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[InnerSphereNews]

On a much more sad note, the following is a special report on the final hours of one of the universes best and most courageous 'MechWarriors. Inner Sphere News has obtained a writeup of his final hours.

“Get them on the ship, I don’t care how!”

His heat in the red-line, he kept moving left and right, blocking any enemy forward movement. His frontal armour was shredded, nearly gone. His left arm lay on the ground somewhere behind him, the unfortunate recipient of a PPC shot.

“Sir you need to withdraw, we’re the last transport out. The enem-“

“I withdraw and no-one makes it off this rock. You worry about loading those civvies and that recon lance, I’ll worry about these ‘Mechs!” Blake growled.

A PPC and three large lasers smashed into a Jenner that poked its head over a hill, too close to the Leopard dropship on the ground. Blake fired three bursts as well, the first two shredded the left leg, the final pushed it over as the joint collapsed.

Blake could see the ‘Mechbay of the Leopard even from here as he glanced back – they were tossing out anything they could to make room for hurt and hungry children… He turned back to the battle.

The enemy ‘Mechs, likely assuming they were facing a well dug in, larger force, were waiting before they assaulted his position. The Leopards PPC’s certainly added to that theory. Perfect, he thought, grinning.

Four enemy ‘Mechs – two lights and two mediums – never saw him coming as he flanked them to the right. He lowered the right shoulder of his Atlas, crashing into a Jenner, crushing its canopy between his shoulder and fist. Slow to react, the other pilots could only watch in terror as he turned, then charged into a Centurion, crushing its left arm and toppling it over. With a disgusted sneer he fired his AC/20’s through the cockpit and stepped on its chest, collapsing it as he strode through the shower of metal.

“Sir, we’ve completed boarding, but we think we’ve made room for you to-“

“Belay that, you take off now.”

Silence stretched on the line before the radio came to life again.

“You’ll be remembered for this, Commander Cripes.”

“Shut up and get out of here” was the only reply.

As the radio operator looking down, Leopard lifting through the atmosphere and still firing it’s weapons in support, the last thing anyone saw of Commander Blake ‘Hell Fist’ Cripes was his ‘Mechs right fist colliding with a Centurion, crushing what was left of its AC-ruined torso armour, as a rain of LRM’s fell upon him.

[Adridos]

InnerSphereNews, on 29 February 2012 - 11:30 AM, said:

“Belay that, you take off now.”

Do I see a typo?

And I can now add to the easter egg theories. The Atlas used melee.

Edited by Adridos, 29 February 2012 - 11:36 AM.

[Heronimus Bosch]

Good Show Sir.

[Belial]

Compelling. I'd love to see just how dynamic this feature makes combat in MWO.

Also, first!

EDIT: Dang, I was so close. Oh well. And yes, several minor typos... but whatever. This is gonna kick @$$!!

Edited by Belial, 29 February 2012 - 11:36 AM.

[guardian wolf]

Thank you Garth, this was the best homage that anyone could have paid him, it's exactly what he would have done.

[whiskey tango foxtrot]

A bonus it is.............and a good one............ thanks.........<S>

[Brakkyn]

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[Barantor]

Lots of melee....

[Garth Erlam]

I imagine he would have loved the 'charge' ability, thus I used it frequently

[guardian wolf]

Yeah, he definitely would have, he always was a scrapper, god rest his soul.

[Orcinus]

I gotta say, I like this guy's style.

May he rest in peace amongst the pieces of his foes.

[ScrewCityChris]

Yeah, he really went out with a bang

[CoffiNail]

Garth, you are a most wonderful man. I commend you 120% for this bonus, you are a fantastic man, and as Bryan and/or Russ I am guessing had to approve it they are just as equally awesome. Kudos to the PGI team.

[TheCommicalOne]

Very, very nice. I enjoyed reading this, especially about the parts where the Atlas uses melee to crush the Jenner. Quite sad and compelling at the end......

[Stormwolf]

Great stuff, reads almost like something out of a Stackpole novel.

[Risky]

Can imagine a Mech running in swinging it's arms around in a circle.

[Galaxy613]

Nice little bonus, but I thought phsyical combat wasn't going to make it into this game?

[DirePhoenix]

Awesome story! One slight quibble:

"He lowered the left shoulder of his Atlas, crashing into a Jenner, crushing its canopy between his shoulder and fist."

Where just a few lines up:

"His left arm lay on the ground somewhere behind him, the unfortunate recipient of a PPC shot."

So did he charge with his right shoulder instead of left? I figure he still has to have his right arm if:

"...the last thing anyone saw of Commander Blake ‘Hell Fist’ Cripes was his ‘Mechs right fist colliding with a Centurion..."

[Garth Erlam]

Galaxy613, on 29 February 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

Nice little bonus, but I thought phsyical combat wasn't going to make it into this game?

There will be more info on it later. We will (at some point) have a charge system though. That was what I was referencing. He's not standing there boxing, he's running full tilt into people.

And yes, I wrote 'left' instead of 'right.':/

[Convaras Bloodskorn]

Commander Cripes would have made a fine member of Skjaldborg with that kinda attitude.