Tori Ishihara
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Tori Ishihara | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Tai-sho[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
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History[edit]
Tori Ishihara was the commanding officer of the Ryuken-go in 3139.[2]
Ishihara served as the Professional Soldiery Liaison to Wolf's Dragoons during the time that the Dragoons were employed by the Draconis Combine to conquer the worlds of the Draconis Reach.[3]
While working with the Dragoons, Ishihara shared a professional respect and then affectionate feelings towards Colonel Henry Kincaid, commander of the Spider's Web Battalion and Ishhara's counterpart in operational planning.[4]
Ishihara made the decision to go against Kanrei Matsuhari Toranaga's orders that the Ryuken-go was not to enter Federated Suns space by deciding to mount a rescue operation for Dragoons forces stranded on Glenmora.[5]
At the completion of the campaign to conquer the Draconis Reach, Ishihara not only wasn't punished by Toranaga, she received the warlord's full approval, and he even promoted her to Tai-sho of the Ryuken on 23 September 3140, the first Tai-sho that the Ryuken had had since Minoru Tetsuhara.[6]
Tori did an excellent job keeping the Dragoons in the Combine; but after the fall of New Avalon, in 3146, the Combine began sidelining them. In the middle of 3150, Tori was replaced as liaison officer. Her successor, Tai-sa Reiko Akamine, was a hard-liner with a severe disdain for mercenaries. Her actions enraged the Dragoons who, barely three months later, considered their contract void after several offenses, and left the Combine service.[7]