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Line 6: | name = Kari Marita | name = Kari Marita | birthdate = [[3020]] | birthdate = [[3020]] − | died = + | died = | affiliation = [[Word of Blake]] | affiliation = [[Word of Blake]] − | profession = + | profession = − | parents = + | parents = − | siblings = + | siblings = − | spouse = + | spouse = − | children = + | children = }} }} − '''Kari Marita''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who served with [[ComStar]], as a mercenary, and with [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=SBWB>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 46</ref> + '''Kari Marita''' ([[3020]] - ) was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who served with [[ComStar]], as a mercenary, and with [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=SBWB>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 46</ref> − ==History== + ==Overview== − Joining ComStar, the young Marita entered the [[Com Guards]] and was assigned to the [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th Division]]. During the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], the 166th was charged with defending the city of Skupo from [[Clan Wolf]], engaging [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s famed [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], the so-called Wolf Spiders, who had slipped in behind them.<ref name=T>''Tukayyid'', p. 90</ref> All but shattered after a days-long hit-and-run battle against the Wolves,<ref name=WC>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 51</ref> the 166th was struggling to rebuild, with Marita promoted to [[Demi-Precentor]] and assigned command of the unit.<ref name=CS>''ComStar'', p. 85</ref> + Joining ComStar, the young Marita entered the [[Com Guards]] and was assigned to the Guards' [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th Division]]. During the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], the 166th was charged with defending the city of Skupo from [[Clan Wolf]], engaging [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s famed [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], the so-called Wolf Spiders, who had slipped in behind them. <ref name=T>''Tukayyid'', pg. 90</ref> All but shattered after a days-long hit-and-run battle against the Wolves, <ref name=WC>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pg. 51</ref> the 166th was struggling to rebuild, with Marita promoted to [[Demi-Precentor]] and assigned command of the unit. <ref name=CS>''ComStar Sourcebook'', pg. 85</ref> − While remaining with the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] initially, Marita chose to resign upon [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] becoming [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]], unwilling to serve under a deposed House Lord. Unlike many of the Com Guard defectors who left after the promotion of Steiner-Davion, rather than directly joining the [[Word of Blake]] Marita instead traveled to [[Outreach]] with her battered 'Mech to become a [[mercenary]],<ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 26</ref> with the 166th Division steadily shrinking as over 30 percent of her former soldiers chose to follow her,<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 85</ref> convincing their old CO to form her own command, the [[Broadsword Legion]]. + While remaining with the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] initially, Marita chose to resign upon [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] becoming [[Precentor Martial]] of the Com Guards, unwilling to serve under a deposed House Lord. Unlike many of the Com Guard defectors who left after the promotion of Steiner-Davion, rather than directly joining the [[Word of Blake]] Marita instead traveled to [[Outreach]] with her battered 'Mech to become a [[mercenary]]<ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pg. 26</ref>, with the 166th Division steadily shrinking as over 30 percent of her former soldiers chose to follow her<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Update'', pg. 85</ref> , convincing their old CO to form her own command, the [[Broadsword Legion]]. − ===Jihad=== − Remaining on station on [[Outreach]], Marita and the Legion joined [[Jaime Wolf]]'s budding [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and assisted [[Wolf's Dragoons]] during Waco's Rebellion on Outreach in [[3067]] and [[3068]]. This was all a front, however. The Legion showed their true colors when they turned on the Dragoons and helped Word of Blake decimate them during the [[Second Battle of Outreach (3067)]]. There, she proved her ruthlessness when she killed a Dragoon [[Hellbringer]] pilot, [[Grape]] in cold blood, crushing his cockpit with her 'Mech's foot. However, this betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, forcing the Blakists to retreat and launch a nuclear weapon over the city.<ref name=SBWB />+ ==Jihad== − In the ensuing years, the Legion garrisoned Outreach. Under Marita's watch, the Dragoons resurrected the [[Black Widow Company]]. The reborn unit infiltrated Outreach, joining with the Dragoons resistance. Eventually, both groups managed to draw the Legion at an ambush, where they annihilated it. Only a few of its members escaped, Marita included. She returned to [[Terra|Mars]] with the expectation that she would be executed for her failure. Instead, she was restored to the rank of Demi-Precentor and given a prestigious posting as the executive officer of the [[Opacus Venatori]]. She was determined not to squander her second chance and nursed a fierce hatred of the Dragoons, even going so far as to name her newly-upgraded, prototype KGC-008 ''[[King Crab]]'' "''Revenge''".<ref name=SBWB /> + Remaining on station on [[Outreach]], Marita and the Legion joined [[Jaime Wolf]]'s budding [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and assisted [[Wolf's Dragoons]] during Waco's Rebellion on Outreach in [[3067]] and [[3068]]. This was all a front, however. The Legion showed their true colors when they turned on the Dragoons and helped Word of Blake decimate them during the [[Second Battle of Outreach (3067)]]. There, she proved her ruthlessness when she killed a Dragoon [[Hellbringer]] pilot in cold blood, crushing his cockpit with her 'Mech's foot. However, this betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, forcing the Blakists to retreat and launch a nuclear weapon over the city.<ref name=SBWB /> + + In the ensuing years, the Legion garrisoned Outreach. Under Marita's watch, the Dragoons resurrected the [[Black Widow Company]]. The reborn unit infiltrated Outreach, joining with the Dragoons resistance. Eventually, both groups managed to attack the Legion at an ambush. She returned to [[Terra|Mars]] with the expectation that she would be executed for her failure. Instead, she was restored to the rank of Demi-Precentor and given a prestigious posting as the executive officer of the [[Opacus Venatori]]. She was determined not to squander her second chance and nursed a fierce hatred of the Dragoons, even going so far as to name her newly-upgraded, prototype -008 ''[[King Crab]]'' "''Revenge''".<ref name=SBWB /> ==Philosophical and/or political views== ==Philosophical and/or political views== Line 31:
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| − | '''Kari Marita''' was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who served with [[ComStar]], as a mercenary, and with [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=SBWB>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 46</ref> | + | '''Kari Marita''' ([[3020]] - ) was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] who served with [[ComStar]], as a mercenary, and with [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=SBWB>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 46</ref> |
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| − | Joining ComStar, the young Marita entered the [[Com Guards]] and was assigned to the [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th Division]]. During the [[ | + | Joining ComStar, the young Marita entered the [[Com Guards]] and was assigned to the Guards' [[166th Division (ComStar)|166th Division]]. During the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], the 166th was charged with defending the city of Skupo from [[Clan Wolf]], engaging [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s famed [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], the so-called Wolf Spiders, who had slipped in behind them. <ref name=T>''Tukayyid'', pg. 90</ref> All but shattered after a days-long hit-and-run battle against the Wolves, <ref name=WC>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pg. 51</ref> the 166th was struggling to rebuild, with Marita promoted to [[Demi-Precentor]] and assigned command of the unit. <ref name=CS>''ComStar Sourcebook'', pg. 85</ref> |
| − | While remaining with the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] initially, Marita chose to resign upon [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] becoming [[Precentor Martial | + | While remaining with the [[ComStar Schism|secular ComStar]] initially, Marita chose to resign upon [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] becoming [[Precentor Martial]] of the Com Guards, unwilling to serve under a deposed House Lord. Unlike many of the Com Guard defectors who left after the promotion of Steiner-Davion, rather than directly joining the [[Word of Blake]] Marita instead traveled to [[Outreach]] with her battered 'Mech to become a [[mercenary]]<ref name=FMC>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pg. 26</ref>, with the 166th Division steadily shrinking as over 30 percent of her former soldiers chose to follow her<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Update'', pg. 85</ref> , convincing their old CO to form her own command, the [[Broadsword Legion]]. |
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| − | In the ensuing years, the Legion garrisoned Outreach. Under Marita's watch, the Dragoons resurrected the [[Black Widow Company]]. The reborn unit infiltrated Outreach, joining with the Dragoons resistance. Eventually, both groups managed to | + | Remaining on station on [[Outreach]], Marita and the Legion joined [[Jaime Wolf]]'s budding [[Allied Mercenary Command]] and assisted [[Wolf's Dragoons]] during Waco's Rebellion on Outreach in [[3067]] and [[3068]]. This was all a front, however. The Legion showed their true colors when they turned on the Dragoons and helped Word of Blake decimate them during the [[Second Battle of Outreach (3067)]]. There, she proved her ruthlessness when she killed a Dragoon [[Hellbringer]] pilot in cold blood, crushing his cockpit with her 'Mech's foot. However, this betrayal only enraged the Dragoons, forcing the Blakists to retreat and launch a nuclear weapon over the city.<ref name=SBWB /> |
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| + | In the ensuing years, the Legion garrisoned Outreach. Under Marita's watch, the Dragoons resurrected the [[Black Widow Company]]. The reborn unit infiltrated Outreach, joining with the Dragoons resistance. Eventually, both groups managed to attack the Legion at an ambush. She returned to [[Terra|Mars]] with the expectation that she would be executed for her failure. Instead, she was restored to the rank of Demi-Precentor and given a prestigious posting as the executive officer of the [[Opacus Venatori]]. She was determined not to squander her second chance and nursed a fierce hatred of the Dragoons, even going so far as to name her newly-upgraded, prototype -008 ''[[King Crab]]'' "''Revenge''".<ref name=SBWB /> | ||
==Philosophical and/or political views== | ==Philosophical and/or political views== | ||
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==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
| − | During her service with the Com Guards, Marita piloted a ''[[Thug]]'', her 'Mech's arm mounted [[PPC]]s swapped for deadly | + | During her service with the Com Guards, Marita piloted a ''[[Thug]]'', her 'Mech's arm mounted [[PPC]]s swapped for deadly Clan-tech [[ER PPC]]s after Tukayyid. Destroyed on Outreach, upon her transfer to the Opacus Venatori Marita was given an newly-upgraded prototype KGC-008 ''[[King Crab]]'' which she named "''Revenge''". |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' | * ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' | * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Marita, Kari]] | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Marita, Kari]] | ||
[[Category:Word of Blake Characters|Marita, Kari]] | [[Category:Word of Blake Characters|Marita, Kari]] | ||
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