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==History==
 
==History==
===Early Life===
 
 
Payson was born on [[Cerillos]], one of the [[Southwest Trinity worlds]] from a modestly respectable family.<ref name=25YoAFp33>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 33</ref>  
 
Payson was born on [[Cerillos]], one of the [[Southwest Trinity worlds]] from a modestly respectable family.<ref name=25YoAFp33>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 33</ref>  
  
 
Described as tall and lean, with cartoonishly large, protruding ears "like jug handles," Payson was steered into Camacho's Caballeros by his family thanks to his natural piloting talent, rather than end up prison because of his endless troublemaking.
 
Described as tall and lean, with cartoonishly large, protruding ears "like jug handles," Payson was steered into Camacho's Caballeros by his family thanks to his natural piloting talent, rather than end up prison because of his endless troublemaking.
 
  
 
==BattleMechs==
 
==BattleMechs==
Payson was a noted WSP-1A ''[[Wasp]]'' pilot, demonstrating expertise in jumping and physical combat, including being able to make the 'Mech perform a forward somersault while jumping <ref name="BDp86>''Black Dragon'', p. 86, "Chapter 5"</ref> and fighting a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' to a draw in a melee duel.<ref name="CQp353">''Close Quarters'', p. 353, "Chapter 37"</ref>
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Payson was a noted [[Wasp|WSP-1A ''Wasp'']] pilot, demonstrating expertise in jumping and physical combat, including being able to make the 'Mech perform a forward somersault while jumping <ref name="BDp86>''Black Dragon'', p. 86: "Chapter 5"</ref> and fighting a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' to a draw in a melee duel.<ref name="CQp353">''Close Quarters'', p. 353: "Chapter 37"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 12:24, 15 July 2023

William Payson
Personal
AffiliationSeventeenth Recon Regiment
Career
RankLieutenant Junior Grade
ProfessionMechWarrior

William Payson was an officer with the Seventeenth Recon Regiment.

History

Payson was born on Cerillos, one of the Southwest Trinity worlds from a modestly respectable family.[1]

Described as tall and lean, with cartoonishly large, protruding ears "like jug handles," Payson was steered into Camacho's Caballeros by his family thanks to his natural piloting talent, rather than end up prison because of his endless troublemaking.

BattleMechs

Payson was a noted WSP-1A Wasp pilot, demonstrating expertise in jumping and physical combat, including being able to make the 'Mech perform a forward somersault while jumping [2] and fighting a Phoenix Hawk to a draw in a melee duel.[3]

References

  1. BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 33
  2. Black Dragon, p. 86: "Chapter 5"
  3. Close Quarters, p. 353: "Chapter 37"

Bibliography