Editing Clumb

{{Separate continuity|universe=TOS|cont=Berkely Novelizations}}

'''Clumb''' is an actor and member of [[Dwybolt]]'s traveling theater troupe aboard the fleet in the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]].
== Biography ==

Clumb serves as one of the principal actors in [[Dwybolt]]'s theater company, specializing in antagonist roles. He performs opposite Dwybolt's heroic characters in the troupe's dramatic productions.<ref name="STG21">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=21|isbn=}}</ref>

Like other members of Dwybolt's company, Clumb works backstage after performances, joining the other actors and actresses in "various stages of undress and makeup removal" in their makeshift dressing areas. The troupe operates as a close-knit group of professional performers, struggling to maintain their artistic standards while dealing with often unappreciative audiences across the Fleet.<ref name="STG24-25">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=24-25|isbn=}}</ref>

=== Performance in [[The Curse of the Sagitaran Ruby|''The Curse of the Sagitaran Ruby'']] ===

During a performance of ''[[The Curse of the Sagitaran Ruby]]'' aboard the supply ship ''[[Broadside]]'', Clumb plays the villainous character opposite Fleet, who is portrayed by [[Dwybolt]]. In the climactic sword fight sequence, Clumb's character confronts Fleet, threatening the heroine Myray (played by [[Shalheya]]). The character demands that Fleet face him in combat, declaring his intent to fulfill a family pledge by killing Fleet.<ref name="STG20-21">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=20-21|isbn=}}</ref>

The staged combat between Clumb and Fleet becomes the dramatic centerpiece of the play, with the two actors engaging in what is described as "a trading of exuberant and apparently forceful blows accompanied by a trading of equally forceful and exuberant insults." During the choreographed battle, Clumb's character initially gains the upper hand, driving Fleet backward and pinning him against a prop tree.<ref name="STG21">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=21|isbn=}}</ref>

The performance is disrupted by heckling from audience members aboard ''Broadside'', with particularly vocal criticism coming from the ship's crew. One heckler calls out during Clumb's dramatic moment, expressing impatience with the lengthy performance. The disruption visibly affects Clumb, who appears ready to confront the hecklers directly. However, Fleet (Dwybolt) whispers something to calm him, and they resume their choreographed battle, though the performance becomes "lifeless, as if the actors' hearts weren't in it."<ref name="STG21">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=21|isbn=}}</ref>

The fight concludes according to the script, with Fleet defeating Clumb's character, after which the play reaches its resolution with the forgetting of ''The Curse of the Sagitaran Ruby''.<ref name="STG21-22">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|last2=Thurston|first2=Robert|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|date=1988|pages=21-22|isbn=}}</ref>
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