Marcos Radick
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Marcos Radick (born 3029 - 30??) was a Star Colonel for Clan Wolf during Operation Revival. An ardent Crusader, he would become enmeshed in the politics surrounding the Clans' great political divide.[1]
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Biography
A very young Star Colonel and Bloodnamed warrior by any standard, Marcos Radick is politically a Crusader of conservative view, and is noted to possess a short temper. He is described as being rather typical of his Bloodname House; thick build, average facial features, and a love for convoluted plots that is also described as common to warriors of the Radick bloodline.[2]
Big Wheels Turning
Radick would quickly become a part of the Crusader movement in Clan Wolf, led by then-Loremaster Conal Ward. His ability to quickly alter his plans according to need assisted his swift rise through the ranks, leading some to claim that he was the true power behind the Crusaders. Some have speculated that he originated the plot to make Ulric Kerensky the new ilKhan after the death of ilKhan Leo Showers, thereby forcing the Crusader's greatest enemy into doing their will while opening up the Khanship of Clan Wolf to a possible Crusader takeover. This plot would backfire when ilKhan Kerensky released his Wolves to surge ahead, gaining victory for his Clan at Tukayyid, while also putting a temporary end to the Clan Invasion, regardless of the plan's true authorship.[2]
Operation Revival
As commander of the Wolves' 37th Striker Cluster, Star Colonel Radick and his unit would see action at Sigurd, Unzmarkt, Memmingen. On the worlds of Shaula and Carse, the 37th Striker was deployed as part of a greater action with Delta Galaxy. He was wounded in action on Tukayyid, taking part in his ilKhan's temporary triumph over the Crusaders.[3][4]
Meet the New Boss
Stemming from his Crusader beliefs, the greatest weakness of Star Colonel Radick is his attitude towards freeborn warriors, lower caste citizenry, and all Spheroids in general. During Operation Revival, mining and construction workers in the Clan Homeworlds under his authority went on strike to protest unsafe working conditions, only to be met by the blazing weapons of Star Colonel Radick's troops. This engendered strong feelings of contempt for Radick in his lower castes and in many of the warriors in his command.[1][2]
In the Inner Sphere, Memmingen in particular was the site of Marcos Radick's most infamous deeds. After beating Khan Natasha Kerensky's bid to take the world, he would find that he lacked sufficient force to slug it out with the 3rd Drakøns, who had gone to ground with a guerrilla campaign against the Clan invaders. The hit and run tactics infuriated Radick, with the unit slipping out of his Cluster's line of fire often during the long fight. Finally, after losing the Drakøns near the settlements of Danton and Greenvale, Star Colonel Radick also lost his temper, and ordered his men to raze both villages, causing hundreds of deaths. The Drakons retreated off world, but vowed to avenge themselves upon Marcos Radick for his war crimes. In the days afterward, Radick would find much glee in taunting the civilians under his control, reveling in the high bounty placed on his head for his actions.[2][5]
After the disgrace and disappearance of Conal Ward, Khan Natasha Kerensky would use her authority to stymie his career by snubbing him for nomination of command of Gamma Galaxy, instead appointing staunch Warden John Ward to the position.[1] The 37th Striker Cluster would cease to exist as a unit during the Refusal War, being listed on no roster by 3059.
Notes
Marcos Radick is noted to have piloted a Nova prime as of 3052.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3052, p. 83, 84 - "Marcos Radick Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 102 - "Star Colonel Marcos Radick"
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 57 through 69 - "Wolf Clan Occupation Zone"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 101 - "37th Striker Cluster"
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 64 - "Memmingen"