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| − | | image = | + | | image = Tracy_Maxwell_Kent_DoH.jpg |
| name = Tracy Maxwell Kent | | name = Tracy Maxwell Kent | ||
| − | | birthdate = | + | | birthdate = [[3005]]<ref name=DoHp23>''Day of Heroes'', p. 23</ref> |
| − | | died = | + | | died = [[3056]]<ref name=RGiCv11p10>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11'', p. 10</ref> |
| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| − | | affiliation = [[ | + | | affiliation = [[House Kent]] |
| − | | rank = | + | | rank = [[Captain]]<ref name=DoHp23/> |
| title = | | title = | ||
| position = | | position = | ||
| − | | profession = | + | | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] |
| − | | parents = | + | | parents = [[Rodney Howard Kent]] (father)<ref name=TPoGc17>''The Price of Glory'', ch. 17</ref><ref name=LT>''Legion Team'' (in: ''Shrapnel'' anthology)</ref> |
| − | | siblings = [[Roderick | + | | siblings = [[Roderick Kent]]<ref name=TPoGc17/><ref name=GDLp19>''Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)'', p. 19</ref><ref name=DoHp23/><br/>''younger sister''<ref name=TPoGc17/> |
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Tracy Maxwell Kent''' was a officer with the | + | '''Tracy Maxwell Kent''' was a [[mercenary]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and officer, best known for having served with the [[Gray Death Legion]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
| − | Kent was born on [[New Avalon]].<ref name=GDLp19/> | + | Kent was born on [[New Avalon]] into the wealthy [[House Kent|Kent family]].<ref name=GDLp19/><ref name=DoHp23/> |
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| + | ===Academy=== | ||
| + | Tracy Kent enrolled in a [[Federated Suns]] military academy after the death of her brother [[Roderick Kent|Roderick]]. Her father, upset with Tracy bucking traditional gender roles, used his political influence to get her expelled.<ref name=TPoGc17/><ref name=GDLp19/> | ||
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| + | ===Blackely's Blackguards=== | ||
| + | Undeterred, Tracy joined the line infantry of the [[Blackely's Blackguards]] mercenary unit, eventually working her way up in rank to a MechTech Sergeant, and then a MechWarrior to replace pilot losses from particularly fierce fighting on [[Proserpina]]. The Blackguards were later decimated in fighting on [[Cassias]] and disbanded. Kent traveled with her PXH-1 ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'', named the ''Dutiful Daughter'', to [[Galatea]] in search of other employment.<ref name=GDLp19/> | ||
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| + | ===Gray Death Legion=== | ||
| + | Kent signed on with the [[Gray Death Legion]] and traveled to [[Helm]] to help train new recruits in B Company while awaiting the Legion's main force to return from [[Sirius V]]<ref name=TPoGc17>''The Price of Glory'', ch. 17</ref> | ||
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| + | Subsequent action on [[Otho]] saw Kent credited with two kills, an assist, and a commendation for bravery.<ref name=GDLp19/> | ||
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| + | During the [[Fourth Succession War]] the Legion invaded the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Shionoha]]. Kent was instrumental in the victory at Mifune Pass, scoring at least two kills as her green subordinate MechWarriors, piloting only light [[bug 'Mech]]s, stumbled into enemy forces.<ref name=LT/> | ||
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| + | She continued to fight for the Legion in several campaigns. In the [[War of 3039]] she took part in the assault on [[Altais]]. During the [[Clan Invasion]] she fought [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Sudeten]] and [[Pandora]].<ref name=DoH>''[[Day of Heroes]]''</ref> | ||
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| + | At some point, Kent made peace with her father, but she was killed on [[Glengarry]] in [[3056]] by Skye separatists.<ref name=BoH>''Blood of Heroes''</ref> | ||
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| + | ==BattleMech== | ||
| + | Kent piloted a [[Phoenix Hawk]] named the ''Dutiful Daughter''.<ref name=LT/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Blood of Heroes]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Day of Heroes]]'' | * ''[[Day of Heroes]]'' | ||
* ''[[Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)|Gray Death Legion]]'' (scenario pack) | * ''[[Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)|Gray Death Legion]]'' (scenario pack) | ||
| + | * ''[[Legion Team]]'' (in: ''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'') | ||
| + | * ''[[The Price of Glory]]'' (novel) | ||
| + | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Kent, Tracy]] | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Characters|Kent, Tracy Maxwell]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Gray Death Legion Characters|Kent, Tracy Maxwell]] |
| + | [[Category:Notable Phoenix Hawk Pilots|Kent, Tracy Maxwell]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Characters with Pilot Cards|Kent, Tracy Maxwell]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:19, 21 April 2024
Tracy Maxwell Kent | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 3005[1] |
| Died | 3056[2] |
| Affiliation | House Kent |
| Career | |
| Rank | Captain[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
| Family | |
| Parents | Rodney Howard Kent (father)[3][4] |
| Siblings | Roderick Kent[3][5][1] younger sister[3] |
Tracy Maxwell Kent was a mercenary MechWarrior and officer, best known for having served with the Gray Death Legion.
Contents
History[edit]
Early Life[edit]
Kent was born on New Avalon into the wealthy Kent family.[5][1]
Academy[edit]
Tracy Kent enrolled in a Federated Suns military academy after the death of her brother Roderick. Her father, upset with Tracy bucking traditional gender roles, used his political influence to get her expelled.[3][5]
Blackely's Blackguards[edit]
Undeterred, Tracy joined the line infantry of the Blackely's Blackguards mercenary unit, eventually working her way up in rank to a MechTech Sergeant, and then a MechWarrior to replace pilot losses from particularly fierce fighting on Proserpina. The Blackguards were later decimated in fighting on Cassias and disbanded. Kent traveled with her PXH-1 Phoenix Hawk, named the Dutiful Daughter, to Galatea in search of other employment.[5]
Gray Death Legion[edit]
Kent signed on with the Gray Death Legion and traveled to Helm to help train new recruits in B Company while awaiting the Legion's main force to return from Sirius V[3]
Subsequent action on Otho saw Kent credited with two kills, an assist, and a commendation for bravery.[5]
During the Fourth Succession War the Legion invaded the Draconis Combine world of Shionoha. Kent was instrumental in the victory at Mifune Pass, scoring at least two kills as her green subordinate MechWarriors, piloting only light bug 'Mechs, stumbled into enemy forces.[4]
She continued to fight for the Legion in several campaigns. In the War of 3039 she took part in the assault on Altais. During the Clan Invasion she fought Clan Jade Falcon on Sudeten and Pandora.[6]
At some point, Kent made peace with her father, but she was killed on Glengarry in 3056 by Skye separatists.[7]
BattleMech[edit]
Kent piloted a Phoenix Hawk named the Dutiful Daughter.[4]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Blood of Heroes (novel)
- Day of Heroes
- Gray Death Legion (scenario pack)
- Legion Team (in: Shrapnel)
- The Price of Glory (novel)
- Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11