The WarriorPope of New Avalon - Original Song

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[@jackmurray302]

The time when "The pope, how many divisions has he got?" was a question of strategic importance.

[@npswm1314]

Well the Knights of the Order of New Avalon are said to be equivalent to a Star League Battalion if i remember correctly.

[@poke548]

@@npswm1314 The Knights Defensor have four chapterhouses, each with 1-2 battalions.

[@npswm1314]

@@poke548 Ok thats a lot.

[@Scriptedviolince]

@@npswm1314 not really, they're organized like fairly straightforward Davion combined arms Battalions.

[@jamesharding3459]

Back when the Papal States were a thing, quite a lot of them. Although, I don't think they called their units divisions.

[@irateastartes1206]

As a refugee from 40k I find the union of religion and giant stompy mechs strangely comforting.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

I feels like home doesn’t it ?

[@gabrielschultz7717]

It does

[@ColonelEviscerator]

Well, Comstar isn't quite as special as the Mechanicus...until the Blakists splinter off.

[@MultiversalCanadian]

I agree, however. I find the threat of religious stompy mechs to be rather frightening. For the greater good.

[@1973Washu]

@@theomnissiah-9120 My warhammer is right where I parked it. From one warhammer to another.

[@Vaultmon]

What makes this character even more awesome is that they were submitted to the lore from the Kickstarter. Thats right. Fan Submitted Content became canon.

[@Ashley-the-fox]

They respect there fans unlike a certain company cough cough fuck GW

[@GhostBear3067]

@@Ashley-the-fox that is a recent development, they have had their own instances of backlash against fan content but not nearly as much as Games Workshop. The biggest incident that comes to mind is some controversy regarding the fate of the Eridani Light Horse.

[@midrovar5811]

game workshop should learn with battletech looking at kitten

[@Ashley-the-fox]

@@GhostBear3067 yes but FUCK GW

[@GhostBear3067]

@@midrovar5811 they could also learn how to do a proper retcon. *looks at Battletech Animated Series*

[@matthewbrandin6947]

You know, I don't much about Battletech, but "Warrior Pope" is a good way to get me interested in anything

[@mahoganydoughnut6082]

Battle pope makes anything better

[@travisbrewer1641]

Fun fact. Said warrior pope was a fan made character who was made canon. Basically the exact reverse of GW's stance towards their fandom

[@CBRN-115]

@@travisbrewer1641 amazing

[@bthsr7113]

Just a heads up, he's an outlier from what I've learned, so don't expect a lot of religious warring.

[@codius_dak5095]

@@bthsr7113 if I recall correctly it takes place in the ilkhan era, 3151. The DCMS has taken New Avalon.

[@LeonardGoodnight]

This is amazing. Totally wasn't expecting this much positive reaction when I submitted the character. Thought I'd get, at best, a footnote in a sourcebook somewhere. The Dragon lairs in ruined New Avalon! To arms, brethren! Take up the Cross! For our Martyred Brethren! Deus Vult!

[@Chromevod]

It's a great concept. If a model for the Regent ever comes out, I'll absolutely paint it up as Pope Leo XXI's.

[@npswm1314]

Damned Dracs are no better than Amaris! Never forgive! Never forget! Viva Christos Rex!

[@KillerOrca]

Sometimes the fandom smiles upon thee, friend.

[@trboturtle1035]

And as the guy who created the Knights Defensors, I'm a bit giddy over this...😁

[@jaffarebellion292]

I love how Battletech's lore is semi-open source for the minor details. It really makes the Inner Sphere feel like a real place.

[@chaosknight9131]

I can't believe how almost no one is talking about the Regent Mech having it's own Pope Hat

[@KillerOrca]

I mean he IS the Pope. Would his mech not have a miter?

[@jonnarterius3163]

"Ready your AC-20's, the heathens have come to take us away and stop our faith. In the name of believers across the the stars, To arms!"

[@reload2893]

(don't forget the blessed heavy artillery - Omnissiah Protects)

[@boxtank5288]

We'll show them where the real sword of light is as we drive it into the Kuritans' wicked hearts!

[@spongeyspikes09]

Where have you guys been all my life?! 😭😭😭 Come here you! (Hugs you all)

[@Jamhael1]

"IN THE NAME OF CHRIST, TAKE YOUR ARMOR OF CONTEMPT, AND SHOW TO THOSE GODLESS KURITANS WHAT POWER OUR FAITH POSSESS! DEUS VULT AD ASTRA!"

[@spongeyspikes09]

@@Jamhael1 HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMEEEEEENNNN!!!!!

[@LightGuard]

So, thanks to the Kuritan Occupation of New Avalon, there's a BattleTech version of Pope John Paul II's Popemobile. I can't stop giggling at the idea of someone in papal MechWarrior gear: Mitre neurohelmet, cooling robes, and the Eucharist MedPack connected to the waist cincture. Instead of a small pistol or knife, it's a shock baton made from the scepter of office.

[@KillerOrca]

Sometimes, you need to break some heads in the Lords name.

[@joshuasturnfield7549]

Why not a pair of sanctified Clan ER PPC called Lux Sanctus < Holy Light> as a secondary weapons?

[@Spore9996]

@@joshuasturnfield7549 The Kuritans already built the "Lord's Light" PPC :/

[@JPG.01]

@@Spore9996 There is no reason to not coopt the name. Even better it might add insult to injury if the "Lord's Light" became the chosen weapon of an anti-kurita religious faction.

[@Spore9996]

@@JPG.01 Fair enough.

[@Phoenix8492]

It has taken me a while to get the meaning of “for we are the true Sword of Light” The Sword of Light is a _Draconis Combine_ military unit. This song is calling them false, that the Knights Defensor are the true swords of the light-remember also what the Davion symbol is.

[@GhostBear3067]

Not only that the Sword of Light REGIMENTS (yes, PLURAL!) are the DCMS's top elite units. That is not just insulting the Draconis Combine, it is insulting the absolute best of the Draconis Combine.

[@zachscarbrough2727]

If going to church meant I got to crusade around in a multi ton Mech, I’d be a regular church goer. Hell, I’d be the first one at the door, bible in hand, and ready to purge.

[@rocket20067]

The black templars want to know your location for reasons

[@Darqshadow]

@@rocket20067 oh gods the Black Templars and Sisters Soritas would so love being in the battle tech universe. A space marine vs an elemental would be amazing

[@LastHCompany]

Nundams and Knights. Space Marines with Jump Packs and Grav Chutes are already Elementals.

[@Recoil1808]

Against Space Japan, at that.

[@KillerOrca]

@@Darqshadow Well technically, just New Avalon. The rest of the universe is pretty varried.

[@Haloister]

As a proud member of the Federated Suns, I can appreciate any song that talks smack about those shit head Kuritans. It being from the New Avalon Pope is just gravy.

[@Deridus]

Forgive me, my former countryman but have you heard the good Word of Blake?

[@Haloister]

@@Deridus *racks autocannon* Considering what you lot did to New Avalon, you best keep moving.

[@Deridus]

@@Haloister (laughs in ROM) I didn't do anything.

[@Haloister]

@@Deridus That's a good thing too, because I don't think I can actually heft this thing to aim it outside of a 'Mech

[@Darqshadow]

@@Deridus *heavy gas mask breathing followed woth the sound of a pulse laser being booted up* Where we going, shovels won't be enough

[@knightpal1545]

"Why do I hear sabaton last stand playing in the direction of the enemies, commander?" -Last words said by first serpent lance

[@irhinohammer]

BATTLE POPE IS BEST POPE!

[@wintersking4290]

It's like sabaton, powerwolf, and bloodbound mixed together. I'm liking this.

[@Deridus]

I find it a rather entertaining coincidence that I had just listened to The Last Stand before hearing this.

[@sreckocuvalo8110]

You might be loyal to Marik, Stainer, Davion or Liao, but EVERYONE hates Kurita. With good reason.

[@Nyxcha]

while true. the same could be argued for liao.

[@ikillstupidcomments]

Kuritans are mostly scum but at least they're not Cappies. There have at least been a few honorable people to come out of the Combine but the only good thing House Liao ever did was the Raven.

[@Nyxcha]

@@ikillstupidcomments well...and the vindicare....i'm STILL so PISSED that my favorite light/medium mech....came from the cappellans..... every night i gotta wash it just in case any taint shows up

[@Deridus]

Wai, wai, wait... "Loyal" to the Confederation? WHAT!? Also, Mercs don't work for Kurita, so... HATE!

[@Significantpower]

Kurita deserved Clan Smoke Jaguar.

[@lordlucius1341]

sanctus dominus, sanctus oremus, crux sacra sit mihi lux, non draco sit mihi dux, vada retro satana, ninquam suade mihi vana, sunt mala quae libas ipse venena bibas Rough translation: Holy lord, let us pray, holy cross be light to me, let not a dragon be my guide, go back satan! Stringstorm if I’m wrong please correct me, but the fact you had him singing in Latin was absolutely amazing.

[@charlieknight4538]

thank you i was wondering what in the high heavens he was saying

[@danielsnow4989]

You could also translate part of that as "the dragon is not my lord," as "Dux" was a Roman military title that was later used for the basis of the feudal title of "Duke."

[@Flandere_00]

May the Holy Cross be my light. May the dragon never be my guide. Begone Satan. Don't tempt me with thine vanities What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself. That's a prayer. The initials of each word in the prayer are engraved on medals of saint benedict. I'm not 100% sure, but I think you can take those medals (or a crucifix or similar religious item) to a catholic priest and he will bless it by reciting that prayer; the item is then believed to be able to protect you from evil influences.

[@CryoOptics]

It is a Medieval Exorcism Rite

[@mothman8300]

the part of this song that always stuck with me was just loudly yelling BIBAS Bibas meaning satan is just... glorious.

[@pinestriker2789]

This is amazing I’ve played this non stop for an hour now

[@thecynicalpogo6214]

The 40k Head of the Ecclesiarch wishes he was this cool

[@npswm1314]

Last i checked the head of the Adeptus Ministorium didnt have his own Titan.

[@egooobrony]

For a moment I thought I am listening to Gloryhammer. This is a whole new level, Stringstorm. With proper vocals, your stuff shines brighter than ever.

[@aoenuker19]

Everyone in here talking about "battletech" i have no fucking clue what yall talkin about but this is making me wanna go crusading, giant laser mechs just makes it better. Hell yeah giant laser pope battle robots

[@bthsr7113]

Just so you know, this guy is an outlier and most mechs are affiliated with mercs and/or professional militaries. In this specific case, House Kurita poked the New Avalon Catholics, yet another offshoot of the Roman Catholic Church. Specifically by delivering quite possibly the worst Catholic persecution in the centuries since the instance that lead to the New Avalon church being formed as a potential lifeboat for the very survival of the institution. Because Battletech has some loony villains. If you want more info as to why the Catholic church might be at all worried about survival, go look up the Tex Talks Battletech series, specifically the Amaris Civil War videos. Things got bad then.

[@Colink101]

Yo the Popemobile kinda hits different in Battletech.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Me: Brings my 40k Knight House to a BT Tournament GM: "I'll allow it, as long as you have a appropriate backstory Me: I got StringStorm on Call😎

[@npswm1314]

Im pretty sure any Imperial Knight models that arent from the Adeptus Titanicus boardgame would be too big to fit on a normal Battletech table, you would need to Proxy it. Battletech being Model Agnostic is always helpful tho. Translating weapons honestly wouldnt be that hard. Most Warhound Variants and most Imperial Knight Variants could fit in Battletech. They would be rather oddly designed compared to other mechs but not that far out there. LAMs are objectively more unusual.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

@@npswm1314 Ah yes LAMs which are objectively not a Macross Crossover 😂

[@npswm1314]

@@JeanLucCaptain Yeah totally absolutely not...Dont say it too loudly Harmony Gold's Lawyers might hear us.

[@KillerOrca]

@@npswm1314 Only thing that might be an issue is the chainblades but you can run those as hatchets without much issue. If the damn Kuritans can have mech sized katanas...

[@npswm1314]

@@KillerOrca Mech mounted chainsaws arent exactly...uncommon.

[@bowenorcutt78]

You know a song is good when there's a link to it on the character's wiki page. Amen.

[@KillerOrca]

The guy who paid the kickstarter to have this character created is on here too somewhere.

[@ak4390]

Another awesome song. Figured there where some who were too lazy too look up the Latin (or down in previous comments) or didn't go to school that taught Latin. Not an expert in Latin but figured people would like the translation. Sanctus Dominus = Holy Lord Sanctus Oremus = We pray to the Holy One Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux= HOLY CROSS BE MY LIGHT Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux = The dragon will not be my guide Vade Retro Satana = Get thee behind me, Satan Ninquam Suade Mihi Vana = Never Advise Me Vain Sunt Mala Quae Libas = There are evil things that you like Ipse Venena Bibas = He himself drinks poison

[@oz4087]

Praise the Lord and pass me the Ammunition!

[@MervDeGriff]

BY FREEDOMS SWORD THIS ROCKS! I may be biased, but at least I'm not some brain dead 'bold commander' from a Kuritan horde. :)

[@Haloister]

Well said.

[@lordlucius1341]

The lord’s voice echoed from the mountain with a thunderous boom, and the lord said, “fuck house Kurita”, amen.

[@countofarcadia]

For some odd reason, I really like the line, "Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux." I know it is referring to the Holy Cross being the light, but it is worth noting that the planet New Avalon rests in a system in the Crux (Southern Cross) Constellation as well.

[@edgardosanchez521]

Hope we get more Battletech themed music! Would love a song for each of the IS houses and maybe some of the clans!

[@imperialfist2304]

GLORY TO NEW AVALON!

[@Dillpickle1997]

4 months ago i knew jack shit about battletech. Not i get hyped when a song even hints about it

[@Mouseforatu]

You knocked it out of the park again! I can't wait until March for the Black Watch song

[@bthsr7113]

I look forward to the bagpipes.

[@bryanmcmahon8593]

Down with the Dragon!

[@leandrobotchkarev1988]

Its basically a constant now, that in any wargame with a CatholicTM faction, they will really come down hard on the weeb faction.

[@wnderwho]

Welp, I guess this is my introduction to Battletech. Amen.

[@bthsr7113]

Welcome, just don't take the religious overtones as indicative of the setting. It does play a part, but by and large, it's about nations and the noble houses who lead them. Oh, and the multitude of mercs who serve as pawns in the great game.

[@saintbrodee8021]

@@bthsr7113 Sounds like heretic talk to me...

[@Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth]

Space Pope with mech. That is awesome.

[@blackops555]

You know you're fucked as a Drac when the Davions start speaking Latin. Pro Deo et Davion!!!

[@TallboyDave]

So, I have to ask; was it ever recorded as to who was the absolute half-wit in the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery who decided it would be a great idea to follow the example of the Greenhaven Gestapo (aka Stephan Amaris' pet goon squad) in ecumenical matters?

[@MahiMahi-oiasdf]

Nothing yet, we'll likely get some more information in a Shrapnel story or in the new ilClan sourcebooks. Tamar Rising comes out 1/19, a FWL/Wolf Empire/LC region is next, and I imagine a FWL/CC/FS book followed by a FS/DC is slated for later.

[@Significantpower]

The Combine considers all religions other than Shinto and Buddhism to be illegal organizations, the punishment being death. Exceptions are made for specific branches of Christianity and Islam on planets where they form a majority (Kurita got sick of religious uprisings). Everyone else dies, or at best has to practice underground.

[@MahiMahi-oiasdf]

@@Significantpower Tai Dai Cult 4 Eva!

[@JRBDWD]

The checa*

[@georgestoebig105]

“Alright, I’m gonna try house Steiner or ghost bear if I ever play Battletech!” *hears this song* “DEATH TO THE NON BELIEVERS! FOR NEW AVALON!”

[@npswm1314]

Death to the Godless Kuritans! Free Worlds League above all!

[@georgestoebig105]

@@npswm1314 How are the relations between New Avalon and the clans Anyways?

[@Demicleas]

@@georgestoebig105 New avalon and the knights defencor are apart of the federated suns so you have to look up there lore.

[@Significantpower]

@@georgestoebig105 Tense at best. Clanners and Sphereoids do not get a long as a rule. They generally oppose the Crusader Clans, but have slightly better relations with more moderate Clans like the Snow Ravens (both hate the Combine) and the Sea Foxes (the Foxes sell and the FS likes what they have to offer).

[@moriskurth628]

@@Significantpower There is one exception in the Ghost Bears, who get along pretty well with the Spheroids, to the point of outright merging with the former Rasalhague Republic. But yeah, as a rule, the Clanners and Spheroids don't like eachother.

[@logandaley1544]

Just when I was wondering how I’d get my BattleTech and Sabaton fixes at the same time

[@GaelicMongrel2023]

I'm a Rasalhauge Dominion/ Clan Ghost Bear guy myself... but I approve of anyone sticking it to the Dracs.

[@sirflapfla97]

Rasalhague is the closet thing to a stable republic. I would go taurian concordant but they went full dictator.

[@GaelicMongrel2023]

@@sirflapfla97 Uh... that's the Rasalhauge Republic, not the Rasalhauge Dominion. I'm talking about the state that occured when Ghost Bear decided to give integration a try.

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

A friend of mine had taken to calling me Based Pope when I played EU4, united Italy as the Papal State, formed the Kingdom of God, and turned it into a major power on the world stage, dominating chunks of Africa as well as taking back Egypt, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. I also made a "continuation" Human civ where it is a space empire in Stellaris and imagine using this as the theme of the play-through when I do it.

[@UnclePutte]

As a godless snake player, this is better lore for the faction than Handbook: House Kurita.

[@yahirmolina8488]

I dont remeber being subscribed but aint gonna unsubcribed

[@robopope7584]

Wow imagine being a pope in a mech, couldn’t be me

[@thewhitelotus7667]

Amen

[@erwin669]

So this came out a couple of days before I played my first game of BattleTech. Sufice to say I enjoyed it alot; it's a very different game from most mini wargames I've played. When I get around to painting my mechs they are going to be in Knights Defensor colors

[@poke548]

Cons: Knights Defensors don't actually have canon colors (the one on Unit Color Compedium is just fanon, USE CAMOSPECS INSTEAD PEOPLE IT'S ACTUALLY CANON!) Pros: That just means you can have more fun imagining what _you think_ the Knight's Defensors should look like. The one canon paint we have is that Pope Leo XXI paints his Regent in The Emperor's favorite color, the objectively correct color.

[@moriskurth628]

As Pokefan said, the Knights Defensor have no actual color scheme apart from the Pope own ride, so unless you want to pull a Custodes and make all of them gold, you'd need to do alot of creative interpretation. For the sake of consistency, gold would probably be part of it.

[@theeternalchronicler3072]

Reminds me of the powerful song Raise your fist and fight. Also kinda sounds familiar to Sabatons song resist and bite from the instrumentals.

[@abnegazher]

Everybody gangsta until the mech pope says "Get ready to receive some Holy Spirit!"

[@Gamefreakjl]

Gotta say this song slaps and a lot of ya'lls mechwarrior stuff is a jam XD, I was listening to this song Steel Commanders by Sabaton and made me think "What if someone adapted it to fit in the mechwarrior setting???"

[@KillerOrca]

That...wow. Holy shit that sounds awesome.

[@blackholewarriors1928]

amen and attack x blessed and possesed i love it

[@creakychair9387]

I can't get enough of Stringstorm singing in latin

[@philippauli8162]

Glad to know that Powerwolf still exists in the 31st century. Outstandingbwork

[@yeetbirdo]

For those wondering, "crux sacra sit mihi lux non draco sit mihi dux" means "let the sacred cross be my light, not the dragon be my guide" according to Google Translate.

[@Kanken-jl7oe]

this is so good... the lyrics fit so well and it has such energy... amen

[@Pyroproctos]

At FASA's headquarters: "Man, how could we beat GW? They have a bloody God-Emperor! You can't compete with that!" The guy in the back, hitting his blunt: "I got an idea. Check this out..."

[@z3r0_35]

It was actually an idea put forward by a kickstarter backer much more recently.

[@zarecht2968]

Good ol Space Crusaders on big stompy mechs declaring holy war against Space Weebs who are also on big stompy mechs

[@rosalbafuda447]

I wonder if you will make a song for Trench Crusade one day, pleaseeeeeeee do it 🤩

[@manwithgun9768]

The average black templar dreadnaught:

[@TheSonicfanx1]

Man, the new Half Life lore is kinda crazy

[@bthsr7113]

Cute joke.

[@lordtacocat3138]

I accidently clicked on this, and im happy i did

[@agustinvizcaino9274]

Holy-

[@JoacinoDaGona]

Powerwolf would be proud!

[@jacobellis1050]

Sounds awesome. When are you gonna release this one to spotify along with harbinger?

[@teezzsh]

huge powerwolf vibe love it

[@dasji2]

I have a strong urge to see some Black templars body some Kuritans with a Battlemaster thumpin behind them in there charge

[@aconcernedcommissar6261]

I'm beginning to think that Stringstorm doesn't like the Draconis Combine considering the last battletech song and this have involved people beating them

[@zachscarbrough2727]

Well, can you blame him. Just got into BattleTech lore myself, and I can safely say that those guys are just the Biggest Asshats.

[@littleshep5502]

@@zachscarbrough2727 They pretty much are, blindsiding normally, but its good to see New Avalon hasnt fallen completely

[@Demicleas]

From what I learned so far the draconicus combine are bassicly impieral Japan in space and commit Nanking on a planet wise scale. Yeah I can see why everyone hates them.

[@littleshep5502]

@@Demicleas pretty much. During the start of the first succession war, the Combine carried out the Kentares massacre. This was in revenge for a sniper killing the previous Coordinator. His son, who was a bit, unstable, ordered "kill them all". He personally shot a general who questioned, and stabbed a priest who asked him to stop, at some points, ordering his troops to stop using modern weapons and only use katanas. 52 million people were killed, roughly 90% of the worlds population

[@Demicleas]

@@littleshep5502 what prevented the remaining 10% from being wiped out?

[@wintersking4290]

Wow!!!! I love this! Amazing, you keep making amazing stuff.

[@lordadorable1140]

Space Pope on Space Crusade against Space Samurai. So the whole thing is in space, right?

[@flessar]

Probably with a comic detour to Space Australia.

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

@@flessar Well, the part of the FedSuns this guy started out operating in is called The Outback... so uh..

[@Dwarfman01]

So when are we going to hear the ballad dedicated to the last stand of The Royal Black Watch during the Amaris coup?

[@lllll4691]

so cool

[@MahiMahi-oiasdf]

It might have been a decade (and likely more) since I last bought music but I happily dropped some here. I love seeing more BT content, but if Ii may the FWL and CC need some love, they hardly ever get any.

[@PaganPilot]

Do you think the incense thurible uses flail melee rules?

[@z3r0_35]

These guys are gonna make the WoB Jihad look like a fucking joke by the time they're done with the Kuritans.

[@dasji2]

And im all for it lmao. Fuck up those Kuritans!

[@Meshakhad]

@@dasji2 Kuritans are the literal worst.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

@@Meshakhad that’s not true Clanners exist -this message brought to you by the Word of Blake

[@bobkerman7978]

AMEN!

[@joemomma2189]

Sooo...Crusade into the Heart of the Dragon, anyone :D?

[@Demicleas]

YEAAAAAAAH!

[@yanyanfourtwenty]

you know what, that's a great idea

[@lukalovric2463]

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. DEUS VULT!

[@somecanadian6023]

me when I play as a spiritualist in stellaris

[@Prich319]

Ah, continuing the proud tradition of space crusades in sci-fi.

[@berserkingtheburgerking9805]

Amen, AND ATTACK!

[@lorefox201]

that's the basic prayer for exorcism.

[@TimberwolfJ1]

Anyone notice the symbol on the Regents shoulder looks a lot like the powerwolf symbol?

[@Demicleas]

That's achualy the Orthodox symbol. Used by the eastern Romans.

[@npswm1314]

Its called the Chi Rho.

[@KillerOrca]

@@Demicleas Presumably powerwolf borrowed it for theirs.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

It's the original symbol that inspired the powerwolf symbol

[@TheManWhoStoleTheShadows]

And so the lord said.. "CHARGE THE VENGANCE CANNON!" Wait.. isn't that an actual Christian symbol? Or was it Catholic? There on the shoulder

[@kriegofficer7822]

is the Greek initials of Jesus Christ

[@vladtairov2721]

It's called the Chi Rho, and is one of the oldest symbols of the faith and still used by the Catholic Church.

[@TheManWhoStoleTheShadows]

@@vladtairov2721 So you're telling me that Battle Tech legitimately has a Warrior-Pope... that is all the reason and then some for me to transfer to battle-tech full force. Do they have books?

[@Sambonizer01]

@@TheManWhoStoleTheShadows Razorfist has a couple of the books in audio format in his channel.

[@jackwalters5506]

@@TheManWhoStoleTheShadows the Battle tech universe has 2 Catholic Churches. The original on Terra, and the New Avalon Catholic Church on New Avalon which was established when Amaris conquered Terra and killed the Pope. The Bishop of New Avalon created his own college of cardinals and was elected Pope, then after the civil war, the original college of Cardinals went back to Rome and elected a new Pope, who then excommunicated the "Pope" on New Avalon when he refused to submit to Rome

[@callukcraft]

also thanks everyone for the wiki links down the rabbit hole i go

[@TheAleatoriorandom]

Epic AF!

[@wmdragonj]

So anyone have any idea what Pope Leo’s lance looks like? I’m thinking Crusaders but they might be out of date by this point.

[@sredacted1647]

What is the latin in this song?

[@snownoheakennedy9561]

If your gonna pull a power Wulf do it with deeper vocals on the Latin Lutius

[@chaubin145]

I need a karaoke version of this lol

[@oriffel]

hahaha awesome

[@Demolitiondude]

I'll see if I can get you a sainthood string.

[@verdantvagrant7353]

Who gave Pope Julius a massive mech

[@Ravared]

If you don't come to the church, the church will come to you, pope edition. Only the best will have the reference :)

[@vitaliitomas8121]

Is this... "Amen and Attack"?

[@Demicleas]

Yes but in SPACE

[@prophet1517]

Damn this songs really good but I just think it’s missing something… The sickest guitar riff ever

[@warhawk4494]

So It's a Atlas....that looks like a pope. This is MegaMetal! And loks like something out of 40k.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

Not enough skulls Or creepy robot baby’s

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

That... is a Regent OmniMech.

[@lordcommissarspartan]

I thought it was a Thor, lol

[@EverythingBattletech]

It's a new Mech for the new Era of Battletech. The Regent, based on a Hauptmann and Awesome. Originally designed by Anthony Scroggins in 2011

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

@@EverythingBattletech Basically as a meme/joke back then, yeah.

[@RevantheBlack]

I just found a new favorite group in Battletech…Deus Vult!

[@user-tb1yr3jf5l]

When you see the real ironman

[@operkoi8954]

I’m guessing his preferred weapon is a Lords Light PPC

[@alexanderdewitt1989]

The Lords Light PPc is only produced in the Draconis Combine so no.

[@Demicleas]

@@alexanderdewitt1989 who's to say he dosent just steal em lel.

[@theshreddedone8322]

Religious Zealotry is so fucking cool in fantasy

[@ranbojd1070]

this is sci fi tho

[@theshreddedone8322]

@@ranbojd1070 it is Also a fantasy

[@ranbojd1070]

@@theshreddedone8322 this is battletech not Warhammer 40k so no its not fantasy Its just sci fi

[@jamesm783]

Yeah, Battletech is pretty hard Sci-Fi. There's no magic warpy shit, and they have to worry about things like heat. You don't get much more hard Sci-Fi than that

[@theshreddedone8322]

@@jamesm783 true that

[@mileselon1339]

Sooo what exactly is going on? I know about the Duel between the New Avalon and House Kurita. But what exactly happened and Why? I'm genuinely confused about what happened ... Then again It's House Kurita... I shouldn't be surprised by any reason of war.

[@canislupus3655]

As far as I can remember, Kurita attacked New Avalon during the Dark Age, killing the Pope and the entire College of Cardinals. In turn, Leonard Goodnight, leader of the Knights Defensor, was elected Pope, and waged a holy crusade against the Draconis Combine in retaliation.

[@mileselon1339]

@@canislupus3655 ohhh. So basically Kurita was being Normal Kurita and randomly declared war on someone. And the New Avalon Kicked their asses or no?

[@canislupus3655]

@@mileselon1339 New Avalon fell and is actually currently under Combine rule in 3151, but the Feddies are doing their best to reclaim it.

[@mileselon1339]

@@canislupus3655 ohhh.... That's... That's sad. DAMN YEE KURITA. You were always a useless house

[@Demicleas]

@@mileselon1339 well the new pope at least is going to planet to planet kicking kuritian ass and defending Christan settlements.