Battletech: Legends and Mechs!

Welcome back to May of 3052, and the planet Tukayyid. We are going to arrive and stay on the planet as the first of the Clans arrive, the mightiest of the Crusaders, the Smoke Jaguars.

Don't get comfy. We won't be on the planet for long. 

Joking aside, today we cover the lead up to the arrival of the Jaguars on Tukayyid, plus a bit about the animosity, some might say hatred, between ilKhan Leo Showers and Khan Ulric Kerensky, and how that may have led to the utter thrashing the Jaguars received from the Com Guard. 

That, and hubris. So much hubris.

Welcome back to the second battle in the Solaris VII tournament season! This week the winless Predators tackle a mercenary team from the Tamar Region, the Wreckers! 

Can the three classic Inner Sphere 'Mechs of the Wreckers take out two classic Clan designs? And, more importantly, can Bullethose continue to be untouched while pumping thousands of rounds of ammunition into her enemies!? Only one way to find out! 

Just because my 2nd favourite 'Mech ever is an Assault 'Mech... and my favourite 'Mech ever, actually, now that I think about it... doesn't mean that I only love Assault 'Mechs! I have plenty of room in my heart for some great Heavy 'Mechs! And I don't mind a handful of Mediums, they can be pretty cool... 

Light 'Mechs? I mean... I suppose... if I had to pick one, I think the choice is pretty obvious. It may be my favourite Light ever designed... Top 10 of my Favourite 'Mechs of All Time if you don't include Assaults.

Or Heavies.

Look, the Wolfhound is about as good as Light 'Mechs get. How good is that? Let's discuss.

It's finally time to start this year's Lance Commander tournament! All four stables have entered two teams, plus eight teams of hungry Mercenary teams, duking it out in the arenas for the top spot!

The first match of the season is between the ACEs, led by the fearless (and slightly injured) Kylie "Firestorm" Gamal, and a pair of freelancers from the Umayyad Caliphate with beautiful and ancient Clan 'Mechs! 

Let's get the season started with a bang! 

Come back with me to a time before fancy total-immersion holo-sim training pods. A simpler time, where computers would beep and boop at you while drawing a box that it told you was actually a Marauder. Where laser beams were triangles, and PPCs were blue stars. 

Come with me as I tell the tale of Gideon Braver Vandenburg, the commanding officer of the mercenary company The Blazing Aces. Or... mercenary lance. Eventually it became a company, but at first... look, it was a long time ago, okay? 

The last exhibition match of the first season! Can the Blues maintain their win streak, or will the Grey Hunters and their superior technology rain ruination on the local team? Not if the Blue's Captain, and his Atlas, have anything to say about it!

But will it be enough? Only one way to find out! 

Today we're going back... WAY back... to cover a book that was written over 4,000 years ago. And then re-written in English by Jaime Wolf, which is the version we'll be talking about.

Honestly, there isn't much about the original book I can tell you about that you won't find elsewhere. But maybe I can answer whether you should pick up the Jaime Wolf version? It does have a very snazzy cover... 

This week the Emerald Predators elected to a send a single MechWarrior to fight against two of the ACEs finest... but what a 'Mech they sent! This is the second-last exhibition match, and the return of our usual cohost, Drake "Grim" Fantome! 

It looks like it's going to be a heckuva match! 

This week's tutorial covers my personal favourite slice of the Periphery... sure, it has less corn and fewer maniacs than Van Zandt, but it has war, intrigue, and a really snappy colour scheme.

Good colours schemes count for a lot in my book.

Welcome to the Aurigan Reach! We're just going to brush the surface this time, in preparation for a longer lecture series in the future, but I hope y'all enjoy it!

Welcome back to Solaris VII! This week's exhibition match is between the Xandria City Blues and the Emerald Predators, and marks the first time we've had a Piranha on the field! 

It also marks the first time we've managed to get the interview chamber operational, so Marx and co-host Tai Kang Zhou have a chance to talk with the four brave 'Mech jockeys heading into the arena before the match!