Valten Ryder
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Valten Ryder | |
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| Affiliation | House Ryder |
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| Rank | Hauptmann[1] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Valten Ryder was an officer with the Federated Commonwealth.
History
Early life
Ryder was born into a Lyran MechWarrior family.[1]
Career
Ryder would spend time with Monk's Marauders mercenary unit before joining the First Somerset Strikers.[2]
Ryder was recruited by Adam Steiner on the planet Dustball where he was working as a mercenary to pay off his gambling debts. One of the conditions of his employment was the rank of captain and command of a lance, to which Major Steiner agreed and placed him in charge of the medium lance, consisting only of Ryder's own Centurion.[citation needed]
BattleMechs
Valten Ryder piloted his family's Centurion during the early stages of his time with the First Somerset Strikers, before receiving a prototype BSW-X1 Bushwacker.[1]
Notes
- An apocryphal version of the Valten Ryder's Bushwacker, dubbed the High Roller, is one of the Hero 'Mechs in the MechWarrior Online video game.