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== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Archer Christifori]]
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* [[Felix Blucher]]
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* [[Warren Ashe|Warren "One-Eye" Ashe]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Luther Fisk]]
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* [[Precentor]] [[Alain Beresick]] of the ''[[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Nicholas Fisk]] (mentioned, also mistakenly mentioned as Francis)
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* [[Colonel]] [[Felix Blucher]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Brandon Carmichael]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Carlos Centrini]] (mentioned)
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* [[Hauptmann]] [[Katya Chaffee|Katya "The Brain" Chaffee]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Galen Cox|Jerrard Cranston]]
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* Journalist [[Andrea Christifori|Andrea Kendrick Christifori]]
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* [[Leutnant Colonel]] [[Archer Christifori]] of the [[10th Lyran Guards]], the [[Thorin Militia]] & [[Christifori Express]]
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Francine Culver]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]] & [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Catherine Daniels]] of [[Christifori Express]]
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* [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion|Hanse "The Fox" Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kommandant]] [[Derkson]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Subaltern]] [[Fawn Doherty]] of [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Reinhold Drannigan]]
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* [[Druhot]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* Chief [[Mike Dunning]] of the Ecol City Police
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* [[Leutnant]] [[Luther Fisk]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Count of Odessa]] [[Nicholas Fisk|Nicholas Francis Fisk]] (mentioned)
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* [[Leutnant]] [[Fitzwalter]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* Journalist [[Forrester]] of the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]]
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* [[Martin Fox (Thorin)|Martin Fox]] of the Thorin resistance
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* [[Joey Lynn Fraser]] of the [[White Tigers]], the Thorin resistance & [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Friscoe]] of the [[10th Lyran Guards]]
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* Attorney [[Raul Frost]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lee Fullerton]], Captain of the ''[[Angelfire]]''
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* [[Hauptmann]] [[Alice Gett]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Subaltern]] [[Wally George]] of [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Kommandant]] [[Gotteb]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Warrant Officer]] [[Mary Jane Grand]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Subaltern]] [[Maxwell Grath]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Subaltern]] [[Andrew Hackley]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]] & [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Valerie Hart]] (mentioned)
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Basil Hawthorne]] of [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Harry Hogan|Harry "Hawkeye" Hogan]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Sergeant Major]] [[Darius Hopkins]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[General]] [[Sarah Joss]], Commander of the [[Freedom Theater Militia]]
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* [[Leutnant]] [[Val Kemp]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Rufus King]] of the Thorin resistance
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* [[Dale Koin]] of the [[10th Lyran Guards]]
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* [[Kramer]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] & [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]] (mentioned)
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* Journalist [[Dwight Lansing]] of [[The Real Deal]]
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* [[Senior Warrant Officer]] [[Kane Livernois]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Drancy MacLaw]] of [[Clinton]] (mentioned)
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* [[Colonel]] [[William MacLeod]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Malloy]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Kommandant]] [[Constance McCoy]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]] (mentioned)
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* [[Leutnant]] [[Karter Moody]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Moss]] of the [[10th Lyran Guards]]
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* [[Chief Warrant Officer]] [[Niles(15th Arcturan Guards)|Niles]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* Journalist [[Dana Powell]]
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Kristine Rhelms]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Corporal]] [[Jillian Shantea]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[First Leutenant]] [[Thomas Sherwood|Thomas "Prince John" Sherwood]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* [[Hauptmann]] [[Paul Snider]] of the [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Thorin Militia]]
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* Journalist [[Beth Ann Sorantinno]] of [[The Thorin Exponent]]
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* [[Arthur Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner (31st c.)|Melissa Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[General of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]]
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* [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Strong]], Captain of a DropShip of the [[10th Lyran Guards]]
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* Doctor [[Stephen Talman]] of [[Thorin]] University
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* [[Corporal]] [[Tanner (Archer's Avengers)|Tanner]] of [[Archer's Avengers]]
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* [[Sergeant]] [[Veerson]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* [[Las Volk]] of the Thorin resistance & [[Archers Avengers]]
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* [[Hauptmann]] [[Von Keiver]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]]
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* Journalist [[Katie Winson]] of the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Suzanne Wright]] of the [[15th Arcturan Guards]] (mentioned)
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==Featured places==
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* [[Huntress]]
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* [[Muphrid]]
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* [[Nanking]] (mentioned)
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* [[Robinson]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tharkad]] (mentioned)
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* [[Thorin]]
  
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
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===BattlMechs===
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===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Assassin]]''
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* ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Axman]]''
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* ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
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*  [[Blackjack (BattleMech#Variants|BJ-2 ''Blackjack'']]
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* ''[[Centurion]]''
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* ''[[Champion]]''
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* ''[[Cicada]]''
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* ''[[Cobra (BattleMech)|Cobra]]''
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* ''[[Crab]]''
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* ''[[Fire Moth (Dasher)]]''
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* ''[[Dervish]]''
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* ''[[Flashman]]''
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* ''[[Gallowglas]]''
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* ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)]]''
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* ''[[Hatchetman]]''
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* ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
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* ''[[Hollander]]''
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* ''[[Hoplite]]''
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* ''[[Jackal]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech]]''
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* ''[[Javelin]]''
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* ''[[Kintaro]]''
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* ''[[Lancelot]]''
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* ''[[Nightsky]]''
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* ''[[Panther]]''
 
* ''[[Penetrator]]''
 
* ''[[Penetrator]]''
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* ''[[Quickdraw]]''
 
* ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
 
* ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
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* ''[[Stalker]]''
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* ''[[Stealth]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]''
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* ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''
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* ''[[War Dog]]''
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*[[Warhawk (Masakari)|''Masakari''/''Warhawk'']]
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* ''[[Watchman]]''
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* ''[[Whitworth]]''
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* ''[[Wyvern]]''
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===Vehicle===
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* [[Burke (Combat Vehicle)|Burke]]
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* [[Chaparral|Chaparral missile tank]]
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* [[Demon (Combat Vehicle)|Demon]]
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* [[Puma (Combat Vehicle)|Puma Assault Tank]]
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* [[Rommel]]
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* [[Savannah Master]]
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* [[SRM Carrier]]
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* [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]]
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===JumpShips===
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===AeroSpace===
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* ''[[Chippewa]]''
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* ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsair]]''
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* ''[[Lucifer]]''
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* ''[[Stuka]]''
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===JumpShips & WarShips===
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* ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class battlecruiser ''[[SLS Invisible Truth]]'' of the [[Com Guards]] (mentioned)
 
* ''[[The Twilight Run]]
 
* ''[[The Twilight Run]]
  
 
===DropShips===
 
===DropShips===
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* ''[[Angrlfire]]'', [[Union]]-class [[DropShip]]
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* ''[[Angelfire]]'', ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]
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* ''[[Black Fox]]'', [[Leopard]]-class DropShip
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* ''[[A. P. Hill (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|A. P. Hill]]'', unknown class DropShip
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* ''[[Shiloh (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Shiloh]]'', Leopard-class DropShip
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* ''[[Black Fox]]'', ''Leopard''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Shiloh (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Shiloh]]'', ''Leopard''-class DropShip
  
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== Featured places ==
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* [[Huntress]]
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* [[Muphrid]]
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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* [[Thorin]]
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2001 as ''Die erste Bürgerpflicht'' (ISBN 9783453187788).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/963119621 ''Die erste Bürgerpflicht'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
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A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2007 as ''Hősi nagyság''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=9106 ''Hősi nagyság'']</ref>
  
 
==Covers==
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Measure of a Hero.jpg|Original 2001 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
 
Image:Measure of a Hero.jpg|Original 2001 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
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Image:Die erste Bürgerpflicht.jpg|German 2001 cover.
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Image:Die erste Bürgerpflicht.jpg|2001 German edition.
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Image:Hősi nagyság - 2007.jpg|2007 Hungarian edition.
 
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==References==
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<references/>
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 16 February 2024

Measure of a Hero.jpg
Measure of a Hero
Product information
Type Novel
Author Blaine Lee Pardoe
Pages 262
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 10 July 2000
ISBN-10 0451457943
ISBN-13 978-0451457943
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 8 April 3060 - 9 February 3063
Series Archer Christifori novels
Followed by Call of Duty

Measure of a Hero, by Blaine Lee Pardoe, is the first novel about Archer Christifori's experiences during the Federated Commonwealth Civil War.

The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 04 February 2011 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.

From the back cover[edit]

“ Colonel Felix Blucher's orders from the Archon were simple enough: quash the Davion Loyalist uprising on Thorin. But Blucher never planned on facing the fearless Archer Christifori, local militia leader and decorated MechWarrior in the Clan Wars.

As tension rise between Blucher's Lyran Alliance and the Davion Loyalist population, Archer is torn between obedience to the Archon or allegiance to his people. But when Blucher's forces go too far, Archer takes up the Loyalist cause and becomes commander of the rebel army. The final confrontation looms and the rebels face long odds—but it takes more than 'Mech's to win Thorin's freedom. It takes a hero...

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Summary[edit]

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Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Vehicle[edit]

AeroSpace[edit]

JumpShips & WarShips[edit]

DropShips[edit]


Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2001 as Die erste Bürgerpflicht (ISBN 9783453187788).[1]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2007 as Hősi nagyság.[2]

Covers[edit]

  • Original 2001 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.

  • 2001 German edition.

  • 2007 Hungarian edition.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die erste Bürgerpflicht
  2. ↑ Beholder product page for Hősi nagyság

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