Victor Vandergriff

Cleanup tagged articles without a reason field Victor Vandergriff (????-3062) was a mid-31st century Lyran Solaris VII MechWarrior. He was a one-time contender for the Solaris VII Class 6 championship.

History

Early Solaris Years

Victor was part of the Skye Tigers Stables, he was billed as the stable's number one fighter in late 3055. During his early fighting years, he was among the elite fighters of the game world, and had high hopes of becoming the Champion of Solaris.

His stable owner, Duke Ryan Steiner, was using his Stable as means to exercise his political ambitions. Ryan Steiner decided to position Vandergriff to confront his political adversary's friends along with the current Champion of Solaris, Kai Allard-Liao.

At a party in March 3056, hosted by Mandrinn Tormana Liao, Victor Vandergriff was introduced to a trio of political scions including; Duchess Katrina Steiner-Davion, Kommandant Galen Cox and Lady Omi Kurita by his Stable owner, Duke Ryan Steiner. An argument quickly broke out between Duke Ryan and Galen Cox. Victor stood between him and Cox where they had a disagreement that evolved over the differences between regular combat and the fights of Solaris. Cox said he wished to confront Victor, but due to his not being a licensed professional fighter it would not be allowed. However, Kai Allard-Liao intervened and granted Cox an apprentice license to enable him to fight. To persuade Duke Ryan into approving the match, Kai proposed to change a scheduled warmup match between him and Victor to the following week with Cox as his partner in the fight.

On April 9th, Victor was teamed with his stable's rising star Glenn Endenhoffer. In his fight, bring in Goliath GOL-3S BattleMech into labyrinth of Ishiyama arena. During course of the fight he switches off fighting against Kai's Penetrator and Cox's Crusader. Victor comes close to overcoming his opponents with his assault 'Mech. However, Kai skillifully destroys his 'Mech gyro, defeating him and then his team mate shortly after.

Later Years

After this time Victor felt abandoned by his fans and stable. He lingered in lower classes fighting classes for years. He was ometimes referred to by fight fans as a "Zombie", a Solaris VII slang for someone who knew he was already dead to the games. However, through his determination to not give up, he kept on fighting.

By 3062, Victor had developed a severe case of paranoia. Through this paranoia, he began to win fights with his battered Banshee assault 'Mech.

On August 15th, Victor began the fight to the title of Solaris Grand Champion, but the duel with Michael Searcy was turned into open warfare in Solaris City. Vandergriff, began to lead fights for Loyalists for Katrina Steiner-Davion, reluctantly. He was driven by the only thing he cared about, to have the re-match with Searcy, since Victor believed the FedSuns warrior was attempting to kill him.

On August 22th, Michael Searcy led a FedSuns force of 'Mechs and people into Loyalist-held areas. There he and Searcy began to finish their duel. Searny lured Victor into the darkened Steiner Arena to finish his match. Victor continued to fight without reason or caution, ignoring his 'Mech's heat levels. The duel took a brutal turn as Victor's Banshee began to lose containment and consume itself with white-hot fusion fire. In his last moments, Victor managed to down Searny's Pillager, as his 'Mech exploded killing him, never letting go of his triggers.

File:Vangergiff & Searcy fight 15-3062.jpg

Vandergriff & Searcy fight on August 15th, 3062

Bibliography

• Assumption of Risk (Novel)
• Illusions of Victory (Novel)
• Solaris VII: The Game World: Player Book