Raju Montgomery
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Raju Montgomery | |
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| Also known as | "Mastiff" |
| Born | 2967[1] |
| Died | 3025 |
| Affiliation | Aurigan Coalition |
| Profile | |
| Profession | Captain of the Guard |
Raju Montgomery was a battle-scarred former mercenary with nearly 40 years of combat experience. In addition to mercenary work, Montgomery served as Captain of the Guard to the House Arano Royal Guard, training their scions in the art of war. The Ladies Kamea Arano and Victoria Espinosa both benefited from his training.
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History
Little is known about Raju's history, but it was known that before he was a part of the Arano Royal Guard, he was a mercenary who served with the Lyran Commonwealth. He would train a young noble to become a skilled Mechwarrior at the age of sixteen and last cross paths again during their early adolescences. Raju would offer the young Mechwarrior a job in the Royal Guards. There he would help the Mechwarrior run maintenance over their Blackjack. During the coup he and the Mechwarrior would ensure Kamea's safety upon escorting her off Coromodir. With Kamea successfully away, Raju and the Mechwarrior would face a Directorate ambush lead by Victoria Espinosa until the Mechwarrior's Blackjack was sabotaged. Realizing this he order the Mechwarrior to eject from his mech and fight another day while he would duel Victoria. He would insult about her father, angering her to destroy his Centurion, presuming him to be dead. However, Raju was captured and interned on the planet Weldry, where other prisoners would be tortured, brainwashed, or killed.
Death
Raju Montgomery was initially presumed dead fighting against the Aurigan Directorate ambush on Coromodir. While Lady Kamea was on Weldry, she received an intelligence report of what the prison on the planet was doing to people, she was shocked to find Raju's body as one of the prisoners. It turned out that Raju was tortured and left broken in the prison before being left for dead. It was speculated that Victoria did this as a way to make him suffer as stated on Coromodir. Kamea would use Raju's death as an inspiration for her Restoration to fight the Directorate.
BattleMechs
He piloted a Centurion BattleMech.
Notes
Birth year is a guess based on age in character profile given in Kickstarter update and assuming timeline of 3025.
Canonicity
Featured only in the apocryphal BattleTech video game, the character of Raju Montgomery is apocryphal as well.
Behind The Scenes
Raju's voice was portrayed by actor Michael Blum.
References
- ↑ Harebrained Schemes LLC: Kickstarter Update #33: "Introducing the Main Characters"