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During the marriage ceremony, he announced the [[Fourth Succession War]], and conquered much of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. During the course of the war, he and his Intelligence minster Quintus Allard ordered a series of deadly espionage operations against various powers, to ensure the war swings their way.<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 131-134: Hanse briefs his top military staff on reports of a FedSun-funded FWL insurgency and the deliberate destruction of the mostly traitorous [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]].</ref> Including tricking Michael Hasek-Davion to reveal his leaking of classified materials to [[Maximilian Liao|Chancellor Liao]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 292: Hanse Davion receives word of Michael Hasek-Davion's secret departure for Sian.</ref>  
 
During the marriage ceremony, he announced the [[Fourth Succession War]], and conquered much of the [[Capellan Confederation]]. During the course of the war, he and his Intelligence minster Quintus Allard ordered a series of deadly espionage operations against various powers, to ensure the war swings their way.<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 131-134: Hanse briefs his top military staff on reports of a FedSun-funded FWL insurgency and the deliberate destruction of the mostly traitorous [[5th Syrtis Fusiliers]].</ref> Including tricking Michael Hasek-Davion to reveal his leaking of classified materials to [[Maximilian Liao|Chancellor Liao]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 292: Hanse Davion receives word of Michael Hasek-Davion's secret departure for Sian.</ref>  
  
In September [[3029]], Hanse realizes a DropShip heading for the [[NAIS]] Campus is being attacked.  He himself alerts his people, and pilots his ''[[Battlemaster]]'' with members of ''[[Team Banzai]]''.  He and others manage to fend off brutal suicidal assault to try obtain or destroy the [[Star League]] [[Helm Memory Core|Memory Core]].<ref>''Warrior: Coupé'', pp. 256-264: Hanse pilots his ''BattleMaster'' with Team Banazi, in order to repel ComStar's fake ''Death Commando'' raiding force. </ref>
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On the 10th of September [[3029]] while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a Dropship heading for the NAIS - which confused him slightly given that, to his knowedlge, no shipments of material had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he is shocked when he finds that said dropship is squawking the IFF of the Camelot - as that dropship, known only to a very few people, is in fact on its way to Tharkard with his wife Melissia. Which meant that this ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the Mech Bays. With the [[1st Davion Guards]] offworld on [[Kawich]] and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on [[New Aragon]], Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. And both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war - as well as enraged by the attack in of itself - Hanse Davion mounted his [[Battlemaster]] and moved out at best speed for the NAIS.
  
In [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a tactically brilliant counter-attack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that lead to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This disastrous turn of events brought the assault on the Combine to a premature halt, led to a stalemate between the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and the [[Draconis Combine]], and resulted in a cease-fire that became official in [[3051]].
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Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liaos [[Death Commandos]]. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a [[Panther]] then backhanding a [[Marauder]] onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the Assault Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a [[Griffin]] with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a [[Locust]] with his Medium lasers. Making use of his Mechs more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed Marauder, then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping [[Stinger]] which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to in quick succession cripple a [[Centurion]] and a [[Cicada]] before almost literally flattening a [[Scorpion]]. At this point, additional Davion Forces in [[Team Banzai]] arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the Mech unit (who oddly enough fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their Mech support. In the weeks ahead it would be discovered that these couldn't have been the Death Commandos, the ''real'' Death Commandos in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward.
  
Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]].
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However given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in [[3039]], he turned the might of the united armies of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] against the [[Draconis Combine]]. His [[War of 3039|assaults]], however, were undermined by [[ComStar]]'s covert aid to the [[DCMS]] and a strategically brilliant counter-attack, directed by [[Theodore Kurita]] that lead to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the [[BattleMech]] factories on the planet [[Quentin]]. This counter attack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the [[War of 3039]], as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to [[House Kurita]] in the [[First Succession War]], and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for [[Theodore Kurita]]. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore however had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border.
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And then came [[The Clans]].
  
 
===Detente===
 
===Detente===

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Hanse Davion
Character Profile
Also known as "The Fox"
Born 2983[1]
Died 17 June 3052
Affiliation House Davion
Profession First Prince of the Federated Suns
Parents Andrew Davion
Jennifer Campbell
Siblings Ian Davion
Spouse Melissa Steiner-Davion
Children

Hanse Davion (born 2983[1] – died June 17th, 3052, aged 69 years) was the First Prince of the Federated Suns from 3013 until his death in 3052. He was the second child of Prince Andrew Davion and his wife Jennifer Campbell. He was known by his nickname of "The Fox", for his shrewd and cunning military and political strategies.[2]

Biography

Early life

As the second child of the Prince, Hanse was expected to be a powerful individual, but never to inherit the throne. Because of this, he was freed from many of the pressures that faced his brother Ian. He attended Albion Military Academy and graduated with honors, earning him a spot in the 3rd Davion Guards RCT. Here he showed a penchant for unconventional tactics, often to the exclusion of more practiced maneuvers. It was only with experience that he discovered that traditional tactics have their place as well. Having risen to command the RCT's BattleMech regiment by 3011 he later served as military governor of the recently conquered New Aragon and held other important administrative positions. [2] Upon the death in battle of his brother, Ian, who was without issue, Hanse succeeded to the throne in 3013.

Marriage and children

Hanse Davion proposed to Major Dana Stephenson of the 34th Avalon Hussars on the Christmas ball in 3013, just before the start of the hard-fought Battle of Halstead Station in which he led from the front and fought together with his fiancée. When the Davion forces evacuated from the planet under heavy fire, her Enforcer was downed during their last stand at the pickup point and an enemy Awesome stepped on her cockpit in full view of Hanse's BattleMaster. It took the combined efforts of Ardan Sortek and Ran Felsner to bring him out of his shock and bring him to retreat together with his forces.
Hanse Davion, the "Victor of Halstead Station", subsequently kept a small figurine in his office crafted from ferroglass salvaged from Dana's cockpit, modeled after a holographic image of the couple that Ran Felsner took on the Christmas ball of 3013 and containing the engagement ring in the base.[3]

Hanse married Melissa Steiner in 3028 at a ceremony on Terra. Their union produced five children, Victor, Peter, Katherine, Yvonne, and Arthur.

Prince

After a raid obtaining thousands of books in the early 31st century, he founded the New Avalon Institute of Science, the first new college of science in the Inner Sphere in centuries. In 3022, he signed the Federated Suns-Lyran Commonwealth Alliance, or FedCom Accords, with Katrina Steiner, laying the foundation for the union of the Federated Suns with the Lyran Commonwealth and his marriage to Katrina's daughter, Melissa.

During the marriage ceremony, he announced the Fourth Succession War, and conquered much of the Capellan Confederation. During the course of the war, he and his Intelligence minster Quintus Allard ordered a series of deadly espionage operations against various powers, to ensure the war swings their way.[4] Including tricking Michael Hasek-Davion to reveal his leaking of classified materials to Chancellor Liao.[5]

On the 10th of September 3029 while on New Avalon, Hanse spotted a Dropship heading for the NAIS - which confused him slightly given that, to his knowedlge, no shipments of material had been scheduled for that evening. Calling the spaceport, he is shocked when he finds that said dropship is squawking the IFF of the Camelot - as that dropship, known only to a very few people, is in fact on its way to Tharkard with his wife Melissia. Which meant that this ship could only be an impostor. Ordering tactical command to scramble aerospace fighters and close down all airspace over Avalon City, he at once headed for the Mech Bays. With the 1st Davion Guards offworld on Kawich and the battalion of the Davion Heavy Guards normally also assigned to the palace offworld with their Regiment on New Aragon, Avalon City had in fact been left only lightly defended. And both enthusiastic about being able to finally make a direct and personal contribution to the war - as well as enraged by the attack in of itself - Hanse Davion mounted his Battlemaster and moved out at best speed for the NAIS.

Arriving on the scene, he found he was facing no less a unit than House Liaos Death Commandos. Undaunted, he engaged, destroying first a Panther then backhanding a Marauder onto its back. Frantic calls of alarm at the unexpected appearance of the Assault Mech in their midst brought in additional Death Commando forces, with Hanse then in rapid succession destroying a Griffin with a punch to its cockpit (which destroyed his PPC in the process) and a Locust with his Medium lasers. Making use of his Mechs more unique features, he discarded his PPC and ripped the arm from the downed Marauder, then flung himself straight into the middle of the confused enemy forces at hand-to-hand range, the enemy unable to fire upon him without risk of hitting each other. He shoulder charged a jumping Stinger which spun out of control and killed its pilot on crash landing, then used his improvised club to in quick succession cripple a Centurion and a Cicada before almost literally flattening a Scorpion. At this point, additional Davion Forces in Team Banzai arrived and started to engage the Death Commandos. Fighting on, Hanse and Team Banzai successfully defeated the Mech unit (who oddly enough fought to the death, ensuring they were not taken alive), as NAIS security managed to fight off the infantry attempting to attack the facility, now robbed of their Mech support. In the weeks ahead it would be discovered that these couldn't have been the Death Commandos, the real Death Commandos in fact busy facing down Morgan Hasek-Davion on Kathil at that exact same time. Soon enough the Prince would (correctly) come to suspect that this had been some kind of covert ComStar attack force and Hanse would mark ComStar as perhaps his greatest enemy from this point forward.

However given their critical value to the Federated Suns and later, Commonwealth, Hanse could not act directly against ComStar, instead fighting a shadow war with Primus Myndo Waterly and ROM up until her death in 3052. His next target would instead be that which he had held the longest grudge against; in 3039, he turned the might of the united armies of the Federated Commonwealth against the Draconis Combine. His assaults, however, were undermined by ComStar's covert aid to the DCMS and a strategically brilliant counter-attack, directed by Theodore Kurita that lead to the loss of critical logistical centers, most notably the BattleMech factories on the planet Quentin. This counter attack had been a pure bluff, with the DCMS stretched to breaking point to pull it off, with the AFFS and LCAF needing only to hold their nerve and continue the war to win. Hanse however blinked first and called off the attack after the showing of unexpected strength. Publicly, Hanse claimed victory in the War of 3039, as the conflict became known. Indeed, he had succeeded in recapturing several worlds that had been lost to House Kurita in the First Succession War, and in fact took more worlds than he lost. Privately, however, he admitted that he had been strategically beaten and showed a genuine respect for Theodore Kurita. As Hanse would later explain to his son Victor just before his first deployment as an AFFC officer, up until Theodore had come of age the DCMS had ultimately been predictable, hemmed in Takashi's rigidity and traditionalism. Theodore however had managed to get a significant amount of the DCMS to act in a much more dangerously flexible way and while the strategic balance of power remained with the Federated Commonwealth, Hanse simply didn't consider crushing the Combine worth the cost that Theodore would demand of him. And accordingly, between 3040 and 3050, there was very little activity beyond minor raiding on the Combine-FedCom border.

And then came The Clans.

Detente

In 3050, Hanse again directed the Federated Commonwealth in battle, this time against the Clan Invasion. Later, he took part in the Outreach summit that lead to a detente ceasefire among the Successor States.

His respect for Theodore Kurita, combined with strategic considerations, lead him to order the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons to Luthien, capital of the Draconis Combine, to bolster the world's defenses against the Clan assault. The Battle of Luthien ended in defeat for Clan Smoke Jaguar and Clan Nova Cat and saved the command integrity of the DCMS. That it was Hanse that ensured the survival of the Federated Suns' most hated enemy speaks tantamount to his visionary political and strategic acumen.

Death

The constant pressure he was under during the Clan Invasion eventually proved too much and he died from a stress-related heart attack on 17 June, 3052[6].

Philosophical and Political Views

Since the fall of the Star League, most Great House leaders desired to be First Lord. While Hanse certainly did as well, he was also realistic enough to acknowledge that he would not be able to attain such a goal. Instead, he set about establishing a dynasty in the hopes that that would allow such a feat to be accomplished by his descendants.

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Joseph Davion II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simone St. Clair
 
Andrew Davion
 
Jennifer Campbell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael Hasek-Davion
 
Marie Davion-St. Claire
 
 
Ian Davion
 
HANSE DAVION
 
Melissa Steiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Victor Ian
Steiner-Davion
 
Katherine
Steiner-Davion
 
Peter
Steiner-Davion
 
Arthur
Steiner-Davion
 
Yvonne
Steiner-Davion


Succession

Preceded by First Prince of the Federated Suns
30133052
Succeeded by

30133052Ian DavionFirst Prince

BattleMechs

For most of his career, Hanse piloted a Battlemaster. He used this most famously to prove his identity with Ardan Sortek's help when Maximillian Liao tried to replace him with an impostor.

Notes

  • When he was 28, Hanse received the title of "Marksman", the MechWarrior equivalent of an Ace.
  • In a likely error, page eight of House Davion (The Federated Suns) depicts a young Hanse Davion as a lance commander at the Battle of Banton Hill in 2998. This would place Davion's age at only 14 or 15 (based upon his birth year of 2983) when the "picture" was taken, yet Davion appears to be much older than this.

Gallery

Quotes

"I've no delusions about my brother-in-law. If my brother was known as the Hound, and I'm the Fox, then the Duke of New Syrtis is the Weasel darting through the underbrush, looking to take advantage."

-From Hanse Davion's private journals, 3013[7]

"An Alliance is a delicate thing, but I think ours will live beyond us. The day will come when our people will view our two states as a single realm with a single desire for peace."

-Hanse Davion to Archon Katrina Steiner, 3022[8]

"I'm still pretty young, but I've seen enough action to kill any heroic feelings I had toward combat and war. For me, knowing that I have to send men and women into combat is the dirtiest job I can think of."

-Hanse Davion, 3023[9]

"Wife, in honor of our marriage, in addition to this morsel I give you a vast prize. My love, I give you the Capellan Confederation!"

-Hanse Davion to Melissa Steiner-Davion at their wedding reception on Terra, also sparking the Fourth Succession War, August 20, 3028

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3052, p. 65, "Hanse Davion Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 179
  3. BattleCorps story Irreplaceable
  4. Warrior: Coupé, pp. 131-134: Hanse briefs his top military staff on reports of a FedSun-funded FWL insurgency and the deliberate destruction of the mostly traitorous 5th Syrtis Fusiliers.
  5. Warrior: Riposte, p. 292: Hanse Davion receives word of Michael Hasek-Davion's secret departure for Sian.
  6. Lost Destiny
  7. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 95
  8. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 98
  9. House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 97

Bibliography



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