Theodore Kurita (31st c.)

(b. 2997, d. 307?)

Coordinator of the Draconis Combine (3052-307?)

Theodore was the only son of Coordinator Takashi Kurita and his wife Jasmine. He was tall and lanky, bearing a closer resemblance to his mother than his father.

Among the BattleTech community, his name is often abbreviated to "Teddy K."

Biography

Theodore was born on July 1st in the Imperial City of Luthien. He began his schooling when he was six years old with private tutors. Theodore received his MechWarrior training at Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy and finished his military training at Wisdom of the Dragon. During his time at SZMA he made friends with Subhash Indrahar, the Director of the Internal Security Force. In his early career, Theodore served in a number of line units and as a staff officer, most notably as an aide to Dieron District commander Vasily Cherenkoff. In the mid-3020s he had a falling out with his father and was sent off to command the Legion of Vega, a brigade of misfits and malcontents. While he did not reveal it publicly, or even to his father, until 3033, Theodore married Tomoe Sakade in 3019.

It was with the Legions of Vega that Theodore began his programs for reform. He saw the problems with the military doctrine of the Draconis Combine, notably their insistence on attacking the center of their enemies' line and the enacting of the rite of seppuku by otherwise good commanders. Thanks to his leadership and reforms, the Combine was able to fight of the Lyran Commonwealth's invasion during the Fourth Succession War. Theodore led a counterattack on Lyran worlds near the regional capital of Skye, threatening the important world, forcing Archon Katrina Steiner to slow and eventually stop her offensive.

After the 4th War, Theodore's military acumen had become widely known, so Takashi promoted him to Gunji-no-Kanrei (Deputy for Military Affairs) in 3031. Takashi planned on reining Theodore in, but Theodore jumped at the opportunity to push his new interpretation of bushido, which he began with the Genyosha and Ryuken. Perhaps his most brilliant move as Kanrei was agreeing to recognize the independence of the Free Rasalhague Republic. In doing so, he bilked the Lyrans out of all of the gains from the 4th War and received aid from ComStar in the form of new, high-tech BattleMechs. These 'Mechs came in handy when the Federated Commonwealth launched its invasion in 3039.

The long power struggle with his father ended with Takashi's seppuku in 3054. He was the father of Omi, Hohiro, and Minoru Kurita. Elected the second First Lord of the reconstituted Star League on Whitting in 3061.

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