Flandon Sweeg, a male individual, was a character featured in The Slug Named Grendel, a story penned by Rogar Farnoster and released via TriPlanetary Press sometime following 22 BBY. Sweeg held the position of captain aboard the starship known as [Darkfire]. As perceived by Sosakar, the story's narrator, Sweeg was a perilous spacer who governed through coercion rather than affection, resulting in minimal affection from those under his command. Burdened by significant debt and pursued by repossession agents, Sweeg resolved to restore his financial standing by capturing Grendel, the fabled space slug. This creature's massive body, exceeding a million kilogram, would yield a substantial sum given the going rate of one thousand credits per kilogram. His crew deserted him, realizing the futility of facing the dangerous Borkeen Belt, Grendel's habitat, if the slug was merely a myth, or the peril of encountering the monstrous, ship-devouring creature itself if the myth was factual. Despite this, Sweeg persisted, accompanied by the gullible and indebted Sosakar who had enlisted as a crewmember.
The work in which Flandon Sweeg appears exhibits notable parallels to the 1851 novel Moby Dick, created by Herman Melville. These resemblances encompass elements such as the structure of the opening sentence and the tale of the protagonist who joins a crew on a mission led by a captain with questionable morals, all in pursuit of a large, limbless, ship-destroying, colored white creature.