The Organisation Space Pirates 04

In this post I'm showcasing three more rank and file space pirates who are part of the galaxy-wide criminal empire known as the Organisation. These three figures were all made by Citadel Miniatures for Games Workshop's old Rogue Trader game, the first version of Warhammer 40,000. These were sculpted by Bob Olley, who did a lot of work for GW at that time (late 1980's). His figures have a very distinctive style. These three ne'er-do-wells work for three pirate captains who I have detailed previously.

Starting at the left is Rico Little, a brawny human gangster who follows celebrity gossip. He grew up as a farmhand on the rich agricultural world of Hathor 3 in the Terran starsector. Hathorians are noted as staunch supporters of the UFP. Both his parents served in the Planetary Defence Force before settling down on a large ranch. Rico, therefore, grew up with a respect for the military, an attitude he still holds today. In fact, he holds an intolerance for most civilians who have never served with any of the armed forces. He performed very poorly at school in his academic subjects. However, what he lacked mentally, he made up for physically. He could have been a fine sportsman but he lacked discipline and focus and he was forever getting into trouble. His parents were appalled at his behaviour and frequently chastised him. When Rico ran away from home, aged 13, they made no effort to find him. He soon found a new home with a gang of street thugs. He was just 16 when he badly beat up a waitress at a bar, who had rejected his advances. He was swiftly arrested and sentenced to six years imprisonment. Upon his release, he was exiled from Hathor as an undesirable and he drifted aimlessly for  awhile before he was recruited by a gang of smugglers as a muscle-man on board their small Class III fast attack ship. He served with them for four years and found this new life very much to his liking.
Five years ago he transferred to a larger pirate ship, The Golden Dagger, captained by Kort Kosyga. Kort worked for the huge crime empire known as the Organisation or "the Big O." Rico was recruited as a member of the Organisation and has become fanatically loyal to them. In combat, he is a vicious psychopath and unless instructed otherwise, he will always try to kill an opponent instead of subduing them and taking them prisoner. One unusual quirk about him is that he is fascinated with celebrity gossip and he reads the trashiest tabloids. Rico is rank grade:5 and he is armed with a disruptor rifle and a large knife.

In the centre of this group is Alvim Dunbar, a nimble human pirate who has over the top military mannerisms. Alvim was born and raised on Pluto (Sol 9) to parents who were both members of the UFP Starfleet. Upon leaving school, he immediately enrolled with the Starfleet Academy, with a view to enjoying a long military career. From there, he served a two year tour of duty as a Marine Cadet. His performance there was of such a high standard that he was assigned to an elite UFP Special Forces unit as a scout. For the next eight years, divided into two tours of duty lasting four years each, he frequently operated behind enemy lines, mainly undertaking reconnaissance missions but also, a fair few firefights. It was in one such firefight that his military career came to an abrupt end. He and his small unit of scouts were on a mission on Eta Cassiopeia, an independent planet, where the UFP were aiding a group of rebels to overcome the planet's corrupt government. Whilst on a raiding mission, his unit was ambushed and almost wiped out. Dunbar was badly wounded but was one of the few survivors. The planetary defence force of the government imprisoned him and his men. He spent seven years in a military prison. Because he was on a covert mission, the UFP denied all knowledge of him and his men. He was hung out to dry. This rankled him greatly.
Upon his release, he sought employment as a mercenary. However, the person who offered him a job was pirate captain Rufus Scurvy, leader of the Scarlet Scourge pirates. He recognised just what a useful asset Dunbar would be and couldn't care less about his criminal record. Dunbar saw this as his opportunity to strike back at the UFP. He is now second in command of the Scarlet Scourge and a loyal member of the Organisation. He is naturally cautious, aloof and is slow to anger. He is especially noted for his over the top military mannerisms; he always salutes Rufus Scurvy and he expects his men to salute him. Having been brought up in the military since birth, it is a habit he finds very difficult to break. Alvim Dunbar is rank grade:7 and is armed with a Daywide GA80 Plasma Hunting Rifle and a high quality blaster pistol.

At the far right is Iselin Gorman, a tough as nails human ex-prisoner who is addicted to nicotine. Iselin grew up on the planet Summer (Summersun 4) in the Byte starsector. Summer is noted as the headquarters of the Summersun Mercenary Co-op (SMC), the most prominent mercenary company in the Old Frontiers and surrounding sectors. The entire population of Summer (12 million humans) is made up of combat troops, support personnel or dependents. However, well over  two million of those "support personnel" are not military at all, but farmers employed by the various mercenary companies. Iselin's mother worked on one of those farms. His father was a mercenary in the SMC and was quite often away from home on off-planet missions. Iselin showed no interest in farming. Academically, he was a poor student but he did excel at sports, particularly in throwing events. However, any chance of a sporting career was curtailed by his bad attitude and lack of discipline. He'd pick a fight at the slightest provocation. His mother couldn't control him and he soon drifted into a life of crime. He was soon in trouble with the police and it was inevitable to them that he'd go too far. Sure enough, after a particularly vicious bar-room brawl, he was arrested and sentenced to four years in jail. Being a prisoner just toughened him up and did nothing to curb his anger or surly attitude. He stabbed another prisoner, who would have died but for the timely intervention of the prison guards. However, whilst they subdued him, he wounded two of them very badly. This earned him an extra nine years in prison. It could have been much less but he kept getting turned down when it came time for him to be paroled. Eventually, after 13 years inside, he was released.
He left planet and was accepted as a space jockey on a small smuggler ship. He spent just four months on board before the captain offloaded him at a starport because he clearly did not fit in. As luck would have it, pirate captain Lynda van Brack was there when he was dismissed and she offered him a similar post on her ship, The Silver Stiletto. Lynda knew she would have to break him and the first time he bad mouthed her she punched him so hard that she broke his jaw. He soon learned his lesson that the captain was not to be disrespected or disobeyed. Iselin is a foul-mouthed bully, always swearing and he is addicted to nicotine. He smokes at least 20 cigarettes per day. He is rank grade:5 and he is armed with a disruptor rifle, blaster pistol and a knife.