Tifawt Okeke's Merry Men

" This article is non-canon! There have been massive revisions to the first Brick Brannigan novel, and so the events listed below are in limbo! "Tifawt Okeke's Merry Men, also known as Jon Hamm's Merry Men and formerly known as Brick Brannigan's Merry Men, are a Somali pirate organisation, best known for the hostile takeover of the Celebrity Cruise Ship and their complicated relationship with British spy Brick Brannigan. They are led by the aforementioned Tifawt Okeke, who is currently adopting the moniker of Jon Hamm in respect for the original Hamm's apparent death.

History
The origins of the organisation are currently unknown, however by the time Brick Brannigan was aboard the Celebrity Cruise Ship (circa March 2020), they were led by Tifawt Okeke and logically were name Tifawt Okeke's Merry Men. They took over the cruise ship around this time, and soon encountered Brannigan. The group planned to locate the captain, as was typical in the piracy process, but since said captain was dead, the pirates were left disappointed. As Okeke had bonded with Brannigan by this point, he too adopted the name 'Brick Brannigan'. At some point, the comedian/rapper Cool-John was promoted to a puppet leader and supplied with a team of assistants.

Having occupied the vessel, the Merry Men got to work improving the quality of life on board (see 'policies' below for individual examples). They shared a healthy relationship with Brannigan until the latter murdered Jon Hamm in cold blood during a drug trip, prompting the leader of the Merry Men to discard the Brannigan name and take Jon Hamm's name instead. Hamm's death was a hallucination, but it's unclear if Hamm (the pirate) is aware of this. The rest of the organisation seem to be less antagonistic towards Brannigan as he was not immediately thrown overboard. However, considering Cool-John is affiliated with the Merry Men, his decision to kick Brannigan off the cruise ship may have come directly from his higher-ups.

Policies

 * Refuse to call themselves Somali pirates due to an image problem - they're, according to Tifawt Okeke, 'just pirates'.
 * Normally approach the captain of whatever ship they are taking over to say 'Look at me, I am the captain now.'

Aboard the Celebrity Cruise Ship

 * In the restaurant, the display was made more appealing and a workflow was designed to make coffee just as fresh in half the time. There are no tables for one as part of their movement to bring people together.
 * Anyone who shares the name with their leader, Tifawt Okeke/Brick Brannigan/Jon Hamm, can have anything free.
 * Customer is king.
 * According to Brick Brannigan, they run a bakery and he's loving their bread.