Friend or Foe

The most famous case in the Striker history is the attack on their Wasat base by
Tashakia Fong, who had employed a person whom he thought was the Bounty
Hunter. Hired by Fong to destroy Strider and Carns for their freeing of Potts and
Allen, the copycat Bounty Hunter expertly targeted the Striker base with a single
lance. Though outgunned, the Mechwarrior's skill and advanced Clan weaponry
nearly destroyed all Striker Mechs present. Vanishing after what appeared to be
a critical hit, this same copycat Bounty Hunter returned in 3061 with critically
important knowledge of the Strikers' weaknesses. She also brought two lances
from the Mystic Fleet pirates, and four lances of Word of Blake invaders. This
same 'Bounty Hunter' staged the coordinated attack by the combined enemy
forces, which completely overwhelmed the Striker company. The eight surviving
Striker Mechs retreated to the nearest Dropsite, where the copycat warrior was
waiting by herself. Quickly disposing of 5 Strikers, she retreated after lucky hits
by Andrew Allen's Raven destroyed her primary weapons systems. Many
Strikers team members feared another strike might destroy their team once and
for all. All members believed this was the one true Bounty Hunter.
When the copycat warrior appeared again, she met more initial success. Aiding
the Denouncement Sect of the Word of Blake, she struck at the main base on
the world of Miranda. This Blakist attack and its successful capture of the base
was not to be however, and as the Blakist forces gradually lost their grip on the
planet the copycat warrior fell. Fortunately for the Strikers unit, her support
attempted to withdraw from the planet. Shortly thereafter, she was captured and
turned over to the local authorities for a large reward. Her true identity remains
a mystery. It seems she has completely erased all proof of her previous identity.

Shujin (Master Sergeant) Tashakia Fong is the man who imprisoned Rocky
Potts and Ryan Allen when they were unable to pay Fong's officers for their
gambling debts. Fong's Gunsho (Sergeant), Booster Terrik, failed to eliminate
Strider and Carns after they attacked Fong's military outpost. Shamed for their
defeat, Fong and Terrik have both vowed vengeance on those who disgraced
them on their home planet.
Fong's seriousness cannot be doubted. He was willing to pay to hire the
extremely valuable Bounty Hunter to do his work. Little did Fong realize he had
been duped by a Bounty Hunter copycat.
Shujin Fong and Gunsho Terrik's are still though to reside on their home planet,
Trolloc Prime.

The Vampire's Fangs are a Word of Blake mercenary team formed under the
close attention of the Toyama Faction. An ex-pirate who was selected as the
leader of the Fangs, Von Drakul requested an assault company from his Word of
Blake allies. The Fangs consist of two scout Mechs, and six heavy and assault
Mechs thanks to Word of Blake funding and support.
The original unit was able to capture both Commanders of the Strikers, nearly
destroying the unit. However Mace Volt plotted a surgical strike against the
Vampire's Fangs base. The rescue and additional battles weakened the Fangs,
until they eventually disappeared after seemingly disbanding.
Eventually the mercenary unit was recently reborn and made attacks on the
Striker's base in the Irece Prefecture. Here they killed nearly a thousand
civilians in efforts to tarnish the Strider's Strikers reputation. While they
succeeded in causing many problems for the Strikers, they were eventually
captured after being hunted down by Striker pilots from the Clan Steel Viper.
They were forced to confess after brutal interrogations with Mechwarrior Borg,
his Strider's Strikers Intelligence Corps staff, and the rest of the Strikers Security
Division. When interrogators grew bored of the pilots, other plans were made.
The group of pilots was given over to Labrea governmental officials where they
entered custody into a maximum security quarters. Shortly after their first court
hearing, the prison which held the group was attacked by Blakist stormtroopers.
All members were missing after the base returned to the local military forces
control.
Click the above heading for more on the Vampire's Fangs and their Mechs.

Over the years, Strider's Strikers has encountered several friends as well
as old enemies. Most of these relationship originate between individuals
within the Strikers rather than the team as a whole. However some
contacts are born in group versus group struggles or in the odd event that
an opponent becomes an unlikely ally. The following is a summary of the
primary contacts of Strider's Strikers and includes both friends and foes of
the years past. Just as old grudges might never resolve peacefully, the
Strikers must often deal with some personal problems on a team level.