Maria Peltergast
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Maria Peltergast | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Tooth of Ymir |
| Profile | |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Maria Peltergast was a female MechWarrior with the Tooth of Ymir who fought during the Word of Blake Jihad.
History[edit]
Maria served with the Tooth of Ymir for an unknown length of time, as part of Charlie Lance, C Company, under the command of Lieutenant Charles Farabaugh. Due to Charles's habit of putting mixes of music on the airwaves in combat, the lance was dubbed "Cacophony Lance".
On 28 December 3075, Maria was with the rest of members of Charlie Lance. That day, they were aboard the Tooth of Ymir Firebrand, which was about to make landfall on Galatea to fight the Word of Blake planetary forces. Charles was talking with his lance members, Kevin Gurski, Maria and Paramar, all in their 'Mechs. Gurski complained about Charles's music, and the others questioned Black Condor's name and Charles's history of how he captured it. Their discussion was interrupted by his commanding officer, Captain Brandon Shadwell, who made Charles cut off his music, before ordering them 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 the Blakist lines and destroy an Arrow IV battery ammo depot supposedly containing with 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 accepted it anyway.
After Cacophony began their mission, Charles put heroic music on the airwaves while Maria used her 'Mech's ECM to cover them.
The lance first found two Blakist scout 'Mechs, but they put them down quickly and easily. Paramar's Chimera was damaged by a pair of hovercraft and the lance had to leave him behind, trying to return to the base.
Thanks to an Ymir's Tooth air strike, the Cacophony managed to break through the Blakist forces, though they lost Peltergast's 'Mech to an attack by an SRM Carrier, though before losing both legs, she damaged it. Gursky and Charlie were forced to leave her behind, and it is unknown whether she survived.[1]
Thanks to his mates' sacrifice, Charlie alone managed to enter into the target building and ignite the ammo, saying goodbye on the airwaves before the final explosion.
Legacy[edit]
After Charles's death, the Black Condor's remains were found, and its BattleROM recordings confirmed Charlie's his heroic sacrifice and how this saved countless thousands of Galatea's civilians. In 3122, in Galatea's Museum of the Jihad, Farabaugh's music data chip was displayed, explaining his feat and honoring him and his lance's actions.[2]
BattleMech[edit]
Maria's 'Mech was a Hellspawn taken from a downed Davion in a battle in the Chaos March.[3]
Physical Description[edit]
Maria was described as having piercings and vibrant pink hair, and the most level-headed MechWarrior of the lance.[3]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Last Flight of the Black Condor (short story)