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[TheArisen]

The Nightstar is a 95 ton beast of a mech. All of it's weapons are cockpit height and 2 of it's 3 variants have lower arm actuators. The main variant comes with a 285XL but a different one has a 380xl. A 3rd variant also includes JJ. It mainly has ballistics in it's arms with energy weapons in the torsos. It's lore is that it's the last design in the Marauder family of mechs, the ultimate Marauder if you will.

Sarna page: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Nightstar
BT Encyclopedia page: http://ebt.trueborn....er=N&orderby=bv

If you like this mech you can support it here, in polls or on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.c...orums_with_art/
https://www.reddit.c..._nightstar2017/

Gas's poll https://mwomercs.com...mech-pack-poll/
There are several talented people that have more fully realized what the Nightstar looks like.

By Bishop Steiner:
http://bishopsteiner.deviantart.com/

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Updated by Bishop Steiner with Carrioncrow's help:

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By LastKhan:
http://tigeri210.deviantart.com/

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By Krigg:
http://krigg.deviantart.com/

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(Krigg is pretty funny)

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New by Krigg

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By GonaDie:
http://gonadie.deviantart.com/

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By Marack Drock

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By Ajtrooper: "Starry Night"
http://ajtrooper.deviantart.com/

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By Mstipee
His art thread: https://mwomercs.com...is-mech-models/

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See more angles here: http://imgur.com/a/w7ZaE

By Soku Yamashita:
http://giorgioespinos.deviantart.com/

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(Shelly Brubaker's Nightstar)

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By MadHornet
http://madkiyo.deviantart.com/gallery/

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By Gamuray

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Gamuray's painted version

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By Shinypants
https://mwomercs.com...-a-mech-design/
His Instagram if you'd like to see more: https://www.instagram.com/ablackwe/

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Rough sketch

I really love this one by Shiny

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By Vanguard319
http://vanguard319.deviantart.com/

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By Josh Seles

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By Apocalips07
His art thread: https://mwomercs.com...s-more-to-come/
His Deviantart: http://classifiedpur...deviantart.com/

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Potential heroes:
Shelly Brubaker
http://www.sarna.net...Shelly_Brubaker

Tancred Sandoval
http://www.sarna.net...ancred_Sandoval

Xavier Murr & his NSR Ultor (Avenger) by FLG 01 Artwork by Soku Yamashita

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Nightstar NSR-XM

Engine, Chassis and Armour

• XL380
  
• Standard
  
• Standard

Armament and Equipment

• 1x ER PPC
  
• 2x UAC/5
  
• 3x MPL
  
• 4x MG
  
• 1x BAP
  
• 2x CASE

Pilot and Affiliation

• (Demi-)Precentor Xaver Murr
  
• Word of Blake, previously ComStar

Lore

Had he known of Focht’s treachery, Demi-Precentor Xaver Murr would have powered up his Nightstar and walked straight to Hilton Head, all guns blazing, as would have most of his comrades in the Second Primus Guards Division. But in the chaos of June, Anastasius Focht was still thought to be a hero – the victor of Tukayyid, slayer of the Clans – and no one really knew what was going on when word of the Primus’s death spread.

The two Guards Divisions dispersed and most of their members joined the Word of Blake on Gibson in the Free Worlds League, where they formed the bulk of the elite First Division as well as the officer cadres of the other divisions which were to be mustered soon. Despite the invitation of the Free Worlds League, the people of Gibson were openly hostile to the children of Blake and there was little choice but to fight back in order to preserve Blake’s Word. Hope was hanging by a thread these days, and the newly formed WoBM could not allow some peasants to disrupt the rebuilding of the Order.

So in 3053, a small war erupted on Gibson, too small to be noticed by the Inner Sphere, yet very real for the fledging Word. One day on patrol Demi-Precentor Murr was ambushed by a few hovercrafts luring him to a hidden infantry position where he was showered with Inferno Missiles. None of his formidable weapons were of great use. He was able to destroy a hovercraft but once the Infernos hit, he was limited to his Gauss Rifles which did very little against the well camouflaged infantry. Murr was eventually relieved but his Nightstar was a mess. Both Gauss Rifles had exploded, the armour on the torso was breached, and the engine was destroyed.

Murr’s Nightstar was recovered nonetheless, and when conversing with the Precentor Martial Trent Arian, he asked for permission to rebuild it with a much stronger focus on the asymmetrical warfare they were facing on Gibson. Arian agreed and thus the Nightstar got a larger engine for faster movement, the Gauss Rifles were replaced with multi-purpose Ultra Autocannons, and four Machine Guns were added. In his righteous fury, Murr also wanted flamers, however Arian insisted on the ability to kill armoured opponents too, and a battery of Medium Pulse Lasers completed the armament. Lastly, a Beagle Active Probe improved the sensory equipment and increased the situational awareness of the Mech to avoid further ambushes.

Once completed the NSR-XM soon became the bane of the rebel Gibson Freedom League. In the first engagement of the new Nightstar, the skirmishing hovercraft were shelled with the UACs, and then Murr had no problems of finding the infantry, run them down, and kill them all in a hail of grenades and bullets. With no survivors to tell the story, similar battles were fought and won by Murr over the next few weeks. And even after the insurgents realized what kind of opponent this Mech war, trying to avoid it at all costs, a merciless Murr continued his vengeance in the name of Blake.

The NSR-XM later proved its worth in conventional combat when the so-called Knights of the Inner Sphere arrived on Gibson in 3054. This pretentious clique of self-important pseudo-moralists in service of the false Thomas Marik initiated an unprovoked aggression against the Word, to which loyal troops had only one answer. Murr cut a bloody bath right through the enemy ranks and came within hairbreadth to destroy the Phoenix Hawk of self-proclaimed “Sir” Paul Masters. He had him in his sights, but then the enemies of the Word showed their understanding of “nobility” by detonating a nuclear bomb. They probably knew the Precentor Martial had but one flaw, his compassion, and indeed he ordered his troops to stand down hoping to avoid the further bloodshed of what he thought were innocent people.

But Xaver Murr had not forgotten the dirty deeds of the Knights. Vengeance would be his, once again.

Lore Commentary

The Primus Guards Divisions are mentioned once but never again, so I suppose they were disbanded. And considering they were the diehard ComStar loyalists, I think they mostly joined WoB.

The war on Gibson was a bloody affair, and I would not be surprised if the WoBM had modified some of their Mechs for this small war.

The final Battle of Gibson was a strange affair, but it was the first big battle of the WoBM and it included the PHX of Masters, a hero-Mech we will get soon. So why not give us one from the other side?

MWO Commentary

In MWO this would be a very powerful Mech. No less than six ballistic hardpoints and four energy hardpoints provide you with all the firepower you need, while the huge engine allows for maximum speed. It is not without drawbacks though. All the ballistics are mounted in the arms and thus easily destroyed; in fact only two hardpoints are not mounted in the arms, and one of them is a small hardpoint in the head. The rest can be regulated via quirks.[/color]

Here's the 3 variants and their HP's thanks to Hit the Deck:

The 9FC has a 380XL stock, the 9SS has no hands nor LAA as well as JJ. The 9J should get the most inflation or something to help it out when compared to the other variants.

Fan created non hero variants:
By Metus regem:

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Nightstar NSR-8D

Mass: 95 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-E-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 26,202,670 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,979

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 380 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
3 LB 10-X ACs
3 Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 145 points 5.00
Internal Locations: 1 CT, 8 LA, 3 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 380 20.50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 3 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL 6.00
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: Standard 4.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 280 17.50

Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 30 45
Center Torso (rear) 12
L/R Torso 20 30
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 16 30
L/R Leg 20 37

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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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LB 10-X AC RT 2 6 11.00
LB 10-X AC LT 2 6 11.00
3 Medium Lasers LT 9 3 3.00
LB 10-X AC RA 2 6 11.00
@LB 10-X (Cluster) (30) RT - 3 3.00
Free Critical Slots: 1

BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 9 Points: 20
4/2j 4 4 2 0 4 0 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, FLK 2/2/2[/color]

By Bishop Steiner:

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Thank you to all those that shared their artistic talents. For anyone reading this if you're inspired by this mech, feel free to draw it or write a story. Send it to me and I'll post it in the OP.

As you all can see, the Nightstar is a beautiful & powerful mech. I believe its one of the few mechs that could matchup decently with the Kodiak. Hopefully it'll be added to MWO & with your support I believe it will be. Tweet Russ, vote for the NSR in polls, post your support here and on Reddit ( https://www.reddit.c..._nightstar2017/ ) and hopefully #Nightstar2017 will happen.

Edited by TheArisen, 02 June 2017 - 06:06 PM.

[Miodog]

Please and Thank You

[Dirty Starfish]

It looks sort of like a Marauder-Shadow Cat hybrid. I like it!

[Felicitatem Parco]

It looks Devastating... But faster.

[cazidin]

Nightstar DOA.

[TexAce]

I like! Approved. Do it!

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Gib plis

[Scout Derek]

Looks like the Ebon Jaguar a bit...




this one does just about. But oh well, if IS wants their heavier version of it so be it.

[0bsidion]

Scout Derek, on 11 April 2016 - 01:34 PM, said:

Looks like the Ebon Jaguar a bit...




this one does just about. But oh well, if IS wants their heavier version of it so be it.

Yeah my thought when I looked at it was it looks like the EBJ and the Marauder had a baby. Not that it looks bad or anything....

[TheArisen]

Scout Derek, on 11 April 2016 - 01:34 PM, said:

Looks like the Ebon Jaguar a bit...




this one does just about. But oh well, if IS wants their heavier version of it so be it.

Bishop took a bit of inspiration from the Jag because the existing art was pretty sparse & he thought it looked somewhat like it.

[BabyCakes666]

DO WANT!!!

[Bishop Steiner]

TheArisen, on 11 April 2016 - 01:48 PM, said:

Bishop took a bit of inspiration from the Jag because the existing art was pretty sparse & he thought it looked somewhat like it.

Bullet torso, recoilless arms, and chicken legs, kind of impossible not to share DNA with the EBJ.

[cazidin]

Bishop Steiner, on 11 April 2016 - 01:50 PM, said:

Bullet torso, recoilless arms, and chicken legs, kind of impossible not to share DNA with the EBJ.

Good work, Bishop.

[Vandomar]

You know what? I'd love to see this bad boy in game.

[ninthstreet]

Good looking mech. I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[Helsbane]

The Nightstar was built using the same basic design elements as the Marauder, so the similar appearance is understandable. I'll take it, along with the Annihilator, the Devastator, and the Hammerhands. They can call it the 'Big Bore Bundle'.

[Tristan Winter]

Would have been perfect except for the fact that we don't have UAC20 and LB20X for Inner Sphere yet. And I don't think PGI will be adding it any time soon. And if they don't see 3 variants with current tech, they're not as likely to do it. They could invent a 4th variant like they did with the SHC, but I doubt they'd invent 2 of 4 variants.

[TheArisen]

Prosperity Park, on 11 April 2016 - 01:28 PM, said:

It looks Devastating... But faster.

I see what you did there...

[TheArisen]

Tristan Winter, on 11 April 2016 - 03:03 PM, said:

Would have been perfect except for the fact that we don't have UAC20 and LB20X for Inner Sphere yet. And I don't think PGI will be adding it any time soon. And if they don't see 3 variants with current tech, they're not as likely to do it. They could invent a 4th variant like they did with the SHC, but I doubt they'd invent 2 of 4 variants.

Just replace the LBX & Uac with regular Ac20s & ammo, no major issue. Weapons have been replaced before.

The Enforcer & Mauler both have multiple made up variants as well.

Edited by TheArisen, 11 April 2016 - 03:10 PM.

[XxXAbsolutZeroXxX]

The arm profiles remind me of the bushwhacker.