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| name = Leonard Goodnight<br />
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| othernames = ''Leo XXI''<ref name=RC21>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 21'', p. 10</ref><br />
| affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]<br/>[[New Avalon Catholic Church]]<ref name=RC21/><br />
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| title = [[Grand Master of the Holy Order of Knight Defenders|Grand Master]]<ref name=RC21/><br />
| position = [[Pope of the New Avalon Catholic Church|Pope]]<ref name=RC21/><br />
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'''Leonard Goodnight''' was the Pope of the [[New Avalon Catholic Church]] under the pontificial name of ''Pope Leo XXI''<ref name=RC21/><br />
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==History==<br />
Born Leonard Goodnight. A longtime member of the [[First Avalon Hussars]] he retired and joined the [[Knights Defensor]]. His devotion resulted in being named Grand Master of that order in [[3140]]. Following the murders of Pope [[Beneficent XVII]] and the entire College of Cardinals during the [[DCMS invasion]] and occupation of [[New Avalon]], the surviving archbishops elected Grand Master Goodnight as the new Pope.<ref name=RC21/><br />
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==BattleMechs==<br />
He often leads the Knights Defensor in liberating Christian settlements from the "godless" Kuritans from the cockpit of his bright gold ''[[Regent]]'', ''Justicar''.<ref name=RC21/><br />
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==Notes==<br />
* This character was created as part of the [[2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign]] by a backer.<br />
* The rise of Leonard Goodnight to Pope after a long career as a MechWarrior led to the BattleTech fan community embracing the character as the WarriorPope, even spawning the song [https://youtu.be/DzOMNbNllJE The WarriorPope of New Avalon] on Youtube.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 21]]''<br />
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[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Goodnight, Leonard]]<br />
[[Category:Notable Regent Pilots|Goodnight, Leonard]]</div>imported>Dmon