Editing Leo Koga

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'''Leo Koga''' was [[Khan]] of [[Clan Coyote]] as of [[3085]].<ref name=TWORp163,164,165>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 163, 164, 165 - "Founder's Future, Clan Coyote"</ref>


==History==
Helping to bring his [[Clan]] back from the depths of ruin in the wake of the [[Wars of Reaving]], Khan Leo Koga has had to lead his Clan into a future being shunned by most of his peers for the Coyote's role during the struggle against [[the Society]].<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/>

===Serving Clan Coyote===
Leo Koga was the commander of the Coyote's [[Xi Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Xi Galaxy]] before it was decommissioned in [[3056]] by [[Khan]] [[Sullivan Koga]], whom he had briefly served alongside several years earlier in the [[Golden_Keshik_(Clan_Coyote)|Golden Keshik]]. He would soon be transferred from the Golden Keshik and tapped to lead Xi, and soon afterward became leader of the Koga [[Bloodname]] [[BloodHouse|House]]. Instead of being relegated to [[Star Colonel]] after the decommissioning of his command, he was chosen as the new [[Galaxy Commander]] of [[Nu_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Nu Galaxy]] when its [[Lafferty Tlavnic|previous commander]] was assigned to the [[397th_Solahma_Battle_(Clan_Coyote)|397th ''Solahma'' Cluster]].<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 54 - "Nu Galaxy"</ref><ref name=FM:WCp58>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58 - "Rho Galaxy"</ref>

===Wars of Reaving===
After their collusion with the Society was uncovered, the Coyotes lived on borrowed time as their worlds were assaulted one by one, each falling to their vengeful enemy, [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Soon the only Coyote planet left was [[Tamaron]].  It had long been fortified against the inevitable day that the final stroke would fall upon them.<ref name=TWORp184,185>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 184, 185 - "Raven Clearwater Profile"</ref>  

Clan Coyote's last stand started with an intense battle in space above the world, before the Vipers landed in force, crushing the Coyote's [[Epsilon_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Epsilon]], [[Delta_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Delta]], [[Lambda_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Lambda]] and [[Rho_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Rho Galaxies]], while losing three Galaxies of their own.  Stopping just short of the most developed areas of Tamaron, [[ilKhan]] [[Brett Andrews]] issued a challenge to the Coyote Khans personally, not wishing to become embroiled in an urban brawl.  After a short meeting between Coyote Khan [[Elliot McKibben]], [[saKhan]] [[Raven Clearwater]] and the Steel Viper Khans, only the Vipers remained. The Coyote's subduing was complete.<ref name=TWORp142,143>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 142, 143 - "Viper's Venom"</ref> 

With their futures hanging in the balance - to be decided by the ilKhan at the next [[Grand Council]] meeting in February of [[3075]] - all surviving Coyote warriors were rounded up at Ute City, on the western shores of the continent of Dustland. Galaxy Commander Leo Koga was elected Khan of the Coyotes at some point during this time, with [[Laura McTighe]] as his saKhan.  Their new struggle was only beginning.<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/><ref name=TWORp146>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 146 - "Reconvening the Council"</ref>

===Aftermath: The Cleansing===
The Coyotes would not have to pay the ultimate price, but they would not walk away from the greatest treason perpetrated since the time of the Not-Named Clan without penalty, either.  Ordered by the Grand Council to eliminate any warriors who worked with the Society, the only Coyotes who remained were the ones who fought against the scientists and warriors loyal to the Society.  If any doubt remained regarding a warrior, they would have to fight a one on one [[Trial of Cleansing]], with the choice of contests belonging to the warrior in good standing.  If the warrior in doubt won, they would be deemed "cleansed", with little honor lost for the losing warrior.  Galaxy Commander [[Noemi McKibben]] would fight a [[Trial of Refusal]] to avoid this harsh penalty, but to no avail.  After all was said and done, Leo Koga's warrior base collapsed by yet another 55% due to the Trials.<ref name=TWORp146/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 147 - ''The Coyote Trial of Refusal''</ref>

===Clan Justice===
The course of the Grand Council meeting would not go as ilKhan Andrews likely envisioned it.  Khan [[Stanislov N'Buta]] of [[Clan Star Adder]] would call for a [[Reaving]] of Clan Steel Viper, to eliminate the final vestige of [[Inner Sphere]] taint, precipitating his immediate murder by an enraged ilKhan Andrews.  Khan [[Hollyann Kardaan]] of [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] would call for the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the corrupt Steel Vipers.  Having just witnessed the ilKhan's personal disregard for Clan law and honor, the Grand Council resoundingly voted in favor of the Annihilation.  After being swiftly stripped of authority and office, the Bloody ilKhan was beaten to death by then saKhan [[Hannibal Banacek]] of the Adders after demanding a [[Trial of Refusal]] against the Grand Council.  The Vipers would fall back and prepare for the onslaught.  The Coyotes prepared to regain some of their lost honor, all the while taking part in their final chance for revenge.<ref name=TWORp150>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 150 - "Viper's End"</ref>

On [[Circe]]'s main continent, the Coyotes would act in concert with their brother Clans, mainly the newly formed [[Clan Stone Lion]].  Leading the [[81st_Strike_(Clan_Coyote)|81st Strike Cluster]] and the Golden Keshik, Khan Leo Koga kept the Steel Vipers contained, hunting down the survivors in the ruins of Dehra Dun.  During the rest of the Trial, the Coyotes performed as well as they could with the shattered forces at hand, regaining a portion of their Clan honor, though they were still shunned for the most part by the other Clans.<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/><ref name=TWORp150/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 150 - "Focused Aggression"</ref>

===Way of the Coyote=== 
Khan Leo Koga would recognize a spiritual brother in newly founded Clan Stone Lion, working with them since before the Steel Vipers met their end.  Both Clans would trade or Trial for resources from each other, each breathing easier politically and economically for the arrangement.  Though he had the Winson Bloodline (obtained from [[Clan Wolf]] in [[3071]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 78 - "Wolf at the Door"</ref>) to leverage deals with other Clans, Khan Koga would have to struggle with the problem of tainted Bloodlines, working to restart their eugenics program with fresh scientists after carrying out the Annihilation of 95% of their scientist caste.  Khan Koga would authorize the reactivation of several Bloodlines that had been [[reaved]] in the 30th century during the [[Blood Scandal]], heritages that were lying in a dormant state of limbo, perfectly isolated from [[Inner Sphere]] taint.  <ref name=TWORp163,164,165/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 194 - "Bloodnames of the Homeworld Clans, Coyote"</ref>

The Coyote shortage of scientists would be somewhat alleviated by fighting bitter trials against rival Clans for groups of trained researchers.  They would take to the problem of scarce interstellar transportation by opening the orbital docks above Kirin, hoping to contract repair work on other Clan's naval assets.  When Society enclaves were located on [[Ironhold]], [[Babylon]], and [[Barcella]] - as well as a Dark Caste Bandit group on the fringe of Clan space - the Coyotes were there to destroy each of them, showing the other Clans that they were willing to take responsibility for the situation.<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/>

===The Blood Spirit Resolution===
In [[3082]], the Stone Lions would stumble upon the hidden sanctuary of [[Clan Blood Spirit]], an isolated star system named [[Colleen]].  Around this star orbited two worlds, [[Haven]] and [[Honor (planet)|Honor]].  The system was located anti-spinward of the [[Kerensky Cluster]] in the depths of largely interstellar space off the rim of the Clan's globular cluster, hidden from brethren that they had grown to hate.  The Coyotes would soon learn the secret from the Stone Lions.  In [[3083]], Khan Koga led Nu Galaxy in an assault on several enclaves on the world of Honor, seizing the Spirit's former capital, Glasgow, along with three [[BattleMech]] factory complexes in a land grab that also included the Cloud Cobras and Stone Lions.<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/><ref name=TWORp155>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 155 - "Founder's Future, Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>

The Blood Spirits retaliated as expected by Khan Koga, but instead of the remnants of a shattered [[Alpha_Galaxy_(Clan_Blood_Spirit)|Alpha Galaxy]], Blood Spirit Khan [[Bryce Schmitt]] armed the civilian populations, effectively adding another Cluster of forces to the attack.  The mob then stormed Glasgow and cornered the Coyotes in a small fortified area of the city.  Angrily, Khan Koga declared every citizen carrying armament to be ''[[dezgra]]'', his forces going on to cut down over seven thousand armed lower castemen.  After speaking with the Stone Lion's [[Loremaster]] [[Jackie Ravenwater]] - whose Clan was also having difficulties with conquered citizenry - they would both agree that the Blood Spirits were lacking in [[Clan]] honor and undeserving of such.  Khan Koga called together the [[Grand Council]], where he demanded that the Blood Spirits be [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjured]].  The Star Adders went so far as to call for an [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] against the Blood Spirits upon hearing about the events, but would instead argue for a [[Trial of Absorption]] which easily passed the body of Khans.  Khan Koga withdrew his forces from the Colleen system, as did the Stone Lions, out of both respect for the Trial that the Adders had bid for and won, and because neither Clan could field enough forces to carry out the task at hand.<ref name=TWORp163,164,165/><ref name=TWORp155/>

==Notes==
The date of Leo Koga's election is set at some point soon after 16th of December in [[3074]], after their last battle on Tamaron in the war against Clan Steel Viper.  No exact date is given for it, but the election was described as hasty, occurring some time well before the Grand Council session called for by ilKhan Andrews in February of [[3075]].<ref name=TWORp142,143/><ref name=TWORp150/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


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