Cvercko

"Yo, Vasquez...Bet you can't wait to put a cap in one'a them freakin' spiders."

―Cvercko to Carmen Vasquez (from Aliens: Colonial Marines)

Private Cvercko was a member of the United States Colonial Marine Corps. He was part of the undisciplined and insubordinate crew of the USS Melville, reputed to be considered the "worst", to convoy toxic waste to Alphatech's Waste Disposal Facility "SunGun". He likely perished during the squad's final assault on the Alphatech comms array.

Biography[]

Cverko was part of the highly undisciplined crew of the USS Melville, whom Lieutenant Joseph Henry was recently assigned to. Their mission was to convoy toxic waste to Alphatech's Waste Disposal Facility SunGun and to transport personnel from Alphatech to a deep space communication array for a year.

Mission in SunGun[]

"Oh Christ ! Forget it, you stupid bit... Let's go ! GO!."

―Cvercko yelling at Vasquez (from Aliens: Colonial Marines)

ACMCverko4 — Cvercko and Vasquez are attacked by Xenos.

When arriving in the SunGun vicinity, Henry tried to contact the facility but received no response. Fearing a problem, Henry had Sergeant Nyland wake the Marines up from hypersleep. However, as his men were disinclined and refused to gear up, Henry was forced to physically discipline them. Once back in line, they boarded the SunGun and explored the interior, eventually discovering that they were dealing with a Xenomorph infestation. During the exploration, acid blood leaking from a dead Xenomorph, poured onto Cvercko and badly wounded him. He was treated by Chen, and then partnered with Private Vasquez, while Henry swept the operation center. During the Xenomorph assault, Vasquez was too petrified to take action, despite Cvercko's calls to fire. He ultimately grabbed her and the two retreated, managing to reunite with the rest of the group and then isolate themselves in the Zero-G well, waiting Henry, Rake, Chen and survivor Dinkel to purge the Tox-bay hatch expelling all Xenos in space. The group subsequently made a safe retreat to the Melville. In the aftermath, the Marines all congratulated their own survival, though Nyland was outraged by their naivety and lectured them before leaving.

Stopover to Bracken's World[]

"You don't look so good Vasquez. How you been sleepin'? Been think' about Bugs? about how you choked ? You got nightmares, coward? Glad to hear it."

―Cvercko taunting Vasquez (from Aliens: Colonial Marines)

While Henry briefed them about the mission, Cvercko quietly taunted Vasquez from behind on how she panicked, calling her a "coward". Once on the planet, Cvercko and the group investigated a rogue signal from within in the kelp farms, and were ambushed by Bug-Men in an Alphatech listening post. He embarked on the APC that was forced to cross the kelp farms after the dropship was destroyed where they were subsequently stranded. After Carrano was killed by an aquatic Xenomorph, the squad was forced to keep a horde of the creatures at bay until Nyland's dropship picked them up to the planet's main colony, Sector 1. The next day, Henry reluctantly accepted the colony governor’s request of dealing with the Xenomorphs. However, things go awry when acid blood started to eat through the colony's stormwall. He and the rest of the team finally managed to pin down the Xenomorph threat with the assistance of Herk Mondo, but not without ruining the colony. After the battle, under the orders of Henry, Cvercko and the others got micro-explosives planted in their neck under the guise of a medical review.

Joliet Mining Facility[]

Henry briefed the team about the comm array being overrun by Bug-Men, and revealed to their horror, that he had implanted them with micro-bombs within their necks to prevent insubordination. Before Henry was forced to handle an imminent mutiny, Liston suddenly distracted them informing them of the Melville's destruction, leaving them stranded. After arriving at the Joliet Mining Facility, where Beliveau revealed that he possessed a weapons cache hidden and a FTL capable spacecraft, Cvercko was teamed up with Chen and Rosemas. After Nyland and the Marines stocked up on their new weaponry, they took leave during a Xenomorph ambush on Beliveau's Alphatech Assaultcraft , with the shop steward sacrificing himself to allow the Marines safe-passage out of the facility. It is unknown what happened to Cvercko after leaving the Joliet Mining Facility, he probably died during the assault on the Deep Space Communication Array's central core.

Equipment[]

Beyond his military fatigues, during the exploration of the SunGun facility, he donned a comm headset and an EVA suit. On Bracken's World he wore a variant of the standard issue M3 Pattern Personal Armor and an M10 Pattern Ballistic Helmet for protection. He was equipped with an unidentified assault rifle equipped with an over-and-under grenade launcher.

Personality and Traits[]

Nothing is really known about Cvercko except that like his teammates, he was undisciplined and had problems with authority figures. He also seemed to possess a mean-streak, and took pleasure in taunting Vasquez about her initial terror in facing the Xenos.

Trivia[]

While he seemed to be a central character of the SunGun and Bracken's World arc, he did not make a subsequent appearance after the seventh issue. It seems that Cvercko's fate was essentially forgotten about by the writing team, and as such, it is best to assume that he perished during the assault on Father's base central core.