Ekret



Ekret is a Hikken tank commander, formerly Armored High Most of the Unified Military Forces attached to the Kistimet Corporation on Telkan, currently General in command of 1st Recon Division, V Corps.

Description
Ekret is 5 ft. tall and around 60 years old, injured during the First Battle for Telkan, his right leg has been replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic covered in armor taken from his destroyed tank, his foot is chrome. Terran medical personnel determined that Ekret is unable to accept tissue regeneration therapies or cloned parts, however he is able to accept bioware.

Personality
First and foremost, Ekret is a tanker, concerned for the welfare and ability of the men serving under him. He has a strong grasp of the tactical aspects of modern warfare, V Corps initial assessment noted that he "has a excellent ability to integrate new tactics into his skill set and does not react with pride when defeated in simulations".

He cares little for the pomp and ceremony demanded by the Unified Council and can frequently be seen chewing on an empty plas ration tube.

History
Ekret has been a tanker for 2/3 of his life (decades). Armored High Most for the Kistimet Corporation when the Precursor Autonomous War Machines attacked, Ekret took the initiative to contact the Terran Confederacy forces while his superiors dithered. He was assigned an aVI liaison - Zhukov-442.

Having seen the Terran technological superiority, Ekret offered his 10,000 tanks to act as Cav Scouts for V Corps. During the First Battle of Telkan, 1st Recon was awarded a Battle Standard with 1/1 Recon getting a Special Unit Commendation for their defense of 13th Evac Hospital.

After the First Battle of Telkan, the Confederacy bought out the contracts of all of Ekret's men and their families, offered Citizenship and transferred them to a logistics base being built in a system in the Long Dark for refit and training. They then returned to the Telkan system when the Dwellerspawn invaded.

1st Recon Division were heavily involved in the Second Battle of Telkan, Ekret himself helping to recover General Trucker and Vuxten after the final battle.

1st Recon are now an integral part of V Corps, they have swapped brigades with 3rd Armor Division to expand their capabilities, their Division insignia is a pair of lightning bolts on either side of the Terran number "1".

Related Characters
General Trucker - Commander, 3rd Armor Division, V Corps.

Zhukov-442 - V Corps Armored vehicle command liaison (aVI)

Ekret's Tank crew:


 * Cheepeek - "Cheapshot", Gunner
 * Heslettek - "Hassler", EW/Coms
 * Sselssen - "Slippery", Driver
 * Bouncy - aVI Warboi
 * 749 - Green Mantid Engineer
 * 841 - Green Mantid Engineer