Salamon Zamor (Character)

* Character
* Unit (Black Caesar)

Salamon Zamor, circa 2232

* Reconnaissance Pilot, Salamon Zamor (Early September, 2217 - November 24, 2222)

*Joined the Federation Navy (formerly known as the Aerospace Force).* Democracy of Mars

* Lieutenant(November 24, 2222 - November 29th, 2223)

*Martian Independence War, participated at the Battle of Ceres.*
*Established the Black Swan separatist organization after the collapse of DEMA.* Black Swan

* Leader(December 29th, 2223 - Present Day)

### Accomplishments

* Collaboration with Captain Ivanova at the Battle of Ceres.
* Establishment of the Black Swan.
* Creation of the Black Swan's Jumpgate.
* Raid on Unicorp's UX22 mining complex in Caribou System.
* Cooperation with Benjamin Colburne for evacuation the Caribou System.
* Relief of Admiral Benjamin Colburne's forces in Operation Gaugamela.

## Real Life

### Portrayed by

Albie Robles

**Salamon Zamor** is a former United Federation pilot and Democracy of Mars officer turned to piracy following the end of the Martian Independence War. He is currently the commander of the Black Swan, a paramilitary anti-Federation organization operating in fringe sectors.

His involvement with Benjamin Colburne in relaying critical information concerning the Sylon Collective prior to the Sylon invasion of the Sol System makes a minor but still relevant character of the **First Galactic War**.

## Early Life

### Young Years and enrollment into the United Federation

The Zamor family emigrated in 2188 from Haiti on Earth to the colony of Port Dhaka in Mars. Salamon himself grew up in a family deeply rooted in science and exploration, his father a geologist, and his mother an astro-meteorologist. Zamor himself displayed exceptional aptitude in mathematics and astrophysics from a young age and pursued a career as a physicist, earning his qualifications in 2215.

However, his scientific endeavors would be short-lived, due to the inability to land a job of his liking and the consequential increasing indebtment. By 2217, Zamor would reluctantly make the pivotal decision to join the United Federation Navy (formerly known as the Aerospace Force) as to stabilize himself financially, starting a military career as a reconnaissance pilot. It was during this period that Zamor would acquire his tactical skills and invaluable experience.

### DEMA and the Martian Independence War

Despite his standing in the Federation Navy and the oaths he made upon completion of his training, Zamor's sympathies had always laid with the Independent Mars movements, driven by both his Martian heritage and a deep sense of patriotism, attenuated during his pre-military years where he witnessed several of the Martian everyday problems left aside by the Federation on Earth, despite the countless pleas and petitions by the local government.

Finally, by the time the Bartolia Incident happened in 2222, starting the Martian Independence War, Zamor had deserted the Federation and joined the newly formed DEMA Navy, offering critical information of Federation workings, procedures and locations regarding military patrols, logistic sites and critical installations along the space around Mars and it's moons, that allowed DEMA to rapidly grow their military capabilities. Thanks to this contribution and his extensive military experiences and expertise, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant, being offered command of a flotilla.

Zamor played a significant role in the Battle of Ceres in early 2223, where he collaborated closely with Captain Ivanova to secure essential orbiting Tachyon minerals to help power the Martian wormhole generator, based on the discovery of the Architect Keystone artifact encountered in the Aral mines, which jumpstarted the DEMA revolution. After the resources were secured, Zamor assisted Ivanova in destroying the local Federation space station complex in a campaign to intimidate any Federation attempts to retake Mars. Their success in this endeavor bolstered Zamor's determination to challenge Federation rule.

Following the Battle of Ceres, Zamor, along with his rag-tag flotilla and his newly acquired flagship, the Khan-class battleship "Black Caesar" - named after the legendary 19th-century Haitian revolutionary and pirate - set out on a relentless campaign, being granted the title of corsairs at the service of DEMA. Across the Jupiter region, Zamor and his forces launched attacks on Federation mining outposts and cargo vessels.

One notorious element of Zamor's tactics was transforming captured civilian vessels into military ones, particularly Icarus cargo ships fitted with 130mm cannons, which gradually expanded and strengthened his flotilla. It was during this time that Zamor adopted the military codename "Black Swan", after the *Swan Lake* 19th Century ballet composed on Earth.

### Formation of the Black Swan Group

While Zamor's operations heavily contributed to the DEMA cause, they still were not enough to put a total halt to the United Federation's war machine, that rapidly picked back up it's pace by August, 2223. With the pooled available resources that surpassed DEMA's over fifty-to-one, most of the Federation fleets based on Earth and the combat experience of several of their Navy officers, the Federation was able to secure resource routes and establish blockades and fronts to contain DEMA in enough time to prepare a major takeover force, that was able to recapture Mars in November, 2223. Although Director-General Herwig Eizenkot and most high-ranking DEMA personnel managed to evade Federation pursuit at the Battle of Phobos, the recapture of Mars signaled the collapse of DEMA, the remnants whom refused to surrender being declared terrorists on the run by the Federation Council.

As the distressing news of Mars' fall reached his ears while conducting raids around Ganymede, Zamor found himself in a state of despair. To evade potential Federation retaliation and regroup in a less colonized region, Zamor made the decision to flee to the Neptunian region. Utilizing encrypted signals and frequently changing positions, he and his group managed to elude the pursuit of Federation forces for several years.

During his time in the Neptunian region, Zamor was eventually able to contact DEMA remnants whom managed to escape the Battle of Phobos, whom pledged to join him out of their common sympathy for DEMA and contempt for the Federation's iron fist policy, bolstered by many others whom later joined in their common cause to live outside Federation control.

United in their cause, they consolidated a formidable force under Zamor's leadership, whom decided to adopt his military codename, Black Swan, as the official name of the insurgent group.

### Piracy Years and the construction of the Jumpgate

Within 2225, the Black Swan had gained recognition as a notorious anti-Federation paramilitary force in the fringe sectors of the Sol System. They continued operating as much as Zamor did during his time in the Neptunian region, employing encrypted signals and constantly changing their positions to avoid detection until they could employ sudden strikes against strategic targets, disrupting Federation operations. Zamor's charismatic leadership, coupled with the shared experiences and unwavering commitment of his followers, fostered a strong sense of camaraderie and determination within the ranks of the Black Swan and allowed him to rally support from sympathetic factions throughout the fringe sectors.

The formation of the Black Swan slowly became a symbol of defiance towards Federation rule, as Zamor sought to challenge the status quo and secure a future of autonomy and self-governance for the marginalized sectors. Their exploits and audacious resistance inspired several who yearned for freedom and justice in the face of oppressive central authority.

In 2228, while raiding a newly formed science facility under the EIRA Institute, Zamor acquired vital decrypted information concerning the EIRA's latest endeavour, the Bifrost Gate, where Zamor immediately recognized elements of the Martian wormhole generator he helped DEMA assemble before, and this further increased his contempt for the both Federation and EIRA, whom once again profitted off the success of others. Zamor, in that raid, would also learn of the existence of the Sylon Collective and the fate of a recent expedition sent to their supposed home, the Hathor-4 System.

Zamor dedicated the following years to gather the necessary materials for the construction of his own generator. By 2229, the Black Swan covertly and successfully built their own functional Jumpgate, allowing Zamor to relocate the Black Swan to the newly colonized Caribou system in 2230. Since then, the use of the Jumpgate significantly enhanced the Black Swan's power and influence over the fringe sectors they now raided.

## First Galactic War Period

### UX22 Raid

*See also: Distress Call*
In June, 2232, Zamor received intelligence that Unicorp, one of the two mammoth corporations that formed the economic pillar of the Federation, had discovered a potentially significant extraterrestrial artifact near the gas giant Eridu, potentially resembling the Architect Keystone that DEMA discovered years ago. Determined to obtain this artifact, Zamor set his sights on it and committed to a planned sudden attack at the artifact site, the UX22 complex. The Black Swan forces were able to take over the 'B' site of the complex and laid consecutive strikes against the 'A' site which were repelled by the leadership of the facility's security chief turned acting director, Vera Vargas, daughter to a renowned veteran of the DEMA war.

The Black Swan forces were unable to strike the 'A' site successfully before a relief Federation flotilla, led by Captain Benjamin Colburne of the 12th Fleet arrived and drove off the pirate forces and later counter-attacked and reclaimed the 'B' site.

### Bear Rock Engagement

*See also: Bear Rock*
During the battle of UX22, Zamor was frustrated that the artifact could not be encountered in time, instead having been immediately safeguarded within an Icarus cargo ship, the *Daedalus*, which was headed to the Thalassa Sector, where a covert EIRA research facility was located. Realizing the raid was in vain and that the Federation's counter-attack cost the Black Swan heavily, Zamor ordered the Black Swan to retreat to an asteroid field, codenamed *Bear Rock*.

However, Zamor also made sure to release this order in a broadcast transmission, poorly encoded and supposedly easy to intercept, as to lay a trap to Captain Colburne, whom would be tempted to follow, which he did. As Colburne entered the asteroid field, Zamor introduced himself and attempted to bargain with Colburne the location of the Daedalus in exchange for the lives of Colburne and his forces, on which Colburne refused.

At the consequential battle Zamor, within his prized Black Caesar, underestimated both Colburne's determination and tactical prowess which surprisingly rivaled him, that allowed Colburne to cripple Zamor's ship and allowed other Federation vessels to fire non-stop at it. Zamor, impressed by Colburne's abilities and the overwhelming firepower, contacted Colburne and offered his surrender, in exchange for the lives of his crewmates. Colburne accepted and Zamor became a detainee aboard Colburne's ship, the UFN Trinity.

### Withdrawal from Caribou

*See also: The Bargain*
Despite Zamor's capture and the apparent defeat of the Black Swan, peace was not meant to be returned to the Caribou System - shortly after Colburne's return from *Bear Rock*, Federation forces would come into contact with the Sylon Collective, whom invaded the system in force and devastated several of the Federation forces, including the entire 12th Fleet under Admiral Sterling Buckner. Being the only capable officer left, Colburne supervised the evacuation of the Caribou System, including the distant colonies of Albumasar, although at the cost of remaining stranded due to the overheat implosion of a Fusion Reactor powering the Bifrost Gate.

Zamor learned of the Federation forces' struggles to leave the Caribou System, and thus requested to speak with Colburne, offering to assist the stranded survivors in their escape, revealing the existence of the secret Jumpgate, hidden in the Cassini asteroid belt, in exchange for amnesty. This Jumpgate had been the Black Swan's most closely guarded secret, known only to its members under oath of secrecy.

Despite his reservations, Colburne acknowledged the importance of Zamor's offer and agreed to the deal, on the condition that Zamor ensured the safe return of his forces to the Sol System. Zamor delivered on his promise, and as a gesture of gratitude, he shared the stolen data from the EIRA facilities regarding the Sylons with Colburne, before Zamor and the Black Swan were allowed to part ways from Colburne's forces, whom rushed to the Tereshkova Station to relieve it from a large-scale Sylon assault.

### Operation Gaugamela

*See also: Operation Gaugamela*
Months since their breakaway from Colburne's group, Zamor and the Black Swan had been in hiding once again in the Neptunian region, although this time the Sol System was under invasion by the Sylon Collective. Black Swan forces have indeed come into confrontation with Sylon forces, although the engagements were minimal in contrast to the Federation.

Zamor eventually caught track that the Sylon forces had stopped their attacks and instead reunited all forces into a single super-fleet, which was destined to Earth, and the Federation would intercept it in Jupiter. Realizing the gravity of the attack and that the Federation was a necessary evil to drive the Sylon forces away from Earth (and especially Mars), Zamor ordered the Black Swan to gather as most vessels as they could for a controversial decision - to support the Federation in their defense. Zamor himself also felt this was the perfect chance to retribute Colburne for granting amnesty after both the 12th Fleet survivors and the Black Swan escaped the Caribou System.

At the battle itself, codenamed Operation Gaugamela, the forces of the now-Admiral Benjamin Colburne found themselves pressured to defend two fronts following the collapse of Admiral Morser's Martian fleet, and risked being overwhelmed. It was at this time that Zamor and the Black Swan, arrived and joined forces with Colburne, combining their firepower to help drive off the Sylon offensive in time for the battle plans of Sky Marshall Victor Komarov to be successful. The fractured Sylon super-fleet collapsed and retreated from Jupiter, the Operation having turned the tide of the invasion.

### Aftermath of Gaugamela

Following the conclusion of the conflict, Zamor and the Black Swan quietly disappeared from the Sol System again, their destination unknown. No pursuit attempts were made since Colburne likely allowed them to depart due to their contribution in the defense of Jupiter, as well as most of the Federation's fleets having been heavily damaged post-battle, with the war against the Sylons now a more pressing concern.

Since then, no known further raids or activities have been attributed to the Black Swan against the Federation. The enigmatic figure of Salamon Zamor and his paramilitary organization, the Black Swan, remain the subject of fascination and speculation in the annals of fringe sector history.

## Appearance

Zamor is an adult black human, of Haitian descent, with shaved black hair and supposedly black eyes, although glowing, indicating a cybernetic replacement which he had to obtain after an accident left him blind. While being a pirate, Zamor wears a slightly militant attire, with a trenchcoat sport furs over his shoulders as well as a beret with the badge of the Black Swan, no doubt a remniscent of his years at the service of DEMA.

## Personality

Despite his standing as the leader of a pirate group, Zamor is shown to have a calm demeanor and a cultured, sophisticated personality, to the point he first contacted Benjamin Colburne on their first meeting out of professional courtesy.

He is also shown to have a sense of responsibility to his group, to the point he both surrendered to Colburne in exchange for the lives of his men after he was defeated in battle at the *Bear Rock* asteroid, as well as striking a bargain with Colburne after he was stranded at the Caribou System during the Sylon invasions in exchange for amnesty. Moreover, Zamor seems to have a small aspect of honor, doubtless from his days in both the militaries of the Federation and DEMA, as he came to respect Colburne after he fulfilled his end of the agreement and granted amnesty to both Zamor and his Black Swan comrades.

## Production

### Researches

Armor Plating (Federation), Weapon Systems (Federation)

## Barbette Gun (x4)

### Description

Large caliber of artirelly, can capable of firing high explosive shells