Editing Star of Rage (Clan Smoke Jaguar)

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The so-called '''Star of Rage''' were a group of [[Warden Clans|Warden]] [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] who achieved fame for their effective use of the poorly-regarded ''[[Hunchback IIC]]''.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 172–173: "Hunchback IIC"</ref>

==History==
In [[3010]]s, five Warden leaning Smoke Jaguar warriors were demoted by their [[Crusader Clans|overwhelmingly Crusader Clan]] to a lowly garrison [[Cluster]] defending a [[BattleMech]] production facility on [[Circe]]. As a further indication of how much these outspoken Warden warriors were despised by their Clan, all five were each assigned to pilot a ''Hunchback IIC'', a sign that none of this Warden [[Star]] were expected to survive their next battle.<ref name=TRO3058U/>

In [[3015]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] issues a [[Trial of Possession]] for a Star of recently produced BattleMechs from the Jaguars' Circe facilities, the garrison commander responding to the Falcons' bid of two [[Trinaries]] of front-line [[OmniMech]]s by assigning the Warden Star, all but ensuring their elimination. Flying into a berserker rage at being treated in such a fashion by the Clan that they remained unyieldingly loyal to, the five Warden pilots attacked the Jade Falcon forces with the savagery of [[Smoke Jaguar (species)|their Clans' namesake]],  with selective targeting, masterful use of the ''Hunchback IIC''s [[jump jet]]s and using the mammoth [[Ultra Autocannon/20]]s their 'Mechs carried to their maximum potential evening the odds against the more advanced OmniMechs.<ref name=TRO3058U/> 

Though the five defending Warden MechWarriors were ultimately all killed and the Falcons claimed the 'Mechs they sought, it was Pyrrhic victory, with the so-called Star of Rage having destroyed the better part of the two Trinaries before they finally fell after ten minutes of brutal combat.<ref name=TRO3058U/>

==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Star of Rage'''
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==Legacy==
While they died, the Star of Rage's effective use of the design led to a new found respect for the poorly regarded ''Hunchback IIC'', with many younger and older Clan MechWarriors beginning to see it not as a death sentence but instead as an all-or-nothing means for older warriors seeking to turn their failing careers around or, as seen following the [[Refusal War]], as a way for graduating ''[[sibkin]]'' to easily earn Warrior status in their initial [[Trial of Position]].<ref name=TRO3058U/>

==Notes==
* The video game [[MechWarrior Online]] would introduce a ''Hunchback IIC'' [[Hero 'Mech]] supposedly piloted by the Star of Rage - the ''[[Deathwish]]'' - but no evidence exists they bestowed their 'Mechs with any name or used anything other than the standard ''Hunchback IIC'', thus the ''Deathwish'' is considered [[apocryphal]].<ref name=MWO>''MechWarrior Online'' Clan IIC Heroes Sale Page</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* [https://mwomercs.com/clan-iic-heroes ''MechWarrior Online'' Clan IIC Heroes Sale Page]
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''

[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Commands|Star of Rage]]