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| Profession | Arena Gladiator |
History
Lex Corpuz started his career as a Technician. Sometimes along his life he became a MechWarrior on joined the Solaris VII games. His tactics have been qualified as a no-nonsense approach to combat, something his employers like as they hold great affection for Corpuz's style: Sources indicate his Neanderthal to be the creation of newly founded Tactical Advantage, LLC, which reportedly gifted one to Corpuz in order to start building interest. After seeing Corpuz and Buford in action on Solaris VII, Tactical Advantage reportedly received a surge in orders.[1]
As of 3135 there were talks to schedule a grudge match against another Neanderthal pilot, Alberto DeJesus.[2] The conversations ended and the match was scheduled to be done in the same day the last round of qualifications for the Grand Tournament.
Per a prior agreement the match was weapons-dead and, recognizing the primitive appeal of their 'Mechs, both pilots agreed that instead of the standard mace they would each carry their respective BattleMaster 'Mech arms into combat. Corpuz has never said where he got the green-and-brown arm that his 'Mech carries, but many fans remember the spectacular fight in which DeJesus pulled the arm off Linebacker and used it to finish off the BattleMaster. The match was a true slug-fest, with each Neanderthal eventually wearing down its bludgeon until all that remained were sad toothpicks of once-proud war machines. Finally managing to break from the close combat and gain some distance from Corpuz's Buford, DeJesus raised El Diablo Rojo's right arm high to signal the beginning of the "Peoples' Shoulder maneuver". If weapons had been live, Corpuz certainly would have leveled Buford's twin Extended Range Particle Projector Cannons and blasted DeJesus into the next arena, but instead all Corpuz could do was drop into a three-point stance and wait to apply Excessive Force. Irresistible force met immovable object and moved it, knocking Corpuz down and ultimately ending the match in a win for DeJesus and his Hombres Stables. Still, there were clearly no hard feelings between these two combatants, who shook hands amicably at the end of their confrontation and vowed to return with sturdier pilfered 'Mech arms in a future match.[3]
Tactics
He prefers to solve his problems directly, which explains his great affection for the new-line Neanderthal.[1]
Mech
He pilots the NTL-UG-H Neanderthal called Buford.[1]
Gallery
NTL-UG-H "Buford" Neanderthal
