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Line 8: ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was originally an old regular ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' that [[Justin Xiang Allard]] purchased in [[3027]] during his exile on [[Solaris VII]] and his [[Solaris Games|Solaris Championship]] run with funds provided by [[Kym Sorenson]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 138-139</ref> He modified the 'Mech to carry an [[Autocannon/20]] by dropping the [[LRM]] launcher, which gave him a surprise advantage in his first match using ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' where he defeated [[Peter Armstrong]]. At some point he placed titanium "nails"<ref name=Nails>There are no game rules for those titanium nails. Judging from the 3027-era record sheet published for the CN9-YLW, a 'Mech hatchet—the only 'Mech melee weapon that existed in the rules when the novel introducing ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was written—was used to represent the nails in game terms. (Notably, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was never ruled to have featured a 'Mech [[Claw]].) This stand-in in turn apparently resulted in art depicting the 'Mech with a proper hatchet.</ref> on the 'Mech's hand actuators, a feature put to good use in a fight against [[Billy Wolfson]] where the autocannon jammed. It has been speculated that these nails may have been a reference to the Capellan custom at the time for high-ranking nobles to grow long, oftentimes enameled and sharpened, fingernails on three fingers. ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was originally an old regular ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' that [[Justin Xiang Allard]] purchased in [[3027]] during his exile on [[Solaris VII]] and his [[Solaris Games|Solaris Championship]] run with funds provided by [[Kym Sorenson]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 138-139</ref> He modified the 'Mech to carry an [[Autocannon/20]] by dropping the [[LRM]] launcher, which gave him a surprise advantage in his first match using ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' where he defeated [[Peter Armstrong]]. At some point he placed titanium "nails"<ref name=Nails>There are no game rules for those titanium nails. Judging from the 3027-era record sheet published for the CN9-YLW, a 'Mech hatchet—the only 'Mech melee weapon that existed in the rules when the novel introducing ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was written—was used to represent the nails in game terms. (Notably, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was never ruled to have featured a 'Mech [[Claw]].) This stand-in in turn apparently resulted in art depicting the 'Mech with a proper hatchet.</ref> on the 'Mech's hand actuators, a feature put to good use in a fight against [[Billy Wolfson]] where the autocannon jammed. It has been speculated that these nails may have been a reference to the Capellan custom at the time for high-ranking nobles to grow long, oftentimes enameled and sharpened, fingernails on three fingers. − Following his meteoric rise to Solaris VII champion, Justin Xiang Allard used the 'Mech during his subsequent career with [[House Liao]]'s [[Maskirovka]] immediately prior and during the [[4th Succession War|Fourth Succession War]]. + Following his meteoritic rise to Solaris VII champion, Justin Xiang Allard used the 'Mech during his subsequent career with [[House Liao]]'s [[Maskirovka]] immediately prior and during the [[4th Succession War|Fourth Succession War]]. When Justin Xiang Allard, in truth a deep undercover agent for [[House Davion]], was extracted from [[Sian]] at the climax of the Fourth Succession War, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was also taken along. When Justin Xiang Allard, in truth a deep undercover agent for [[House Davion]], was extracted from [[Sian]] at the climax of the Fourth Succession War, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was also taken along.
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''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was originally an old regular ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' that [[Justin Xiang Allard]] purchased in [[3027]] during his exile on [[Solaris VII]] and his [[Solaris Games|Solaris Championship]] run with funds provided by [[Kym Sorenson]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 138-139</ref> He modified the 'Mech to carry an [[Autocannon/20]] by dropping the [[LRM]] launcher, which gave him a surprise advantage in his first match using ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' where he defeated [[Peter Armstrong]]. At some point he placed titanium "nails"<ref name=Nails>There are no game rules for those titanium nails. Judging from the 3027-era record sheet published for the CN9-YLW, a 'Mech hatchet—the only 'Mech melee weapon that existed in the rules when the novel introducing ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was written—was used to represent the nails in game terms. (Notably, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was never ruled to have featured a 'Mech [[Claw]].) This stand-in in turn apparently resulted in art depicting the 'Mech with a proper hatchet.</ref> on the 'Mech's hand actuators, a feature put to good use in a fight against [[Billy Wolfson]] where the autocannon jammed. It has been speculated that these nails may have been a reference to the Capellan custom at the time for high-ranking nobles to grow long, oftentimes enameled and sharpened, fingernails on three fingers. | ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was originally an old regular ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' that [[Justin Xiang Allard]] purchased in [[3027]] during his exile on [[Solaris VII]] and his [[Solaris Games|Solaris Championship]] run with funds provided by [[Kym Sorenson]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 138-139</ref> He modified the 'Mech to carry an [[Autocannon/20]] by dropping the [[LRM]] launcher, which gave him a surprise advantage in his first match using ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' where he defeated [[Peter Armstrong]]. At some point he placed titanium "nails"<ref name=Nails>There are no game rules for those titanium nails. Judging from the 3027-era record sheet published for the CN9-YLW, a 'Mech hatchet—the only 'Mech melee weapon that existed in the rules when the novel introducing ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was written—was used to represent the nails in game terms. (Notably, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was never ruled to have featured a 'Mech [[Claw]].) This stand-in in turn apparently resulted in art depicting the 'Mech with a proper hatchet.</ref> on the 'Mech's hand actuators, a feature put to good use in a fight against [[Billy Wolfson]] where the autocannon jammed. It has been speculated that these nails may have been a reference to the Capellan custom at the time for high-ranking nobles to grow long, oftentimes enameled and sharpened, fingernails on three fingers. | ||
| − | Following his | + | Following his meteoritic rise to Solaris VII champion, Justin Xiang Allard used the 'Mech during his subsequent career with [[House Liao]]'s [[Maskirovka]] immediately prior and during the [[4th Succession War|Fourth Succession War]]. |
When Justin Xiang Allard, in truth a deep undercover agent for [[House Davion]], was extracted from [[Sian]] at the climax of the Fourth Succession War, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was also taken along. | When Justin Xiang Allard, in truth a deep undercover agent for [[House Davion]], was extracted from [[Sian]] at the climax of the Fourth Succession War, ''Yen-Lo-Wang'' was also taken along. | ||