Question for the Wolverines. If the Wolverines had survived, would they have adopted protomechs?
That's. . . actually part of what prompted my question about ProtoMechs (but mostly it was exactly what I asked. . . what was the source behind the "ProtoMech Fever" at the start of the Wars of Reaving?)
After reading Betrayal of Ideals, a fanfic bubble expanded in my head and I had to pop it. Repeatedly. (See "
Best Served Cold" in Fanfic). In the end, I think the Wolverines. . . or my take on the Wolverines. . . wouldn't be interested in ProtoMechs, largely because they just don't have anyone to pilot them. They don't have a breeding program so no phenotypes, they don't have rigorous warrior testing and washouts so desperate to be warriors they'll take a second chance as a ProtoMech pilot, and they don't have a gap in their force structure that ProtoMechs would fill better. At least, the way I look at it.
If people are interested, I can share more on my take on what Clan Wolverine evolved into, why, and how, as well as the 'Mech designs I've been making for them through MegaMek.