Editing Fritz Donner

{{Update Needed|[[Technical Readout: 3075]]|[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]|[[Interstellar Players]]|[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]|[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]|[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]|[[Total Chaos]]|[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]|[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]|[[Field Manual: 3085]]}}
{{InfoBoxCharacter
| image               = 
| caption             = 
| name                = Fritz Donner
| birthdate           = 
| died                = 22 January [[3073]]{{cn}}
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = [[Circinus Federation]]
| rank                = [[Colonel]]
| title               = 
| position            = 
| profession          = 
| parents             = 
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = 
}}
[[Colonel]] '''Fritz Donner''' was a former Commander of the [[Black Warriors]].<ref name=FM:Pp102>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 102</ref>

==History==
Fritz Donner was a skilled MechWarrior and military leader. Though he would come to command the famed [[Black Warriors]], Fritz Donner wasn't a descendant of the original unit. Instead, he joined the Warriors some time after a dishonorable discharge from another [[mercenary]] unit, though exactly which one is not known.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 12</ref>

===Circinus Federation===
In [[3041]], Fritz was a major in the Warriors when a coup was launched within the unit to return the group's control to the members of [[House Cirion]]. The coup failed, and as Donner had remained loyal to Federation President [[H. R. McIntyre|H. R. "Little Bob" McIntyre]], he was installed as its commander and promoted accordingly. Colonel Donner led the Black Warriors between [[3058]] and [[3064]] per "Little Bob's" wishes. 

An expert tactician, he was key in turning the Warriors' fortunes with many successful raids during more than two decades with them. As he wasn't an original Warrior, he faced numerous challenges to his authority, especially as the unit’s commander. In spite of this, he managed to remain in command until his benefactor’s death.<ref name=FM:Pp102/><ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition''</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 100</ref>

When "Little Bob" died of a Heart attack, his son [[Calvin McIntyre]] would take the Presidency of the Circinus Federation along with more [[Word of Blake]] support. Because of this, Colonel Donner chose to flee along with most of the other Black Warriors after halting an invasion of the Federation against the [[Marian Hegemony]]. Unfortunately for him, the [[Manei Domini]] tracked down and captured Fritz Donner several months later.

===Pawn of the Blakists===
In late [[3067]], Donner was captured and taken to Judgment Point, formerly known as Castle [[Paul Masters|Masters]], on the Blakist planet [[Gibson]]. This was also the headquarters of [[Precentor]] [[Apollyon]], an elite Manei Domini and commander of all Domini [[Shadow Divisions]] for [[The Master]]. Donner was "interrogated" by the Blakists for almost four years without breaking, until Apollyon personally took over his torture sessions.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 7</ref>

As a result, Apollyon brainwashed Donner into doing the The Master’s bidding. To give due credit, the Blakist "accidentally" released part of a message claiming Donner was being sought for having escaped and killing two Blake Agents in the attempt.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'' p. 106</ref>

Fritz was amongst other prisoners freed from Blakist custody in a prison camp on [[New Home]], towards the end of [[3071]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'' p. 117</ref>

On 22 January [[3073]], Donner was scheduled to testify at a summit on [[Arc-Royal]] called by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] on fighting against the Blakists; as Donner approached several dignitaries, a suicide bomb grafted to Donner's skeleton detonated, killing Donner and many of the delegates, including the Khan of the Ghost Bears. As a direct result, the effort to fight the Blakists by the various nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] was temporarily derailed. Even so, the bombing infuriated Clan Ghost Bear, who saw such a dishonorable tactic as a valid reason to launch a savage campaign against the Blakists.{{cn}}

==Victims of the Donner Bomb==
* [[Bjorn Jorgensson]], [[Khan]] of [[Clan  Ghost Bear]]
* [[Caradoc Trevena]], [[ComStar]] intelligence advisor to [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] Victor Steiner-Davion
* [[Daniel Darwith]], Director, [[MI2]] of the [[Federated Suns]] [[Department of Military Intelligence|Military Intelligence]]
* [[Diana Pryde]], Star Colonel, [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
* [[Maeve Wolf]], General, [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
* [[Marco Hall]], saKhan of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
* [[Michael Bosworth]], [[Interstellar News Network|INN]] correspondent
* [[Rhonda Snord]], Colonel & CO of [[Snord's Irregulars]]
* [[Shin Yodama]], ''[[Sho-sho]]'' [[DCMS]], CO of the [[Izanagi Warriors]]

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
 
[[Category:Circinus Federation Characters|Donner, Fritz]]