They were used by lore-inspired pilots in the BattleTech universe and feature slightly different hardpoint layouts and have custom paint jobs. 'Mechs with a pale yellow cell background are 'Hero' variants.60 'Mechs, 339 Variants, and 75 Heroes with Rise of Rasalhague ('Rise').59 'Mechs, 327 Variants, and 73 Heroes with Call to Arms ('Arms').

58 'Mechs, 296 Variants, and 67 Heroes with Legend of the Kestrel Lancers ('Kestrel').58 'Mechs, 272 Variants, and 67 Heroes with Heroes of the Inner Sphere ('Heroes').The Core lineup, excluding the DLCs, consists of 50 'Mechs available in 214 Variants and 49 Heroes.

With a number of 'Mechs teased in videos and images during development, the final roster was announced on Novemrevealing a number of classic 'Mechs and variants as well as the inclusion of a number of PGI's own variants and Hero 'Mechs from MWO. The BattleMechs available in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries are based off the designs developed by PGI for MechWarrior Online, utilizing the same models with enhancements in visual quality and damage maps.

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