Lin Pao

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Supreme Commander Pao (archival image)
Gender:	Male
Affiliation:	Free Planets Alliance
Occupation:	Alliance Fleet Supreme Commander
Status:	Deceased

Fleet Admiral Lin Pao (Japanese: リン・パオ; Chinese: 林帕歐) was supreme commander of the Free Planets Alliance fleet during its first battle with the Galactic Empire, in the Dagon Starzone in 640 UC (331 IC / 3440 CE).

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Appendices 2.1 Appearances 2.2 Apocrypha 2.2.1 LaserDisc/DVD character-design differences

History

Lin Pao was the Supreme Commander of the Free Planets Alliance fleet in the first battle of the FPA–Imperial War.

Born in UC 603, Lin Pao was known as a shameless womanizer who loved to drink, as well as being a gourmand. These traits were viewed in a negative light by the nearly ascetic FPA leadership of the time. He was, however, also known as a genius strategist.

He held the rank of vice admiral during the Battle of Dagon. His flagship was the Santa Isabel.

In 331 IC (640 UC / 3440 CE) / 640 UC (331 IC / 3440 CE), he fought the first fleet battle of that war against Grand Duke Herbert. Herbert's fleets were soundly beaten, though the Grand Duke escaped to return to Odin. In the battle, Lin Pao was aided by chief of staff, Yūsuf Topparol. The two proved to complement each other very well despite having very different personalities and a certain dislike of each other, which they kept away from their military duties as much as they could.

Lin Pao was promoted to Admiral after the Battle of Dagon. He was then made Fleet Admiral at the age of 40, a feat rivaled only by Tpalour himself, and unsurpassed until 437 IC (746 UC / 3546 CE) / 746 UC (437 IC / 3546 CE), when Bruce Ashbey was posthumously promoted to the same rank.

After his military service, Lin Pao retired to a quiet civilian life and spent the rest of his days firmly away from political circles.

Appendices

Appearances

Apocrypha

LaserDisc/DVD character-design differences

Lin Pao, along with Yusef Tpalour, saw a dramatic change in character design with the DVD re-release. Both characters were given larger and arguably more masculine facial features.

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Senior officers	Hamdi Ashur • Bagdash • Rainer Blumhardt • Bowly • Asadora Chartian • Christian • Aubry Coquelin • Barnaby Costea • Desch • Ebense • Emerson • Fields • Frederica Greenhill Yang • Heath • Jawaf • Jennings • Ivan Konev • Lao • Jean Robert Lapp • Kasper Linz • Hermann von Lüneburg • Marino • Nilsson • Pfeifer • Olivier Poplin • Bernhard von Schneider • Soon Soul • Toda • Veigh • Violla • Whitty • Malcolm Wideborn
Junior officers	Caldwell • Sále Aziz Cheikly • Karl von der Decken • Valerie Lynn Fitzsimmons • Goodwin • Warren Hughes • Julian Mintz • Franz Valleymunt
Lower ranks	Chan Tao • Ed • Hazuki • Katerose von Kreutzer • Louis Machungo • Simon