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Line 41: Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. − During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade (Combat Vehicle)|Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers, and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. + During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany, after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. After [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], only two more reported sightings of the ghost 'Mech became known until the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the [[Northwind Highlanders]] returned to [[Northwind]] and battled the [[2nd Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]. Highlander [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Matilda Ferguson ejected from her crippled 'Mech during the fighting outside Cromarty City, landing in contested territory. When rescue teams reached the seat much later they found it empty. The comatose Ferguson was found in a field hospital thirty kilometers from the battlefield. Her body had been delivered by a mysterious old-model ''Highlander'' in SLDF paint scheme, though a later investigation established no such 'Mech had been deployed by the Northwind Highlanders on Northwind at the time. Ferguson herself had no recollection of the event beyond being knocked out in her ejection seat by an errant artillery shell. She dropped out of the militia, became a nun in the church and died in [[3062]]. After [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], only two more reported sightings of the ghost 'Mech became known until the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the [[Northwind Highlanders]] returned to [[Northwind]] and battled the [[2nd Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]. Highlander [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Matilda Ferguson ejected from her crippled 'Mech during the fighting outside Cromarty City, landing in contested territory. When rescue teams reached the seat much later they found it empty. The comatose Ferguson was found in a field hospital thirty kilometers from the battlefield. Her body had been delivered by a mysterious old-model ''Highlander'' in SLDF paint scheme, though a later investigation established no such 'Mech had been deployed by the Northwind Highlanders on Northwind at the time. Ferguson herself had no recollection of the event beyond being knocked out in her ejection seat by an errant artillery shell. She dropped out of the militia, became a nun in the church and died in [[3062]]. Line 64:
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Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. | Since then, numerous sightings of a mysterious green ghost ''Highlander'' with the numeral "05" and/or three stars, described both as an "old model" and a "command unit" (with a [[PPC]] instead of a [[Gauss rifle]]), were reported. All remain unconfirmed and some of these sightings were proven to be fabrications. Others, including the following, could not be disproven. | ||
| − | During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[ | + | During the liberation of [[Terra]] in [[2779]] one [[Nightshade]] [[VTOL]] pilot named Francis Holland crash-landed his craft in contested territory near Frankfurt, Germany, after a technical malfunction. Armed only with a laser pistol and with an open head wound (in his own words to a reporter, his "brains were spilling out") he encountered a [[Rim Worlds Republic|Republican]] patrol. Something from behind him suddenly fired a PPC, lasers and missiles at the patrol, killing most. The rest surrendered, but suddenly dropped dead for no apparent reason. Looking behind him, Holland saw General Gaffa's ''Highlander''. He lost his footing and when he looked up again the 'Mech was gone. Holland later returned to Terra, purchased the spot where this encounter took place, and erected a shrine. After his death, a church was eventually built in the place of the shrine. |
After [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], only two more reported sightings of the ghost 'Mech became known until the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the [[Northwind Highlanders]] returned to [[Northwind]] and battled the [[2nd Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]. Highlander [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Matilda Ferguson ejected from her crippled 'Mech during the fighting outside Cromarty City, landing in contested territory. When rescue teams reached the seat much later they found it empty. The comatose Ferguson was found in a field hospital thirty kilometers from the battlefield. Her body had been delivered by a mysterious old-model ''Highlander'' in SLDF paint scheme, though a later investigation established no such 'Mech had been deployed by the Northwind Highlanders on Northwind at the time. Ferguson herself had no recollection of the event beyond being knocked out in her ejection seat by an errant artillery shell. She dropped out of the militia, became a nun in the church and died in [[3062]]. | After [[Aleksandr Kerensky|General Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], only two more reported sightings of the ghost 'Mech became known until the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the [[Northwind Highlanders]] returned to [[Northwind]] and battled the [[2nd Sword of Light]] [[regiment]]. Highlander [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Matilda Ferguson ejected from her crippled 'Mech during the fighting outside Cromarty City, landing in contested territory. When rescue teams reached the seat much later they found it empty. The comatose Ferguson was found in a field hospital thirty kilometers from the battlefield. Her body had been delivered by a mysterious old-model ''Highlander'' in SLDF paint scheme, though a later investigation established no such 'Mech had been deployed by the Northwind Highlanders on Northwind at the time. Ferguson herself had no recollection of the event beyond being knocked out in her ejection seat by an errant artillery shell. She dropped out of the militia, became a nun in the church and died in [[3062]]. | ||
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===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
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== Featured Units == | == Featured Units == | ||