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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, Third Edition]]''
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==Games==
** ''[[A Time of War]], informally also known as ''MechWarrior, Fourth Edition''
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===Tabletop game===
* The [[MechWarrior (video games)|MechWarrior series of video games]]:
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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 (SNES)]]''
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===Role-playing games===
** ''[[MechWarrior 3050]]''
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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
** ''[[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 distinct title 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 Tactics]]'', cancelled in iin 2014 while still in closed beta stage
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==Novels==
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* The [[MechWarrior series]], six unrelated [[ROC]] novels 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 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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Revision as of 13:09, 4 April 2020

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

In-universe

Games

Tabletop game

  • 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

The MechWarrior Role Playing Game (RPG) series:

Video games

Novels

  • The MechWarrior series, six unrelated ROC novels 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 in the eponymous MechWarrior: Dark Age setting (see above), distinct from the aforementioned MechWarrior novel series

Other