Maniac
Background
Todd "Maniac" Marshall is a First Lieutenant in the Confederation Space Force.
During the events of Wing Commander (1999) played by Matthew Lillard
Maniac tells Blair that Paladin wants him on the bridge. An alert goes off and Paladin and Blair run back to the bridge. Maniac tells Paladin he increased the speed and Paladin tells him the beacon is marking a gravity well and while Paladin goes to fix the Navcom system, Blair is forced to fly the ship and plot the jump through the gravity well. Maniac and the others then land on the T.C.S. Tiger Claw which is on patrol in the Enyo System, Vega Sector. He and Blair walk into the mess hall and introduce themselves to the other pilots including Hunter, Forbes, Polanski and Knight. Maniac and Forbes are patrolling in their Rapiers when they decide to compete in their landings back on the ship. Maniac accelerates towards the ship and Flight Boss tells him he is coming in too fast. Maniac lands, almost running into Peterson. Maniac and Forbes talk and he mentions being with her makes everything worth it. Deveraux briefs her pilots on their upcoming attack. While about to attack the communication module, Paladin tells Deveraux to abort the mission and reveals himself to be an officer in naval intelligence, and the Kilrathi ships are nothing but discards. Deveraux and her fighters arrive and engage the Kilarthi. Forbes' ship is damaged when she and Maniac disobey orders and attack a group of Kilrathi fighters and one of the debris hits her fighter. She crash lands on the Tiger Claw and her fighter is pushed off of the ship when she doesn't respond to communication. Deveraux lands and orders Hunter to give her his gun. She then threatens to kill Maniac if he ever endangers any pilot again. During a bombardment by the Kilrathi, Peterson tells those in the bay that the doors are failing. Blair tries to help bring a large piece of metal to plug the door, but falls and is pulled toward the hole. Maniac ties a cable around himself and then grabs and pulls Blair to safety. Maniac is injured from the cable and Blair tells Deveraux that she needs to forgive Maniac. Later, he celebrates with Blair when Blair returns after giving the Concordia the Kilrathi jump coordinates.
