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==History==
 
==History==
 
Raised in a wealthy family on [[Wei]], Simms attended a prestigious university on her homeworld, before going off the rails. Joining the [[Thuggee Cult]], she participated in ritual self-sacrifices to the death goddess Kali, leaving her with extensive scaring and a [[Artificial Limbs#Type Four: Advanced Prosthesis|Type IV prosthetic]] leg. Becoming a member of [[Jacob Bannson]]'s security forces, she received MechWarrior from them, and by [[3133]] was a member of the Band of Five's Brute Lance, under the command of [[Stefani Ehli]].<ref name=MDADPC></ref><ref name=MDALI>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Liao Incursion Dossiers'', Joyna Simms Dossier</ref>
 
Raised in a wealthy family on [[Wei]], Simms attended a prestigious university on her homeworld, before going off the rails. Joining the [[Thuggee Cult]], she participated in ritual self-sacrifices to the death goddess Kali, leaving her with extensive scaring and a [[Artificial Limbs#Type Four: Advanced Prosthesis|Type IV prosthetic]] leg. Becoming a member of [[Jacob Bannson]]'s security forces, she received MechWarrior from them, and by [[3133]] was a member of the Band of Five's Brute Lance, under the command of [[Stefani Ehli]].<ref name=MDADPC></ref><ref name=MDALI>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Liao Incursion Dossiers'', Joyna Simms Dossier</ref>
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In battle, Simms liked to rush forward into short range, firing full volley attacks against enemies and civilians alike in the ''"jabs"'' from which her own nickname derived.<ref name=MDADPC></ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 01:28, 4 February 2024

Joyna Simms
Personal
Also known asJab
Born4 April 3098
AffiliationBannson's Raiders
Career
ProfessionMechWarrior

Joyna "Jab" Simms was a MechWarrior, who served within the Band of Five's Brute Lance, during the Dark Age Era.[1]

Personal Appearance

Simms was a rail-thin woman, covered with macabre tattoos, with black hair and black eyes. She also preferred black clothing, usually left her hair disheveled, and had a wild look in her eyes.[1]

History

Raised in a wealthy family on Wei, Simms attended a prestigious university on her homeworld, before going off the rails. Joining the Thuggee Cult, she participated in ritual self-sacrifices to the death goddess Kali, leaving her with extensive scaring and a Type IV prosthetic leg. Becoming a member of Jacob Bannson's security forces, she received MechWarrior from them, and by 3133 was a member of the Band of Five's Brute Lance, under the command of Stefani Ehli.[1][2]

In battle, Simms liked to rush forward into short range, firing full volley attacks against enemies and civilians alike in the "jabs" from which her own nickname derived.[1]

BattleMech

Simms was known to have piloted a Mad Cat Mk II BattleMech, serial number WX001-04X, nicknamed "Kali". Initially in service with Clan Wolf, this 'Mech was captured by mercenaries loyal to Jacob Bannson shortly after the Blackout, during a raid on a Clan Wolf enclave.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 168
  2. MechWarrior: Dark Age - Liao Incursion Dossiers, Joyna Simms Dossier

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