But he was outclassed severely by Company Commander Garret Blacknova, a renegade Comstar Adept who formed a mercenary company composed entirely from stolen Achileus Battle Armour. His first step toward fame was when he was the sole survivor of a unit and managed to single-handedly defeat an entire Star of Medium Clan Mechs. Crowning moment of that battle was him jumping over a Kit Fox (Uller), firing in mid-air at its back, and managing to catch a ***** in the armour through which a single bullet travelled, managing to almost cause a chain reaction in the Mech's fusion reactor, and forcing immediate shutdown. He took possession of that Mech (and its pilot. Arguing with a .50cal machinegun isn't sensible for someone with survival instincts and no armour), and sold it to fund his recruiting drive. It was a GOOD start to a career as a mercenary. He earned a reputation for daring and successful assaults on Mech units, and also for training the best Battle Armour troops around. By the time of his death (going toe-to-toe without backup against a Mad Dog-D (Vulture) Clan Mech turned out to be a mistake), his 2IC was as skilled a marksman as he was, and she took over the company. Her unstable personality resulted in her eventually taking the majority of the company to their deaths beside her, however, in an ill-fated assault on a Star of Clan Mechs much like those Blacknova had defeated right before he formed the company. It was, in fact, another Kit Fox which ended Commander Joanna Farquharson's life.