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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxCharacter+ [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarior]] '''Wendall Puritan II''' began his career in [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Guards]] brigade, piloting a family-owned ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''. In the early 3020's the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] began to scrap ''Scorpion''s and phase them out of their regular military because of the scarcity of replacement parts; Puritan's 'Mech was going to be scrapped for parts, too, and he was offered a replacement 'Mech in its stead. However, he turned down the offer, kept the ''Scorpion'' and left the [[LCAF]] to become a [[mercenary]] instead. − | image = − | caption = − | name = Wendall Puritan − | birthdate = − | died = − | othernames = − | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<br>[[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] − | rank = [[MechWarrior (rank)|MechWarrior]] − | title = − | position = − | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] − | parents = − | siblings = [[Willard Theodore Puritan]] − | spouse = − | children = − }} − MechWarrior '''Wendall Puritan II''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarior]] noted for his loyalty to the maligned ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' [[BattleMech]].<ref name=TRO3025-68>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 68 "SCP-1N Scorpion"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-288>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 288 "SCP-1N Scorpion"</ref><ref name=CMM>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 65</ref> − ==History==+ As of [[3025]], Wendall Puritan was a member of the [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] mercenary unit in [[Free Worlds League]] space. His ''Scorpion'' was noted to be in pristine condition at the time. − Puritan began his career in [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Guards]] brigade, piloting a family-owned ''Scorpion''. In the early 3020s the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] began to scrap ''Scorpion''s and phase them out of their regular military because of the scarcity of replacement parts; Puritan's 'Mech was going to be scrapped for parts, too, and he was offered a replacement 'Mech in its stead. However, he turned down the offer, kept the ''Scorpion'' and left the [[LCAF]] to become a [[mercenary]] instead.<ref name=TRO3025-68/> <ref name=TRO3039-288/> − − As of [[3025]], Wendall Puritan was a member of the [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] mercenary unit in [[Free Worlds League]] space. His ''Scorpion'' was noted to be in pristine condition at the time.<ref name=TRO3025-68/> Following the [[Fourth Succession War]] however Puritan increasingly struggled with the upkeep of his 'Mech, most notably being unable to secure a replacement for his damaged [[Anderson Armaments Particle Cannon PPC 12|Anderson Armaments]] [[PPC]]. Replacing it with a [[Large Laser]] like many other 'Mechs in the chronically PPC starved Free Worlds League, though missing the extra bite of a PPC compared to the new laser, Puritan enjoyed the fact the remaining weight from the swap went toward extra armor for his ''Scorpion''. <ref name=TRO3039-288>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 288 "SCP-1N Scorpion"</ref> {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} + ==Apocryphal information== Wendall Puritan appears as a minor character in Activision's 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''. In the game, he has an estranged brother named [[Willard Theodore Puritan]] (better known as "Kangaroo Jack"), a [[JumpShip]] owner and notorious smuggler. Wendall Puritan appears as a minor character in Activision's 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''. In the game, he has an estranged brother named [[Willard Theodore Puritan]] (better known as "Kangaroo Jack"), a [[JumpShip]] owner and notorious smuggler. − Over the course of the game's storyline, the player (as [[Gideon Braver]]) must seek out Wendall Puritan at his mercenary unit's garrison base at some point between ca. 3025 and 3028 to learn about Kangaroo Jack's whereabouts. When met, Wendall Puritan readily discusses his SCP-1N ''Scorpion'', which is described to be modified by having its standard weapons load augmented by twin autoloading heavy [[Mech mortar|mortars]] (no further details given) and a [[Sperry Browning]] [[machine gun]]; the exact modifications to his 'Mech is not discussed. + Over the course of the game's storyline, the player (as [[Gideon Braver]]) must seek out Wendall Puritan at his mercenary unit's garrison base at some point between ca. 3025 and 3028 to learn about Kangaroo Jack's whereabouts. When met, Wendall Puritan readily discusses his SCP-1N ''Scorpion'', which is described to be modified by having its standard weapons load augmented by twin auto-load heavy [[Mech mortar|mortars]] (no further details given) and a [[Sperry Browning]] [[machine gun]]; the exact modifications to his 'Mech is not discussed. {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} − ==BattleMech== + ==Canonicity== − Puritan was known to pilot a ''Scorpion'' [[BattleMech]].<ref name=TRO3025-68></ref><ref name=TRO3039-288></ref><ref name=CMM></ref> + The character of Wendall Puritan II and most information available about him stem from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'', which is fully [[canon]]ical. − ==Canonicity==+ Some additional information, given under "Apocryphal information" above, was added by an apocryphal source; this information must therefore also be regarded as apocryphal as opposed to fully canonical. − The character of Wendall Puritan II and most information available about him stem from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'', which is fully [[canonical]]. Some additional information, given under "Apocryphal information" above, was added by an apocryphal source; this information must therefore also be regarded as apocryphal as opposed to fully canonical. ==References== ==References== − <references/>+ *''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' (notable ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' pilot) − + *''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' (apocryphal) − ==Bibliography== − *''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' − *''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'' (1989 video game) − *''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' − *''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' − [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Puritan II, Wendall]] + [[Category:Minor Characters|Puritan II, Wendall]] − [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Puritan II, Wendall]]
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| − | + | [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarior]] '''Wendall Puritan II''' began his career in [[House Steiner]]'s [[Lyran Guards]] brigade, piloting a family-owned ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''. In the early 3020's the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] began to scrap ''Scorpion''s and phase them out of their regular military because of the scarcity of replacement parts; Puritan's 'Mech was going to be scrapped for parts, too, and he was offered a replacement 'Mech in its stead. However, he turned down the offer, kept the ''Scorpion'' and left the [[LCAF]] to become a [[mercenary]] instead. | |
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| − | As of [[3025]], Wendall Puritan was a member of the [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]] mercenary unit in [[Free Worlds League]] space. His ''Scorpion'' was noted to be in pristine condition at the time. | ||
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| + | ==Apocryphal information== | ||
Wendall Puritan appears as a minor character in Activision's 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''. In the game, he has an estranged brother named [[Willard Theodore Puritan]] (better known as "Kangaroo Jack"), a [[JumpShip]] owner and notorious smuggler. | Wendall Puritan appears as a minor character in Activision's 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''. In the game, he has an estranged brother named [[Willard Theodore Puritan]] (better known as "Kangaroo Jack"), a [[JumpShip]] owner and notorious smuggler. | ||
| − | Over the course of the game's storyline, the player (as [[Gideon Braver]]) must seek out Wendall Puritan at his mercenary unit's garrison base at some point between ca. 3025 and 3028 to learn about Kangaroo Jack's whereabouts. When met, Wendall Puritan readily discusses his SCP-1N ''Scorpion'', which is described to be modified by having its standard weapons load augmented by twin | + | Over the course of the game's storyline, the player (as [[Gideon Braver]]) must seek out Wendall Puritan at his mercenary unit's garrison base at some point between ca. 3025 and 3028 to learn about Kangaroo Jack's whereabouts. When met, Wendall Puritan readily discusses his SCP-1N ''Scorpion'', which is described to be modified by having its standard weapons load augmented by twin auto-load heavy [[Mech mortar|mortars]] (no further details given) and a [[Sperry Browning]] [[machine gun]]; the exact modifications to his 'Mech is not discussed. |
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