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− | + | The title of '''Solaris Class Six Champion''' is bestowed upon the winner of the annual [[Solaris Grand Tournament]]. | |
− | + | In all the years since the [[Solaris Games]] began, only 14 [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] have served as champions for four years or more. Of these fourteen, two were champions for five years, and a single MechWarrior—the legendary [[Gray Noton]], the "Legend-Killer"—served for an unbelievable seven years.<ref name=SOLARISPB12>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Player's Book'', p. 12: "The Great Ones"</ref><ref name=MWGTSp65>''MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII'', p. 65</ref> | |
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+ | ==The Grand Tournament== | ||
+ | In order to win, 128 [[MechWarrior]]s competed in the seven-day, Open class, single-elimination tournament that has been the heart of the Solaris Games for centuries. And like an annual changing of the guard, the top 20 ushers in a new generation of the [[Inner Sphere]]‘s finest competitors.<ref name="DA-LA3136p7-8">''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 7-8, "Solaris VII Grand Tournament Recap"</ref> MechWarriors compete against opponents chosen by lot in all of the Class Six Arenas. Their rankings set with each Grand Tournament, modified over the between-season matches, and verified in pre-Tournament qualifying rounds, these modern-day gladiators slug it out throughout the Tournament, knowing that it only takes one lucky engine hit, one devastating gyro crash, or even one lucky—yet tragic all the same—cockpit breach to make or break their careers. The battles are not to the death, but with live ammunition and fully charged lasers one never knows what is going to happen. And though most oddsmakers may disagree, the Tournament matches are balanced, both for the benefit of the combatants and spectators alike. Opponents are matched by comparative weight classes and weapons loads by the Tournament committees, who also choose the best venues for these warriors and judge on the outcome in event of a tie. Fight fans are encouraged to bet and bet often, but try not to lose your shirt, because even the longest odds can come through with an unexpected turn of events.<ref name="DA-LA3136p279">''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', pp. 279, "Solaris VII: Where Legends are Born"</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Historical List of Class Six (Open Class) Champions== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" style="border: 2px solid black;" | ||
! colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"| Class Six Champions | ! colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:2px solid black"| Class Six Champions | ||
− | |- | + | |- style="border-bottom:2px solid black" |
− | !width="100"|Period | + | ! width="100" | Period |
− | !width="200"|Pilot | + | ! width="200" | Pilot |
− | !width=" | + | ! width="300" | Mech |
|- | |- | ||
− | |2812-14 | + | | 2812-14 |
− | |[[Cabol | + | | [[Cabol Hirsch]] |
+ | | ''[[Warhammer]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2815-18 | ||
+ | | [[Marco Moliotti]] | ||
+ | | ''[[Archer]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2819 | ||
+ | | [[Andrea Haskell]] | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2820 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Drew Onada]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2821 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Falai Fouadi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2822 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Victoria Shandell]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2823-24 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[François Drullet]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Stalker]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2825 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Shinobu Kanedo]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2826 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Xin Lee Kiang]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2827 |
− | | | + | | No Champion |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2828-29 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Peter Grigg]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2830-31 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Charlene Madan]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2832-35 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Casai Iusang]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2836 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Tetsuo Kanawa]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2837-38 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Oliver Two Horse]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2839 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Maki Murahashi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2840-41 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Oliver Two Horse]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2842 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Michael Craddock]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2843-45 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Robert Singharaj]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2846 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Shola Umoja]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2847 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Shih Fenh]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2848-49 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Robin Wolfram]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2850 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Trent Barton]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2851 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Cuatemoc Cardenas]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2852 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Viktor Petrov]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2853 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Mohammed al Ibrahim]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2854-55 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Arleta Gordon]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2856 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Winston Carter]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2857-58 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Roger Bostwick]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2859 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Harriet Granger]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2860 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Yi Hiang]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2861 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Danielle Jenner]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2862-64 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Martin Essex]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2865 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Letitia Donovan]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2866-67 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Kyle Burton]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2868 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Arvid Shiner]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2869 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Samui Chichi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2870-74 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Paul Fokker]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Stalker]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2875 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Jenette Hart]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2876 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Drake Morder]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2877 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Clinton Finn]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2878 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Steven Mak]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2879-80 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Shanda Rambeaux]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2881-84 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Harrison Kent]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2885 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Edmond Arens]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2886 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Sheila Marie Bellows]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2887-88 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Gunther Bellows]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2889 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Tag Burton]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2890 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Richard Napier]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2891-92 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Linda Schwartz]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2893 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Echigo Kama]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2894 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Shelley Hine]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2895-98 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Paul Reese]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2899 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[David Sells]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2900 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Charles Tabey]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2901-03 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Erica Smale]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2904-05 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Kwan Tong Ngo]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2906 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Susan Geitz]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2907-09 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Michael Ross]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2910 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Joseph Miracle]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2911-15 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Kan Sho]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[BattleMaster]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2916 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Nance Hogan]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2917 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Brent East]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2918-21 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Meyer Bellagiorre]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2922-23 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Fritz Schleiffer]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2924 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Thar Drickle]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2925 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Sandra Higgins]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2926 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Stephanie Van der Kellen]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2927 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Rico Totze]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2928-31 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Rhian Caselton]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2932-33 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Michael Plevant]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2934 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Lars Tebbit]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2935 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Cara Grafwallner]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2936 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Francis Rypczynski]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2937-38 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Daryoush Sabahi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2939 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Arthur Hames]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2940 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Noburu Kuichi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2941 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Margaret Portillo]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2942 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[David Ewell]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2943-45 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Norman Bales]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2946-47 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Hideto Moriyasu]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2948 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Rex Falconburg]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 2949 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Julie Baumgartner]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2950-51 | + | | 2950-51 |
− | |[[Bennet Hammond]] | + | | [[Bennet Hammond]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2952 | + | | 2952 |
− | |[[Alberto Diez]] | + | | [[Alberto Diez]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2953 | + | | 2953 |
− | |[[Gary Markstaller]] | + | | [[Gary Markstaller]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2954-55 | + | | 2954-55 |
− | |[[Alan Stubbs]] | + | | [[Alan Stubbs]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2956-57 | + | | 2956-57 |
− | |[[Robert Cramer]] | + | | [[Robert Cramer]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2958 | + | | 2958 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Henry Eurman]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2959 | + | | 2959 |
− | |[[Desiree Careaga]] | + | | [[Desiree Careaga]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2960 | + | | 2960 |
− | |[[Rajid Malool]] | + | | [[Rajid Malool]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2961-63 | + | | 2961-63 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Corneliu Dlocea]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2964 | + | | 2964 |
− | |[[Faezeh Djeyfrouddi]] | + | | [[Faezeh Djeyfrouddi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2965 | + | | 2965 |
− | |[[Duane McComas]] | + | | [[Duane McComas]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2966-68 | + | | 2966-68 |
− | |[[Rosemary Rubenstein]] | + | | [[Rosemary Rubenstein]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2969 | + | | 2969 |
− | |[[Diane Byassee]] | + | | [[Diane Byassee]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2970 | + | | 2970 |
− | |[[Jame Caggiano]] | + | | [[Jame Caggiano]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2971-73 | + | | 2971-73 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Kevin Langworthy]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2974 | + | | 2974 |
− | |[[Tomas Greissman]] | + | | [[Tomas Greissman]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2975-76 | + | | 2975-76 |
− | |[[Jas Czesla]] | + | | [[Jas Czesla]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2977 | + | | 2977 |
− | |[[Masud Ahmaddi]] | + | | [[Masud Ahmaddi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2978-79 | + | | 2978-79 |
− | |[[Rafael Marella]] | + | | [[Rafael Marella]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2980 | + | | 2980 |
− | |[[Astrid | + | | [[Astrid Schlagler]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2981 | + | | 2981 |
− | |[[John | + | | [[John Wahpehpah]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2982 | + | | 2982 |
− | |[[Sidney Lakey]] | + | | [[Sidney Lakey]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2983-84 | + | | 2983-84 |
− | |[[Thomas Moe]] | + | | [[Thomas Moe]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2985 | + | | 2985 |
− | |[[Charles | + | | [[Charles Fagen]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2986 | + | | 2986 |
− | |[[Ernest Burroughs]] | + | | [[Ernest Burroughs]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2987 | + | | 2987 |
− | |[[Hector Garcia]] | + | | [[Hector Garcia]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2988-89 | + | | 2988-89 |
− | |[[Gloria Lillehaugen]] | + | | [[Gloria Lillehaugen]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2990 | + | | 2990 |
− | |[[Michael D. Martin]] | + | | [[Michael D. Martin]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2991-93 | + | | 2991-93 |
− | |[[Dale | + | | [[Dale Kreuger]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2994-95 | + | | 2994-95 |
− | |[[Gordon Marquand]] | + | | [[Gordon Marquand]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2996 | + | | 2996 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Nita Krevando]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |2997-99 | + | | 2997-99 |
− | |[[Akia Toyoshima]] | + | | [[Akia Toyoshima]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3000 | + | | 3000 |
− | |[[Brett Hartenberger]] | + | | [[Brett Hartenberger]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3001 | + | | 3001 |
− | |[[Hans Schleinning]] | + | | [[Hans Schleinning]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3002-05 | + | | 3002-05 |
− | |[[Terri Bates]] | + | | [[Terri Bates]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |3006 | + | | 3006 |
− | |[[Phyllis Barnes]] | + | | [[Phyllis Barnes]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3007-08 | + | | 3007-08 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Vanh Daravivanh]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3009-12 | + | | 3009-12 |
− | |[[James O'Gordon]] | + | | [[James O'Gordon]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[BattleMaster]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |3013 | + | | 3013 |
− | |[[Orlando Perez]] | + | | [[Orlando Perez]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3014 | + | | 3014 |
− | |[[Joel Groshong]] | + | | [[Joel Groshong]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3015 | + | | 3015 |
− | |[[Maxwell Boddi]] | + | | [[Maxwell Boddi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3016-22 | + | | 3016-22 |
− | |[[Gray Noton]] | + | | [[Gray Noton]] |
− | |[[Rifleman]] | + | | ''[[Rifleman]]'' (''[[Legend-Killer]]'') |
|- | |- | ||
− | |3023 | + | | 3023 |
− | |[[Manuel Delvalle]] | + | | [[Manuel Delvalle]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3024-25 | + | | 3024-25 |
− | |[[Hans Moder]] | + | | [[Hans Moder]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3026-27 | + | | 3026-27 |
− | |[[Philip Capet]] | + | | [[Philip Capet]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Rifleman]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
|3027 | |3027 | ||
− | |[[Justin Xiang]] | + | | [[Justin Xiang]] |
− | | | + | | Modified ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' (''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]'');<br>''[[Legend-Killer]]'' in his final fight |
|- | |- | ||
|3028 | |3028 | ||
− | |[[Chaka | + | | [[Chaka Mobutu]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3029 | + | | 3029 |
− | |[[Anya Terrel]] | + | | [[Anya Terrel]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3030 | + | | 3030 |
− | |[[Allen Fitz]] | + | | [[Allen Fitz]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3031 | + | | 3031 |
− | |[[Maurice Potter]] | + | | [[Maurice Potter]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3032 | + | | 3032 |
− | |[[Richard Townsend]] | + | | [[Richard Townsend]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3033 | + | | 3033 |
− | |[[Taleb Hammadi]] | + | | [[Taleb Hammadi]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3034-35 | + | | 3034-35 |
− | |[[Debra Fromherz]] | + | | [[Debra Fromherz]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3036 | + | | 3036 |
− | |[[Andrew McCafftey]] | + | | [[Andrew McCafftey]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3037 | + | | 3037 |
− | |[[Bao | + | | [[Bao Zhan Fu]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3038-39 | + | | 3038-39 |
− | |[[Matthew Balcomb]] | + | | [[Matthew Balcomb]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3040-43 | + | | 3040-43 |
− | |[[Amanda Hamilton]] | + | | [[Amanda Hamilton]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3044 | + | | 3044 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Niculcea Dumitrescu]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3045 | + | | 3045 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Kyle Isaacs]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3046-47 | + | | 3046-47 |
− | |[[Julia Marroquin]] | + | | [[Julia Marroquin]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3048 | + | | 3048 |
− | |[[Michael Romney]] | + | | [[Michael Romney]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3049 | + | | 3049 |
− | |[[Grady | + | | [[Grady Kiefer]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |3050 | + | | 3050 |
− | |[[Jason Bloch]] | + | | [[Jason Bloch]] |
− | |[[Atlas]] | + | | ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3051-53 | ||
+ | | [[Elizabeth O'Bannon|Elizabeth]] and [[Tanya O'Bannon]] (co-champions) | ||
+ | | ''[[Marauder II]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3054 | ||
+ | | [[Jason Bloch]] | ||
+ | | ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3055-56 | ||
+ | | [[Kai Allard-Liao]] | ||
+ | | Modified ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' (''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]'') | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3057-58 | ||
+ | | [[Wynn Goddard]] | ||
+ | | ''[[Stalker]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3059-62 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Theodore Gross]] |
− | + | | ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]'';<br>[[Warhawk (Masakari)|''Masakari'']] (though he piloted it sparingly) | |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3063 |
− | |[[ | + | ! colspan="2" | No Champion - [[Solaris Riots]] |
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3064 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Evelyn Czerny]] |
+ | | ''ALB-3U [[Albatross]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3065-66 | ||
+ | | [[Ervin Rebelke]] | ||
+ | | Customized ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3067 | ||
+ | | [[Kelley Metz]] | ||
+ | | ''[[Ti Ts'ang]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3068-3071 | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" | No championship fought during the [[Word of Blake]] occupation during the [[Jihad]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3072-3129 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3130-31 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Ronald Ghost Bear]] |
+ | | ''[[Kodiak]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3132 | ||
+ | | [[Shayne Kirkpatrick|Shayne "Shockwave" Kirkpatrick]] | ||
+ | | Customized ''[[Zeus]]'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3133 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3134 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Jacob Fryer]] |
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3135 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Trisha Swanson]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Scourge]]'' |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3136-42 | ||
+ | | Unknown | ||
+ | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 3143 |
− | |[[ | + | | [[Joe Gaskill]] |
− | | | + | | ''[[Exhumer]]'' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|} | |} | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[Solaris VII | + | * ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]'' |
− | *''[[MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII]]'' | + | * ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]'' |
− | *''[[ | + | * ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]'' |
− | + | * ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII]]'' | |
+ | * ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' (box set) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Solaris Games|Class Champions, 06]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Noble Titles and Awards|Solaris Class Champion, 06]] |
Latest revision as of 23:15, 12 January 2024
The title of Solaris Class Six Champion is bestowed upon the winner of the annual Solaris Grand Tournament.
In all the years since the Solaris Games began, only 14 MechWarriors have served as champions for four years or more. Of these fourteen, two were champions for five years, and a single MechWarrior—the legendary Gray Noton, the "Legend-Killer"—served for an unbelievable seven years.[1][2]
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The Grand Tournament[edit]
In order to win, 128 MechWarriors competed in the seven-day, Open class, single-elimination tournament that has been the heart of the Solaris Games for centuries. And like an annual changing of the guard, the top 20 ushers in a new generation of the Inner Sphere‘s finest competitors.[3] MechWarriors compete against opponents chosen by lot in all of the Class Six Arenas. Their rankings set with each Grand Tournament, modified over the between-season matches, and verified in pre-Tournament qualifying rounds, these modern-day gladiators slug it out throughout the Tournament, knowing that it only takes one lucky engine hit, one devastating gyro crash, or even one lucky—yet tragic all the same—cockpit breach to make or break their careers. The battles are not to the death, but with live ammunition and fully charged lasers one never knows what is going to happen. And though most oddsmakers may disagree, the Tournament matches are balanced, both for the benefit of the combatants and spectators alike. Opponents are matched by comparative weight classes and weapons loads by the Tournament committees, who also choose the best venues for these warriors and judge on the outcome in event of a tie. Fight fans are encouraged to bet and bet often, but try not to lose your shirt, because even the longest odds can come through with an unexpected turn of events.[4]