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− | | othernames = Badicus the Bold, Bonnie Badicus <ref> | + | | othernames = Badicus the Bold, Bonnie Badicus<ref>''Main Event'', p. 102</ref> |
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'''Badicus O'Shea''' is a mercenary known for being a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] in the mercenary company, The [[Black Thorns]]. | '''Badicus O'Shea''' is a mercenary known for being a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] in the mercenary company, The [[Black Thorns]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early Career=== | ===Early Career=== | ||
− | Badicus was a competitor on [[Solaris]], fighting in minor arenas outside [[Solaris City]] from [[3051]] through early [[3053]]. In March [[3053]], he joined [[Carstairs Stables]], competing for them through [[3054]].<ref name=FC>''First Chair''</ref><ref> | + | Badicus was a competitor on [[Solaris]], fighting in minor arenas outside [[Solaris City]] from [[3051]] through early [[3053]]. In March [[3053]], he joined [[Carstairs Stables]], competing for them through [[3054]].<ref name=FC>''First Chair''</ref><ref>''Main Event'', pp. 107–110</ref> He wound up joining the [[Black Thorns]] during their formation in order to accompany another MechWarrior, [[Esmeralda]].<ref>''Main Event'', p. 150</ref> |
===Black Thorns=== | ===Black Thorns=== | ||
− | Badicus was assigned a ''[[Shadowhawk]]'' <ref> | + | Badicus was assigned a ''[[Shadowhawk]]''<ref>''Main Event'', p. 150</ref> during the operations on [[Borghese]], serving in the battle lance under Esmeralda.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 195</ref> He survived the fighting there against the [[Preservationists]] and against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] but was injured early in the fighting.<ref>''Main Event'', pp. 292–293</ref> |
===Courchevel=== | ===Courchevel=== | ||
− | O'Shea fought | + | O'Shea fought with the Black Thorns on [[Courchevel]] during a raid against [[Clan Nova Cat]] in [[3057]].<ref>''D.R.T.'', pp. 160–204</ref> O'Shea was still in battle lance but in a ''[[Warhammer]]''.<ref>''D.R.T.'', p. 114</ref> |
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
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* ''[[Main Event]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Main Event]]'' (novel) | ||
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[[Category:Solaris Games Characters|O'Shea,Badicus]] | [[Category:Solaris Games Characters|O'Shea,Badicus]] | ||
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|O'Shea, Badicus]] | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|O'Shea, Badicus]] | ||
[[Category:Solaris Games MechWarriors|O'Shea, Badicus]] | [[Category:Solaris Games MechWarriors|O'Shea, Badicus]] |
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Badicus O'Shea | |
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Personal | |
Also known as | Badicus the Bold, Bonnie Badicus[1] |
Died | 28 July 3057[2] |
Affiliation | Black Thorns |
Career | |
Profession | Arena Gladiator Mercenary |
Badicus O'Shea is a mercenary known for being a MechWarrior in the mercenary company, The Black Thorns.
Contents
History
Early Career
Badicus was a competitor on Solaris, fighting in minor arenas outside Solaris City from 3051 through early 3053. In March 3053, he joined Carstairs Stables, competing for them through 3054.[3][4] He wound up joining the Black Thorns during their formation in order to accompany another MechWarrior, Esmeralda.[5]
Black Thorns
Badicus was assigned a Shadowhawk[6] during the operations on Borghese, serving in the battle lance under Esmeralda.[7] He survived the fighting there against the Preservationists and against Clan Jade Falcon but was injured early in the fighting.[8]
Courchevel
O'Shea fought with the Black Thorns on Courchevel during a raid against Clan Nova Cat in 3057.[9] O'Shea was still in battle lance but in a Warhammer.[10]
Death
O'Shea died in combat against Clan Nova Cat.[2]
Personality and Traits
In his early Solaris years, O'Shea was a charming, if rough, man. He was boastful, but a dependable leader in times of danger. He developed a reputation for damaging drinking establishments.[3]
BattleMechs
In the Solaris season starting in March 3053, for Carstairs Stables, O'Shea was to pilot a battered Commando. In the first fight of the season, O'Shea instead piloted the Wolf Trap intended for Henry Shayne.[3]
- Shadowhawk
- Warhammer
References
Bibliography
- D.R.T. (novel)
- First Chair (in: BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction)
- Main Event (novel)