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Line 13: | children = | children = }} }} − Stemming from [[Clan Nova Cat]], '''Thomas West''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who joined [[Wolf's Dragoons]] a quarter century before [[3028]],<ref name="RnS"/> i.e. during the Dragoons' initial formation in or shortly after [[3000]]. He was approaching sixty years of age by early 3028.<ref name="RnS"/> + Stemming from [[Clan Nova Cat]], '''Thomas West''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who joined [[Wolf's Dragoons]] "a quarter of a century" before [[3028]],<ref name="RnS" /> i.e. during the Dragoons' initial formation in or shortly after [[3000]]. He was approaching sixty years of age by early 3028.<ref name="RnS" /> ==History== ==History== − [[Lieutenant]] Thomas West commanding a medium lance in Fraser's Company, Baker Battalion, [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]] in Wolf's Dragoons by 3028.<ref name="WDRoster"/> + Piloting a ''[[Griffin]]'' and considered to possess elite skills, West served as a [[Lieutenant]], commanding a medium lance in Fraser's Company, Baker Battalion, [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]] in Wolf's Dragoons by 3028.<ref name="WDRoster" /> He had named his ''Griffin'' the "Nova Cat" as a remainder to his origins.<ref name="RnS" /> − Fraser's Company saw extensive action in the urban fighting on [[An Ting]] in January 3028, and West was among [[Captain]] [[Dechan Fraser]]'s ad hoc strike force that spearheaded the Dragoons' final attack in the early morning hours of 13 January. West's ''[[Griffin]]'' was sidelined in that fight, losing a leg after being lured onto a [[vibrabomb]] by [[Willard Gibbs]]' ''[[Guard]]''.<ref name="RnS" /><ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 267</ref> Essentially defeated, West retaliated by calling down indirect [[LRM]] fire on his opponent, thus buying Captain Fraser a chance to break through and arrive at the enemy HQ in time to kill [[Jerry Akuma]].<ref name="RnS"/> + Fraser's Company saw extensive action in the urban fighting on [[An Ting]] in January 3028, and West was among [[Captain]] [[Dechan Fraser]]'s ad hoc strike force that spearheaded the Dragoons' final attack in the early morning hours of 13 January. West's ''Griffin'' was sidelined in that fight, losing a leg after being lured onto a [[vibrabomb]] by [[Willard Gibbs]]' ''[[Guard]]''.<ref name="RnS" /><ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 267</ref> Essentially defeated, West retaliated by calling down indirect [[LRM]] fire on his opponent, thus buying Captain Fraser a chance to break through and arrive at the enemy HQ in time to kill [[Jerry Akuma]].<ref name="RnS" /> − West later fought with the Dragoons on [[Misery]], where his ''Griffin'' was noted as being painted white (presumably a camouflage pattern for the icy environment). There, a lance composed of Captain Fraser (''[[Shadow Hawk]]''), Thomas West, Calvin Wakeman (''[[Trebuchet]]'') and Keith Gatlin (''[[Ostscout]]'') captured [[Fadre Singh]] on 23 April 3028 after downing his ''[[Crusader]]'' in the Hamar Valley.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 285–286</ref> The same lance was implied to be the one that brought [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s makeshift command lance to battle on 20 May, disabling his ''[[Dragon]]'' and [[Michi Noketsuna]]'s ''[[Ostroc]]'' and capturing them both.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 302–304</ref> + West later fought with the Dragoons on [[Misery]], where his ''Griffin'' was noted as being painted white (presumably a camouflage pattern for the icy environment). There, a lance composed of Captain Fraser (''[[Shadow Hawk]]''), Thomas West (''Griffin''), Calvin Wakeman (''[[Trebuchet]]'') and Keith Gatlin (''[[Ostscout]]'') captured [[Fadre Singh]] on 23 April 3028 after downing his ''[[Crusader]]'' in the Hamar Valley.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 285-286</ref> The same lance was implied to be the one that brought [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s makeshift command lance to battle on 20 May, disabling his ''[[Dragon]]'' and [[Michi Noketsuna]]'s ''[[Ostroc]]'' and capturing them both.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 302-304</ref> − Thomas West was reportedly killed during the [[Fourth Succession War]] in the fighting on [[Crossing]] in September [[3029]].<ref name="WDRoster"/> + Thomas West was reportedly killed during the [[Fourth Succession War]] in the fighting on [[Crossing]] in September 3029.<ref name="WDRoster" /> − − ==BattleMech== − Considered to possess elite skills, Thomas West piloted a ''Griffin'', which he named "Nova Cat" as a reminder to his origins.<ref name="RnS"/><ref name="WDRoster"/> ==References== ==References== Line 40:
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| name = Thomas West | | name = Thomas West | ||
| − | | birthdate = | + | | birthdate = c.a [[2968]]<ref name="RnS">''Rise and Shine''</ref> |
| − | | died = September [[3029]]<ref name="WDRoster">''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 51</ref> | + | | died = September [[3029]]<ref name="WDRoster">''Wolf's Dragoons'' sourcebook, p. 51</ref> |
| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| − | | affiliation = [[Clan Nova Cat]]<br>[[Wolf's Dragoons]] | + | | affiliation = [[Clan Nova Cat]]<br/>[[Wolf's Dragoons]] |
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| profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | ||
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| − | Stemming from [[Clan Nova Cat]], '''Thomas West''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who joined [[Wolf's Dragoons]] a quarter century before [[3028]],<ref name="RnS"/> i.e. during the Dragoons' initial formation in or shortly after [[3000]]. He was approaching sixty years of age by early 3028.<ref name="RnS"/> | + | Stemming from [[Clan Nova Cat]], '''Thomas West''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who joined [[Wolf's Dragoons]] "a quarter of a century" before [[3028]],<ref name="RnS" /> i.e. during the Dragoons' initial formation in or shortly after [[3000]]. He was approaching sixty years of age by early 3028.<ref name="RnS" /> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | [[Lieutenant]] | + | Piloting a ''[[Griffin]]'' and considered to possess elite skills, West served as a [[Lieutenant]], commanding a medium lance in Fraser's Company, Baker Battalion, [[Alpha Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Alpha Regiment]] in Wolf's Dragoons by 3028.<ref name="WDRoster" /> He had named his ''Griffin'' the "Nova Cat" as a remainder to his origins.<ref name="RnS" /> |
| − | Fraser's Company saw extensive action in the urban fighting on [[An Ting]] in January 3028, and West was among [[Captain]] [[Dechan Fraser]]'s ad hoc strike force that spearheaded the Dragoons' final attack in the early morning hours of 13 January. West's '' | + | Fraser's Company saw extensive action in the urban fighting on [[An Ting]] in January 3028, and West was among [[Captain]] [[Dechan Fraser]]'s ad hoc strike force that spearheaded the Dragoons' final attack in the early morning hours of 13 January. West's ''Griffin'' was sidelined in that fight, losing a leg after being lured onto a [[vibrabomb]] by [[Willard Gibbs]]' ''[[Guard]]''.<ref name="RnS" /><ref>''Wolves on the Border'', p. 267</ref> Essentially defeated, West retaliated by calling down indirect [[LRM]] fire on his opponent, thus buying Captain Fraser a chance to break through and arrive at the enemy HQ in time to kill [[Jerry Akuma]].<ref name="RnS" /> |
| − | West later fought with the Dragoons on [[Misery]], where his ''Griffin'' was noted as being painted white (presumably a camouflage pattern for the icy environment). There, a lance composed of Captain Fraser (''[[Shadow Hawk]]''), Thomas West, Calvin Wakeman (''[[Trebuchet]]'') and Keith Gatlin (''[[Ostscout]]'') captured [[Fadre Singh]] on 23 April 3028 after downing his ''[[Crusader]]'' in the Hamar Valley.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. | + | West later fought with the Dragoons on [[Misery]], where his ''Griffin'' was noted as being painted white (presumably a camouflage pattern for the icy environment). There, a lance composed of Captain Fraser (''[[Shadow Hawk]]''), Thomas West (''Griffin''), Calvin Wakeman (''[[Trebuchet]]'') and Keith Gatlin (''[[Ostscout]]'') captured [[Fadre Singh]] on 23 April 3028 after downing his ''[[Crusader]]'' in the Hamar Valley.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 285-286</ref> The same lance was implied to be the one that brought [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s makeshift command lance to battle on 20 May, disabling his ''[[Dragon]]'' and [[Michi Noketsuna]]'s ''[[Ostroc]]'' and capturing them both.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 302-304</ref> |
| − | Thomas West was reportedly killed during the [[Fourth Succession War]] in the fighting on [[Crossing]] in September | + | Thomas West was reportedly killed during the [[Fourth Succession War]] in the fighting on [[Crossing]] in September 3029.<ref name="WDRoster" /> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Clan Nova Cat Characters|West, Thomas]] | [[Category:Clan Nova Cat Characters|West, Thomas]] | ||
[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|West, Thomas]] | [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|West, Thomas]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|West, Thomas]] | ||