Lex Corpuz
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Lex Corpuz | |
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| Profession | Arena Gladiator |
History[edit]
Lex Corpuz was a Regulan expatriate that came to Solaris. He was known as a warrior of honor by his rivals.[1]
He started his career as a Technician. Eventually he became a MechWarrior and joined the Solaris VII games. He was a middle-grade Solaris competitor that was more known for his repair and refit skills than his combat performance.[2]
Everything changed after he got his Neanderthal. His tactics have been called 'a no-nonsense approach to combat', something his employers like as they hold great affection for Corpuz's style. Sources indicate his Neanderthal to be the creation of the newly founded Tactical Advantage, LLC, which reportedly gifted one to Corpuz in order to start building interest. After seeing Corpuz and Buford in action on Solaris VII, Tactical Advantage reportedly received a surge in orders.[3] In the end, this catapulted both Lex and Tactical Advantage into the limelight.[2]
As of 3135 there were talks to schedule a grudge match against another Neanderthal pilot, Alberto DeJesus.[4] The conversations ended and the match was scheduled to be done in the same day the last round of qualifications for the Grand Tournament.
Per a prior agreement the match was weapons-dead and, recognizing the primitive appeal of their 'Mechs, both pilots agreed that instead of the standard mace they would each carry their respective BattleMaster 'Mech arms into combat. Corpuz has never said where he got the green-and-brown arm that his 'Mech carries, but many fans remember the spectacular fight in which DeJesus pulled the arm off Linebacker and used it to finish off the BattleMaster. The match was a true slugfest, with each Neanderthal eventually wearing down its bludgeon until all that remained were sad toothpicks of once-proud war machines. Finally managing to break from the close combat and gain some distance from Corpuz's Buford, DeJesus raised El Diablo Rojo's right arm high to signal the beginning of the "Peoples' Shoulder maneuver". If weapons had been live, Corpuz certainly would have leveled Buford's twin Extended Range Particle Projector Cannons and blasted DeJesus into the next arena, but instead all Corpuz could do was drop into a three-point stance and wait to apply Excessive Force. Irresistible force met immovable object and moved it, knocking Corpuz down and ultimately ending the match in a win for DeJesus and his Hombres Stables. Still, there were clearly no hard feelings between these two combatants, who shook hands amicably at the end of their confrontation and vowed to return with sturdier pilfered 'Mech arms in a future match.[5]
There are rumors that claim Corpuz's skill at his 'Mech controls do not match his prior combat record, leading some to believe the Neanderthal's pilot is not him but a highly skilled stunt double hired to take his place during matches. When questioned about this, Corpuz often states "Tactical Advantage saw the Neanderthal's spirit in me, and Buford helped make it reality".[2]
Tactics[edit]
He prefers to solve his problems directly, which explains his great affection for the new-line Neanderthal.[3]
Mech[edit]
He pilots an NTL-UG-H Neanderthal named Buford.[3]
Gallery[edit]
NTL-UG-H Neanderthal Buford
References[edit]
- ↑ 3135 PDA Journals, p. 98 "29 September 3135"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Technical Readout 3145, p. 166 "NTL-AG "Neanderthal"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 308, "Lex Corpuz"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals, p. 98, "29 September 3135"
- ↑ Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136), p. 7-8, "Solaris VII 3135 Grand Tournament Recap"