Scathe

If Phagien is frightening to behold in battle, then his second-in-command is downright terrifying. Scathe is almost too eager to engage the enemy, and he’s a vicious killing machine in combat. Scathe is also a brutal taskmaster on the training field, demanding that the Macrophage Corps be in prime fighting condition at all times. His loyal soldiers obey his orders without question or hesitation, knowing he would never command them to do anything that he wouldn’t do himself.

Phagien is pleased with Scathe’s devotion to duty, and he turns a blind eye to his cruelty.

General Blastor believes that this fanatical discipline has a down side. Macrophage troops tend to be little more than mindless automatons, unable to adapt to the inevitable surprises in battle. Scathe dismisses such talk, and refers Blastor to the Corps’ stunning success rate. Scathe is particularly disgusted by Humron, the joker. He really knows how to push Scathe’s buttons, and one of these days he’s going to push too hard.