Really big on honor, periodically genocidal. The Draconis Combine/ House Kurita- Space Japan. Stylewise, they tend to favor well-balanced medium mechs and enjoy taking advantage of autocannons and special ammunition. Often in the lore as the protagonists/ 'good guys', they like science. The Federated Suns/ House Davion- Space Britain. Typically it would be either a mercenary that is hired by one of the Great Houses, or a minor noble that is under one of the Great Houses.įirst off, we have the Five Great Houses, the big powers of the Inner Sphere: Decided they were perfect, so the only responsible thing to do was come back and make everyone else as perfect as them too.Īnd yes, you can absolutely come up with your own faction. Left the galaxy a long time ago, and developed an ends-justify-the-means warrior society. Neutral with everyone, but is constantly working to undermine everyone in order to advance their own power. As a result, they generally have conflicts with pretty much everyone.Ĭomstar: Most technologically advanced faction that is responsible for maintaining a lot of the infrastructure of the galaxy. Lot of Cold War America vibes, with them running around attempting the save the galaxy, so long as you agree with what they think the galaxy should look like. House Davion: Cowboy attitude that generally plays things a bit fast and loose. Has a strong rivalry with House Kurita, but they also take the brunt of the Clan invasion and that overshadows that rivalry in later eras. House Steiner: Strong industrial powerhouse. (As much as anyone can be neutral in Battletech) The most neutral (Possibly due to the writers forgetting they exist) of the major factions. House Marik: More of a coalition of nobles than a strict hierarchy, this leads to a lot of internal squabbling. House Liao: Perpetual underdog who attempts to make up for their lesser strength with scheming.

Historically fierce rivals with House Davion, with border friction with House Steiner as well. House Kurita: Very traditionalist, samurai inspired values. There are a ton of sub or smaller factions that are important, but knowing those seven will get you 99% of the understanding without overloading you with information. If you want the TLDR, the import ones to focus on is the 5 Great Houses, Comstar, and the Clans as a monolithic block.

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