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Line 1: − {{TOCleft}}The '''Legacy ''Grasshopper''''' is an individual [[BattleMech]] whose history across three centuries of warfare is at the center of the ''[[Legacy (Anthology)|Legacy]]'' anthology. According to the book's introduction, all stories within the book are depicting the same ''[[Grasshopper]]'', at different points in time.[[Image:LegacyCover.jpg|280px|right]] + {{TOCleft}}The '''"Legacy Grasshopper"''' is an individual [[BattleMech]] whose history across three centuries of warfare is at the center of the ''[[Legacy (Anthology)|Legacy]]'' anthology. According to the book's introduction, all stories within the book are depicting the same ''[[Grasshopper]]'', at different points in time.[[Image:LegacyCover.jpg|280px|right]] ==Names== ==Names== Line 5:
Line 5: ==History== ==History== − The Legacy ''Grasshopper'' was prototype #5 of [[Lantren Corporation]]'s GHR [[BattleMech]] design project. While working on the prototype 'Mech in March [[2779]], engineer [[Lucia Cavaletta]] had a breakthrough inspiration regarding a critical component (a fluidic actuator) that solved a design problem going forward. Context suggests her work on the fifth prototype essentially defined the later line production design, which went into production as the GHR-5H ''Grasshopper'' in the following year. In this sense, the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' can be regarded as the first ''Grasshopper'' ever built (being the first prototype to resemble the later line model), as the previous four prototypes were all different design iterations that were all flawed in some way.<ref name=WiaN>''What's in a Name?''</ref> + The Legacy Grasshopper was prototype #5 of [[Lantren Corporation]]'s GHR [[BattleMech]] design project. While working on the prototype 'Mech in March [[2779]], engineer [[Lucia Cavaletta]] had a breakthrough inspiration regarding a critical component (a fluidic actuator) that solved a design problem going forward. Context suggests her work on the fifth prototype essentially defined the later line production design, which went into production as the GHR-5H ''Grasshopper'' in the following year. In this sense, the Legacy Grasshopper can be regarded as the first ''Grasshopper'' ever built (being the first prototype to resemble the later line model), as the previous four prototypes were all different design iterations that were all flawed in some way.<ref name=WiaN>''Legacy'' anthology - ''What's in a Name?''</ref> − By July [[2796]] the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' was piloted by ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Sam Tanaka]] of the [[6th Sword of Light]] regiment, and as such took part in the [[Kentares Massacre]]. The repulsive war crime affected Tanaka to the point where he made a snap decision to hide a local girl in the ''Grasshopper''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cockpit, despite realizing that he would be unable to save her life for more than a few days and still have to face the consequences, most likely court martial for treason.<ref>''Swords of Light and Darkness''</ref> + By July [[2796]] the Legacy Grasshopper was piloted by ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Sam Tanaka]] of the [[6th Sword of Light]] regiment, and as such took part in the [[Kentares Massacre]]. The repulsive war crime affected Tanaka to the point where he made a snap decision to hide a local girl in the ''Grasshopper'''s cockpit, despite realizing that he would be unable to save her life for more than a few days and still have to face the consequences, most likely court martial for treason.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Swords of Light and Darkness''</ref> − In April [[2830]] Cavaletta's hand-built fluidic actuator turned up on [[Le Blanc]], allegedly salvaged "from an antique BattleMech used by the Draconis Combine's elite kamikaze warriors".<ref name=WiaN/> This suggests that Tanaka's ''Grasshopper''—with or without Tanaka—was indeed later sent on one of the suicidal [[Chain Gang Missions]], presumably because of what Tanaka did. It remains unclear if the special fluidic actuator was reunited with the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' by sheer coincidence (it was going to be used in refurbishing a ''Grasshopper'' that may or may not have been the Legacy ''Grasshopper''), or if it had a separate history from this point onward. + In April [[2830]] Cavaletta's handbuilt fluidic actuator turned up on [[Le Blanc]], allegedly salvaged "from an antique BattleMech used by the Draconis Combine's elite kamikaze warriors".<ref name=WiaN/> This suggests that Tanaka's Grasshopper—with or without Tanaka—was indeed later sent on one of the suicidal [[Chain Gang Missions]], presumably because of what Tanaka did. It remains unclear if the special fluidic actuator was reunited with the Legacy Grasshopper by sheer coincidence (it was going to be used in refurbishing a ''Grasshopper'' that may or may not have been the Legacy Grasshopper), or if it had a separate history from this point onward. − By [[2840]] it served with the [[Capellan Cuirassiers]], where its unique workmanship piqued the interest of the technical staff. Realizing that it may be one of the first ''Grasshopper''s ever built, Lantren Corporation offered a full factory overhaul in return for a chance to analyze how the machine had fared over sixty years of near-continual warfare, but frequent combat missions (and the resulting damage) delayed shipment until after the destruction of the Lantren Corporation factory in [[2843]], rendering the offer moot.<ref>''Fates and Fortunes''</ref> + By [[2840]] it served with the [[Capellan Cuirassiers]], where its unique workmanship piqued the interest of the technical staff. Realizing that it may be one of the first ''Grasshopper''s ever built, Lantren Corporation offered a full factory overhaul in return for a chance to analyze how the machine had fared over sixty years of near-continual warfare, but frequent combat missions (and the resulting damage) delayed shipment until after the destruction of the Lantren Corporation factory in [[2843]], rendering the offer moot.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Fates and Fortunes''</ref> Its fate over the next 130 years is undocumented. Its fate over the next 130 years is undocumented. − In [[2973]] the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' was found in the wreckage of a downed DropShip hidden under the desert sand on [[Kesai IV]], and subsequently adopted into the [[Witchwood Warriors]] [[mercenary unit]] (who were just raiding the planet) with its inexperienced finder.<ref>''The Forgotten Places''</ref> + In [[2973]] the Legacy Grasshopper was found in the wreckage of a downed DropShip hidden under the desert sand on [[Kesai IV]], and subsequently adopted into the [[Witchwood Warriors]] [[mercenary unit]] (who were just raiding the planet) with its inexperienced finder.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''The Forgotten Places''</ref> − On 25 February [[3005]] the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' was piloted by Leutnant [[Christiane Kühn]] of the [[17th Arcturan Guards]] as they were attacking [[Kalidasa]] in the [[Free Worlds League]]. A laser hit to the head killed Lt. Kühn and partially melted the headrest. The defending [[Silver Hawks Coalition]] forces salvaged the 'Mech at the local [[Kali-Yama]] factory annex and assigned it to Sergeant [[Virgil Armstrong|Virgil "Verge" Armstrong]] of [[Panther Assault Group]]. It was downed and Armstrong wounded in battle on 1 March, but he had grown fond of the 'Mech, having named it "Trash", and decided to repair and keep it.<ref>''One Man's Trash''</ref> + On 25 February [[3005]] the Legacy Grasshopper was piloted by Leutnant [[Christiane Kühn]] of the [[17th Arcturan Guards]] as they were attacking [[Kalidasa]] in the [[Free Worlds League]]. A laser hit to the head killed Lt. Kühn and partially melted the headrest. The defending [[Silver Hawks Coalition]] forces salvaged the 'Mech at the local [[Kali-Yama]] factory annex and assigned it to Sergeant [[Virgil Armstrong|Virgil "Verge" Armstrong]] of [[Panther Assault Group]]. It was downed and Armstrong wounded in battle on 1 March, but he had grown fond of the 'Mech, having named it "Trash", and decided to repair and keep it.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''One Man's Trash''</ref> − It was apparently reclaimed by [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces later as combat salvage prior to or during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. After spending a decade in a salvage yard on [[Hesperus II]] it was refurbished and upgraded with prototype cutting-edge technology lasers, and assigned to Hauptmann [[Miles Shelley]] in late [[3038]] when he was given command of the [[Third Lyran Guards]] RCT's [[Lightning Company]]. Shelley put it to good use in the [[War of 3039]] during heavy city fighting on [[Vega]].<ref>''Lightning Strike''</ref> + It was apparently reclaimed by [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces later as combat salvage prior to or during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. After spending a decade in a salvage yard on [[Hesperus II]] it was refurbished and upgraded with prototype cutting-edge technology lasers, and assigned to Hauptmann [[Miles Shelley]] in late [[3038]] when he was given command of the [[Third Lyran Guards]] RCT's [[Lightning Company]]. Shelley put it to good use in the [[War of 3039]] during heavy city fighting on [[Vega]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Lightning Strike''</ref> − Within the Third Lyran Guards the ''Grasshopper'' would later be assigned to [[Sigland Idleson]], and she took it with her following a dishonorable discharge. By [[3049]] Idleson was in command of the [[Idle Hands]] mercenary lance. After abandoning her lance to die in a botched raid, she retired to [[Erewhon]] with the 'Mech to settle down as a farmer. Shortly afterwards the planet was overrun by [[Clan Jade Falcon]], who captured her, made her a [[bondsman]] in the technician caste, and assigned her to one merchant captain Mattox. Idleson convinced Mattox to release her back to her farm and husband on Erewhon in return for her help in some shady but profitable projects, one of which implicitly included selling the ''Grasshopper'' in the Inner Sphere.<ref>''Choices and Chances''</ref> + Within the Third Lyran Guards the ''Grasshopper'' would later be assigned to [[Sigland Idleson]], and she took it with her following a dishonorable discharge. By [[3049]] Idleson was in command of the [[Idle Hands]] mercenary lance. After abandoning her lance to die in a botched raid, she retired to [[Erewhon]] with the 'Mech to settle down as a farmer. Shortly afterwards the planet was overrun by [[Clan Jade Falcon]], who captured her, made her a [[bondsman]] in the technician caste, and assigned her to one merchant captain Mattox. Idleson convinced Mattox to release her back to her farm and husband on Erewhon in return for her help in some shady but profitable projects, one of which implicitly included selling the ''Grasshopper'' in the Inner Sphere.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Choices and Chances''</ref> − The Legacy ''Grasshopper''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s next owner was the (unnamed) aunt of Hauptmann [[Philip Giacomo]], who purchased it from "a discreet merchant". She passed on the Jade Falcon front and bequeathed the 'Mech to Giacomo's niece, who was still attending [[Nagelring Academy]], yet entrusted it to Giacomo in the meantime, stating she trusted him to maintain it more than a storage facility. When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] usurped the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and recalled Lyran units into the [[Lyran Alliance]] in [[3057]], Philip Giacomo (and the ''Grasshopper'' with him) was among the FedCom defenders who decided to remain behind on their posting world of [[Tsingtao]] and wage a guerrilla war against the [[Capellan Confederation]], who was quick to reclaim the world, in [[3058]].<ref>''The Third Pillar''</ref> + The Legacy Grasshopper's next owner was the (unnamed) aunt of Hauptmann [[Philip Giacomo]], who purchased it from "a discreet merchant". She passed on the Jade Falcon front and bequeathed the 'Mech to Giacomo's niece, who was still attending [[Nagelring Academy]], yet entrusted it to Giacomo in the meantime, stating she trusted him to maintain it more than a storage facility. When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] usurped the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and recalled Lyran units into the [[Lyran Alliance]] in [[3057]], Philip Giacomo (and the ''Grasshopper'' with him) was among the FedCom defenders who decided to remain behind on their posting world of [[Tsingtao]] and wage a guerrilla war against the [[Capellan Confederation]], who was quick to reclaim the world, in [[3058]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''The Third Pillar''</ref> − The cover image of the ''Legacy'' anthology book was reused from ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''. The ''Grasshopper'' depicted there is shown in combat bearing the insignia of [[Burton's Brigade]], a mercenary unit that was formed in 3057. If it is assumed to be the Legacy ''Grasshopper'', this would be a scene after the 3058 operation on Tsingtao and prior to the demise of Burton's Brigade in [[3067]]; during this time, the unit fought on [[Hall]] for Count [[Radcliffe McNally]] and later his estate, in [[Elly Burton]]'s ultimately ill-fated war against [[William Baranov]]. + The cover image of the ''Legacy'' anthology book was reused from ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''. The ''Grasshopper'' depicted there is shown in combat bearing the insignia of [[Burton's Brigade]], a mercenary unit that was formed in 3057. If it is assumed to be the Legacy Grasshopper, this would be a scene after the 3058 operation on Tsingtao and prior to the demise of Burton's Brigade in [[3067]]; during this time, the unit fought on [[Hall]] for Count [[Radcliffe McNally]] and later his estate, in [[Elly Burton]]'s ultimately ill-fated war against [[William Baranov]]. − Partaking in [[Task Force Serpent]] as part of [[MacLeod's Regiment]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' saw combat against [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[ProtoMech]]s on [[Huntress]] in [[3060]].<ref>''Earthbound''</ref> The 'Mech fought in the initial assault on Pahn, and against the Smoke Jaguar counterattack to the factory where he encountered and defeated the last known active Jaguar [[ProtoMech]], a ''[[Roc]]'' piloted by one [[Ean]]. + Partaking in [[Task Force Serpent]] as part of [[MacLeod's Regiment]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Legacy Grasshopper saw combat against [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[ProtoMech]]s on [[Huntress]] in [[3060]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Earthbound''</ref> The 'Mech fought in the initial assault on Pahn, and against the Smoke Jaguar counterattack to the factory where he encountered and defeated the last known active Jaguar [[ProtoMech]], a ''[[Roc]]'' piloted by one [[Ean]]. − Around this time, [[Barr Benfico]] served as its tech. At one point, a faulty hydraulics seal gave out in the middle of a firefight; the ''Grasshopper'' went down hard and the battle took a turn for the worse, with several other 'Mechs downed and people killed. No time, place or further context was given for this battle. Barr Benfico was subsequently cashiered. Back in the Inner Sphere by [[3063]], the (unnamed) pilot went rogue in the [[FedCom Civil War]] on [[Newtown Square]] and began to wage a private war against both sides. Barr Benfico, now a professional scavenger who had not seen the Legacy ''Grasshopper'' for some years, recognized it the during a battlefield encounter, helped the pilot (a young woman) out of a dangerous situation, but suffered fatal injuries shortly afterwards.<ref>''Underfoot''</ref> + Around this time, [[Barr Benfico]] served as its tech. At one point, a faulty hydraulics seal gave out in the middle of a firefight; the ''Grasshopper'' went down hard and the battle took a turn for the worse, with several other 'Mechs downed and people killed. No time, place or further context was given for this battle. Barr Benfico was subsequently cashiered. Back in the Inner Sphere by [[3063]], the (unnamed) pilot went rogue in the [[FedCom Civil War]] on [[Newtown Square]] and began to wage a private war against both sides. Barr Benfico, now a professional scavenger who had not seen the Legacy Grasshopper for some years, recognized it the during a battlefield enounter, helped the pilot (a young woman) out of a dangerous situation, but suffered fatal injuries shortly afterwards.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Underfoot''</ref> − By 12 March [[3078]] the Legacy ''Grasshopper'', having been claimed as salvage and refurbished once again, was piloted by ''Tai-i'' [[Shintaro Gustavson]] of the [[Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars]]. Despite the refit, it was described as a wreck from centuries of rebuilds, jury-rigged repairs and bypasses. It was deployed in the recapture of [[Bryant]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Homecoming''</ref> Immediately after the conclusion of the Bryant battle, it was part of a shipment of supplies from Combine forces to [[Stone's Lament]] on [[Terra]], and on 1 September 3078 was assigned to [[Nathan Trivedi]] of Third Battalion, as a replacement for his lost ''[[Victor]]''. A doctoral candidate in history, working on a thesis about military technology, Trivedi was intrigued by the ancient 'Mech (which he realized must be one of the very first ''Grasshopper''s ever built), and by the thirty or so names of previous pilots etched into a cockpit bulkhead. He piloted the ''Grasshopper'' in the final battles on Terra, and was pivotal in the destruction of at least one ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]''. Afterwards, Trivedi suggested the heavily damaged 'Mech should not be repaired, but be put in a museum instead.<ref>''End of the Road''</ref> + By 12 March [[3078]] the Legacy Grasshopper, having been claimed as salvage and refurbished once again, was piloted by ''Tai-i'' [[Shintaro Gustavson]] of the [[Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars]]. Despite the refit, it was described as a wreck from centuries of rebuilds, juryrigged repairs and bypasses. It was deployed in the recapture of [[Bryant]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Homecoming''</ref> Immediately after the conclusion of the Bryant battle, it was part of a shipment of supplies from Combine forces to [[Stone's Lament]] on [[Terra]], and on 1 September 3078 was assigned to [[Nathan Trivedi]] of Third Battalion, as a replacement for his lost ''[[Victor]]''. A doctoral candidate in history, working on a thesis about military technology, Trivedi was intrigued by the ancient 'Mech (which he realized must be one of the very first ''Grasshopper''s ever built), and by the thirty or so names of previous pilots etched into a cockpit bulkhead. He piloted the ''Grasshopper'' in the final battles on Terra, and was pivotal in the destruction of at least one ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]''. Afterwards, Trivedi suggested the heavily damaged 'Mech should not be repaired, but be put in a museum instead.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''End of the Road''</ref> − The Legacy ''Grasshopper'' was decommissioned in [[3083]] as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s [[Military Materiel Redemption Program]], and scrapped; only its bulkhead with the names of pilots and other dates inscribed was kept in the Bovington Tank and BattleMech Museum in London, Terra. Lucia Cavaletta's fluidic actuator, meanwhile, continued to serve as a component on an [[AgroMech]] on Bryant past [[3090]].<ref>''Where Legends Come to Rest''</ref> + The Legacy Grasshopper was decommissioned in [[3083]] as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s [[Military Materiel Redemption Program]], and scrapped; only its bulkhead with the names of pilots and other dates inscribed was kept in the Bovington Tank and BattleMech Museum in London, Terra. Lucia Cavaletta's fluidic actuator, meanwhile, continued to serve as a component on an [[AgroMech]] on Bryant past [[3090]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - Epilogue (''Where Legends Come to Rest'')</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 39:
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| − | {{TOCleft}}The '''Legacy | + | {{TOCleft}}The '''"Legacy Grasshopper"''' is an individual [[BattleMech]] whose history across three centuries of warfare is at the center of the ''[[Legacy (Anthology)|Legacy]]'' anthology. According to the book's introduction, all stories within the book are depicting the same ''[[Grasshopper]]'', at different points in time.[[Image:LegacyCover.jpg|280px|right]] |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Legacy | + | The Legacy Grasshopper was prototype #5 of [[Lantren Corporation]]'s GHR [[BattleMech]] design project. While working on the prototype 'Mech in March [[2779]], engineer [[Lucia Cavaletta]] had a breakthrough inspiration regarding a critical component (a fluidic actuator) that solved a design problem going forward. Context suggests her work on the fifth prototype essentially defined the later line production design, which went into production as the GHR-5H ''Grasshopper'' in the following year. In this sense, the Legacy Grasshopper can be regarded as the first ''Grasshopper'' ever built (being the first prototype to resemble the later line model), as the previous four prototypes were all different design iterations that were all flawed in some way.<ref name=WiaN>''Legacy'' anthology - ''What's in a Name?''</ref> |
| − | By July [[2796]] the Legacy | + | By July [[2796]] the Legacy Grasshopper was piloted by ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Sam Tanaka]] of the [[6th Sword of Light]] regiment, and as such took part in the [[Kentares Massacre]]. The repulsive war crime affected Tanaka to the point where he made a snap decision to hide a local girl in the ''Grasshopper'''s cockpit, despite realizing that he would be unable to save her life for more than a few days and still have to face the consequences, most likely court martial for treason.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Swords of Light and Darkness''</ref> |
| − | In April [[2830]] Cavaletta's | + | In April [[2830]] Cavaletta's handbuilt fluidic actuator turned up on [[Le Blanc]], allegedly salvaged "from an antique BattleMech used by the Draconis Combine's elite kamikaze warriors".<ref name=WiaN/> This suggests that Tanaka's Grasshopper—with or without Tanaka—was indeed later sent on one of the suicidal [[Chain Gang Missions]], presumably because of what Tanaka did. It remains unclear if the special fluidic actuator was reunited with the Legacy Grasshopper by sheer coincidence (it was going to be used in refurbishing a ''Grasshopper'' that may or may not have been the Legacy Grasshopper), or if it had a separate history from this point onward. |
| − | By [[2840]] it served with the [[Capellan Cuirassiers]], where its unique workmanship piqued the interest of the technical staff. Realizing that it may be one of the first ''Grasshopper''s ever built, Lantren Corporation offered a full factory overhaul in return for a chance to analyze how the machine had fared over sixty years of near-continual warfare, but frequent combat missions (and the resulting damage) delayed shipment until after the destruction of the Lantren Corporation factory in [[2843]], rendering the offer moot.<ref>''Fates and Fortunes''</ref> | + | By [[2840]] it served with the [[Capellan Cuirassiers]], where its unique workmanship piqued the interest of the technical staff. Realizing that it may be one of the first ''Grasshopper''s ever built, Lantren Corporation offered a full factory overhaul in return for a chance to analyze how the machine had fared over sixty years of near-continual warfare, but frequent combat missions (and the resulting damage) delayed shipment until after the destruction of the Lantren Corporation factory in [[2843]], rendering the offer moot.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Fates and Fortunes''</ref> |
Its fate over the next 130 years is undocumented. | Its fate over the next 130 years is undocumented. | ||
| − | In [[2973]] the Legacy | + | In [[2973]] the Legacy Grasshopper was found in the wreckage of a downed DropShip hidden under the desert sand on [[Kesai IV]], and subsequently adopted into the [[Witchwood Warriors]] [[mercenary unit]] (who were just raiding the planet) with its inexperienced finder.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''The Forgotten Places''</ref> |
| − | On 25 February [[3005]] the Legacy | + | On 25 February [[3005]] the Legacy Grasshopper was piloted by Leutnant [[Christiane Kühn]] of the [[17th Arcturan Guards]] as they were attacking [[Kalidasa]] in the [[Free Worlds League]]. A laser hit to the head killed Lt. Kühn and partially melted the headrest. The defending [[Silver Hawks Coalition]] forces salvaged the 'Mech at the local [[Kali-Yama]] factory annex and assigned it to Sergeant [[Virgil Armstrong|Virgil "Verge" Armstrong]] of [[Panther Assault Group]]. It was downed and Armstrong wounded in battle on 1 March, but he had grown fond of the 'Mech, having named it "Trash", and decided to repair and keep it.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''One Man's Trash''</ref> |
| − | It was apparently reclaimed by [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces later as combat salvage prior to or during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. After spending a decade in a salvage yard on [[Hesperus II]] it was refurbished and upgraded with prototype cutting-edge technology lasers, and assigned to Hauptmann [[Miles Shelley]] in late [[3038]] when he was given command of the [[Third Lyran Guards]] RCT's [[Lightning Company]]. Shelley put it to good use in the [[War of 3039]] during heavy city fighting on [[Vega]].<ref>''Lightning Strike''</ref> | + | It was apparently reclaimed by [[Lyran Commonwealth]] forces later as combat salvage prior to or during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. After spending a decade in a salvage yard on [[Hesperus II]] it was refurbished and upgraded with prototype cutting-edge technology lasers, and assigned to Hauptmann [[Miles Shelley]] in late [[3038]] when he was given command of the [[Third Lyran Guards]] RCT's [[Lightning Company]]. Shelley put it to good use in the [[War of 3039]] during heavy city fighting on [[Vega]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Lightning Strike''</ref> |
| − | Within the Third Lyran Guards the ''Grasshopper'' would later be assigned to [[Sigland Idleson]], and she took it with her following a dishonorable discharge. By [[3049]] Idleson was in command of the [[Idle Hands]] mercenary lance. After abandoning her lance to die in a botched raid, she retired to [[Erewhon]] with the 'Mech to settle down as a farmer. Shortly afterwards the planet was overrun by [[Clan Jade Falcon]], who captured her, made her a [[bondsman]] in the technician caste, and assigned her to one merchant captain Mattox. Idleson convinced Mattox to release her back to her farm and husband on Erewhon in return for her help in some shady but profitable projects, one of which implicitly included selling the ''Grasshopper'' in the Inner Sphere.<ref>''Choices and Chances''</ref> | + | Within the Third Lyran Guards the ''Grasshopper'' would later be assigned to [[Sigland Idleson]], and she took it with her following a dishonorable discharge. By [[3049]] Idleson was in command of the [[Idle Hands]] mercenary lance. After abandoning her lance to die in a botched raid, she retired to [[Erewhon]] with the 'Mech to settle down as a farmer. Shortly afterwards the planet was overrun by [[Clan Jade Falcon]], who captured her, made her a [[bondsman]] in the technician caste, and assigned her to one merchant captain Mattox. Idleson convinced Mattox to release her back to her farm and husband on Erewhon in return for her help in some shady but profitable projects, one of which implicitly included selling the ''Grasshopper'' in the Inner Sphere.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Choices and Chances''</ref> |
| − | The Legacy | + | The Legacy Grasshopper's next owner was the (unnamed) aunt of Hauptmann [[Philip Giacomo]], who purchased it from "a discreet merchant". She passed on the Jade Falcon front and bequeathed the 'Mech to Giacomo's niece, who was still attending [[Nagelring Academy]], yet entrusted it to Giacomo in the meantime, stating she trusted him to maintain it more than a storage facility. When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] usurped the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and recalled Lyran units into the [[Lyran Alliance]] in [[3057]], Philip Giacomo (and the ''Grasshopper'' with him) was among the FedCom defenders who decided to remain behind on their posting world of [[Tsingtao]] and wage a guerrilla war against the [[Capellan Confederation]], who was quick to reclaim the world, in [[3058]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''The Third Pillar''</ref> |
| − | The cover image of the ''Legacy'' anthology book was reused from ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''. The ''Grasshopper'' depicted there is shown in combat bearing the insignia of [[Burton's Brigade]], a mercenary unit that was formed in 3057. If it is assumed to be the Legacy | + | The cover image of the ''Legacy'' anthology book was reused from ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''. The ''Grasshopper'' depicted there is shown in combat bearing the insignia of [[Burton's Brigade]], a mercenary unit that was formed in 3057. If it is assumed to be the Legacy Grasshopper, this would be a scene after the 3058 operation on Tsingtao and prior to the demise of Burton's Brigade in [[3067]]; during this time, the unit fought on [[Hall]] for Count [[Radcliffe McNally]] and later his estate, in [[Elly Burton]]'s ultimately ill-fated war against [[William Baranov]]. |
| − | Partaking in [[Task Force Serpent]] as part of [[MacLeod's Regiment]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Legacy | + | Partaking in [[Task Force Serpent]] as part of [[MacLeod's Regiment]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], the Legacy Grasshopper saw combat against [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[ProtoMech]]s on [[Huntress]] in [[3060]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Earthbound''</ref> The 'Mech fought in the initial assault on Pahn, and against the Smoke Jaguar counterattack to the factory where he encountered and defeated the last known active Jaguar [[ProtoMech]], a ''[[Roc]]'' piloted by one [[Ean]]. |
| − | Around this time, [[Barr Benfico]] served as its tech. At one point, a faulty hydraulics seal gave out in the middle of a firefight; the ''Grasshopper'' went down hard and the battle took a turn for the worse, with several other 'Mechs downed and people killed. No time, place or further context was given for this battle. Barr Benfico was subsequently cashiered. Back in the Inner Sphere by [[3063]], the (unnamed) pilot went rogue in the [[FedCom Civil War]] on [[Newtown Square]] and began to wage a private war against both sides. Barr Benfico, now a professional scavenger who had not seen the Legacy | + | Around this time, [[Barr Benfico]] served as its tech. At one point, a faulty hydraulics seal gave out in the middle of a firefight; the ''Grasshopper'' went down hard and the battle took a turn for the worse, with several other 'Mechs downed and people killed. No time, place or further context was given for this battle. Barr Benfico was subsequently cashiered. Back in the Inner Sphere by [[3063]], the (unnamed) pilot went rogue in the [[FedCom Civil War]] on [[Newtown Square]] and began to wage a private war against both sides. Barr Benfico, now a professional scavenger who had not seen the Legacy Grasshopper for some years, recognized it the during a battlefield enounter, helped the pilot (a young woman) out of a dangerous situation, but suffered fatal injuries shortly afterwards.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Underfoot''</ref> |
| − | By 12 March [[3078]] the Legacy | + | By 12 March [[3078]] the Legacy Grasshopper, having been claimed as salvage and refurbished once again, was piloted by ''Tai-i'' [[Shintaro Gustavson]] of the [[Seventeenth Benjamin Regulars]]. Despite the refit, it was described as a wreck from centuries of rebuilds, juryrigged repairs and bypasses. It was deployed in the recapture of [[Bryant]] from the [[Word of Blake]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''Homecoming''</ref> Immediately after the conclusion of the Bryant battle, it was part of a shipment of supplies from Combine forces to [[Stone's Lament]] on [[Terra]], and on 1 September 3078 was assigned to [[Nathan Trivedi]] of Third Battalion, as a replacement for his lost ''[[Victor]]''. A doctoral candidate in history, working on a thesis about military technology, Trivedi was intrigued by the ancient 'Mech (which he realized must be one of the very first ''Grasshopper''s ever built), and by the thirty or so names of previous pilots etched into a cockpit bulkhead. He piloted the ''Grasshopper'' in the final battles on Terra, and was pivotal in the destruction of at least one ''[[Omega (BattleMech)|Omega]]''. Afterwards, Trivedi suggested the heavily damaged 'Mech should not be repaired, but be put in a museum instead.<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - ''End of the Road''</ref> |
| − | The Legacy | + | The Legacy Grasshopper was decommissioned in [[3083]] as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s [[Military Materiel Redemption Program]], and scrapped; only its bulkhead with the names of pilots and other dates inscribed was kept in the Bovington Tank and BattleMech Museum in London, Terra. Lucia Cavaletta's fluidic actuator, meanwhile, continued to serve as a component on an [[AgroMech]] on Bryant past [[3090]].<ref>''Legacy'' anthology - Epilogue (''Where Legends Come to Rest'')</ref> |
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