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Line 12: | children = | children = }} }} − Galaxy Commander '''Rik Myers''' was a trueborn warrior of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. From the 3050s to the late 3060s, he commanded his Clan's [[Alpha Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio)|Alpha Galaxy]] and also served as the personal commander of the [[35th Scorpion Cuirassiers (Escorpión Imperio)|Thirty-fifth Scorpion Cuirassiers]]. + + Galaxy Commander '''Rik Myers''' was a trueborn warrior of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. From the 3050s to the late 3060s, he commanded his Clan's [[Alpha Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio)|Alpha Galaxy]] and also served as the personal commander of the [[35th Scorpion Cuirassiers (Escorpión Imperio)|Thirty-Fifth Scorpion Cuirassiers]]. ==History== ==History== − Myers was one of Clan Goliath Scorpion's most ambitious and aggressive leaders during the [[Clan Invasion era]] and afterward. Like his Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]], he was both angry and disgusted at the [[Crusader Clans]]' failure to defeat the [[SLDF]] under Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]] on 23 April [[3060]].<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 56–61</ref> Following the defeat and effective annihilation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] at the hands of the SLDF, he viewed the new SLDF enclave on [[Huntress]] as a clear threat to the Clans and urged a preemptive strike against it. He also wanted to act before the other Clans in reaping the spoils on Huntress, particularly surviving Smoke Jaguar warriors and their genes. Khan Suvorov was more cautious though. Not wishing to trigger a massive SLDF retaliation in which was the Goliath Scorpions would share the Smoke Jaguars' fate, she ordered Myers to come up with a more limited "middle ground" course of action that would demonstrate the Goliath Scorpions' strength to the other Clans without provoking a critical response from the Star League. + Myers was one of Clan Goliath Scorpion's most ambitious and aggressive leaders during the [[Clan Invasion era]] and afterward. Like his Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]], he was both angry and disgusted at the [[Crusader Clans]]' failure to defeat the [[SLDF]] under Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]] on April 23, [[3060]].<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 56–61</ref> Following the defeat and effective annihilation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] at the hands of the SLDF, he viewed the new SLDF enclave on [[Huntress]] as a clear threat to the Clans and urged a preemptive strike against it. He also wanted to act before the other Clans in reaping the spoils on Huntress, particularly surviving Smoke Jaguar warriors and their genes. Khan Suvorov was more cautious though. Not wishing to trigger a massive SLDF retaliation in which was the Goliath Scorpions would share the Smoke Jaguars' fate, she ordered Myers to come up with a more limited "middle ground" course of action that would demonstrate the Goliath Scorpions' strength to the other Clans without provoking a critical response from the Star League. − ===Great Refusal===+ ==Great Refusal== Encouraged further by a [[necrosia]]-induced vision of Huntress' Abysmal continent and high-priority intelligence provided by the Goliath Scorpion Watch chief Star Commander [[Rife Nagy]], Myers returned to Suvorov with a plan to capture [[Abysmal]] and its countless Smoke Jaguar artifacts still there for the taking.<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 81–86</ref> The most important, according to Nagy's report and accompanying merchant [[DropShip]] imagery, were an enlarged spaceport and warehouses built since the Clan invasion to hold Inner Sphere ''[[isorla]]''. These were, in Myers' words: "the antiques of the future," and may even include treasures of the old Star League. Myers also suggested that the Goliath Scorpions might capture relics held by the [[Eridani Light Horse]], a storied SLDF unit that would undoubtedly be sent to defend the continent, and even take some of its MechWarriors as bondsmen, who "would be living history among our people." Encouraged further by a [[necrosia]]-induced vision of Huntress' Abysmal continent and high-priority intelligence provided by the Goliath Scorpion Watch chief Star Commander [[Rife Nagy]], Myers returned to Suvorov with a plan to capture [[Abysmal]] and its countless Smoke Jaguar artifacts still there for the taking.<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 81–86</ref> The most important, according to Nagy's report and accompanying merchant [[DropShip]] imagery, were an enlarged spaceport and warehouses built since the Clan invasion to hold Inner Sphere ''[[isorla]]''. These were, in Myers' words: "the antiques of the future," and may even include treasures of the old Star League. Myers also suggested that the Goliath Scorpions might capture relics held by the [[Eridani Light Horse]], a storied SLDF unit that would undoubtedly be sent to defend the continent, and even take some of its MechWarriors as bondsmen, who "would be living history among our people." Line 28:
Line 25: Suvorov saw through Myers' manipulation. However, she authorized the strike anyway, on the condition that Alpha Galaxy would have to bid against the Goliath Scorpion's other Galaxies for the right to make the attack. Suvorov further ordered that the strike would not take place until after the bulk of the SLDF departed Clan space and returned to the Inner Sphere. Later, she scaled back the scope of Myers' plan, from taking the entire continent to establishing a 200 km circular enclave centered on the ''Warhawk'' factory and its attached spaceport.<ref name=FFp136f>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 136–138</ref> Suvorov saw through Myers' manipulation. However, she authorized the strike anyway, on the condition that Alpha Galaxy would have to bid against the Goliath Scorpion's other Galaxies for the right to make the attack. Suvorov further ordered that the strike would not take place until after the bulk of the SLDF departed Clan space and returned to the Inner Sphere. Later, she scaled back the scope of Myers' plan, from taking the entire continent to establishing a 200 km circular enclave centered on the ''Warhawk'' factory and its attached spaceport.<ref name=FFp136f>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 136–138</ref> − ===Wars of Possession===+ ==Wars of Possession== Shortly thereafter, Alpha Galaxy won the right to harvest the former Smoke Jaguar holdings and personnel on Abysmal, and on August 7, 3060 Myers' strike force jumped into the Huntress system, spearheaded by his flagship, the destroyer CGS ''[[Sagitta]]''.<ref name=FFp136f /> Sir [[Paul Masters]], commanding officer of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] and the remaining SLDF units on Huntress, accepted Myers' ''batchall'' and bid one battalion of combined [[ComStar]] and Eridani Light Horse units. Masters then chose the Hatya Desert as the venue for the [[Trial of Possession]]. Shortly thereafter, Alpha Galaxy won the right to harvest the former Smoke Jaguar holdings and personnel on Abysmal, and on August 7, 3060 Myers' strike force jumped into the Huntress system, spearheaded by his flagship, the destroyer CGS ''[[Sagitta]]''.<ref name=FFp136f /> Sir [[Paul Masters]], commanding officer of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] and the remaining SLDF units on Huntress, accepted Myers' ''batchall'' and bid one battalion of combined [[ComStar]] and Eridani Light Horse units. Masters then chose the Hatya Desert as the venue for the [[Trial of Possession]]. Line 56:
Line 53: By [[3067]], Myers had been reduced to the rank of [[Star Colonel]] but still commanded the Thirty-fifth Cuirassiers.<ref name=FM:WCp111>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 111: "35th Scorpion Cuirassiers"</ref><ref name=FM:Up78>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> By [[3067]], Myers had been reduced to the rank of [[Star Colonel]] but still commanded the Thirty-fifth Cuirassiers.<ref name=FM:WCp111>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 111: "35th Scorpion Cuirassiers"</ref><ref name=FM:Up78>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> − ====Death==== ====Death==== − At the start of [[3068]], Myers had just been restored to Galaxy command by Khan Suvorov. Without the sanction of his Khan, he challenged [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay]] to a Trial of Possession for a battalion of troops and the [[Second Star League]] Embassy holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] and [[Huntress]]. Suvorov was furious when she learned of it, but could not nullify the Trial. Colonel Barclay won the right to hold the Trial in [[Clan Jade Falcon]] territory, the Shikari Jungle. Her forces captured his logistics base while she harassed him in the jungle, using the terrain to offset his range advantage and rotating her troops in and out for repair and rearming. When Myers had a little over a [[Binary]] of troops left, she offered ''[[Hegira|hegira]]''. Myers refused, and soon Barclay faced Myers' ''[[Fire Scorpion]]'' in her ''[[Cerberus (BattleMech)|Cerberus]]''. She sent a [[Gauss rifle]] round into his cockpit, killing him. His subordinate, [[Star Colonel]] [[Malachi Posavatz]] then accepted Barclay's offer of ''hegira'', putting an end to the trial.<ref name=NDNW/> + At the start of [[3068]], Myers had just been restored to Galaxy command by Khan Suvorov. Without the sanction of his Khan, he challenged [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay]] to a Trial of Possession for a battalion of troops and the [[Second Star League]] Embassy holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] and [[Huntress]]. Suvorov was furious when she learned of it, but could not nullify the Trial. Colonel Barclay won the right to hold the Trial in [[Clan Jade Falcon]] territory, the Shikari Jungle. Her forces captured his logistics base while she harassed him in the jungle, using the terrain to offset his range advantage and rotating her troops in and out for repair and rearming. When Myers had a little over a [[Binary]] of troops left, she offered ''[[Hegira|hegira]]''. Myers refused, and soon Barclay faced Myers' ''[[Fire Scorpion]]'' in her ''[[Cerberus]]''. She sent a [[Gauss rifle]] round into his cockpit, killing him. His subordinate, [[Star Colonel]] [[Malachi Posavatz]] then accepted Barclay's offer of ''hegira'', putting an end to the trial.<ref name=NDNW/> − ==References== + == References == <references /> <references /> Line 67:
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| − | Galaxy Commander '''Rik Myers''' was a trueborn warrior of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. From the 3050s to the late 3060s, he commanded his Clan's [[Alpha Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio)|Alpha Galaxy]] and also served as the personal commander of the [[35th Scorpion Cuirassiers (Escorpión Imperio)|Thirty- | + | |
| + | Galaxy Commander '''Rik Myers''' was a trueborn warrior of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. From the 3050s to the late 3060s, he commanded his Clan's [[Alpha Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio)|Alpha Galaxy]] and also served as the personal commander of the [[35th Scorpion Cuirassiers (Escorpión Imperio)|Thirty-Fifth Scorpion Cuirassiers]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Myers was one of Clan Goliath Scorpion's most ambitious and aggressive leaders during the [[Clan Invasion era]] and afterward. Like his Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]], he was both angry and disgusted at the [[Crusader Clans]]' failure to defeat the [[SLDF]] under Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]] on 23 | + | Myers was one of Clan Goliath Scorpion's most ambitious and aggressive leaders during the [[Clan Invasion era]] and afterward. Like his Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]], he was both angry and disgusted at the [[Crusader Clans]]' failure to defeat the [[SLDF]] under Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] during the [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]] on April 23, [[3060]].<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 56–61</ref> Following the defeat and effective annihilation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] at the hands of the SLDF, he viewed the new SLDF enclave on [[Huntress]] as a clear threat to the Clans and urged a preemptive strike against it. He also wanted to act before the other Clans in reaping the spoils on Huntress, particularly surviving Smoke Jaguar warriors and their genes. Khan Suvorov was more cautious though. Not wishing to trigger a massive SLDF retaliation in which was the Goliath Scorpions would share the Smoke Jaguars' fate, she ordered Myers to come up with a more limited "middle ground" course of action that would demonstrate the Goliath Scorpions' strength to the other Clans without provoking a critical response from the Star League. |
| − | + | ==Great Refusal== | |
Encouraged further by a [[necrosia]]-induced vision of Huntress' Abysmal continent and high-priority intelligence provided by the Goliath Scorpion Watch chief Star Commander [[Rife Nagy]], Myers returned to Suvorov with a plan to capture [[Abysmal]] and its countless Smoke Jaguar artifacts still there for the taking.<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 81–86</ref> The most important, according to Nagy's report and accompanying merchant [[DropShip]] imagery, were an enlarged spaceport and warehouses built since the Clan invasion to hold Inner Sphere ''[[isorla]]''. These were, in Myers' words: "the antiques of the future," and may even include treasures of the old Star League. Myers also suggested that the Goliath Scorpions might capture relics held by the [[Eridani Light Horse]], a storied SLDF unit that would undoubtedly be sent to defend the continent, and even take some of its MechWarriors as bondsmen, who "would be living history among our people." | Encouraged further by a [[necrosia]]-induced vision of Huntress' Abysmal continent and high-priority intelligence provided by the Goliath Scorpion Watch chief Star Commander [[Rife Nagy]], Myers returned to Suvorov with a plan to capture [[Abysmal]] and its countless Smoke Jaguar artifacts still there for the taking.<ref>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 81–86</ref> The most important, according to Nagy's report and accompanying merchant [[DropShip]] imagery, were an enlarged spaceport and warehouses built since the Clan invasion to hold Inner Sphere ''[[isorla]]''. These were, in Myers' words: "the antiques of the future," and may even include treasures of the old Star League. Myers also suggested that the Goliath Scorpions might capture relics held by the [[Eridani Light Horse]], a storied SLDF unit that would undoubtedly be sent to defend the continent, and even take some of its MechWarriors as bondsmen, who "would be living history among our people." | ||
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Suvorov saw through Myers' manipulation. However, she authorized the strike anyway, on the condition that Alpha Galaxy would have to bid against the Goliath Scorpion's other Galaxies for the right to make the attack. Suvorov further ordered that the strike would not take place until after the bulk of the SLDF departed Clan space and returned to the Inner Sphere. Later, she scaled back the scope of Myers' plan, from taking the entire continent to establishing a 200 km circular enclave centered on the ''Warhawk'' factory and its attached spaceport.<ref name=FFp136f>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 136–138</ref> | Suvorov saw through Myers' manipulation. However, she authorized the strike anyway, on the condition that Alpha Galaxy would have to bid against the Goliath Scorpion's other Galaxies for the right to make the attack. Suvorov further ordered that the strike would not take place until after the bulk of the SLDF departed Clan space and returned to the Inner Sphere. Later, she scaled back the scope of Myers' plan, from taking the entire continent to establishing a 200 km circular enclave centered on the ''Warhawk'' factory and its attached spaceport.<ref name=FFp136f>''Forever Faithful'', pp. 136–138</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Wars of Possession== | |
Shortly thereafter, Alpha Galaxy won the right to harvest the former Smoke Jaguar holdings and personnel on Abysmal, and on August 7, 3060 Myers' strike force jumped into the Huntress system, spearheaded by his flagship, the destroyer CGS ''[[Sagitta]]''.<ref name=FFp136f /> Sir [[Paul Masters]], commanding officer of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] and the remaining SLDF units on Huntress, accepted Myers' ''batchall'' and bid one battalion of combined [[ComStar]] and Eridani Light Horse units. Masters then chose the Hatya Desert as the venue for the [[Trial of Possession]]. | Shortly thereafter, Alpha Galaxy won the right to harvest the former Smoke Jaguar holdings and personnel on Abysmal, and on August 7, 3060 Myers' strike force jumped into the Huntress system, spearheaded by his flagship, the destroyer CGS ''[[Sagitta]]''.<ref name=FFp136f /> Sir [[Paul Masters]], commanding officer of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] and the remaining SLDF units on Huntress, accepted Myers' ''batchall'' and bid one battalion of combined [[ComStar]] and Eridani Light Horse units. Masters then chose the Hatya Desert as the venue for the [[Trial of Possession]]. | ||
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By [[3067]], Myers had been reduced to the rank of [[Star Colonel]] but still commanded the Thirty-fifth Cuirassiers.<ref name=FM:WCp111>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 111: "35th Scorpion Cuirassiers"</ref><ref name=FM:Up78>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> | By [[3067]], Myers had been reduced to the rank of [[Star Colonel]] but still commanded the Thirty-fifth Cuirassiers.<ref name=FM:WCp111>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 111: "35th Scorpion Cuirassiers"</ref><ref name=FM:Up78>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| − | At the start of [[3068]], Myers had just been restored to Galaxy command by Khan Suvorov. Without the sanction of his Khan, he challenged [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay]] to a Trial of Possession for a battalion of troops and the [[Second Star League]] Embassy holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] and [[Huntress]]. Suvorov was furious when she learned of it, but could not nullify the Trial. Colonel Barclay won the right to hold the Trial in [[Clan Jade Falcon]] territory, the Shikari Jungle. Her forces captured his logistics base while she harassed him in the jungle, using the terrain to offset his range advantage and rotating her troops in and out for repair and rearming. When Myers had a little over a [[Binary]] of troops left, she offered ''[[Hegira|hegira]]''. Myers refused, and soon Barclay faced Myers' ''[[Fire Scorpion]]'' in her ''[[ | + | At the start of [[3068]], Myers had just been restored to Galaxy command by Khan Suvorov. Without the sanction of his Khan, he challenged [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay]] to a Trial of Possession for a battalion of troops and the [[Second Star League]] Embassy holdings on [[Strana Mechty]] and [[Huntress]]. Suvorov was furious when she learned of it, but could not nullify the Trial. Colonel Barclay won the right to hold the Trial in [[Clan Jade Falcon]] territory, the Shikari Jungle. Her forces captured his logistics base while she harassed him in the jungle, using the terrain to offset his range advantage and rotating her troops in and out for repair and rearming. When Myers had a little over a [[Binary]] of troops left, she offered ''[[Hegira|hegira]]''. Myers refused, and soon Barclay faced Myers' ''[[Fire Scorpion]]'' in her ''[[Cerberus]]''. She sent a [[Gauss rifle]] round into his cockpit, killing him. His subordinate, [[Star Colonel]] [[Malachi Posavatz]] then accepted Barclay's offer of ''hegira'', putting an end to the trial.<ref name=NDNW/> |
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* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Clan Goliath Scorpion Characters|Myers, Rik]] | [[Category: Clan Goliath Scorpion Characters|Myers, Rik]] | ||