Davions - my types.
Why?
Have you ever looked upon british royalty of good old times, when chivalry was valued? Have you looked at them in the real history of the world? You propobly know them as very calm and flegmatic gentlemen... oh, than you're making a big mistake. You must understand that Davions are galant knights indeed... but at the same time, cool and efficient, like Admiral Nelson, like Wellington, like Richard III. They will stand upon the top of the world and look down upon the obediant masses, they'll take a sip of a tea while at the same time signing a death warrant of someone they don't like and want punished for either weird sense of humour and fun, or just to make an example... and when a crying woman graps one's boot asking: "Oh why, my'lord, why you sentence us to death?!" a true Davion will rise up his brow, put on his top-hat, smirk and heartly chuckling will say: "Because, love... I am a *******, I know. And when it's all over, I shall take care of your children, donate a large sum to rise them as propper Davion loyalists and of course pose as a true friend of your people.... That's how I roll."
Love that about them. Also they are a bit mixed with style of imperial Russia, time of Tzars and their almost absolute power. Their fassade is amazing figure of galant nobility, honour and virtue... but go against them and you'll get involved with all the dirt, death and cruelty. (It's like watching this HBO tv Series - Rome... but in Battletech!)
Always seen Davions as honorable folk, though, honorable but not forgiving and overly mercifull, harsh, fair and strong. While all others I see as just ragged mobsters that can backstab you anytime they like, Davions are more like a mafia, with their own rules, laws and principles.
I'm not really after good guys, or bad guys... Both those stereotypes bore me to the grave. I am all about the efficient and smart guysm who can grasp and organise stuff into one huge political powerhouse that everyone fears.
Edited by Hanibal Frey, 25 December 2011 - 10:25 AM.