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==Notes== ==Notes==
* The illustration for the cover was reused from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. * The illustration for the cover was reused from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''.
− * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s. + * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s.
**The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. **The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''.
**The ''Devil'' was included as a variant of the 20-ton ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', the ''Howler 3'', in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the 30-ton version originally published in the Update Flyer. [[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]] later revealed that the ''Howler 3'' variant was designed to mimic the original 30-ton ''Devil'' - itself a derivation of the 20-ton ''Howler'' - that followed the 1993 Update Flyer's specifications. **The ''Devil'' was included as a variant of the 20-ton ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', the ''Howler 3'', in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the 30-ton version originally published in the Update Flyer. [[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]] later revealed that the ''Howler 3'' variant was designed to mimic the original 30-ton ''Devil'' - itself a derivation of the 20-ton ''Howler'' - that followed the 1993 Update Flyer's specifications.
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* The illustration for the cover was reused from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. | * The illustration for the cover was reused from the ''Luthien (scenario pack)''. | ||
− | * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w: | + | * In typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]). Both 'Mechs are fully canonical now owing to being published in other canonical products, but in both cases the exact version presented in the Update Flyer as reports by [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] field operatives behind Clan lines in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupation zone turned out to be misreports or [[canon rumor]]s. |
**The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. | **The ''Roadrunner'' was revisited in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]'', with corrected stats that included a slightly lower ground speed than reported in the Update Flyer. It was revealed that its Clan designation was ''Emerald Harrier''. | ||
**The ''Devil'' was included as a variant of the 20-ton ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', the ''Howler 3'', in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the 30-ton version originally published in the Update Flyer. [[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]] later revealed that the ''Howler 3'' variant was designed to mimic the original 30-ton ''Devil'' - itself a derivation of the 20-ton ''Howler'' - that followed the 1993 Update Flyer's specifications. | **The ''Devil'' was included as a variant of the 20-ton ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', the ''Howler 3'', in ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'', with significantly different stats compared to the 30-ton version originally published in the Update Flyer. [[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]] later revealed that the ''Howler 3'' variant was designed to mimic the original 30-ton ''Devil'' - itself a derivation of the 20-ton ''Howler'' - that followed the 1993 Update Flyer's specifications. | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] |