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| − | Prior to joining the Legion he was a member of the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] and the [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]]. Bear didn't consider himself to be a true warrior until he was able to "count coup" by touching an enemy [[BattleMech]].<ref name=GDLp16/> He accomplished this feat 1 April [[3028]] during the final battle on Helm, tearing the arm off a [[House Marik|Marik]] ''[[Crusader]]''.<ref name=GDLpp36-42>''Gray Death Legion'', pp. | + | Prior to joining the Legion he was a member of the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] and the [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]]. Bear didn't consider himself to be a true warrior until he was able to "count coup" by touching an enemy [[BattleMech]].<ref name=GDLp16/> He accomplished this feat 1 April [[3028]] during the final battle on Helm, tearing the arm off a [[House Marik|Marik]] ''[[Crusader]]''.<ref name=GDLpp36-42>''Gray Death Legion'', pp. 36–42</ref><ref name=PoGch33>''The Price of Glory'', ch. 33</ref> Some accounts state he didn't manage to count coup until [[3050]] on [[Pandora]] against [[Clan Jade Falcon]].<ref name=BoHch8>''Blood of Heroes'', ch. 8</ref> |
Shortly after the Legion was assigned to [[Glengarry]] in [[3056]], Bear retired. He was award a sizable estate in the Glencoe Highlands in the southern uplands of Scotia.<ref name=BoHch8/> | Shortly after the Legion was assigned to [[Glengarry]] in [[3056]], Bear retired. He was award a sizable estate in the Glencoe Highlands in the southern uplands of Scotia.<ref name=BoHch8/> | ||
Revision as of 05:16, 20 August 2023
Charles Bear | |
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| Born | 3005[1] |
| Affiliation | Gray Death Legion |
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| Profession | MechWarrior |
Charles Bear was a officer with the mercenary Gray Death Legion.[2]
History
Bear was born in the Tau Ceti system, the descendant of Native Americans.[3] He was a third-generation MechWarrior.[4]
Gray Death Legion
Prior to joining the Legion he was a member of the Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers and the Twenty-first Centauri Lancers. Bear didn't consider himself to be a true warrior until he was able to "count coup" by touching an enemy BattleMech.[3] He accomplished this feat 1 April 3028 during the final battle on Helm, tearing the arm off a Marik Crusader.[5][6] Some accounts state he didn't manage to count coup until 3050 on Pandora against Clan Jade Falcon.[7]
Shortly after the Legion was assigned to Glengarry in 3056, Bear retired. He was award a sizable estate in the Glencoe Highlands in the southern uplands of Scotia.[7]
BattleMech
Charles Bear was known to pilot a CRD-3R Crusader which had been in his family for three generations.[1] Sometime between 3030 and 3049 his Crusader was altered by exchanging the LRMs for SRMs.[8]