▁Theater ▁Oper ations ▁Controller ). ▁As ▁the ▁greatest ▁and ▁most ▁trust ed ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁recent ▁term ▁( and , ▁later ▁on , ▁the ▁fin est ▁one ▁ever ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁General ), ▁Tor lek ▁is ▁also ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Ch ang ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁senior ▁field ▁captain . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁gradu ation ▁Tor lek ▁performs ▁his ▁duties ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁as ▁exception ally ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁his ▁training ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁Starting ▁with ▁the ▁not - so - une vent ful ▁esc ort ▁of ▁key ▁resource ▁ships ▁to ▁Ch ang ' s ▁initial ▁base ▁of ▁operations , ▁he ▁becomes ▁a ▁vital ▁part ▁of ▁Ch ang ' s ▁war ▁effort ▁when ▁he ▁almost ▁single - hand edly ▁dis rupt s ▁Mel kor ' s ▁initial ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Q o ' no S ▁from ▁the ▁U sur per ' s ▁fl ank . ▁ ▁Mel kor ' s ▁tre ach ery ▁and ▁cow ard ice ▁expose ▁themselves ▁further , ▁as ▁his ▁under cover ▁agents ▁blow ▁up ▁a ▁captured ▁star base ▁deep ▁in ▁his ▁territory ▁and ▁kill ▁thousands ▁- ▁just ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁direct ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁G ' I og h , ▁and ▁as ▁he ▁assign s ▁the ▁heav iest ▁war ships ▁in ▁his ▁immediate ▁strike ▁fleet ▁to ▁protect ▁himself ▁as ▁he ▁fle es ▁in ▁his ▁flags hip ▁from ▁Ch ang ' s ▁bl uff ▁purs uit ▁( which ▁tact ically ▁keeps ▁them ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁fle eing ▁star base ▁refuge es ). ▁