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Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« on: 28 August 2024, 01:05:48 »
I was just looking at the Legendary Mechwarriors III pilot cards and noticed that the newest Bounty Hunter is a woman and "it's rumored that the Coordinator's inner circle know the Bounty Hunter's identity, but have remained silent out of some obligation to the new Hunter."  That just makes me wonder if it could be Katana since there are few other women who it would seem like Yori would keep their secret.  It also fits since the previous Bounty Hunters Jonathan Kamimori and Michi Fraser had ties to her (Jonathan targeted her and Michi worked with her quite a bit).  Nothing conclusive, but it would be interesting.
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Re: Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2024, 02:28:36 »
yeah it's totally her. Shadow of the dragon ends with Yori going to see Katana, my ugess is Katana becomes the new BH and uses the identify to track down the conspirators from the novel. and when she finally gets it she may reclaim her identity and will gain status in the combine
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« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2024, 07:03:29 »
It’ll be good if she is. I’ve always felt her “ending” was vague and disappointing the way it had been left as captured and dead or in a dark dungeon somewhere (at least that’s the last I knew of her/ hadn’t read Shadow of the Dragon).

Why would Yori and Katana work together though? I kind of thought they’d be pretty hard set against each other, but I may have the more recent stories confused.

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« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2024, 07:21:12 »
It’ll be good if she is. I’ve always felt her “ending” was vague and disappointing the way it had been left as captured and dead or in a dark dungeon somewhere (at least that’s the last I knew of her/ hadn’t read Shadow of the Dragon).

Why would Yori and Katana work together though? I kind of thought they’d be pretty hard set against each other, but I may have the more recent stories confused.

Their enmity, I think, was more Toranaga setting them against each other than anything else. Personality conflicts and the whole Kurita-family massacre aside (which wasn't Yori's doing, obv), I think they have more in common than they do differences, at least where the Combine is concerned.

But I'd read Shadow of the Dragon, since it at least gives a solid look at where Yori is at mentally prior to the Toranaga brouhaha in The Damocles Sanction plus an insight into the "why" question.
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« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2024, 13:51:15 »
It’ll be good if she is. I’ve always felt her “ending” was vague and disappointing the way it had been left as captured and dead or in a dark dungeon somewhere (at least that’s the last I knew of her/ hadn’t read Shadow of the Dragon).

Why would Yori and Katana work together though? I kind of thought they’d be pretty hard set against each other, but I may have the more recent stories confused.


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« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2024, 16:24:52 »
So what happened with the predecessor? The guy who was obessing with Katana? Did he die? Usually when the Hunter dies he or she passes the armor to the next candidate which usually comes from his own circle of comrades
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Re: Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2024, 16:29:23 »
What an interesting question.

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« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2024, 18:23:24 »
So what happened with the predecessor? The guy who was obessing with Katana? Did he die? Usually when the Hunter dies he or she passes the armor to the next candidate which usually comes from his own circle of comrades

That was Jonathan Kamimori, and based on the text of the pilot cards, Michi Fraser came out of retirement to track him down and kill him.
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« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2024, 18:24:03 »
What an interesting question.

I feel like someone here knows more than they're saying.  Not unusually when it comes to the Bounty Hunter.
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Re: Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« Reply #10 on: 28 August 2024, 21:58:12 »
The Bounty Hunter (whomever they may be) is currently riding a Marauder II, correct?

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« Reply #11 on: 28 August 2024, 22:30:12 »
As of 3151, that's what the pilot card says.
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« Reply #12 on: 29 August 2024, 01:40:37 »
As of 3151, that's what the pilot card says.

Thanks. I didn’t opt for a Legendary III Forcepack in the Kickstarter, so that’s one I’m waiting to hit retail (a mistake in my selections, in hindsight).

The Mech then will give no real hint as to the identity of the current Bounty Hunter (I.e, not like the Bounty Hunter is all of a sudden piloting a Shiro or other iconic type DC Mech that could point to Katana).

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« Reply #13 on: 29 August 2024, 13:22:45 »
Pre-Kappa (ugh) arc, the last mech the BH was using was a Marauder II off of Irian's newly functional lines.  If Katana was given what the Hunter was equipped with pre-Kappa then a Marauder II makes sense.
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Re: Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« Reply #14 on: 07 September 2024, 09:09:52 »
So what happened with the predecessor? The guy who was obessing with Katana? Did he die? Usually when the Hunter dies he or she passes the armor to the next candidate which usually comes from his own circle of comrades

Pretty sure the mass murderer psychopath Bounty Hunter killed the previous one but then at one point left the dead guy in the Bounty Hunter's armor, which the Bounty Hunter before the murdered one found packed in ice. That's how I remember the novel going.

The psychopath bounty hunter was also there when the Coordinator's family got assassinated, he may have gotten caught in the blast.
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Re: Is Katana Tormark the new Bounty Hunter?
« Reply #15 on: 18 September 2024, 23:24:34 »
That was Jonathan Kamimori, and based on the text of the pilot cards, Michi Fraser came out of retirement to track him down and kill him.
Michi Fraser?

Is that supposed to be Michi Noketsuna   (Which would make him one of the oldest characters in the setting at the time.)
Or maybe Dechan Fraser?   (Same age issues and also was just in BH party & not BH)
Or some 3rd Person?  Like a child of Dechan & Jeanette that they named Michi?   (Less age issues & would explain the name)


Pretty sure the mass murderer psychopath Bounty Hunter killed the previous one but then at one point left the dead guy in the Bounty Hunter's armor, which the Bounty Hunter before the murdered one found packed in ice. That's how I remember the novel going.

The psychopath bounty hunter was also there when the Coordinator's family got assassinated, he may have gotten caught in the blast.

Is the Psycho BH the Jonathan guy above?
Or is Michi a Psycho?
Or is there a 3rd BH that is a Psycho?



EDIT,  NVM,   it occurred to me to go to the Sarna page.

https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Bounty_Hunter
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« Reply #16 on: 19 September 2024, 04:35:20 »
I hadn't even picked up Shadow of the Dragon yet, and you guys just sold a copy because I really liked Katana Tormark and was hoping that the criminally-underwritten Combine civil war wasn't going to be the last we saw of her. So thanks for making my day. :)
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« Reply #17 on: 19 September 2024, 10:17:31 »
A solid intrigue focused book, especially with the rumor Emi's kid survived.
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« Reply #18 on: 19 September 2024, 10:31:39 »
I hadn't even picked up Shadow of the Dragon yet, and you guys just sold a copy because I really liked Katana Tormark and was hoping that the criminally-underwritten Combine civil war wasn't going to be the last we saw of her. So thanks for making my day. :)

It's a very good book.
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