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'''MechWarrior''' is often used as an alternative moniker or brand name for [[BattleTech]]-related products and publications. It can refer to:
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In [[BattleTech]], '''MechWarrior''' can refer to:
  
 
==In-universe==
 
==In-universe==
* [[MechWarrior (pilot)]], a neo-feudal warrior piloting (and typically owning) a [[BattleMech]]
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* A [[BattleMech]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]]
* [[MechWarrior (rank)]], used by some factions as the lowest rank for a BattleMech pilot
 
  
 
==Games==
 
==Games==
===Tabletop game===
 
 
* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] and later MechWarrior: Age of Destruction (MWDA/MWAoD) boardgame and its setting, a miniatures-based collectible game by [[WizKids]] using the [[Clix]] system and rules. A distinct boardgame from [[Classic BattleTech]], it was initially set some 60 years ahead of the classic BattleTech universe timeline and had its own novel line (see below). It was discontinued as a separate game, and its setting, timeline and novels were since overtaken by and incorporated into the classic BattleTech game line.
 
* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] and later MechWarrior: Age of Destruction (MWDA/MWAoD) boardgame and its setting, a miniatures-based collectible game by [[WizKids]] using the [[Clix]] system and rules. A distinct boardgame from [[Classic BattleTech]], it was initially set some 60 years ahead of the classic BattleTech universe timeline and had its own novel line (see below). It was discontinued as a separate game, and its setting, timeline and novels were since overtaken by and incorporated into the classic BattleTech game line.
===Role-playing games===
 
The [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG)]] series:
 
* ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]'' by [[FASA]].
 
* ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]'' by FASA.
 
* ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' by FASA; reprinted by [[FanPro]] in 2007 as ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' with new name and cover art to avoid confusion with the then-new [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] brand.
 
* ''[[A Time of War]]'' and ''[[A Time of War Companion]]'' by CGL, this RPG system is informally also known as ''"MechWarrior, Fourth Edition"''.
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: Destiny]]'' by CGL; a new, rules-light approach to roleplaying in the BattleTech universe devised not to supplant ''A Time of War'', but to serve as an alternative ruleset.
 
  
===Video games===
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*The [[MechWarrior (video games)|MechWarrior series of video games]]:
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* The [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG)]] series:
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** ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]'' by [[FASA]]
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** ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]'' by FASA
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** ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' by [[FanPro]]; reprinted by [[CGL]] in 2007 as ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' with new name and cover art to avoid confusion with the then-new [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] brand (see below)
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** ''[[A Time of War]]'' and ''[[A Time of War Companion]]'' by CGL, this RPG system is informally also known as ''"MechWarrior, Fourth Edition"''
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* The [[MechWarrior (video games)|MechWarrior series of video games]]:
 
** ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''
 
** ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''
** ''[[MechWarrior (SNES)]]'', a heavily altered [[w:SNES|SNES]] port of the aforementioned ''MechWarrior'' PC game amounting to a separate game
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** ''[[MechWarrior (SNES)]]'', a heavily altered SNES port of the aforementioned ''MechWarrio'' PC game
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat]]'' & ''Ghost Bear's Legacy'' expansion pack
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat]]'' & ''Ghost Bear's Legacy'' expansion pack
** ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' (a stand-alone title distinct from the aforementioned ''MechWarrior 2'', but using the same game engine)
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** ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' (a distinct title from the aforementioned ''MechWarrior 2'', but using the same game engine)
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** ''[[MechWarrior 3050]]'', a SNES console game featuring near-identical cover graphics to ''MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat'' despite being a totally different game
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 3]]'' & ''Pirate's Moon'' expansion pack
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 3]]'' & ''Pirate's Moon'' expansion pack
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'' & ''Black Knight'' expansion pack
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'' & ''Black Knight'' expansion pack
** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]
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** ''[[MechWarrior Online]]''
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]''
 
** ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]''
** ''[[MechWarrior 3050]]'', a SNES console game featuring near-identical cover graphics to ''MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat'' despite being a totally different game
 
 
* ''[[MechWarrior Online]]'' (MWO)
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: Tactical Command]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior Tactics]]'', canceled in 2014 while still in closed beta stage
 
* ''[[MechWarrior: Living Legends]]'' (unofficial fan creation)
 
  
 
==Novels==
 
==Novels==
* The [[MechWarrior series]], six unrelated novels published between 1999 and 2002 alongside the classic BattleTech novels under the [[Roc Books]] imprint, set in the classic [[BattleTech]] setting and era
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* The [[MechWarrior series]], six unrelated [[ROC]] novels set in the classic [[BattleTech]] setting and era
* The summary title of a [[MechWarrior (omnibus)|German omnibus edition]] of the first three novels in the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series
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* The summary title of a [[MechWarrior (omnibus)|German omnibus edition]] of the first three novels in the aforementioned MechWarrior series by ROC
* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel series pubilshed from 2002 to 2008 in the eponymous MechWarrior: Dark Age setting (see above), distinct from the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series
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* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel series in the eponymous MechWarrior: Dark Age setting (see above)
 
 
==Other==
 
*''[[MechWarrior: Legends]]'' art book
 
  
 
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