History Characters / BattletechInnerSphereLightAndMediumMechs

* BoringButPractical: A mid-weight, decently-armed, decently-armored 'Mech with a good array of weapons, solid ground speed and no jump jets, the ''Centurion'' is one of the foundational workhorses of most Inner Sphere armies. The Centurion provides frontline support for heavier mechs to break through defenses.

* CloseRangeCombatant: Played with. With Quirks active it has improved accuracy with all weapons when inside their "close" range bracket (1-3 hexes for the Lasers and 1-5 for the AC/10). However, it is armed with an LRM-10 and the AC/10 arguably its main weapon, is considered a medium range weapon.

* BoringButPractical: A mid-weight, decently-armed, decently-armored 'Mech with a good array of weapons, solid ground speed and no jump jets, the ''Centurion'' is one of the foundational workhorses of most Inner Sphere armies.

* CloseRangeCombatant: With the exception of the LRM-10, the ''Centurion'' fights best at close range. With Quirks active it has improved accuracy with all weapons when inside their "close" range bracket (1-3 hexes for the Lasers and 1-5 for the AC/10).

* TheAce: Though originally a failure, the ''Wolverine'' is widely considered to be an excellent battlemech, having better weaponry, more armor, and outjumping the likes of its other 55 ton rivals, the ''Shadow Hawk'' and ''Griffin''. It became a favorite mech in the Fed Suns' arsenal, becoming standard in the AFFS for centuries.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Though not necessarily "that" crippling, nevertheless the ''Hunchback'' is primarily meant for close ranged combat in urban warfare, where it can make use of its big gun. On the open field, it can struggle to keep up with other mechs in its weight class.

* TheAce: Though originally a failure, the ''Wolverine'' is widely considered to be an excellent battlemech, sometimes outperforming the likes of its other 55 ton rivals, the ''Shadowhawk'' and ''Griffin''. It became a favorite mech in the Fed Suns' arsenal.

* JumpJetPack: Has five Jump Jets, and was designed by the [=FedSuns=] to fill a 'flying cavalry' role.

* JackOfAllStats: At 55 tonnes, the ''Wolverine'' comes in almost exactly at the centre of the weight distribution. It has a long-ranged autocannon mounted in an arm for decent accuracy, a Medium Laser and SRM for a decent melee punch, pretty decent armouring for a medium 'Mech, and good mobility thanks to its five jump jets.

* TheWorkhorse: Probably one of the most prolific examples throughout the Inner Sphere. The ''Centurion''' is widely considered to be an effective and reliable mid-range mech, providing good frontline support for heavier mechs. Can be commonly seen paired with a ''Trebuchet.''' The Fed Suns in particular have taken a liking to ''Centurions''', and they're a common sight among many Fed Sun lances.

* The Workhorse: Probably one of the most prolific examples throughout the Inner Sphere. The ''Centurion''' is widely considered to be an effective and reliable mid-range mech, providing good frontline support for heavier mechs. Can be commonly seen paired with a ''Trebuchet.''' The Fed Suns in particular have taken a liking to ''Centurions''', and they're a common sight among many Fed Sun lances.

* FragileSpeedster: The fragilest, speediest 'mech of them all.

* NonIndicativeName: Because the Draconis Combine views axes as crude and uncivilised, they spent a lot of time and effort on reequipping a bunch of Hatchetman units with swords instead.

!!Jenner [=JN7-D=]

* AdaptationalBadass: ''VideoGame/BattleTech'' gives it an integral targeting system known as an Intercept Suite that completely ignores three points of evasion no matter what, making it essentially a very welcome hard counter to Light 'Mechs (which themselves had their ability to evade attacks considerably buffed to DemonicSpiders levels since launch to counteract their previous TierInducedScrappy status and remain competitive in the late-game). This is apparently an early Clan Tech EquipmentUpgrade, as the ones that appear in the game were salvaged from a crashed Clan Wolverine ship. There's also the fact that the game has no restrictions on weapon size beyond available tonnage, meaning there's nothing stopping players from dropping some other equipment and replacing its right arm M-laser with a PPC to turn it into a Glass Canon.

* RedShirt: By design, ''Hunchbacks'' were conceived to be absolutely dirt cheap, heavily armed, attritable resources any army may be able to expend and lose without worrying about replacing them. However, they were also meant to be able to seriously hurt anything in front of them, be that through {{BFG}} fire, BeamSpam, or GoodOlFisticuffs.

* SuperweaponSurprise: Not quite a ''super''weapon but the DCMS unleashing the missile centric [=UM-R68=] onto the invading Clan Ghost Bear had more or less the same effect, as a 'mech that was once considered a nuisance at best, would now show up in packs and tear apart their vastly more expensive heavy 'mechs with a concentrated barrage of missiles.

* TheWorkhorse: ''The'' most-produced 'mech in the ''Battletech''-verse, bar none, and still in active production by the Dark Age. It has the "Ubiquitous" Quirk when these are used, making it extremely easy to repair on a campaign.

A dependable and rugged design from the 31st century from the Lyran Commonwealth, designed primarily to put the ''Panther'' and ''Jenner'' 'Mechs from the Draconis Combine down. It's an energy-heavy Light-Mech that packs enough armor to survive its intended prey, at the cost of using mostly standard components under the hood to keep the cost of production down.

* MadeOfIndestructium: As far as light 'mechs go, at least. The ''Wolfhound'' carries maximum armor for its weight, has no ammunition-dependent weapons, and carries two medium lasers in the torso, meaning the only way to put it down for good is to take out the center torso or the head.

The ''Assassin'' was born from the most tried and true method of securing military contracts: graft. The idea itself was not inherently bad: a fast scout 'Mech in the likes of an oversized ''Wasp'' or ''Stinger'', but more robust. However, the final product proved too costly to be manufactured in similar amounts or quality as the 'Mechs it intended to replace. Undaunted, the creators bribed, pressured, and lied their way into success, and the ''Assassin'' was eventually adopted into service by the SLDF and the Free Worlds League. There, despite its reputation as a political pork-job, it proved itself to be adequate at its intended role of a medium sized skirmisher/reconnaissance Battlemech, but not quite as adequate as the 'Mechs it was intended to be an upgrade for.

** It appears that according to WordOfGod, it is meant to be the latter. A poster on the official ''[=BattleTech=]'' forums [[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/miniatures/hand-painted-miniatures-by-robert-n-charrette/msg1559720/#msg1559720 posted pictures]] of the original ''[=BattleDroids=]'' mechs, including the ''Assassin'', painted by the actual scupltor of those minis, Robert N. Charrette [[note]]who was also a prolific author for the game as well in the '80s and '90s, who added much to the lore for House Kurita, for instance in his novels ''Wolves on the Border'' and ''Heir to the Dragon''[[/note]]. The minis show only the small restricted glazing on the nose painted as cockpit glass, meaning that the intent of the original sculptor was that was where the cockpit was meant to be.

The ''Blackjack'' was originally designed by GM during the reunification wars as a response to the SLDF's call for a dedicated counter-insurgency [[note]]read: mostly shooting at protestors[[/note]] Battlemech. The design was quickly approved for use and the prototype BJ-1X was swiftly deployed into the Periphery for garrison duties. [[FlawedPrototype The long list of performance issues that came up almost bordered on comedy]], which led to them developing a notoriously bad reputation and consequently being mothballed or sold to the black market and eventually [[{{Irony}} being used by the very insurgents it was supposed to be fighting]]. Despite the reputation, however, the second incarnation of the ''Blackjack'', the [[SuperiorSuccessor BJ-1]], was a very solid 'mech. With superb manouverability, range and battlefield endurance, it eventually shed its bad reputation and garnered a new one as a very effective, simple and, above all, deadly, weapon.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Oh, so many, The ''Blackjack'' spent centuries being relegated to the dustbin of faulty and disliked mechs, but as soon as Michael Ubodo made headlines by making his epic stand in Xhosa VII (see OnceDoneNeverForgotten below), interest in the design immediately skyrocketed, highlights include:

Designed in 2801 to specifically fight alongside the ''Trebuchet'' mech, the ''Centurion'' has become the unofficial mascot 'Mech of the Federated Suns thanks to their ubiquity and reliability in their armed forces. A solid Medium-class option for any lance, though its Autocannon is very prone to jamming.

* BashBrothers: Unusually for a 'Mech design, the Centurion was designed to work with the ''[[MacrossMissileMassacre Trebuchet]]'' fire support Mech as a pair from the start.

* DependingOnTheArtist: As can be seen above, while the original artwork depicts the Centurion as relatively tall and slender for a Medium Mech, later versions tend to look considerably beefier. The current computer game model isn't even recognizable as the same Mech apart from the gun arm and the fin on its head, having broad shoulders and short, stocky legs that are best described as ape-like.

[[caption-width-right:350:ChirpingCrickets, the Battlemech.]]

* AchillesHeel: The ''Griffin'' is unusual in that all its weapons are on one side of the 'mech, with the other side completely bereft of vital components. The ''Griffin'' can lose its entire left arm and torso with no ill effects (except for punching), but if the right side goes down first the 'mech is dead weight (except for punching). This is often exploited by players by always pointing the left side towards enemies to avoid the loss of weapons and other components in what's known as the "Shield Arm" strategy. Frequently exaggerated when playing around with the Mech construction rules instead of the default loadout, wherein all jump lets and heat sinks will be moved to the right or dropped in favor of maxing out the left side's armor cap.

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: An Unseen 'mech, the ''Griffin'''s original design is that of the Soltic H8 "Roundfacer" from ''Anime/FangOfTheSunDougram''. It was, like the ''Shadow Hawk'' and ''Wolverine'', eventually Reseen through a legally distinct model.

* JackOfAllStats: One of the trio of 55-tonne 'mechs with a potential role in almost any lance, the ''Griffin'' is solid across the board; only the minimum range of its weaponry keeps it from truly being able to fill any role.

* NationalWeapon: Despite their love for the heaviest Mechs they can find, two Griffins from the Lyran Royal Guards will traditionally flank the Archon's throne on Tharkad.

* SuperPrototype: The Federated Suns attempted to upgrade the ''Griffin'' to a full-fledged heavy 'mech as part of its "Project Phoenix". All prototypes of this ''Super Griffin'', alongside its production facility, was destroyed by Wolf's Dragoons.

* TheWorkhorse: The ''Griffin'' is one of the oldest 'mech designs in existence, reaching back to 2492 and was a mid-point between the ''Mackie'' and ''Wasp'' in early 'mech design. With Quirks active the ''Griffin'' is both "Rugged" and "Ubiquitous", making it easy to repair or replace if needed. Its role in Mech warfare is so entrenched that securing supplies of spares was a serious strategic concern for all the Great Houses during the Succession Wars, to the point that the Capellans had a minor crisis when their supplier was captured, eventually resorting to buying whole production runs from the Taurians.

The ''Hatchetman'' is a product of a combination of the Federated Commonwealth industry and the expertise of [[BunnyEarsLawyer mad scientist/mercenary]] [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossThe8thDimension Dr. B. Banzai]]. Designed to carry a respectable package of conventional weaponry and a 'mech sized hatchet that can tear apart components with ease, the ''Hatchetman'' pretty quickly became the king of close quarters fighting, being able to either blast down smaller 'mechs at a respectable range with its large autocannon or tear larger opponents apart with its namesake axe.

* GlassCannon: It's not very agile, fast or well armoured, but it hits as hard as an Assault 'mech in hand to hand fighting.

* OffWithHisHead: A defensive variant, its entire head was designed to pop off when ejecting, allowing for a Mechwarrior to make a quick escape if the rest of the 'mech is compromised. This became quite important during the Battle of Twycross, when Kai Allard-Liao was forced to go into combat with Dr. Deirdre Lear riding his borrowed ''Hatchetman'''s rumble seat. Kai was forced to self-destruct the 'Mech to set off a booby trap and wipe out the Falcon Guard Cluster. In the same situation, a conventional ejection system would have worked fine for Kai, but left Dr. Lear to die.

The ''Hoplite'' was thought up originally as an infantry support design during the early 'mech warfare days. While most Mechwarriors would praise its durability and endurance, primarily its ''very'' good heat management system, most would also deride it for its lack of mobility, mediocre firepower, and very limited arm controls. Despite being relegated to the scrap bin in the Inner Sphere amid the Succession Wars, it would find success during the SLDF Exodus, as the early days of the exile demanded rugged and simple designs. The ''Hoplite'' fit that bill perfectly, and would find its way into the Inner Sphere once more when reintroduced by the Wolf's Dragoons mercenary company, who were unaware that it was functionally extinct in the Inner Sphere.

* CantCatchUp: A product of the early 'mech design era, its lack of serious firepower and subpar mobility, along with near non-existent arms would make it a rather unpopular design.

* MightyGlacier[=/=]StoneWall: In an era where a grade-10 Autocannon and a 5-tube missile launcher were adequate, it was considered a rugged MightyGlacier. After 'mech design doctrines started generating out heavily armed 'mechs, it became pretty much just a StoneWall.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/DirtyHarry This is the Kali Yama Big Bore, the most powerful 'mech gun in the world, and would blow your head clean off.]]]]

A Medium-Class Mech from the 26th century that is well feared even in the present. Initially designed as an urban combat skirmisher, the Hunchback is now most well known for its enormous Kali Yama Big Bore autocannon, which can shred through 'Mech armor at a moment's notice.

* {{BFG}}: One of the smallest 'mechs to naturally mount the massive Autocannon[=/=]20, which it was designed to wield.

* InventionalWisdom: After the rediscovery of lostech, numerous upgraded models were developed. The 5M ''Hunchback'' upgraded to double-strength heat sinks and a small pulse laser and included CASE to prevent ammo explosions from destroying the Mech, but this required removing most of the ammunition supply for the autocannon. The 5N refit was promptly spawned and undid most of the upgrades in exchange for restoring the ammunition supply. All of this despite the fact that the 5M carries more double heat sinks than it could ever need. It took the manufacturer thirteen years to merge the two into the 6N, which carries CASE and a small pulse laser, ''and'' plentiful reloads for the autocannon.

* MightyGlacier: Like the ''Centurion'', the ''Hunchback'' mounts an undersized engine. In return for this lesser movement the ''Hunchback'' carries a gun even assault 'mechs are careful around.

* TransformingMecha: The very rare PHX-series ''Phoenix Hawk''s are 'Land-Air Mechs, and have the ability to transform into both an Aerospace Fighter and a hybrid “Airmech” plane-with-legs, making them lean very close to the original VF-1 Valkyries from ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross.'' Harmony Gold took particular umbrage over these designs.

* TheWorkhorse: One of the most common medium 'Mechs, it gets the "Ubiquitous" quirk when these are enabled. The ''Combat Manual: Kurita'' sourcebook even even calls Dispossessed pilots (Mechwarriors who have have their 'Mechs shot out from under them) “''Phoenix Hawk''-bound” because odds were good that they would probably end up in a ''Phoenix Hawk'' as their next ride.

The ''Shadow Hawk'' is a 26th century 'Mech that is often hailed as one of the better options in its weight class thanks to its medium range guns and jump jet capability. It was briefly only ever made by a few companies throughout its life, but has remained a fairly ubiquitous Medium-class 'Mech.

* AdaptationalWimp: Its design was based on the title mech of ''Anime/FangOfTheSunDougram'', which was a veritable [[OneManArmy One Mech Army]] able to go toe to toe with several enemy Combat Armors at once. In ''Battletech'', however, while it's a decent Medium Mech overall, it's generally considered one of the weaker mechs in the 55-ton weight class.

* FlawedPrototype: The ''Shadow Hawk'' development process was marred by several defects in the original's armour plating. Proponents of the ''Wolverine'' would probably call the 'mech itself one of these, given the ''Wolverine'''s more focused design.

* JackOfAllStats[=/=]MasterOfNone: Half a dozen of one, six of the other. The ''Shadow Hawk'' is a 55-tonne medium 'mech capable of filling many roles, but none of them particularly well, and built as such by the Terran Hegemony. It is capable of indirect fire and has more long-range damage than its main competitor, the ''Wolverine'', but is missing the latter's jump distance and close-up punch, and has half the long-range damage output and half its jumping distance of the ''Griffin'' but is marginally more dangerous close-up.

The ''Trebuchet'' (affectionately known as the "trenchbucket" by its pilots) is a fire support 'mech designed from the ground up to work with a lance instead of being a standalone model.

* BoringButPractical: The ''Trebuchet'' isn't particularly impressive on its own. But it boasts superb missile launching capabilities at a modest cost of 4.3 million C-Bills, only mildly inferior to those of the heavier and costlier ''Archer''. Combined with a serviceable 7.5 tons of armour and more than adequate mobility, it quickly became one of the most sought-after 'mechs in the Inner Sphere during the Succession Wars.

* LostTechnology: The SLDF's [=TBT-3C=] model had virtually every advanced technology available - Artemis missile guidance, CASE, double heat sinks, endo-steel construction and an XL engine. When Star League fell, the Mech had to be redesigned to use more readily-available equipment.

* TheWorkHorse: Intended to be one for fire-support 'mechs when designed. It became a fixture of any lance in the Federated Suns that required indirect fire support, particularly alongside the ''Centurion'' and the ''Archer''.

In a drastic departure from the usual [[MightyGlacier Lyran]] [[{{BFG}} design]] [[BiggerIsBetter tradition]] the ''Uziel'' was envisioned by Defiance Industries as the epitome of a multi-role fighting machine. Outfitted with a vast amount of recently rediscovered weight-saving lostech, it carries a very varied loadout which allows it to fight effectively from virtually any range. Due to its extreme versatility, the ''Uziel'' was normally employed as a "trooper" 'mech, doing anything that needed to be done, not exceptionally well, but well enough.

* FragileSpeedster: Not due to a lack of armor, but an XL engine means a loss of either side torso will mission-kill the Mech. It also doesn't use CASE, meaning a good hit to the right torso internals will likely turn the 'Mech into a fireworks display.
* JackOfAllStats: It can run, jump, recon and fight at both long and close ranges decently well. It won't be as effective as a specialized 'mech might be, but you can count on the ''Uziel'' to be decently effective at most jobs its given.

[[caption-width-right:350:An eminently sensible medium 'mech to pilot... Up until the point you have to eject from it.]]

The workhorse battlemech of the Capellan Confederation, the ''Vindicator'' was designed in the brief lull between the first and second Succession Wars to restock the extremely badly mauled CCAF with a 'mech that could do a little of everything. As a medium 'mech it is a bit on the slowish side, but its array of weapons gives it good coverage and ability to do something at practically every range.

* BoringButPractical: Built upon the same concept as the later ''Cataphract'' and ''Po'' heavy tank, the ''Vindicator'' is cheap to build, uses domestic components to prevent import dependency and carries well-tested and already-extant weapons systems. It's a 'mech that's almost a ''Griffin'', but with better heat management, for two-thirds of the price (or 200 less BV in-game).
* ClosestThingWeGot: The main benefit of the ''Vindicator'' is its flexibility and ease of mass manufacture, meaning the 'mech-starved Capellans could produce a lot of them and have them plug whatever holes local forces needed plugged.
* DeadlyEscapeMechanism: The ''Vindicator'''s ejection system was notoriously dangerous thanks to the Medium Laser taking up so much space in the head that parts of it intruded into the cockpit (you know, where the ejection seat is placed), resulting in the ejection seat sometimes hitting those intruding components on the way out and ''exploding.'' The bug was eventually fixed after the War of 3039, some 200-odd years after the 'mech's creation.
* EquipmentUpgrade: The CCAF under Romano Liao favoured upgrading the ''Vindicator'' with new-found LostTechnology over designing a new medium 'mech to replace it. Consequently, the ''Vindicator'' has several variants that gradually implement more and more newly-rediscovered technology as it is introduced.

* GlassCannon: The VND-1AA "Avenging Angel" variant was a Capellan attempt at making a ''Vindicator'' do the job of a ''Phoenix Hawk''. It 'succeeded', though the resulting 'mech was so poorly armoured and so prone to overheating (even worse than the original) that the whole variant was declared a failure.

* NationalWeapon: The national 'mech of the Capellan Confederation, the ''Vindicator'' was kept in production (albeit in highly upgraded forms) all the way into the Jihad Era when advances in Inner Sphere [=OmniMech=] technology finally put it to rest. Unlike the ''Cataphract'' the ''Vindicator'' was kept exclusively Capellan, though partially that's because the Capellans limited exports of them.

* RobotAntennae: Has a pair, which when combined with the helmet-shaped head gives the ''Vindicator'' a very recognizable profile amongst medium 'mechs.

* TheWorkhorse: Designed and intended for the role, the ''Vindicator'' was a central pillar of the CCAF's mechwarrior divisions, though its age and its exclusivity to the Confederation meant it never filled this role for the Inner Sphere entire. With Quirks active the 'mech is 'Rugged', meaning it is easier to maintain and repair on campaign.
* YouGetWhatYouPayFor: Subverted. The Vindicator was designed to be cheap and easy to make and repair because the Capellan Confederation was strapped for both cash and resources. It's still a useful 'mech that's repeatedly proved its worth for the CCAF.

* MightyGlacier: Subverted. The ''Whitworth'' actually has a lot of protection for a 'Mech of its size -- a full 20% of its total mass is devoted to armor, in fact -- but for some reason a greater-than-normal amount of that armor is mounted on the legs, leaving the arms and side torsos (which house most of the ''Whitworth''[='=]s weaponry and all of its ammunition) lightly protected. It also packs a fair bit of weaponry, with an AlphaStrike that caps at an impressive 35 damage, but in practice it has neither the range overlap for its weapons nor the heat sinking capacity to actually reach that cap reliably. As for the "glacier" part, the ''Whitworth''[='=]s top speed is only 64.8 km/h, a speed profile more commonly associated with Heavy 'Mechs.

The ''Wolverine'' has a complicated history: designed originally to be a quick-strike 'Mech designed to compete with the Federated Suns' enemies, where they were previously lagging behind their speedier, better equipped [=BattleMechs=]. While it's gone through a number of design concerns, it ultimately made its debut as the Federated Suns' workhorse Mech. While it's well-armored, jump jet capable, and its weaponry is powerful; its cockpit is notoriously cramped and hard to see out of, and it also has a ''very'' nasty reputation among the Clans due to its name being a consistent reminder of the Not-Named Clan.

* FrontlineGeneral: One of the lightest Mechs to possess the "Command Mech" quirk, the ''Wolverine'' is a perennial favorite among Scout and Cavalry lance leaders for the boost to their command's efficacy without relying on a Mech that risks being left behind. Unfortunately, unlike larger and slower Mechs which often have cockpit room to spare for extra computers and comms equipment, a ''Wolverines'' cockpit is already small even by Medium Mech standards and all those extra electronics give it a second, nastier quirk: "Cramped Cockpit".

* JackOfAllStats: At 55 tonnes, the ''Wolverine'' comes in almost exactly at the centre of the weight distribution. It has a long-ranged autocannon mounted in an arm for decent accuracy, a Medium Laser and SRM for a decent melee punch, pretty decent armouring for a medium 'mech, and good mobility thanks to its five jump jets.

* [[TheScottishTrope The Scottish 'Mech]]: The Clans despise the ''Wolverine'', and do not acknowledge its existence, maintain them, or salvage them for their ''toumans''. It got to the extent that the Clans created an IIC variant of the 'mech which they very explicitly did not name the ''Wolverine IIC''.

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