I dunno as a character he didn't change much from his scaredy-cat ways. His physical prowess notwithstanding.
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That one Emperor train definitely seemed militarily oriented. Not to mention the guns and shotguns, which are given out in Lorg. Otherwise people in betrayal game wouldn't know what it is.
I understood that Bender reference
Yeah, with Burk I'm not sure how much is that his insane instincts and how much is just DUMB luck. I'm starting to think Burk maxed STR and LUCK at expense of everything else.
Remember when he decided to interrogate the cats. And it turned out one cat was actually a spy or something.