Gupta Sanga
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Gupta Sanga | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Also known as | "Black Knight" |
| Died | 12 February 3066 |
| Profile | |
| Profession | Arena Gladiator |
History[edit]
Gupta Sanga was a fighter in Solaris VII during the Civil War.
Sanga made his name in the mid-sixties by fighting his Wraith in a devil-may-care manner that often left his opponents injured. The media, whom Sanga hated with a quiet intensity, made him out to be Cathay's Black Knight, an avatar of the ancient goddess Kali herself. Sanga, who never granted a single interview, neither embraced nor discarded the moniker, and with the public's mind changed by what the media told about him, never bothered to be anything but what he was: a killer.
Of the twenty-nine opponents Sanga faced after gaining a license, thirteen were killed and a further six disabled. Sanga was particularly fond of the Death From Above attack, using his Wraith's phenomenal jumping ability to strike heavily upon his opponent's upper chassis. Of those thirteen kills, eleven were the result of crushed cockpits.
Circa end of 3065, he killed Adam Grady's cousin, Menander Grady, and was challenged by Adam. Grady's grudge match had specific terms: if Sanga was defeated, he would never again fight in the arenas.
The fight was scheduled for the 12 February 3066 in The Jungle. Sanga, fighting in his trademark Wraith, almost managed to defeat Grady, who was fighting in a refurbished Dragon. It was only a last-ditch autocannon barrage by Grady, whose 'Mech was shredded by laser fire, that penetrated the Wraith's cockpit, killing Sanga instantly.[1]
Tactics[edit]
He was a killer.[1]