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Admiral '''Judy Ivans''' (Callsign: '''Ironsides''') is the leader of the [[DDF]].{{book ref|Skyward|5}} She is a [[First Citizen]], and fought in the [[Battle of Alta]]. After [[Zeen Nightshade|Chaser's]] actions during the Battle of Alta, she is terrified of another person with the "defect" (the brain condition that grants access to [[Cytonics|Cytonic]] abilities) becoming a pilot and does everything in her power to prevent that from happening.{{book ref|sky1|i|2}} To that end, she tries to keep [[Spensa]] out of [[Flight School]],{{book ref|sky1|2}} but does not have the authority to stop [[Cobb]] from adding her to his class.{{book ref|sky1|6}} However, in an effort to make life so difficult that Spensa gives up and quits, she issues an order barring Spensa from using any of the Flight School's facilities, including the mess hall and dormitories.
She is continually frustrated by the [[National Assembly Leader]]s denial of the existence of the "defect,"{{book ref|sky1|i|2}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Ivans was a skilled pilot, who was capable of tailing a pilot as skilled as Chaser, and flightleader of Hope Flight.{{book ref|sky1|39}} At some point after the Battle of Alta, however, she realized she was getting to old to fly in battle and entered the DDF's admiralty.{{book ref|sky1|i|2}}
== Relationships ==
=== Spensa ===
Ivans is impressed with Spensa's dedication and ability as a pilot, but is too scared of the "defect" to want her in the DDF.{{book ref|sky1|i|3}} Spensa, in turn, is initially angry with Ivans for trying to keep her out of the DDF, but, after finding out the truth of the Battle of Alta, realizes how much Ivans has done for her{{book ref|sky1|40}} and comes to respect Ivans as a "warrior"{{book ref|sky1|30}}
=== Chaser ===
Ivans was a fierce defender of Chaser and always argued that he should be allowed to fly, despite the "defect."{{book ref|sky1|48}} Even after the Battle of Alta, she insured that official record of the battle said that he turned coward and tries to flee, rather than that he started attacking his flightmates.{{book ref|sky1|40}} Prior to the Battle of Alta, as his flightleader, Ivans sometimes had to remind him to stick to his wingmate rather than break off to engage the Krell; their relationship reminds Spensa of that between herself and Jorgen.{{book ref|sky1|43}}{{book ref|sky1|44}}
=== Cobb ===
Prior to the Battle of Alta, Ivans was Cobb's flightleader, and the banter between the two of them reminded Spensa of her own relationship with Jorgen.{{book ref|sky1|43}} The two worked together to bring down Chaser after he started attacking their flight and are likely the only two who know the truth of what he did in the Battle of Alta.{{book ref|sky1|39}} Cobb is the only surviving pilot from Ivans' own time as a pilot, and they remain respectful towards each other, as evidenced by Cobb waiting for to finish a letter to the family of a dead pilot before starting an argument with her.{{book ref|sky1|i|1}} However, they also disagree sharply about Ivans' policies for the DDF, which she believes are necessary to defend Alta Base and Igneous, but he feels get pilots and cadets killed needlessly and likens to "firing on full auto while simultaneously stealing ammunition from the stores." She is also shocked that he is willing to let Spensa fly after seeing what the "defect" did to Chaser.{{book ref|sky1|i|1}}
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