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==History==
'''Tori Ishihara''' was the commanding officer of the ''[[Ryuken-go]]'' in [[3139]].<ref name=ER3145p47>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 47</ref>

Ishihara served as the [[Professional Soldiery Liaison]] to [[Wolf's Dragoons]] during the time that the Dragoons were employed by the [[Draconis Combine]] to conquer the worlds of the [[Draconis Reach]].<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 13</ref>

While working with the Dragoons, Ishihara shared a professional respect and then affectionate feelings towards [[Colonel]] [[Henry Kincaid]], commander of the [[Spider's Web Battalion]] and Ishhara's counterpart in operational planning.<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 130</ref>

Ishihara made the decision to go against ''[[Kanrei]]'' [[Matsuhari Toranaga]]'s orders that the ''Ryuken-go'' was not to enter [[Federated Suns]] space by deciding to mount a rescue operation for Dragoons forces stranded on [[Glenmora]].<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 191</ref>

At the completion of the campaign to conquer the Draconis Reach, Ishihara not only wasn't punished by Toranaga, she received the warlord's full approval, and he even promoted her to ''[[General#Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|Tai-sho]]'' of the ''[[Ryuken]]'' on 23 September 3140, the first ''Tai-sho'' that the ''Ryuken'' had had since [[Minoru Tetsuhara]].<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 248</ref>

After Tori's superb performance on the [[Draconis Reach Campaign]], she was awarded a prestigious ''Shiro'' BattleMech, the first one given to the Ryuken, a privilege highly sought.<ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 150</ref>

Tori did an excellent job keeping the Dragoons in the Combine; but after the fall of [[New Avalon]], in [[3146]], the Combine began sidelining them. In the middle of 3150, Tori was replaced as liaison officer. Her successor, ''Tai-sa'' [[Reiko Akamine]], was a hard-liner with a severe disdain for mercenaries. Her actions enraged the Dragoons who, barely three months later, considered their contract void after several offenses, and left the Combine service.<ref>''Divided We Fall'', pp. 29–114</ref>

==BattleMech==
Ishihara piloted a ''[[Sphinx]]'' 'Mech during the Draconis Reach Campaign, but after it she was given a [[Shiro (BattleMech)]].<ref>''Redemption Rift'', p. 111</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 150</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Divided We Fall]]'' (novela)
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' (sourcebook)
* ''[[Redemption Rift]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Technical Readout: Dark Age]]''

[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Ishihara, Tori]]

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