Stephen James Gaffa
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Stephen James Gaffa | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Died | 4 November 2765 (presumed) |
| Affiliation | House Gaffa |
| Career | |
| Rank | General |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Stephen James Gaffa was a decorated SLDF General of the 364th BattleMech Division ("The Zulu Division"). Frequently leading from the front in a green Highlander BattleMech with the numerals "05" and (unusually) bearing three stars where a single star would have indicated a division commander, Gaffa was caught in a separatist ambush in a ravine area over Sander's Creek outside the town of Lyon on New Vandenberg on 4 November 2765 and supposedly killed, although no witnesses had his 'Mech in sight when it went supposedly down in a barrage of artillery and LRM fire while a company of BattleMechs bore down on him. No sign of General Gaffa nor his 'Mech was found at the ambush site, though a bright flash indicated his 'Mech's reactor had been breached.
General Gaffa would subsequently become the focal point of "Great Gaffa's Ghost", an urban legend and phenomenon.
An archeological dig in 3060 failed to reveal additional information, though it was difficult to identify the historical site after three centuries.