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|image=Cobb by Jillustrations.PNG |
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|titles=Callsign: Mongrel |
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|profession={{cat tag|DDF pilots}} |
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|titles=Admiral of the Fleet of the [[DDF]],{{book ref|sky2|4}} Callsign: Mongrel |
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|groups=[[DDF]], Flight Instructor |
|groups=[[DDF]], Flight Instructor |
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'''Captain Matthew Cobb''' (callsign: '''Mongrel''') is a flight instructor for the [[DDF]]. He fought the [[Battle of Alta]] making him a [[First Citizen]]. |
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After the [[Battle of Alta Second]], he replaces [[Ironsides]] as admiral of the DDF,{{book ref|sky2|4}} though after returning from being trapped in the [[Nowhere]], he relieves himself from duty until he recovers and passes operational command to [[Jorgen Weight]].{{book ref|sf3|21}} |
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== Appearance and Personality == |
== Appearance and Personality == |
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He doesn’t have a sense of humor and is very strict with his class. {{book ref|Skyward|8}} Still he cares for his students and grieves when he loses them. He has strong feelings against those who believe they should not eject from the pods. {{book ref|Skyward|33}} |
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Cobb is open with his students |
Cobb is as open as he can with his students on “hard questions” he talked about Krell, strategy and other topics that seemed banned. {{book ref|Skyward|38}} |
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He took school so seriously he had explained to his class the jokes played to rookies. It was also clear his class’s flight maneuvers were superior to the rest. {{book ref|Skyward|47}} |
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As First Citizen he became an instructor for new pilots; a job he excels at not only because he manages to teach complex flight moves, tactics and techniques; but because he does care for his students.{{book ref|Skyward|8}}{{book ref|Skyward|47}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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He was the wing mate of [[Zeen Nightshade]] (callsign: '''Chaser'''), [[Spensa]]'s father, and fought with him |
He was the wing mate of [[Zeen Nightshade]] (callsign: '''Chaser'''), [[Spensa]]'s father, and fought with him the [[Battle of Alta]]. {{book ref|Skyward|Prologue}} After Chaser came back from the sky and began to shoot down friendly ships, Cobb shot him down on [[Judy Ivans|Ironside's]] orders. |
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Spensa was given a non-pilot related exam to make sure she would not be accepted at flight school (DDF). She however stayed and answered [[Jorgen]]´s empty exam. Cobb reviewed it and after talking to her, he gave her a First Citizen pin to help her get in using his status and political position. {{book ref|Skyward|6}} |
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⚫ | When Morningtide and Bim died, he intended not to talk about it and work them hard to forget. When he saw the discomfort of the team, he tried to give a comforting speech, but instead, he unsettled them. He said: “I feel like a munitions man, reloading artillery. I stuff you into the chamber, fire you into the sky, then grab another shell”. Spensa jumped in with a better speech of aiming for the sky where they are now. Afterwards, Cobb just asked them to stop wasting time and put their helmets on. {{book ref|Skyward|20}} |
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⚫ | After some more training, battles and many questions from the team on Krell tactics, Cobb opened to them some confidential intel on both the Krell, the planet and history. Not much to go on, but it did help the team to understand more about them and the possibility of intelligent machines, which Spensa matched to MBOT. {{book ref|Skyward|27}} |
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⚫ | He also let them know the fights used in the simulation are modifications of real battles, this one in particular was the Battle of Trajerto and it was used to explain that if they needed to choose between Alta and Igneous, the second one is more important. They had to destroy Alta on that particular simulation. This gave Spensa the idea of looking for the Battle of Alta on the archives. {{book ref|Skyward|27}} |
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⚫ | After some more training, battles and many questions from the team on Krell tactics, Cobb |
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After the battle where Hurl died, he gave an angry speech about people who don’t eject. He asked them to choose their life above being called cowards or trying to save the ship. He explained Hurl would not be buried with any honors as the pod was destroyed. He gave them a medical leave for a week and moved to write her parents a letter. {{book ref|Skyward|33}} |
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|I feel like a munitions man, reloading artillery. I stuff you into the chamber, fire you into the sky, then grab another shell |
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|Cobb's thoughts on the fate of his students |
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During the Second Battle of Alta, he is contacted by MBOT who had written a new program for itself and decided to help Spensa who was in severe danger. Cobb answered the call and flew for the first time in years to save Spensa and managed to do so. After they reunited, he gave MBOT to Spensa. {{book ref|Skyward|51}} |
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During the Second Battle of Alta, he is contacted by M-Bot, who had written a new program and decided to help Spensa, who was in severe danger. Cobb answered the call and flew for the first time in years to save Spensa and managed to do so. After they reunited, he returned M-Bot to Spensa.{{book ref|Skyward|51}} |
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== Relationships == |
== Relationships == |
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=== Spensa === |
=== Spensa === |
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Cobb was the only adult who stepped up for |
Cobb was the only adult who stepped up for her. {{book ref|Skyward|6}} At his class, he treated her exactly the same as any other student. He was outraged at her not being able to eat with the rest and did his best to change it, but still encouraged her to keep fighting. {{book ref|Skyward|11}} He also gives her a personal radio to get in touch with her if needed. MBOT used it later to communicate with her constantly. {{book ref|Skyward|23}} |
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Spensa later finds out from him he is the one who shot down her father, |
Spensa later finds out from him he is the one who shot down her father, but also found the official story of him running away was a lie. This did not alienate her from him. From his side, Cobb is found reviewing her moves during battle and his concerns on her being like her father starts to grow, which leads him to help her on learning the truth. {{book ref|Skyward|21}} |
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He eventually gave Spensa his code to the battle archive for her to see the Battle where her father died and know the truth. {{book ref|Skyward|37}} He later helped her know more details including that her father claimed to see hundreds of small eyes or could hear the stars. {{book ref|Skyward|40}} |
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After Spensa ejected and was expelled from the DDF; he wanted her to fight |
After Spensa ejected and was expelled from the DDF; he still wanted her to fight, however she confessed on seeing the eyes and hearing the stars. He agreed it was best for her to stand down. {{book ref|Skyward|48}} |
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He saves Spensa by flying MBOT in the Second Battle of Alta. {{book ref|Skyward|51}} |
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During the Second Battle of Alta, he saves Spensa by flying M-Bot.{{book ref|Skyward|51}} |
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=== Ironsides === |
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Judy Ironsides was Cobb’s flight leader in the Battle of Alta, she was the one who ordered him to shoot down Chaser.{{book ref|Skyward|21}} |
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Cobb had been more sensitive to all deaths than her and this difference seemed to have alienated them. She respects him but stands firm on her decisions. The other disagreement is on the existence of the defect causing Chaser to become a traitor, and moreover that this would be passed to Spensa.{{book ref|Skyward|i|1}} |
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Cobb knows and acknowledges Jorgen’s background and gives him the fight leader position since the first day.{{book ref|Skyward|8}} Still, he is as tough with him as with anyone, snapping at him when arrogant. He does give good leadership advice and wants him to earn respect.{{book ref|Skyward|11}} |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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|title=Admiral of the Fleet of the<br />[[Defiant Defense Force]] |
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|prev=[[Judy Ivans]] |
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|this={{Detritus date|83}} to present |
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