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| name = Parker LaBelle | | name = Parker LaBelle | ||
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| affiliation = [[Waco Rangers]] | | affiliation = [[Waco Rangers]] | ||
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| profession = [[MechWarrior]] | | profession = [[MechWarrior]] | ||
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| − | + | '''Parker LaBelle''' was a [[mercenary]] during the [[Clan Invasion]] era.<ref name=ToCCBAp131/> | |
| − | ''Parker LaBelle'' was a | ||
==Personal History== | ==Personal History== | ||
| − | Parker LaBelle joined the Waco Rangers | + | Parker LaBelle joined the [[Waco Rangers]] sometime prior to [[3058]]. He participated in the [[Battle of Coventry (3058)]], in the lance lead by Lieutenant [[Manny Totske]], in [[Leonard McCarthy]]'s company, along with [[Hector Shirotan]] and [[Ariadne Sherbow]].<ref name=ToCCBAp131>''Tales of the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance'' p. 131</ref> |
| − | + | On 21 April, when the Rangers and [[Crazy Eights]] led a flank attack against ''the Dalles'', [[Clan Jade Falcon]] warriors were waiting them. McCarthy's company formed the regiment's right flank. McCarthy's arrogance and dismissal of the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] scout leader [[Caradoc Trevena]] led them fall into a Falcon ambush, and the clan forces fell over them.<ref>''Tales of the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance'' p. 133</ref> | |
| − | Ariadne was killed in seconds, but Parker didn't survive much longer: a Falcon [[Masakari]] | + | Ariadne was killed in seconds, but Parker didn't survive much longer: a Falcon ''[[Masakari]]'' shot him with its four PPCs in an [[alpha strike]], causing his ammunition to explode and killing him instantly.<ref>''Tales of the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance'' p. 132</ref> |
| − | + | In the end, only Manny survived of his lance. He managed to escape, though traumatized. The loss of his men and the refusal of McCarthy to recognize his errors moved him to abandon the Rangers.<ref>''Tales of the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance'' p. 135-136</ref> | |
| − | In [[3090]], a picture remembering him and his | + | In [[3090]], a picture remembering him and his lancemates was hung on the ''Memory Wall'' of the [[Cracked Canopy]] MechWarrior's bar on [[Solaris VII]].<ref name=ToCCBAp138>''Tales of the Cracked Canopy: Blind Arrogance'' p. 138</ref> |
| − | ==Physical | + | ==Physical Description== |
| − | Parker was described as a man taller than Manny and thin, with a lean face and thinning brown hair.<ref name=ToCCBAp138/> | + | Parker LaBelle was described as a man taller than Manny and thin, with a lean face and thinning brown hair.<ref name=ToCCBAp138/> |
==BattleMech== | ==BattleMech== | ||
| − | Parker's only known 'Mech was a [[Whitworth]].<ref name=ToCCBAp131/> | + | Parker LaBelle's only known 'Mech was a ''[[Whitworth]]''.<ref name=ToCCBAp131/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 17 December 2022
Parker LaBelle | |
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| Died | 21 April 3058 |
| Affiliation | Waco Rangers |
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| Profession | MechWarrior |
Parker LaBelle was a mercenary during the Clan Invasion era.[1]
Personal History
Parker LaBelle joined the Waco Rangers sometime prior to 3058. He participated in the Battle of Coventry (3058), in the lance lead by Lieutenant Manny Totske, in Leonard McCarthy's company, along with Hector Shirotan and Ariadne Sherbow.[1]
On 21 April, when the Rangers and Crazy Eights led a flank attack against the Dalles, Clan Jade Falcon warriors were waiting them. McCarthy's company formed the regiment's right flank. McCarthy's arrogance and dismissal of the Lyran scout leader Caradoc Trevena led them fall into a Falcon ambush, and the clan forces fell over them.[2]
Ariadne was killed in seconds, but Parker didn't survive much longer: a Falcon Masakari shot him with its four PPCs in an alpha strike, causing his ammunition to explode and killing him instantly.[3]
In the end, only Manny survived of his lance. He managed to escape, though traumatized. The loss of his men and the refusal of McCarthy to recognize his errors moved him to abandon the Rangers.[4]
In 3090, a picture remembering him and his lancemates was hung on the Memory Wall of the Cracked Canopy MechWarrior's bar on Solaris VII.[5]
Physical Description
Parker LaBelle was described as a man taller than Manny and thin, with a lean face and thinning brown hair.[5]
BattleMech
Parker LaBelle's only known 'Mech was a Whitworth.[1]