Ernest Mecklinger
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 High Admiral Mecklinger (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE)) | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Affiliation: | Galactic Empire |
| Rank: | High Admiral |
| Status: | Alive (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE)) |
| Played by: | Takaya Hashi |
Ernest Mecklinger (Japanese: エルネスト・メックリンガー) was an Imperial high admiral, who served under Reinhard von Lohengramm as the rear forces commander.
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Military service
By the Fourth Battle of Tiamat, in 795 UC (486 IC / 3595 CE), Mecklinger held the rank of commodore, serving as Admiral Reinhard von Musel's chief of staff during the battle. (My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars)
During the attempted Free Planets Alliance invasion of the Empire in 796 UC (487 IC / 3596 CE), Mecklinger's fleet took part in battle against Vice Admiral Appleton and the 8th Fleet at the Battle of Wansteidt. It was an Imperial victory, where Mecklinger inflicted 30% casualties on the Alliance and forced the 8th Fleet to retreat. He later took part in the Battle of Amritsar, which saw the defeat and retreat of the remaining Alliance forces in Imperial territory. (LOGH: 'The Battle of Amritsar Starzone')
Under the command of Fleet Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm, he later took part in the Imperial Civil War of 797 UC (488 IC / 3597 CE), in the final battle out side of Geiersburg Fortress against the Lippstadt League fleet. (LOGH: 'The Lippstadt Conspiracy', 'Courage and Loyalty')
He took part in a conference of Lohengramm's admirals following the abduction of Kaiser Erwin Josef II in 798 UC (489 IC / 3598 CE) by a couple of former Lippstadt veterans. When it was revealed that the kidnappers took him to the Alliance, where they established a Goldenbaum government-in-exile, Lohengramm declared his intention to invade the Alliance. However, Mecklinger was appointed as the commander of the rear line forces and thus remained on Odin during Operation Ragnarok. (LOGH: 'The Abduction of the Young Emperor', 'Invitation to a Requiem')
In 800 UC (2 NIC / 491 IC / 3600 CE), Mecklinger discussed security arrangements in the Imperial homeland with the only two other admirals left on Odin, Ulrich Kesler and August Samuel Wahlen. He took part in an operation against Yang Wenli and his followers at Iserlohn Fortress later that year by blocking the Imperial end of the Iserlohn Corridor. However, Yang tricked him into withdrawing out of the Corridor by sending his whole fleet at the Mecklinger Fleet, which was outnumbered. (LOGH: 'Eve of the Festival', 'The Battle of the Corridor: The Invincible and the Undefeated')
The next year, during the Reuenthal Rebellion, Mecklinger was granted passage through the Iserlohn Corridor by the Iserlohn Republic government to enter former Alliance space, in order to suppress Oskar von Reuenthal's rebellion. He later took part in the final battle against the Iserlohn Forces, being present aboard the Supreme Flagship Brünhild. (LOGH: 'Live by the Sword...', 'The Crimson Star Road')
Personal life
Mecklinger is known for his fondness of the arts and history and was a noted scholar. He later wrote a series of essays evaluating the various Admirals and Commanders of his time. Among other things he concluded that Reinhard was the overall best commander and Yang Wenli being more of a strategist than a fighter. He also criticized Bittenfeld's actions during a fire at Reinhard's temporary residence, in which Bittenfeld rescued Reinhard but did not rescue countless historically valuable works of art. (LOGH: 'Lost Things')
It was also noted that Mecklinger was the one who most enjoyed Reinhard's attempts to embrace the preforming arts and other such things outside of war.
Appendices
Appearances
- My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (first appearance)
- LOGH:
(17)
- 'The Castrop Rebellion'
- 'Cool, Clear Artificial Eyes'
- 'When the Rain of Grief Comes...'
- 'Liberation of the Frontier Zone'
- 'The Battle of Amritsar Starzone'
- 'New Trends'
- 'The Lippstadt Conspiracy'
- 'Courage and Loyalty'
- 'The Day Before Destiny'
- 'Lost Things'
- 'The Abduction of the Young Emperor'
- 'Invitation to a Requiem'
- 'Eve of the Festival'
- 'The Battle of the Corridor: The Invincible and the Undefeated'
- 'The Crimson Star Road'
- 'The Beautiful Maiden Wants Blood'
- 'Dream: To See It to the End'
- Overture to a New War
Background information
Mecklinger is a common German surname, usually found in middle and north Germany. Ernest is the English form of the German given name Ernst, which means "bold, vigorous, resolute" in German.
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