Daniel Allison
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Daniel Allison | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 2668 |
| Died | 2775 (or later)[1] |
| Affiliation | Star League Kallon Industries |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Colonel[2] |
| Title(s) | Vice President of BattleMech Design[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Daniel Allison was a famous Star League Defense Force Gunslinger with an unprecedented forty-two year career as a duelist.
History[edit]
Daniel Allison was a fourth-generation MechWarrior who grew up touring the Terran Hegemony via his mother's duty stations. Allison would attend the War Academy of Mars, first seeing service with the 135th Royal BattleMech Division in 2690 after graduation. Allison quickly attracted fame in the SLDF as an exceptional marksman and astute tactician for his prowess in hunting bandits on Hazelhurst. Coming to the attention the 135th's commander General Ellis Wilfred, in 2692 Allison was one of three MechWarriors from the 135th sent to the Military Academy of Aphros' prestigious Gunslinger Program. Daniel Allison would excel there, becoming the only trainee to defeat all of his instructors in one-on-one combat. His last match against Colonel Jack Henry Fiesta, lasted a fierce forty-eight seconds.[1]
Following graduation from the Gunslinger Program, Daniel Allison was promoted to colonel and command of the Twenty-ninth Royal Dragoon Regiment in 2701, also serving as the regiment's champion. In 2702, Allison and the Twenty-ninth were rotated to Annapolis where the Draconis Combine duelists had an impressive record of thirty-one wins and no losses. Allison's first duel was against Sho-sa Tomo Fukuhara. Though Fukuhara fired first, Allison was able to evade most of the Ronin MechWarrior's laser and missile fire, firing two PPC shots in return, the first severing Fukuhara's 'Mech's left leg and the second breaching the ammunition magazine of Kuritan's LRM 10 and gutting his 'Mech to earn the first SLDF victory on Annapolis.[1][2]
By 2704, Allison was already famous enough as a gunslinger that he was invited to serve as the Grand Marshall of the 'Mech games on Solaris VII.[3] He later fought a duel on Solaris VII with ronin Kaneda Fujima, who he had defeated in a duel two years previously. Piloting a brand new Black Knight, Allison won the second match as well, resulting in Fujima's death, although it is unclear if Fujima was unable to eject as his Marauder's ammo exploded or if he chose to remain onboard as a result of the shame of losing to Allison again.[4]
Forty-two years and twenty worlds after defeating Fukuhara, Daniel Allison would retire from the SLDF on his seventy-fifth birthday, having served longer than any other gunslinger, with a impressive dueling record in his BattleMaster of fifty-nine wins, zero losses and one draw.[1][2] Upon his retirement, Daniel Allison went to work for Kallon Industries as Vice President of BattleMech Design, which would see him working on many prestigious projects but is most often remembered as the father of the exceptionally accurate Garret D2j targeting and tracking system.[1]
BattleMechs[edit]
Daniel Allison was known to pilot a BattleMaster,[2] and also used a Black Knight on Solaris VII.[4]
Gallery[edit]
Daniel Allison from The Star League
Daniel from ER:2750
