Editing Nikolai Mason

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| name                = Nikolai Mason
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| died                = 21 May [[3015]]<ref name=MW5Mtm>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Tutorial</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[House Mason]]
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
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| spouse              = [[Chloe Reed]]
| children            = [[Jake Mason]]<ref name=MW5Mtm/>
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'''Nikolai Mason''' was the commanding officer of [[Chloe's Cavaliers|Nik's Cavaliers]] mercenary command.

==History==
===Commander of Nik's Cavaliers===
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===Death===
Nikolai was killed when the mercenary unit known as [[Black Inferno]] combat dropped near the Cavaliers' base on [[De Berry|De Berry Prime]].<ref name=MW5Mtm/> In the course of the campaign, his son Jake would discover that Nikolai arrived in the [[Inner Sphere]] in the late [[thirtieth century]] from somewhere outside of the [[Periphery]]. Players have made the conclusion that he was part of [[Intelser]], the Clan operation that gathered the first intelligence for the Clan Grand Council circa [[2980]].{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}

==BattleMech==
During Nikolai's service with Chloe's Cavaliers he would pilot a ''[[Catapult]]''.<ref name=KitD>''Knives in the Dark''</ref>

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During his journey to the [[Inner Sphere]], Nikolai piloted a pristine [[Star League Defense Force]] vintage [[Nightstar|NSR-9J ''Nightstar'']] which upon recognizing was out of place in the [[LosTech]] depleted [[Succession Wars era]] was carefully hidden on [[HD-389202]] in 2986.<ref name=MW5M19>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Campaign Mission 19: "Reckoning"</ref>

At the time of his death Nikolai was piloting a ''[[Victor]]''.<ref name=MW5Mtm/> His ''Victor'' was salvaged by the Black Inferno following his death and taken to their repair and refit base on [[Eaton]], with his son defeating Inferno member [[Zavarov]] to reclaim the 'Mech. Cavalier chief tech [[Fahad Arazad]] would discover that the coordinates sought by the Black Inferno, were hidden heavily encrypted in the 'Mech's computer system.<ref name=MW5M11>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Campaign Mission 11: "Black Harvest"</ref> Nikolai also rigged the ''Victor'' with a transponder that would react and could command the 'Mech bay containing his ''Nightstar'' to activate and open.<ref name=MW5M19/>{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}

==Behind the Scenes==
In ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'', Nikolai Mason was voiced by [[Brent Miller]].<ref name=MW5Mc>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', closing credits</ref>

==Notes==
* Audio log Identification Number Alpha-Charlie-7-7-1-8-Victor-Romeo dated [[2986]] contained three sets of coordinates.<ref name=MW5M11/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Endless War]]'' (short story)
* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)

[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Mason, Nikolai]]
[[Category:Eridani Light Horse Characters|Mason, Nikolai]]
[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Mason, Nikolai]]