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'''Shizuka Findlay''' was a freelance [[mercenary]] MechWarrior during the [[Dark Age Era]].<ref name="MWDADPCp355"/>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
'''Shizuka Findlay''' has been working during the [[Dark Age]] as a [[mercenary]]. When not taking jobs, she prefers the trappings of a civilized and sophisticated lifestyle, often returning to the gladiatorial [[Solaris VII]] for her entertainment, fun and combat adrenaline. Findlay is also suspected of traveling to the Periphery on more than one occasion to indulge herself in her what some would deem "questionable activities".<ref name="MWDADPCp355"/>
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When not taking jobs, Findlay prefers the trappings of a civilized and sophisticated lifestyle, often returning to the gladiatorial [[Solaris VII]] for her entertainment, fun and combat adrenaline. Findlay is also suspected of traveling to the Periphery on more than one occasion to indulge herself in her what some would deem "questionable activities".<ref name="MWDADPCp355"/>
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In [[3136]], while in the employ of [[Defiance Industries]], Findlay led a mercenary unit; she faced down a [[Clan Wolf]] force including [[Star Commander]] [[Vaughn Sender]]. Her unit lost an ''[[Eisenfaust]]'' pilot to Sender; she requested the pilot's family be compensated by Defiance for his courage and service.<ref name=DALNA3136>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 90</ref>
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
For '''Shizuka Findlay''', piloting 100 tons of hulking steel is more than a skill, it's an art form, bringing a strange sense of ritual to almost everything she does.<ref name="MWDADPCp355"/>
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For Findlay, piloting one hundred tons of hulking steel is more than a skill, it's an art form, one in which she brings a strange sense of ritual to almost everything she does.<ref name="MWDADPCp355"/>
  
 
==Mech==
 
==Mech==
She pilots ''MAR-2C3-A [[Marauder IIC]]'' called ''Requiem''.<ref name="MWDADPCp355">''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 355, "Shizuka Findlay"</ref>
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Findlay was known to have piloted a MAR-2C3-A ''[[Marauder IIC]]'' [[BattleMech]] named ''Requiem''.<ref name="MWDADPCp355">''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 355: "Shizuka Findlay"</ref>
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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<gallery>
File:MWDA_Marauder_II_Findlay.PNG|''MAR-2C3-A "Requiem" Marauder IIC''
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File:MWDA_Marauder_II_Findlay.PNG|MAR-2C3-A ''Requiem'' ''Marauder IIC''
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
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* ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]''
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
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[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Findlay, Shizuka]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Findlay, Shizuka]]

Latest revision as of 20:48, 16 October 2022

Shizuka Findlay
Shizuka Findlay
Career
ProfessionMercenary;
Arena Gladiator (occasional)

Shizuka Findlay was a freelance mercenary MechWarrior during the Dark Age Era.[1]

History[edit]

When not taking jobs, Findlay prefers the trappings of a civilized and sophisticated lifestyle, often returning to the gladiatorial Solaris VII for her entertainment, fun and combat adrenaline. Findlay is also suspected of traveling to the Periphery on more than one occasion to indulge herself in her what some would deem "questionable activities".[1]

In 3136, while in the employ of Defiance Industries, Findlay led a mercenary unit; she faced down a Clan Wolf force including Star Commander Vaughn Sender. Her unit lost an Eisenfaust pilot to Sender; she requested the pilot's family be compensated by Defiance for his courage and service.[2]

Tactics[edit]

For Findlay, piloting one hundred tons of hulking steel is more than a skill, it's an art form, one in which she brings a strange sense of ritual to almost everything she does.[1]

Mech[edit]

Findlay was known to have piloted a MAR-2C3-A Marauder IIC BattleMech named Requiem.[1]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 355: "Shizuka Findlay"
  2. Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136), p. 90

Bibliography[edit]