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Line 4: | name = Willard Gibbs | name = Willard Gibbs | birthdate = | birthdate = − | died = 13 January [[3028]]<ref>''Feather Vs Mountain'', p. 13; also (by implication) ''Rise and Shine'', p. 8</ref> + | died = 13 January [[3028]] | othernames = | othernames = | affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] Line 17:
Line 17: }} }} − '''Willard Gibbs''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[SecurityMech]] pilot in service of [[House Kurita]]. + '''Willard Gibbs''' (b. ? - d. 13 January, [[3028]]<ref>''Feather Vs Mountain'', p. 13; also (by implication) ''Rise and Shine'', p. 8</ref>) was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[SecurityMech]] pilot in service of [[House Kurita]]. ==History== ==History== Line 25:
Line 25: Gibbs' ''Ostscout'' was destroyed by a ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' from [[Wolf's Dragoons]] later in that same battle, leaving Gibbs [[dispossessed]]. In the aftermath of the debacle, his lancemate [[Jerry Akuma]] shamelessly framed and bad-mouthed others, presumably also Gibbs, souring their relation. Akuma was also an outspoken detractor of the code of ''[[bushido]]'' to which Gibbs (and Tetsuhara) adhered. Gibbs subsequently left the [[DCMS]] and became a SecurityMech pilot with the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] on the world of [[An Ting]].<ref name="FvM">''Feather Vs Mountain''</ref> Gibbs' ''Ostscout'' was destroyed by a ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' from [[Wolf's Dragoons]] later in that same battle, leaving Gibbs [[dispossessed]]. In the aftermath of the debacle, his lancemate [[Jerry Akuma]] shamelessly framed and bad-mouthed others, presumably also Gibbs, souring their relation. Akuma was also an outspoken detractor of the code of ''[[bushido]]'' to which Gibbs (and Tetsuhara) adhered. Gibbs subsequently left the [[DCMS]] and became a SecurityMech pilot with the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] on the world of [[An Ting]].<ref name="FvM">''Feather Vs Mountain''</ref> − By [[3028]], Jerry Akuma had risen to the position of [[liaison officer]] to Wolf's Dragoons, now under contract to the Draconis Combine, as well as commanding officer of the [[Ryuken-ichi]] regiment, both of them stationed on An Ting. He deliberately stirred up conflict between the two units to the point of open warfare. When the Dragoons gained the upper hand, Akuma was desperate enough for additional troops that he pressed the unwilling Gibbs and his entire SecurityMech detachment into service with himself as Gibbs' superior officer. Out of spite, Akuma tried to prevent Gibbs from becoming a proper MechWarrior again by restricting him to his ultralight SecurityMech, a GS-54 ''[[Guard]]''; 'Mechs below 20 tons were not regarded as BattleMechs by the Draconis Combine's Procurement Department. However, Gibbs found a legal loophole in a forgotten but still effective law from the [[Star League era]] to become a MechWarrior again anyways. Honor-bound to serve Akuma's orders, Gibbs then managed to set Akuma up for being killed by following his orders to the very letter. Gibbs died in the process, apparently preferring a death as a MechWarrior to a possible return to the ranks of the Dispossessed. He left a ''[[w:haiku|haiku]]'' that read "''Death is a feather / overcoming the mountain / winter brings balance''".<ref name="FvM" /> + By [[3028]], Jerry Akuma had risen to the position of [[liaison officer]] to Wolf's Dragoons, now under contract to the Draconis Combine, as well as commanding officer of the [[Ryuken-ichi]] regiment, both of them stationed on An Ting. He deliberately conjured up conflict between the two units to the point of open warfare. When the Dragoons gained the upper hand, Akuma was desperate enough for additional troops that he pressed the unwilling Gibbs and his entire SecurityMech detachment into service with himself as Gibbs' superior officer. Out of spite, Akuma tried to prevent Gibbs from becoming a proper MechWarrior again by restricting him to his ultralight SecurityMech, a GS-54 ''[[Guard]]''; 'Mechs below 20 tons were not regarded as BattleMechs by the Draconis Combine's Procurement Department. However, Gibbs found a legal loophole in a forgotten but still effective law from the [[Star League era]] to become a MechWarrior again anyways. Honor-bound to serve Akuma's orders, Gibbs then managed to set Akuma up for being killed by following his orders to the very letter. Gibbs died in the process, apparently preferring a death as a MechWarrior to a possible return to the ranks of the Dispossessed. He left a ''[[w:haiku|haiku]]'' that read "''Death is a feather / overcoming the mountain / winter brings balance''".<ref name="FvM" /> In his last battle, Gibbs faced off against [[Dechan Fraser]] and [[Thomas West]], assisting in the severe damage that a ''[[Warhammer]]'' inflicted upon Fraser's ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and luring West's ''[[Griffin]]'' onto a [[vibrabomb]] which resulted in the loss of a leg to the 'Mech.<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> In his last battle, Gibbs faced off against [[Dechan Fraser]] and [[Thomas West]], assisting in the severe damage that a ''[[Warhammer]]'' inflicted upon Fraser's ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and luring West's ''[[Griffin]]'' onto a [[vibrabomb]] which resulted in the loss of a leg to the 'Mech.<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> Line 33:
Line 33: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== + *''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' + *''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' *''[[Feather Vs Mountain]]'' *''[[Feather Vs Mountain]]'' *''[[Rise and Shine]]'' (by implication; not mentioned by name) *''[[Rise and Shine]]'' (by implication; not mentioned by name) − *''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' − *''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' − [[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Gibbs, Willard]] [[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Gibbs, Willard]] [[Category:Notable Guard Pilots|Gibbs, Willard]] [[Category:Notable Guard Pilots|Gibbs, Willard]]
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| name = Willard Gibbs | | name = Willard Gibbs | ||
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| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | | affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] | ||
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| − | '''Willard Gibbs''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[SecurityMech]] pilot in service of [[House Kurita]]. | + | '''Willard Gibbs''' (b. ? - d. 13 January, [[3028]]<ref>''Feather Vs Mountain'', p. 13; also (by implication) ''Rise and Shine'', p. 8</ref>) was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[SecurityMech]] pilot in service of [[House Kurita]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Gibbs' ''Ostscout'' was destroyed by a ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' from [[Wolf's Dragoons]] later in that same battle, leaving Gibbs [[dispossessed]]. In the aftermath of the debacle, his lancemate [[Jerry Akuma]] shamelessly framed and bad-mouthed others, presumably also Gibbs, souring their relation. Akuma was also an outspoken detractor of the code of ''[[bushido]]'' to which Gibbs (and Tetsuhara) adhered. Gibbs subsequently left the [[DCMS]] and became a SecurityMech pilot with the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] on the world of [[An Ting]].<ref name="FvM">''Feather Vs Mountain''</ref> | Gibbs' ''Ostscout'' was destroyed by a ''[[Wasp LAM]]'' from [[Wolf's Dragoons]] later in that same battle, leaving Gibbs [[dispossessed]]. In the aftermath of the debacle, his lancemate [[Jerry Akuma]] shamelessly framed and bad-mouthed others, presumably also Gibbs, souring their relation. Akuma was also an outspoken detractor of the code of ''[[bushido]]'' to which Gibbs (and Tetsuhara) adhered. Gibbs subsequently left the [[DCMS]] and became a SecurityMech pilot with the [[Civilian Guidance Corps]] on the world of [[An Ting]].<ref name="FvM">''Feather Vs Mountain''</ref> | ||
| − | By [[3028]], Jerry Akuma had risen to the position of [[liaison officer]] to Wolf's Dragoons, now under contract to the Draconis Combine, as well as commanding officer of the [[Ryuken-ichi]] regiment, both of them stationed on An Ting. He deliberately | + | By [[3028]], Jerry Akuma had risen to the position of [[liaison officer]] to Wolf's Dragoons, now under contract to the Draconis Combine, as well as commanding officer of the [[Ryuken-ichi]] regiment, both of them stationed on An Ting. He deliberately conjured up conflict between the two units to the point of open warfare. When the Dragoons gained the upper hand, Akuma was desperate enough for additional troops that he pressed the unwilling Gibbs and his entire SecurityMech detachment into service with himself as Gibbs' superior officer. Out of spite, Akuma tried to prevent Gibbs from becoming a proper MechWarrior again by restricting him to his ultralight SecurityMech, a GS-54 ''[[Guard]]''; 'Mechs below 20 tons were not regarded as BattleMechs by the Draconis Combine's Procurement Department. However, Gibbs found a legal loophole in a forgotten but still effective law from the [[Star League era]] to become a MechWarrior again anyways. Honor-bound to serve Akuma's orders, Gibbs then managed to set Akuma up for being killed by following his orders to the very letter. Gibbs died in the process, apparently preferring a death as a MechWarrior to a possible return to the ranks of the Dispossessed. He left a ''[[w:haiku|haiku]]'' that read "''Death is a feather / overcoming the mountain / winter brings balance''".<ref name="FvM" /> |
In his last battle, Gibbs faced off against [[Dechan Fraser]] and [[Thomas West]], assisting in the severe damage that a ''[[Warhammer]]'' inflicted upon Fraser's ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and luring West's ''[[Griffin]]'' onto a [[vibrabomb]] which resulted in the loss of a leg to the 'Mech.<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> | In his last battle, Gibbs faced off against [[Dechan Fraser]] and [[Thomas West]], assisting in the severe damage that a ''[[Warhammer]]'' inflicted upon Fraser's ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and luring West's ''[[Griffin]]'' onto a [[vibrabomb]] which resulted in the loss of a leg to the 'Mech.<ref>''Rise and Shine''</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | *''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
*''[[Feather Vs Mountain]]'' | *''[[Feather Vs Mountain]]'' | ||
*''[[Rise and Shine]]'' (by implication; not mentioned by name) | *''[[Rise and Shine]]'' (by implication; not mentioned by name) | ||
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Gibbs, Willard]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Gibbs, Willard]] | ||
[[Category:Notable Guard Pilots|Gibbs, Willard]] | [[Category:Notable Guard Pilots|Gibbs, Willard]] | ||