Diana Holister
Diana Holister | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth[1] |
| Career | |
| Rank | Senior Corporal |
| Profession | Combat vehicle commander Actor |
| Family | |
| Children | Michelle Holister (daughter)[2] |
Senior Corporal Diana Holister was a Lyran Commonwealth combat vehicle crewman, and later actor, during the thirty-first century.[1][2]
History
A native of Tamar, Holister was serving in the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment in 3024 as a tank crewman, when she participated in a Lyran raid on the Draconis Combine world of Moritz. Abandoned by the faster elements of their raiding unit, who were ordered to rush to the relief of allied forces some distance away who were under pressure by Combine defenders, Holister ordered her tank "Mama's Boy" to begin searching for targets of opportunity. Locating a well hidden fuel dump some 30 KMs to the east, which initially seemed an easy target, the tank crew soon discovered it was defended by a Combine Spider BattleMech. This resulted in an extended two hour battle, through the flaming and smoking remains of the fuel depot, from which "Mama's Boy" ultimately emerged from victorious.
This victory was seized on by the manufacturer of "Mama's Boy", Aldis Industries, who heavily promoted it as an example of the success which could be achieved using their product. This caused the crew of "Mama's Boy", including Enrique Arlene, Arthur Jones, Lawrence Rashide, Nick Hyde and Holister, to all receive a commendation and a promotion. In addition they were also all given starring roles in a children's action holovid series, produced by Aldis Industries' Terra based entertainment industry subsidiary Inner Sphere Productions called Thunder Patrol!, providing the crew with a new career as actors.
Diana spent many years focusing on her new career, becoming a glamorous Terra based actress, who often travelled for publicity tours and location shoots. She raised a daughter during this period, Michelle Holister, who remained on Terra even once Diana returned to Tamar at the end of her acting career.[1][2]
Vehicle
Holister was known to have crewed a Behemoth heavy tank, nicknamed "Mama's Boy".[1] This nickname arose on Memmingen, after the tank's GM R200 engine developed problems and would not start for any of its male crewman. The tank would only reliable start for Holister, who jokingly talked to the tank in soothing tones, while calling it Mama's Boy.[3]