The Organisation Space Pirates 02

In my last post I showcased three prominent members of the intergalactic crime syndicate known as the Organisation. This time I want to show you four more space pirates, but these are all rank and file members. As with the previous three that I showed, these were all sculpted by me in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Note that all four of these men are members of Rufus Scurvy's "Scarlet Scourge" pirates. My personal favourite is "Doc Billy Two Skulls" who is quite a character.

At the far left is Yussef "One Eye" Kobe, an athletic human pirate who has anger management issues. Yussef was born and raised on Chi Librae 5 (Kalan), an independent planet of human colonials who mainly lived in and around its one major city and starport. The rest of the world was a barren wasteland. Yussef had one brother, Yoram, who was two years older than him. Neither of them were particularly bright at school but they both excelled at sports. Upon graduation, Yussef followed in his brother's footsteps and joined a martial arts school, where he specialised in the Krav Maga discipline. The local criminal element had been watching both brothers with the intent of recruiting them into their gang. Yoram saw this as a great opportunity to rise above the daily grind his parents had to endure just to ensure the family were fed and had a place to live. Naturally, Yussef followed suit. Where his brother went, he went. After three years of running with a gang of street thugs, in which they fought hard but were never once caught, they were offered a post working for the Organisation, who controlled 95% of the criminal enterprises on Kalan. Now they were working for the big boys their work was more dangerous but the rewards were greater. They served the planetary crime-lord for five years, after which he offered them promotion as pirate raiders aboard a starship. This was too good an opportunity to turn down and they readily agreed to take to the stars.
Six years ago they received another promotion, this time working for the infamous pirate captain, Rufus Scurvy, known as the "Scarlet Scourge." For three years all went well for the two brothers but that all changed when they were on leave at a starport orbiting Bellerophon in the Antares starsector. A female bounty hunter named Julia Frostorm had recognised Yoram from a wanted poster. Yussef was away on other business when the woman arrested Yoram but he arrived just as she was leading his brother away for transportation. Yussef immediately opened fire on her but he shot too quickly and too high and missed. She shot back with a disruptor pistol and hit Yussef in the left eye. He blacked out and if one of his colleagues hadn't dragged him away to safety, he would surely have been arrested with his brother. Yoram is currently serving a 10 year prison sentence. Yussef is furious - both at the bounty hunter and at himself for not doing more to save Yoram. Since then he has become much more vicious and sadistic. He is filled with rage and anger. He dreams of one day meeting up with Julia Frostorm and exacting bloody revenge upon her. He is rank grade 6 and he is armed with a high quality blaster pistol with scope-sight.

Next up is "Doc Billy Two Skulls," a commanding human medic who loves to gamble. William Chandler was born on Sol3i (Luna) and was an only child. His father, Grant, worked as a medical technician for the Luna Liners shipping company, who provided a shuttle service to the planets of the Solar system. William studied medicine at university, with a view to following in his father's footsteps. Sadly, his father died in a car crash shortly after William graduated. In a fit of depression, William developed an addiction for gambling. Occasionally he'd win big, but very soon he was deeply in debt. He and his mother, Marge, whom he lived with, had to downsize and move to a much smaller apartment. He still studied medicine and worked part time as a hospital intern. By the time he was 26, he was so deep in debt to a local casino owner. Having finally run out of patience with him, the casino owner offered William a special deal. If he would perform an illegal brain transplant operation on the casino owner's ailing brother, William's slate would be wiped clean. Clearly, William had no other choice but to agree. He wasn't told who the brain donor was and he never asked. Unfortunately for William, he was under suspicion for stealing drugs from the hospital he was working at - a crime he was totally innocent of. Two detectives tailed him to the backstreet operating theatre he was to perform the brain transplant surgery in, and decided to arrest him there and then. William panicked and attacked the detectives with a laser chainsaw and by a fortuitous stroke of luck, killed them both. He coldly decapitated them then performed the brain transplant operation, which was a success. Something must have snapped inside William's brain. He skinned the two decapitated heads and kept the skulls as mementoes of his first kills. The casino owner was so impressed with William's work and coolness under pressure that he offered him membership in the Organisation.
He was quickly whisked off planet and offered a job as a medic with a group of space pirates. Because he has the skulls of the two detectives permanently attached to his belt, he earned the nickname, "Doc Billy Two Skulls." After a five year probationary tour of duty with the Starlane Pirates, Billy was assigned to the Scarlet Scourge pirates, led by Rufus Scurvy. For the past 11 years, he has been a valued member of the Scarlet Scourge. He is far too valuable to be used in boarding party actions but Rufus is always appreciative of Billy's medical skills when a crew member needs patching up. Billy is aloof and very precise in the work he does. He does not suffer fools gladly. He is rank grade 6 and he is armed with a high quality miniaturised laser pistol.

Third in line is Drom Kizlyr, a tough as nails human engineer who is obsessively punctual. Drom was an only child and was born on Hadrian 5 in the Antares starsector. This terraformed planet is very beautiful and is a member of the Mercantile League. Drom's parents worked for the Chilo Weapons Corporation, a large heavy armaments complex just outside the capital city of Colonia Marsalla (formerly New Chicago). Drom was an above average student at school. His grades were acceptable but he hung out with the school bullies and trouble makers, which held him back from achieving higher grades. With no clear indication of what he wanted to do with his life, he drifted into a life of crime with his local street gang. He was 18 when his gang was practically wiped out in a fierce gunfight with a large drugs cartel. Drom was one of the lucky ones to escape unharmed. He saw this as a sign to get as far away from Hadrian 5 as possible and he found a job as a space jockey on a Class IV transport ship, The Little Hind, captained by Theresa "Jolly Sword" Price, a notable gambler. Here, he mainly worked in the ship's engine room, and so his interest in engineering began. When his five year contract was up, he sought employment elsewhere. This time, he was recruited by pirate captain, Alison Jones, aka "The Charcoal Corsair." She owned a Class IV scout ship called The Cold Sword. This time, Drom took on the job of assistant engineer. Once again, he had signed on for  a five year contract and his tour of duty passed successfully for him.
Good engineers were always in high demand with the space pirates and Drom's third and most recent starship posting was on board The Scarlet Scourge, captained by the notorious Rufus Scurvy. Scurvy appointed Drom as his chief engineer and also made him a member of the Organisation, a vast criminal empire, of which Rufus was a commander. In one bloody confrontation with an IPA patrol ship, Drom was cut across the face with a laser sword. It left him badly scarred and very wary of anyone wielding a laser sword or laser knife. Drom is just an average Joe. The most noticeable thing about him, other than his facial scar, is his obsession with punctuality. He gets on well with his crew and enjoys a beer and a laugh with them when off duty. He is rank grade 5 and he is armed with a blaster pistol.

Last of all is Mico Tork, an athletic human pirate who loves to play pool. Mico was born on Trajan 5 (Traianus), an ocean world in the Antares starsector. He and his parents lived on the huge floating city of Dacious Maximus, which is 12.5 miles long and 5 miles wide with a population of one million. His father was a low paid corporate staffer and his mother worked part time as a shop assistant. Mico was a slow learner at school but performed admirably at sports. He was a good all-rounder and he gained a scholarship with a college swimming club. He won a number of medals and awards and he could have gone far, but he was coerced into joining a street gang and he found he liked this lifestyle more than college life. He was very lucky that he never got seriously injured in any of the gang fights he participated in. On the couple of occasions he was arrested, he was let off with a caution and then a fine. When he reached the age of 21 he had saved up enough money to buy a ticket off planet.
The starliner he was travelling on was attacked by three space pirate raiding ships. Its engines were disabled and it was quickly boarded by a large group of pirates led by Captain Rufus Scurvy. Mico pleaded with Scurvy to let him join his crew. Once again luck shone on Mico, and Rufus decided to take the youngster on board. Mico was eternally grateful and he has thrived in his new role as a space pirate. His loyalty to Scurvy and the Organisation, of which he was recently indoctrinated into, borders on fanatical. He is often tactless and overconfident but he has more than proved his worth in a fight. He is rank grade 5 and is armed with a dart-gun pistol (loaded with tranquilliser darts) and an old-fashioned scimitar. He favours his scimitar in combat to firearms.