Ralph Kincaid

Ralph Kincaid
Character Profile
Died 3028/3029
Affiliation Wolf's Dragoons
Rank Captain
Profession MechWarrior
Armor Commander
Spouse Mary Jenkins
Children Michael Kincaid

Captain Ralph Kincaid was a member of Delta Regiment of Wolf's Dragoons as of 3028.[1]

History[edit]

Misery[edit]

Kincaid was the commander of Kincaid's Company of Baker Battalion in Delta Regiment prior to and during the Battle of Misery in 3028, which included his wife and son, Mary Jenkins and Michael Kincaid.

Unfortunately for Ralph, these two family members under his command both died on Misery, in one of the most tragic events of that battle for the Dragoons. Ralph responded first with grim silence, and then after a month, with a burning hatred of all things Kurita.

Wapakoneta[edit]

Taking command of Delta Regiment's Second Provisional Company, following Kincaid's Company being disbanded after its losses on Misery, Ralph also fought in the Battle of Wapakoneta. During that battle he attempted to lead two lances of the Twelfth Galedon Regulars away from the main body of their troops, but in the process of destroying these units he was caught in a forest fire accidently set by his own units' weapons. Refusing orders to retreat himself, because he would not withdraw from battle with those who had killed his family, Ralph did order the rest of his company to withdraw.

Together with two members of his company who chose to stay with their Captain, Ralph died a painful fiery death in the conflagration, after refusing to surrender to the superior numbers of the enemy.[1][2]

Kincaid's stand became such a legend among both the Dragoons and the Kuritans that the invaders would leave the ruined husk of Kincaid's Thunderbolt standing as a memorial to what became known as the Battle of the Black Statues, its hand reaching out to "choke" the head of a Galedon Panther.[2]

Legacy[edit]

Years later the Dragoons would create the "Kincaid" Honorname in the captain's memory, producing Trueborn warriors using Ralph Kincaid's genetic material, including Jacob Kincaid[3] and Henry Kincaid.[4]

BattleMech[edit]

Kincaid was known to pilot a Thunderbolt BattleMech, the ruined husk of which was left on Wapakoneta as a memorial to the battle where it was destroyed.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wolf's Dragoons, pp. 71, 74
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1 p. 70: "Wapakoneta", The Battle of Black Statues
  3. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake p. 21: "Jacob Kincaid: MechWarrior Profile"
  4. Redemption Rift, ch. 9

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