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Line 16: ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== − In the 3120s, the Solaris games operate under the guidance of Commissioner Cyrus Matherwood IV, who excludes 'Mechs that do not meet his aesthetic standards from major arena competitions, mandating that arena-worthy 'Mechs be fierce, aggressive, and menacing. One of the MechWarriors to run afoul of the Commissioner's unwritten guidelines is Rufus Jansen, pilot of the UM-R70 ''UrbanMech'' "Dark Angel." When Jansen comes to Matherwood's office to protest his exclusion from the Grand Tournament qualifiers, he is thrown out. + In the 3120s, the Solaris games operate under the guidance of Commissioner Cyrus Matherwood IV, who excludes 'Mechs that do not meet his aesthetic standards from major arena competitions, mandating that arena-worthy 'Mechs be fierce, aggressive, and menacing. One of the MechWarriors to run afoul of the Commissioner's unwritten guidelines is Rufus Jansen, pilot of the UM-R70 ''UrbanMech'' "Dark Angel." When Jansen comes to Matherwood's office to protest his exclusion from the Grand Tournament qualifiers, he is thrown out of the office. Jansen wins an arena battle in the Scrapyard at long odds and, having bet on himself, amasses a warchest for his campaign to change Matherwood's mind. A former Solaris City Police Department 'Mech Corps officer, he calls on his contacts in the police as well as among the other ''UrbanMech'' pilots active on Solaris VII (members of the "Urbie Derby" collective). They lay an ambush for Matherwood, destroying his car and forcing him to flee into the underground maintenance tunnels, where Jansen confronts the terrified commissioner and makes the case that ''UrbanMechs'' can indeed be "fierce, aggressive, and menacing" in the hands of the right pilots. Jansen wins an arena battle in the Scrapyard at long odds and, having bet on himself, amasses a warchest for his campaign to change Matherwood's mind. A former Solaris City Police Department 'Mech Corps officer, he calls on his contacts in the police as well as among the other ''UrbanMech'' pilots active on Solaris VII (members of the "Urbie Derby" collective). They lay an ambush for Matherwood, destroying his car and forcing him to flee into the underground maintenance tunnels, where Jansen confronts the terrified commissioner and makes the case that ''UrbanMechs'' can indeed be "fierce, aggressive, and menacing" in the hands of the right pilots.
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| − | In the 3120s, the Solaris games operate under the guidance of Commissioner Cyrus Matherwood IV, who excludes 'Mechs that do not meet his aesthetic standards from major arena competitions, mandating that arena-worthy 'Mechs be fierce, aggressive, and menacing. One of the MechWarriors to run afoul of the Commissioner's unwritten guidelines is Rufus Jansen, pilot of the UM-R70 ''UrbanMech'' "Dark Angel." When Jansen comes to Matherwood's office to protest his exclusion from the Grand Tournament qualifiers, he is thrown out. | + | In the 3120s, the Solaris games operate under the guidance of Commissioner Cyrus Matherwood IV, who excludes 'Mechs that do not meet his aesthetic standards from major arena competitions, mandating that arena-worthy 'Mechs be fierce, aggressive, and menacing. One of the MechWarriors to run afoul of the Commissioner's unwritten guidelines is Rufus Jansen, pilot of the UM-R70 ''UrbanMech'' "Dark Angel." When Jansen comes to Matherwood's office to protest his exclusion from the Grand Tournament qualifiers, he is thrown out of the office. |
Jansen wins an arena battle in the Scrapyard at long odds and, having bet on himself, amasses a warchest for his campaign to change Matherwood's mind. A former Solaris City Police Department 'Mech Corps officer, he calls on his contacts in the police as well as among the other ''UrbanMech'' pilots active on Solaris VII (members of the "Urbie Derby" collective). They lay an ambush for Matherwood, destroying his car and forcing him to flee into the underground maintenance tunnels, where Jansen confronts the terrified commissioner and makes the case that ''UrbanMechs'' can indeed be "fierce, aggressive, and menacing" in the hands of the right pilots. | Jansen wins an arena battle in the Scrapyard at long odds and, having bet on himself, amasses a warchest for his campaign to change Matherwood's mind. A former Solaris City Police Department 'Mech Corps officer, he calls on his contacts in the police as well as among the other ''UrbanMech'' pilots active on Solaris VII (members of the "Urbie Derby" collective). They lay an ambush for Matherwood, destroying his car and forcing him to flee into the underground maintenance tunnels, where Jansen confronts the terrified commissioner and makes the case that ''UrbanMechs'' can indeed be "fierce, aggressive, and menacing" in the hands of the right pilots. | ||