MechWarrior 5: CLANS - Character Featurette - GALAXY COMMANDER CORDERA PEREZ

Greetings Warriors,
Welcome to our first MechWarrior 5: CLANS Character Featurette, featuring Galaxy Commander Cordera Perez played by Jonathan Latham. The Character featurettes series will introduce you to the Characters and Actors that are featured in the MechWarrior 5 CLANS
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The Invasion Begins October 3rd, 2024!
MechWarrior 5: CLANS is the Standalone Game coming to XBOX Series S - X, PlayStation 5, and PC.
- Experience the Clan Invasion from the perspective of Clan Smoke Jaguar as you lead your Star through engaging missions and combat, with cinematics unlike anything seen before in MechWarrior.
- Strategic adaptability is key to victory and more accessible than ever with the new Battle Grid, Command Wheel, and Streamlined Controls.
- Customize your 'Mechs with advanced Clan weapon systems, equipment, and upgrades for mission-specific battles, and advance your pilots with the new pilot progression system.
- Experience MechWarrior like never before with a fully standalone campaign featuring detailed environments and dynamic destruction using the latest Unreal Engine and new Tech Updates.
- Play with up to 4 other players as you protect and lead your Star through complex missions and thrilling combat

[@maca673]

Ohhhh snap. Perez was the one who ordered the bombardment of Turtle Bay.

[@rubaiyat300]

We're gonna need Yakuza and Buddhist monks stat!

[@shadewolf0075]

The man who sealed the fate of smoke jaguar

[@juamu1132]

@@shadewolf0075 clan nova cat paid the price.

[@shadewolf0075]

@@juamu1132 uh nova cat got off easy. The IS only left a small handful of jaguars left in the universe after operation bulldog

[@juamu1132]

@@shadewolf0075 nope in later centuries the DCMS wiped them off irecee.

[@sebastiang.5032]

Love to see the Clans depicted as real characters instead of overly dramatic comic relief.

[@powerist209]

So the animated series and Black Pants Legion?

[@CrushDepth19]

​@@powerist209 most of us don't love the BPL

[@swordmonkey6635]

Like they were shown in the Legend of The Jade Phoenix book trilogy.

[@iller3]

@@CrushDepth19 most of who?

[@Fer-De-Lance]

Yes.

[@Gelb33]

Perez, the bloody butcher of Turtle Bay? WTF? Where do I issue my trial of grievance? Where is my Direwolf?

[@MM22966]

One thing I liked about this: You get reminded just how YOUNG the Clan leadership is, because of their disdain for older warriors. This guy looks to be about 30 at most, and he is the Clan equivalent of a two- or three-star general.

[@LMGunslinger]

Looks more like 26

[@JonathanLatham22]

I wish the actor could also look as young and fresh. ;)

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@LMGunslinger thanx

[@MM22966]

@@JonathanLatham22 You did a great job. If you do more Clanners, remember: NO CONTRACTIONS!!!

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@MM22966 Aff!

[@WatchTMC]

So cool to see the actor behind the character!

[@graydawn479]

Are you guys making this too, like the trailer? The facial animations and all of it seems awesome. Stellar job, magnificent even!

[@armoredcore6Roks]

Yea but I don't know why he went for the caveman look.

[@thesmoness]

@@graydawn479 no not this one but TMC going great work

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@graydawn479 Motion capture and voice acting.

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@armoredcore6Roks The actor or Perez? lol

[@jeremysaklad6703]

Latham's acting was really the highlight of the recent trailer. Truly engrossing, especially the end.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks my brother!

[@umngyr]

Aggressive, controlling, competent. Sounds like the ideal clanner officer alright.

[@TheIceGryphon]

Exactly

[@JonathanLatham22]

What a A*hole ;)

[@TheBrokensaintvxvx]

you forgot arrogant, but most of that is on par

[@lukedudley5030]

You also forgot devoid of intelligence and easily manipulated into a combat situation they can't handle and aren't prepared for :-)

[@avsbes98]

Cordera Perez? Turtle BayMassacre Perez? That Perez? That better be a core element of the story.

[@SulliMike23]

Something tells me it will be.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Get Hyped.

[@BigRed40TECH]

That's awesome. I'm definitely impressed. I can't wait to be a Smoke Jaguar in a game. My favourite Clan. I'm going to blast everything I can see, and claim they challenged me. XD

[@briansmith2739]

Smoke Jaguar was the main antagonist in Mech Commander and Mech Warrior 3 and now we're going to see the War from their perspective. This makes things refreshing. I hope to see New Clans in sequels other than Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf.

[@philtackett5149]

Absolutely. Smoke Jaguars are an awesome clan with awesome flavor and they're always just portrayed as the enemy. Love the idea of finally getting to play as one

[@armoredcore6Roks]

Big red, I was just thinking of u and I am glad that Cordera is living up to the asshole culture of smoke jaguar. So at least one jaguar character is NOT going to be portrayed as nice guy smoke jaguarian :P "They challenged me." Pure gold!

[@Muckwarrior1]

I hope we get to drive that sweet sweet Ebon Jaguar!

[@ephemispriest8069]

Space AT&T going to tan your hide.

[@teqtalkstech]

I am so excited for this. Battletech has such silver screen potential and I'm very excited to have a campaign I'll play again and again like I did Mechwarrior 3 back in the day

[@operative2136]

Oh man, a mechwarrior with a solid story focus and cinematics? Greatly looking forward to that. I've been missing that since the mechwarrior games of old.

[@pufthemajicdragon]

YOU SAID IT! Man this looks so good!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Love the positivity!

[@chriseash6497]

He looks like he walks like a Smoke Jaguar stalking its prey.

[@Androsynth75]

The trailer and actor really do a good job of portraying a cool, competent, brainwashed zealot. Exactly how I pictured a clanner to be in the setting. This game looks to be really upping the character/story element. The ol MW5 game was a blast outside shitty ai. All it needed was the lore and story. This looks like the real deal. You can definitely see a bit of Fisk/Kingpin in the portrayal. And that is a complement. He’s got that leashed lethal presence thing down Pat. Looking forward to this.

[@Hellfox777]

Ah yes, turtle bay. Welp, that's a grudge that's never coming out of the book. But it was Kurita, so I am torn.

[@oleksandrrogozhnikov5525]

Russ definitely didn't lie about really cool stuff this week at resent NGNG podcast. It seems that MW5 Clans really will be the greatest MW game of all times.

[@AllForManKind77]

Ameen

[@normanred9212]

Doubtful, Mech 2(and DLC) and Mech 3 are still the tops in gameplay

[@anathame3649]

@@normanred9212 stop living 25 years in the past. both have aged horribly

[@TimberWulfIsHere]

Lmao look at this level of simping

[@fistan5447]

it wont, but i am pretty sure we actually got a decent game this time around. I am content with that.

[@KILLERAOC]

This is the guy who ordered the Turtle Bay bombardment!

[@crustman5982]

I hope we get to see it in a cutscene. You think we’ll get tukayid expansion?

[@AllForManKind77]

​@@crustman5982Hopefully.

[@Arron-S]

He did nothing wrong!

[@traviswillis5515]

Wait, it wasn't Leo Showers who ordered the bombardment?

[@Arron-S]

@@traviswillis5515 from sarna.... Operating as the CSJ Sabre Cat in the service of Clan Smoke Jaguar, this vessel was made famous for the orbital bombardment of Edo on Turtle Bay during the first wave of the Clan War in 3050 while attached to Beta Galaxy. The Smoke Jaguar's efforts to pacify the city of Edo after the capture of the planet were continually hampered by Edo's yakuza cells that took every opportunity to harass the Jaguars. Finally Galaxy Commander Cordera Perez ordered all Smoke Jaguar forces to withdraw from the city, which the local resistance mistakenly took as a sign of victory. Perez then ordered Beta Galaxy's WarShips to fire on Edo from orbit. Although several ships took part in this action,[1][2] it is only the Sabre Cat that is remembered. This action resulted in the removal of all Clan WarShips from further combat bids.[3] The Sabre Cat was misidentified in one report of the Turtle Bay action as a Texas-class battleship.[4]

[@Irondrone4]

Whaaaaaat? A Smoke Jaguar character that's a villain? No way!

[@magni5648]

It's Cordera Perez. As in Cordera TURTLE BAY MASSACRE Perez.

[@animatorFan74]

Never played Mech Warrior, but this promo alone makes it all look very interesting.... Also, shout out to the Aussie voice actor killin it here! :)

[@cloacky4409]

give some of the games a shot and if you're interested in the universe as a whole - google Battletech my man

[@JonathanLatham22]

Cheers! Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi!

[@sanetby]

this part is a great improvement over mercs, where the characters didn't have even basic animations. but I hope it's not the only improvement

[@VultureXV]

_Clans calling Kurita fascist_ Spiderman pointing meme in a nutshell.

[@phantommauler3602]

Oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.... guess we will be seeing the decimation of Edo firsthand x'D

[@pufthemajicdragon]

A Smoke Jaguar calling anybody fascist is hilarious lol And when we've finished this campaign we can go back and replay MW3 to see how that invasion ends :D K seriously tho, I'm really excited and this acting and animation looks unbelievable! CAN NOT WAIT!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Cheers! The whole Team is working very hard!

[@pufthemajicdragon]

@@JonathanLatham22 "Featuring Galaxy Commander Cordera Perez played by..." **checks notes** Jonathan Latham... DID SENPAI JUST NOTICE ME??? DUUUUUUDE! If you're *that* Jonathan Latham, your acting in these trailers is incredible! You're really bringing this character to life! You sell the character and add so much depth and realism! Oh god I can't wait!

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@pufthemajicdragon Wow! yes one in the same! That was such a nice thing to say! Thankyou! we are excited for you guys to play it! and trying to bring you the best MechWarrior game ever! including using a bunch of new technology! and yes "I witness you! and you will be awaited in Valhalla, forever shiny and chrome!" (just watched Mad Max: Fury road again)

[@LangyMD]

This looks fantastic. The cinematic style reminds me of a less campy Heavy Gear or Wing Commander, both of which used full motion video cutscenes to show the crew interactions betweeen missions.

[@ch4osaeternum74]

You got the character down. I definitely want to get this game.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks!

[@armoredcore6Roks]

​@@JonathanLatham22yeah mate! Really like how no nonsense he is

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@armoredcore6Roks He has been a blast to Play. The in game dialogue has been a lot of fun to record. lets just say, Perez doesn't like it when you do not succeed..

[@mauricewatkins8968]

If he was in the Star Wars universe, he’d be a magnificent Imperial Officer.

[@SigmaYVR]

Oh I love this. Great featurette. Thanks for giving the VAs their shine and depth to understanding the lore.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Such a cool Lore to discover and research and read about! The fans like yourself really helped!

[@SigmaYVR]

​Great work! Can't wait to see more of your performance!

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@SigmaYVR Cheers! its been a lot of work, but a lot of fun too! cant wait for you all to see it!

[@PonkeyPoe]

It's still so strange to see a MechWarrior game with good voice acting 😂 I hope it still has campy battle dialogue

[@armoredcore6Roks]

Mech 4 intro scene was great. Nothing lacking in that one

[@fistan5447]

it used to be great. Duncan Fisher is a strong memory amongst Battletech fans to this day. Its just MW5 Mercenaries was a disaster game. Even with all the mods it was average.

[@PonkeyPoe]

@fistan5447 Although average, I was still just very happy to have a new mainline mechwarrior game. I grew up on 3 and played 4 a lot in my teen years, so it was nice to see a return, however 'mid'

[@fistan5447]

@@PonkeyPoe nah dw, this is going to be miles better than MW5, i watched the gameplay vid. So long as level design is decent we're going to get an enjoyable game. Mechanics seem far better, UI is better, missions are not generic computer generated crap but actually hand designed levels, voice acting and story seems infinitely better, AI and soundtrack might be subpar but thats what we didnt see much of. I think level design and AI is going to be the decider for this game. So far looks promising

[@armoredcore6Roks]

@fistan5447 hopefully ui will be better. Russ didn't imply that it will be a lot different in the ngng podcast. But I don't care. Love all the mechwarrior games even though they're not perfect

[@allthenamesiwantedweretaken]

The Spheroids are gonna be so unbelievably jealous of how much of a banger our game is. Hate us 'cause you ain't us, Surats 💪

[@athlete_exegete]

SEYLA!!

[@JonathanLatham22]

What would those Freeborns know of real mech-warrior combat anyway ;)

[@grygaming5519]

You know... Cordera may be an asshole, but he makes very good points about House Kurita.

[@JonathanLatham22]

he is the biggest asshole ;)

[@jasonames145]

This guy is evil, will you follow him or- Me: You mean correct and honorable, Quiaff? Correct. And. Honorable. QUIAFF?

[@crustman5982]

Neg his behavior and that of clan smoke jaguar was dezgra and in direct violation of the spirit of kerenskys vision

[@magni5648]

This absolute tool managed to get himself censured unanimously by the Clans' Grand Council. Including his own Khan, saKhan and ilKhan Leo Showers. And got Smoke Jaguar on top of the Inner Sphere's shitlist, resulting in the annihilation of the clan.

[@traviswillis5515]

From what I'm seeing here, and from what I heard from the ngng podcast, this is going to be the greatest MechWarrior game of all time, and one of my favorite games of all time. Way to go PGI. By the way, did anyone else notice the massive drop a In frame rate in this cinematic compared to the previous trailer?

[@ruthnik]

would be awesome but remember - prepare for sadness

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@ruthnik]

@@JonathanLatham22 not about your performance, pretty sure u do great, but we have been burnt by pgi .. many many times ;)

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@ruthnik I Can vouch there are a lot of very skilled, hard working people who are also fans of the games and The director who have been trying to bring you all the best Mechwarrior game possible! including working with a bunch of new technology (motion capture, etc) Much Excite!

[@ruthnik]

@@JonathanLatham22 i appreciate your enthusiasm :) i'll buy the game anyway :) i just dont want to get too hyped :) because of experiences with pgi in the last 11 years ;)

[@torpedodeuce]

"bring down vengeance on House Kurita and their fascist regime" Me: (side eyes the entirety of the clans)

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Those Concept Arts look awesome!

[@Arnuld15Governator]

I'm here early hoping that we get the main clan IIC battlemechs as well as some of the main front line clan omnimechs on release. Maybe the firemoth finally for MW:O when MW:5 Clans releases?

[@philtackett5149]

I can't really remember at this point, but weren't a lot of IICs captured mechs from the invasion sent back for refitting and use for garrison troops etc? Or were there IIC mechs that were leftovers from their SLDF days?

[@Arnuld15Governator]

@@philtackett5149 Ok this is going to be long so bear with me here. IIC stands for Second Generation battlemech and were completely original redesigns by the clans. They were invented between 2800 to 2900 and are fielded before and after the clan invasion as new variants were introduced. They can be seen as upgrades over their IS counterparts to the point where they are distinguishable. The confusing part is sometimes the clans will call their IIC battlemechs a Rifleman, Warhammer, and Marauder when their classifications truly mean Rifleman IIC, Warhammer IIC, and Marauder IIC which can be pronounced as Rifleman 2C (two see), Warhammer 2C(two see), and Marauder 2C (two see). They are typically 5 to 10 tons heavier than their IS inspired designs, but there are extreme cases like the Phoenix Hawk IIC which takes a IS medium chassis (45 tons) and upgrades it to an assault (80 tons). Typically the clan IIC variations can be seen as incredibly strong and solves alot of the issues that their IS counterparts suffered from like IE the IS Rifleman suffering from heat and armor issues, while the Rifleman IIC adds much needed 19 cDHS and 11 tons of armor. However, most IIC battlemechs are frowned upon by trueborn front line mechwarriors, as they are typically piloted by sibko mechwarriors given a second chance, elderly/dying mechwarriors (solahma) who still want to serve their clan instead of perish in retirement or freebirths. The irony is that IIC battlemechs tend to perform better than their omnimech counterparts for drastically lower prices and lesser battle value. The disadvantages that clan battlemechs have over omnimechs is that they take longer to swap parts and will typically need refitting at mech bays, while omnimech parts can be quickly hot swappable and variations can be configured according to changing mission parameters on the fly. Think of omnimechs as swiss army knives of the battlefield, while the clan battlemechs are typically placed in specialized roles when they are in their stock configuration. There are exceptions to that last rule as per usual because mechs like the Rifleman IIC prime can make people pretty butt hurt on table top with how effective it is.

[@maxkircher4671]

@@philtackett5149 The IIC mechs were first generation Clan mechs that were based closely off of SLDF designs. Evolutionary incremental improvements of the SLDF mechs, rather than the revolutionary clean sheet designs like the second generation Clan battlemechs and the Omnimechs. The captured mechs from the invasion refitted to Clan standards and used for garrison troops are C models (Shadowhawk C for example).

[@philtackett5149]

@@maxkircher4671 Ah ok, gotcha.

[@philtackett5149]

@@Arnuld15Governator Interesting, thanks for the explanation

[@ioreodream]

He gives me goosebumps!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@hexsystem7891]

There is so much about the Clan society and culture that has not been translated very well into the game space. These characters do appear to be a good step forward so far. It will be nice to see if they get that familial feel of how sibkin relate to one another like close brothers and sisters in the way they compete and support each other. I also would love to see a good representation of bidding. I know in this game it would be strictly a scripted story element, but to actually see it in action with well-acted characters would be awesome. Maybe, this game will give players a real demonstration of how Clan honor works. I find it so fascinating, but very, very rarely do I ever see it presented in the games, be it in video games or on the tabletop with other players.

[@parokki]

I wonder who Elias Toufexis will voice in this game. Even if they don't hire him, he'll probably show up in a rubber mask or something.

[@briansmith2739]

What an Improvement over Mercenaries. This is the Mech game fans are waiting for. The music matches the scenery and pays direct homage to Mech Warrior 2. I am looking forward to it!

[@a15godzilla]

Mercenaries is awesome.

[@fistan5447]

@@a15godzilla Worst game ive ever played. The AI, the map design, the story, the dialogue, the music, the gameplay loop, the missions, everything was terrible. Some people think you should judge games after being heavily modded. I am not one of them.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@CptFugu]

I love Mercenaries.

[@Tymelost]

you mean a 10 hour campaign for $90? :') career mode or i will simply pirate.. play and setup a few thousand bots to trash the game for lols like a do with many others ;)

[@juangalton999]

PGI, if you're listening. Please work hard on this for us fans, and once you release it please open it to the community like you did for MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. That was a gracious move and made me buy the game in the first place.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Can confirm, that PGI is very dedicated to the fans! everything they do is fans/lore/source material first. its been a thrilling ride and such a dedicated team trying to bring you all the best game possible :)

[@Kna5041]

I can't wait for this one. Looks freaking sweet.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam]

*BRING IT ON YOU SONSAB…* Wait, we’re playing _as_ these guys? Umm, yeah

[@crustman5982]

Ayo this dude don’t wanna dab on the freebirths

[@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam]

@@crustman5982 _Bring my Atlas! There’s a clanner on my lawn.

[@Cousin_Uli]

Turtle Bay we're comin' for you!

[@jamesbeard5513]

Huh, looked up Perez on the Bloodnames, and it is supposedly an Elemental exclusive Bloodname. Guess Cordera Perez is an exception to the rule as he doesn't look big enough to be an Elemental.

[@miguelantunes9118]

If you look at the Sarna article, it says that Perez name is known for producing great Elementals, but you also have Mechwarriors and even spacers there. I tried to post the link but youtube blocks the comment.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Ouch..

[@sundarworldTV]

I hope we either get a skewed story where we're on the side of abominable acts but told as if they're heroic or it goes full shades of pretty dark grey and everyones just awful. Always found the championing of certain factions odd when they're literally the worst but familiar.

[@JonathanLatham22]

You are in for a ride!

[@0sumgame541]

Been looking forward to this for a long time now.

[@saladinbob]

I'll definitely give you this, the VA from what we've seen more is one hell of a step up on the last game which was truly horrid. Actors who actually give a shit is always encouraging.

[@MuteMccache33]

Can’t wait to see everything that clans will have to offer

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@sardaukerlegion]

The Kurita fascists? Remember Turtle Bay.

[@vladodessa4019]

"Remember Turtle bay" - You mean, remember what you was told by spheroid propaganda?

[@sardaukerlegion]

@@vladodessa4019 They never denied the facts......

[@vladodessa4019]

@@sardaukerlegion So, you personally asked them or still relying on spheriod sources?

[@Significantpower]

@@sardaukerlegion Turtle Bay happened and the Combine deserved it.

[@changeagent228]

Coolant flush No minimum distance for LRM's Satellite uplink view Engines changable Star Underweight bonuses Non specific hardpoints Image enhancement mode Bar damage readout Formation patterns Volumetric explosions, clouds and smoke DLSS 3.0 or higher HDR support

[@quecksilber457]

Don't forget high quality Ambient Occlusion. I hope. :)

[@changeagent228]

@@quecksilber457 Sure although technically the ambient occlusion and screen space reflections settings are automatically turned off when RT Lighting and RT reflections are on.

[@quecksilber457]

@@changeagent228 RT ambient occlusion is ray traced. It works together with RT shadows (there is no RT lightning, ambient occlusion is kind of RT lightning) and RT reflections. RT ambient occlusion is the most impressive of all RT technologies. Of course there was SSAO. But that it did not mean.

[@changeagent228]

@@quecksilber457 Yes of course RTAO I was thinking non-RTAO is off when RT was on. Super excited to play Clans in October and hopefully the devs incorporate all the juicy Lumen effects.

[@leonwolf4]

Holy smokes, this is brilliant looking. Always wanted to explore the clan invasion more.

[@Lepestok_One]

Yes! Yes! Yes! I'm buying!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@chilliewhk]

This is looks amazing. Can't wait for the launch

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@MrJack556]

Smoke Jaguar calling kurita fascist lol

[@littleshep5502]

Oh they are doing it... Well this will be interesting

[@JonathanLatham22]

Thanks for the positivity!

[@ioreodream]

Jonathan Lantham. I challenge you to a circle of equals. I bid my summoner against a mech of your choosing. We will see if your skill in command matches your ability in combat. 😮

[@JonathanLatham22]

Challenge Accepted...

[@JonathanLatham22]

Personally (not as Perez) I do think the "Stone Rhino" is a cool looking Mech. The 'Tank' look is Rad. So I guess that's what I choose against your summoner. something tells me I'm gonna lose..

[@ioreodream]

​@@JonathanLatham22impressive, commander Latham. For the greater glory of Clan Smoke Jaguar, and my Bloodhouse, Furry McFlurry , I bid my Summoner down to a Jenner IIC. Our battle at Huntress will decide the fate of the last Oreo McFlurry machine found in the Brian Cache. Well bargained and done! (I'm on ps5 so I hope we can meet in xbox/ps console space)

[@quecksilber457]

I really hope for a Jade Falcon DLC. An Aidan Pryde story arc. From creche over sibko, next his fall to live as a freeborn. And later to his unit. With training and position test. The first part can be told in cinematics.

[@ESC_907]

“I’ve WON the honor…” Ah, I see now why he is such a villain!

[@JonathanLatham22]

*I Have.

[@JonathanLatham22]

*I Have.

[@pheatton]

Glad to see they are using characters from the books instead of making up news ones

[@Caelum_NLD]

No Dire Wolf ingame = maybe I'll play if I find time. Dire Wolf ingame = I will deffinitely play it.

[@Significantpower]

The Direwolf is THE Smoke Jaguar Assault mech. It will be there.

[@Caelum_NLD]

@@Significantpower❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ The "Daishi" is by far my favorite Mech from every mech ever thought up.

[@Zues120]

im really enjoying the buildup to this, it just feels right and nostalgic in the old fashion game releases. Magazine article from PC Gamer was the real first look, slowly opening the book of lore and story for us in these little drops of information, its just. Enjoyable. Refreshing. I hope this is a financial success, though im sure everyone is looking over their shoulder, looking at all these gaming studios closing, everyone losing jobs, and I hope this cements them and protects them. I am so nervous of the gaming industry, it seems this is heading in the right direction. Fingers crossed for you all, im very personally excited about this!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Love your positivity!

[@riekopo7638]

looks amazing

[@KillerOrca]

I KNOW THAT NAME. Oh, Smoke Jaguar's going to get its fangs into the Sphere in this DLC aren't they? VERY GOOD.

[@cloacky4409]

correction, this aint a dlc - this is a standalone game

[@JonathanLatham22]

Its a full game!

[@endingender]

He reminds me of the r guy who played Kane in C&C. Good stuff!

[@Chromedbustop]

This guys voice annoys me so much. Not the voice actor, but how he's doing the character. Perez sounds like the kind of guy where once he leaves the room everyone just rolls their eyes. I know it's Battletech, and this is Smoke Jaguar so chewing up the scene is par for the course, but for me... the less time I have to spend around this character the better.

[@JonathanLatham22]

I hope you love to hate him.

[@swordsman422]

I was telling my friends when the trailer dropped I was pretty sure that it was Cordera Perez. That means that my second theory, that the player star is attached to Beta Galaxy, is also probably correct. I hope we get to see this guy punished for what he does to Edo.

[@JonathanLatham22]

*insert "oh no" monkey meme

[@theangrymilitant]

REMEMBER TURTLE BAY

[@Blanzalot]

He looks more like a wolf warden than a jaguar crusader. I expect smoke jaguars to all look like the cast in gladiator. Cut and roid raging.

[@KillerOrca]

That'd be the guy under Perez, the one missing half his face.

[@fistan5447]

1:24 oh no. They lost a sibkin at this point.

[@neverable2]

Die Freeborn Me!!! -OG MW fans to themselves

[@quecksilber457]

Freigeburten Dreck. In German. :)

[@taccntb4345]

Must have...

[@fat4eyes]

Needs more neon green face tatoos.

[@dukehector]

only thing i hope for is when leo showers is giving his speech about invading the IS (if its in the game that is) is that Goliath Scorpion is mentioned at the very least, OR at the very most there IS a C.G.S. Character or two seen

[@athlete_exegete]

SEYLA!!!

[@marianofernandez6470]

Smoked Jaguar indeed.

[@cane6074]

This game looking great, not just in story but also the fact that the faction you play are the villains when comes of the clans, don't see that much video games and it will be interesting in how the handle it, especially that your unit will be under the command of Infamous war criminal!

[@kearseymorton2078]

clans are Aussies. it all makes perfect sense now...

[@JonathanLatham22]

We lost the Emu war, we might as well lose more....

[@calumdeighton]

Clan Star Adder is all. All is Clan Star Adder.

[@AllForManKind77]

One clan at the time. My favourite clan too beside Ghost Bear

[@armoredcore6Roks]

Why star adder?

[@armoredcore6Roks]

​@AllForManKind77 why ghost bear for u?

[@AllForManKind77]

@@armoredcore6Roks the most pragmatic and inter clan cooperation, they are strategic thinking, always prepare everything on detail, their founder, Absalom Truscott influenced these values with Devron Le Fabre.

[@AllForManKind77]

@@armoredcore6Roks the family as whole clan, wait and see attitude, never rush unprepared, the mightiest of Kerensky Clan ( this is from the 1995-1996 game box DLC Ghost Bear Legacy Mechwarrior 2 writing by FASA Interactive and Activision). Being influenced by Hans Jorgensen and Sandra Tseng, the couple becoming the founder of Ghost Bear

[@bthsr7113]

Who looks at comments OH! that GUY! WELL! THIS SHOULD INTERESTING!

[@maxparece4155]

He said “I’ve”!!!! He is not a true clan Mechwarrior.

[@TheBombadilShow]

Heh you freaked me out. I thought you meant Perez.

[@blaster23456]

To be fair, the clanners are kinda hypocritical. Since batchal is a contraction of battle and challenge. It literally means battle challenge.

[@maxparece4155]

@@TheBombadilShow Perez actually did say I’ve. He said “I’ve secured”. He doesn’t have the right to be a trueborn

[@maxparece4155]

@@blaster23456 shhhhh, there’s no apostrophe so it’s fine

[@changeagent228]

Haha yes! No contractions!

[@bryo4321]

Hey this is cool

[@JonathanLatham22]

You are cool!

[@bryo4321]

Can’t wait for the game to see more! You sound great in character!

[@jeppgogi3170]

Fisk esq is a great choice. Kisses!

[@JonathanLatham22]

Mwah!

[@RevanBartus]

So this one will have a proper story? Nice.

[@NimbleWalrus1]

"Smoke Jaguar? Don't you mean SMOKED Jaguar" - a whisky soaked voice taunts. Seriously though, all this performative outrage over Turtle Bay seems to conveniently forget the number of war crimes you'd casually commit during an average MW5 mission.

[@JonathanLatham22]

Is it really a war crime if its just a city of freeborns? - Perez, probably

[@Significantpower]

@@JonathanLatham22 Kuritans are not human.

[@CptFugu]

Don't touch your subordinates, Commander. You may end up missing the war while dealing with an EO complaint!

[@HeathenPrim3]

Really looking forward to playing this, it has been too long since we had clans in any game.

[@andypresby6537]

So…nice guy then?

[@the_maker1841]

Lets get VA back to MW4 mercs, lets get specter level dialog! Also breath heavy clanners we about to show the inner sphere what is what

[@armoredcore6Roks]

We probably do based on the 1st gameplay demo that we saw a few months ago

[@JonathanLatham22]

You are in for a Treat, the crew and cast have been working really hard!

[@griffingamer8624]

Keep up the marketing PGI! I drink it all up! October 3rd will be my personal holiday this year. :D

[@JonathanLatham22]

"I drink your milkshake!"

[@griffingamer8624]

@@JonathanLatham22 My straw reaches all the way across the room! *SLLLLLLLLLLURP*

[@kearseymorton2078]

cordera still has his baby fat, clan guys are really pampered

[@Trent957]

Really shows off that clan leadership is young. Usually past 30, you're considered past your prime and unless you have a bloodname, you either hope you die in battle before you get tossed away to back line duty to basically rot. So not really pampered as much as they just straight up toss away their old soldiers unless you are the literal best of the best. Meanwhile IS is rolling with the age old "fear the old man in a profession where men die young"

[@bradhedgehog12]

I don’t get it. I thought it was Brenden Corbet. Unless Something went wrong later on and he took over

[@beefbigshot8789]

Perez be like: The Inner Sphere has fallen, billions must die

[@BigFreakingCacodemon]

Please don't forget about us GOG users

[@lsq7833]

Beta Galaxy warcrime incoming😅

[@pineapplepizzasandwich1974]

Please tell me this is not made by Piranha games. This looks too good for Piranha games.

[@KlaytonTripleO]

We will see if your story is any good...

[@JonathanLatham22]

Oh its good....

[@KlaytonTripleO]

@@JonathanLatham22 bro come on it's not even out yet...

[@JonathanLatham22]

@@KlaytonTripleO From someone, who is seeing its development. its pretty exciting!

[@caintindal1671]

You will have a innersphere lance taking on a star of clan mechs going to get your arses kicked. 4 innersphere mechs against 5 Clan Mechs. I guess they have never played battletech.

[@vishnu79]

Looks like you're playing as the filthy clanners, up against whatever Kurita can throw at you.

[@caintindal1671]

@@vishnu79 Nah I always been innersphere but you cannot fight a star with a lance most of the time.

[@vishnu79]

@@caintindal1671 Right there with you, man, Concordat forever for me. That said, I meant that the game demo seems to be set up that you are running a star of Smoked Kitten invaders against what looked like waves of Kuritan vehicles, tanks, VTOL's and IS mechs. I didn't see elementals or infantry, though.

[@caintindal1671]

@@vishnu79 true and if you could have a company then you can at least take on 2 Stars with would almost balance it up.

[@r4plez]

like the approach - MORE

[@taccntb4345]

I was an actor. The most important element is the game play... narrative it's secondary in video games

[@JonathanLatham22]

"was"? get back into it!, what's stopping you? The narrative was pretty fun! the gameplay is gonna be awesome too! We hope you enjoy both!

[@taccntb4345]

@@JonathanLatham22 The entertaiment biz in LA in is !@#$. And its even worse now with this fake woke garbage trying to pass off as 'quality.'

[@DanBuda42]

Why the Smoke Cats? Turtle Bay still hurts my Yakuza heart. Looks so good though.

[@Fenris86]

This guy, I like!

[@JonathanLatham22]

He likes you!

[@JonathanLatham22]

He likes you!