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Miyamoto de Bergerac

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Miyamoto de Bergerac was Commissar Ciaphas Cain's fencing tutor at the Schola Progenium.[1]

Combat training was one of the few subjects in which Cain's schola results were above average[2], and Amberley Vail testified on numerous occasions that Cain was one of the finest swordsmen she ever encountered, which she attributed to a mix of his training from Bergerac, diligent practice, and combat experience.[3]

In moments of stress, Cain would sometimes wield his chainsword with a lack of finesse that would lead him to ruefully imagine Bergerac's reaction.[1]


Trivia

  • Like many of Sandy Mitchell's character names, this one appears to be a deliberate joke:
    • Miyamoto Musashi authored The Book of Five Rings in M1, regarded as one of the most important treatises on samurai swordsmanship; Mitchell himself is a practitioner of the Japanese martial arts Aikido and Iaido;
    • Cyrano de Bergerac is the hero of Edmond Rostand's play of the same name, an experienced soldier who is also a skilled poet, musician, and fencer.

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