TEXT: vs
  Metz
  THE SCRAPYARD
  SEPTEMBER 24
  TH, 3067
  TICKETS: 80 KRONER
  BATTLECORPS
  BATTLECORPS
  Presented By:
  
  MRP-3 MORPHEUS L’Morte II
  Mass: 
  65 tons
  Armament:
  Chassis: 
  OmniTech Morpheus
  3 Diverse Optics Extended 
  Range Medium Lasers
  1 Poland Main Model C 
  Magshot
  Claws & Spikes
  Power Plant: 
  Edasich Motors 390 XL
  Cruising Speed:
  64.8 kph
  Communications System: 
  Maximum Speed: 
  97.2 kph
  TharHes Thalia HM-22
  Jump Jets: 
  Luxor Load Lifters (180m capacity)
  Armor:
  Durallex Special Heavy
  Targeting and Tracking System:
  Manufacturer: 
  OmniTech Industries (Solaris VII)
  RCA Instatrac Mark VIII
   
   
  Originally known to the public only by his fight name—
  “Aries”—Hendry piloted the L’Morte to victory, emerging 
  from four fights with barely a scratch. Deciding to quit 
  while he was ahead, Steve retired from competition in 
  3054 and ordered L’Morte destroyed. However, 
  the lure of the Arena would prove too much, 
  and Hendry was persuaded to come out of re-
  tirement to fight for Galahad Stables in 3060. 
  While Steve has never been able to recapture 
  his old success, L’Morte II has carried him to 
  several notable victories in the ’67 Class VI 
  Championships. 
  L’Morte II is the latest 
  incarnation of Omnitech 
  Industries popular 
  Morpheus design. In 
  the ’65 Championships, 
  fight fans were treated to 
  a gruesome exhibition 
  of just how deadly the 
  ’Mech-mounted claw on the 
  Morpheus can be when Jo “Silesian Streak” Davis stalked 
  Joseph “Lockjaw” Brendal’s War Dog through the tunnels 
  of Ishiyama, eviscerating the DeLon Stables’ ’Mech.
  
  TSG-9 Ti Ts’ang China Doll
  Mass: 
  60 tons
  Armament:
  Chassis: 
  SL Special Endo Steel
  5 Diverse Optics Type 
  ER Medium Lasers
  2 Diverse Optics Type 
  ER Small Lasers
  Hatchet
  Power Plant: 
  300 Vlar XL Fusion [Omnitech XP 
  Supercharger]
  Cruising Speed:
  54.8 kph
  Maximum Speed: 
  84.2 kph [104.8] km/h
  Communications System: 
  Jump Jets: 
  CeresCom Model 21-Rs
  8 Omnitech XP Improved Stadium Lifters (240m capacity)
  Armor:
  Durallex Heavy Standard
  Targeting and Tracking System:
  Manufacturer: 
  Ceres Metals Industries (Capella)
  C-Apple Churchill
  Briefly sidelined due to a serious head injury during 
  the 3062 Championships, Kelley Metz was 
  out of action for nearly a year be-
  fore returning to the arenas in late 
  3063 and achieving a fifteenth-
  place ranking. Her come-back 
  over the next few years was 
  nothing short of astounding, 
  as was her spectacular victory 
  over Ervin Rebelke at the rebuilt 
  Steiner Stadium, at the helm of 
  a deadly Ti Ts’ang.
  Proven on the battlefields of the 
  Capellan-St. Ives War, the Ti Ts’ang 
  is a brutal ’Mech and particularly 
  fearsome at close range. In 
  a joint venture with Ceres 
  Metals Industries begun 
  in 3065, Omnitech Indus-
  tries has begun extensive 
  modifications 
  on stock Ti 
  Ts’ang 
  shipped 
  directly to 
  their facilities 
  on Solaris VII. Kelley Metz 
  immediately fell in love with 
  a variant that sacrificed over-all 
  ground speed for Omnitech’s new 
  improved jump jets and the 300 
  VLAR supercharger.
  
  HAMMERDOWN!
  Get ready to feel the Rumble!TM  
  L’Morte II will challenge China Doll in a fight for the ages. Coming out of the 
  tunnels of Ishiyama, Aries will be looking to retake the glory from his days piloting 
  L’Morte and knock Metz down a peg or two! Will Metz find her game in time?!
  But you won’t find this in any Class VI Arena. For this match, you’ve got to leave 
  the safety of Solaris City and travel far into the Reaches, braving the street gangs 
  and underworld of Burgton. That’s right fans, the Kelley Metz vs. Steve Hendry 
  spectacular will be fought in the fiendish Scrapyard, where wobbling piles of junk, 
  acid pits and heavy sensor interference can ruin a pilots day—and career!—be-
  fore a shot ever lands.
  September 24th will be a day to remember for any true dueling fan!
  Advanced Commentary from the 
  Solaris Sentinel & Review
  William “Eclipse” Wrigley Jr.: Janet, this will deﬁnitely be a down and 
  dirty ﬁght. Between the axe and the claw, in one of Solaris’ most 
  notorious and dangerous Reaches’ Arenas… no doubt about it.
  Janet Lynn-Doyle: You’re right, Willy, this will surely have some clash-
  es to be remembered. But I believe Metz has the upper hand here.
  William “Eclipse” Wrigley Jr.: I’m not so sure about that, Janet. 
  L’Morte II got some unique defenses against Kelley’s axe. And de-
  spite the wicked increase in the Ti Ts’ang jump capability, thanks 
  to some bleeding-edge Omnitech, she’s sacriﬁced the triple-strength 
  myomer that has made her China Doll so feared in close quarters. 
  Janet Lynn-Doyle: You’ve got a point, Willy. But Kelley’s been off her 
  game of late, giving the usually inferior Hendry the chance to make 
  his career in one fell swoop. And at a charity match-up, no less. 
  His image consultant has got to be lovin’ it!
  William “Eclipse” Wrigley Jr.: Too true. And let’s not forget Omnitech 
  Industries, which makes out like a bandit, regardless of which 
  MechWarrior wins. Talk about lovin’ it.
  All proceeds will benefit the ‘Children of Operation Guerrero’ fund.  For more information, contact Folia Jenks at Registered Mail, Solaris City 337C59.
  
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