Erick Tseng
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History
Erick engaged in his Trial of Position to join the ranks of the Ghost Bear Toumanin January of 3058. Destroying two mechs to become a Star Commander, he was assigned to Alpha Assault Star of the 72nd Assault Trinary, 304th Assault Cluster, Beta Galaxy, under Star Captain Edwin Bekker on Mannedorf.
If the player successfully accomplishes every mission without failure or cheating, they will be allowed to participate in further trials for the Tseng Bloodname..
Around this time the genetic legacies of Clan Ghost Bear were stolen on the planet Ardoz by BattleMechs with the Draconis Combine emblem. Erick and the 72nd Assault Trinary began a campaign that revolved upon discovering the location of the 'Mechs and the stolen genetic material. Their mission led them to engaging the 1st Sword of Light and finding that the DCMS 'Mechs had been taken as isorla by Clan Smoke Jaguar following a failed Combine raid on Jeanette, the 72nd Assault Trinary attempts to find evidence of Clan Smoke Jaguar's involvement. Following a victorious Trial of Possession against the Smoke Jaguars, it is discovered that the Crusader faction of Clan Wolf is behind the theft of the genetic legacies. Erick was successful in the retrieval of both legacies and the destruction of a Clan Wolf space station in retribution.
For his role in securing the missing genetic legacies, Erick was sponsored in the trials for the Tseng Bloodname, ultimately defeating his opponents and winning the Bloodname.
BattleMechs
Erick piloted a Timber Wolf A initially before upgrading to a Warhawk C and eventually piloting a Iron Cheetah Prime.
Notes
- This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a backer.
- The write up for the Executioner-B variant in issue #8 of Shrapnel magazine canonizes the game MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy and Erick Tseng as the protagonist by describing the underwater mission on Thun and the overall mission to recover the genetic material of the Ghost Bear's founders as depicted in the game:
| “ | In 3058, during one of the rare documented Inner Sphere deployments of the Executioner-B, the Crusader Wolves of then-Khan Vlad Ward were on the receiving end of its ire. Elements of Clan Ghost Bear’s 304th Assault Cluster struck the planet Thun while looking for raiders who had captured the genetic legacies of the Bears’ founders. Their target was a system of underwater caves in Jagger Bay. To reach it, Star Commander Erick entered the waters in a modified Executioner-B C. Advancing slowly and steadily, he employed the immense firepower of his PPCs and short-range torpedoes to brush aside a few lesser Wolf ’Mechs and submarines that had been hastily deployed in defense. Though the water’s mass made the Executioner-B even more sluggish, Erick piloted it skillfully. He was able to sidestep incoming fire, and the ’Mech’s heat sinks performed better in the cool surroundings, allowing for faster PPC firing cycles than usual. Once in the caves, Erick found additional ’Mechs frantically powering up in a futile attempt at resistance. After identifying them as the wanted raider machines, he destroyed them all with prejudice. The Ghost Bears had confirmation of the culprits, but no Wolf survivors reported back to Khan Ward that day. | ” |