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'''Takiro Ikeda''' was an officer of the [[Black Widow Company]].<ref name=TBWCp10/> | '''Takiro Ikeda''' was an officer of the [[Black Widow Company]].<ref name=TBWCp10/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | He presented himself volunteer to join the Black Widow Company and gained a promotion to | + | He presented himself volunteer to join the Black Widow Company and gained a promotion to [[lieutenant]]. Though several Dragoons considered him an ambitious soldier, the years of fighting have proven him a talented pilot and battlefield commander and erased that feeling on others.<ref name=TBWCp10>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', p. 10: "Takiro Ikeda"</ref> |
| − | He participated during the combat drop the Black Widow Company made to attack [[New Delos]] and capture [[Anton Marik]]<ref name=TSWp42>''The Spider and the Wolf'', p. 42</ref> | + | He participated during the combat drop the Black Widow Company made to attack [[New Delos]] and capture [[Anton Marik]],<ref name=TSWp42>''The Spider and the Wolf'', p. 42</ref> and was still in the unit in [[3025]].<ref name=TBWCp10/> |
| − | He fought with the rest of the | + | He fought with the rest of the Dragoons' on [[Misery]], [[Glenmora]], and [[Crossing]].<ref name=WDSp84>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 84: "Black Widow Company Roster"</ref> |
| − | After the size reduction of Wolf's Dragoons, his options to be promoted to command a [[ | + | After the size reduction of Wolf's Dragoons, his options to be promoted to command a [[company]] were reduced as [[major]]s ended up commanding them.<ref name=WDSp84/> |
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| + | When the unit was reorganized in [[3031]], he was given the rank of captain and second-in-command of the unit, and assigned to [[Natasha Kerensky]]'s own lance.<ref name=MTotBW>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 11: "Black Widow Battalion, 3031"</ref> | ||
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| + | When the unit was recalled to the Dragoon homeworld of [[Outreach]] in [[3035]] and ordered to provide training for other Dragoon units for the following seven years, he did not like his prospects of promotion after the reorganization (to mimic Clan standards) and transferred to the rebuilding [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma Regiment]].<ref name="MTotBWp11">''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 11: "Extended TDY"</ref> | ||
==BattleMech== | ==BattleMech== | ||
* Ikeda piloted an [[Archer|ARC-2R ''Archer'']].<ref name=TBWCp10/> | * Ikeda piloted an [[Archer|ARC-2R ''Archer'']].<ref name=TBWCp10/> | ||
* He shifted to a ''[[Panther]]'' prior to the Fourth Succession War.<ref name=WDSp84/> | * He shifted to a ''[[Panther]]'' prior to the Fourth Succession War.<ref name=WDSp84/> | ||
| + | * He piloted a ''[[Shogun]]'' when he was made Captain.<ref name=MTotBW/> | ||
==Portrait Gallery== | ==Portrait Gallery== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Spider and the Wolf]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' | * ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Ikeda, Takiro]] | [[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Ikeda, Takiro]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:35, 27 June 2023
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Takiro Ikeda was an officer of the Black Widow Company.[1]
History[edit]
He presented himself volunteer to join the Black Widow Company and gained a promotion to lieutenant. Though several Dragoons considered him an ambitious soldier, the years of fighting have proven him a talented pilot and battlefield commander and erased that feeling on others.[1]
He participated during the combat drop the Black Widow Company made to attack New Delos and capture Anton Marik,[2] and was still in the unit in 3025.[1]
He fought with the rest of the Dragoons' on Misery, Glenmora, and Crossing.[3]
After the size reduction of Wolf's Dragoons, his options to be promoted to command a company were reduced as majors ended up commanding them.[3]
When the unit was reorganized in 3031, he was given the rank of captain and second-in-command of the unit, and assigned to Natasha Kerensky's own lance.[4]
When the unit was recalled to the Dragoon homeworld of Outreach in 3035 and ordered to provide training for other Dragoon units for the following seven years, he did not like his prospects of promotion after the reorganization (to mimic Clan standards) and transferred to the rebuilding Gamma Regiment.[5]
BattleMech[edit]
- Ikeda piloted an ARC-2R Archer.[1]
- He shifted to a Panther prior to the Fourth Succession War.[3]
- He piloted a Shogun when he was made Captain.[4]
Portrait Gallery[edit]
Takiro Ikeda when Black Widow Company deploys to leave New Delos
Takiro Ikeda next to his Archer prior to the Fourth Succession War
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tales of the Black Widow Company, p. 10: "Takiro Ikeda"
- ↑ The Spider and the Wolf, p. 42
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 84: "Black Widow Company Roster"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 More Tales of the Black Widow, p. 11: "Black Widow Battalion, 3031"
- ↑ More Tales of the Black Widow, p. 11: "Extended TDY"