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** And finally, the "Battle" of Sheliak was one of the cleanest games of Football ever played, as the Ghost Bears considered it a blot on their honor to commit a personal foul. Even the Sheliak All-Stars were highly impressed with the Bears' professionalism and sportsmanship.
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** And finally, the "Battle" of Sheliak was one of the cleanest games of Football ever played, as the Ghost Bears considered it a blot on their honor to commit a personal foul. Even the Sheliak All-Stars were highly impressed with the Bears' professionalism and sportsmanship. The surrender ceremony was taken live on the post-game show as if it were the awarding of a championship trophy.
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** And finally, the "Battle" of Sheliak was one of the cleanest games of Football ever played, as the Ghost Bears considered it a blot on their honor to commit a personal foul. Even the Sheliak All-Stars were highly impressed with the Bears' professionalism and sportsmanship.
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** Down to their third-string quarterback and with two minutes left on the clock, the Sheliak All-Star team decides that their pride will not allow them to end the game without putting some points on the board. How does one get into field goal range against a team of eight-foot tall supersoldiers? By running two of the most audacious trick plays in the history of American Football. . .
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** Down to their third-string quarterback by 84 points and with two minutes left on the clock, the Sheliak All-Star team decides that their pride will not allow them to end the game without putting some points on the board. How does one get into field goal range against a team of eight-foot tall supersoldiers? By running two of the most audacious trick plays in the history of American Football. . .
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* The story "Three Points of Pride" from the "Onslaught: Tales of the Clan Invasion" anthology turns what had been a throwaway joke into an epic tale of willpower and determination.
** The planet Sheliak has been invaded by Clan Ghost Bear. In desperation, they bid their All-Star Football team against the Clan, figuring they'd have a chance at a game they never would in a pitched battle. . . only to discover that not only did Clan Ghost Bear know the rules and strategy of the game, they had also brought Elementals - eight-foot tall genetically engineered supersoldiers - who easily brute-force their way past the best players Sheliak has to offer.
** Down to their third-string quarterback and with two minutes left on the clock, the Sheliak All-Star team decides that their pride will not allow them to end the game without putting some points on the board. How does one get into field goal range against a team of eight-foot tall supersoldiers? By running two of the most audacious trick plays in the history of American Football. . .
** The planet Sheliak has been invaded by Clan Ghost Bear. In desperation, they bid their All-Star Football team against the Clan, figuring they'd have a chance at a game they never would in a pitched battle. . . only to discover that not only did Clan Ghost Bear know the rules and strategy of the game, they had also brought Elementals - eight-foot tall genetically engineered supersoldiers - who easily brute-force their way past the best players Sheliak has to offer.
** Down to their third-string quarterback and with two minutes left on the clock, the Sheliak All-Star team decides that their pride will not allow them to end the game without putting some points on the board. How does one get into field goal range against a team of eight-foot tall supersoldiers? By running two of the most audacious trick plays in the history of American Football. . .
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** Hanse also makes an informal but honorable non-aggression pact with Theodore, promising that, while the Clans remain a threat, [=FedCom=] troops will not enter the Combine. Then the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats team up to send a ''massive'' invasion force to Luthien, the Combine capital. On hearing the news, Hanse fears that if Luthien falls the Combine will collapse, and he'll have to invade to meet the Clans before they reach the Suns half of the Commonwealth. On the eve of battle, [=DropShips=] enter Luthien's orbit, the Combine generals fear Hanse is attacking in advance of the Clans, but the forces are the entirety of the Wolf's Dragoons and Kell Hounds, here on Hanse's dime to aid in Luthien's defense. Because Hanse promised [[ExactWords ''[=FedCom=]'']] troops would not enter Combine space. Upholding both the spirit and letter of this informal agreement convinces Theodore to clue Hanse in about [=ComStar's=] Opertaion Scorpion.
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** Hanse also makes an informal but honorable non-aggression pact with Theodore, promising that, while the Clans remain a threat, [=FedCom=] troops will not enter the Combine. Then the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats team up to send a ''massive'' invasion force to Luthien, the Combine capital. On hearing the news, Hanse fears that if Luthien falls the Combine will collapse, and he'll have to invade to meet the Clans before they reach the Suns half of the Commonwealth. On the eve of battle, [=DropShips=] enter Luthien's orbit, the Combine generals fear Hanse is attacking in advance of the Clans, but the forces are the entirety of the Wolf's Dragoons and Kell Hounds, here on Hanse's dime to aid in Luthien's defense. Because Hanse promised [[ExactWords ''[=FedCom=]'']] ''[[ExactWords [=FedCom=]]]'' troops would not enter Combine space. Upholding both the spirit and letter of this informal agreement convinces Theodore to clue Hanse in about [=ComStar's=] Opertaion Scorpion.
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* During the year-long pause in the Clan Invasion, the Wolf's Dragoons bring the leadership of the Inner Sphere to Outreach to coordinate a defense against the Clans.
** They bring the heirs of the Houses together in a sibko-like training environment, hoping that the old blood hatreds haven't yet taken root. As the young nobles are waiting, they notice a bomb under the table, and start working to defuse it. This quickly devolves into a shouting match and soon fistfight between Victor Davion and Hohiro Kurita, with Shin Yodama and Galen Cox both trying to join in and hold each other back. Christian Kell reveals this was a SecretTestOfCharacter, and gives a blistering TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to explain to the young nobles how badly they'd failed. But what really drives the point home is Hanse Davion and Theodore Kurita, exactly the kinds of leaders the Dragoons feared were too entrenched in the old blood feuds, apologizing to each other for their sons' behavior and being perfectly friendly, cordial, and polite. Later, the group is on a training exercise to steal some Wolf's Dragoons 'Mechs. Victor, Hohiro, and Sun-Tzu Liao are the first three to get into their 'Mechs, and as Sun-Tzu powers his up, the arms briefly take aim at Kai Allard-Liao, who Sun-Tzu has expressed extreme hatred for. Cue Victor and Hohiro pressing the guns of their 'Mechs to Sun-Tzu's cockpit and simultaneously threatening to wipe out the Capellan Confederation if he even ''thinks'' about harming Kai. This is a huge step in Victor and Hohiro going from blood enemies to best friends.
** Another element in Victor and Hohiro's bonding is Victor and Omi Kurita, Hohiro's sister, falling in love. Hohiro storms up to Kai, demanding to know where they are, and Kai tells Hohiro to stop being an asshole about it, since they can't have any kind of real relationship and Victor would never behave dishonorably towards Omi, Hohiro should trust his sister, and just maybe that Victor and Omi becoming friends would be a ''good'' thing for the Inner Sphere as a whole, curbing the endless war and death. A deeply chastened Hohiro can only apologize. He later gives his blessing for Omi and Victor to take a walk together, a thing that is ''very'' SeriousBusiness in the Combine.
** Hanse Davion putting Thomas Marik over a barrel, forcing him to put the Free Worlds' League industry towards making upgrade kits for [=FedCom=], Rasalhague, and Combine 'Mechs. Hanse offers to have Joshua Marik, very ill with leukemia, taken to the New Avalaon Institute of Science for treatment -- ''if'' Thomas will stop screwing around and commit to making and shipping the kits. Thomas is aghast that Hanse would use a child's life as a bargaining chip, but Hanse replies that he doesn't give a damn how the Inner Sphere remembers him, so long as there is an Inner Sphere to do the remembering.
** Hanse also makes an informal but honorable non-aggression pact with Theodore, promising that, while the Clans remain a threat, [=FedCom=] troops will not enter the Combine. Then the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats team up to send a ''massive'' invasion force to Luthien, the Combine capital. On hearing the news, Hanse fears that if Luthien falls the Combine will collapse, and he'll have to invade to meet the Clans before they reach the Suns half of the Commonwealth. On the eve of battle, [=DropShips=] enter Luthien's orbit, the Combine generals fear Hanse is attacking in advance of the Clans, but the forces are the entirety of the Wolf's Dragoons and Kell Hounds, here on Hanse's dime to aid in Luthien's defense. Because Hanse promised [[ExactWords ''[=FedCom=]'']] troops would not enter Combine space. Upholding both the spirit and letter of this informal agreement convinces Theodore to clue Hanse in about [=ComStar's=] Opertaion Scorpion.
** They bring the heirs of the Houses together in a sibko-like training environment, hoping that the old blood hatreds haven't yet taken root. As the young nobles are waiting, they notice a bomb under the table, and start working to defuse it. This quickly devolves into a shouting match and soon fistfight between Victor Davion and Hohiro Kurita, with Shin Yodama and Galen Cox both trying to join in and hold each other back. Christian Kell reveals this was a SecretTestOfCharacter, and gives a blistering TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to explain to the young nobles how badly they'd failed. But what really drives the point home is Hanse Davion and Theodore Kurita, exactly the kinds of leaders the Dragoons feared were too entrenched in the old blood feuds, apologizing to each other for their sons' behavior and being perfectly friendly, cordial, and polite. Later, the group is on a training exercise to steal some Wolf's Dragoons 'Mechs. Victor, Hohiro, and Sun-Tzu Liao are the first three to get into their 'Mechs, and as Sun-Tzu powers his up, the arms briefly take aim at Kai Allard-Liao, who Sun-Tzu has expressed extreme hatred for. Cue Victor and Hohiro pressing the guns of their 'Mechs to Sun-Tzu's cockpit and simultaneously threatening to wipe out the Capellan Confederation if he even ''thinks'' about harming Kai. This is a huge step in Victor and Hohiro going from blood enemies to best friends.
** Another element in Victor and Hohiro's bonding is Victor and Omi Kurita, Hohiro's sister, falling in love. Hohiro storms up to Kai, demanding to know where they are, and Kai tells Hohiro to stop being an asshole about it, since they can't have any kind of real relationship and Victor would never behave dishonorably towards Omi, Hohiro should trust his sister, and just maybe that Victor and Omi becoming friends would be a ''good'' thing for the Inner Sphere as a whole, curbing the endless war and death. A deeply chastened Hohiro can only apologize. He later gives his blessing for Omi and Victor to take a walk together, a thing that is ''very'' SeriousBusiness in the Combine.
** Hanse Davion putting Thomas Marik over a barrel, forcing him to put the Free Worlds' League industry towards making upgrade kits for [=FedCom=], Rasalhague, and Combine 'Mechs. Hanse offers to have Joshua Marik, very ill with leukemia, taken to the New Avalaon Institute of Science for treatment -- ''if'' Thomas will stop screwing around and commit to making and shipping the kits. Thomas is aghast that Hanse would use a child's life as a bargaining chip, but Hanse replies that he doesn't give a damn how the Inner Sphere remembers him, so long as there is an Inner Sphere to do the remembering.
** Hanse also makes an informal but honorable non-aggression pact with Theodore, promising that, while the Clans remain a threat, [=FedCom=] troops will not enter the Combine. Then the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats team up to send a ''massive'' invasion force to Luthien, the Combine capital. On hearing the news, Hanse fears that if Luthien falls the Combine will collapse, and he'll have to invade to meet the Clans before they reach the Suns half of the Commonwealth. On the eve of battle, [=DropShips=] enter Luthien's orbit, the Combine generals fear Hanse is attacking in advance of the Clans, but the forces are the entirety of the Wolf's Dragoons and Kell Hounds, here on Hanse's dime to aid in Luthien's defense. Because Hanse promised [[ExactWords ''[=FedCom=]'']] troops would not enter Combine space. Upholding both the spirit and letter of this informal agreement convinces Theodore to clue Hanse in about [=ComStar's=] Opertaion Scorpion.
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* The Davion garrison on Xhosa VII defeating a Kurita batallion with ''Blackjacks'' and ''Locusts'' commanded by a green cadet fresh out of the Academy. Their success singlehandedly reversed the ''Blackjack's'' bad reputation.
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* Jerome Blake manipulating all the Successor States into recognizing the neutrality of [=ComStar=] and its properties, which include ''all of Terra''. He's a technician, not a warrior, general, or politician but he still managed to get one over on the Inner Sphere's most powerful and dangerous people and preserve the HPG network. Without Blake, the CrapsackWorld of the Inner Sphere would have been much worse. And to top it all off, his announcement of his takeover was pure RefugeInAudacity.
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* Jerome Blake manipulating all the Successor States into recognizing the neutrality of [=ComStar=] and its properties, which include ''all properties. He then ''conquers Terra'', forcing the Great Houses to recognize the neutrality of Terra''.the entire planet. He's a technician, not a warrior, general, or politician but he still managed to get one over on the Inner Sphere's most powerful and dangerous people and preserve the HPG network. Without Blake, the CrapsackWorld of the Inner Sphere would have been much worse. And to top it all off, his announcement of his takeover was pure RefugeInAudacity.
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-->"People of the former Star League. I am Jerome Blake, Prime Administrator of [=ComStar=]. As of now, 0900 hours Terran Standard Time, military forces under my direct command have seized control of the Sol star system. ComStar is now officially in control of Terra and all former Star League facilities remaining in the system. From this time forward, I proclaim Terra and the entire Sol system as neutral under the protection of [=ComStar=], under the terms and conditions of the Communications Protocol of 2787. As the previous broadcast has made clear, [=ComStar=] has sufficient military force to defend the homeworld of mankind from any aggressor. Our goals are peaceful. We seek the unity and prosperity of mankind. This action was taken to save life in the devastating war that is unfolding. [=ComStar=] will continue to offer its communications services to all member states, as long as the Sol system and our neutrality are honored."
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-->"People of the former Star League. I am Jerome Blake, Prime Administrator of [=ComStar=]. As of now, 0900 hours Terran Standard Time, military forces under my direct command have seized control of the Sol star system. ComStar [=ComStar=] is now officially in control of Terra and all former Star League facilities remaining in the system. From this time forward, I proclaim Terra and the entire Sol system as neutral under the protection of [=ComStar=], under the terms and conditions of the Communications Protocol of 2787. As the previous broadcast has made clear, [=ComStar=] has sufficient military force to defend the homeworld of mankind from any aggressor. Our goals are peaceful. We seek the unity and prosperity of mankind. This action was taken to save life in the devastating war that is unfolding. [=ComStar=] will continue to offer its communications services to all member states, as long as the Sol system and our neutrality are honored."
