Editing David McKinnon

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| name                = David McKinnon
| birthdate           = [[3031]]<ref name=FRc2>''Fortress Republic'', ch. 2</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[House McKinnon]]
| rank                = [[Paladin Exemplar of the Republic|Paladin Exemplar]]
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
| parents             = [[Mark McKinnon]] (father)<ref name=SaDp20>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 20: "Ian McKinnon Profile"</ref>
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'''David McKinnon''' was the [[Paladin Exemplar of the Republic|Paladin Exemplar]].

==History==
===Jihad===
In late [[3070]], a [[lance]] of the [[Twentieth Avalon Hussars]] led by then [[Leftenant]] McKinnon had been stranded on the world of [[Beid]] by a [[DropShip]] malfunction along with a number of walking wounded being repatriated to rear areas of the Suns; they collectively found themselves suddenly in the middle of a [[Word of Blake]] raid on Beid launched by a company from the Blakist-employed mercenaries, the [[Black Angus Boys]], and a detachment from the Word of Blake's [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|9th Militia Division]], ''Transfer of Faith'' III-lambda. The raid was one of a number of attacks and raids launched by Word of Blake units and Blakist-employed militia operating out of [[Kittery]].<ref name="MSUp31"/>

The commander of the mercenary forces, Captain [[Rico Iglesias]], expected an easy fight against the [[Beid Planetary Militia]], who were poorly equipped and not expecting an attack. However, as the mercenaries struck at the city of Newport, they found themselves under attack from a short company of 'Mechs based around McKinnon's lance from the 20th Hussars and a contingent of walking wounded, many piloting already damaged 'Mechs. Fighting in and around Newport, the actions of the hastily assembled short company combined with opportunity sniping from the Beid Militia quickly mowed down the Blakist mercenaries.<ref name="MSUp31">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 31: "Black Angus Boys"</ref>

In [[3077]], McKinnon took command of [[McKinnon's Company]], leading them during the liberation of [[Terra]] in the battles of Bratislava and Budapest.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 109</ref>

===Paladin Exemplar===
David was one of the [[Paladin Exemplar|original seventeen Paladins]] of the Republic.<ref name=FM3085p17>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 17: "The Paladins"</ref>

In [[3134]], after the first attack of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Skye]], he traveled there alone to help [[Tara Campbell]] defend the planet against the second assault, piloting an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.

In [[3135]], preoccupied with the events on [[New Aragon]], he agreed with sending Paladin [[Anders Kessel]] to try to calm local authorities of their worry of a [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 22: "24 March 3135"</ref><ref name=DA3135PDAJp160>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 160: "10 March 3135"</ref>

==Titles and Positions==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[Starterbook: Sword and Dragon]]''

[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|McKinnon, David]]
[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|McKinnon, David]]
[[Category:Notable Black Knight Pilots|McKinnon, David]]