Guest Major Tom Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I had the chance this weekend to browse through a couple of the updated BattleTech TRO books, and one of the "Notable MechWarriors" bits in par- ticular made me groan. In the entry for the Thug BattleMech, there was a bit about a MechWarrior who, together with some fellow MWs who'd lost their 'Mechs, concocted a scheme to steal some replacements from an enemy camp. They accomplished this by not only dressing as soldiers from the enemy side, but also by pretending to be corpses being carried into the camp by their friends. The name of this MechWarrior? Shaun. The name by which this little group has become known? Wait for it... "The Dead". Do the fiends now responsible for producing the TROs have no shame? Wasn't it bad enough years ago when FASA sprung Dr. B. Banzai and Team Banzai on us? Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy Nope none at all... "Drop Kick" Darwin, the Griffin pilot is still my favourite. QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy Who's "Drop Kick" Darwin and what movie or TV show is he from? Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy no worse than the Tim Bradstreet art in assorted books, where Clint Eastwood and Jackie Chan popup and the picture of Farrah Fawcett Majors he borrowed for Natasha Kerensky or Steve Venters putting himself on the cover he did for Sorrensons Sabers the original House Kurita sourcebook devotes about half a page to the planet Terrapin Station and its Deadhead cult then theres the Inner Sphere map, which looks like they told a road atlas for the american midwest and tossed darts to get planet names in a lot of cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy other oddball battletech trivia bits: if you ever got to a con where they had the huge atlas model on display, it was custom built,.except for the cockpit, which is a 2 seater F-16 cockpit model then we could talk about Traveller trivia the cover painting of Fifth Frontier War shows a closeup of a fighter cockpit, the kill markings visible are Space Invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy ack. How could I forget another kurita unit Kolchaks Nightstalkers Mcgavins Nightstaklers the pictures of Hanse Davion strongly resemble King Edward the fifth in a different uniform. longtime hardluck mech unit called Barretts Fusileers, always wondered if that was a homage to the Barretts Privateers song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy Well, I just hope Simon Pegg never finds out . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy So, who's Simon Pegg? Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawknight Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy He was "Shaun of the Dead" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy Ahhh...OK. Another bit of FASA-produced TRO fluff that comes to mind is the MechWarrior whose urban-warfare specialty was, essentially, BattleMech mugging. The guy would hide in a dark alley, wait for a lance/column to walk by, then jump the last 'Mech in line -- without making any sound that would tip off the victim's lancemates -- and kill it. The mental image this story conjures up is an interesting one, to say the least. Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy So how does a MechWarrior take down a BattleTech quietly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Ops Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy Well it involves usually a silenced Pistol and the pilot of the other Mech....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Re: The latest bit of BattleTech TRO infamy So how does a MechWarrior take down a BattleTech quietly? That was never exactly explained in the entry, but it was clear from the fluff that the MW accomplished this feat while inside his 'Mech. The entry also said that the guy's commander couldn't believe that he could kill an enemy 'Mech without any warning at all, so the commander tagged along on the MW's next mission hoping for a demonstration of this skill. Sure enough, the opportunity for a demonstration came along, not only impressing the CO but scaring the bejezus out of him as well. Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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