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Sir Chaos

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The Seven Deadly Sins
« on: 18 August 2024, 09:00:11 »
I had this crazy idea lately... what about a pirate unit, or maybe a bunch of religious fanatics, based on the seven deadly sins of Christian theology? Specifically, a unit with seven leadership figures, each named (or rather callsigned) after one the sins, piloting a unit that fits said sin.

The first three were easy:
Sloth obviously pilots a suit of Sloth battle armor.
Lust pilots a Zeus.
Wrath pilots a Berserker.

Eventually I came up with three more:
Pride pilots an Awesome.
Greed pilots a Fafnir. (IIRC Fafnir was a giant in Norse mythology who turned into a dragon because of his greed)
Gluttony pilots a Locust, and probably commands at least a lance of Locusts of various types. (because swarms of locusts are known to just eat everything edible they come across)

I´m currently stumped as to what unit to give to Envy, the seventh sin. Does anyone here have any ideas? It should somehow be connected to Envy by name, and be a ground or air unit with an Inner Sphere tech base. Bonus points if it is available by the mid-3060s (same timeframe as the Fafnir) or earlier.
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Iron Grenadier

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Re: The Seven Deadly Sins
« Reply #1 on: 18 August 2024, 09:53:52 »
The Assassin for Envy? Wasn't it designed because of greed more than an actual need?

Daryk

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Re: The Seven Deadly Sins
« Reply #2 on: 18 August 2024, 10:45:32 »
Gluttony could pilot a Cicada leading a swarm of Locusts... ;)

As for Envy, I vote for an Arrow IV Urbanmech!  It overcompensates with a nuke... ;D

Taron Storm

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Re: The Seven Deadly Sins
« Reply #3 on: 18 August 2024, 12:59:24 »
LAM, wants to be one or the other

Pat Payne

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Re: The Seven Deadly Sins
« Reply #4 on: 18 October 2024, 17:14:46 »
Pride really needs a 'mech that looks superficially invincible but has a major flaw (remember, "pride goeth before a fall..." also, the tale of Achilles, invincible everywhere but his heel).

Or, since it has the Pride Aesop built in, you could give Pride an Icarus/Icarus II...

Wrath ought to be melee-focused, maybe a Kodiak or an Axeman? Or better a 'mech modified with strong mêlée weapons and TSM, but no other weapons.

I've got no ideas for Lust (given that the usual definitions don't lend themselves well to BattleMechs, and I'll avoid the low-hanging fruit of just mentioning Canopus and calling it good...)

Sloth? That PHX(-99?) from the Caveat Emptor joke TRO

Avarice? The rarest and most expensive 'Mech available. Maybe an Exterminator with the cloak systems still intact.

No ideas for Envy either.

Gluttony? Not sure, maybe a vehicle that canonically is known as a gas-guzzler?

Despair? A Manei Domini Omnimech. Those 'mechs spark despair often in their opponents. When they're not sparking outrage.

Really, any Mech associated with the Seven sins should be a double-edged sword, because in theology, remember that the seven deadly sins are not great things to indulge in the long run.
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