Malazan Book of the Fallen · Character
Sergeant Mincer
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 21
There's something almost comical about his ugliness until you notice the professional way he handles his weapons. His squat form moves with surprising efficiency, and his eyes hold the calculating gaze of someone who has survived by being underestimated.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 21
- Books
- 1
Sergeant Mincer enters the Malazan Book of the Fallen as a demoted sapper whose battlefield competence belies his ragged appearance. Across the series he remains a steadfast combat engineer, his scavenged armor and quiet professionalism marking him as a survivor of the Malazan campaigns. Though never rising above sergeant again, his steady presence in the ranks underscores the Empire’s reliance on such unsung specialists.
Description
A squat, hairless man whose face could be called immeasurably ugly, with eyes reduced to thin slashes and a nose flattened into a spread of angles and crooks. He wears fragments of armor scavenged from a commander of the Apocalypse, with a helm tied to his belt and a battered shield remnant hanging beside it. His large blackened crossbow is covered with camouflage twigs and branches.
Story so far
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
- Demoted from captain to sergeant for an unspecified offense prior to the events of Deadhouse Gates.
- Serves as a sapper in the Malazan assault forces, handling siege engineering and combat support.
- Wears scavenged armor that hints at former status while still proving reliable under fire.
- Participates in the brutal overland and siege operations that characterize the Seven Cities uprising.
Appearances
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