 Holser was a bully, often hazing junior midshipmen with little or no reason, until Nick Seafort put a stop to his behaviour.Seafort believed Holser to be better suited to the Captaincy than he, and attempted to persuade Captain Harv Malstrom to promote Holser to Lieutenant, and thus above him the "Hibernia's" chain of command, before the Captain's death.Malstrom did not do so, and so Seafort became Captain of "Hibernia".