Fetu Koura-Abi

"No, friend, I'm not a "sir". PFC Fetu Koura-Abi, but everyone just calls me Cutter."

PFC Fetu Koura-Abi, better known as Cutter, was a Firebat in the Confederate Marine Corps, namely the 417th Confederate Marine Platoon. He fought on Mar Sara in its dying days.

Early Career
Cutter volunteered for service in the Confederate Marine Corps, serving under Captain Jon Littlefield. Like many under his command, Cutter resented Littlefield's methods. He may have been born and/or lived on Mar Sara, as, circa 2499, his brothers were working on waterfarms in the Out Country.

Mar Sara
"I've got some death to deal out! Want to roast some Zerg on a spit! Maybe eat their brains straight off! We'll eat them for dinner, eh? Big Zerg feast! Ha!"

- Cutter en route to Mar Sara

In December 2499, Cutter was serving under the command of Lieutenat L.Z. Breanne, Littlefield having been demoted to Sergeant. The platoon was dispatched to Mar Sara in order to retrive a piece of Confederate equipment, along with dealing with the Zerg that had invaded the planet. To Cutter, the mission was personal. His brothers were working on waterfarms in the Out Country. He swore that he would find them, or "avenge them with hell's own fire!"

To this end, the platoon was sent to Bunker Complex 3847. Cutter was assigned to Second Squad, encompassed of Sergeant Littlefield, PFC Ardo Melnikov, Bernelli, Xiang, fellow Firebat Ekart and himself.

Bunker Complex 3847
"Cutter, you'll wait for my command or I'll be tacking your hide up on my office wall!"

- Breanne restrains Cutter

Cutter was eager to roast some Zerg and to this end, was not disapointed, finding himself caught up in the Second Battle of Scenic. Courtesy of Melnikov falling down into a Zerg pit (which Cutter helped him out of), the ant's nest had been kicked, the Zerg attacking en masse. His excitement was cut down a notch however, when Littlefield ordered him to guard Ekart, Xiang and Bernelli, who were given the task of destroying the pit via explosives. Cutter still found excitement in keeping the Zerg at bay.

In the course of the battle, Cutter found the objective, along with an unconcious civilian, taking both along. His previous comradeship with Melnikov became far more cordial, seeing the Private detonate Wabowski's plasma tanks to kill the Zerg (although Wabowski was as good as dead at this point). Regardless, Cutter, along with what remained of the platoon, retreated back to Scenic Station, ploughing through the Zerg line. Courtesy of a nuclear strike, they managed to make it back to base, albiet with heavy casulties.

Downtime
Cutter desposited the woman at an aid station, leaving her in the care of Melnikov. He remained absent for most of the initial action, observing the Zerg from Bunker Four. He was called back to the Command Center, learning two disturbing facts. The first was that the box he'd recovered was really a Psi emitter. The second was that Melnikov intended to use it to lure the Zerg to the base, buying time for the evacuation of the planet's cities. The problem however, was that it would almost certainly cost their own lives. Cutter was opposed to the notion, expressing his views clearly;

''Cutter never took a back door in his life, sister! Give me a stand-up fight! Bring 'em on and I'll eat their hearts for breakfast! But "this"-"this" latrine cleaner tells me to sit still and die for a bunch of civvies I have never met, who will never know what I did for them, and probably wouldn't give a shit even if I did! That's insane!''

Cutter was later convinced by Breanne of the worth of Ardo's plan, reminding him that his brothers may be among those looking for a way off the planet. Cutter eventually agreed.

Last Stand
Cutter was stationed in Bunker One at the time of the Zerg attack, soon joined by his comrades after they were forced to fall back. In order to further occupy the Zerg, Marcus Jans volunteered to repair the Bunker, Cutter and Melnikov helping him into an SCV. The pair protected the Sergeant as he repaired the Bunker, although the SCV still took damage. Cutter dove outside and let loose with his Perdition Flame Throwers, killing numerous Zerg, but was overwhelmed and killed. Despite his death, his sacrifice helped save thousands of lives.

Appearance
Cutter was of South Pacific ethnicity, coming under the classification of "South Seas Islander" per the racial classification of the United Powers League. He possessed broard, angular features, full lips, dark eyes and a long mane of hair that flowed back from his forehead and down his neck in a natural mane.

Personality
"The giant was gung-ho certifiable-one of those all-for-the-wall, eat-their-hearts-for-breakfast psychotics who was the first person you would want to come and pull you out of the fire and the last person you would want to follow into one."

- Ardo Melnikov's take on Cutter

The use of the term "gung-ho" to describe Cutter is a good one, considering his near constant desire to fight (or more specifically, burn) the Zerg and presumably any other enemies that came his way. This stemmed from a generally friendly character, albiet one that could become dark and sometimes violant without warning. In short, Cutter's personality is one of extremes.