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He quickly formed a bond with Gaunt, and the two eventually became firm friends - Gaunt once in fact described him as a "brother" - although Corbec remained just as close to his comrades in the ranks, particularly [[Hlaine Larkin]], the famed [[Sniper]] (partly because they had both served in the Tanith Magna militia together){{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3a}} and [[Tolin Dorden]], regimental [[Medic|Chief Medical Officer]]. Corbec had actually been delivered by Dorden when the doctor was the County Pryze practitioner, and also felt that he owed Dorden his friendship due to the fact that Dorden saved the life of his mother, Landa.{{Fn|3c}} Despite initially entertaining doubts about his ability to command - particularly in his ability to issue orders that may have lead to the deaths of his soldiers - Corbec proved to be a charismatic, straight-talking and somewhat unconventional officer who appeared to be universally liked by his entire regiment, if not by everyone he happened to meet; Corbec and Colonel [[Gilbear]] of the [[Volpone Bluebloods]] came to serious blows on one occasion.{{Fn|3d}}
[[image:Corbec_inferno!030_2002_34.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Portrait of '''C. Corbec'''.]]
In the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]], Corbec was normally found leading the Ghost's 2nd Platoon{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}} but on occasions led the bulk of the entire regiment.{{Fn|1c}} This first occurred during the liberation of [[Caligula (Hive World)|Caligula]], where Corbec was forced to lead the majority of the Tanith regiment without the aid of Colonel-Commissar Gaunt, including devising a strategy to deal with a [[Daemon|daemonic entity]]. This experience finally gave Corbec the courage and self-belief to fully embrace the responsibilities of command.{{Fn|3b}} Later, on [[Menazoid Epsilon]], Gaunt left Corbec in charge while the Colonel-Commissar led a small insertion team to assist [[Fereyd|an Imperial intelligence officer]] in a secret mission to prevent a conspiracy taking control of the Crusade.{{Fn|1c}}
Corbec was a truly heroic man, who regularly appeared to perform feats of daring, recklessness, bravery and skill in combat. For example, he held the gate of the [[Nacedon]] field hospital by himself, armed with his [[lasgun|lasrifle]] and a [[flamer]], against hordes of [[Chaos Cults|cultists]]; he took a pig-tooth from the yard after this event to act as his lucky charm.{{Fn|3c}}
==Sources==
{{Cite}}
*1: [[First and Only (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]:**{{Endn|1a}}: Part Two, Chapter Section One**{{Endn|1b}}: Part Five, Chapter Section Five**{{Endn|1c}}: Part Six, Chapter Section Eight
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities (Short Story)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]
*3: [[Ghostmaker (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|3b}}: Chapter Four
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/05/05/warhammer-fest-online-day-3-black-library/ Warhammer Community: Warhammer Fest Online: Day 3 – Black Library (posted 5/5/2021)] (last accessed 5/5/2021)
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/04/20/gaunts-ghosts-return-in-the-vincula-insurgency-but-which-of-them-do-you-identify-with-most/ Gaunt’s Ghosts Return in The Vincula Insurgency, but Which of Them Do You Identify With Most?] (last accessed 03/16/2023)
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