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The main associate of governor Barregos and a military man in the duo that rules Maya Sector, he is the iron hand in the Barregos' velvet glove. A commander of the Frontier Fleet detachment tasked with the local protection, he provides the means to turns the governor's schemes into reality, as well as devising those of his own. He's just as ambitious as Barregos, and no less willing to [[I Did What I Had to Do|do what he has to do]]. As it is, he comes out as a rather ambivalent character: he's both extremely ambitious and ruthless, not above some dirty tricks, but in the same time responsible and noble, having his standards and being ready to protect his convictions.
The main associate of governor Barregos and a military man in the duo that rules Maya Sector, he is the iron hand in the Barregos' velvet glove. A commander of the Frontier Fleet detachment tasked with the local protection, he provides the means to turns the governor's schemes into reality, as well as devising those of his own. He's just as ambitious as Barregos, and no less willing to [[I Did What I Had to Do|do what he has to do]]. As it is, he comes out as a rather ambivalent character: he's both extremely ambitious and ruthless, not above some dirty tricks, but in the same time responsible and noble, having his standards and being ready to protect his convictions.


* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: On one occasion in Crown of Slaves it tells in his backstory that when he is [[Just Following Orders|ordered to purge]] a city to satisfy the spite of a corrupt official he personally [[Kick the Dog|kills a cat]] in the process. Thereby making the dubious point that if he is going to help in a war crime, [[Even Evil Has Standards|at least]] he was not so cowardly as to think squeemishness somehow absolved him.
* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]: On one occasion in ''Crown of Slaves'' it tells in his backstory that when he is [[Just Following Orders|ordered to purge]] a city to satisfy the spite of a corrupt official he personally [[Kick the Dog|kills a cat]] in the process. Thereby making the dubious point that if he is going to help in a war crime, [[Even Evil Has Standards|at least]] he was not so cowardly as to think squeamishness somehow absolved him.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: After a round of [[Character Development]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: After a round of [[Character Development]].
* [[The Brigadier]]: One of the few genuinely competent Solly officers in the series.
* [[The Brigadier]]: One of the few genuinely competent Solly officers in the series.