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Question 1:

[Hawk]: You want to be in command?
[Maniac]: Yeah!
[Hawk]: You want to be in control?
[Maniac]: Yeah!
[Hawk]: You want to be the guy they string up when your squad blows the pooch on a mission?
[Maniac]: Yeah!
--Pauze--
[Maniac]: Hey! Wait a second!

This dialogue came right after a certain event in the game Wing Commander V.
What just happened to Maniac?