Zarren Verol
First officer of the GFS Geeroi Nemel during the HemmoCruiser Incident, Commander Zarren Verol relieved Admiral Ollekkoirpellu Giigerd from duty when it became clear he was acting irrationally.
The Incident
- Main article: HemmoCruiser Incident
When the Geeroi Nemel was sent to intercept an unknown alien vessel (the UOSF HemmoCruiser III) as part of a GFSF task force, Admiral Ollekkoirpellu Giigerd insisted on destroying the starship. Other ship commanders, however, were not convinced of the HemmoCruiser's hostile intent, as the giant starship did not respond with weapons fire.
The result was a split in the GFSF task force. Other fighter squadrons continued their attacks on the HemmoCruiser while others tried to stop the attacks. Other ship commanders joined in the argument on whether or not to attack the HemmoCruiser and eventually started to support Cpt. Nooper Doniurs on her opinion that they should cease their attacks and rather provide assistance to the HemmoCruiser.
Giigerd was furious that so many of the ships commanders disobey his orders and reminded them of the chain of command and also again threatened them with court-martial if they wouldn't obey. As the situation got more and more perilous and it started to become clear that Giigerd's method was not wise, all the fleet commanders eventually chose to cease fire. This was further reinforced by the additional messages sent by the HemmoCruiser.
As Giigerd continued to order attacks against the HemmoCruiser and personally led his ship against the cruiser the other commanders advised the admiral to stand down. At this point it became clear to the first officer Zarren Verol that Giigerd was no longer fit to command the ship and was pursuing his own emotional agenda with no regards to the safety of the ship. By the Gigerdi Federation Starfleet rule 293 he removed the admiral from command because his orders placed the ship in unnecessary risk. Giigerd was then escorted off the bridge.
