Zachary Colson

Zachary Colson
?-2667
File:JazzWC2.gif Zachary Colson in 2666
Callsign	Jazz
Allegiance	Terran Confederation, Mandarins
Years of service	2654-2667
Rank	Major

Zachary Colson started his service life as a young, inexperienced pilot on the TCS Austin. He got his callsign from being a musician and was known to perform on the TCS Austin, playing the piano.

Colson later transferred temporarily to the TCS Tiger's Claw along with Etienne Montclair. Even at this point, Colson despised everyone on the Tiger's Claw.

Over ten years later, long after the destruction of the Tiger's Claw, Colson served on the TCS Concordia. By this time, Colson had secretly joined the Mandarins and began a campaign of betrayal and murder. He sabotaged ships, transmitted information to the Kilrathi, and planted explosives on the Concordia's flight deck.

Eventually Colson's betrayal was discovered and he was arrested. Christopher Blair went to see him to ask why he betrayed the Confederation. Colson believed that the Goddard colony and his brother would have been saved if the Tiger's Claw hadn't detoured to attack a Kilrathi troopship. Colson had sworn to kill everyone who served on the Claw, and admitted to killing Mariko Tanaka.

At his military tribunal, Colson was convicted of murder and high treason and was sentenced to death, but he was freed by the Mandarins. Colson spent a few days on Ayer's Rock but fled in a Morningstar when Blair destroyed the base. Blair eventually tracked and killed Colson on 2667.101.