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Miyamoto de Bergerac
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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.
Sources
- 1: Duty Calls (Novel), Chapter 20
- 2: The Traitor's Hand (Novel), Chapter 1
- 3: Death or Glory (Novel), Chapter 4