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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.
  
Payson was a noted WSP-1A ''[[Wasp]]'' pilot and demonstrated expertise in jumping and physical combat, including fighting a ''Phoenix Hawk'' to a draw in a melee duel.<ref name="CQp353">''Close Quarters'', p. 353, "Chapter 18"</ref>
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Payson was a noted WSP-1A ''[[Wasp]]'' pilot and demonstrated expertise in jumping and physical combat, including 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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Revision as of 20:17, 18 February 2022

William Payson
Personal
AffiliationSeventeenth Recon Regiment
Profile
RankLieutenant Junior Grade
ProfessionMercenary

William Payson was an officer with the Seventeenth Recon Regiment.

History

Early Life

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.

Payson was a noted WSP-1A Wasp pilot and demonstrated expertise in jumping and physical combat, including fighting a Phoenix Hawk to a draw in a melee duel.[2]

References

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

Bibliography