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Kadix, on 05 November 2011 - 06:50 AM, said:
My first exposure to BattleTech was the old TV cartoon series when I was a kid. For me, the most core and iconic part of battletech is the clan invasion of 3049+, primarily between the Jade Falcons and FedCom.
Combine that with the great Jade Pheonix trilogy (and associated works) by Robert Thurston, and I'm a very solid fan of Clan Jade Falcon.
Combine that with the great Jade Pheonix trilogy (and associated works) by Robert Thurston, and I'm a very solid fan of Clan Jade Falcon.
Me too. Aidan Pryde is one of my heroes. I was in a Jade Falcon unit for MW4 but they went inactive so I am a Wolf now.
I will never forget:
"Attention, Somerset! I am Star Colonel Nicolai Malthus of the Jade Falcon Clan. A full trinary stands ready to conquer your planet. What forces dare oppose us?"
"Is this some kind of joke?"
"You DARE to refuse my batchall?!?!"
"Refuse your what?"
"Prepare to feel wrath of the Falcon's Claws!"
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IS-Wolf, on 05 November 2011 - 07:12 AM, said:
The Founder had a vision as well. The Coyotes have had them. The Cloud Cobra's. The Goliath Scorpions.
The Founder created the Way. Did the Coyotes, Cobras or Scorpions betray the Way & side with the enemy? What is your point? Do you even have a point?
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But merely to respect their skills, tenacity and bravery.
Respect what? They are traitors! There is nothing to respect. What is your point?
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Or has your hatred made you forget Tyra of the Rasalhague?
WHAT? What is...? What are you....? WHAT?
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That is not the way of the Wolf. Then again, you Crusaders were never able to set aside your own petty needs in favour of those of the Clan.
YOU say that is not the way of the Wolf. If we meet in a Circle of Equals, we can discuss it there, at length.
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And as for an Abjuration. You might pay heed to the clucking of a Pistachio Chicken Khan, but we do not.
I thought my eyes were OK but evidently I need glasses or contacts. That looks like...... let me see......... yes it looks like you are insulting Vlad Ward. The man who disagreed with Ulric on principle but out of loyalty followed him until he died. Singlehandedly resurrected his Clan, enduring the Jade Wolf debacle, turned two Khans of a Clan on each other, killed both of them (one of them about a minute after he was elected ilKhan, oh my he killed an ilKhan!), & rebuilt a touman from ashes. Yes I will take that Pistachio Chicken to go please. What sort of CV does your leader have? Please.
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We are following the orders of the late Ilkhan Ulric Kerensky and abiding by the dream held the Great Father.
To all citizens of the Inner Sphere do I, Aleksandr Kerensky, send greetings.
Know that I have taken the remnant of the Star League Defense Force which has remained true to its purpose beyond the boundaries of the Inner Sphere, beyond the Periphery. I have done this, neither out of disappointment with those whom we leave behind, nor out of spite or disdain, as some will say. No, we have left the Inner Sphere because we love it too much to see it destroyed. In the wake of the Usurper's coup, and the long, bitter fighting that came with it, I fear that my forces would do incalculable, possibly irreparable, harm to our society. We are sworn to ward the Star League and its subjects, not destroy it.
Thus, we have left the only homes we have ever known to place the destructive capability of this armada beyond the reach of those who would use it, not for defense, but for conquest. Perhaps, with the might of our 'Mechs and ships out of reach, the leaders who now grapple with one another will relinquish their dreams of subjugating their neighbors and learn to live in peace with them.
Perhaps, one day, should mankind step back from the brink of the abyss, we, our children, or our children's children will return, to once more serve and protect and guide the Star League in mankind's quest for the stars.
To all citizens of the Inner Sphere do I, Aleksandr Kerensky, send greetings.
Know that I have taken the remnant of the Star League Defense Force which has remained true to its purpose beyond the boundaries of the Inner Sphere, beyond the Periphery. I have done this, neither out of disappointment with those whom we leave behind, nor out of spite or disdain, as some will say. No, we have left the Inner Sphere because we love it too much to see it destroyed. In the wake of the Usurper's coup, and the long, bitter fighting that came with it, I fear that my forces would do incalculable, possibly irreparable, harm to our society. We are sworn to ward the Star League and its subjects, not destroy it.
Thus, we have left the only homes we have ever known to place the destructive capability of this armada beyond the reach of those who would use it, not for defense, but for conquest. Perhaps, with the might of our 'Mechs and ships out of reach, the leaders who now grapple with one another will relinquish their dreams of subjugating their neighbors and learn to live in peace with them.
Perhaps, one day, should mankind step back from the brink of the abyss, we, our children, or our children's children will return, to once more serve and protect and guide the Star League in mankind's quest for the stars.
I love how you have
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to once more serve and protect and guide
in bold to highlight it, but you completely missed highlighting the preceding words
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Perhaps one day, should mankind step back from the brink of the abyss
I guess you forgot to highlight that part.
Or is it that the IS never stepped back? Your whole Warden philosophy lies in a condition that was never fulfilled.
Try this on somebody who does not know better surat.
Edited by Jaroth Winson, 05 November 2011 - 07:54 AM.
