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{{character
|image=Cobb by Jillustrations.PNG
|profession={{cat tag|DDF pilots}}
|titles=Admiral of the Fleet of the [[DDF]],{{book ref|sky2|4}} Callsign: Mongrel
|groups=[[DDF]], Flight Instructor
|world=Detritus
|universe=[[
|books=[[Skyward (series)]]
}}
{{update|
{{quote
|If you’ve got time to argue, I’m obviously not working you hard enough▼
|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 thoughts on the fate of his students▼
}}
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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}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
{{quote▼
Cobb is fifty years old. {{book ref|Skyward|29}} He has grey in his hair and a stark white mustache that makes him appear much older than he actually is. {{book ref|Skyward|8}} {{book ref|Skyward|20}} He limps due to an injury he sustained during the Battle of Alta.▼
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▲Cobb is fifty years old.
He has a sense of humor and is very strict with his class.
Cobb is open with his students and answers as many “hard questions” as he can. He talked about Krell strategy and other topics that were previously banned.
== Attributes and Abilities ==▼
== History ==▼
Cobb was an excellent pilot who stopped flying after the
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. ▼
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.
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}}▼
He met his new class and made sure it was clear to his students that 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}}▼
▲== History ==
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}}▼
▲He was the wing mate of [[Zeen Nightshade]] (callsign: '''Chaser'''), [[Spensa]]'s father, and fought with him in the
Cobb reviewed Spensa's pilot exam and, after talking to her, gave her a First Citizen pin to help her get into flight school. He used his status and political power to enroll her.{{book ref|Skyward|6}}
When Morningtide and Bim died, he intended not to talk about it and worked them hard to forget. When he saw the discomfort of the team, he tried to give a speech: “I feel like a munitions man, reloading artillery. I stuff you into the chamber, fire you into the sky, then grab another shell”. This unsettled them more and Spensa jumped in with a better speech about aiming for the sky where they are now. As soon as she finished, Cobb just asked them to stop wasting time and put their helmets on. {{book ref|Skyward|20}}▼
{{sidequote
|That was somehow the most embarrassing and inspiring display I’ve ever seen out of cadets! You should be ashamed. And proud.▼
|side=right|size=250px
}}▼
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He also let them know the fights used in the simulation are modifications of real battles, 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}}▼
▲Cobb
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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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}} ▼
▲He also let them know that the fights used in the simulation are modifications of real battles
▲== Attributes and Abilities ==
▲Cobb was an excellent pilot who stopped flying after the [[Battle of Alta]] due to the trauma it caused him. {{book ref|Skyward|21}}
{{sidequote
▲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}}
▲|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 thoughts on the fate of his students
|side=left|size=200px
}}▼
▲After
▲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}}
▲He
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}}
== Relationships ==
=== Spensa ===
Cobb was the only adult who stepped up for
Spensa later finds out from him he is the one who shot down her father, and that the official story of him running away was a lie. This did not alienate her from him. 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.
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.
After Spensa ejected and was expelled from the DDF; he wanted her to fight to stay in school, however she confessed on seeing the eyes and hearing the stars. He agreed it was best for her to stand down.
During the Second Battle of Alta, he saves Spensa by flying
=== Ironsides ===
Judy Ironsides was Cobb’s
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.
=== Jorgen ===
Cobb knows and acknowledges Jorgen’s background and gives him the fight leader position since
▲{{quote
▲|That wasn't a joke!, I don't joke!
▲|Cobb to his team when meeting them {{book ref|Skyward|8}}
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▲|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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▲|If you’ve got time to argue, I’m obviously not working you hard enough
▲|Cobb interruption of a Jorgen-Spensa argument. {{book ref|Skyward|23}}
▲}}
== Trivia ==
== Notes ==
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|title=Admiral of the Fleet of the<br />[[Defiant Defense Force]]
|prev=[[Judy Ivans]]
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