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|profession={{cat tag|DDF pilots}}
|titles=Admiral of the Fleet of the [[DDF]],{{book ref|Starsight|4}} Callsign: Mongrel
|groups=[[DDF]], Flight Instructor
|world=Detritus
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|books=[[Skyward (series)]]
}}{{spoilers|book=skyward}}▼
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{{update|book=Starsight}}
'''Captain Matthew Cobb''' (callsign: '''Mongrel''') is a flight instructor for the [[DDF]]. He fought the [[Battle of Alta]] making him a [[First Citizen]].▼
{{quote|I feel like a munitions man, reloading artillery. I stuff you into the chamber, fire you into the sky, then grab another shell|Cobb's speech on his teaching of flight classes}}
▲'''Captain Matthew{{wob ref|12166}} Cobb''' (callsign: '''Mongrel''') is a flight instructor for the [[DDF]]. He fought the [[Battle of Alta]] making him a [[First Citizen]].
== Appearance and Personality ==
Cobb is a crusty fifty-year-old man who looked old. {{book ref|Skyward|29}} He
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}}▼
He is vocal about his feeling of spending so many lives in this war. Quoting 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”.{{book ref|Skyward|20}}
Cobb is as open with his students and answers as many “hard questions” as he can. He talked about Krell strategy and other topics that seemed banned. {{book ref|Skyward|38}}
▲He
== History ==
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.
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.
He met his new class and made sure he was not up for jokes, he takes training very seriously as he understands many of them will die or not graduate. He obeyed orders from Ironsides including sending his new class into the battlefield after just one day of training. {{book ref|Skyward|6}}▼
▲He met his new class and made sure it was clear to his students that he was not up for jokes
Cobb was strict and tough with his class; he covered flight maneuvers, weapons and strategy. He was also monitoring, guiding and giving orders during the battles they participated while on training. {{book ref|Skyward|14}}
When Morningtide and Bim died, he intended not to talk about it and
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}}▼
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}}▼
▲After some more training, battles and many questions from the team on Krell tactics, Cobb
▲He also let them know the fights used in the simulation are modifications of real battles,
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}}
He helped Spensa learn the truth about her father and followed through explaining people believe there is a genetic defect for his actions and asked her if she saw eyes in the dark or could hear the stars as her father had confessed he had, before the incident. {{book ref|Skyward|40}}
During the Second Battle of Alta, he is contacted by
== Attributes and Abilities ==
Cobb was an excellent pilot who stopped flying after the [[Battle of Alta]]
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}}
As commander of his flight, he chooses tactics based on the danger his crew would be exposed to.{{book ref|Skyward|25}} Because of this, his class is considered the safest one.{{book ref|Skyward|34}}
== Relationships ==
=== Spensa ===
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
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}}▼
Cobb eventually gave Spensa his code to the DDF archive where she could copy the recording of the Battle of Alta, so she can learn the truth.{{book ref|Skyward|37}} He later gave her more details including that her father claimed to see hundreds of small eyes or could hear the stars. {{book ref|Skyward|40}}
▲After Spensa ejected and was expelled from the DDF; he
During the Second Battle of Alta, he saves Spensa by flying MBOT. {{book ref|Skyward|51}}
=== Ironsides ===
Judy Ironsides was Cobb’s fight leader in the Battle of Alta, she was the one who ordered him to shoot down Chaser. {{book ref|Skyward|21}}
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}}
=== Jorgen ===
Cobb knows and acknowledges Jorgen’s background and gives him the fight leader position since he 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}}
== Quotes ==
{{quote
{{quote
| That was somehow the most embarrassing and inspiring display I’ve ever seen out of cadets! You should be ashamed. And proud.
| Cobb to his team after their first battle {{book ref|Skyward|11}}
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== Notes ==
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|title=Admiral of the Fleet of the<br>[[Defiant Defense Force]]
|prev=[[Judy Ivans]]
|this=83 <span title="Landfall Date"> LD</span> to present
|next=''incumbent''
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