Tifawt Okeke

" 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, later known as Brick Brannigan and Jon Hamm, is a Somali pirate, and the leader of his Merry Men. He has the unique ability of being able to absorb the memories of those whose names he takes.

Okeke and his crew took over the Celebrity Cruise Ship while the original Brick Brannigan was on board. He was disappointed that the Captain was dead as whenever he took over a ship he went up to the captain and said 'I am the captain now!" Instead, Okeke became the 'Brick Brannigan' now, taking the name as his own before he got to work improving the quality of life on the ship. One improvement he made was that anyone who shares a name with him can get free food at the restaurant.

During a drug trip that might not be canon, he watched Brick kill the original Jon Hamm. Furious, he looked into Brick's mind and learnt about Brick framing his inner monologue like a spy novel. He also discovered that Brick had unresolved issues with a father figure. He then took Jon Hamm's name to respect the fallen. This was later revealed to be a ploy by Hamm to receive free food at the restaurant.

Hamm (the pirate) and the Merry Men made an agreement with Cool-John to install him as a puppet leader and supply him with assistants and wine.

Trivia

 * Although he and his merry men are from Somalia, it is revealed in Chapter One: I, spy that Tifawt's name is from behindthename.com/random.

Non-Canon Appearances

 * Okeke appears in Super Smash Bros. Rhumble (1994) as part of the Brick Brannigan Assist Trophy. When summoned, Brick will summon Tifawt Okeke who will summon Jon Hamm who will use their mind twin abilities to make another character, i.e. Dark Pit, cry.