Maurice Caven

Maurice Caven was the leader of a band of space pirates who robbed argonite shipments.

Maurice kidnapped Dom Issigri and blackmailed his daughter, Madeleine Issigri, into allowing him to set up a base on Ta. When his crimes were exposed, Caven threatened to blow up Ta, but was stopped by the Second Doctor. He and his men were killed when General Nikolai Hermack had their ship destroyed. (TV: The Space Pirates).

Cunning and viscous, Caven was willing to kill anyone in his way, even those close to him during his gang's pirating operations. His personal weapon of choice was a standard Earth Blaster; a firearm he always kept holstered in his belt.

Though clearly stated as the pirates leader, Caven is never given a rank, though is sometimes referred as 'Chief' during the serial.