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He couldn't not do well at the academic part of the curriculum, and he was found adequate at the less intellectual parts of the training as well. After he graduated, he was offered a commission as a navigator, but turned it down to return to academia. He spent several years earning an advanced degree in military history, which gave him an uncomfortable familiarity with the slow decline of civilization in the face of constant warfare. | He couldn't not do well at the academic part of the curriculum, and he was found adequate at the less intellectual parts of the training as well. After he graduated, he was offered a commission as a navigator, but turned it down to return to academia. He spent several years earning an advanced degree in military history, which gave him an uncomfortable familiarity with the slow decline of civilization in the face of constant warfare. | ||
| − | When a round of conscriptions started, he was ordered back to service, and placed in a [[BattleMech]]. He did his duty, but he was a little too aware of the big picture for his superiors' comfort. As soon as a potential peace loomed on the horizon, he was mustered out. To avoid a repeat conscription when war inevitably began again, he headed out to the [[Periphery]], where he found work as a mercenary pilot to pay the bills while he worked on a book about the [[Third Succession War]]. | + | When a round of conscriptions started, he was ordered back to service, and placed in a [[BattleMech]]. He did his duty, but he was a little too aware of the big picture for his superiors' comfort. As soon as a potential peace loomed on the horizon, he was mustered out. To avoid a repeat conscription when war inevitably began again, he headed out to the [[Periphery]], where he found work as a mercenary pilot to pay the bills while he worked on a book about the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=BTVG>''BattleTech'' (video game): Character profile</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Canonicity== |
| − | Thomas "Sabercat" Hayes is one of 62 MechWarriors designed by [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'']] (video game) Kickstarter backers of Mercenary Mechcommander and above. Featured only in the [[apocryphal]] computer game [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]] video game, the character is considered apocryphal as well.<ref name=BTVG> | + | Thomas "Sabercat" Hayes is one of 62 MechWarriors designed by [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'']] (video game) Kickstarter backers of Mercenary Mechcommander and above. Featured only in the [[apocryphal]] computer game [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]] video game and the connected novella [[Unlimited Honor]], the character is considered apocryphal as well.<ref name=BTVG/><ref name=UHp23/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | * ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' ( | + | * ''[[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech]]'' (video game) |
| + | * ''[[Unlimited Honor]]'' (novella) | ||
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[[Category:Apocryphal articles|Hayes, Thomas]] | [[Category:Apocryphal articles|Hayes, Thomas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 30 August 2022
 | Apocryphal This article's subject is only mentioned in apocryphal sources, i.e. official BattleTech products which are not clearly Non-canon but do not meet the current Canon criteria either. For more information, check the Canonicity section. |
Thomas Hayes | |
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| Also known as | Sabercat |
| Born | 2996 |
| Affiliation | Mercenary |
| Profile | |
| Profession | Major[1] |
Contents
History[edit]
Thomas Hayes, the son of teachers, was raised on the Vagabond School Sorbonne, in the Federated Suns. Far better educated than the school's students, he was pressed into service early as a tutor, sometimes to children notably older than him. He was good at it, and initially had no higher ambition than following in his parents footsteps. But they wanted him off the poorly maintained JumpShip and as soon as he was old enough, they used all the credit they'd earned serving on the Sorbonne to get him into a military academy.
He couldn't not do well at the academic part of the curriculum, and he was found adequate at the less intellectual parts of the training as well. After he graduated, he was offered a commission as a navigator, but turned it down to return to academia. He spent several years earning an advanced degree in military history, which gave him an uncomfortable familiarity with the slow decline of civilization in the face of constant warfare.
When a round of conscriptions started, he was ordered back to service, and placed in a BattleMech. He did his duty, but he was a little too aware of the big picture for his superiors' comfort. As soon as a potential peace loomed on the horizon, he was mustered out. To avoid a repeat conscription when war inevitably began again, he headed out to the Periphery, where he found work as a mercenary pilot to pay the bills while he worked on a book about the Third Succession War.[2]
Canonicity[edit]
Thomas "Sabercat" Hayes is one of 62 MechWarriors designed by BattleTech (video game) Kickstarter backers of Mercenary Mechcommander and above. Featured only in the apocryphal computer game BattleTech video game and the connected novella Unlimited Honor, the character is considered apocryphal as well.[2][1]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- BattleTech (video game)
- Unlimited Honor (novella)