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Andrew ‘Hotshot’ Allen
Mechwarrior
Sex: Male
Year of Birth: 3042
Place of Origin: Federated Suns
Gunnery: 2
Piloting: 5
Pilots:
Lance: Strikers’ Scout Lance – The Invaders
…Raven Photo Link
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Hotshot
[dcs_p]In 3042, a package was delivered to Steven and Keri Allen of New Avalon. The
package was unexpected, but upon opening it they were astounded to find a
small child within. The child, a boy, was less than a year old. Keri Allen quickly
became attached to the boy, and so instead of calling the proper authorities the
couple decided to keep the child.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]Though as wealthy as the Allens were, over the years they began to doubt their
keeping of the express-delivered baby. Young Andrew became quite an
expense. The boy grew up collecting old antiques of the past. Rather than
trying to get his hands on lostech items, Andrew became fascinated with the
20th century lifestyle. He bought out old toy collections, as well as models and
early gaming systems. His obsession with video and simulator games
eventually led the Allens to purchase an arcade in their hometown. It was here
than Andrew began his new obsession, that of piloting and fighting in
BattleMechs.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]Andrew grew wealthy on his own after selling many of his antique collectibles
on the black market. Since his parents knew little of his friends, Andrew
thought it would be safe to join a local religious cult into which he could blend
in with his peers. The cult’s strange religious beliefs held that each male
member could keep a number of “slaves” through which he could bring himself
either pleasure or income. It was through this belief that Andrew met each of
his fifteen slaves, women of unparalleled beauty. Andrew became quite the
lady’s man, especially after purchasing a pulse laser pistol which he proclaimed
would protect his women from any harm they might encounter.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]When Andrew’s 15th birthday had finally arrived, Keri and Steven were fed up.
Kicking him out of the house for his odd behavior, they announced he would be
forced to change his lifestyle or else support himself. Being a rebel at heart,
Andrew decided the latter and went out searching for work on the mercenary
world of Outreach. Using his tough guy attitude as well as his skills for piloting
BattleMechs, Andrew failed many times over in his attempts to join a mercenary
team. It was late in 3057 that Andrew traveled to the Oberon Confederation,
testing his luck with the more unfamiliar mercenary units of the Periphery. It
was here that Andrew ran into Strider in a bar on Blackstone. Strider admired
the annoying teenager’s independence and skill, after watching his performance
in the bar’s Mech simulator. Andrew’s shooting skill proved amazing as he
fought his way through three enemy Mechs larger than his own Hollander Mech.
Mike Strider, who would soon be founding his own unit, felt he could mold the
teenager into an ideal soldier for the mercenary unit. Asking Andrew to join the
Strikers proved to be worth the effort.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]Andrew Allen was a relatively experienced pilot. Because of his precise aim,
stuck-up personality, and his ability to only shoot when he could guarantee
himself a hit, Andrew earned himself the nickname “Hotshot” among the
Strikers. In his first real battle, Andrew destroyed a Firestarter while his own
battered Panther suffered severe but repairable damage by multiple enemy
Mechs. More recently he’d found himself ranked second in his lance, the
Strikers’ premiere scouts. He rode a Raven, a 35-ton scout Mech modified to
support heavier weapons. He was a favorite target of jokes by the Clanners,
but he dished out punishment to any who dared challenge him. Time and again
he proved he was a gunner of uncanny luck and skill.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]Andrew was also well known for disabling the Bounty Hunter copycat. In the
attack of 3061, all believed the copycat to be the actual Bounty Hunter. When
Andrew made attacks in his Raven Mech, he knew he was up against it. The
Bounty Hunter’s 75-ton Marauder had already disabled five larger Mechs before
he could even open fire on it. However his aim held true, and lucky hits
disabled both of the Bounty Hunter’s Clan-tech ER PPCs. The Bounty Hunter
retreated, leaving Andrew to bask in newfound glory as a proud Mechwarrior.
Even when the Hunter was proven to be a copycat, it did little to hurt Andrew’s
reputation. The copycat, an unknown young woman, had been an elite pilot
regardless.[/dcs_p]
[dcs_p]When Strider’s Strikers were attacked in a surprise assault on their barracks,
Andrew was one of the victims of the Blakist-wrought carnage. Andrew
suffered gunshots to his chest and neck during a battle with a Purifier
battle-armored foe. He was unable to receive medical help in time to save his
life. Andrew was the youngest Mechwarrior on the team to be killed in the
attack.[/dcs_p]
This profile was last updated in 3068.
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