Serpentarius Brood

[Mech Technology, Biology, History]

Origins

 The existence of the living Mechas, known as the Gigus, Nakshi and Skriag classes, belong to a mysterious alien species of titanic organism whose origin some theorize as produced in the Forerunner laboratories or perhaps by some other alien species, maybe an enemy of the Forerunners, more than a hundred thousand years ago.
The reason they were created, or modified, seems to be for warlike purposes. A moderately accepted scientific hypothesis explored the signs that in the remote past, before the emergence of mankind, this specie was created to serve as workers and soldiers for easy tasks where brute force was more important than intellect.

              

It has been suggested that an evolved branch of these behemoths gave rise to the Saurians.

The core of their immense organic bodies, is based on silicon and not on carbon, so they not only have an infinite resistance greater than biological agents and external aggressions, but also have almost immortal lives. At the moment almost everything is unknown about the biology of these creatures that have been adapted with bellicose ends, to be living Mechs.

Nevertheless, their creators gave them exoskeletons integrated to their organisms, notably increasing their resilience in the combat.

A Millennial Dream

Possibly, the Forerunner's fratricidal war led to the near extinction of these intelligent Saurian-titans, some of whom survived, forgotten in numerous corners throughout the galaxy, where they entered a millennial lethargy, awaiting the moment that they were discovered by mankind.

A Meeting Long Delayed

It was not until the 3270's, a long time after the spread of mankind through the gateways, that the specimens of Serpentarius Brood that were in stasis, began to be progressively found, mainly by the Shogunate. These have been studied and reproduced, first by Alpha Corp and later by the Cherry Blossom Mechworks, albeit in a technological quality somewhat lower than that reached during the Forerunner era.

The Serpentarius Swarm

This species, apparently had superior specimens able to control the remaining "behemoths", whose number in the past is uncertain. Today, there is known to be the existence of a single alpha sample: Serpentarius Alpha, who was found by Droch'ah, and used to drive a massive Serpentarius swarm against the galaxy, to test the power of the factions during the years 3284 and 3285.

Production

Although the Shogunate was first to discover and produce the living mechs, after the civil war in 3307 all of them passed under control to Kiyomasa, Prince of Flowers and ruler of the Sengakuji Reaches and his manufacturer, the Cherry Blossom Mechworks.
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Donald Anthony Alligood

[Legendary Pilot]



Black Star Lycan Rangers CO - Pilot License # 201635

Donald A. Alligood, founder of the Black Star is a "born to fight" mecha pilot who does not question the reasons of life, but keeps living plentiful and every day enjoying the experience of piloting a mech as if has always been the first time.

His tireless energy and enthusiasm makes him look in some senses, as if he kept being a child, despite being dressed with one of the most expensive and deadlier of the Niode and Ferrite titan suit of the Galaxy; but when he joins his cockpit, he becomes a pilot to be feared and avoided if you lacked the capabilities to fight a real legendary pilot.

In his own words:

"I am "Poppa D, the King of Blades", one who strives for perfection and to be the best. A goal that will probably never be attained, but one that keeps him improving in any área he can find an advantage in. Once you stop trying to improve, you start to deteriorate, or more accurately get bypassed by others continuing to improve."
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 Weapons of choice (at level 118):

 Laser and Cannon: 75
Fire: 60
Ice: 52
Missile: 50

 First Gold Medals (per categories):

 Clan Wars VIII with Mec Grinders in 5th division.
Circuit 222th Champ. Dec 3284.
King Chrono in division 4. Jan 3287.
Faction Wars 3293 with the Storm in 1st division.

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 Recorded videoptics files.- Subjet: Live Interview with Donald Anthony Alligood.
Date: March 03, 3320.
Location: Visitors Meeting Room in the 21th Deck aboard the Black Quark. Black Star Space Cruise Class Eclipse.
Mechanomicon - We have the pleasure to meet a living pilot legend and leader of the Back Star faction. We are talking about Donald A. Aligood. Greetings Sir.

Donald. A. Alligood. -Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here.


 M. - One of my usual first question to our pilots is to ask about their origins... So, where are you from Sir?

D.A.A. - I am from a small town called Salem in the Unite States of America, in Old Terra.


 M. - Another pilot coming from Old Terra. The cradle of mankind seems to be a Factory of elite pilots in our Galaxy!

How did you happen to become a mecha pilot?


 D.A.A. - The first time I laid eyes on one, I knew it was my calling. It was love at first fight *smiles*


 M. - Which one was your first piloted mech?

D.A.A. - A red ant, of course. But one of those ancient mining versions, that had been junked or scrapped or somehow lost and ran across it on a hunting expedition. With a Little TLC I got it running again, but I knew the path I had to follow after that.


 M.- Do you remember the kind of emotions you had in your first time piloting the red ant?

D.A.A. - "Wow" is not a big enough Word to explain it... it was a mixture of "amazingness" mixed with some heart pounding while the stomach turned and twisted and knotted. I really had a lot of effects and emotions and I became obsessed with becoming one with the mecha. To move and feel and shoot as if it were an extensión of my myself.
M. - *Nods* An experience shared by many pilots. Do you think the path of the mecha pilot has altered your own conscience in any sense?

D.A.A.- I don't know about altered, but it has definitely fined tuned my focus, anticipation and reaction speeds.


 M.- Fine. Do you remember which one was the first mercenary clan you joined?

D.A.A. - Ghost Bear. It was a very quiet clan, but I made my first friend there, William Howell, who started teaching me how to improve my mecha abilities. We only spent one tournament in Ghost Bear before leaving.

In 3271 I joined Williams' Clan Werewolves and in 3272, I created the Black Star Lycan Rangers. Soon, after we teamed up with Mec Grinders for a trifecta of clans, we called it the Apocalypse League.


 M. -  Apocalypse League, ominous sound! So prior to Werewolves and Back Star, how was your experience with Ghost Bear and Werewolves?

D.A.A. - Ghost Bear was the biggest disappointment because it was so inactive, or quiet rather. Very lacking communicating. Guess I should also note that there were a couple Ghost Bears clans and I assume I was in the one full of alts. I don't know. Even though we only won a bronze.

The clan Werewolves was better. Back then recruiting was easy and we tended to grow faster, or maybe William just knew a bunch of pilots looking for a clan.


 M. - Alts, as we, pilots usually refer to the clones made by a pilot to feed his own squad, clan or faction... What do you think about them, the clones?

D.A.A. - Overall I don't care, but the more you made of yourself, the harder is going to be your life. I have four of myself... The drain your time man, as you have to watch them closely and to keep them strong. Also, the more overpowered they became from stalking their path stacked in the same division, the less joy they experience... That can quite upset more than a clone, sending him into a psychotic spiral.


 M.- When you refer "less joy", do you mean you enjoy the Mecha Tournaments and Wars, as the harsh and dangerous life of a pilot?

D.A.A. - Yes, I do mean to enjoy the mecha Tournament. I have always felt like the middle level of the wars were the most fun cause there was the most competition. I like planning and building to overcome a rival. I like the sense of accomplishment, so I guess I like the challenge, which in many ways I suppose I do approach like a game.


 M. - 3288. This year you joined the Republic of Zeon, then, a year later just Zeon. Currently now the Second strongest clan only behind Fusion. Through the Craftsmen Tournament records, we can track your steps with Zeon until the year 3311... twenty three years of many gods and some silvers with Zeon and the Storm during the faction wars... What do you recall from that glorious stage?

D.A.A. - They were a great group, helpful in every way. I wouldn't be the pilot I am today without them... but when we reached the point where we dominated most everyone for a really long time, the only challenge had I gotten powerful enough to beat people way over my pilot level. Can I run the gauntlet on this clan defeating every member? It got rather tedious for a while and I'm sure more than a couple of us had swelled heads because of it.

But it was great to be a part of Zeon. I would probably still be there except I wanted to spend some time fighting alongside my mom and dad, who always have been pilots of Black Star.


 M. - But in 3313, you left Zeon to join the MMI faction, with the Isle of Misfits Toys... A new gold with a different flag...

 D.A.A. - Well, for that one war we dissolved the Lycan Rangers to join with MMI, and reformed after the tournament.
M. - And after the 3314 Faction War event in which your people teamed with the Brotherhood and Dragons.

D.A.A. - Correct.


 M. - In that Faction Wars you achieved gold in the Second División. What memories do you keep from that experience with those two large factions?

D.A.A. - MMI... We as Black Star have a good history of cooperation. We have had quite a few of their pilots over from time to time, and it was fun to go help them out. The Dragon faction was seriously dominant, they probably could have beat two of the factions in the First División. That particular faction war though was the first one Zeon hosted and MMI was pretty much Split between the Zeon faction and the Fusion one, and we wouldn't had the skills to compete with those two.


 M. - Then, in 3315 was your return, embracing back your familiar crew. A great success as you have been earning gold medals in divisions 4 and 5 since that day.

In the total ranking of the Mercenary Clans, what spot do you think does the Black Star Lycan Rangers keep?

D.A.A. - Well, assuming we were talking about normal size clans, not as good as Death's Collectors, but capable to beat anyone else between them and ourselves.


 M. - That would easily place your clan in the top ten.

A rare find is to meet a whole family of pilots... When not an extraordinary event due the difficulty to become a Mecha Pilot. How is your relation with your parents?

D.A.A. -  most of the pilots outside of mom and dad, like Craig, RW, and Mark, have been with us for a really long time, and Steve Ross was a longtime friend from Zeon so we considere everyone not inmediatelly family, extnded family, and thats the biggest reason why we have stayed together, We become one big family.


 M. - BSLR has been for a good amount of time a champion in their field. Do you feel any other clan or faction might try to dethrone you? Any nemesis that might bring the best of your efforts to stay unbeatable?

D.A.A. - In all honesty, the AFF could probably put together a clan and might knock us off, but then, they could lose D3 by doing that. The Dragon Clans are getting pretty close. They will pose the most immediate threat and will probably be able to dethrone us soon than later.


 M. - You won the status and renown as a Legendary Pilot in 3288, after the XVIII Clan Wars, when you bested The Brotherhood 1st Kearney Highlanders ambushing them into a crossfire in wich you risked yourself through the Brotherhood line to lure them into the trap. You performed then an unstoppable run trampling their lines. How did that achievement make you feel?

D.A.A. - Actually, the Craftsmen contacted my dad and it was his story. Mom, dad and Jack pulled that off, but I think the Craftsmen thought my dad and myself being the same person and they contacted me... *laughs* I am not really sure on that one, but it made me feel pretty good.


 M. - Your action in said tournament made you the pilot of the moment, in part, thanks to your skilled use of the formidable Skriags. What are the capabilities ad qualities that made you fell in love with the Skriag Class?

D.A.A. - It is tough, resilient and versatile. Its trample ability forces a major change in the way its defensed. Skriag is probably the best 80 tons or lesser mech. The extreme high precisión of the Dilophos makes of them one of the few mechas that stand up to them very well.


 M. - Long time ago circulated rumours about your worship of the Skriag cult in the secret temple of Vupa-6... Is that right?

D.A.A. - I believe they set up an altar for me *laughs*. My name has been thrown about a Little bit at the Skriag temples.


 M. -  Can you throw some light about that Skriag cult for the Mechanomicon scholars?

D.A.A. - They love their Skriags. They did start a big change in the Mecha Wars which was further exploited by the Torrent. A well equipped Skriag can hold its own against a Torrent though, just can't wide fork.


 M. - As the great and minor manufacturers started releasing new, stronger and bigger war titans, which one has lured your attention?

D.A.A. - Well, the Boreas and Regis are pretty much the standard under the 100 tons. And they can hold its own even against the big Behemoths... But the notos and fext perform very well. I do have a soft spot for the Aspis though. I think it is my personal favourite.


 M. - Turning our attention towards the real wars and the menaces constantly besieging our Galaxy, which one has been the most dangerous in your opinion?

D.A.A. - Oh, that is a real good question. We had a lot of pretty good fights and our own epic tales against the Unification has been quite an adventure; Dr. Drake and his clone army were always fun, but I think my personal favourite one is Evil Santa. I am going to figure out a way to capture a few of those elf mechs. Would be even cooler to get the Santa Man's mech himself.


 M. - Any last Word for our readers?

D.A.A. - Enjoy yourself. Love makes the world go around. Life is too short to be miserable, so make the best you can out of it and have fun.


 M. - Excellent words. has been a pleasure to meet you Sir.

D.A.A. - The pleasure was mine. Have a great day Sir.





Entry and interview with Donald A. Alligood (201635) by GJ (685605)

Battle of the Outer Dimension

[History, War]
The Preparations

 In 3320 and with the discovery of the Chroniode and the development of new technological capabilities driven by the projects of ChronoPower, Inc. The possibility was opened of opening portals that linked with the native dimension of Unification.
 


After refining the technology of the PSDs (Portal Stabilization Devices) previously used to manipulate the gateways opened by Unification during its assault of 3219, it was proved that by altering their field manipulators using Harlan's Chroniode, they were able to connect to the appropriate vibration level to open stable gateways leading to the Unification's dimension.

Once the mercenary clans obtained their modified PSD, the possibility of accessing the dimension from which the threat of Unification came was tempting. The advisory council of security composed by the great powers, along with senior representatives of all the clans concerned, adopted the decision to send reconnaissance missions that would gather the necessary intelligence with which to judge the situation better.


The first reports showed some empty planets, with little or no security and less military presence, and no enclave that maintained an advanced technological level. Some pilots found deposit spoils with some useful resources like alternative packages of Unification's stims, called renovations and their own Hatoraides. At the same time, clans collected samples by request of Alpha Corp, from the Shogunate, as for Cherry Blossom Mechworks, from the Sengakuji Reaches, that could be used to research and develop new enhancement modules for the Freon and Gigus class mechs, improvements that may be useful for the incoming assault to the Unification.



Although this was not determinant given the wide extension that any galaxy can possess, the fact of finding some abandoned facilities and ruined nucleus with marginal population, made think to many that perhaps Unification had undergone an important part of its armies in its sweeping assaults to our dimension.

This view was reinforced by the information that Raven, the allied agent who had been imprisoned by Unification, was able to filter into our battledimension with the help of a fragment of the Drochah Chroniode, which he secretly possessed since the defeat of the Forerunner. These reports emphasized the weakness of Unification, which had shifted from an aggressive attitude to a completely defensive after its repeated defeats.

Finally, the opinion that our forces should take the initiative gained strength, sending numerous reconnaissance missions in preparation for a massive assault on the alien dimension.
The Burning Skies Operation

The direction and planning of the operation "Burning Skies" was designed by General Nova, the Chroniode Research Oversight Committee and advisors from the Great Powers.

 A daring plan was draw by General Nova, with two main targets and a secondary one:
  • Destruction of the Unification Generators that allowed to open the gateways to our dimension, to stop the Unification attacks.
  • Give a definitive strike to the Unification Army, able to weaken it time enough like to keep forward the initiative in case unification found a new way to make their travel into our dimension.
  • To rescue the several prisoners kept by Unification during their first campaigns against our world, and particularly, to free to the agent known as the Feeder of Ravens, who as well could assist the operations helping to identify the main targets.
To attempt these goals, Nova was proposing a planetary assault with the employ of the guerrilla tactics, forcing to a Unification weakened by their successive attempts against our dimension, to fragment their forces in their need to prevent any damage done on their Gateway Reactors, paying them their own medicine, as using the same tactics they employed during their invasion assaults against our dimension.

 After gather the required Intel through blitz incursions in Unification dimension and after intensive training through the Squad Wars hosted by the Craftsmen, Hundreds of small swarms of mech squads entered the Unification dimension by employing Dr. Oki's PSDs perfected by the ChronoPower Inc. Technology, overflowing Unification forces in their attempt to defend their gateway generators, and losing this way, any possible supremacy they could have keep in their own domains.

 All the objectives of the Mercenary Clan Squads were fulfilled to perfection: The prisoners were rescued and a great defeat was inflicted upon the Unification, which saw their forces decimated and their generators destroyed.

 After the victorious operation, both the Great Powers and the mercenary clans were convinced that a long time would go by before they came back to hear about Unification.




(By GJ - 685605)

Unification Consumable Resources

[Technology, Chemistry]

 Exploring the mercenary clans in the Unification dimension enabled us to gather intelligence for the preparation of a large-scale assault, as well as finding some useful resources that included altered versions of our Hatoraides and Stim packs.


The singularity of the alien dimension from which Unification comes (the Fusion equivalent in that dimension) seems to have an analogous version for each of the characteristics and circumstances of our own dimension.

Continuing this premise, it seems that the chemical enhancers that our pilots employ, have their replica in the Unification's dimension.

Although chemists are not yet able to determine some of the chemical components of alien consumables, laboratory tests performed on Novum Dolorum, proved to be not harmful to our organism in the short term, as well as a stimulating function identical to ours Stims and Hatoraides, with absolute compatibility.

The found consumables were analyzed, showing that they were organically compatible with us in a total degree of tolerance that theoretically allowed the consumption of the maximum dose of our own Stims and Hatoraides and of a similar dose of the versions of the alien dimension. This virtually doubles the usability of these consumables without endangering the human organism.

Thus, a pilot who has hoarded a handful of these resources, could consume six large Hatoraides, six Hatoraides and the same amounth of Unification Hatoraides of similar type, totaling twelve large and twelve normal (with a total stimulation capable of allowing 18 additional combats). A pilot seeking an adrenal stimulation can also consume four Large Stim Packs and six Standard Stims, along with four Unification Large Revivers (the Unification version of Stim Pack) and six other standard Revivers providing 140 energetic units of further activity)

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Shogunate Civil War

[War, History, Society]
Shogunate Flag (By GJ)
The Shogunate civil war took place in the year 3307 and exploded because of the weakening of the emperor, that dragged the Shogunate to the stagnation. This situation generated great discontent both between some of the army's staff generals and within the imperial family. The situation erupted with the uprising of General Fujiwara in rebellion on the one hand, and on the other, that of the Imperial Princes, the Iron Prince and the Prince of Flowers, who rose up as pretenders to become more capable successors of the aging Emperor. As later was discovered, the Gorax manipulations displayed a big paper in all the happenings.

The civil war ended with a partial victory of the Gorax plans, and the total defeat of General Fujiwara, as well as the Prince of Iron.

The Prince of the Flowers, although he did not supplant his father, the emperor, but managed to establish a new segregated domain of the Shogunate: the Sengakuji Reaches, with the military support of a large number of mercenary clans led by Fusion.


Timeline

3300. The decay of the Shogunate

 During the first decade of the 3300’s, the Shogunate was suffering a stagnation in which the Emperor seemed too weak to react and lead to a renovation.

The causes of the decline were diverse, a bad management of Alpha Corp, the only one Manufacturer of the Shogunate, that led them to a significant drop in Market Share and the volume of their business. Also the cumulative loss of numerous small disputes with the Hegemony, as well as an increase of the banditry in the Shogunate borders created a growing sensation of Defeatism that was gradually taking over the ruling elite.

Gen. Fujiwara
In the midst of this bad situation for the Shogunate, a new shadow was besetting the imperial family: Dr. Gorax, whose threat had never been definitively defeated in the past and who only waited for his hour to carry out his evil plans of Destruction prior to its subsequent campaign of conquest, had new plans for the Shogunate.

He developed an invisible pest with which to infect immense amounts of bioptics with two effects, the first being that these infected bioptics developed exuberant growth, greatly benefiting their plans in spreading the pest; The second, it was the plague itself, who would use these bioptics for neural connections with mechs, would suffer severe mood swings, with bouts of depression or more frequently wrath. The manipulations of Gorax had a great erspecific gravity by stirring the spirits in the Shogunate and apparently, causing the fall of General Fujiwara as well as of the Prince of Iron.

Winter 3306. The Rogue General and the Princes
Prince of Iron

One of the most prominent officers of the Shogunate Army, the General Fujiwara, considering that the Meiji Emperor has fallen in his duty as Supreme Leader becoming unable to bring the needed renovation to the Shogunate, attempts a coup against the Imperial Throne. The emperor's sons, Prince of Iron and Kiyomasa, Prince of Flowers exploited the situation of chaos to take their own separated sides and fight the rebel General on their own while trying to establish themselves as the legit successors.


3307. While the imperial troops led by the generals who remained loyal to the weakened emperor tried to counter the rebel forces of General Fujiwara, the imperial princes diverted the efforts of the imperial armies that led in a different direction; Both intended to become the successor of the emperor, and for this reason they fought on the battlefield.
Kiyomasa, Prince of Flowers

Both offered all kinds of promises to the mercenary clans, who would line up between both sides, faced by the dispute between the two brothers. Almost every single mercenary clan took sides in this war. 

The mercenary clans that joined the Prince of Flowers' Army, with Fusion in the forefront, fought against those joining the Prince of Iron's Army, led by PhoenixStorm. The war was fierce, but finally the victory dropped on the side of Fusion and the remnant clans who followed the side of Kiyomasa, Prince of Flowers.

 The Prince of Iron left the Shogunate saving his life, but condemned to eternal exile.

The birth of Sengakuji Reaches
Blossom Flag of Sengakuji Reaches (By GJ)
When the Mercenary Clans took sides, the army fighting with the Prince Kiyomasa constituted the stronger army and led by the Fusion Clan overwhelmed the rebel troops of General Fujiwara as to the henchmen of the Prince of Iron. The victory of the Prince of Flowers allowed him to successfully emancipate a wide sector of the Shogunate from the Imperial control, becoming an independent domain under his personal control: The Sengakuji Reaches, within its own growing mecha industry, developed by the Cherry Blossom Mechworks Corporation.

 The seeds of War
Sample of plagued bioptics

 What no one discovered until the end of the civil war, and when the facts couldn't be undone, was the existence of the Gorax's dark will that had been responsible for sowing the tares in the heart of the Shogunate, causing, through immense amounts of infected bioptics, a rage wave that alienated the General Jujiwara, as to the Princes among many others, and leading to the subsequent civil war.

Gorax, the mad scientist whose eagerness to possess a portion of the galaxy led him to destabilize and weaken the Shogunate, winning with the conflict time enough to prepare his own assault a year later in an attempt to materialize his megalomaniac dreams of destruction and domination.

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  • General Fujiwara
  • Gorax
  • Kiyomasa, Prince of Flowers
  • Meiji Emperor
  • Prince of Iron
  • Sengakuji Reaches
  • Shogunate
(By GJ - 685605)

Sheila Retherford

[Legendary Pilot]



Pilot license number: 705335

Sheila Retherford, a woman among a family of fierce and skilled pilots and proud member of the Zeon Clan, is an Amazon of few words, and clear thoughts. 

She doesn’t like to go into deep and complex reflections or plans, but to strike first to sink your Mecha into a stasis field of freeze and slowness while her firepower burns all your systems to the status of a barbecued roast Snavurm.

 Known among her crew as “Big Mama”, she is also recognized by the veterans to be one of the Legendary Pilots of our galaxy, who became famous by the superb performance that she reached at the command of a squad of overwhelming Ammonites.

In her words:
“I'm just a Big mama who loves to blow things up. I'm a Rum drinkin' Grandma of six who loves drivin' in my Mecha”.
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Weapons of Choice (at level 153):

Cannon, Ice, Fire & Missile: 61
Laser: 60

First Gold Medals:

Clan War Gold: Clan Wars XVI with Heroes II. August 3285
Circuit Gold: Circuit 261, November 3287
KotM Gold: Triple Rainbow Champion in Division 3. Baconary 3290
First Faction War Gold: September 3293. Champion in Division 1 with “The Storm”

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Recorded videoptics archives.- Subject: Live Interview with Sheila Retherford.
Date: March 10, 3320
Location: Leander LaSalle’s VIP Club in Cogwerk Port.


Mechanomicon - We have the honour and pleasure to meet a legendary woman pilot and proud member of the also legendary mercenary clan, Zeon, where she is known as "Big Mama". 

Greetings Mistress Sheila Retherford.

Sheila Retherford – Hello, Big mama here.


M - Is not so frequent to find a woman among the rude Mecha pilots in this galaxy full of perils and dangers... How did you start as one of the rare Mecha warriors?

S.R. - My husband started himself as a Mecha pilot and I began to get familiarized with everything concerning the Mechas and found I loved them as well; then happened that I could successfully connect to the Mechas' AI to pilot them"


M - Amazing indeed. Only one among one thousand persons are allowed to get the needed neural link with a battle mechanized unit, then, among those few warriors, there are Valkyries and Amazons able either to pilot the titans of war...  What do you think about that outlaw clan known as the Valkyries? 

S.R. – The Valkyries are female as I am. What can I say but, "You go girl."


M. - Do you recall your first time piloting a Mecha?

S.R. - Yes, I do. I started with the Red Ant and Warhorse. I had no idea at the time what I was doing.


M - The Red Ant was the very first combat Mecha in the history, build by the Radix tribe from a miner extraction unit. This is a proper start for a mecha pilot indeed.
Where in the galaxy are you from, Big Mama?

S.R. – I am from Terra Prime, from California, a state in the United States in the continental area of North America.


M - I find many pilots have their origins in Old Terra; maybe their genetic pattern is stronger?

S.R. - Of the one's I know of, I would have to agree.


M - I heard once a vintage digital recorded song from the Beach Boys... I enjoyed that and made me remember the beaches of Tau Cauri or those in Rizpah, the Legionnaires' holidays verdant planet...
How a Californian woman happened to join the Zeon?

S.R. - Oh yes, The Beach boys. Good music to listen to as I sit in my Mecha fighting the good fight. Truth to be told I started out with the clan Heroes. A Clan friend now retired, was being recruited by Zeon and asked if my Husband and I could join too. Pleased to say they saw something in me and let me join.


M - How were your days among the Heroes gang?

S.R. - I enjoyed the clan, but I outgrew them. I'm still friends with many of them.


M - During the CW XVII, the Rise of the Specialists, you continued as a member of Heroes, a clan that achieved a gold medal... Do you recall that tournament? And what was so different between this one and the older Clan Wars?

S.R. - Yes, I remember. I believe it was our first Gold. The Specialist sure threw a wrench in the tournaments. You now have to have many builds and mechas at your call.


M - Your first gold among the Heroes clan, but the year before you already got gold with heroes II. 3285 Gold in Heroes II, 3286 Gold in Heroes, 3288 Silver with heroes.

Then, in 3289 a Faction Wars event happened and you joined the Smurf Legion. How this? Were Heroes merging with them by the ongoing time?

S.R. - When I was with Heroes there was no Heroes ll. We did join with the Smurf Legion as I remember a few times.


M - In 3290 you conquered the gold in a Triple Rainbow KotM as also you were acquiring Circuit Fights gold on a regular basis. Were these events what granted you a seat among your current fellows of Zeon?

S.R. - I would have to say it didn't hurt me. I'm sure when they looked they could see I could hold my own. A fellow clan mate was recruited and asked Zeon to consider for myself and my husband. We all got the invite. I was very happy to be with such a well formed clan and felt I needed to build my pilot skills and squad stronger as I was at the bottom at the time.


M - What actions did you follow in order to guarantee your rise in power?

S.R. – I worked on stronger mecha and equipment. Weapons are the last thing for me.


M - On a Mecha, which are your favourite capabilities?

S.R. - I think I would have to say freeze and burn.


M - A chose quite deadly in conjunction. So might I make the assumption your favourite Mecha classes are the Boreas and Notos?

S.R. – I don’t like just them. As a crystal the Magnus can be good with the right build and the Ignis can be strong as well.


M - But the problem with crystal Mecha is that they can't carry as wide weaponry arsenal as a niode Mecha, not to mention the superior capabilities that an elite Mecha can perform. Do you disagree?

S.R. - Shielding can make a difference.


M - Well, you use a deadly frontline of Boreas, so we could assume you appreciate them.

S.R. – Yes, and they carry a lot of fire weapons. I also love the freeze of the Boreas.


M - Talking about destructive capabilities. What could you tell me about the favourite tactic of Zeon, the so called "Colony Drop"?

S.R. - If I told you I would have to kill you (laughs).  


M - I am used to avoid death situations. Give us at least some approach that gave a slight idea for the scholars coming through your entry, Big Mama? We can avoid the confidential details.

S.R. - We all just build as strong as we can and share our tactics and ideas. We are like a family and we always do our best to Drop everything we have and then some.


M - Since 3290 you have been a part of Zeon. along the time, which one has been your best enemy in the Mecha Games and Tournaments among all the opponent clans?

S.R. - As all know, Fusion is at the top clan and the one to try to beat.


M - In the past Zeon got some silver medals in tournaments in which you participated, don't you recall any Nemesis of past times for your crew?

S.R. - Cyber Storm. Yes. The AFF would change things up and try.


M - Well, a quick analysis shows Isle of Misfit Toys way above the power of Death’s Collectors, the top AFF clan. Don't feel isle of Misfit Toys closer to stand as an opponent for Zeon?

S.R. - AFF would try. Zeon I think has beat isle of Misfit Toys. Zeon right now is the number two. We can beat all others.


M. - What values have you earned as a mecha pilot woman? How did this harsh life contribute to make the Big Mama you are now?

S.R. – I am my own value: I am the only woman in the clan and am the big Mama.


M - Who gave you that pseudonym and why, if I may ask?

S.R. - I love the vintage karaoke and I so often sing "When you’re good to mama" from the movie Chicago. That is where the name came from.


M - What advice would you give to the future pilot generations?

S.R. - Have fun!


M - From all the real menaces that stalk our galaxy, which one has been the most dangerous in your opinion?

S.R. - The Evil Santa!!! As I remember that one was tough.


M - Thought and he still an undefeated threat to the galaxy! I suspect we will hear more about him the next Xmas days... 

Fine enough. Thank you very much for this chance to interview you and good luck in the battlefield milady.


Entry & Interview with Sheila Retherford (705335) by GJ (685605).

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