MechWarrior: Age of Destruction (film)
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- This article is about the student film. For other uses, see MechWarrior: Age of Destruction.
 | Apocryphal Product Although the subject of this article is an official BattleTech product, it does not meet the current criteria for Canon. Its content may or may not be canonical for the BattleTech universe, and for the purpose of the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki is considered apocryphal. |
| MechWarrior: Age of Destruction | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Short Film |
| Author | Lee Stringer (director) |
| Development | DAVE School |
| Primary writing | Story by Kelly Bonilla and Sharon Turner Mulvihill Screenplay by Loren L. Coleman and Lee Stringer |
| Illustrations | Art director: Vic Bonilla |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DAVE School |
| First published | 2014 |
| Content | |
| Era | Dark Age era |
MechWarrior: Age of Destruction is a WizKids licensed short student film based on the collectible miniatures game of the same name. Created by the DAVE School's class of April 2006 with the involvement of several active WizKids writers and staff members, the film was finally released by DAVE only in 2014.
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Production History
DAVE School, according to WizKids MechWarrior brand manager and film co-producer Kevin Goddard, reached out to WizKids for permission to make a student film based on the property. The team at WizKids was enthusiastic, and the film - and the WizKids-DAVE partnership - was announced on 2 February 2006. MechWarrior writers and staff planned the story, helped write the script, and provided reference models, but the film was first and foremost a student project.
The trailer was released in November 2006, after the students involved had graduated. WizKids staff hoped to get the film polished for use, perhaps at conventions. The film was never completely finished, and for many years, the DAVE School only hosted a trailer alongside its finished student films. However, in September 2008, shortly before WizKids was shut down, the full student film was unofficially uploaded to YouTube. The DAVE School would finally release it itself in 2014, uploading the film to YouTube.
Canonicity
Although the film was officially licensed in 2006 and was made with the involvement of WizKids and official BattleTech writers, the film was only officially released by DAVE School years after WizKids stopped holding the BattleTech license. Considering its unclear licensing and unusual product type, it most safely falls into apocrypha.
Summary
With Milton's defenses overwhelmed by the Wolf Hunters, the Republic Armed Forces prepares to withdraw what they can from the planet. The Wolf Hunters move for the spaceport, and the two forces battle. Republic DropShips narrowly escape - leaving Paladin Mandela and several other RAF combatants behind.
Featured Characters
- Anastasia Kerensky
- Otto Mandela
- Star Captain Ivan Ward
- Colonel Barrett
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