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Kevin Gurski | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Tooth of Ymir |
| Profile | |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Kevin Gurski was a MechWarrior with the Tooth of Ymir who fought during the Word of Blake Jihad.
History[edit]
Kevin served with the Tooth of Ymir for an unknown length of time as part of Charlie Lance, C Company, commanded by Lieutenant Charles Farabaugh. He served alongside Charles since began their career with the Tooth. Due to Charles' habit of putting mixes of music on the waves in combat, the lance was dubbed Cacophony Lance.
On 28 December 3075, Kevin was with the rest of members of Charlie Lance. That day, they were aboard the Tooth of Ymir's DropShip Firebrand, which was about to make landfall on Galatea to fight the Word of Blake planetary forces. Charles Farabaugh was talking with his lance members, Kevin, Maria Peltergast and Paramar, all on their 'Mechs. Gurski complained about Charles' music, and the others questioned Black Condor's name and Charles' history of how he captured it. Their discussion was interrupted by his commanding officer, Captain Brandon Shadwell, who ordered Charles to turn off his music, before telling them report to the command post when they landed.
Soon after, Charlie Lance was at the command post, where Major Ivan Petrov informed them of their mission: to infiltrate inside the Blakist lines and destroy an Arrow IV battery ammo depot, supposedly containing nukes, before the Blakists could use them. Despite Petrov's reassuring words about other lances supporting them, the lance knew it was almost a suicide mission, but they obeyed anyway.
After Cacophony moved out, Kevin asked Farabaugh if he had a playlist ready, and Charles put heroic music on the airwaves.
The lance first find two Blakist scout 'Mechs, quickly and easily putting them down. Paramar's Chimera was damaged by a pair of hovercraft and his lancemates had to leave him behind, trying to return to base by himself.
Thanks to an Ymir's Tooth air strike, Cacophony managed to break through Blakist forces, though they lost Peltergast's 'Mech. Ironically, Gurski's 'Mech, the smallest of the lance, was the last one with Charlie when they arrived at the depot, and while Farabaugh approached the nukes' bunker, Gurski said goodbye to him before drawing away two heavy Blakist 'Mechs. His 'Mech was so heavily damaged that it is very doubtful he managed to survive more than a few seconds.[1]
Charlie managed to bore into the target building and ignite the ammo, broadcasting a goodbye before the final explosion.
Legacy[edit]
After Charles' death, the Black Condor's remains were found, and its BattleROM recordings showed Charlie's heroic sacrifice and how this saved countless thousands of Galatea's civilians. In 3122, Galatea's Museum of the Jihad displayed Farabaugh's music data chip, explaining his feat and honoring his and his lance's actions.[2]
BattleMech[edit]
Physical Description[edit]
Gurski was described as a strawberry-haired man.[3]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Last Flight of the Black Condor (short story)