in, she was promoted to ''[[Sao-shao]]'', and given the command of [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Second McCarron]]'s Third Battalion in [[3136]]. She traveled to Sian, where she received her new mission to conquer the worlds of [[Battle of Aldebaran (3135)|Aldebaran]] and [[Zurich]], and secure a treaty with [[Oriente Protectorate]]. She succeed in the three tasks.<ref>''Principles of Desolation'', pp. 99–278</ref>

Danai fought at the battle of [[Marlette]] against Julian Davion in [[3146]], and when victory became impossible, he brokered a truce with him, that Daoshen, reluctantly, signed, making an armistice.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 23</ref> 
That peace only lasted two years. When he broke it, launching [[Operation CERBERUS]] that succeed in retaking New Syrtis, Danai lead three Capellan regiments to the world. She led a headhunting attack, targeting the Prince, crippling his 'Mech, but at the end, she failed to kill him thanks to the sacrifice of [[Malerie Faulkner]], and Danai broke an arm. The invasion failed to either retake New Syrtis too. After the fight ended, Julian and Danai brokered another truce, and she returned to Sian.<ref>''A Splinter of Hope'', p. 69</ref><ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 57</ref>

===Duchess===
After New Syrtis' campaighn, during her trip back to Sian, she made rehabilitation, and before arriving there, her father informed her about their cousin [[Ki-linn Liao]]'s suicide. 
Once on the capital, Danai defended her decision, and had the support of other key officers, but Daoshen didn't approve her peace treaty, and informed her than he will assign her a tutor.<ref>''Blood Will Tell'', ch 1-5</ref>

On 4 November, Danai met her tutor, Lady [[Wilhemina Liao]], her cousin of Capella Liaos, which had volunteered to teach her the duties of being  a member of the ''Sheng'' nobility nad also informed Danai she had been named Duchess of [[Castrovia]], a position usually reserved to the Chancellor's heir.<ref>''Blood Will Tell'', ch 7</ref>

When Fortress Wall fell, Danai led her regiment and others to the Republic world of [[Hall]], accompanied by her cousin. There, the defending battalion of the [[Fourteenth Principes Guards]] killed the Capellan's administrators, so she and Wilhemina had to take the task to establish a nascent Capellan government.<ref>''Blood Will Tell'', ch 11-16</ref>

As part of their efforts, both convinced the former Knight [[Themba Olatunde]] to join their efforts to integrate Hall into the Confederation. The 6 June, when both Wilhemina and Olatunde where killed into a RAF attack, she was devastated and, when the guerrillas resurfaced, Danai ignored all advices of caution and led personally the hunt of the culprits, falling into and ambush. After receiving orders to depart offplanet, Danai used her authority to ensure the new governor followed her instructions to integrate Hall.<ref>''Blood Will Tell'', ch 21-26</ref>

Later, Danai participated in the reclaiming of [[Liberty]], fighting [[Stone's Fury]], before being recalled to Confederation space. There, after a meeting with [[Xavier McCarron]], she had a meeting with her father, advising him to exercise caution before attacking blindly [[Terra]].<ref>''Blood Will Tell'', ch 29-32</ref><ref>''Battletech: Legends'', p. 158</ref>

==BattleMech==
Danai's traditional 'Mech was [[Kai Allard-Liao]]'s [[Centurion]], [[Yen-Lo-Wang]], which she fought with almost all her career, both as gladiator and Capellan officer. However, at the urges of her officers, after [[Liberty]]'s campaign, she replaced it with a heavier one. Despite expectatives for her to pilot a typically capellan one, she choose a BL-18-KNT [[Black Knight]] which she named ''Julian''.<ref>''Battletech: Legends'', p. 158-159</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Danai Liao Centrella ER3145.jpg|Danai Liao-Centrella from ''[[Era Report: 3145|ER:3145]]''
Danai Liao-Centrella BTLegends.jpg|Danai  from ''[[BattleTech: Legends|BT:Legends]]''
Black Knight (Julian) BTLegends.jpg|Danai's ''Black Knight'' ''Julian'' from ''BT:Legends''
Danai Liao-Centrella MWVanguard.jpg|Danai from [[MechWarrior: Vanguard Booster Pack|MW:Vanguard]]
MWDA_Yen-lo-Wang.PNG|The [[Clix]] figure of ''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]'', as modified by Danai
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' (sourcebook)
* ''[[Blood Will Tell]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Hunting Season]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Principles of Desolation]]'' (novel)
* ''[[A Splinter of Hope]]'' (novella)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''


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