Miranda Petite Joins The Black Talons

Miranda and Julius

Miranda Petite first made a name for herself as a child prodigy in gymnastics. At a very young age she was selected for participation in olympic level competition for her native league the Humanist Alliance. As an adult she joined the MILICIA and soon became a member of the SIU special forces. Her highly competitive nature also led her to serve a rotation as a duelist for her home regiment. During the Interpolar War, Miranda was a member of KADA and thus missed out on most of the fighting. She was soon recruited into the Black Talon organization after its founding. Her natural skills, independent mindset, and general lack of interest in her homeland made her a perfect candidate. She even took her Cobra, Julius, with her and had Julius updated to Dark Cobra specs. Her initial tour saw her mostly serving on Terra Nova, clearing out CEF forces in hiding. During the events of Operation Icarus she earned multiple commendations for bravery and valor but was specifically called out for her leadership of her commanding officer was killed. Despite her position as a team leader, she took control of a larger Talon operation and led it with skill and tactical acumen. Her actions earned her a promotion and saw her tapped to lead Talon forces on Caprice. This assignment would not come to pass however as the CEF invasion started before she could leave, and she has remained on Terra Nova for the foreseeable future.

Fighting Style

Miranda was once a brash, eager pilot, keen to push her and her machines to the limit. Time as tempered that and over a decade of service in the Black Talons has seen her become more distant, patient, and cautious. The level of devastation caused by the CEF on Terra Nova and the deaths of many close friends weigh heavily on her. In battle she is an adept commander who places great value on her subordinates’ lives. Her implacable façade helps calm her forces in battle and ensures they remain effective. Her mask of relaxed alertness can break when her troopers fall, and she has been known to go on rampages against those responsible. During this period her experience is augmented by the spark of that young brash pilot she once with terrifying results. Her gear Julius is much like a standard Dark Cobra but swaps out its hand held weapon for a laser cannon. Julius is now a more generalist machine that is adept it long range engagements.

Using Named Characters in Heavy Gear Blitz!

Introducing new and old gears is one of the great parts of the Extended Content project for blitz. These gears may be used in the armies specified in their description. Sometimes, they’ll count as another gear for rules purposes, since the sublists were written without them in mind. In these cases, they interact with special rules as if they were a gear of the type mentioned.

These rules are intended to represent the character at a specific point in time, though with permission from your opponent, further upgrades may be taken at the appropriate cost. The ability to take upgrades is to allow players to further customize them in a way consistent with the existing game mechanics. It does allow for player to use them to create custom characters as well.

Miranda Petite in Heavy Gear Blitz!

Miranda Petite may be taken in her modified Dark Cobra, Julius, in Black Talon forces. Miranda & Julius counts as a Dark Cobra Xi for rules purposes.

Model	TV	Roles	MR	Arm	H/S	A	GU	PI	EW	React Weapons	Mounted Weapons	Traits	Type	Size
Miranda & Julius	24	SK, FS	W/G:6	8	4/2	2	3+	4+	4+	MLC, MVB (Precise, Reach:1)	MRP, MGM, MAR	Hands, Airdrop, Stealth, (Aux), Vet, Comms, SatUp, ECCM, CP:+1, Brawl:2	Gear	2"
Not Just Another Name: When a friendly model is destroyed within 6" of Miranda, she immediately gains one Skill Point. This Skill Point may not be converted into a CP and does not refresh at cleanup. Duelist: Miranda is a duelist with the Lead by Example rule and must be treated as such for force construction. Commanding Officer (CO): Miranda will be your CO, select other commanders as normal. Unique: This model may only be taken once per force.

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Miranda Petite in Heavy Gear RPG

Miranda Petite may be used in your RPG campaign using the stats below. A profile has not been written for Miranda outside of her Gear, as she may be equipped with a myriad of different pieces of kit depending on their needs at the time.

Archetype: Commander (O-6)

Vehicle	TV	PL	Crew	MR	Arm	HI	GU	PI	EW	Weapons, Equipment & Traits	Type	Size
Julius	24	-	1	W/G:6	8	7	+1	+0	+1	MLC (Manip), MVB (Precise, Reach:1)(Manip), MRP, MGM, MAR	Gear	2"
Hands, Airborne Deployment Rig, Stealth Kit, Satellite Uplink, ECCM Suite, Brawler:2, Quick Response System

Whenever a friendly is destroyed or killed around Miranda she gains 1 Sorrow token. She may spend Sorrow tokens to reroll any Skill Test. Sorrow tokens are removed at the end of the scene.

Miranda has Domain Expertise Level 1 in Influence.

• Code Name: Julius

• Manufacturer: Black Talon Werks

• Unit Type: Fire Support Gear

• Height: 5.0 m / 16.4 ft

• Weight: 8,900 kg / 19,621 lb

The Dark Cobra has earned a reputation as a fearsome gear. Armed with an array of short and long ranged weapons the gear is capable of acting as a hammer or going for more finesse. Famed gear pilot Miranda Petite is said to pilot a Dark Cobra and it’s rumored that she has a customized loadout not normally available.

Domain	Skill	Rank
Influence*	Talon Officer	5
Gunnery	Heavy Gear	4
Piloting*	Heavy Gear	4
Tactics	Black Talons	3
Awareness	Combat Awareness	3
Influence	Interplanetary Representative	3
Athletics*	Gymnast	3
Investigation	SIU Agent	2
Mechanics	Heavy Gear	2
Medicine	First Aid	2
Survival	Special Operations	2
Influence	Famous Athlete	2
*Indicates Familiar Skills.