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'''Bolin''' was a [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[Elemental]] known best for his questionable bravado in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].
  
'''Bolin''' (born [[30??]]- died [[30??]]) was a Smoke Jaguar [[Elemental]] who fought in the [[Battle of Tukayyid]].
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==History==
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Bolin was a member of the [[Sixth Jaguar Dragoons]], and as such took part in [[Operation REVIVAL]]. In May of [[3052]], his unit had the honor of being the first to land on [[Tukayyid]], making an orbital drop over the Dinju Heights in an effort to surprise the defending [[Com Guards]] and secure a landing zone. Warrior Bolin waited longer than the others in his unit to slow his fall; he wanted the honor of being the first Clan warrior to set foot on the battlefield, even if it killed him. Bolin waited too long, as it turned out, despite the long burn he gave his battlesuit's jump jets. The trees he smashed through in the final few meters were not nearly enough to have any meaningful effect as he hit the surface well ahead of his fellow warriors. He was not killed by the impact, but his spinal cord was severed, his legs were shattered, and he was briefly knocked unconscious.<ref name=T30>''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'' p. 30</ref>
  
==Personal History==
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Thanks to his [[Battle armor]]'s trauma subsystems that supplied him with painkillers and combat drugs, the ambitious Bolin quickly woke up and was still sufficiently combat effective to fire the first shot of the battle, though he missed the Com Guard ''[[Guillotine]]'' at which he was aiming.<ref name=T30/>
Bolin was a [[Trueborn]] of Clan Smoke Jaguar. He was a member of the [[Sixth Jaguar Dragoons]], and part of [[Operation Revival]]. In May of [[3052]], his unit was the first to land on planet [[Tukayyid]], and made a hot-drop over ''Dinju Heights'', Bolin with them.
 
When the planetary surface was visible, Bolin had an idea, and waited more than the others to activate his jump jets; he wanted to obtain the honor of being the first Clan warrior to set foot on the decisive battlefield... even if it killed him. Bolin awaited too much, and even the long burning, or the luck to fall over trees, were enough to kill his velocity, and the impact against the ground was devastating for him.<ref>''Tukayyid (scenario pack'' p. 30</ref>
 
It was only thanks to his [[Battle armor]]'s medical systems than he wake up, but he had the spinal cord severed and both legs shattered. Determined to obtain too the honor of firing the first shot, Bolin leveled himself over a elbow and fired an [[SRM]] over a nearby [[ComGuard]] [[Guillotine]], but he missed.
 
  
==Aftermath==
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===Aftermath===
Bolin was found by his [[Star]] and rescued after the battle, being evacuated from the planet. His commander reprimanded him for having broken the formation, and Bolin's military career was finished, but he was happy, as everybody granted him the honor of being the first Clan warrior to land on ''Tukayyid the Accursed''.
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The badly injured Elemental was rescued after the battle, thanks to the survivors in his Elemental [[Star]], who were evacuated from the planet along with the rest of the few surviving Jaguars. Bolin's commander reprimanded him for the breach of discipline, but he was recognized across all Clans as the Warrior with the honor of being the first to arrive on the surface of Tukayyid.<ref name=T30/><ref>''BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 41</ref> The injuries sustained ended his military career, however.<ref name=T30/>
 
 
==Notes==
 
* It is doubtful than, after having ignored orders, and fight in Tukayyid, Bolin's wounds were healed by his Clan.  
 
* Bolin's actions in Tukayyid, ignoring orders, rushing to the battled blindly searching glory, and missing his first and only shot, are the perfect allegory of the majority of his clan's actions in Tukayyid.  
 
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]'' ([[Chaos Campaign]] scenario pack)
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* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' (scenario pack)
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[[Category:Clan Smoke Jaguar Characters|Bolin]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 April 2022

Bolin
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Bolin was a Clan Smoke Jaguar Elemental known best for his questionable bravado in the Battle of Tukayyid.

History[edit]

Bolin was a member of the Sixth Jaguar Dragoons, and as such took part in Operation REVIVAL. In May of 3052, his unit had the honor of being the first to land on Tukayyid, making an orbital drop over the Dinju Heights in an effort to surprise the defending Com Guards and secure a landing zone. Warrior Bolin waited longer than the others in his unit to slow his fall; he wanted the honor of being the first Clan warrior to set foot on the battlefield, even if it killed him. Bolin waited too long, as it turned out, despite the long burn he gave his battlesuit's jump jets. The trees he smashed through in the final few meters were not nearly enough to have any meaningful effect as he hit the surface well ahead of his fellow warriors. He was not killed by the impact, but his spinal cord was severed, his legs were shattered, and he was briefly knocked unconscious.[1]

Thanks to his Battle armor's trauma subsystems that supplied him with painkillers and combat drugs, the ambitious Bolin quickly woke up and was still sufficiently combat effective to fire the first shot of the battle, though he missed the Com Guard Guillotine at which he was aiming.[1]

Aftermath[edit]

The badly injured Elemental was rescued after the battle, thanks to the survivors in his Elemental Star, who were evacuated from the planet along with the rest of the few surviving Jaguars. Bolin's commander reprimanded him for the breach of discipline, but he was recognized across all Clans as the Warrior with the honor of being the first to arrive on the surface of Tukayyid.[1][2] The injuries sustained ended his military career, however.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Tukayyid (scenario pack) p. 30
  2. BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid, p. 41

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