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==Personal History==
 
==Personal History==
Marc Lutz was a Tank commander in the [[Draconis Combine Armed Forces]]. He was a young [[''tai-i'']] during the [[War of 3039]], leading his tank lance in several battles. After the war, was promoted to ''Tai-sa'' and send to take the command of the garrison in the [[Peryphery]]-border world of [[Idlewind]].  
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Marc Lutz was a Tank commander in the [[Draconis Combine Armed Forces]]. He was a young [[''Tai-i'']] during the [[War of 3039]], leading his tank lance in several battles. After the war, was promoted to ''Tai-sa'' and send to take the command of the garrison in the [[Periphery]]-border world of [[Idlewind]].  
 
He took his new destiny as another service to the dragon: he took the local garrison, a ragtag pair of armor companies and a regiment of militia [[infantry]], turning into a well-trained unit, named [[Idlewind Stormtroopers]] ready to defend the planet against any Peryphery pirate or bandit. However, when the enemy finally appeared, wasn't none of both things.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.33 </ref>
 
He took his new destiny as another service to the dragon: he took the local garrison, a ragtag pair of armor companies and a regiment of militia [[infantry]], turning into a well-trained unit, named [[Idlewind Stormtroopers]] ready to defend the planet against any Peryphery pirate or bandit. However, when the enemy finally appeared, wasn't none of both things.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.33 </ref>
 
The 10 of March 3050, the [[Clan Invasion]] recahed Idlewind: The [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] attacked the planet. [[Paul Moon]], the invaders leader, offered their officers a chance to bid for the battle. The bid was won by [[Star Commander]] [[Joal]], an female [[Elemental]], which only offered two points of armored troopers.  
 
The 10 of March 3050, the [[Clan Invasion]] recahed Idlewind: The [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] attacked the planet. [[Paul Moon]], the invaders leader, offered their officers a chance to bid for the battle. The bid was won by [[Star Commander]] [[Joal]], an female [[Elemental]], which only offered two points of armored troopers.  
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When the Elementals entered the forest, two days later, the Stormtroopers activated the trap. The forest became a real hell, and Lutz was even planning the Jaguars bodies recovery to uncover their origins, when the Elementals emerged from the fire, with their armor blackened, but intact.  
 
When the Elementals entered the forest, two days later, the Stormtroopers activated the trap. The forest became a real hell, and Lutz was even planning the Jaguars bodies recovery to uncover their origins, when the Elementals emerged from the fire, with their armor blackened, but intact.  
Before Marc can recover of the surprise, the enraged Jaguars fell over them, tearing apart the Stormtroopers and destroying their vehicles one by one, without making prisioners.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.39 </ref>
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Before Marc can recover of the surprise, the enraged Jaguars fell over them, tearing apart the Stormtroopers and destroying their vehicles one by one, without making prisoners.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.39 </ref>
 
A lucky missile shot killed an Elemental, but that only enraged more the Jaguars. Lutz's ''Pegasus'' attempted to escape, but in vain: Joal directed her people against the fleeing vehicle. The driver attempted to shake them, but in vain: the hovertank's engine was disabled.  
 
A lucky missile shot killed an Elemental, but that only enraged more the Jaguars. Lutz's ''Pegasus'' attempted to escape, but in vain: Joal directed her people against the fleeing vehicle. The driver attempted to shake them, but in vain: the hovertank's engine was disabled.  
 
Marc emerged from his tank the same moment, and shoot an Elemental, who was Joal herself, with a pistol, but in vain: she broke his arm before he can reload.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.40 </ref>
 
Marc emerged from his tank the same moment, and shoot an Elemental, who was Joal herself, with a pistol, but in vain: she broke his arm before he can reload.<ref> ''Shrapnel (magazine)'' ''The Flames of Idlewind'' p.40 </ref>

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Marc Lutz
Character Profile
Born 30?
Died 3050
Affiliation Draconis Combine
Profession Tank commander


Marc Lutz (born 30?- died 12 March 3050) was a Tai-sa Combine tank commander killed in the Clan Invasion.

Personal History

Marc Lutz was a Tank commander in the Draconis Combine Armed Forces. He was a young ''Tai-i'' during the War of 3039, leading his tank lance in several battles. After the war, was promoted to Tai-sa and send to take the command of the garrison in the Periphery-border world of Idlewind. He took his new destiny as another service to the dragon: he took the local garrison, a ragtag pair of armor companies and a regiment of militia infantry, turning into a well-trained unit, named Idlewind Stormtroopers ready to defend the planet against any Peryphery pirate or bandit. However, when the enemy finally appeared, wasn't none of both things.[1] The 10 of March 3050, the Clan Invasion recahed Idlewind: The Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked the planet. Paul Moon, the invaders leader, offered their officers a chance to bid for the battle. The bid was won by Star Commander Joal, an female Elemental, which only offered two points of armored troopers. The batchcall surprised Lutz, who bid all his unit. Even more surprised to hear the limited numbers of invaders, he believeng the victory was possible, and choose an forested region outside of Breezemont, the planetary's capital. Even if he suspected the superiority of the invaders, his opinion didn't changed. One of his men suggested to drench the forest with napalm to burn the invaders, and Lutz, who ignored everything about the Clans concept of honor, agreed. It was a fatal mistake.[2]

When the Elementals entered the forest, two days later, the Stormtroopers activated the trap. The forest became a real hell, and Lutz was even planning the Jaguars bodies recovery to uncover their origins, when the Elementals emerged from the fire, with their armor blackened, but intact. Before Marc can recover of the surprise, the enraged Jaguars fell over them, tearing apart the Stormtroopers and destroying their vehicles one by one, without making prisoners.[3] A lucky missile shot killed an Elemental, but that only enraged more the Jaguars. Lutz's Pegasus attempted to escape, but in vain: Joal directed her people against the fleeing vehicle. The driver attempted to shake them, but in vain: the hovertank's engine was disabled. Marc emerged from his tank the same moment, and shoot an Elemental, who was Joal herself, with a pistol, but in vain: she broke his arm before he can reload.[4]

Death

Joal was to kill Marc when she recognized him. She tell him to order his troops to surrender, but he, loyal to the dragon to the end, refused. Admiring his bravery, and even regretting the waste, she toss him to the ground before shooting him with her laser, killing Marc instantly.[5]

Legacy

Lutz refusal to surrender didn't save his unit, the planet, or even delayed the Jaguars advance: in fact, it only made everything worse: the remnants of the Stormtroopers pull back to Breezemont, where dug in the center of the city. The same day, his ammunition was almost expended, but during the Jaguars search of the capital city, the civilians took up arms against the invaders. Refusing to delay the invasion more, Paul Moon, considering the Stormtroopers fire trap as a honor violation, mobilized a full 'Mechs Trinary which hunted down all armed insurgents, killing half the city in three hours. The Stormtroopers were destroyed as a fighting force.[6]

Vehicles

Lutz's only known vehicle was a Pegasus hovertank, apparently one of the heavier units of his unit.[7]

Notes

As his name indicates, Marc must be a non asiatic Combine citizen.


References

  1. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.33
  2. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.34
  3. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.39
  4. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.40
  5. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.41
  6. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.42
  7. Shrapnel (magazine) The Flames of Idlewind p.36

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