Mellish

Private Mellish

Private Mellish was a Marine private in the Confederate Marine Corps, namely the 417th Confederate Marine Platoon. He saw action in Mar Sara during its final days.

Private Mellish was present alongside PFC Melnikov during the time they just arrived on Mar Sara Starport, evident by one of the soldiers there calling out their names on a roster. He is later seen again in the mission to Oasis, attached to Third Squad encompassing fellow marines Collins, M'butu, Sejak, Firebat Wabowski and squad leader Sergeant Jensen. En route the way to their bunker complex however, Mellish seemed to have no idea what the Zerg actually were.

While initially ordered on recon, Mellish's question about the Zerg extends out as he is nervous about even walking on Zerg creep though Jensen tells him nothing would happen though it would be 'harder than your power armour'. Courtesy of Melnikov accidentally alerting the Zerg about their presence, the recon becomes a fierce firefight. Mellish manages to survive the battle until the platoon regrouped and began its desperate retreat back to base. This was the point where virtually everyone in his squad is killed and he becomes the only survivor.

As the platoon found its way back to their base, it is hardly welcoming since it was completely abandoned during their battle with the Zerg. Mellish is then assigned with Bernelli, Xiang and Cutter to look-out in case any more Zerg would come about. He misses much of the action that not only caused the loss of Sergeant Littlefield but also their only chance of evacuating theirselves out of the planet. However, this wasn't it.

Realizing that their chances of evacuation were no longer available and that the Zerg are rapidly spreading over the planet, PFC Melnikov decided to draw in the Zerg that Mellish and Bernelli saw passing the base soon after the loss of their dropship to hold them off until the Sons of Korhal Dropships can evacuate the Mar Sarans. It however, would cost the platoon their lives. When told about the result of the death of a number of Mar Sarans, he retorted back that the SOns of Korhal didn't give a shit about the civilians in Mar Sara as much as the Confederates did and that both sides were just the same side of a coin. After Breanne activates the psi-emitter they secured in Oasis, Mellish becomes responsible for the defence of the base, utilizing the idea of mines.

Mellish and the others all take part in the final stand against the Zerg in order to buy time for the civilians to be evacuated by the Sons of Korhal Dropships. His idea of mines proved to be a mild success, inflicting considerable losses upon the Zerg. Upon the time the group fled to the very last bunker, Mellish was seemingly already killed during that time, either the Zerg overruning his bunker or fallen prey while retreating towards the last bunker. Nonetheless, his selfless actions managed to save the lives of thousands of MAr Sarans.