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==Biography==
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'''Jeremiah Youngblood''' was a ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'' pilot who, by [[3016]], commanded the long-range scout lance of 3rd company, 2nd bataillon of the [[Kell Hounds]]. This notable lance consisted of his ''Phoenix Hawk LAM'', two ''[[Stinger LAM]]s'' and a ''[[Wasp LAM]]''.
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| name                = Jeremiah Youngblood
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| birthdate          = [[2981]]<ref name=SO:CHp4>''Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks'', p. 4</ref>
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| died                = [[3055]]<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
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| affiliation        = [[House Youngblood]]
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| rank                = [[Hauptmann (rank)|Hauptmann]]<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
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| children            = [[Jason Youngblood]]
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==History==
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===Past===
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Jeremiah past remains a man swathed in a great deal of mystery. He does not appear on the rolls of any academy, yet his skill was unparalleled. Anecdotal evidence suggests he knew [[Katrina Steiner]] during her time in the [[Periphery]], and that he joined the nascent [[Kell Hounds]] at her behest.<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
  
While a member of the Kell Hounds, Youngblood took part in the fighting on [[Mallory's World]]. He left the unit when [[Morgan Kell]] reduced the Kell Hounds from a regiment to to a single bataillon following the [[Phantom 'Mech]] incident on Mallory's World in 3016.
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'''Jeremiah Youngblood''' was a ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]'' pilot who, in [[3011]], commanded the Long Range Recon Patrol Lance (LRRP) of Third company, Second battalion of the [[Kell Hounds]]. This notable lance consisted of his ''Phoenix Hawk LAM'', two ''[[Stinger LAM]]s'' and a ''[[Wasp LAM]]''.<ref name=KHp6>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 6</ref><ref name=KHp27>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 27</ref>
  
Afterwards, Jeremiah Youngblood became a member of the original [[Crescent Hawks]] ("[[Katrina Steiner]]'s personal lance") and commanded the small unit by [[3028]], although it is unknown when he assumed this command or when the Crescent Hawks were created. It is also noted that, after leaving the Kell Hounds, he spent most of his time from 3016 to 3028 looking for a lost [[Star League]] cache bunker on the world of Pacifica ([[Chara]] III) while his son [[Jason Youngblood]] was enrolled as a cadet at the Pacifica Training School.
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While a member of the Kell Hounds, Youngblood took part in the fighting on [[Mallory's World]]. He left the unit when [[Morgan Kell]] reduced the Kell Hounds from a regiment to a single battalion following the [[Phantom 'Mech]] incident on Mallory's World in 3016.
  
Enroute to her daughter's wedding, Katrina Steiner paid a brief visit to Pacifica  in 3028, and Jeremiah Youngblood served as Security Chief (Captain of the Security Forces) during her stay on the planet. Just at this time [[House Kurita]] staged a surprise attack against Pacifica. Jeremiah Youngblood went missing when the Citadel was destroyed and was presumed dead.
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Afterwards, Jeremiah Youngblood became a member of the original [[Crescent Hawks]] ("[[Katrina Steiner]]'s personal lance") and commanded the small unit by [[3028]], although it is unknown when he assumed this command or when the Crescent Hawks were created. It is also noted that, after leaving the Kell Hounds.
  
His son Jason and ''Crescent Hawks'' member [[Rex Pearce]] subsequently formed a guerilla force and managed to thwart the Kurita invasion. Following hints left behind by Jeremiah, they found and gained access to the long-lost Star League cache that Jeremiah had found just prior to the invasion. His PHX-HK2 ''Phoenix Hawk LAM'' was parked within the bunker.
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After the Hounds disbanded, Katrina brought Jeremiah to [[Tharkad]] to lead her personal commando unit. Rumors scorched the tabloids,
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but no relationship between Jeremiah and the [[Archon]] was ever confirmed or denied.<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
  
Jason and Rex already mused that Jeremiah Youngblood, being an ex-Kell Hounds member who had fought against Kurita on Mallory's World, might have been taken captive as House Kurita pursued a vendetta against the Kell Hounds ever since.
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In [[3016]] he risked his life defending [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] from a [[Kurita]] assassin saving her life. He nearly died though, and on his recovery he was rewarded with the promotion to [[Captain]] of the Planetary Security Force for [[Pacifica]] (Chara IV).
It later turned out that Jeremiah Youngblood had indeed been taken prisoner and was held captive on the Kurita district capitol of [[Dieron]]. Under the leadership of his son Jason and with aid from the [[Kell Hounds]] and the [[Federated Suns]], the Crescent Hawks staged "Operation Liberty", an objective raid against the Dieron prison, in the middle of the [[Fourth Succession War]] and freed the prisoners, including Jeremiah Youngblood.
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===Pacifica===
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In [[3017]] Jeremiah was ''reassigned'' to the role of [[Captain]] of the Planetary Security Force of the world Pacifica ([[Chara|Chara III]]). He spent most of his time from during this period looking for a lost [[Star League]] cache bunker on the world while his son [[Jason Youngblood]] was enrolled as a cadet at the Pacifica Training School.
  
At the successful conclusion of Operation Liberty and the return of the [[DropShip]] in June 3029, [[Katrina Steiner]] promoted Jason Youngblood to Captain and made him commander of the Crescent Hawks. Nothing is said about the future of Jeremiah Youngblood, who had spent several months in Kurita captivity.
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En route to her daughter's wedding, Katrina Steiner paid a brief visit to Pacifica  in 3028, during her stay on the planet. Just at this time [[House Kurita]] staged a surprise attack against Pacifica. Jeremiah Youngblood went missing when the Citadel was destroyed and was presumed dead.
  
===Clan origins?===
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His son Jason and ''Crescent Hawks'' member [[Rex Pearce]] subsequently formed a guerrilla force and managed to thwart the Kurita invasion. Following hints left behind by Jeremiah, they found and gained access to the long-lost Star League cache that Jeremiah had found just prior to the invasion. His PHX-HK2 ''Phoenix Hawk LAM'' was parked within the bunker.
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[[Image:CHRFlyer1.jpg|thumb|left|Ad Flyer]][[Image:CHRFlyer2.jpg|thumb|left|Ad Flyer reverse]]In an [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge#Ad Flyer|advertisment flyer]] for the computer game [[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge]], Jeremiah's son Jason (born in [[3010]]) rallies the Crescent Hawks in 3029, announcing they will rescue his father and later confront the [[Clans]] "who even now are mobilizing against the [[Inner Sphere]]"&mdash;knowledge he should not have as an Inner Sphere citizen.
 
  
If taken at face value, Jason's knowledge of the Clans mobilizing against the Inner Sphere as early as 3029 can only be explained by assuming that he learned of this from a Clan descendant who secretly came to the Inner Sphere with [[Wolf's Dragoons]], possibly a parent.
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Jason and Rex already mused that Jeremiah Youngblood, being an ex–Kell Hounds member who had fought against Kurita on Mallory's World, might have been taken captive as House Kurita pursued a vendetta against the Kell Hounds ever since.
  
Fans have speculated<ref>In [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,31148.0.html this thread] on the [[BattleTech forum]]</ref> that his father [[Jeremiah Youngblood]] might have transferred from the Dragoons to [[Snord's Irregulars]], where he could have acquired his ''Phoenix Hawk LAM'' in the Irregulars' battle against the Marik 405th Aerospace Wing on [[Alula Australis]] (where they fought several LAMs and emerged victorious). In [[3012]], Snord's Irregulars and the Kell Hounds fought together against Marik forces on [[Castor]]. Snord is noted to have befriended the Kells, and Jeremiah Youngblood is first mentioned as a Kell Hounds member in this engagement.<ref>''The Kell Hounds'', p. 6</ref> He could conceivably have transferred from Snord's Irregulars to the Kell Hounds then.
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It later turned out that Jeremiah Youngblood had indeed been taken prisoner and was held captive on the Kurita district capital of [[Dieron]]. Under the leadership of his son Jason and with aid from the [[Kell Hounds]] and the [[Federated Suns]], the Crescent Hawks staged "Operation Liberty", an objective raid against the Dieron prison, in the middle of the [[Fourth Succession War]] and freed the prisoners, including Jeremiah Youngblood.
  
However, since the Youngblood family is described to go back to the early Age of War, it has alternatively been suggested that it would have to have been his mother, not his father, who may have been of Clan origin.
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At the successful conclusion of Operation Liberty and the return of the [[DropShip]] in June 3029, [[Katrina Steiner]] promoted Jason Youngblood to Captain and made him commander of the Crescent Hawks. Nothing is said about the future of Jeremiah Youngblood, who had spent several months in Kurita captivity.
  
When asked about the issue, [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] simply answered "No", apparently dismissing the theory altogether.<ref>In an official answer in [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,31644.0.html this thread] on the [[BattleTech Forum]]</ref>
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===After Dieron===
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The fight on Dieron broke something in Jeremiah. Nerve damage ensured he would never pilot a BattleMech again, so he relinquished command of the Hawks to his son [[Jason Youngblood]] and returned to Tharkad to serve as one of the Archon’s bodyguards.<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
  
==Canonicity==
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===Death===
Besides his position as a LAM pilot with the Kell Hounds as of 3016, all information about Jeremiah Youngblood comes from computer games which are not considered valid sources of [[Canon]]; however both his son Jason and the Crescent Hawks have been confirmed as canonical in full-canon sources, as was the general backstory of both computer games. The story of Jeremiah Youngblood, as told throughout these games, is therefore ambigous canon.
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Jeremiah died of a stroke in [[3055]].<ref name=SO:CHp4/>
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[Crescent Hawks Inception]]''
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* ''[[Crescent Hawks Inception]]''
*''[[Crescent Hawks Revenge]]''
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* ''[[Crescent Hawks Revenge]]''
*''[[The Kell Hounds]]''
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* ''[[The Kell Hounds]]''
 
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* ''[[Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks]]''
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* ''[[Yesterday's Enemy]]'' (short story)
  
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Youngblood, Jeremiah]]
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[[Category:Notable Phoenix Hawk Pilots|Youngblood, Jeremiah I]]
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[[Category:Crescent Hawks Characters|Youngblood, Jeremiah I]]

Latest revision as of 03:36, 13 June 2023

Jeremiah Youngblood
Personal
Born2981[1]
Died3055[1]
AffiliationHouse Youngblood
Profile
RankHauptmann[1]
ProfessionMechWarrior
Family
ChildrenJason Youngblood

History[edit]

Past[edit]

Jeremiah past remains a man swathed in a great deal of mystery. He does not appear on the rolls of any academy, yet his skill was unparalleled. Anecdotal evidence suggests he knew Katrina Steiner during her time in the Periphery, and that he joined the nascent Kell Hounds at her behest.[1]

Jeremiah Youngblood was a Phoenix Hawk LAM pilot who, in 3011, commanded the Long Range Recon Patrol Lance (LRRP) of Third company, Second battalion of the Kell Hounds. This notable lance consisted of his Phoenix Hawk LAM, two Stinger LAMs and a Wasp LAM.[2][3]

While a member of the Kell Hounds, Youngblood took part in the fighting on Mallory's World. He left the unit when Morgan Kell reduced the Kell Hounds from a regiment to a single battalion following the Phantom 'Mech incident on Mallory's World in 3016.

Afterwards, Jeremiah Youngblood became a member of the original Crescent Hawks ("Katrina Steiner's personal lance") and commanded the small unit by 3028, although it is unknown when he assumed this command or when the Crescent Hawks were created. It is also noted that, after leaving the Kell Hounds.

After the Hounds disbanded, Katrina brought Jeremiah to Tharkad to lead her personal commando unit. Rumors scorched the tabloids, but no relationship between Jeremiah and the Archon was ever confirmed or denied.[1]

Apocryphal Content Starts

The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

In 3016 he risked his life defending Archon Katrina Steiner from a Kurita assassin saving her life. He nearly died though, and on his recovery he was rewarded with the promotion to Captain of the Planetary Security Force for Pacifica (Chara IV).

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Pacifica[edit]

In 3017 Jeremiah was reassigned to the role of Captain of the Planetary Security Force of the world Pacifica (Chara III). He spent most of his time from during this period looking for a lost Star League cache bunker on the world while his son Jason Youngblood was enrolled as a cadet at the Pacifica Training School.

En route to her daughter's wedding, Katrina Steiner paid a brief visit to Pacifica in 3028, during her stay on the planet. Just at this time House Kurita staged a surprise attack against Pacifica. Jeremiah Youngblood went missing when the Citadel was destroyed and was presumed dead.

His son Jason and Crescent Hawks member Rex Pearce subsequently formed a guerrilla force and managed to thwart the Kurita invasion. Following hints left behind by Jeremiah, they found and gained access to the long-lost Star League cache that Jeremiah had found just prior to the invasion. His PHX-HK2 Phoenix Hawk LAM was parked within the bunker.

Jason and Rex already mused that Jeremiah Youngblood, being an ex–Kell Hounds member who had fought against Kurita on Mallory's World, might have been taken captive as House Kurita pursued a vendetta against the Kell Hounds ever since.

It later turned out that Jeremiah Youngblood had indeed been taken prisoner and was held captive on the Kurita district capital of Dieron. Under the leadership of his son Jason and with aid from the Kell Hounds and the Federated Suns, the Crescent Hawks staged "Operation Liberty", an objective raid against the Dieron prison, in the middle of the Fourth Succession War and freed the prisoners, including Jeremiah Youngblood.

At the successful conclusion of Operation Liberty and the return of the DropShip in June 3029, Katrina Steiner promoted Jason Youngblood to Captain and made him commander of the Crescent Hawks. Nothing is said about the future of Jeremiah Youngblood, who had spent several months in Kurita captivity.

After Dieron[edit]

The fight on Dieron broke something in Jeremiah. Nerve damage ensured he would never pilot a BattleMech again, so he relinquished command of the Hawks to his son Jason Youngblood and returned to Tharkad to serve as one of the Archon’s bodyguards.[1]

Death[edit]

Jeremiah died of a stroke in 3055.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Spotlight On: Crescent Hawks, p. 4
  2. The Kell Hounds, p. 6
  3. The Kell Hounds, p. 27

Bibliography[edit]