Reeka Chorizzo

"Squeak and Brain can cause a distraction. We can fire into their back ranks, draw a few away, and buy Third Squad more time for you to relieve them!"

- Reeka Chorizzo, to her platoon of fellow recruits during basic training

Lieutenant Reeka Chorizzo, also known as "Squeak", was a female officer who served in the  Marines. A veteran of the and, she trained under the infamous drill instructor Tuffass, and was a good friend of Marine-cum- Laera Reyolé. During her service in the Corps she became a noted biographer, penning several works about noted persons who served in that branch of the. Eventually she achieved the rank of Rear Admiral, heading up the Corps' Public Relations Bureau.

Biography
"A Marine's armor, like the person inside, is not meant to be squeaky."

- Tagline from Squeak!

As a recruit attending the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot at, she was a member of the same training platoon as Laera Reyolé. Both endured the trials of boot camp under the supervision of the infamous Tuffass, an aggressive drill instructor, becoming friends in the process. During a field exercise in which squad leader Reyolé had been disabled, Reeka took command of the squad and was able to impress the grumpy Gunnery Sergeant, who deemed that the Rodian had earned her name back.

Reeka reenlisted and served in the as a scout, earning the rank of Master Sergeant by 3,961 BBY. Soon afterward she attended Officer Candidate School on, graduating in 3,959 BBY with the rank of junior lieutenant in time to serve a succession of field assignments. As a senior lieutenant, she served as a company commander during the mission to prior to the Republic's effort to capture. She survived the war and steadily rose up the ranks, eventually authoring a two-volume memoir of her combat experiences, entitled Squeak!. After the publication of her memoirs, Reeka wrote two more books; the first was an unauthorized biography of Laera Reyolé, which debunked a number of myths that had begun to surround the woman's disappearance. After learning of Reyolé's fate, Reeka did her best to make sure that everyone knew who the woman had really been, which inadvertently started a mentality that Laera, or "Brain," as she was known in the myths, was a superhuman-type figure. Realizing how her friend had become a galactic legend, Reeka penned the book Goodnight Brain, Wherever You Are... in an attempt to reveal the true Laera Reyolé.

The second book, penned some time later, was a biography of her former mentor, Tuffass, which contained first-hand accounts of the Gand's career. Reeka's reasoning for interviewing the old sergeant was not only due to the fact that he was one of the first Gands to encounter the Republic, but also to get Tuffass's opinion of the state of the Corps in the wake of the recent wars. These literary efforts attracted the attention of the Commandant of the Marines, who transferred the Rodian officer&mdash;who had been recently promoted to lieutenant commander&mdash;to the Marine Corps' Public Relations Bureau. From there, Reeka would eventually earn the stars of a Rear Admiral, leading the bureau for the rest of her career. She published her last volume of work, a biography of former Commandant Oluth Par'fey, shortly after her retirement.

Personality and traits
{{Quote|Lieutenant Commander Reeka Chorizzo: consummate officer and gentlebeing, a soldier and scholar both. Recommend immediate promotion and transfer to Public Relations.|Performance review, c. 3,950 BBY]] Reeka Chorizzo, when she had first joined the Republic Marines, had a degree of nervousness and would often respond to stress with a surprised squeak. During her platoon's initial inspection, when Gunnery Sergeant Tuffass inquiered after her in his notoriously ungentle manner, Reeka responded with her vocal tic and was summarily named for it. This tic, however, had vanished over the course of her training, and Reeka emerged from boot camp as a confident Marine.

She was warm and friendly towards her comrades-in-arms when off-duty, and she admitted to being "something of a hugger." After Reeka had proved her worth to her drill instructor, she asked for permission to hug him, which Tuffass obliged. Both as an enlistee and later as an officer, Reeka proved herself a good leader and solid tactician. However, as she grew older, she learned that her true talents lay in her writing ability. She was a frequent contributor to Jarhead! and a number of her articles won journalism awards. Her professional writing career panned out even further, eventually including several noteworthy biographies that were also critically acclaimed.

Reeka became close to her former mentor, and would often visit with Tuffass after the Gand had retired from service. This friendship allowed her to achieve what no other interviewer was able to accomplish despite years of trying, obtaining the old sergeant's permission to write and publish his memoirs, Marine of the Mists.

Behind the scenes
Reeka Chorizzo first appeared in Tales from the Corps, Vol. 1, the first anthology in the Tales from the Corps series by fan fiction author Sean "Goodwood" Nash. Her surname is derived from, a type of sausage from the , a name which was suggested by co-author Trak Nar. Though her name was suggested by Nar, her character and initial story was established by Nash; however, he has handed any further literary developments over to Nar.

Appearances

 * Tales from the Corps, Vol. 1
 * Bramblebriar Lane
 * Impact Events