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'''MechWarrior''' can refer to:
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'''MechWarrior''' is often used as an alternative moniker or brand name for [[BattleTech]]-related products and publications. It can refer to:
* A [[BattleMech]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|pilot]]
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* The [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG)]] by FASA
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==In-universe==
** ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]''
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* [[MechWarrior (pilot)]], a neo-feudal warrior piloting (and typically owning) a [[BattleMech]]
** ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]''
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* [[MechWarrior (rank)]], used by some factions as the lowest rank for a BattleMech pilot
** ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' (reprinted by [[CGL]] as ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'', to avoid confusion with the new MechWarrior novel series mentioned below)
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** ''[[A Time of War]]'', informally also known as ''MechWarrior, Fourth Edition''
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==Games==
* The [[MechWarrior (video games)|MechWarrior series of video games]]:
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===Tabletop game===
** ''[[MechWarrior (SNES)]]''
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* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] and later MechWarrior: Age of Destruction (MWDA/MWAoD) boardgame and its setting, a miniatures-based collectible game by [[WizKids]] using the [[Clix]] system and rules. A distinct boardgame from [[Classic BattleTech]], it was initially set some 60 years ahead of the classic BattleTech universe timeline and had its own novel line (see below). It was discontinued as a separate game, and its setting, timeline and novels were since overtaken by and incorporated into the classic BattleTech game line.
** ''[[MechWarrior 3050]]''
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===Role-playing games===
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The [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG)]] series:
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* ''[[MechWarrior, First Edition]]'' by [[FASA]].
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* ''[[MechWarrior, Second Edition]]'' by FASA.
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* ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]'' by FASA; reprinted by [[FanPro]] in 2007 as ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' with new name and cover art to avoid confusion with the then-new [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] brand.
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* ''[[A Time of War]]'' and ''[[A Time of War Companion]]'' by CGL, this RPG system is informally also known as ''"MechWarrior, Fourth Edition"''.
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Destiny]]'' by CGL; a new, rules-light approach to roleplaying in the BattleTech universe devised not to supplant ''A Time of War'', but to serve as an alternative ruleset.
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===Video games===
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*The [[MechWarrior (video games)|MechWarrior series of video games]]:
 
** ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''
 
** ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]''
** ''[[MechWarrior 2]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior (SNES)]]'', a heavily altered [[w:SNES|SNES]] port of the aforementioned ''MechWarrior'' PC game amounting to a separate game
** ''[[MechWarrior 3]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat]]'' & ''Ghost Bear's Legacy'' expansion pack
** ''[[MechWarrior 4]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries]]'' (a stand-alone title distinct from the aforementioned ''MechWarrior 2'', but using the same game engine)
** ''[[MechWarrior Online]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 3]]'' & ''Pirate's Moon'' expansion pack
* The [[MechWarrior series]] of novels
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** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance]]'' & ''Black Knight'' expansion pack
* The German language [[MechWarrior (omnibus)|omnibus printing]] of three novels from the aforementioned MechWarrior series
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** ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]''
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** ''[[MechWarrior 3050]]'', a SNES console game featuring near-identical cover graphics to ''MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat'' despite being a totally different game
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* ''[[MechWarrior Online]]'' (MWO)
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Tactical Command]]''
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* ''[[MechWarrior Tactics]]'', canceled in 2014 while still in closed beta stage
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Living Legends]]'' (unofficial fan creation)
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==Novels==
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* The [[MechWarrior series]], six unrelated novels published between 1999 and 2002 alongside the classic BattleTech novels under the [[Roc Books]] imprint, set in the classic [[BattleTech]] setting and era
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* The summary title of a [[MechWarrior (omnibus)|German omnibus edition]] of the first three novels in the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series
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* The [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel series pubilshed from 2002 to 2008 in the eponymous MechWarrior: Dark Age setting (see above), distinct from the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series
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==Other==
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*''[[MechWarrior: Legends]]'' art book
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 31 January 2024

MechWarrior is often used as an alternative moniker or brand name for BattleTech-related products and publications. It can refer to:

In-universe[edit]

Games[edit]

Tabletop game[edit]

  • The MechWarrior: Dark Age and later MechWarrior: Age of Destruction (MWDA/MWAoD) boardgame and its setting, a miniatures-based collectible game by WizKids using the Clix system and rules. A distinct boardgame from Classic BattleTech, it was initially set some 60 years ahead of the classic BattleTech universe timeline and had its own novel line (see below). It was discontinued as a separate game, and its setting, timeline and novels were since overtaken by and incorporated into the classic BattleTech game line.

Role-playing games[edit]

The MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG) series:

Video games[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • The MechWarrior series, six unrelated novels published between 1999 and 2002 alongside the classic BattleTech novels under the Roc Books imprint, set in the classic BattleTech setting and era
  • The summary title of a German omnibus edition of the first three novels in the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series
  • The MechWarrior: Dark Age novel series pubilshed from 2002 to 2008 in the eponymous MechWarrior: Dark Age setting (see above), distinct from the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series

Other[edit]