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| + | In the aftermath of the [[War of 3039|War of '39]], the Coordinator was forced to acknowledge his son's military policies had been successful, bringing honor and glory to what had been a demoralized DCMS.<ref>''[[Heir to the Dragon]]''</ref> Encouraging this may been a medical procedure Takashi had underwent to relieve abnormal blood pressure on his brain. {{citation needed}} His approach gradually became more relaxed and diplomatic, though he continued to adhere strictly to ''bushido''.<ref>[[20 Year Update]] page 84</ref> He would reconcile with Theodore, both publicly and privately.<ref>''[[Heir to the Dragon]]''</ref> Takashi would eventually even privately acknowledge that his son was now the driving force, having usurped his military authority and no small amount of his political power.<ref>''[[Wolf Pack]]''</ref> The years from [[3040]] to [[3049]] were, in many ways, a golden era for the Combine. For the first time in years, the leadership was united, and the military was growing stronger and more united than it had been in decades with Theodore's new policies, and there was relative peace on the Combine's borders. With the assistance of [[ComStar]], technological breakthroughs began, hearkening to the era of the [[Star League]]. | ||
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Takashi Kurita (18 August, 2970 – 3054, aged 84 years) was the Coordinator of the Draconis Combine and father of Theodore Kurita.
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Biography
Early Life and Career
Takashi was born premature in 2970 on Kagoshima. The son of Coordinator Hohiro Kurita I, he immediately became the heir-apparent to his father's throne. Two years after his birth, his mother gave birth to a brother, Miyamoto. In his youth, he met a young Subhash Indrahar in the exclusive First School on Kagoshima, beginning a life-long friendship. Takashi received his MechWarrior training at Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy and finished his military training at Wisdom of the Dragon.
After graduation a young officer in the DCMS, Takashi was assigned a lance command with the elite Second Sword of Light on Marlowe's Rift. Takashi rose to fame with his new unit, demonstrating his leadership and battlefield prowess and inspiring the already elite unit to even greater heights. Takashi eventually rose to command the regiment's heavy assault battalion prior to his promotion to the Otomo in 3000.
Coordinator
In 3004, Hohiro Kurita was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards, a member of the Tyr Resistance Movement from the Rasalhague Military District. Takashi had the assassin executed immediately, and act that led to rumors that he was culpable in the murder. These rumors were quickly put down in a series of brutal purges. Takaski inherited a realm that had suffered for over forty years from his father's cruel and inept rule.
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Fourth Succession War
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The Dragon and the Heir
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In the aftermath of the War of '39, the Coordinator was forced to acknowledge his son's military policies had been successful, bringing honor and glory to what had been a demoralized DCMS.[1] Encouraging this may been a medical procedure Takashi had underwent to relieve abnormal blood pressure on his brain.[citation needed] His approach gradually became more relaxed and diplomatic, though he continued to adhere strictly to bushido.[2] He would reconcile with Theodore, both publicly and privately.[3] Takashi would eventually even privately acknowledge that his son was now the driving force, having usurped his military authority and no small amount of his political power.[4] The years from 3040 to 3049 were, in many ways, a golden era for the Combine. For the first time in years, the leadership was united, and the military was growing stronger and more united than it had been in decades with Theodore's new policies, and there was relative peace on the Combine's borders. With the assistance of ComStar, technological breakthroughs began, hearkening to the era of the Star League.
Then came the Clans.
Clan Invasion and The Battle of Luthien
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Death and Afterward
In 3054 he committed seppuku so that Theodore could assume the throne as Coordinator of the Draconis Combine.
Marriage and Children
Married his third cousin Jasmine Isu. His only child was Theodore Kurita.
Philosophy
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Becoming Coordinator after his fathers assassination in 3004, Takashi was a strict conservative samurai and a firm believer in the Dictum Honorium. He strongly resisted his son Theodore's political and military reforms, but eventually accepted them when Theodore succeeded in repulsing the Federated Commonwealth assault in 3039.
Battlemechs
Early in his career, he favored a BattleMaster. Later, with the rediscovery of Star League technology, he piloted a Grand Dragon.[5]
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