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Line 13: | children = | children = }} }} − '''Angela Franks''' was a celebrated citizen of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Making a name for herself as a [[Holovid]] star, the '''Black Pearl''' as her fans called her made the surprising decision to join the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and rose through the ranks based on her skills as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]. Her death on the planet [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] against the [[Draconis Combine]] would go on to become the stuff of legends and debate for centuries. − ==History== + '''Angela Franks''' (b. ???? - d. [[2863]]) was a celebrated citizen of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Making a name for herself as a [[Holovid]] star, the '''Black Pearl''' as her fans called her made the surprising decision to join the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and rose through the ranks based on her skills as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]. Her death on the planet [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] against the [[Draconis Combine]] would go on to become the stuff of legends and debate for centuries. + + ==Biography== ===Early History=== ===Early History=== − Angela Franks was born into a wealthy merchant family on [[Donegal]] and pursued an early career as an actress. Her great beauty - an inherited trait from her Nigerian and Black American ancestors - and skill as an actress earned her wide acclaim and her sobriquet from adoring fans across the Commonwealth. The "Black Pearl" was also a patriot, participating in many bond drives to raise money for the war effort. However, Angela felt that her current efforts were not enough, and in [[2853]] made the surprising decision to apply to the [[Sanglamore|Sanglamore Military Academy]]. Many of her fans assumed this to be a publicity stunt, to help bring more attention to her funding drives, but as she worked her way through Sanglamore and began training to become a 'Mech pilot, any doubts as to her authentic desires vanished.<ref name=HSTLC65>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 65</ref> + Angela Franks was born into a wealthy merchant family on [[Donegal]] and pursued an early career as an actress. Her great beauty - an inherited trait from her Nigerian and Black American ancestors - and skill as an actress earned her wide acclaim and her sobriquet from adoring fans across the Commonwealth. The "Black Pearl" was also a patriot, participating in many bond drives to raise money for the war effort. However, Angela felt that her current efforts were not enough, and in [[2853]] made the surprising decision to apply to the [[Sanglamore|Sanglamore Military Academy]]. Many of her fans assumed this to be a publicity stunt, to help bring more attention to her fund drives, but as she worked her way through Sanglamore and began training to become a 'Mech pilot, any doubts as to her authentic desires vanished.<ref name=HSTLC65>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 65</ref> Upon graduation, Angela was given a posting to [[The Stealths]] in one of their scout [[lance]]s. With her skills and battlefield acumen, she continued to rise through the ranks, never once using her fame to her advantage and with little patience for those who treated her as anything other than another soldier. Her successful capture of a Combine ''[[BattleMaster]]'' helped her win the command of the Stealth's heavy [[battalion]], and many assumed the Lieutenant-Colonel was next in line to take over the [[regiment]] after [[Colonel]] [[Raymond Winfield]] retired.<ref name=HSTLC65/> Upon graduation, Angela was given a posting to [[The Stealths]] in one of their scout [[lance]]s. With her skills and battlefield acumen, she continued to rise through the ranks, never once using her fame to her advantage and with little patience for those who treated her as anything other than another soldier. Her successful capture of a Combine ''[[BattleMaster]]'' helped her win the command of the Stealth's heavy [[battalion]], and many assumed the Lieutenant-Colonel was next in line to take over the [[regiment]] after [[Colonel]] [[Raymond Winfield]] retired.<ref name=HSTLC65/> ===Last Stand on Sakhalin=== ===Last Stand on Sakhalin=== − In late [[2860]], the Draconis Combine invaded and took control of Sakhalin, putting the Commonwealth in a dangerous position as it found its front line suddenly split in two. High Command responded in 2863 by counterinvading with three 'Mech regiments, one of which was the Stealths. Although making good use of their traditional hit-and-run tactics for most of the campaign, the Stealths ran into trouble one early morning in October that year when the leading light battalions, moving through a fog-swept valley, ran head-first into a Combine assault battalion. As it happened, the Stealths were accompanied by a holovid news crew from the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]], which would capture the following events on camera.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HSTLC66>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 66</ref><ref name=HHS44>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 44</ref> + In late [[2860]], the Draconis Combine invaded and took control of Sakhalin, putting the Commonwealth in a dangerous position as it found its front line suddenly split in two. High Command responded in 2863 by counter-invading with three 'Mech regiments, one of which was the Stealths. Although making good use of their traditional hit-and-run tactics for most of the campaign, the Stealths ran into trouble one early morning in October that year when the leading light battalions, moving through a fog-swept valley, ran head-first into a Combine assault battalion. As it happened, the Stealths were accompanied by a holovid news crew from the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]], which would capture the following events on camera.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HSTLC66>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 66</ref><ref name=HHS44>''Handbook: House Stiner'', p. 44</ref> Taking a severe mauling, the Stealths' lighter 'Mechs were attempting to fall back but could not disengage from the fighting. Coming in from the west, Lieutenant-Colonel Franks and her battalion finally caught up to the fighting and, surveying the battlefield before her, the Black Pearl ordered her unit to charge into the fray. As the two heavyweight units clashed, churning the ground into mud and knocking over trees in their brawling, the survivors of the light battalions saw their chance to escape and withdrew under the covering fire of Franks and her unit.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> Taking a severe mauling, the Stealths' lighter 'Mechs were attempting to fall back but could not disengage from the fighting. Coming in from the west, Lieutenant-Colonel Franks and her battalion finally caught up to the fighting and, surveying the battlefield before her, the Black Pearl ordered her unit to charge into the fray. As the two heavyweight units clashed, churning the ground into mud and knocking over trees in their brawling, the survivors of the light battalions saw their chance to escape and withdrew under the covering fire of Franks and her unit.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> − Franks and her unit continued to hold off the Combine forces from pursuing their wounded comrades, with the lieutenant-colonel herself positioning her 'Mech in a clearing so as to draw enemy fire. In the wake of a missile barrage which left her shrouded in smoke, Franks' weapons fell silent until finally she emerged, her 'Mech pockmarked with battle damaged but its arms raised defiantly in challenge. Like a scene taken straight from a holovid, the fighting around Franks died down, as if both sides sensed something important were about to happen. A Combine ''[[Marauder]]'' approached, but in seconds was disabled with its legs destroyed by unerringly accurate fire from Franks. Incensed by this, the rest of the assault battalion opened fire on Franks, creating a hellstorm of weapons fire which again shrouded her 'Mech in smoke.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> + Franks and her unit continued to hold off the Combine forces from pursuing their wounded comrades, with the lieutenant-colonel herself positioning her 'Mech in a clearing so as to draw enemy fire. In the wake of a missile barrage which left her shrouded in smoke, Franks' weapons fell silent until finally she emerged, her 'Mech pockmarked with battle damaged but it's arms raised defiantly in challenge. Like a scene taken straight from a holovid, the fighting around Franks died down, as if both sides sensed something important were about to happen. A Combine ''[[Marauder]]'' approached, but in seconds was disabled with its legs destroyed by unerringly accurate fire from Franks. Incensed by this, the rest of the assault battalion opened fire on Franks, creating a hellstorm of weapons fire which again shrouded her 'Mech in smoke.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> When the dust cleared, Franks' ''BattleMaster'' was still standing but severely damaged and decapitated. Its pilot surely dead, the Combine battalion commander approached closer to the ruined ''BattleMaster'', standing in front of it in his ''[[Warhammer]]''. Suddenly, the three surviving torso lasers on the ''BattleMaster'' fired straight into the [[cockpit]] of the ''Warhammer'', killing the commander and knocking his 'Mech to the ground. Stunned disbelief gave way to fury as the rest of the Combine battalion focused their full attention on Franks' 'Mech - shooting it, tearing it apart and stomping the pieces into the ground to make sure it was dead - as the rest of the Stealths used to opportunity to fall back to safety.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> When the dust cleared, Franks' ''BattleMaster'' was still standing but severely damaged and decapitated. Its pilot surely dead, the Combine battalion commander approached closer to the ruined ''BattleMaster'', standing in front of it in his ''[[Warhammer]]''. Suddenly, the three surviving torso lasers on the ''BattleMaster'' fired straight into the [[cockpit]] of the ''Warhammer'', killing the commander and knocking his 'Mech to the ground. Stunned disbelief gave way to fury as the rest of the Combine battalion focused their full attention on Franks' 'Mech - shooting it, tearing it apart and stomping the pieces into the ground to make sure it was dead - as the rest of the Stealths used to opportunity to fall back to safety.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> Line 33:
Line 34: ==Marriage and family== ==Marriage and family== − Angela Franks is known to have had at least one child, as a descendant of hers, [[Cynthia Franks]], would rise to become a [[Lieutenant-General]] in the LCAF and be appointed as one of the commanders to the [[Royal New Capetown Military Academy]] in an effort to combat racism on campus.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 125</ref> + Angela Franks is known to have at least one offspring, as a descendent of hers, [[Cythia Franks]], who would rise to become a [[Lieutenant-General]] in the LCAF and be appointed as one of the commanders to the [[Royal New Capetown Military Academy]] in an effort to combat racism on campus.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 125</ref> ==BattleMechs== ==BattleMechs== For the latter part of her career, Angela Franks piloted a ''[[BattleMaster]]'' that she herself had disabled and claimed as salvage. During the fight on Sakhalin it was painted gleaming black with a score of kill markers on the left shin.<ref name=HHS44/> For the latter part of her career, Angela Franks piloted a ''[[BattleMaster]]'' that she herself had disabled and claimed as salvage. During the fight on Sakhalin it was painted gleaming black with a score of kill markers on the left shin.<ref name=HHS44/> − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Angela Franks HSTLC.jpg|Original Angela Franks portrait from ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)|House Steiner]]'' − Angela Franks HBHS.jpg|Angela Franks from ''[[Handbook: House Steiner|HB: House Steiner]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 48:
Line 43: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' + * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' − * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' + * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]' − [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Franks, Angela]] [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Franks, Angela]] − [[Category: Notable BattleMaster Pilots|Franks, Angela]]
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| − | == | + | '''Angela Franks''' (b. ???? - d. [[2863]]) was a celebrated citizen of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Making a name for herself as a [[Holovid]] star, the '''Black Pearl''' as her fans called her made the surprising decision to join the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and rose through the ranks based on her skills as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]. Her death on the planet [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] against the [[Draconis Combine]] would go on to become the stuff of legends and debate for centuries. |
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===Early History=== | ===Early History=== | ||
| − | Angela Franks was born into a wealthy merchant family on [[Donegal]] and pursued an early career as an actress. Her great beauty - an inherited trait from her Nigerian and Black American ancestors - and skill as an actress earned her wide acclaim and her sobriquet from adoring fans across the Commonwealth. The "Black Pearl" was also a patriot, participating in many bond drives to raise money for the war effort. However, Angela felt that her current efforts were not enough, and in [[2853]] made the surprising decision to apply to the [[Sanglamore|Sanglamore Military Academy]]. Many of her fans assumed this to be a publicity stunt, to help bring more attention to her | + | Angela Franks was born into a wealthy merchant family on [[Donegal]] and pursued an early career as an actress. Her great beauty - an inherited trait from her Nigerian and Black American ancestors - and skill as an actress earned her wide acclaim and her sobriquet from adoring fans across the Commonwealth. The "Black Pearl" was also a patriot, participating in many bond drives to raise money for the war effort. However, Angela felt that her current efforts were not enough, and in [[2853]] made the surprising decision to apply to the [[Sanglamore|Sanglamore Military Academy]]. Many of her fans assumed this to be a publicity stunt, to help bring more attention to her fund drives, but as she worked her way through Sanglamore and began training to become a 'Mech pilot, any doubts as to her authentic desires vanished.<ref name=HSTLC65>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 65</ref> |
Upon graduation, Angela was given a posting to [[The Stealths]] in one of their scout [[lance]]s. With her skills and battlefield acumen, she continued to rise through the ranks, never once using her fame to her advantage and with little patience for those who treated her as anything other than another soldier. Her successful capture of a Combine ''[[BattleMaster]]'' helped her win the command of the Stealth's heavy [[battalion]], and many assumed the Lieutenant-Colonel was next in line to take over the [[regiment]] after [[Colonel]] [[Raymond Winfield]] retired.<ref name=HSTLC65/> | Upon graduation, Angela was given a posting to [[The Stealths]] in one of their scout [[lance]]s. With her skills and battlefield acumen, she continued to rise through the ranks, never once using her fame to her advantage and with little patience for those who treated her as anything other than another soldier. Her successful capture of a Combine ''[[BattleMaster]]'' helped her win the command of the Stealth's heavy [[battalion]], and many assumed the Lieutenant-Colonel was next in line to take over the [[regiment]] after [[Colonel]] [[Raymond Winfield]] retired.<ref name=HSTLC65/> | ||
===Last Stand on Sakhalin=== | ===Last Stand on Sakhalin=== | ||
| − | In late [[2860]], the Draconis Combine invaded and took control of Sakhalin, putting the Commonwealth in a dangerous position as it found its front line suddenly split in two. High Command responded in 2863 by | + | In late [[2860]], the Draconis Combine invaded and took control of Sakhalin, putting the Commonwealth in a dangerous position as it found its front line suddenly split in two. High Command responded in 2863 by counter-invading with three 'Mech regiments, one of which was the Stealths. Although making good use of their traditional hit-and-run tactics for most of the campaign, the Stealths ran into trouble one early morning in October that year when the leading light battalions, moving through a fog-swept valley, ran head-first into a Combine assault battalion. As it happened, the Stealths were accompanied by a holovid news crew from the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]], which would capture the following events on camera.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HSTLC66>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 66</ref><ref name=HHS44>''Handbook: House Stiner'', p. 44</ref> |
Taking a severe mauling, the Stealths' lighter 'Mechs were attempting to fall back but could not disengage from the fighting. Coming in from the west, Lieutenant-Colonel Franks and her battalion finally caught up to the fighting and, surveying the battlefield before her, the Black Pearl ordered her unit to charge into the fray. As the two heavyweight units clashed, churning the ground into mud and knocking over trees in their brawling, the survivors of the light battalions saw their chance to escape and withdrew under the covering fire of Franks and her unit.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> | Taking a severe mauling, the Stealths' lighter 'Mechs were attempting to fall back but could not disengage from the fighting. Coming in from the west, Lieutenant-Colonel Franks and her battalion finally caught up to the fighting and, surveying the battlefield before her, the Black Pearl ordered her unit to charge into the fray. As the two heavyweight units clashed, churning the ground into mud and knocking over trees in their brawling, the survivors of the light battalions saw their chance to escape and withdrew under the covering fire of Franks and her unit.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> | ||
| − | Franks and her unit continued to hold off the Combine forces from pursuing their wounded comrades, with the lieutenant-colonel herself positioning her 'Mech in a clearing so as to draw enemy fire. In the wake of a missile barrage which left her shrouded in smoke, Franks' weapons fell silent until finally she emerged, her 'Mech pockmarked with battle damaged but | + | Franks and her unit continued to hold off the Combine forces from pursuing their wounded comrades, with the lieutenant-colonel herself positioning her 'Mech in a clearing so as to draw enemy fire. In the wake of a missile barrage which left her shrouded in smoke, Franks' weapons fell silent until finally she emerged, her 'Mech pockmarked with battle damaged but it's arms raised defiantly in challenge. Like a scene taken straight from a holovid, the fighting around Franks died down, as if both sides sensed something important were about to happen. A Combine ''[[Marauder]]'' approached, but in seconds was disabled with its legs destroyed by unerringly accurate fire from Franks. Incensed by this, the rest of the assault battalion opened fire on Franks, creating a hellstorm of weapons fire which again shrouded her 'Mech in smoke.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> |
When the dust cleared, Franks' ''BattleMaster'' was still standing but severely damaged and decapitated. Its pilot surely dead, the Combine battalion commander approached closer to the ruined ''BattleMaster'', standing in front of it in his ''[[Warhammer]]''. Suddenly, the three surviving torso lasers on the ''BattleMaster'' fired straight into the [[cockpit]] of the ''Warhammer'', killing the commander and knocking his 'Mech to the ground. Stunned disbelief gave way to fury as the rest of the Combine battalion focused their full attention on Franks' 'Mech - shooting it, tearing it apart and stomping the pieces into the ground to make sure it was dead - as the rest of the Stealths used to opportunity to fall back to safety.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> | When the dust cleared, Franks' ''BattleMaster'' was still standing but severely damaged and decapitated. Its pilot surely dead, the Combine battalion commander approached closer to the ruined ''BattleMaster'', standing in front of it in his ''[[Warhammer]]''. Suddenly, the three surviving torso lasers on the ''BattleMaster'' fired straight into the [[cockpit]] of the ''Warhammer'', killing the commander and knocking his 'Mech to the ground. Stunned disbelief gave way to fury as the rest of the Combine battalion focused their full attention on Franks' 'Mech - shooting it, tearing it apart and stomping the pieces into the ground to make sure it was dead - as the rest of the Stealths used to opportunity to fall back to safety.<ref name=HSTLC65/><ref name=HHS44/> | ||
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==Marriage and family== | ==Marriage and family== | ||
| − | Angela Franks is known to have | + | Angela Franks is known to have at least one offspring, as a descendent of hers, [[Cythia Franks]], who would rise to become a [[Lieutenant-General]] in the LCAF and be appointed as one of the commanders to the [[Royal New Capetown Military Academy]] in an effort to combat racism on campus.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 125</ref> |
==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
For the latter part of her career, Angela Franks piloted a ''[[BattleMaster]]'' that she herself had disabled and claimed as salvage. During the fight on Sakhalin it was painted gleaming black with a score of kill markers on the left shin.<ref name=HHS44/> | For the latter part of her career, Angela Franks piloted a ''[[BattleMaster]]'' that she herself had disabled and claimed as salvage. During the fight on Sakhalin it was painted gleaming black with a score of kill markers on the left shin.<ref name=HHS44/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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