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| − | '''Joanna''' was a [[thirty-first century]] [[trueborn]] [[Clan Jade Falcon]] warrior who is notable for killing [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] on [[Twycross]] in [[3057]], and for being the only survivor from the [[Falcon Guards]] when they were destroyed on that same world in [[3050]], by [[Kai Allard-Liao]]. Joanna is also notable for training the [[sibko]] that produced both [[Star Colonel]] [[Aidan Pryde]] and Khan [[Marthe Pryde]].
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| − | ==Personal History==
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| − | ===Falconer Pre-Clan Invasion===
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| − | Joanna was a [[Falconer (rank)|falconer]] under [[Ter Roshak]] on [[Ironhold]] and was instrumental in the training of many sibkos, including the '''Ramon Mattlov-Tania Pryde''' sibko that produced several of the Jade Falcons' most renowned warriors. When Aidan Pryde failed his [[Trial of Position]] and then disappeared after his reassignment to the Technician caste, Joanna was ordered by Ter Roshak to retrieve him and was heavily involved in his "rebirth" as a Clan warrior.<ref>''The Legend of the Jade Phoenix'', pp. 185-206,238-259 - Joanna's pursuit of Aidan across Clan Space.</ref>
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| − | As a Star Captain, she was transferred to [[Glory_(planet)#Notable_Landmarks|Glory Station]] at age 28, after successfully leading an assault on the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] battlelines on [[Dagda (Clan)|Dagda]].<ref>''The Legend of the Jade Phoenix'', p. 62 - Joanna's age, previous activities prior being transfer to Glory.</ref> Her Trinary was to be part reinforcements for Glory Station Garrison Cluster, however it was attacked in transit to the planet by [[16th Battle (Clan Wolf)|16th Battle]] [[Cluster]]. Joanna helped to man the guns of the DropShip before it was shot down. Crashed into Blood Swamps of Glory, she and her tech Nomad were rescued by a Trinary of [[Freeborn|Freebirth]] MechWarriors led by [[Star Commander]] [[Jorge]]. She and her unit's survivors teamed up with Jorge's Trinary to mount a surprise attack on Clan Wolf's rear areas. They destroyed the 16th's Field Command Center allowing the Falcons to win the Trial.<ref>''Bloodname'' chapters 8-20 - Jorge/Aidan rescues Joanna and Nomad and together they successfully help end Trial successfully for the Falcons.</ref>
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| − | When her role in the deceit of Aidan's second Trial came to light, she testified in her own defense and later fought the [[Trial of Refusal]] with Aidan and Ter Roshak, winning against heavy odds. She also was a member of Aidan's [[Bloodname]] training council.
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| − | ===Falcon Guards===
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| − | Later, Joanna was promoted to the rank of [[Star Captain]], but after the debacle on Twycross she was forced to retest and demoted to [[Star Commander]]. Aidan Pryde specifically requested her to re-join the reconstituted Falcon Guards and he used her talent as a falconer to whip the demoralized unit into shape. She succeeded superbly, and though Aidan gave her a field promotion to Star Captain, it would not stick due to her age and overall history.
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| − | ===Work for the Jade Falcon Watch===
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| − | After the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] the Falcon Guard got a new commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[Ravill Pryde]], whom she hated at first sight. After she accidentally killed a green warrior in a [[Circle of Equals]] and failed a mock [[Trial of Position]], Ravill Pryde sent her to a [[Solahma]] unit. [[Kael Pershaw]], head of Jade Falcon [[Watch]] then asked Joanna to spy for him in that unit. Unwillingly, she agreed, bargaining a return to the Falcon Guard after that assignment. While in the Solahma unit, Joanna revealed a dark plot of the scientist caste and could later return to the Falcon Guard.
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| − | After returning to the Falcon Guard just in time for the [[Refusal War]], Joanna managed to kill [[Natasha Kerensky]] by incinerating the cockpit of Natasha's [[Dire Wolf]] with the exhaust from her jump jets. This feat secured Joanna two lines in the [[Remembrance]].
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| − | ===End of the career===
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| − | In the year [[3060]], Marthe Pryde asked Joanna to train [[Diana Pryde|Diana]] in her bid for the Pryde bloodname. Diana succeeded in her bid for the bloodname thanks to Joanna's and Horse's tutelage. When the Jade Falcons forced the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] out of their occupation zone, Joanna was injured in the combat. She was last heard from as a trainer overseeing the sibko derived from Aidan Pryde's genes.
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| − | In [[3069]], Joanna and [[Horse]] apparently saw action on [[Marshall]] in the [[Kerensky Cluster]], though not in BattleMechs. The exact opponents they fought and even the circumstances are unknown, however it is common in Clan tradition to use aged warriors as cannon fodder in battle, using them as unarmored infantry with little chance to survive. Despite this, there is no actual mention of her death. <ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'' pp. 157-161</ref>
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| − | ==Related Mechs==
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| − | * [[Hellbringer_(Loki)|Hellbringer]] (Battle on Twycross - 3050)
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| − | * [[Mad_Dog_(Vulture)|Mad Dog]] (prefered)
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| − | * [[Summoner_(Thor)|Summoner]] (Killing of Natasha Kerensky - 3057)
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| − | ==References==
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| − | * Jade Falcon Sourcebook p. 59
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | * ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'' - ''Face in the Viewport''
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| − | * ''[[Bloodname (novel)]]''
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| − | * ''[[Bred for War]]'' - Novel
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| − | * ''[[Falcon Guard (novel)]]''
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| − | * ''[[Falcon Rising]]'' - Novel
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| − | * ''[[I Am Jade Falcon]]'' - Novel
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| − | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
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| − | * ''[[The Legend of the Jade Phoenix]] - OmniBus Novel
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| − | * ''[[Way of the Clans]]''
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| − | * ''[[Zeroing In]]'' ([[BattleCorps]] short story, also printed in ''[[The Corps]]'')
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