Difference between revisions of "Robert Madson (person)"

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This article is about the real person. For other uses of the name in BattleTech, see Robert Madson.

Robert Madson (person)


Born	2 September 1965
Died	29 March 2014
Occupation	BattleTechnology contributor
In-universe persona	Robert Madson

Robert Madson was a BattleTech fan and a contributor to BattleTechnology magazine. He designed the Rattlesnake BattleMech (a derivative of the Jenner) that was published in BattleTechnology, Issue #21. The fluff and accompanying short story for the Rattlesnake as well as the SuburbanMech from BattleTechnology, Issue #18 was co-written by Madson and Craig A. Reed who would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later.

Reed used Madson's name for an SLDF officer in a (canonical) sourcebook as a homage to his late friend.^[1]

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-'''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in ''BattleTechnology'' issue #21. The fluff and accompanying short story for the ''Rattlesnake'' as well as the ''[[SuburbanMech]]'' from ''BattleTechnology'' issue #18 was co-written by Madson and [[Craig A. Reed]] who would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later.
+'''Robert Madson''' was a [[BattleTech]] fan and a contributor to ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine. He designed the ''[[Rattlesnake]]'' [[BattleMech]] (a derivative of the ''[[Jenner]]'') that was published in [[BattleTechnology#Issue 21|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #21]]. The fluff and accompanying short story for the ''Rattlesnake'' as well as the ''[[SuburbanMech]]'' from [[BattleTechnology#Issue 18|''BattleTechnology'', Issue #18]] was co-written by Madson and [[Craig A. Reed]] who would go on to become a regular writer for BattleTech some two decades later.
 Reed used Madson's name for an [[SLDF]] officer in a (canonical) sourcebook as a homage to his late friend.<ref>As explained by Craig Reed in the forum posting announcing Madson's passing</ref>