I have to admit, I like Graff's commentary about his 'mech. In a way, his Marauder is a lot like Erich's Awesome, in that they're very likely 'Original Run' 'Mechs, only Erich's, having been in far more combat, is a bit like his grandfather's old wood axe; It's been so worn out that the handle's been replaced 6 times, and the head's been replaced at least twice, so it's made up of replacement parts far more than originals.<br/><br/>Honestly, the fact that Graff's mech still has original Internal structure 'bones' shows that, in the 3.5 centuries since it was built (give or take a few years), Its pilots have taken care to not get as utterly savaged in battle as Erich has a bad habit of doing. :) In fact, you could argue that the Marauder is a bit of a good luck charm, in part because it still has original parts.