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	Fraser quickly became a rising star with the Dragoons. As a [[Sergeant]] on [[Quentin]] in June 3023, he assisted [[Minobu Tetsuhara]], the [[Draconis Combine]] liaison officer, in rescuing [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] when Wolf's ''[[Archer]]'' overheated in combat.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 55–61</ref> By November [[3024]], he had made [[Lieutenant]] and was given a [[Lance]] command.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 90</ref> He saw particularly heavy fighting on [[Barlow's End]] in [[3026]], where circumstances placed him in command of more than a company's worth of Dragoons during combat against the [[Eridani Light Horse]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 158–162</ref> By April [[3027]], he was promoted to [[Captain]], with a Company command in Alpha Regiment's Baker Battalion (Fraser's Company - "The Hackers"),<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 51</ref> and fought against the [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] on [[Misery]] and [[Udibi]].		Fraser quickly became a rising star with the Dragoons. As a [[Sergeant]] on [[Quentin]] in June 3023, he assisted [[Minobu Tetsuhara]], the [[Draconis Combine]] liaison officer, in rescuing [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] when Wolf's ''[[Archer]]'' overheated in combat.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 55–61</ref> By November [[3024]], he had made [[Lieutenant]] and was given a [[Lance]] command.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 90</ref> He saw particularly heavy fighting on [[Barlow's End]] in [[3026]], where circumstances placed him in command of more than a company's worth of Dragoons during combat against the [[Eridani Light Horse]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 158–162</ref> By April [[3027]], he was promoted to [[Captain]], with a Company command in Alpha Regiment's Baker Battalion (Fraser's Company - "The Hackers"),<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 51</ref> and fought against the [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] on [[Misery]] and [[Udibi]].
−	===Conflict with the Combine===	+	===Battle of Misery===
−	The Dragoons' relations with their employers took a downward turn once Warlord [[Grieg Samsonov]] was determined to put them under his personal control. When his efforts failed, Samsonov became determined to destroy them. He was aided in this by [[Jerry Akuma]], an old rival of Tetsuhara's. Tetsuhara was reassigned to build a Kurita unit based on the Dragoons' tactical doctrine, the ''[[Ryuken]]'', while Akuma replaced him as the liaison officer to the Dragoons. By the close of 3027, matters quickly came to a head. Outright fighting broke out on [[An Ting]] between the Dragoons and a regiment of the ''Ryuken'' under Akuma's command, after attacks on the Dragoons' civilian dependents. It fell to Fraser's company to disrupt the ''Ryuken'' order of battle in the initial stages of the conflict and evacuate the Dragoon staff from their exposed HQ in the city. In the following weeks of fighting, Fraser personally killed ''Ryuken'' field commander [[Andrew Subato Chou]] during an ambush.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 275</ref> During the Dragoons' final push to dislodge the Kurita defenders, Fraser led an ad hoc unit that penetrated behind the enemy lines ahead of the main Dragoon force<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> and arrived at the enemy HQ in time to kill Jerry Akuma himself.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 281</ref>	+	The Dragoons' relations with their employers took a downward turn once Warlord [[Grieg Samsonov]] was determined to put them under his personal control. When his efforts failed, Samsonov became determined to destroy them. He was aided in this by [[Jerry Akuma]], an old rival of Tetsuhara's. Tetsuhara was reassigned to build a Kurita unit based on the Dragoons' tactical doctrine, the ''[[Ryuken]]'', while Akuma replaced him as the liaison officer to the Dragoons. By the close of 3027, matters quickly came to a head. Outright fighting broke out on [[An Ting]] between the Dragoons and a regiment of the ''Ryuken'' under Akuma's command, after attacks on the Dragoons' civilian dependents. It fell to Fraser's company to disrupt the ''Ryuken'' order of battle in the initial stages of the conflict and evacuate the Dragoon staff from their exposed HQ in the city. In the following weeks of fighting, Fraser personally killed ''Ryuken'' field commander Chou during an ambush.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 275</ref> During the Dragoons' final push to dislodge the Kurita defenders, Fraser led an ad hoc unit that penetrated behind the enemy lines ahead of the main Dragoon force<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> and arrived at the enemy HQ in time to kill Jerry Akuma himself.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 281</ref>
−	===Battle of Misery===
	To cover the Dragoons' withdrawal from the Combine, Wolf sent a challenge to the Combine to meet in battle on the world of [[Misery]]. Opposing them would be the four remaining regiments of ''Ryuken'', the [[Seventeenth Galedon Regulars]], the [[Twenty-first Galedon Regulars]] and the [[Eighth Sword of Light]]. Minobu Tetsuhara was put in overall command of the Kurita units. On 23 April 3028, during a reconnaissance mission before the main battle, Fraser and his lance successfully ambushed a ''Ryuken'' lance, and discovered they had captured Dragoon traitor [[Fadre Singh]]. Singh, now holding the rank of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' in the ''Ryuken'', had betrayed the Dragoons to Samsonov. Fraser personally dragged Singh before Colonel Wolf, and after Singh revealed he had informed Samsonov of the Dragoons' ''[[Hegira]]'' plan, he was executed on the spot by [[Natasha Kerensky]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 299–303</ref>		To cover the Dragoons' withdrawal from the Combine, Wolf sent a challenge to the Combine to meet in battle on the world of [[Misery]]. Opposing them would be the four remaining regiments of ''Ryuken'', the [[Seventeenth Galedon Regulars]], the [[Twenty-first Galedon Regulars]] and the [[Eighth Sword of Light]]. Minobu Tetsuhara was put in overall command of the Kurita units. On 23 April 3028, during a reconnaissance mission before the main battle, Fraser and his lance successfully ambushed a ''Ryuken'' lance, and discovered they had captured Dragoon traitor [[Fadre Singh]]. Singh, now holding the rank of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' in the ''Ryuken'', had betrayed the Dragoons to Samsonov. Fraser personally dragged Singh before Colonel Wolf, and after Singh revealed he had informed Samsonov of the Dragoons' ''[[Hegira]]'' plan, he was executed on the spot by [[Natasha Kerensky]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 299–303</ref>

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{{InfoBoxCharacter | image = | caption = | name = Dechan Fraser | birthdate = | died = | othernames = | affiliation = [[Wolf's Dragoons]]<br>[[Draconis Combine]] | rank = | title = | position = | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | parents = | siblings = | spouse = [[Jenette Rand]] | children = }} '''Dechan Fraser''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] with [[Wolf's Dragoons]], and later became the trainer and commander of the rebuilt ''[[Ryuken]]'' regiments in the [[Draconis Combine]]. ==History== ===Career with Wolf's Dragoons=== Little is known about Dechan Fraser's life before joining Wolf's Dragoons. He was recruited in [[Lyran Commonwealth]] space<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 248: Fraser and Scott were recruited in Steiner space</ref> at a relatively young age, one of the relatively few [[Inner Sphere]] warriors to be adopted into the Dragoons. After a customary training period, Fraser was made a full Dragoon member approximately around early [[3023]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 255: Fraser claims to have been a Dragoon for five years</ref> He was assigned to [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]], widely considered the elite of the elite. Fraser quickly became a rising star with the Dragoons. As a [[Sergeant]] on [[Quentin]] in June 3023, he assisted [[Minobu Tetsuhara]], the [[Draconis Combine]] liaison officer, in rescuing [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] when Wolf's ''[[Archer]]'' overheated in combat.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 55–61</ref> By November [[3024]], he had made [[Lieutenant]] and was given a [[Lance]] command.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 90</ref> He saw particularly heavy fighting on [[Barlow's End]] in [[3026]], where circumstances placed him in command of more than a company's worth of Dragoons during combat against the [[Eridani Light Horse]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 158–162</ref> By April [[3027]], he was promoted to [[Captain]], with a Company command in Alpha Regiment's Baker Battalion (Fraser's Company - "The Hackers"),<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 51</ref> and fought against the [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]] on [[Misery]] and [[Udibi]]. ===Battle of Misery=== The Dragoons' relations with their employers took a downward turn once Warlord [[Grieg Samsonov]] was determined to put them under his personal control. When his efforts failed, Samsonov became determined to destroy them. He was aided in this by [[Jerry Akuma]], an old rival of Tetsuhara's. Tetsuhara was reassigned to build a Kurita unit based on the Dragoons' tactical doctrine, the ''[[Ryuken]]'', while Akuma replaced him as the liaison officer to the Dragoons. By the close of 3027, matters quickly came to a head. Outright fighting broke out on [[An Ting]] between the Dragoons and a regiment of the ''Ryuken'' under Akuma's command, after attacks on the Dragoons' civilian dependents. It fell to Fraser's company to disrupt the ''Ryuken'' order of battle in the initial stages of the conflict and evacuate the Dragoon staff from their exposed HQ in the city. In the following weeks of fighting, Fraser personally killed ''Ryuken'' field commander Chou during an ambush.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 275</ref> During the Dragoons' final push to dislodge the Kurita defenders, Fraser led an ad hoc unit that penetrated behind the enemy lines ahead of the main Dragoon force<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> and arrived at the enemy HQ in time to kill Jerry Akuma himself.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 281</ref> To cover the Dragoons' withdrawal from the Combine, Wolf sent a challenge to the Combine to meet in battle on the world of [[Misery]]. Opposing them would be the four remaining regiments of ''Ryuken'', the [[Seventeenth Galedon Regulars]], the [[Twenty-first Galedon Regulars]] and the [[Eighth Sword of Light]]. Minobu Tetsuhara was put in overall command of the Kurita units. On 23 April 3028, during a reconnaissance mission before the main battle, Fraser and his lance successfully ambushed a ''Ryuken'' lance, and discovered they had captured Dragoon traitor [[Fadre Singh]]. Singh, now holding the rank of ''[[Tai-sa]]'' in the ''Ryuken'', had betrayed the Dragoons to Samsonov. Fraser personally dragged Singh before Colonel Wolf, and after Singh revealed he had informed Samsonov of the Dragoons' ''[[Hegira]]'' plan, he was executed on the spot by [[Natasha Kerensky]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 299–303</ref> Like every other Dragoon unit, Fraser's company took heavy losses on Misery. However, it was his unit that defeated Tetsuhara's command lance in the end and took him (and [[Michi Noketsuna]]) prisoner, with Fraser personally delivering the killing blow to Noketsuna's [['Mech]].<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 318–320</ref> At some point, Fraser became enamored of fellow Dragoon officer [[Jenette Rand]], although it is unclear when exactly they began a relationship. At the conclusion of the Misery battle, Fraser and Rand were ordered on a special mission to accompany Noketsuna, the former aide and pupil of Tetsuhara, on his quest for revenge against those who had wronged the Dragoons during their service to the Combine. As a result of this mission, Fraser missed the Dragoons' further battles with House Kurita during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. ===Bounty Hunter=== The exact details of the trio's adventures are sketchy at best. They spent time in the [[Periphery]], and at some point Noketsuna assumed the identity of the infamous [[Bounty Hunter]], inheriting the ''[[Marauder]]'', the power suit and the legacy. (It is speculated that the previous Bounty Hunter either owed the Dragoons a favor or was killed outright by Natasha Kerensky, his archenemy, after coercing her on [[Benet III]] in May 3027 to take him with her on her DropShip, effectively putting himself at her mercy.) Fraser and Rand accompanied Noketsuna in this new identity as part of the Bounty Hunter's lance, along with a man named [[Vic Travers]], who was known to have extensive ''[[yakuza]]'' contacts. Under uncertain circumstances, the trio reentered the Combine and Fraser assisted Noketsuna in killing Samsonov, after Samsonov refused to commit ''seppuku''. The exact timing of these events is unknown. The revenge turned out to be unfulfilling. In January of [[3030]], Fraser accompanied Noketsuna as he presented Samsonov's preserved head to Tetsuhara's widow, Tomiko, who had joined a Buddhist nunnery on [[Awano]]. Tomiko refused the offer, however, and told them to give it to Tetsuhara's father, [[Minoru Tetsuhara]].<ref>''Heir to the Dragon'', pp. 214–216</ref> However, the senior Tetsuhara also refused to accept the head, feeling that House Kurita had had the right to act as they did, and that Minobu Tetsuhara had failed in his duties.<ref>''Wolf Pack''</ref> In October of [[3030]], Fraser again accompanied Noketsuna in an ambush on [[Benjamin]] of [[Internal Security Force]] agent Panati, who had aided Jerry Akuma in his efforts. To the surprise of Fraser and Noketsuna, Panati was accompanied by [[Theodore Kurita]] and [[Ninyu Kerai]], with all three being incapacitated in the ambush. When Theodore Kurita protested the execution of Panati, Noketsuna revealed his identity and his vendetta. Theodore agreed to allow him to kill Panati, but persuaded him to forestall his vendetta any further, as the Combine was in a dangerous situation facing the newly formed [[Federated Commonwealth]], and could not survive the loss of Coordinator Takashi at that time, in Theodore's opinion. Noketsuna agreed to this, and agreed to serve Theodore in his attempt to save the Dragon. He turned the Bounty Hunter identity over to Vic Travers. Out of loyalty to their companion, Fraser and Rand accompanied him. === Rebuilding the ''Ryuken'' === Fraser and Rand soon proved their value to Theodore Kurita by training the new ''Ryuken'' and ''[[Genyosha]]'' regiments.<ref>''Heir to the Dragon'', pp. 247–251</ref> The long-term goal was to allow Theodore's new military doctrine to take hold throughout the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]]. During this time, they were even considered part of his ''shitenno''. In December of [[3038]], Fraser and Rand met Warlord [[Kester Chi]] of the [[Galedon Military District]]. Chi was pleased that Fraser and Rand were being assigned to his District for the coming war, and Fraser quickly realized that Chi was nothing like his predecessor, Grieg Samsonov.<ref>''Heir to the Dragon'', p. 306</ref> ===War of 3039=== Fraser personally commanded the ''[[Ryuken-roku]]'' during the [[War of 3039]]. In July, they counterattacked the [[AFFS]] invaders on An Ting against the elite [[First Davion Guards]]. Fraser and his troops accredited themselves well, fighting with fierce determination and using tactics that the enemy commander, Field Marshall [[Ardan Sortek]], was unprepared for. When Warlord Chi arrived with reinforcements, Sortek was eventually forced to retreat his unit. As An Ting was strategically critical, the Davion thrust in the Galedon district soon faltered.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 102–104</ref> Fraser continued to command the ''Ryuken'' after the war, eventually marrying Jenette Rand. For a time, they continued to send reports to [[Wolfnet]], but they received no response to their communications.<ref>''Wolf Pack'', p. 57</ref> ===Clan Invasion=== By the time of the [[Clan Invasion]], Fraser had become convinced that he and Rand had been forgotten by the Dragoons (whom they still technically served as sleeper agents). He became particularly resentful of Jaime Wolf when Wolf chose another to deliver the invitation to Theodore Kurita to the summit on [[Outreach]], where the Dragoons would reveal their origins to the leaders of the Inner Sphere. During the second stage of the Invasion, Fraser and the ''Ryuken'' raided the occupied territory from [[Wolcott]].<ref>''Wolf Pack'', p. 64</ref> In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], Fraser, Rand and the ''Ryuken'' were eventually transferred to [[Luthien]]. In [[3053]], he was summoned to a private meeting with [[Takashi Kurita]], Theodore's father and [[Coordinator]] of the Draconis Combine. He questioned Fraser's loyalties, both to the Dragoons and to Noketsuna, who had not been seen since shortly after the War of '39. ===Dragoon Civil War=== Upon Takashi Kurita's death, Jaime Wolf arrived at Fraser's home on Luthien to invite Fraser and Rand back to the Dragoons. Fraser confronted Wolf regarding his abandonment, dismissing Wolf's claims that he had resisted contacting Fraser and Rand to avoid endangering them. Nevertheless, Rand – who had been born to the Dragoons – convinced her husband to go with her to Outreach with Wolf. Upon their arrival on Outreach, the party was informed that Jaime Wolf's son, [[Mackenzie Wolf]], had been killed. During the ''[[Remembrance]]'' memorial, Fraser was disturbed that another warrior was given credit for defeating Minobu Tetsuhara on Misery.<ref>''Wolf Pack'', p. 257</ref> Later, when Wolf was removed from command by the machinations of [[Alpin Wolf]] and [[Elson Novacat]], Michi Noketsuna warned Fraser that the new Dragoon leadership was planning to assassinate the senior Wolf. Despite his continued sense of betrayal, Fraser warned Dragoon officers still loyal to Jaime Wolf, and even took part in evacuating him, though he turned down Wolf's offer to join them in the Outback. This set the stage for the [[Dragoon Civil War]]. After an argument with her husband, Jenette Rand went off to join Wolf. Elson Novacat soon approached Fraser with an offer to lead a newly recruited mercenary battalion against Wolf's rebel forces. Those who fought well would be fully inducted into the Dragoons, and Elson believed Fraser was just the man to train and assess such a unit. He accepted the offer, forming [[Kappa Battalion]] using the unit [[Carter's Chevaliers]] as a foundation.<ref>''Wolf Pack'', pp. 326–330</ref> In one of the pinnacle battles of the conflict, Fraser and Kappa Battalion turned on Elson's loyalists, immediately after [[Maeve Wolf]] killed Alpin in single combat, saving Maeve's life and sending Gamma Regiment into a retreat. This helped to end the war and return of Jaime Wolf to command. Fraser was reunited with Jenette Rand, though he remained cool to the senior Wolf. It is hinted that Fraser continued to command an "independent" Dragoon battalion after the civil war and the Dragoons' subsequent reorganization in [[3054]].{{cn}} ==BattleMechs== During his early career with the Dragoons, Fraser piloted a ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' to great success. While commanding the Ryuken during the War of '39, he used a ''[[Hatamoto-Chi]]'' of the ''-Ku'' variant.<ref>''Heir to the Dragon'', p. 344</ref> While leading Kappa Battalion during the Dragoon Civil War, he fought from the cockpit of a ''[[Black Knight]]''.<ref>''Wolf Pack'', p. 387</ref> ==Notes== * There is some discrepancy in whether Fraser commanded the entire ''Ryuken'' brigade in the years immediately following the [[Clan Invasion]]. The novel ''[[Wolf Pack]]'' indicates that he did, whereas ''[[Objective Raids]]'' indicates he was only commander of the ''[[Ryuken-ni]]'' regiment. Both sources indicate he was ranked a ''[[Tai-sa]]'' at the time, which was the standard rank for a regimental commander in the DCMS. It is further notable that he was not listed as a regimental commander as of [[3050]].<ref>''20 Year Update'', pp. 40–43</ref> * Much of the ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' novel, which chronicles the Dragoons' departure from the Draconis Combine among other events, is told from Fraser's perspective. He was an ideal choice for narrator given his "adoptee" status with the Dragoons left him ignorant of their secrets and origins at the time. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Heir to the Dragon]]'' (novel) * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Rise and Shine]]'' (short story) * ''[[Wolf Pack]]'' (novel) * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' * ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' (novel) {{div col end}} [[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Fraser, Dechan]] [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Fraser, Dechan]]

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