Michael O'Leary
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Michael O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Died | 3010[1] |
| Affiliation | House O'Leary |
| Profile | |
| Position(s) | CEO of Mountain Wolf BattleMechs |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Family | |
| Children | Brandon O'Leary[1] |
Michael O'Leary was the owner of BattleMech manufacturer Mountain Wolf BattleMechs.[1]
History[edit]
Michael O'Leary grew up hearing about his family's lost wealth and dedicated his life to restoring it, without much success. By then, Mountain Wolf BattleMechs was little more than an empty shell, surviving on their past reputation. The family's only known significant possession was the Leopard-class DropShip Ceridwen and three 'Mechs – a Sling and two Night Hawks inside it, the last of their class, once produced by his company.[1]
Michael, at an unknown date about 2980, married and had a son, Brandon. His wife died sometime prior to 2990, leaving him to raise his young son.
On 16 August 2990, he was on Hesperus II with the Ceridwen to seal a deal.[1]
That day, Michael was so busy making calls that barely talked to his son. After the DropShip took off, he found Brandon playing with 'Mech toys and he vented his frustrations on him, laughing viciously at Brandon's fantasies, making him cry.[1]
On 4 June 2997, Michael and his people were on Alpheratz IV, capital of the Outworlds Alliance, demonstrating one of his Night Hawk's capabilities. He intended to impress the Alliance's president, Ronaine Avellar. The 'Mech was piloted by his son Brandon, and made a good showing, but Michael was unable to impress the president or obtain her financial aid to reopen Alpheratz's old Mountain Wolf factory. After the test ended, Michael once again vented his frustrations on his son, despite Brandon's good performance, blaming him for the failure. Brandon responded, defiantly, telling him how unrealistic Michael's projects were. His father hit him, putting an end to the discussion.[1]
On 27 December 2999, Michael was at a party on Vendrell, the O'Learys' former home, along with his son. Once again, Michael tried to impress some Lyran military officers to obtain financing for his projects, but once again, he failed.[1]
By 8 January 3010, Michael had died, without achieving his dream of resurrecting Mountain Wolf BattleMechs, leaving Brandon as his successor. Sometime before, he had rejected a project by two of his employees, a new design, the Merlin, saying he would never build anything which wasn't a Night Hawk or Sling. Ironically, this project, launched by Brandon, would allow him to obtain, in a few years, all that Michael only dreamed of achieving.[1]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Seal the Deal (short story)