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Tori Ishihara

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Tori Ishihara
Personal
AffiliationDraconis Combine
Career
RankTai-sho[1]
ProfessionMechWarrior

History

Tori Ishihara was the commanding officer of the Ryuken-go in 3139.[2]

Ishihara served as the Professional Soldiery Liaison to Wolf’s Dragoons during the time that the Dragoons were employed by the Draconis Combine to conquer the worlds of the Draconis Reach. [3]

While working with the Dragoons, Ishihara shared a professional respect and then affectionate feelings towards Colonel Henry Kincaid, commander of the Spider’s Web Battalion and Ishhara’s counterpart in operational planning. [4]

Ishihara made the decision to go against Kanrei Matsuhari Toranaga’s orders that the Ryuken-go was not to enter Federated Suns space by deciding to mount a rescue operation for Dragoons forces stranded on Glenmora. [5]

At the completion of the campaign to conquer the Draconis Reach, Ishihara not only wasn't punished by Toranaga, she received the warlord's full approval, and he even promoted her to Tai-sho of the Ryuken on 23 September 3140, the first Tai-sho that the Ryuken had since Minoru Tetsuhara. [6]

Tori did an excellent job keeping the Dragoons in the Combine; but after the fall of New Avalon, in 3146, the Combine began sidelining them. In the middle of 3150, Tori was replaced as liaison officer. Her successor, Tai-sa Reiko Akamine was a hard-liner with a severe disdain for mercenaries. Her actions enraged the Dragoons who, barely three months later, considered their contract void after several offenses, and left the Combine service.[7]

BattleMech

Ishihara piloted a Sphinx. [8]

References

  1. Redemption Rift, Epilogue
  2. Era Report: 3145, p. 47
  3. "Redemption Rift", p. 13
  4. "Redemption Rift", p. 130
  5. "Redemption Rift", p. 191
  6. "Redemption Rift", p. 248
  7. "Divided We Fall", p. 29-114
  8. "Redemption Rift", p. 111

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