Editing Li Sak To

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'''Li Sak To''', also known as '''"Emerald"''' in the [[Kokuryu-kai|Black Dragon Society]], was the commanding officer of the [[Second Sword of Light]] during its involvement in the Black Dragons' [[Battle of Luthien (3067)|coup attempt]] on [[Luthien]] in [[3067]].<ref name="JTP:Lp6+">''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', pp. 6–7: "Combatants"</ref>

==History==
In [[3058]], he was a ''[[Chu-sa]]'' in command of the third battalion of the Second Sword,<ref name="FM:DCp85">''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 85: "Second Sword of Light: The Steel Dragon"</ref> and by [[3067]] he had been promoted to ''Tai-sa'' and gained command of the whole Second Sword.<ref name="FM:Up119"/>

Apparently involved in the Black Dragon-initiated [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]], To grew increasingly frustrated with the perceived lack of honor and support he felt the [[DCMS]] showed the Second Sword of Light during that conflict. In the intervening years, he allowed the Society to influence the unit's members. In December of 3067, in conjunction with at least one other Society member, he initiated a coup on Luthien against [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]].<ref name="JTP:Lp6+"/>

The Second Sword captured the [[Voice of the Dragon|Voice of the Dragon's]] Luthien compound in the final week of December 3067 and the [[Imperial Palace]] on [[Battle for the Imperial Palace (3068)|New Year's Day]] [[3068]].<ref name="JTP:Lp8">''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 8: "Traitor's Kiss"</ref> When To attempted to execute several captured members of the ''[[Otomo]]'', he faced open rebellion from one of his officers, ''[[Chu-i]]'' [[Takiro Hutchinson]]; Hutchinson blocked To by moving his ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'' 'Mech in front of To's ''[[Akuma]]'' and forcing To into a savage duel. The duel distracted the Second Sword long enough to allow the ''Otomo'' to sound the alarm, alerting the [[First Genyosha]] of the attempted coup.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 94: "Katana (Crockett)"</ref>

This open rebellion was apparently neither planned for nor approved by most of the leading Black Dragons, and in a secret meeting during 3067–3068 they agreed to abandon To as a diversion for the loyalists while they continued gaining power elsewhere.<ref name=BAp68>''Blake Ascending'', p. 86: "Who among us shall rule?"</ref>

While the details of his death are unknown, two other "Gems" captured and interrogated in late 3072 listed "Emerald" as being one of the Society's already-deceased members.<ref name=JS:TBDp43/>

==BattleMech==
Li Sak To was known to pilot an ''Akuma'' BattleMech.<ref name="TRO:3050Up94"/>

==Notes==

Sak To is probably [[Emerald]] of the Black Dragons. While sources names a Tai-sa 'Tok Do' as Emerald<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 43</ref>, the fact the Tok Do is a planetary name, the fact the rank is the same, the fact that the names are similar, and the fact that both Emerald<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 68</ref> and the Second Sword of Light<ref name=JTPL_6-7/> are mentioned to have started the rebellion makes it likely that Tok Do is a printing error.

EDIT: Li Tok Do (Tai-shu of the Galedon Military District and "Emerald" in the Council of Gems)<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 117</ref> and Li Sak To (Tai-sa in the 2nd Sword of Light)<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119</ref> are indeed two different people.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''

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