Nikos Matapoulous
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Nikos Matapoulous | |
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| Profession | Arena Gladiator |
History & Tactics[edit]
Nikos Matapoulous was a Solaris VII MechWarrior. He was a known Medium Class fighter on the circuit in Solaris Games in 3067. Matapoulous survived the arena battles and the Word of Blake assault on Solaris. Matapoulous was a veteran of urban fighting, an artists for some fans. Matapoulous was a highly regarded fighter in the arenas until one day a contract dispute led him to kill his stablemaster and flee the Game World for the distant Periphery.
Since leaving Solaris, Matapoulous challenged his way across the Free Worlds League using the confusion of the Lyran invasion to hide in plain sight. Many Lyran and League MechWarriors that were incensed at recent reverses on the battlefield were baited by Matapoulous to fight duels with him, duels Matapoulous usually won.
It was confirmed that he raided Loric and also was detected in Sierra, where he found some technicians survivors from Swann's Cavaliers. Those technicians lead by Lori Shetland were the ones suspected to having made all the improvements on his 'Mech.[1]
BattleMechs[edit]
He was piloting a modified red and blue Dervish that might have started as a support 'Mech, but like many Solaris veteran machines had been modified for close-in combat, with lasers and PPCs replacing its standard missile racks. After leaving Solaris, Matapoulous had personalized his 'Mech even more, into the DV-8D2 Dervish "Lightbringer".[1]