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==History==
 
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===Early life===
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Ryder was born into a Lyran [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] family.{{cn}}
  
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===Career===
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Ryder would spend time with [[Monk's Marauders]] mercenary unit before joining the [[First Somerset Strikers]].<ref name=1SSp50/>
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Ryder was recruited by [[Adam Steiner]] on the planet [[Dustball]] where he was working as a mercenary to pay off his gambling debts. One of the conditions of his employment was the rank of captain and command of a [[lance]], to which Major Steiner agreed and placed him in charge of the medium lance, consisting only of Ryder's own ''Centurion''.{{cn}}
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==BattleMechs==
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Valten Ryder piloted his family's [[Centurion (BattleMech)|''Centurion'']] during the early stages of his time with the First Somerset Strikers, before receiving a prototype [[Bushwacker|BSW-X1 ''Bushwacker'']].{{cn}}
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==Notes==
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* An [[apocryphal]] version of the Valten Ryder's ''Bushwacker'', dubbed the  ''[[High Roller]]'', is one of the [[Hero 'Mechs]] in the ''[[MechWarrior Online]]'' video game.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)|1st Somerset Strikers]]'' (sourcebook)
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* ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)|1st Somerset Strikers]]''
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* ''[[Bushwacker Lore and Blueprint]]''
  
 
[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Ryder, Valten]]
 
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[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Ryder, Valten]]

Latest revision as of 21:16, 11 February 2024

Valten Ryder
Valten Ryder
Personal
AffiliationLyran Commonwealth
Career
RankCaptain[1]
ProfessionMechWarrior

Valten Ryder was an officer with the Federated Commonwealth.

History[edit]

Early life[edit]

Ryder was born into a Lyran MechWarrior family.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Ryder would spend time with Monk's Marauders mercenary unit before joining the First Somerset Strikers.[1]

Ryder was recruited by Adam Steiner on the planet Dustball where he was working as a mercenary to pay off his gambling debts. One of the conditions of his employment was the rank of captain and command of a lance, to which Major Steiner agreed and placed him in charge of the medium lance, consisting only of Ryder's own Centurion.[citation needed]

BattleMechs[edit]

Valten Ryder piloted his family's Centurion during the early stages of his time with the First Somerset Strikers, before receiving a prototype BSW-X1 Bushwacker.[citation needed]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1st Somerset Strikers, p. 50

Bibliography[edit]