The Nova Prime became one of my favorite 'mechs after I -almost- won a Battletech Tournament with it. This story is roughly based on that final match, with a slight change in that in the original match I didn't get the headshot(or shut down from overheating). Like the pilot in the story however, I did not engage in melee attacks.

You see, this tournament at the convention I was at was Clan-themed. The winner would get a Bloodname(though in the real tournament it was the Ward bloodname) certificate from FASA as well as the prize product. Mimicing the procedure of the Bloodname trials, one person would choose a tonnage limit(as BV had not been created yet) and the other would pick the maps to use. This con was the first time I'd played the board game version ever, and I'd read quite a few of the novels so I was familiar with Clan honor. As such, I felt I should stick to it, and my previous round opponents had as well, so I was a bit surprised and miffed(though I hid it) when he DFA'd and kicked/punched my 'Mech to death.

There was also a second layer of referance here, as Psi Galaxy was my fan-created unit for Mechwarrior: Dark Ages with my JF units, led by my Binary of repainted MWDA 'Mechs.