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'''Delmar Clay''' was an early member of the [[Gray Death Legion]].
 
'''Delmar Clay''' was an early member of the [[Gray Death Legion]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
===Early life===
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Clay was born on [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]].<ref name=GDLp12/> He served with [[Hansen's Roughriders]] before becoming one of the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s first recruits on [[Galatea]].<ref name=DoHp22/>  During the [[Fourth Succession War]] on [[Otho]] Clay held off a vastly superior force, earning three kills before the battle ended nearly an hour later.<ref name=GDLp12/><ref name=MWC/>
Clay was born on [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]].<ref name=GDLp12/>
 
 
 
===Career===
 
Clay served with [[Hansen's Roughriders]] before becoming one of the [[Gray Death Legion|Gray Death Legion's]] first recruits on [[Galatea]].<ref name=DoHp22/>  During the [[Fourth Succession War]] on [[Otho]] Clay held off a vastly superior force, earning three kills before the battle ended nearly an hour later.<ref name=GDLp12/><ref name=MWC/>
 
  
 
Clay's final battle was against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during their conquest of [[Sudeten]] in September [[3050]]. During the Legion's desperate fighting retreat from that world Clay fell in combat at the controls of his [[Wolverine]] while trying to rally his troops for a counterattack.<ref name=BoHc3/><ref name="MHB55p52">''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 52: "The Clan Invasion"</ref>
 
Clay's final battle was against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] during their conquest of [[Sudeten]] in September [[3050]]. During the Legion's desperate fighting retreat from that world Clay fell in combat at the controls of his [[Wolverine]] while trying to rally his troops for a counterattack.<ref name=BoHc3/><ref name="MHB55p52">''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 52: "The Clan Invasion"</ref>
  
 
==BattleMech==
 
==BattleMech==
Clay piloted a WVR-6R ''[[Wolverine]]''
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Delmar Clay piloted a [[Wolverine|WVR-6R ''Wolverine'']].
  
==Rules==
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==Notes==
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* Special Rules for Delmar Clay can be found in ''A Time of War'', pp. 220–221 and ''Gray Death Legion'', pp. 31, 39.  
===Game Rules===
 
Showing steady improvement throughout the Fourth Succession War (Gunnery 4, Piloting 4)<ref name=GDLp12/>, and the [[War of 3039]] (3/4)<ref name=DoHp31>''Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)'', p. 31</ref>, by the time of the Clan Invasion Clay was a Veteran MechWarrior (3/3) with the [[Dodge]] and [[Fist Fire]] Special Piloting Abilities.  Possessing Fist Fire also requires Clay to have [[Melee Specialist]].<ref name=MWC/><ref>''A Time of War'', p. 221</ref><ref>''Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)'', p. 39</ref><ref name=MWC/><ref>''A Time of War'', p. 220</ref>
 
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==Quote==
 
==Quote==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat]]
 
* ''[[BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat]]
* ''[[BattleTech: Urban Warfare]]'' (Video Game)
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* ''[[BattleTech: Urban Warfare]]'' (video game)
 
* ''[[Blood of Heroes]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Blood of Heroes]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Day of Heroes]]''
 
* ''[[Day of Heroes]]''

Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 April 2024

Delmar Clay
Delmar Clay
Personal
Born2995[1]
DiedSeptember 3050[2]
AffiliationGray Death Legion
Hansen's Roughriders[3] (previous)
Profile
RankSergeant[4]
ProfessionMechWarrior[3]
Family
ChildrenDavis Clay[5][6]

Delmar Clay was an early member of the Gray Death Legion.

History[edit]

Clay was born on Gladius.[4] He served with Hansen's Roughriders before becoming one of the Gray Death Legion's first recruits on Galatea.[1] During the Fourth Succession War on Otho Clay held off a vastly superior force, earning three kills before the battle ended nearly an hour later.[4][3]

Clay's final battle was against Clan Jade Falcon during their conquest of Sudeten in September 3050. During the Legion's desperate fighting retreat from that world Clay fell in combat at the controls of his Wolverine while trying to rally his troops for a counterattack.[2][7]

BattleMech[edit]

Delmar Clay piloted a WVR-6R Wolverine.

Notes[edit]

  • Special Rules for Delmar Clay can be found in A Time of War, pp. 220–221 and Gray Death Legion, pp. 31, 39.

Quote[edit]

Clay tells people to judge them as his enemies do. Because they're all dead. Most people get the message.[3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Day of Heroes, p. 22
  2. 2.0 2.1 Blood of Heroes, ch. 3
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat, MechWarrior Card: "Delmar Clay"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gray Death Legion, p. 12
  5. Day of Heroes, p. 21
  6. Mercenary's Handbook 3055, p. 53: "A New Home"
  7. Mercenary's Handbook 3055, p. 52: "The Clan Invasion"

Bibliography[edit]