Brother Corpse-Jerky

Whether Brother Corpse-Jerky actually exists is a matter of debate.

His exploits, however disastrous, are legend. The lower ranks know of him as an omnipresent, ever-changing myth. Higher ranks know him as a name to which assign blame. That crashed vehicle? Brother Corpse-Jerky ran across the lane, and the driver had to swerve. That detonated plasma rifle? Brother Corpse-Jerky was on maintenance duty that day. Command ranks know the name, but it is usually well beneath their notice. The question was officially raised as to his assignment and rank some time ago, following a disastrous Thunderhawk crash, which he was quickly blamed for. No one seemed to know his exact assignment, until Maximus stated that he was a member of his Spec Ops command, and his duties most secret. This raised Corpse-Jerky's name to a universal object of blame, as he is now known as a shadow, an elite - if bumbling - operator.

Accounting needed to find him for payment issues, as his back pay seemed to have suddenly appeared on the books. Maximus agreed to accept the pay in his stead, as Brother Corpse-Jerky can never seemed to be reached, his duties being highly classified. By pure coincidence, whenever Brother Corpse-Jerky's pay is collected by his superior, Maximus and McFien share a bottle of rather expensive Terran amasec, but this couldn't possibly be related.