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−	The '''Blazing Aces''' were the [[mercenary unit]] headed by Duke [[Gideon Braver Vandenburg]] in his five-year quest to avenge the murder of his family and clear his name of fabricated allegations of patricide.<ref name=RG11>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11'', p. 10: Gideon Braver Vandenburg entry</ref>
−	==History==	+	=Overview=
−	After the [[War of 3039]], the unit was expanded to [[company]] size.<ref name=RG11/>	+	The '''Blazing Aces''' were the [[mercenary unit]] of [[Gideon Braver]] in his quest to avenge the murder of his family and retrieve the [[Chalice of Herne]]. While commanding the unit he managed to uncover the truth behind [[Operation Inroad]] and eventually track down and vanquish the [[Dark Wing]].
−	Gideon Braver Vandenburg and the Blazing Aces perished in combat against [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s [[14th Battle (Rasalhague Dominion)|Fourteenth Battle Cluster]] while under contract on [[Kaesong]].<ref name=RG11/> While no date was confirmed for this, context strongly suggests this occurred in December of [[3051]], during the [[Clan Invasion]].	+	==Inception==
		+	Under the abbreviated name of "Gideon Braver", [[Gideon Braver Vandenburg]] left his homeworld of [[Ander's Moon]] in March [[3024]] for a nearby world after his family had been killed in an attack by an unknown Lance of [[BattleMech]]s (the [[Dark Wing]]) and he himself was charged with conspiracy and crimes against the state with forged evidence. Jordan Rowe provided him with an old ''[[Jenner]]'', some money and a safe passage off-world. Upon his arrival at the destination world, Gideon Braver began a mercenary career and created his own unit, the Blazing Aces, in April 3024.
−	At least some of the unit's [[BattleMech]]s had been hidden away, and it was Duke Vandenburg's dying wish that his daughter [[Maria Vandenburg]] should rebuild the Blazing Aces with these.<ref name=RG11/> It is not known if this ever came to pass.	+	==Organization and equipment==
−		+	The unit's exact composition is determined by a combination of random events and player choices over the course of the game. Starting out with only Gideon Braver and his ''Jenner'', additional 'Mechs and up to 3 other 'Mech  pilots can be obtained to boost the ''Blazing Aces'' up to Lance size (4 'Mechs). While more 'Mechs can be bought, the unit cannot have more than 3 pilots besides Gideon Braver at any given time.
−	{{ApocryphalContentStart}}
−	The unit as described in ''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11'' is a nod to the player's unit and storyline from the 1989 [[MechWarrior (Video Game)|MechWarrior computer game]].
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−	In the game, Gideon Braver Vandenburg—the player's alter ego—has to build up the Blazing Aces and retrieve the [[Chalice of Herne]] within five years.
−	While commanding the unit he managed to uncover the truth behind [[Operation Inroad]] and eventually track down and vanquish the [[Dark Wing (Mercenary Command)|Dark Wing]].	+	It can be said for sure, however, that the ''Blazing Aces'' fielded no other BattleMech models than those eight models available to the player throughout the game (i.e. before 8 April 3029): ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Jenner]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'' and ''[[BattleMaster]]''. Braver was piloting a ''Phoenix Hawk'' at the time of the Aces' destruction.
−	==Game Storyline==	+	=History=
−	{{see|MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)#Plot summary}}	+	:''See also: [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)#Plot summary]]''
−	Under the abbreviated name of "Gideon Braver," [[Gideon Braver Vandenburg]] left his homeworld of [[Ander's Moon]] in March [[3024]] for a nearby world after his family had been killed in an attack by an unknown Lance of [[BattleMech]]s (the Dark Wing) and he himself was charged with conspiracy and crimes against the state with forged evidence. A friend, Jordan Rowe, provided him with an old ''[[Jenner]]'', some money and a safe passage off-world. Upon his arrival at the destination world, Gideon Braver began a mercenary career and created his own unit, the Blazing Aces, in April 3024.	+	Following their formation in April 3024, the ''Blazing Aces'' took on a multitude of mercenary contracts for numerous clients while trying to locate and retrieve the Chalice of Herne from the Dark Wing. They had contract offers from all ruling Houses (it is up to the player to choose specific employers and negotiate contracts).
−	Following their formation in April 3024, the Blazing Aces took on a multitude of mercenary contracts for numerous clients while trying to locate and retrieve the Chalice of Herne from the Dark Wing. They had contract offers from all ruling Houses (it is up to the player to choose specific employers and negotiate contracts).	+	What can be established is that during his inquiries, Gideon Braver was told that crimelord [[Grig Griez]] would be able to identify the crest of the unknown attackers. The ''Blazing Aces'' travelled to [[Land's End]] to meet a henchman of Griez and eventually met with Grig Griez in person on another planet. Promised information about the Dark Wing as payment by Griez, Gideon Braver proceeded to [[Dustball]] on a courier mission and, following the information gained there, sought out [[Wendall Puritan]], brother of the notorious smuggler Willard "[[Kangaroo Jack]]" Puritan, on a world in the [[Free Worlds League]] who in turn provided a lead to a world in the [[Federated Suns]]. However, the informant there was murdered before Gideon could meet with him. Following a hint by a man named Kearney that the Dark Wing were none other than the [[Black Widow Company]] in disguise, the ''Blazing Aces'' next travelled back to [[Draconis Combine]] space and met the Black Widows in a bar. Gideon Braver openly accused [[Natasha Kerensky]] of having attacked Ander's Moon, which she denied. A barfight broke out and only the intervention of a mysterious woman named Tasha saved Gideon from a severe beating. Tasha revealed the information about the Black Widows' involvement as false and provided him with data files about [[Operation Inroad]] that proved [[Matabushi Incorporated]] to have ordered the Dark Wing attack. In an attempt to contact Kearney, his erstwhile informant, Gideon Braver then went to [[Albiero]] where he wound up involved in a [[MI6]] attack on Matabushi Inc. and finally received detailed information on the whereabouts of the Chalice of Herne. Although it was guarded by the Dark Wing, the Blazing Aces prevailed and retrieved the artifact in less than five years after the Dark Wing had taken it from Castle Vandenburg.
−	What can be established is that during his inquiries, Gideon Braver was told that crime lord [[Grig Griez]] would be able to identify the crest of the unknown attackers. The ''Blazing Aces'' traveled to [[Land's End]] to meet a henchman of Griez and eventually met with Grig Griez in person on another planet. Promised information about the Dark Wing as payment by Griez, Gideon Braver proceeded to [[Dustball]] on a courier mission and, following the information gained there, sought out [[Wendall Puritan]], brother of the notorious smuggler Willard "[[Kangaroo Jack]]" Puritan, on a world in the [[Free Worlds League]] who in turn provided a lead to a world in the [[Federated Suns]]. However, the informant there was murdered before Gideon could meet with him. Following a hint by a man named Kearney that the Dark Wing were none other than the [[Black Widow Company]] in disguise, the ''Blazing Aces'' next traveled back to [[Draconis Combine]] space and met the Black Widows in a bar. Gideon Braver openly accused [[Natasha Kerensky]] of having attacked Ander's Moon, which she denied. A barfight broke out and only the intervention of a mysterious woman named Tasha saved Gideon from a severe beating. Tasha revealed the information about the Black Widows' involvement as false and provided him with data files about [[Operation Inroad]] that proved [[Matabushi Incorporated]] to have ordered the Dark Wing attack. In an attempt to contact Kearney, his erstwhile informant, Gideon Braver then went to [[Albiero]] where he wound up involved in a [[MI6]] attack on Matabushi Inc. and finally received detailed information on the whereabouts of the Chalice of Herne. Although it was guarded by the Dark Wing, the Blazing Aces prevailed and retrieved the artifact in less than five years after the Dark Wing had taken it from Castle Vandenburg.	+	The Blazing Aces continued as a mercenary unit beyond this point until they were destroyed by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] forces on [[Kaesong]] in December [[3051]]; the [[Crescent Hawks]] answered their distress call but arrived too late to save Gideon Braver. His dying words to [[Jason Youngblood]] were: ''"You're too late. The Aces... destroyed. I've taken precautions, hidden the 'Mechs. Tell Maria... rebuild the Aces. She'll know what to do."''
−	The Blazing Aces continued as a mercenary unit beyond this point until they were destroyed by [[Clan]] forces on [[Kaesong]] in December [[3051]]; the [[Crescent Hawks]] answered their distress call but arrived too late to save Gideon Braver. His dying words to [[Jason Youngblood]] were: ''"You're too late. The Aces... destroyed. I've taken precautions, hidden the 'Mechs. Tell Maria... rebuild the Aces. She'll know what to do."''	+	[[Morgan Kell]] promised to inform Maria Vandenburg of her father's end and cryptic last words. However, there is no evidence to suggest that the Blazing Aces were really rebuilt later.
−	[[Morgan Kell]] promised to inform Maria Vandenburg of her father's end and cryptic last words.	+	=Canonicity=
		+	Gideon Braver is the player's alter ego in the [[MechWarrior_I|MechWarrior]] computer game. The game and its storyline are apocryphal (see section about Canonicity in that article); they are expressly not included among the list of canonical sources for the BattleTech universe, but it has been also said that information from certain sources indicating this one can be assumed to be part of the shared universe if it makes sense, until contradicted. MechWarrior in particular is one of the computer games where the storyline is widely treated as canonical.
−	==Officers==	+	The demise of the Blazing Aces and the death of Gideon Braver were narrated in a subsequent game ([[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]), also apocryphal, between missions. Much content from the Crescent Hawks games was fully canonized, including their general storylines; it remains unclear if this means by extension that Gideon Braver and the Blazing Aces, who feature in this storyline, were thus also canonized.
−	{| class="wikitable"
−	|-
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
−	! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
−	|-
−	| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Blazing Aces'''
−	|-
−	| ||[[Gideon Braver]]||[[3024]]
−	|-
−	|}
−	==Tactics==	+	=Other Information=
−	Unknown.	+	*Gideon Braver and the Blazing Aces were introduced in the 1989 Activision computer game [[MechWarrior_I|Mechwarrior]], where the player takes the role of Gideon Braver.
−		+	*The end of Gideon Braver, which presumably also marks the demise of the Blazing Aces, is told in the 1990 computer game [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]] by Infocom/Westwood Associates.
−	==Organization and equipment==	+	*Although Kaesong was actually occupied by Clan Ghost Bear, the Smoke Jaguar insignia are shown for the second line Clan forces who killed Gideon Braver. It is unlikely, but possible, that Smoke Jaguar forces would have fought a counterinsurgency action on a Ghost Bear world; alternatively, this could simply be an oversight by the game designers.
−	The unit's exact composition is determined by a combination of random events and player choices over the course of the game. Starting out with only Gideon Braver and his ''Jenner'', additional 'Mechs and up to 3 other 'Mech  pilots can be obtained to boost the ''Blazing Aces'' up to Lance size (4 'Mechs). While more 'Mechs can be bought, the unit cannot have more than 3 pilots besides Gideon Braver at any given time.
−
−	It can be said for sure, however, that the ''Blazing Aces'' fielded no other BattleMech models than those eight models available to the player throughout the game (i.e. before 8 April 3029): ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Jenner]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'', and ''[[BattleMaster]]''. Braver was piloting a ''Phoenix Hawk'' at the time of the Aces' destruction.
−	{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}
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−	==Notes==
−	* Gideon Braver and the Blazing Aces were introduced in the 1989 Activision computer game [[MechWarrior_I|Mechwarrior]], where the player takes the role of Gideon Braver.
−	* The end of Gideon Braver, which presumably also marks the demise of the Blazing Aces, is narrated in the 1990 computer game [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]] by Infocom/Westwood Associates.
−	* Although Kaesong was actually occupied by Clan Ghost Bear, in the game the Clan Smoke Jaguar insignia are shown for the second line Clan forces who killed Gideon Braver; apparently, no other Clan crests exist in the game's database as all other fights are exclusively against Smoke Jaguar forces. It was confirmed in canon that it was Clan Ghost Bear forces that killed Gideon Braver Vandenburg on Kaesong.
−	* The [[Elidere]] system (containing Giden Braver Vandenburg's homeworld, Ander's Moon) is one of the Federated Suns worlds conquered by the Draconis Combine during the War of 3039. Having lost his landhold might explain why Duke Gideon Braver Vandenburg is running a small mercenary unit on Kaesong during the Clan Invasion.
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−	==Gallery==
−	<gallery>
−	Blazing Aces logo BTTCHR.jpg|Original Blazing Aces insignia from ''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]'' (apocryphal)
−	</gallery>
	==References==		==References==
−	<references/>	+	*[[MechWarrior I]] video game
−		+	*[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]] video game
−	==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]'' (video game)
−	* ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'' (1989 video game)
−	* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11]]''
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{{ApocryphalArticle}} {{InfoBoxMercUnit |image = [[Image:BlazingAces.jpg|140px]] |unitname=Blazing Aces |year=3024 |commander=Gideon Braver |jumpships=No |dropships=No |aero=No |armor=No |infantry=No |subunitname1=Lance }} =Overview= The '''Blazing Aces''' were the [[mercenary unit]] of [[Gideon Braver]] in his quest to avenge the murder of his family and retrieve the [[Chalice of Herne]]. While commanding the unit he managed to uncover the truth behind [[Operation Inroad]] and eventually track down and vanquish the [[Dark Wing]]. ==Inception== Under the abbreviated name of "Gideon Braver", [[Gideon Braver Vandenburg]] left his homeworld of [[Ander's Moon]] in March [[3024]] for a nearby world after his family had been killed in an attack by an unknown Lance of [[BattleMech]]s (the [[Dark Wing]]) and he himself was charged with conspiracy and crimes against the state with forged evidence. Jordan Rowe provided him with an old ''[[Jenner]]'', some money and a safe passage off-world. Upon his arrival at the destination world, Gideon Braver began a mercenary career and created his own unit, the Blazing Aces, in April 3024. ==Organization and equipment== The unit's exact composition is determined by a combination of random events and player choices over the course of the game. Starting out with only Gideon Braver and his ''Jenner'', additional 'Mechs and up to 3 other 'Mech pilots can be obtained to boost the ''Blazing Aces'' up to Lance size (4 'Mechs). While more 'Mechs can be bought, the unit cannot have more than 3 pilots besides Gideon Braver at any given time. It can be said for sure, however, that the ''Blazing Aces'' fielded no other BattleMech models than those eight models available to the player throughout the game (i.e. before 8 April 3029): ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Jenner]]'', ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', ''[[Rifleman]]'', ''[[Warhammer]]'', ''[[Marauder]]'' and ''[[BattleMaster]]''. Braver was piloting a ''Phoenix Hawk'' at the time of the Aces' destruction. =History= :''See also: [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)#Plot summary]]'' Following their formation in April 3024, the ''Blazing Aces'' took on a multitude of mercenary contracts for numerous clients while trying to locate and retrieve the Chalice of Herne from the Dark Wing. They had contract offers from all ruling Houses (it is up to the player to choose specific employers and negotiate contracts). What can be established is that during his inquiries, Gideon Braver was told that crimelord [[Grig Griez]] would be able to identify the crest of the unknown attackers. The ''Blazing Aces'' travelled to [[Land's End]] to meet a henchman of Griez and eventually met with Grig Griez in person on another planet. Promised information about the Dark Wing as payment by Griez, Gideon Braver proceeded to [[Dustball]] on a courier mission and, following the information gained there, sought out [[Wendall Puritan]], brother of the notorious smuggler Willard "[[Kangaroo Jack]]" Puritan, on a world in the [[Free Worlds League]] who in turn provided a lead to a world in the [[Federated Suns]]. However, the informant there was murdered before Gideon could meet with him. Following a hint by a man named Kearney that the Dark Wing were none other than the [[Black Widow Company]] in disguise, the ''Blazing Aces'' next travelled back to [[Draconis Combine]] space and met the Black Widows in a bar. Gideon Braver openly accused [[Natasha Kerensky]] of having attacked Ander's Moon, which she denied. A barfight broke out and only the intervention of a mysterious woman named Tasha saved Gideon from a severe beating. Tasha revealed the information about the Black Widows' involvement as false and provided him with data files about [[Operation Inroad]] that proved [[Matabushi Incorporated]] to have ordered the Dark Wing attack. In an attempt to contact Kearney, his erstwhile informant, Gideon Braver then went to [[Albiero]] where he wound up involved in a [[MI6]] attack on Matabushi Inc. and finally received detailed information on the whereabouts of the Chalice of Herne. Although it was guarded by the Dark Wing, the Blazing Aces prevailed and retrieved the artifact in less than five years after the Dark Wing had taken it from Castle Vandenburg. The Blazing Aces continued as a mercenary unit beyond this point until they were destroyed by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] forces on [[Kaesong]] in December [[3051]]; the [[Crescent Hawks]] answered their distress call but arrived too late to save Gideon Braver. His dying words to [[Jason Youngblood]] were: ''"You're too late. The Aces... destroyed. I've taken precautions, hidden the 'Mechs. Tell Maria... rebuild the Aces. She'll know what to do."'' [[Morgan Kell]] promised to inform Maria Vandenburg of her father's end and cryptic last words. However, there is no evidence to suggest that the Blazing Aces were really rebuilt later. =Canonicity= Gideon Braver is the player's alter ego in the [[MechWarrior_I|MechWarrior]] computer game. The game and its storyline are apocryphal (see section about Canonicity in that article); they are expressly not included among the list of canonical sources for the BattleTech universe, but it has been also said that information from certain sources indicating this one can be assumed to be part of the shared universe if it makes sense, until contradicted. MechWarrior in particular is one of the computer games where the storyline is widely treated as canonical. The demise of the Blazing Aces and the death of Gideon Braver were narrated in a subsequent game ([[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]]), also apocryphal, between missions. Much content from the Crescent Hawks games was fully canonized, including their general storylines; it remains unclear if this means by extension that Gideon Braver and the Blazing Aces, who feature in this storyline, were thus also canonized. =Other Information= *Gideon Braver and the Blazing Aces were introduced in the 1989 Activision computer game [[MechWarrior_I|Mechwarrior]], where the player takes the role of Gideon Braver. *The end of Gideon Braver, which presumably also marks the demise of the Blazing Aces, is told in the 1990 computer game [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]] by Infocom/Westwood Associates. *Although Kaesong was actually occupied by Clan Ghost Bear, the Smoke Jaguar insignia are shown for the second line Clan forces who killed Gideon Braver. It is unlikely, but possible, that Smoke Jaguar forces would have fought a counterinsurgency action on a Ghost Bear world; alternatively, this could simply be an oversight by the game designers. ==References== *[[MechWarrior I]] video game *[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]] video game [[Category:Mercenary Commands]]

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