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'''Anton Shadd''' (born ???? &ndash; died 3028) was an officer with [[Wolf's Dragoons]].<ref name=WPc13>''Wolf Pack'', Ch.13</ref>
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Captain '''Anton Shadd''' was an officer with [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and member of the [[Seventh Kommando]].<ref name=WOTBc42>''Wolves on the Border'', ch. 42</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
When Wolf's Dragoons found themselves suddenly fighting an intense and taxing shadow war against their own employer for the second time, Jaime Wolf enacted a contingency plan that had been developed after the experience with Anton Marik. In a suicide mission, a small group of dedicated Dragoon soldiers and technicians fought their way into a [[HPG]] compound in Cerant, An Ting, on the night of January 3, 3028, and sent a coded message to the scattered Dragoon forces, ordering them to withdraw and regroup on the ice planet [[Misery]].<ref>''Wolf Pack''</ref>
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While after his death, Anton Shadd was thought by [[ComStar]] researchers to be a [[lieutenant]]<ref name=BTp38>''BattleTroops'', p. 38: "Race Against Time"</ref> who commanded only Fourth Platoon (Shadow Platoon, Black Wolf), Motorized Infantry (Laser) of the Seventh Kommando,<ref name=WDSB>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 87</ref> he was in fact a captain who was the overall commander of Seventh Kommando.<ref name=WOTBc36/>
  
Four 7-man squads from the [[An Ting Civilian Guidance Corps]], and eventually an elite Kurita Civilian "Volunteer" Squad and a ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' 'Mech, attempted to retake the [[HPG]] building without inflicting too much damage.<ref name=BTp38>''Battletroops'', p. 38 "Race Against Time"</ref>
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ComStar intelligence as of [[3030]] also suggested Shadd had participated in actions on [[Galtor]], [[Ozawa]], [[Niles]], [[Robinson]], [[Bettendorf]], and [[New Avalon]], though the accuracy of those reports was uncertain.<ref name=WDSB/>
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===Death===
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Anton Shadd was with the Dragoons on [[An Ting]] in January [[3028]], when their then employers the [[Draconis Combine]] turned against them. On 2 January, Shadd was involved in a fight with a hostile Kuritan crowd protesting outside of the Dragoons' headquarters, killing a woman who was attempting to stab [[Jaime Wolf]] with a flying kick.<ref name=WOTBc36/>
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The next day Wolf ordered Shadd to enact "Contingency Plan Mohammed," a plan that had been developed after the experience with [[Anton Marik]], which involved a raid on the [[HPG]] compound in Cerant in order to send a message to the scattered Dragoon forces ordering them to withdraw and regroup on the ice planet [[Misery]].<ref name=WOTBc43>''Wolves on the Border'', ch. 43</ref><ref name=BTp38/>
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This was ultimately a suicide mission, as the small group of dedicated Dragoon soldiers and technicians who, with Shadd, had fought their way into the HPG compound, were killed after their message was sent by Draconis Combine troops (including four 7-man squads from the An Ting [[Civilian Guidance Corps]], an elite Kurita Civilian "Volunteer" Squad and a ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'' 'Mech).<ref name=WOTBc42/><ref name=BTp38/>
  
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
Shadd would be remembered by the Dragoons by choosing his name to be one of the [[Honornames]].<ref name=WPc13/>
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The Dragoons would honor Jaime Wolf's promise to Shadd shortly before his death that he would be "remembered in the Halls,"<ref name=WOTBc43/> by choosing his name to be one of their [[Honornames]],<ref name=WPc13>''Wolf Pack'', ch. 13</ref> as well as by often recalling his exploits.<ref name=Feral>''Feral''</ref><ref name=SBWB>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 78</ref><ref name=LDZ>''Tales of the Jihad: the Last Day of Zeta''</ref>
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==Personal Appearance==
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Shortly before his death in 3028, Anton Shadd was a compact muscular man with large scarred hands.<ref name=WOTBc36>''Wolves on the Border'', ch. 36</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[BattleTroops (Rulebook)]]''
 
* ''[[BattleTroops (Rulebook)]]''
* ''[[Wolf Pack]]''
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* ''[[Feral]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
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* ''[[Tales of the Jihad: the Last Day of Zeta]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Wolf Pack]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]''
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* ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' (novel)
  
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[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Shadd, Anton]]
 
[[Category:Wolf's Dragoons Characters|Shadd, Anton]]

Latest revision as of 23:08, 18 July 2023

Anton Shadd
Personal
Died3 January 3028
AffiliationWolf's Dragoons
Career
RankCaptain
ProfessionInfantry

Captain Anton Shadd was an officer with Wolf's Dragoons and member of the Seventh Kommando.[1]

History[edit]

While after his death, Anton Shadd was thought by ComStar researchers to be a lieutenant[2] who commanded only Fourth Platoon (Shadow Platoon, Black Wolf), Motorized Infantry (Laser) of the Seventh Kommando,[3] he was in fact a captain who was the overall commander of Seventh Kommando.[4]

ComStar intelligence as of 3030 also suggested Shadd had participated in actions on Galtor, Ozawa, Niles, Robinson, Bettendorf, and New Avalon, though the accuracy of those reports was uncertain.[3]

Death[edit]

Anton Shadd was with the Dragoons on An Ting in January 3028, when their then employers the Draconis Combine turned against them. On 2 January, Shadd was involved in a fight with a hostile Kuritan crowd protesting outside of the Dragoons' headquarters, killing a woman who was attempting to stab Jaime Wolf with a flying kick.[4]

The next day Wolf ordered Shadd to enact "Contingency Plan Mohammed," a plan that had been developed after the experience with Anton Marik, which involved a raid on the HPG compound in Cerant in order to send a message to the scattered Dragoon forces ordering them to withdraw and regroup on the ice planet Misery.[5][2]

This was ultimately a suicide mission, as the small group of dedicated Dragoon soldiers and technicians who, with Shadd, had fought their way into the HPG compound, were killed after their message was sent by Draconis Combine troops (including four 7-man squads from the An Ting Civilian Guidance Corps, an elite Kurita Civilian "Volunteer" Squad and a Vulcan 'Mech).[1][2]

Legacy[edit]

The Dragoons would honor Jaime Wolf's promise to Shadd shortly before his death that he would be "remembered in the Halls,"[5] by choosing his name to be one of their Honornames,[6] as well as by often recalling his exploits.[7][8][9]

Personal Appearance[edit]

Shortly before his death in 3028, Anton Shadd was a compact muscular man with large scarred hands.[4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wolves on the Border, ch. 42
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 BattleTroops, p. 38: "Race Against Time"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 87
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wolves on the Border, ch. 36
  5. 5.0 5.1 Wolves on the Border, ch. 43
  6. Wolf Pack, ch. 13
  7. Feral
  8. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 78
  9. Tales of the Jihad: the Last Day of Zeta

Bibliography[edit]