Editing Highlander (section)

==Overview==
The Highlander is an [[Inner Sphere]] Assault [[BattleMech]] from the world of [[BattleTech]] that clocks in at 90 tons, is built on a Star League XT frame with a GM 270 fusion engine, and was originally intended to defend cities and installations. However, the combination of its weight, a top speed of 54 km/h, and possessing HildCo Model 10 jump jets with a 90-meter range (meant to be used to clear obstacles in urban warfare and such) meant that even in initial trial runs it found use in [[Awesome|bringing death from above by slamming feet-first into the enemy]]. Originally a desperation tactic, these 'Highlander Burial' maneuvers (so named because Light 'Mechs are [[Rape|regularly and quite literally buried 6 feet under by it]]) would be soon adopted into later iterations of the design, with the Highlander's legs being reinforced so they could survive multiple high-speed impacts with other 'Mechs. Thus it became a viable tactic for picking off certain targets and would be refined by Mechwarriors into an art form.

Highlanders have been around since the days of the original [[Star League]], so despite being primarily associated with the Inner Sphere some members of [[The Clans]] have held onto some from their original exodus and later upgraded them to be IIC variants with better weapons. In fact, a custom one was known to be used by [[That Guy|the last, asshole Khan]] of Clan Widowmaker who was responsible for killing Nicholas Karensky with a "[[Skub|stray]]" Heavy Laser shot. (You give him a Highlander and [[Derp|make his most impactful kill, regardless of original intention, ''not'' be a Higlander Burial]]? For shame...)

After the fall of the League, the Inner Sphere was stuck with an inferior variant, though compared to other mechs from the same time period it weathered the storm better than expected. [[ComStar]] of course held onto some original Highlanders and refused to share how to make them, the selfish bastards.

The Highlander is most famously used by the [[Mercenaries (Battletech)#Well known Units|Northwind Highlanders]] mercenaries (no surprise since they're Scottish and, more importantly, have the 'Mech in their name), who are considered the masters of the Highlander Burial.