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Sex: Male
Year of Birth: 2997
Place of Origin: Taurian Concordat
Gunnery: 2
Piloting: 4
Pilots: 100-ton Grand Titan
...Grand Titan Technical Readout Link
...Grand Titan Photo Link
Year of Birth: 2997
Place of Origin: Taurian Concordat
Gunnery: 2
Piloting: 4
Pilots: 100-ton Grand Titan
...Grand Titan Technical Readout Link
...Grand Titan Photo Link
Mark Pike
Lone Mercenary
Lone Mercenary
"Maverick" Pike had an extensive career in the mercenary business. Since his
academic failure in the Taurian Concordat Institute for Higher Learning, Mark has
been piloting BattleMechs as a Mechwarrior for hire. His experiences as a bounty
hunter and battlefield sniper provided Mark with a resume few others possess. He
fine tuned his skills as a member of the Chinese Bandits in 3034. His tryouts for
the Bandits displayed Mark's talent as a maverick Mechwarrior, independently
accomplishing his missions whenever given the chance. His abilities were obvious
to the unit's leader from the start. Chosen for his techniques, he was assigned as a
headhunter in a medium class Mech lance. He met success piloting his 55 ton
Exterminator BattleMech, often using his heat signature system to sneak behind
enemy lines and establish ambushes upon enemy commanders. Hired as a one
man "clean up" team, Mark met up with Mike Strider in 3045. The two joined
forces while hunting a powerful team of bandits on a Periphery back-world. After 3
weeks of guerrilla warfare against a stronger foe, the small Hansen's Roughriders
lance including Strider left planet to wait for reinforcements in the form of an
additional lance. Pike continued on his own mission, working to rid his employer of
the pirate's attacks. Using tactics he picked up from the Bandits unit and his new
ally Strider, Mark lured his opponents out one by one. After defeating nearly a
third of the pirate band, Mark was aided by the Roughrider reinforcements.
Though offered a position by the Roughrider team, he continued to fight on his own
for several years. When Strider first formed the Strikers, Mark was there at his
request. Mark was initially selected as second-in-command because of his
abilities. Unable to fight in many Striker battles while doing favors for old friends
of his own, Mark lost his secondary command position to more active member
Ryan Allen and temporarily Mace Volt.
Mark continued fighting with the Strikers and became more of a permanent
member in recent years. A well respected founding member of the team, he piloted
the monstrous 100 ton Grand Titan on the command lance. Though his
headhunting skills were rarely called on within the unit's own contracts, Mark rode
smaller Mechs on occasion to fulfill quick strike operations. He trained with a
separate lance for such missions. He was usually paired with Tony Hopkins in
these cases. Mark's battle experience holds a vast history, and so he was
normally called upon for advice by Strider when major decisions were need to be
made during campaigns.
Mark's popularity grew after his frequent shows of stubbornness when disagreeing
with Clan members of the unit. Because this caused headaches for his
commanders, he was increasingly seen as a voice for the Inner Sphere portion of
the team. This role put him at odds with both his commanders on several
occasions, but Mark never misused his power during such debacles. He usually
declined to push his point if either of his commanders made it very clear they felt
differently. He was however, never afraid to give his opinion on a topic if such an
opportunity arose during debates or discussions.
Mark was killed during the Blakist attack on Strider's Strikers command barracks.
He was unable to pilot his Mech during the confrontation. It is believed he was
attacked while sleeping in his room. Evidence recovered from the building's
remains suggests that Mark was assaulted by Purifier battle-armored troops.
This profile was last updated in 3068.
academic failure in the Taurian Concordat Institute for Higher Learning, Mark has
been piloting BattleMechs as a Mechwarrior for hire. His experiences as a bounty
hunter and battlefield sniper provided Mark with a resume few others possess. He
fine tuned his skills as a member of the Chinese Bandits in 3034. His tryouts for
the Bandits displayed Mark's talent as a maverick Mechwarrior, independently
accomplishing his missions whenever given the chance. His abilities were obvious
to the unit's leader from the start. Chosen for his techniques, he was assigned as a
headhunter in a medium class Mech lance. He met success piloting his 55 ton
Exterminator BattleMech, often using his heat signature system to sneak behind
enemy lines and establish ambushes upon enemy commanders. Hired as a one
man "clean up" team, Mark met up with Mike Strider in 3045. The two joined
forces while hunting a powerful team of bandits on a Periphery back-world. After 3
weeks of guerrilla warfare against a stronger foe, the small Hansen's Roughriders
lance including Strider left planet to wait for reinforcements in the form of an
additional lance. Pike continued on his own mission, working to rid his employer of
the pirate's attacks. Using tactics he picked up from the Bandits unit and his new
ally Strider, Mark lured his opponents out one by one. After defeating nearly a
third of the pirate band, Mark was aided by the Roughrider reinforcements.
Though offered a position by the Roughrider team, he continued to fight on his own
for several years. When Strider first formed the Strikers, Mark was there at his
request. Mark was initially selected as second-in-command because of his
abilities. Unable to fight in many Striker battles while doing favors for old friends
of his own, Mark lost his secondary command position to more active member
Ryan Allen and temporarily Mace Volt.
Mark continued fighting with the Strikers and became more of a permanent
member in recent years. A well respected founding member of the team, he piloted
the monstrous 100 ton Grand Titan on the command lance. Though his
headhunting skills were rarely called on within the unit's own contracts, Mark rode
smaller Mechs on occasion to fulfill quick strike operations. He trained with a
separate lance for such missions. He was usually paired with Tony Hopkins in
these cases. Mark's battle experience holds a vast history, and so he was
normally called upon for advice by Strider when major decisions were need to be
made during campaigns.
Mark's popularity grew after his frequent shows of stubbornness when disagreeing
with Clan members of the unit. Because this caused headaches for his
commanders, he was increasingly seen as a voice for the Inner Sphere portion of
the team. This role put him at odds with both his commanders on several
occasions, but Mark never misused his power during such debacles. He usually
declined to push his point if either of his commanders made it very clear they felt
differently. He was however, never afraid to give his opinion on a topic if such an
opportunity arose during debates or discussions.
Mark was killed during the Blakist attack on Strider's Strikers command barracks.
He was unable to pilot his Mech during the confrontation. It is believed he was
attacked while sleeping in his room. Evidence recovered from the building's
remains suggests that Mark was assaulted by Purifier battle-armored troops.
This profile was last updated in 3068.
| Sketch by Nikola Temkov. |
