<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">Pilot</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Hiro Kagekaze<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Male<br/><strong>BattleMech:</strong>Spider<br/><strong>Homeworld:</strong>Shionoha, Dieron District<br/><strong>Original Faction:</strong>Draconis Combine<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong>Hiro is of medium height with a lean, muscular build.  He has short, straight black hair on his head and a goatee on his face.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Hiro is from the Dieron District of the Draconis Combine.  He grew up poor, but managed to break through the barrier caused by not being a member of the privileged class.  He was skilled enough to enroll in the Dieron District Gymnasium (DDG), which graduates 15 to 20 mech pilots per year with a complete disregard for the students' political and philosophical leanings.<br/><br/>Like almost all of his fellow DDG graduates, Hiro was recruited to the 2nd Dieron Regulars, a veteran unit with questionable loyalty specializing in mountain combat and emphasizing honor through victory - in other words, they strived to win by any means necessary.  Ambushes, false truces and "playing dead" were all viable tactics.  Also, the atmosphere was one of constant backstabbing among its troops, which kept everyone on their toes.<br/><br/>Hiro's commanding officer (CO) had the resources to ruin careers and the willingness to do so.  After another member of his unit tricked Hiro into sleeping with the CO's daughters.  Hiro got caught, the CO booted him from the front-line unit to a garrison one.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Hiro is a trickster and a goofball in times of peace.  He acts aggressively and impatiently in times of war.  He doesn't always consider the consequences of his actions, yet he manages to come up with sound combat tactics when it really matters.  He fights dirty, and plays dirtier.<br/><br/><strong>Specialty Skills:</strong>Due to Hiro's childhood in a rough neighborhood and training in a combat-oriented school, he is skilled in unarmed combat (particularly jiujitsu), armed combat (especially swords), and small arms (paired pistols).  He is also stealthy, athletic, acrobatic and perceptive.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">BattleMech Characteristics</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5e/Sarna_reserves_kamakura_s_hussars_spider_by_viereth-d585zvf.jpg)</div><strong>Chassis:</strong>Spider SDR-5D<br/><strong>Weight Class:</strong>Light<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong>Ninja<br/><strong>Description:</strong>Hiro's Battlemech is a humanoid looking bipedal mech with a spider web design on the chest.  It is designed for speed and maneuverability, which are used for scouting and flanking.  It also performs incendiary tasks - it starts fires to prevent enemies from pursuing it, to trap enemies, to clear areas for friendly forces, to generate smoke for concealment, and to quickly ignite ammo crates and command posts.  It is painted with a camouflage pattern of green, gray and brown.<br/><br/><strong>Loadout:</strong>One medium laser, one flamer, eight jump jets<br/><br/><strong>Modules:</strong>None<br/><br/><strong>Upgrades:</strong>Ferro-fibrous armor, DHS<br/><br/><strong>General Armor Values:</strong>(Just so that we have a hunch)<br/><br/><br/><br/>Edits:<br/><br/>2012-11-24<br/>Specified chassis.<br/>Changed Battlemech image and description (description didn't match image, changed both to something different that matched).<br/>Specified particular variant (SDR-5D), loadout (one medium laser, one flamer, eight jump jets), modules (none) and upgrades (ferro-fibrous armor, double heat sinks).<br/>Still need to put armor values.<br/>Possibly adding familiarity with explosives (pending GM approval).<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Version 2, approved</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>This is a work in progress.  If it seems viable, please let me know and I will flesh it out completely.  Thanks!<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">Pilot</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Hiro Kagekaze<br/><strong>Sex:</strong> Male<br/><strong>BattleMech:</strong> Spider<br/><strong>Homeworld:</strong> Shionoha, Dieron District<br/><strong>Original Faction:</strong> Draconis Combine<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong> Hiro is of medium height with a lean, muscular build.  He has short, straight black hair on his head and a goatee on his face.  <br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Hiro is from the Dieron District of the Draconis Combine.  He grew up poor, but managed to break through the barrier caused by not being a member of the privileged class.  He was skilled enough to enroll in the Dieron District Gymnasium (DDG), which graduates 15 to 20 mech pilots per year with a complete disregard for the students' political and philosophical leanings.  <br/><br/>Like almost all of his fellow DDG graduates, Hiro was recruited to the 2nd Dieron Regulars, a veteran unit with questionable loyalty specializing in mountain combat and emphasizing honor through victory - in other words, they strived to win by any means necessary.  Ambushes, false truces and "playing dead" were all viable tactics.  Also, the atmosphere was one of constant backstabbing among its troops, which kept everyone on their toes.<br/><br/>Hiro's commanding officer (CO) had the resources to ruin careers and the willingness to do so.  After another member of his unit tricked Hiro into sleeping with the CO's daughters.  Hiro got caught, the CO booted him from the front-line unit to a garrison one.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Hiro is a trickster and a goofball in times of peace.  He acts aggressively and impatiently in times of war.  He doesn't always consider the consequences of his actions, yet he manages to come up with sound combat tactics when it really matters.  He fights dirty, and plays dirtier.<br/><br/><strong>Specialty Skills:</strong> Due to Hiro's childhood in a rough neighborhood and training in a combat-oriented school, he is skilled in unarmed combat (particularly jiujitsu), armed combat (especially swords), and small arms (paired pistols).  He is also stealthy, athletic, acrobatic and perceptive.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">BattleMech Characteristics</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/c4/Spider.jpg)</div><strong>Chassis:</strong> Spider<br/><strong>Weight Class:</strong> Light<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong> Ninja <br/><strong>Description:</strong> Hiro's Ronin is a humanoid looking bipedal mech with a spider web design on the chest.  It is designed for speed and maneuverability, which are used for scouting and flanking.  It also performs incendiary tasks - it starts fires to prevent enemies from pursuing it, to trap enemies, to clear areas for friendly forces, to generate smoke for concealment, and to quickly ignite ammo crates and command posts.  It is painted a matte black with hints of purple trim, reminiscent of the color scheme popular of his school.<br/><br/><strong>Loadout:</strong> Some combination of medium lasers, flamers and/or machineguns<br/><br/><strong>Modules:</strong> Maybe a C3 slave or TAG<br/><br/><strong>Upgrades:</strong> (All upgrades to the structure itself, including Ferro-fibrous armor, Endoskeleton, DHS, etc.)<br/><br/><strong>General Armor Values:</strong> (Just so that we have a hunch)<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Original Version</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">Pilot</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong> Hiro Kagekaze<br/><strong>Sex:</strong> Male<br/><strong>BattleMech:</strong> Something heavy with a sword that jumps<br/><strong>Homeworld:</strong> Shionoha, Dieron District<br/><strong>Original Faction:</strong> Draconis Combine<br/><br/><strong>Description:</strong> Hiro is of medium height with a lean, muscular build.  He has short, straight black hair on his head and a goatee on his face.  <br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Hiro grew up in the Dieron District of the Draconis Combine.  He grew up poor, but managed to break through the barrier caused by not being a member of the privileged class.  He was skilled enough to enroll in the Dieron District Gymnasium (DDG), which graduates 15 to 20 mech pilots per year with a complete disregard for the students' political and philosophical leanings.  <br/><br/>Like almost all of his fellow DDG graduates, Hiro was recruited to the 2nd Dieron Regulars, a veteran unit with questionable loyalty specializing in mountain combat and emphasizing honor through victory - in other words, they strived to win by any means necessary.  Ambushes, false truces and "playing dead" were all viable tactics.  Also, the atmosphere was one of constant backstabbing among its troops, which kept everyone on their toes.<br/><br/>Hiro's commanding officer (CO) had the resources to ruin careers and the willingness to do so.  After another member of his unit tricked Hiro into sleeping with the CO's daughters, and getting Hiro caught, the CO booted him from the unit. <br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Hiro is a trickster and a goofball in times of peace.  He acts aggressively and impatiently in times of war.  He doesn't always consider the consequences of his actions, yet he manages to come up with sound combat tactics when it really matters.  He fights dirty, and plays dirtier.<br/><br/><strong>Specialty Skills:</strong> Due to Hiro's childhood in a rough neighborhood and training in a combat-oriented school, he is skilled in unarmed combat (particularly jiujitsu), armed combat (especially swords), and small arms (paired pistols).  He is also stealthy and perceptive.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial black;">BattleMech Characteristics</span><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8b/Hatamotochi.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Chassis:</strong> Hatamotochi<br/><strong>Weight Class:</strong> Assault (80 tons)<br/><strong>Callsign:</strong> Ronin <br/><strong>Description:</strong> Hiro's Ronin is a humanoid looking bipedal mech complete with a samurai helmet and customized with a sword after one of its PPC's was blown off.  It is painted a matte black with hints of purple trim, reminiscient of the color scheme popular of his school.<br/><br/><strong>Loadout:</strong> 2 x SRM-6, PPC, Sword<br/><br/><strong>Modules:</strong> (Module upgrades of the 'Mech's systems as well as secondary systems, i.e. Anti Missile Systems, Artemis, BAP, etc.)<br/><br/><strong>Upgrades:</strong> (All upgrades to the structure itself, including Ferro-fibrous armor, Endoskeleton, DHS, etc.)<br/><br/><strong>General Armor Values:</strong> (Just so that we have a hunch)<br/><br/></div></div>