Lyran Might - Original Song - ft. Craig Cairns

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[@castropanopanopalis]

"We're talking about House Steiner here. Considering the context, "scout" may not mean what we think it means." - Darius Oliveira

[@BoisegangGaming]

One of the few times Darius gives good advice.

[@evanulven8249]

Whats even more funny is the mirror in real life. The US Army does similar, in that "reconnaissance force" doesn't necessarily mean something light, fast and stealthy, but instead just something mobile and with a radio. A battalion of M1A2's qualifies, and is often used in that role.

[@johnmandrage3248]

Commander, this is scout company two. There used to be an enemy position a kilometer south of the main roadway bridge. -Intercepted radio transmission between a Steiner scout tank and it's HQ

[@Aceshot-uu7yx]

​@Evan Ulven that's how you win a war. You make sure they don't send back any info by blowing up the enemy. It's rest of the world's fault they don't have the fat stacks to wage war like we do. Now I am imagining a very sneaky frebrams.

[@darykeng]

@@evanulven8249 I mean, the concept of "Force recon" or "Recon in force" is not something new or novel

[@TheColonelsThree]

“A giant blind idiot god happily making money and strudel, singing merrily to itself in until someone comes and flips the table over. Then it gets very, very upset.”- Tex

[@getfreur2458]

So, you standard Atlas pilot?

[@mileselon1339]

Yeah, that sounds about right!

[@connormclernon26]

@@getfreur2458Steiner scout squad you mean

[@weirdferretthing]

"There are many reasons the Lyran Commonwealth can afford to dumptruck weapons into a warzone, operational or not, *piloted* or not, until you go away, or they get bored." - Tex

[@spongeyspikes09]

Which video was that?

[@weirdferretthing]

@@spongeyspikes09 Battletech 101: The Great Houses of the Inner Sphere.

[@Si_Sireeni]

Read this in his voice

[@RouterChain]

​@@spongeyspikes09 This is only reason why I am concerned about their existence. Oh,and Space AT&T's existence,of course!

[@quox3987]

Lyrans: Capitalist space Germans that often lacked tactics but made up for it in shear tonnage of weaponry, and for a short time they and the Federated Suns joined forces to wield the greatest weapon in all of Battletech. Common sense.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Yeah, the Feds and Lyrans were doing really well. And then that BITCH happened.

[@quox3987]

@@randomcenturion7264 yeah it was like that one Breaking Bad meme. Everything was fine until one girl had to fuck it all up.

[@Godzilla12300]

@@quox3987 why does that remind me of avatar tla

[@masonfreeman4349]

@@quox3987 Which is sad irony, since it was a one woman who came up with the idea to make the Federated Commonwealth.

[@quox3987]

@@masonfreeman4349 worse still the woman who ruined it changed her name to that of the woman that made it, for PR, and making it difficult to tell the difference between the good one, and the bad one.

[@SwordlordRoy]

Fun Fact: Despite the strong Prussian/Imperialistic German overtones and the clear love of Assault mechs, the Lyran people are also specifically noted as being perhaps the most peaceful in the Inner Sphere. In fact, it was a Lyran Archon, Katrina Steiner (Not her granddaughter, Katherine Steiner-Davion, who tried to adopt the name for PR purposes) who realized that, at that point in the Succession Wars, No one was going to rule the ruins of Star League alone , and so suggested the peace treaty that would become the Federated Commonwealth.

[@joshuasitzema9920]

No one else wanted to take her up on the offer except for Hanse Davion, who ended up marrying her daughter. His dowry being most of the world's of the Capellan Confederation

[@ciara8811]

Its easy to be peaceful when you've already got everything you could ever want

[@xanroth]

@@ciara8811 and Atlases for scout mechs to keep your wanting neighbors on their side of the border.

[@SwordlordRoy]

@@joshuasitzema9920 I know there was mutual collusion on it, but I like to imagine that during the Wedding Announcement of the 4th Succession War, Katrina was facepalming so hard her Great-Grandchildren are feeling it in the IlClan era.

[@beefbigshot8789]

@@joshuasitzema9920 Hanse is such an amazing guy he saw it as an opportunity to expand his power dramatically via more violence. I wish I was half as cool as him

[@MrWarlord396]

I like that they at no point claim to have the most indomitable fighting spirit, insurmountable skills, or inspiring (or competent) leadership. Lyrans are self-aware like that, they keep it real. They have piles of money, and they have the giant guns they bought with that money. It's the rest of the factions that have to use crutches like "skill" to compensate for lacking enough money.

[@Hectonkhyres]

There is an apocryphal, supposed quote from a German soldier from WWII: "A German Tiger is easily worth 10 Shermans... but you always had 11." There is an art to simply outproducing the enemy. When you can both produce more and produce bigger, and do it faster and longer, you have NOTHING to be ashamed of.

[@ladywaffle2210]

As they say, "Luck or skill, kill is kill!" And if you don't have skill... you can at least maximize your chances of getting lucky.

[@ladywaffle2210]

@@Hectonkhyres I believe that quote is attributed to German soldiers during Arnhem, when Allied armor was underperforming against German armor really, really badly.

[@Tula-cs1ef]

@@ladywaffle2210 I think I read it's more to the doctrine of allied armor to move as a unit while as Germans would move as what ever was available at the time. I can't recall the source so take what you will.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

“The poors amirite!?” “Hah!!!”

[@crimsonhunter9911]

Fun fact Lyrans have one of the largest economies in battletech they also produce a majority of the inner spheres assault mechs

[@arcangellord5372]

In the succession wars and into the clan invasion, after the fed com civil war they declined slowly till they ended up in the same state that the capellans were in the succession wars.

[@baker90338]

@@arcangellord5372 you can thank the bitch for that.

[@LordOfGilneas]

@@arcangellord5372 *COUGH* Blame Katrina *COUGH*

[@commanderstorm8874]

The stiener scout lance composes of 3 atlas for scouts and 1 archer for light fire support

[@SendarSlayer]

@@arcangellord5372 I'm looking at the map and they still have a huge amount of territories. Source?

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

"The means for our production come from your destruction" That's a raw ass line right there

[@bthsr7113]

I think it makes more sense as "The means for our production bring your destruction."

[@alexs1954]

@@bthsr7113 I think it’s meant more in a military industrial complex kind of way: they sell the guns that kill you, and the more they sell, the more money they get to make more guns.

[@SgtKOnyx]

#RealMarxism

[@thememester1190]

You know a sci-fi faction is a bunch of stubborn and heavily armed mfs when their insignia is just a fist.

[@yakornoybaton6023]

In the case of the Lyrans, the fist must be holding a wad of money.

[@Lunarice98]

Most of the time their archon is a decent person. Looks at Katherine Steiner-Davion. Most of the time.

[@connormclernon26]

@@Lunarice98wasn’t one of the main reasons the first and second succession wars caused the technological stagnation of humanity, other than ComStar fuckery Steiner actions?

[@ngageman1988]

​@@Lunarice98Stable leader=Stable economy

[@bowenorcutt78]

I feel like nothing here captures the Lyran spirit better than that random haughty, evil laugh towards the end when the chorus reaches a fever pitch.

[@dj11o9er]

Not even the pace of the song itself that just feels like a lumbering giant that you can't stop?

[@bowenorcutt78]

@@dj11o9er True, true, guess the laugh is really the cherry on top.

[@CJgamer129]

Anyone else hear that laugh in full Katherine Steiner-Davion? Or just me?

[@LordOfGilneas]

@@CJgamer129 No it's not just you, it is one hundred percent her laughing. Laughing as she just breaks her siblings for her mad quest for power.

[@asgrahim9164]

@@dj11o9er The pace sounds like the footsteps of a hundred Atlases leaving the assembly lines.

[@Dragonspirit223]

Steiners: Because who doesn't want their throne to be guarded by 2 Griffins

[@GhostBear3067]

Visiting Diplomat: "Interesting choice of statues, Archon." Archon: "Statues?" (Right side Griffin torso twists to face diplomat. Diplomat nearly soils self)

[@christianholzschuh6853]

Victor had a Crusader and a Mareudeur.

[@GhostBear3067]

@christianholzschuh6853 that was for a special occasion only, they brought the Griffins back once the ceremony was over. Still wondering how they conceal the mech door in the throne room so well.

[@sansthemedic8581]

Me. I'd prefer Fafnirs; just for extra flexing.

[@Dragonspirit223]

@@GhostBear3067 Its obviously the same way they conceal their Scout Lances. There's just a large garage door with a tiny sign saying 'not a mech door'

[@ancientofdays8644]

The Lyrans are proof that even weak commanders can be overcome if you have sufficient means of production.

[@chrisbaldwin8570]

I think you mean "even weak commanders can overcome if you have sufficient means of production". Lyran is riddled with paper generals, medal polishers, and political appointments as high command.

[@ancientofdays8644]

@@chrisbaldwin8570 I meant it as in, the Lyrans can overcome their own weak commanders, not that the Lyran commanders will be overcome.

[@deathkorpsofkreig475]

@@chrisbaldwin8570 sometimes great generals like fauch show up

[@Deridus]

@@deathkorpsofkreig475 " Sometimes you win wars... Sometimes you get Focht."

[@jamesbeard5513]

There were some great commanders in the Lyran Commonwealth, though I am sure I only need one hand to count per generation.

[@BlackPsionic]

Now I'm imagining Stringstorm in some sort of pimped out techno-European royalty outfit riding on top of an Atlas, while Craig is piloting it and duking it out with an entire enemy 'mech company. And winning.

[@temp3608]

certified atlas moment

[@lordcommissarspartan]

@@temp3608 no, Certified Charger Moment

[@temp3608]

@@lordcommissarspartan a charger might duke it out with a kuritan mech company since they dont have anything heavier than 35 tons

[@m1a4abrams50]

Just remember: There is nothing more dangerous than a competent Steiner general.

[@bthsr7113]

A Davion General with Steiner resources comes close though.

[@joshuasitzema9920]

@@bthsr7113 a Davion with Stiener resources and a com guard Regiment nearby works well.

[@bthsr7113]

@@joshuasitzema9920 That's a bit much, don't you think?

[@lordcommissarspartan]

Get Focht

[@joshuasitzema9920]

@@bthsr7113 there's no such thing as overkill. Only open fire and reload

[@sreckocuvalo8110]

Lyrian Commonwealth: We are the Military-Industrial complex.

[@bthsr7113]

This is very true.

[@voiddragon903]

They only sent a scout lance? Sir, it’s the Steiner Scout lance…. *Oh* , it’s been an Honor serving with you gentleman

[@rayanderson5797]

*sounds of german music rapidly approaching*

[@dj11o9er]

"Achtung! Achtung!"

[@GhostBear3067]

@@rayanderson5797 *sounds of polka music approaching

[@Liethen]

@@rayanderson5797 "Quick! Grab an accordion and I'll put on this lederhosen, hopefully they'll buy the ruse!"

[@rayanderson5797]

@@GhostBear3067 Thanks. I wasn't sure if polka was the right word.

[@temp3608]

*'' If there is one disadvantage to the Atlas it is its speed, with a rather slow cruising speed of 32.4 km/h. This makes it easy for most enemy 'Mechs to outrun the Atlas and so escape its clutches, which as it so happens is also the best chance most enemy 'Mechs have of surviving an encounter with this beast''* ''You might want to turn tail and run!'' is very accurate, as it is very much your greatest chance at survival

[@zetaking2909]

to kill an atlas you want 3 Hollander's about the same weight a fraction of the price and they can move like 85k are a bitch to pick up on sensors, and if an atlas take all 3 of those hits, its dead, or it needs to retreat because they will get another volly before you find where there at >.>;..... mind you if the atlas reaches these guys there wont be enough left to claim salvage rights on.

[@Deridus]

Where did you get that Urbie Speed? Atlas clocks in at 54 kph.

[@bthsr7113]

@@Deridus Annie speed is more fitting here, but yeah, what wild build are you running to get minimum mech speed out of an Atlas?

[@BlackPsionic]

@@bthsr7113 Some sort of Steiner build, one would assume

[@Spore9996]

@@bthsr7113 That is the CRUISING speed (read: NOT MAX) of a stock Atlas AS7-D. Remember, BT fluff talks about average cruising speed for a 'mech rather than just their max.

[@fletch0307]

What an absolute beast of a song. Hit harder than Fafnir's twin heavy gauss rifles

[@temp3608]

fafnir : fires 4 medium lasers me : ha you insult me fa- *BOOM* me : im sorry it was a joke! fun fact : a single blast from DHG fafnir knocks out a third the average fully upgraded T1 atlas' frontal armor, and those maniacs usually run like 2 or 3 rear armor

[@dragonturtle2703]

Yah, the Lyrans know how to play to their strengths. It’s everyone else who need to use tactics and strategy to overcome their power. When Lyrans do it, it’s just overkill.

[@bthsr7113]

There is no overkill. There is only open fire and reload.

[@Jamhael1]

​@@bthsr7113 Lyrans get the most basic lessons of war right. Yeah, you can have awesome tactics, warrior traditions, or whatever. In the end, it will means NOTHING if you cannot equip your soldiers. Logistics wins wars.

[@tzeentchlordoffates9268]

From this song I'm guessing that these guys operate under some sort of superior firepower doctrine

[@user-ew9sq5iw5w]

They operate under a "We Are The Military Industrial Complex" doctrine where pretend generals playing at war will just human wave assault mechs at the enemy until the enemy is nothing but chunky salsa or the general gets bored and leaves.

[@tzeentchlordoffates9268]

@@user-ew9sq5iw5w Soviet style: Mech Edition

[@user-ew9sq5iw5w]

@@tzeentchlordoffates9268 Nah. German. They have much shinier toys than the Soviets. Capellans are the Soviet Style.

[@beefbigshot8789]

their standard "trooper" mech is an assault class mech. Lyrans basically field an inappropriate amount of assault mechs to obliterate their enemies

[@SendarSlayer]

@@tzeentchlordoffates9268 German engineering with the USA industrial base. Better and more than you have. But their solution is to throw everything at a problem until it goes away. It works, but it's expensive.

[@sanglowitz863]

I feel a deep Connection to these Lyrans. In all the Strategie Games I Play I build Up an impressiv Economy and Just Steam Role my enemy. XD Sorry for Bad english.

[@arturzakacz6066]

Yeah, I like playing tall too. The very moment when your rivals meet the superior range and firepower of your more technologicaly advanced army is the best. In a span of a few engagements enemy forces go from numerical superiority to a minor roadbump on the way to their capitol. Meanwhile your losses can be written off as a "bad fiscal year" or "unfortunate accident".

[@Jamhael1]

There is something very satisfying on you defeating your adversaries with not only advanced tech, but also by being capable to produce said technology faster than your adversaries can destroy. Logistics win wars!

[@sckecherten8304]

Hell yeah!

[@chiuvittm]

StringStorm is single handedly making me want to get into battletech. I just wish so bad that we had a necron song like the devour one for nids...

[@tzeentchlordoffates9268]

Me to comrade

[@enderfire3379]

same. and btw devourer*

[@Corsair2092gaming]

I kinda want a Night lords/ Iron Warriors one, but a Necron one would be cool.

[@rayanderson5797]

Battletech is awesome. Feel free to choose a favorite mech or three and join us!

[@torcaace]

@@Corsair2092gaming Iron Warriors do have an english HMKids cover and also they have a song dedicated to them from the band Debauchery. Idk about Night Lords tho

[@GhostBear3067]

House Steiner: if it weights under 80-tons we are not interested.

[@Deridus]

Wolfhound says what?

[@bthsr7113]

Commando was there first.

[@Lunarice98]

Bushwhacker says what?

[@THEROOKIE6666]

Its because they WERE the richest great house and could afford vast amounts of 80+ ton mechs because of the sheer amount amount everything at their disposal... that and how many factories they had...

[@bthsr7113]

"Some giant blind idiot god. Just waiting there, happily making money and strudel. Singing merrily to itself, until someone comes over and flips the table. And then it becomes very very upset."

[@alexandermackie7621]

is it bad that I read it in his voice?

[@bthsr7113]

@@alexandermackie7621 No.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

@@alexandermackie7621 Glad i am not the only one...

[@franciscorui]

What's this from

[@codyarcher3263]

If i remember right its from the black pants legion great houses lore video talking about steiner.​@franciscorui

[@inquisitormalleus6435]

The tone with which the song tells the opponent how much money they have is terrifying.

[@randomcenturion7264]

Damn right. "We have enough to fight night and day." It doesn't matter what you do, you will be bombed every second of every day until you surrender or we get bored, and we'll barley lose any resources doing so.

[@alericantonelli4656]

Beware the merchants, for they have the coin to make your lives very miserable, and extremely short...

[@TimberwolfJ1]

To quote professor tex: "Their backing *IS* the military industrial complex"

[@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer]

wonder's what's going to happen when they discover that there is a mercenary unit that wear's kilts and drinks whiskey while piloting mechs called Highlanders from a planet whose entire economy is based upon making Whiskey, Swamp Gas, and Mech Pilots as it's 3 key exports.

[@phaeronmd2416]

Literally nothing, I have nothing against the Northwind Highlanders. But they are no BlackWatch, every engagement they were in they either underperformed or were just ok. The BlackWatch was a bunch of Badass Mofos, because they were all Gunslingers, had the cream of the crop Royal Equipment and not due to the amount of SCOTLAND in their blood(it helped, but only barely). Also the LCAF could just bomb them to the Stone Age, fairly unremarkable as Merc companies go.

[@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer]

@@phaeronmd2416 You apparently do have something against them. Last I checked, Davion gave them their planet back just to avoid fighting them.

[@littleshep5502]

@@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer It was more of giving them their planet back to get them to come over to the davions.

[@TheSlamburger]

Don’t forget blasting bagpipes on open comm channels as psychological warfare.

[@sekira4516]

@@TheSlamburger which is the original use of the bagpipe: an instrument for psychological warfare.

[@TheSniperpal]

Lyran have my respect. Federated Suns have my loyalty. Draconis have the business end of my AC/20.

[@Deridus]

And Sian has all of my nukes... because they stole them, the thieving untrustworthy rats. Oh, well. They'll get what's coming to them, one Naval AC round at a time.

[@fallout44454]

Goddamn dracs!

[@asingularkriegsman3316]

I believe you forgot an "s" after the 20.

[@TheSniperpal]

@@asingularkriegsman3316 LOL the federated suns would be the type to mount more than one AC/20, yeah

[@Deridus]

@@TheSniperpal UAC/20'S, to be precise.

[@olegoleg258]

ah yes, the throw money at the problem faction. a pleasure

[@temp3608]

do the lyrans have a competent command structure? no do the lyrans have half decent mechwarriors? rarely do the lyrans have an insanely good economy that is a match for any battlemech? yes. Throw atlas' at the problem until it goes away, glory to house steiner!

[@Lunarice98]

@@temp3608 it's funny cause the lyrans are also the faction that wants to do diplomacy first before war. Until Katherine stiener-davion happened.

[@ValeBridges]

This faction sounds incredibly American lol.

[@joshuasitzema9920]

@@Lunarice98 we don't talk about her *goes back to sharpening the katana*

[@randomcenturion7264]

@@ValeBridges I approve

[@yakornoybaton6023]

"There may be either few guns, or still few, but the Atlas will no longer carry away"(с)

[@Deridus]

The military industrial complex would like to remind you that the universe does not run on the hugs and your neighbors are probably up to something.

[@oldmanramblingatclouds]

And here we have a popular Lyran bedtime lullaby!

[@buio5]

This Lyrian Commander is Bruce Wayne. "Whats your superpower?" "Im rich."

[@Significantpower]

Bruce Wayne, but dumb.

[@Lunarice98]

​@@SignificantpowerI dunno man you would have to be pretty stupid to dress like a bat and jump off buildings

[@retrosquadchannel2.050]

@@Significantpower if lyrans were dumb, they would never build academy at Nigelring, best mech academy in all IS.

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

I am now having the mental image of an entire Lance of Assault 'Mechs led by an Atlas and all of them are just headbanging and blaring out heavy/power metal songs on full blast.

[@aaronwisedon6254]

When you get seized by the means of production.

[@BoisegangGaming]

No you get f*cking throttled

[@metalmadness5851]

The Lyran Commonwealth is the richest of the Great House nations in the BattleTech universe. Due to massive trade networks, and amazing colonization drives as well as some of the most entrenched industrial zones in the galaxy, only outdone by Terra itself, the Lyran's can always afford to replace their loses. With enough time. In the Lyran Commonwealth money rules all. Ludicrous amounts of money fuel one of the largest and most expensive militaries in the galaxy. Thankfully for their neighbors, this means that money also decides who's in charge. Though even if you out plan them, you'll still need to fight them, and they can easily replace any losses they take and send another wave.

[@jamesmacken9501]

Shame they went bankrupt

[@metalmadness5851]

@@jamesmacken9501 It was their own fault

[@jamesmacken9501]

@@metalmadness5851 It completely was.

[@Nempo13]

@@jamesmacken9501 Bad writing and authors that hate the IP will do that.

[@mercerholt8299]

Here's hoping they make a Taurian concordact song at some point favorite battle tech faction. Because no one has ever been able to break them.

[@shiroganekei1620]

Taurians are the BattleTech universe's embodiment of "Get the fuck off my lawn!" And I love them for it. I may like Steiner more, but the Concordate is definitely up there for me too. No matter who you side with, though, fuck the Capellans.

[@magni5648]

@@shiroganekei1620 I love 'em pre-3050s. After that they went down the deep end unfortunately. Fuckin' Shraplen...

[@filiploncar6124]

If they do make one Taurian song... It MUST include banjos.

[@evanulven8249]

@@magni5648 Blame the writers. More and more fans were clamoring for content for the Periphery powers, but the writers wanted to write nothing but retreaded Inner Sphere and Clanbro stuff. So, Periphery powers get written out, and all glory to the eugenics-born fascists and the space tankies.

[@TheSlamburger]

“We’re so far out in the space boonies , I’m surprised we didn’t hear space banjos on the way in.” -From DBZ Abridged

[@ArexusGalia]

I can already see in my head a lance of Atlases blasting this in their speakers while they scout out a city.

[@lordmoose213]

I know very little about battletech but these songs make me want to get into it

[@stgjr]

It is a setting rich in lore and character. And when you start to hate the devs for one choice or another, do not despair, for you are not without allies. Hating dev choices has been a BattleTech fan tradition since 1989. 😀

[@procrastinatinggamer]

There’s a great series called Tex Talks BattleTech that should help learn the lore. Most of the series focuses just on a single BattleMech design, both the machine itself and the in-universe historical context for its creation, but he did a massive two parter on an event known as the Amaris Civil War which is what could be called the setting’s major inciting incident (people have compared it to what the Horus Heresy did in Warhammer 40k, at least as far as its importance to the setting’s present day). For a quicker intro there’s an overview of the Inner Sphere (titled “BattleTech 101: The Great Houses of the Inner Sphere”) which, if nothing else, should give you background for what this song’s saying about the Lyran Commonwealth.

[@lordmoose213]

@@procrastinatinggamer oh cool thanks, I might watch those

[@Victor-056]

If I remember, The Clans respected the Lyrians for their battle prowess.

[@joshuasitzema9920]

The clans learned to fear the massive amounts of heavy mechs sent after them by the Commonwealth. Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf just figured it's easier to get rid of the honor dueling culture and open fore when they even so much as hear an atlas

[@Victor-056]

@@joshuasitzema9920 Clan Wolf already knew... Or at least, the _Warden_ Clan Wolf did. Clan Wolf Crusader had to learn the _Hard_ way.

[@Jamhael1]

​@@Victor-056 well, the Wolf Crusaders discovered that the Lyran Commonwealth were *warriors*. And you know what kind of "warrior" they were by finding by "the hard way"...

[@t-wolf8502]

Hired Steel episode 3 drops and a String Storm battletech song on the same day? It really is a good day today.

[@agustinvizcaino9274]

Preach, brother.

[@JGD_CZE]

This song makes me shiver in a same way Tukayyid does. Love it.

[@unter9982]

Me to my boss : "are you sure you want to release this ad campaign ? Our budget is tight already" My boss "OUR CAMPAIGN IS FLUSH WITH FUNDS !"

[@TheWarmachine375]

StringStorm's music is always pure unadulterated badass.

[@vergilvirgil8288]

Absolutely brilliant song dude

[@donaldstraitiff7827]

"We're live with Katrina Steiner outside the new federated commonwealth." "Hello, I like money!" "And what encouraged you to build a second commonwealth right next door to the first one?" "Money!"

[@Jamhael1]

"Let me tell you vy I could vin zis var - my mech haff a cushion made of pure gold! Its totally useless, but mein gott, if I can allocate ze resources to do zis, imagine vat ze rest of us can do?"

[@xjdjaws]

Welp, now I’m hoping for a song for every major house! I can only hope

[@chipchilinkassss2833]

After listening, only one word is spinning in my head....powerful

[@toxicslugdispenser1676]

was this what was playing inside the head of anastasius focht when he showed the clans how proper inner sphere wars are fought?

[@gingermcgingin4106]

This is an in-universe song some Steiner noble commissioned to blare from his Atlas' macro-stereo system, just to flex that much more.

[@h_chase1974]

WHO DARES AWAKE- oh, it's a new stringstorm song. Cool!

[@RC-eb1qd]

Rereading the blood of Kerensky trilogy as this comes out. Hail Victor Ian Davion Steiner

[@GhostBear3067]

*Victor Ian Steiner-Davion.

[@RC-eb1qd]

That's fair, I blanked on his middle name while typing the comment.

[@stgjr]

A shame his narrative role got swiped by wannabe Serpentor. 😛

[@RC-eb1qd]

@@stgjr I haven't read past the trilogy, so I don't know what happens after tukkayid

[@stgjr]

@@RC-eb1qd Ah. Sorry then, though I'm afraid Victor's life isn't getting any easier after Tukayyid. But he does strive and is an enjoyable protagonist IMHO. If you're not familiar with them, the following books with Victor as a major player are "Natural Selection", "Assumption of Risk", and "Bred for War". Then you have "Malicious Intent", though he's not as major a figure in that one, and he returns to the stage with "Grave Covenant" and "Prince of Havoc". That's the point when I sorta stopped reading. Well, okay, I did skim "Patriots and Tyrants" and "Endgame" but I was... not a fan.

[@sirflapfla97]

The Lyrans are the type to throw money at things until it goes away.

[@maliceharding4668]

The ultimate fear of the combine is steiner money back federated soldiers

[@christianholzschuh6853]

You might make fun of the Steiner Scout lance. But it was Frederick STEINER who won at Tukkayid. It were Frederick STEINER and Victor STEINER-Davion who anihilated the Smoke Jaguars and force the clans to sign a peace threaty. It was the Wolfhound who struck fear in the hearts of the draconis combin mustard soldiers when it tore through their panthers. It was the Lyrans who invented the commando and used it at first time to shred draconis heavy mechs into pices. And it was a STEINER who killed Melissa STEINER-Davion. Glory to Marik! Uhm, Steiner, I mean Steiner!

[@Significantpower]

Ah Katherine Steiner-Davion. A sociopath who inherited none of the positive traits from either side of the family....except the plot armor.

[@lordkommissarpetitt8022]

I mean who wants a wolfhound when I can have a wraith?

[@Deridus]

Who wants a Wraith when they could have a... actually, no. That's actually a really good 'mech.

[@stgjr]

I used to vent a lot of rage of that character until I started seeing her as little more than a plot device in the form of Mil-SF Civilian Antagonist Character Type #4.

[@christianholzschuh6853]

@@lordkommissarpetitt8022 Oh, I've ever thought the wraith was a Marik design, but if say it's a lyran mech, then it obviously deserves a spot here.

[@vaporsouls6752]

Literally saw the preview 3 hours ago, wasnt dissapointed with the full song

[@calebhebert2733]

Puts me in a stealthy, scouting mood.

[@durandol]

Watch out for any bees in your cockpit.

[@calebhebert2733]

@Durandol I don't know how to open the window! And it's a kuritain bee! IT HAS A KATANA!

[@durandol]

@@calebhebert2733 Quick, throw money at it! That's how Lyran's usually fix their problems!

[@calebhebert2733]

Nailed it with a fat stack of bills! Why is co-star calling me?

[@jackthomson6648]

House Steiner RE-PRE-SENT!!

[@joearnaud2367]

This song makes me want to immedialty paint a unit of Lyran Guard.

[@Biotear]

Nothing is scarier than a Steiner scout lance. Except a Steiner scout lance with a competent commander.

[@alexandermackie7621]

For the glory of the Steiner Scout Squad!

[@ak4390]

Always love these songs. So empowering. Especially the 40k ones like Titan

[@reload2893]

Davion arty would like to disagree with 'being outgunned'. To settle this dispute, we've agreed to find out who can make the capellan mechs us and the steiners are facing flatter.

[@Deridus]

Throw in some Blakists, and the Federated Suns will join in on this competition.

[@reload2893]

@@Deridus i thought the competition was between fedsun arty and steiner scouts

[@bthsr7113]

Tiebreaker is the lizard mech force.

[@darkawakening01]

Thank you for making this. As a former commander of the 12th Donegal Guards MWO outfit, this brought back some memories. :)

[@0100001101001110]

The Lyrans would probably back this song, too.

[@gingermcgingin4106]

Back it? They commissioned it

[@magnustherad3291]

Absolutely fire, another banger from the man, the myth, the legend, StringStorm

[@the_protectorof_smols3563]

So basically the lyrans are literally We Pay To Win The faction?

[@benlubbers4943]

Yes. Unfortunately for their troops, their generals also fit the Pay To Win stereotype, specifically the one about whales paying way too much for gacha games yet still lacking the skill to win even with that advantage. Push them too far however, and by pure Darwinian selection you will eventually face one of the deadliest things in the setting: A competent Lyran general.

[@rogeliobacanto3865]

The hilarious part is realizing that the lyrans are blasting this across the airwaves as they march slowly towards the enemy who has already completed their objective but is now trapped against a lyran advance

[@inerael]

Amazing !

[@evanboll4651]

Awesome.

[@Significantpower]

A thousand years into the Future, and the Germans finally got their production and logistics game down. Shame about the leadership.

[@guyman91]

This gives me major hell march 3 vibes

[@Deridus]

I prefered HM2 to 3. Actually, I prefered RA2 to 3 in almost every way.... But yes, the vibes are there.

[@tiagon697]

Absolutely love the crusader motif

[@gammaspector]

Glorious

[@ciara8811]

The Commonwealth, where we compensate for competence with pure weight of arms.

[@GFHill]

That, sir, was just freaking awesome!!

[@cpaul562]

This is awesome.

[@Killobot42]

good shit as always!

[@danielpulyi9142]

Great song :D

[@christopherkrupa580]

We are truly blessed. and I have never been this early.

[@solanoid911]

honestly i think this might be the best song you've done i love it!

[@Neo-zo2oq]

Very nice

[@squeethemog213]

This was a punch to the face of awesome! 🤟😃

[@nelseen_glaw]

Absolute banger !

[@MauroEliasBrunner]

Awesome song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darkoracle7534]

I like this track, but it sure would be cool if an instrumental only version was also released.

[@Veldrain]

Patreons usually get the instrumental along with the regular download.

[@L0rd_Ba1thazar]

Another absolute banger

[@spacetaz3382]

That was a absolute banger

[@StarCommanderStelios]

Great Song :)

[@enderfire3379]

ive been waiting for this

[@jeremiahhuson2762]

We need a german version now

[@scorelineupdate129]

Wow this is amazing

[@lexington476]

Wow!

[@vulkan7800]

despite how much i love my evil space samurai, this song slaps

[@TimberwolfJ1]

*cackles in scout lance of atlas's*

[@chairmeme6231]

Nice surprise in the morning

[@bringerebrethil6176]

What an absolute banger!! You give us too many theme songs!!

[@Dragonspirit223]

Ready the Defiance! March forth!

[@toxicmongerofthehatefulbro5745]

For some reason I can perfectly envision some Famous Lyran singer on top of a Zeus in an active Warzone blaring this song out while everyone else has to desperately protect them or else they'll be HELL to pay because that singer is related to the Generals Second Cousin and is more important then you.

[@mauser98kar]

There are two ways to do scouting. One way is to not be found. The other is to leave no one to tell their findings. The other way could also be called the Steiner way - or Lyran way, which is the same. Because nothing screams "scouting" as several heavy mechs erasing anything they lay their visors on. But I mean - it gets the job done, right? Enemy positions were scouted. And the fire that burns through their ruins just makes the whole scouting much easier. Once again the Steiner way was proven better!

[@sepens]

Nice