Adrian Malthus
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Adrian Malthus | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Clan Jade Falcon |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Star Admiral |
| Profession | Aerospace fighter pilot |
Adrian Malthus was the commanding officer of the Emerald Talon Naval Assault Star between 3050 and 3067.[1][2]
Contents
History[edit]
Adrian Malthus was born on Ironhold. He showed early aptitude for naval strategy. He shot down his three rivals in the Trial of Position and was assigned to the Nightlord-class Emerald Talon as the commander of the ship's fighter Trinary as Star Captain.
He got the attention of saKhan Timur Malthus and was nominated by him for the Malthus Bloodname. He killed most of his opponents during the Trial of Bloodright, though he nearly died twice before he won his Bloodname.
After this, he was given command of the Emerald Talon Naval Assault Star, which he expected to act as a fast-reaction strike force. He anticipated leading his forces against Inner Sphere navies, but he never got his chance.[3]
Operation REVIVAL[edit]
After Clan Smoke Jaguar's Sabre Cat bombarded Turtle Bay in what was called the Turtle Bay Massacre, the Clans abandoned planetary bombardment as an effective tactic, and with the Inner Sphere having no WarShips, his dreams of glorious interstellar battle were converted to mere escort duty for Jade Falcon JumpShips and DropShips. Soon after the second battle on Twycross, the shame Adler Malthus brought to the Falcon Guards forced saKhan Timur Malthus to resign in favor of Vandervahn Chistu.[3]
During Operation REVIVAL in September and October of 3050, the Emerald Talon led its Naval Star to take the world of Zoetermeer. It forced the planet's defenders, consisting of the 10th Donegal Guards & Alpha Battalion of the 12th Star Guards, to surrender or face planetary bombardment. However, unknown to the defenders, Star Admiral Adrian Malthus was under orders not to bombard the planet.[1] After the death of Leo Showers the Star returned to the Homewords.[4]
Back to the Clan Homeworlds[edit]
Malthus' maneuver restored some lost prestige to the Malthus Bloodname, but soon after Zoetermeer, Clan Jade Falcon bid away its WarShip support in competition with Clan Wolf. As his forces were no longer needed in the Inner Sphere, Star Admiral Malthus led his Naval Star back to Clan space.[3]
By 3059, the Star had moved back to the Clan Homeworlds and was attached to Sigma Galaxy as part of the Turkina's Talons force. It was based at the naval facilities in the Ironhold system up to at least 3067.[5][6][2]
Quotes[edit]
| “ | Some say that we should be more cautious in our advance, that the warriors of the Inner Sphere are valiant and dangerous opponents. But we are the Clans. We shall triumph in the name of the Star League. Caution? Let us throw caution to the Wolves .. | ” |
| — Star Admiral Adrian Malthus in conversation[7] | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 43: Zoetermeer - Emerald Talon and its Star actions during capture of Zoetermeer
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 73
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 55: Star Admiral Adrian Malthus
- ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 29
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 108: "Sigma Galaxy"
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 155
- ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 27: "Second Wave: The Falcon Strikes"