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'''Karl Edwards''' was a competitor in the [[Solaris Games]] during the era of the [[FedCom Civil War]].<ref name=IoV>"Illusions of Victory"</ref>

==History==
A rare native [[Solaris VII|Solaran]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], Karl Edwards was noted for his role in attempting to cool tensions of the Riots of [[3062]], Edwards being a close friend of [[Michael Searcy]]. He was the one who made his friend realize he was being used as pawn by [[Drew Hasek-Davion]], and together start the plan who finished the [[Solaris Riots]]. He also was the one who kill the seemingly unbeatable ex–[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[Garrett (Blackstar Stables)|Garrett]] at the height of his rampage. A direct counterpoint to the ultranationalism of many stables and warriors in the games, Edwards was a proponent of taking the poetics out of Solaris VII. It was thanks to this stance and his actions in 3062 that Karl Edwards arguably overshadowed [[Sarah Anne Wilder]] as [[Starlight Stables]]' most famous warrior despite her higher ranking in the [[Top 20 Unlimited Class List|Solaris Top Twenty]]<ref name=MPS7-30>''MapPack: Solaris VII'', p. 30: "Stables of Solaris VII - Starlight Stables"</ref>

During the [[Word of Blake]] [[Operation SHOWTIME|occupation of Solaris VII]] during the [[Jihad]], Karl Edwards would join with numerous Solaris warriors in the [[Erik Gray]]-led [[Solaris Home Defense League]]. In a news report from [[Adam Kristof]] smuggled off world, Edwards was a member of an SHDL [[company]] led by Erik Gray that struck a Blakist [[Level II]] defended position at the town of Nowhere on 8 January [[3070]], while the strike was a success unfortunately the local hero would be killed when an enemy ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' stuck the cockpit of the ''Valkyrie'' he was piloting.<ref name=JHS3070-90>''Jihad Hot Spot: 3070'', p. 90: "Early 3070: Blake Ascendant - Alliance in Flames - Solaris Home Defense League Holds Nowhere"</ref>

==BattleMechs==
At the start of his career in Solaris he shared with [[Michael Searcy‎‎]] a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' with no advance technology at all.<ref name="IoVp23">''Illusions of Victory'', ch. 4, p. 23</ref>

Karl Edwards was most well-known for his fighting at the controls of a ''[[Cestus]]'', the only Starlight 'Mech to bear the planetary crest of '''Solaris VII''' - a torch held aloft by a 'Mech's hand.<ref name=MPS7-30/>

Edwards would die at the controls a ''[[Valkyrie]]'' while fighting for the Solaris Home Defense League against the Word of Blake.<ref name=JHS3070-90/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Illusions of Victory]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]''

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