Dietr Osis

Dietr Osis
Personal
Died	2 October 3050
Affiliation	Clan Smoke Jaguar
Career
Rank	Galaxy Commander
Profession	MechWarrior

Dietr Osis was a Clan Smoke Jaguar officer during Operation REVIVAL.

History

Homer

Dietr Osis was a ristar Star Captain and kit master in 3044 on Homer. His charges, a Chen-Wirth sibko of "new panthers," were a new gene stock with an untested training regimen, expected to double the number of cadets that tested out as warriors. Secretly, they were to gain their genefather's vision ability, Nova Cat mystic premonition, and be a new breed of warrior for the Smoke Jaguars against their foes. Normally the responsibility of solahma, Dietr and Star Commander Ryan Kotare were given the responsibility despite Ryan's reservations. Clan Steel Viper Star Colonel Emily Mercer challenged Dietr for the entirety of his secret facility and Sibko Panthera Neos, including bloodrights and the cadets themselves. Dietr fought the larger Steel Viper force in the Blackheart Forest of Homer, with a raging fire destroying large swathes of trees, but successfully fended off the Trial of Possession.

REVIVAL

Dietr successfully challenged Cordera Perez for command of Beta Galaxy after the destruction of Edo City on Turtle Bay in March 3050.

He oversaw Beta's actions during the second, third, and fourth waves until his Galaxy fell into a trap in the swamps of the planet Wolcott in October 3050. He accepted a batchall issued by Hohiro Kurita, believing his "Yuutsu" to be a green unit. Dietr was further goaded into an agreement that his Clan would not invade Wolcott again and hand over several OmniMechs and Elemental suits if the Combine warriors defeated his forces in the Battle of Wolcott.

Dietr commanded the 225th Jaguar Battle into a well-prepared ambush and hit-and-run strikes by the Genyosha. After a destructive wave of fire from the hidden Combine 'Mechs left at least a dozen of his OmniMechs destroyed and over twenty without limbs, Dietr Osis called for a stop to the battle. True to his word, Osis handed over four OmniMechs and two dozen Elemental suits to the Kuritans and asked that the rest of his warriors be allowed to leave, to which Hohiro agreed. Standing atop the head of his Stormcrow, Osis then asked to remain a warrior and offered himself to the Combine forces, who faltered, as they didn't understand his offer. Instead, they believed he was asking to commit seppuku, conversing amongst themselves as to his intent. He accepted that his defeat lost him the ability to be called a warrior. His last words were pleading to the defenders to prevent the rest of the Jaguars from "killing his children", either his sibko descendants or the remaining members of Sibko Panthera Neo. Then, one of the Jaguar Elementals executed him for his failure. The Galaxy Commander's headless body was last seen tumbling into the murky swamp waters, at which point boatbreakers, large indigenous lizards, began to converge on his resting place.

After Osis's death, Star Colonel Ryan Kotare, Dietr's longtime friend and rival, asked the Combine leaders if they wished for the termination of Osis' "children," to which a horrified Hohiro Kurita answered emphatically in the negative. The Smoke Jaguar forces then called for their vessels and left Wolcott forever.

Description

Dietr Osis was described as shorter than average, long-faced, narrow-chested, with (at least in 3050) thinning blonde hair.

BattleMechs

Dietr Osis piloted a Warhammer IIC during his time as a kit master, and a Stormcrow OmniMech on Wolcott.

Behind the Scenes

In MechWarrior 5: Clans, Dietr Osis was voiced by Andrew Creightney.

Bibliography

• Invading Clans
• Jaguar's Leap (novel)
• Lethal Heritage (novel)
• MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries (video game)