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In late [[3067]] he rescued or possibly kidnapped [[Kai Allard-Liao]], possibly in service to Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]] of the [[Federated Suns]] just prior to the Duke's [[Operation: Sovereign Justice|assault]] against the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Allard-Liao was later "rescued" by the [[Death Commandos]] during the [[Operation: Thunderstrike|Capellan counterattack]].{{cn}} | In late [[3067]] he rescued or possibly kidnapped [[Kai Allard-Liao]], possibly in service to Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]] of the [[Federated Suns]] just prior to the Duke's [[Operation: Sovereign Justice|assault]] against the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Allard-Liao was later "rescued" by the [[Death Commandos]] during the [[Operation: Thunderstrike|Capellan counterattack]].{{cn}} | ||
| − | By [[3072]] "Walt Urizeman" had taken over after Vic Travers.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' pp. 7-8</ref> In the employ of [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], he | + | By [[3072]] "Walt Urizeman" had taken over after Vic Travers.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' pp. 7-8</ref> In the employ of [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], he tracked down [[Victoria Parrdeau]] on [[Dalton]] to obtain her journal, and tangled with [[Manei Domini Ranks|Specter Precentor Sigma]] [[Berith]] over its possession.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'' pp. 4-14</ref> |
==Bounty Hunter Gallery== | ==Bounty Hunter Gallery== | ||
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The Bounty Hunter is a mysterious figure who first appeared in the late 2900s. He (or she) always wears a unique PA(L) (Power Armor - Light) suit, obscuring the wearer's identity, and initially only took contracts on notorious criminals, who were more often than not brought back dead.
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General Description
Always a MechWarrior, the Bounty Hunter piloted a variety of BattleMechs always colored a bright green with currency symbols painted on it, a feared sight on the battlefield. His signature 'Mech between 3014 and the Clan Invasion was a Marauder which was originally Natasha Kerensky's. (Conversely, her signature Warhammer is sometimes said to be the Bounty Hunter's original 'Mech, but there is little hard evidence to support this.) The Bounty Hunter was later also seen piloting a Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) and a Marauder II and, immediately prior to stealing Kerensky's Marauder, a Griffin.[1] He is typically at the head of a BattleMech lance.
The Bounty Hunter had been active for close to a century, leading to speculation that the PA(L) suit, 'Mech, and mythos were passed from parent to child or from person to person via the death of the former. The only known people to assume the Bounty Hunter identity were Michi Noketsuna and Vic Travers, who inherited the equipment, as well as an ancient book referred to as "the tradition".[2] Travers eventually passed the legacy on to one of his aides going by the name of Walt Urizeman, though that name is held to be just one of the man's several fake identities.
The "Bounty Hunter" legend was the topic of a hero team-style tri-vid show called "The Bounty Hunters". Though tapping into the Bounty Hunter's reputation, the producers instead developed their own mythos almost completely unrelated to the real person. The popularity of the series was such that many people in the Inner Sphere cannot separate the fiction of the holovid from the reality of the true Bounty Hunter.[3]
History
Because the "Bounty Hunter" is an identity rather than a single individual, its history is complicated.
Marik Civil War
In June of 3014 the Bounty Hunter operated alongside Wolf's Dragoons on Nova Roma. During a mop-up operation following the conquest of the planet he signaled to Natasha Kerensky (then a regular Lieutenant with the Dragoons) that a certain ravine he had inspected was safe. When Kerensky's lance entered, it was ambushed and destroyed by enemy forces and Kerensky had to eject. The remains of her unit—including her own Marauder upgraded with advanced technologies—were salvaged by the Bounty Hunter who went on to use her 'Mech as his new signature 'Mech.[4] This began a long and bitter personal feud between the Black Widow and the Bounty Hunter. They clashed again on Le Blanc at some point between 3023 and 3027[5][6].
Benet III
In 3027, the Bounty Hunter got a contract on Kerensky but was double-crossed, stranding his unit (his Marauder, an Orion, a Quickdraw and a Shadow Hawk) on Benet III. Kerensky's unit was equally stranded on the same planet when promised reinforcements failed to arrive. Under the circumstances, she agreed to join forces with the Bounty Hunter: He would arrange for the Beaux Pawl tracking station to be incapacitated, and Wolf's Dragoons were to provide him with JumpShip transport out of the system in return.[7]
This was the last time this particular Bounty Hunter made an appearance. The identity was subsequently taken by Michi Noketsuna in his quest for vengeance against Warlord Grieg Samsonov, a quest that fell squarely in the Dragoons' agenda after the battle on Misery and the Fourth Succession War and that was undertaken with the Dragoons' blessing from mid-3028 onwards.[8] It remains unknown when or how exactly Noketsuna became the Bounty Hunter.
Post Fourth-Succession War
In October 3030, Michi Noketsuna accepted an offer to join Theodore Kurita in helping to protect the Draconis Combine from the nascent Federated Commonwealth. At that time, he turned over the tradition, 'Mech, armor and kill log to Vic Travers.[9]
In 3034, the Bounty Hunter reportedly hunted down and killed Dale Sandstrom. Sandstrom, formerly of the 5th Regulan Hussars and piloting an Assassin, had apparently become a freelance MechWarrior/bounty hunter, and the Bounty Hunter did not like anyone stealing his "shtick".[10]
Fed Com Civil War
Sometime during the fighting on Kathil during the FedCom Civil War, the Bounty Hunter recruited an infamous MechWarrior named Rebekah into his team, a former warrior with McCarron's Armored Cavalry.[11]
Vic Travers remained the Bounty Hunter until (at least) May 3067[12] where he undertook a successful and highly lucrative mission on Solaris VII that he considered to be possibly his last mission, intending to hand the legacy over to "Walt Urizeman" (whose real name remains unknown; Walt Urizeman is just one of several aliases the man uses) who he has been grooming as his successor for some time.
Jihad
In late 3067 he rescued or possibly kidnapped Kai Allard-Liao, possibly in service to Duke George Hasek of the Federated Suns just prior to the Duke's assault against the Capellan Confederation. Allard-Liao was later "rescued" by the Death Commandos during the Capellan counterattack.[citation needed]
By 3072 "Walt Urizeman" had taken over after Vic Travers.[13] In the employ of Chandrasekhar Kurita, he tracked down Victoria Parrdeau on Dalton to obtain her journal, and tangled with Specter Precentor Sigma Berith over its possession.[14]
Bounty Hunter Gallery
- BountyHunterPA.JPG
Bounty Hunter in his Power Armor
References
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 124
- ↑ Heir to the Dragon, pp.[citation needed]
- ↑ Interstellar Players, pp. 83-84, "The Bounty Hunter - Mindless Entertainment to Unmitigated Drek"
- ↑ Brush Wars, p. 20
- ↑ Tales of the Black Widow Company, pp. 30, 31
- ↑ Wolves on the Border, p. 197
- ↑ Wolves on the Border, pp. 198, 199
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 25
- ↑ Heir to the Dragon p. 232
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3039 p. 116
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 62
- ↑ A Guy Walks Into a Bar on Solaris VII...
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents pp. 7-8
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents pp. 4-14
Bibliography
- Historical: Brush Wars
- Heir to the Dragon (novel)
- Historical: War of 3039
- Interstellar Players
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Tales of the Black Widow Company
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade
- Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)
- Wolves on the Border (novel)
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