Editing Jacob Bannson

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'''Jacob Bannson''' (born 30??) is the richest man in [[The Republic of the Sphere]]. His economic success should have gained him the status of [[Republic of the Sphere#Knights|Knight]], but it is because of his nature of never being satisfied with what he has is what has kept him from being knighted. He will not be happy until he is at the top of the food chain - [[Exarch]] of The Republic.<ref>''[[Ghost War]]'', p. 137-138</ref>

[[File:Jabob Bannson.jpg|right|thumb|Jabob Bannson]]

==Biography==
===Description===
Bannson is a short, stocky man with green eyes, red hair and a bristly beard.<ref name="Ghost-War-109">''Ghost War'', p. 109-110</ref>

===Dark Age===
There is some speculation that he is the reason behind the [[HPG]] network to have gone down. He is the only known person within the [[Inner Sphere]] to have the financial ability to hit 80% of the generators at once. However, those speculations are easily squashed since he would no longer have the ability to communicate to each of his companies. He wants control, but to give it up to hurt The Republic is not in line with his method of operation.<ref name="Ghost-War-109" />

Jacob Bannson has the capabilities to produce [[BattleMech]]s and other weapons of war. Since the fall of the network he has been producing more than what is allowed in The Republic and been hiring [[mercenaries]] to pilot these weapons. Some think that Bannson is doing this to maintain control of what he owns. Others, Republic Knights included, believe that this is a ploy for him to consolidate power in [[Prefecture IV]] and create his own empire.<ref name="Ghost-War-109" />

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Ghost War]]''
* ''[[By Temptations and by War]]''

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-| image               = Jabob Bannson.jpg
-| caption             = Jacob Bannson
-| name                = Jacob Bannson
-| birthdate           = [[3097]]<ref name=EDDAp14>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 14: "Jacob Bannson"</ref>
-| died                =
-| othernames          =
-| affiliation         = [[Republic of the Sphere]]
-| rank                =
-| title               =
-| position            = [[CEO of Bannson Universal Unlimited]]
-| profession          = Businessman
-| parents             = [[Paulos Bannson]] (father)<ref name=DARoSp31/><br>[[Hannah Bannson]] (mother)<ref name=DARoSp31/>
-| siblings            =
-| spouse              = [[Ki-Linn Liao]]<ref name=BTaBWe>''By Temptations and By War'', Epilogue</ref>
-| children            =
-}}
-'''Jacob Bannson''' was the richest man in the [[Republic of the Sphere]] prior to the [[Blackout]]. His economic success should have gained him the status of [[Republic of the Sphere#Knights|Knight]], but his own vindictive and greedy nature prevented him from attaining this honor. After the Blackout plunged the Republic into chaos, Bannson set his sights upon the highest office of all: [[Exarch]] of the Republic.<ref>''Ghost War'', pp. 137–138</ref> Unleashing his collection of mercenaries dubbed "[[Bannson's Raiders]]" upon various targets, Bannson also sought to further his goals by collaboration with [[House Liao]] when the [[Capellan Confederation]] invaded [[Prefecture V]]. Despite his wealth and notoriety, Bannson disappeared from the interstellar scene by the mid-3130s and his final fate remains unknown.<ref name=ER3145p14>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 14: "Whatever happened to the man who had everything?"</ref><ref name=DARoSp31>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 31: "Jacob Bannson"</ref>
-==History==
+'''Jacob Bannson''' (born 30??) is the richest man in [[The Republic of the Sphere]]. His economic success should have gained him the status of [[Republic of the Sphere#Knights|Knight]], but it is because of his nature of never being satisfied with what he has is what has kept him from being knighted. He will not be happy until he is at the top of the food chain - [[Exarch]] of The Republic.<ref>''[[Ghost War]]'', p. 137-138</ref>
-===Description===
-Bannson was a short, stocky man with green eyes, red hair and a bristly beard.<ref name="Ghost-War-109">''Ghost War'', pp. 109–110</ref>
-===Early life===
+[[File:Jabob Bannson.jpg|right|thumb|Jabob Bannson]]
-Born on [[St. Andre]] to a family of modest means, Bannson's parents owned a small business. Jacob attended fine primary and secondary schools, but dropped out in [[3112]] and helped his family to save their business that was nearly ruined by a larger corporation during an attempted takeover.<ref name=DARoSp31/>
-He continued his studies through correspondence courses and majoring in business administration and by [[3114]] he managed his first hostile takeover: in a harbinger of his future behavior, young Bannson displayed both his business acumen and petty vindictiveness when he successfully oversaw a hostile takeover of this corporation, purely out of vengeful spite. Jacob Bannson was seventeen.<ref name=DARoSp31/>
+==Biography==
+===Description===
-By the age of twenty Bannson had spread his budding business empire across three systems, prompting investigations from regulatory bodies into his allegedly shady practices. No charges were proven and in these victories Bannson forged a positive reputation among the local working classes as somebody who had beaten the system. Bannson's mercantile empire expanded further when in [[3120]] he provided evidence that resulted in the conviction of many powerful business leaders on racketeering charges - with Bannson Universal as the main beneficiary.<ref name=EDDAp14/><ref name=DARoSp31/>
+Bannson is a short, stocky man with green eyes, red hair and a bristly beard.<ref name="Ghost-War-109">''Ghost War'', p. 109-110</ref>
-He later purchased the remaining assets of each of the companies he had helped to ruin. For his service to the Republic, [[St. Andre]]'s governor [[Adet Montarle]] credited him with "astounding public service" and granted him the citizenship his family had never gained.<ref name=DARoSp31/> A seeming epitome of the self-made individual who embodied Republic values by rising from his humble origins with talent and hard work, Bannson was hailed by many in the business world as an example to follow.
-In [[3123]], his company became the largest corporation on the worlds of [[New Aragon]] and then [[Slocum]], with deep tendrils already reaching into [[Prefecture IV]] as well. With the hostile takeover of [[Archer Enterprises]] on [[Tybalt]] in [[3127]], Bannson's empire became the largest corporate force within all of Prefectures IV and [[Prefecture V]] and second-largest within the entire [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=DARoSp31/>
-But for all his commercial savvy and public charisma, he could never fully shake off rumors of dodgy business practices, and the Republic [[The Republic of the Sphere#Senate|Senate's]] placing restrictions upon his business in [[3129]] limiting Bannson's ownership in further businesses to less than five percent and all but forbid further investments outside of Prefectures IV and V.<ref name=DARoSp31/>
-That angered Bannson greatly and he took a more direct interest in the safety and security of his existing interstellar conglomerate. However, in [[3130]] he was also granted the right to establish garrison forces at Bannson Universal facilities across Prefectures IV and V and sponsoring a new [[Tybalt Militia]] and even going so far as to train himself as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]. Donning a neurohelmet and sweating in the cockpit of an antiquated war machine seemed at odds with his usual high lifestyle, but Bannson apparently sees it as a bold new adventure full of future possibilities.<ref name=DARoSp31/>
-With the militarization of his assets and skimming off arms shipments as early as [[3129]], it appeared as though Bannson was contemplating a confrontation well before the Blackout hit the Republic.<ref name=EDDAp6>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6</ref><ref name=EDDAp13>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 13</ref> Thus, when an opportunity for vengeance came three years later, Bannson was both able and willing to take advantage of it.<ref name=EDDAp14/><ref name=ER3145p14/>
-===Post-Blackout===
-There was some speculation that Bannson had arranged for the collapse of the [[HPG]] network, as he was the only known person within the [[Inner Sphere]] to have the financial ability to hit 80% of the generators at once. However, such allegations did not take into account the fact that Bannson would suffer far more than he would gain through the loss of interstellar communications.<ref name="Ghost-War-109" />
-Nonetheless, Bannson quickly worked to build up his power base amid the chaos. His aptly named Bannson's Raiders attacked multiple targets such as [[Ozawa]], [[Mirach]] and [[New Rhodes III]], gaining both spoils and combat experience despite losing more often than winning.<ref name=EDDAp6/> In addition, he also sought to purchase manufacturers of military hardware, and through his media empire was more successful than the other faction leaders at winning support for his cause.<ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 7</ref><ref name=EDDAp13/> On 21 December 3132, he formed the [[Common Relief Agency]], a humanitarian relief organization officially independent of his corporate empire but under his direct control.<ref name=DAINNp76>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 76, "Republic’s Richest man Leads Charity Efforts"</ref>
-Unconfirmed rumors indicated that Bannson also played a role in the [[Daniel Peterson|Black Paladin]] scandal of [[3133]]. He also managed to secure an alliance with House Liao in [[3134]], with [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] marrying his cousin [[Ki-Linn Liao|Ki-Linn]] to Bannson to cement the deal.<ref name=ER3145p88>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 88: "Ki-Linn Liao"</ref>
+===Dark Age===
+There is some speculation that he is the reason behind the [[HPG]] network to have gone down. He is the only known person within the [[Inner Sphere]] to have the financial ability to hit 80% of the generators at once. However, those speculations are easily squashed since he would no longer have the ability to communicate to each of his companies. He wants control, but to give it up to hurt The Republic is not in line with his method of operation.<ref name="Ghost-War-109" />
-===Disappearance===
+Jacob Bannson has the capabilities to produce [[BattleMech]]s and other weapons of war. Since the fall of the network he has been producing more than what is allowed in The Republic and been hiring [[mercenaries]] to pilot these weapons. Some think that Bannson is doing this to maintain control of what he owns. Others, Republic Knights included, believe that this is a ploy for him to consolidate power in [[Prefecture IV]] and create his own empire.<ref name="Ghost-War-109" />
-Bannson disappeared from the public eye for four months in mid-[[3135]] before he was sighted in the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] being stalked by Capellan agents, though rumors that Ki-Linn had dispatched [[Death Commandos|Death Commando]] hit squads after Bannson were never confirmed. Around this time the [[Fortress Republic]] went up, cutting Bannson off from much of his wealth. The last known sighting of Bannson was in August [[3136]], on [[Tybalt]], when his own soldiers in [[1st Bannson's Raiders|The Scourge]] mutinied and took him prisoner to be turned over to Republic authorities.<ref name=ER3145p14/><ref>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 19: "Timeline of Events"</ref><ref name=ER3145p88/>
-Since then, while Bannson's assets were offered in support of local governments and military forces outside the [[The Wall|Wall]], it was unknown whether Bannson himself was the benefactor or somebody else using his fortune. Nor was he ever confirmed alive or dead, making Bannson's final fate a mystery.<ref name=ER3145p14/>
-==Philosophical and political views==
-Both prior to and following the Blackout, Jacob Bannson's driving motivation was his dedication to destroying his enemies before they could do likewise to him. His definition of "enemy" seemed to cover anybody who crossed him or threatened his interests, but primarily applied to the [[Nobility|noble class]] that had snubbed him despite his successes and wealth. This enabled Bannson to publicly pose as a champion of the "working man" and win support from the "lower" classes of Republic society, but in truth he only cared about bolstering his own power.<ref name=EDDAp13/><ref name=EDDAp14/> Rumors also suggested that Bannson wanted to establish his own "Great House" or state.<ref>''A Silence in the Heavens'', p. 57</ref>
-Bannson demonstrated no loyalty to his native state when it entered the post-Blackout crisis. At first merely establishing himself as another splinter faction warlord carving out his own fiefdom, Bannson later actively, if secretly, courted the support of House Liao when the Capellans crossed the pre-Blackout border.
 ==References==
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 ==Bibliography==
-* ''[[By Temptations and by War]]'' (novel)
+* ''[[Ghost War]]''
-* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
+* ''[[By Temptations and by War]]''
-* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
-* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
-* ''[[Ghost War]]'' (novel)
-* ''[[A Silence in the Heavens]]'' (novel)
 [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Bannson, Jacob]]
+[[Category:Dark Age Characters|Bannson, Jacob]]