Minerva McClure
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Minerva McClure | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Died | 3039 |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Sho-i |
| Profession | Aerospace pilot |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Robert McClure |
Sho-i Minerva McClure was an aerospace fighter pilot in the Sixth Benjamin Regulars and posthumous Draconis Combine war hero during the War of 3039.[1]
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History[edit]
Minerva's family had sufficient clout to get her into flight school, but being a female of non-Asian heritage, was enough to initially relegate her to secretarial duty in the Sixth Benjamin Regulars. However, she noticed the up-and-coming then Sho-i she was adjunct for, Robert McClure, had predilections toward certain fetishes. She therefore offered to marry him, in order to defuse questions regarding his chaste bachelorhood, in exchange for a slot as an actual aerospace fighter pilot. He accepted the offer, using her beauty to end embarrassing inquiries, and her skill as a pilot to provide himself an excellent wingman.
The couple's fame however arose from their final battle in the skies above Marduk during the War of 3039 against the First Robinson Rangers. Chu-i Robert led one of three aerospace squadrons sent to disrupt the landings, but driven by his wife Minerva's skill and courage in the face of the Davion DropShip's overwhelming firepower, both McClure's performed kamikaze runs which destroyed a Union-class DropShip each. The remaining Kurita fighters were only able to cripple one further Overlord.
DCMS propaganda made the two a staple of wildly inaccurate Combine romances, reversing their real life roles in a way which would have irked Minerva, making Robert a bold and talent husband supported by his dutiful wife.[1]
Vehicle[edit]
Minerva McClure was known to pilot a Slayer aerospace fighter.[1]