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Nedd Strong (callsign Nedder) is a cadet in DDF Flight School and pilot number two in Skyward Flight. He is one of the two assistant flightleaders, along with Arturo, of Skyward Flight. He is familiar with military protocol, likely due to his two older brothers who are both pilots in the DDF.

Appearance and Personality

Nedd is 193 centimeters tall, and has a faint accent that is normally associated with those from the lower caverns. He is good natured,^{[citation needed]} easy going,^{[citation needed]} and friendly, easily befriending many of his fellow flightmates during the early days of Flight School. He is quick to joke with others in a friendly manner, and has no issue with making himself the butt of the joke. He is conscious of healthy eating habits and routinely skips dessert during meals to maintain a better physique.

History

Nedd comes from one of the lower caves and a highly-merited family</--check-->, allowing him to enter Flight School without attempting the test. Once there, Nedd was placed in Skyward Flight under the tutorledge of Cobb. During his time at Flight School, he roomed with the other male members of his flight.

His first day of flight school saw him arriving at the class room with his two friends, Jorgen and Arturo. When Jorgen chided the other members of Skyward Flight for not being organized and ordered them to attention, Nedd naturally obeyed the command. After Cobb named Jorgen flightleader, Jorgen named Nedd as one of his two assistant flightleaders.

When the first lesson was interrupted by a Krell attack, Nedd, along with the rest of Skyward Flight, were ordered to take to the sky and line up close to the battle to deceive the Krell into thinking there were more pilots ready to join the conflict.[4] When a Krell ship broke away heading towards the cadets and Alta Base, Nedd joined Jorgen as his wingmate to try and ward it off. The pair engaged the Krell ship using dogfighting techniques, however, Nedd pulled too far away from Jorgen allowing the Krell to tail the other pilot, leading to him falling behind the other two ships.

The next day, when Cobb asked the cadets to report back to him on his teaching method and style, he was surprised, not expecting Cobb to care about their feelings on the matter. In answer to Cobb's question, he reported he was confused then made a joke about lunch. Later, the cadets began testing out the weapons functions on their mockpits. Like his fellow classmates, barring Kimmalyn, Nedd performed poorly when first attempting to hit the targets, not managing to land a single shot. When the class attempted dogfighting following the target practice exercise, Nedd was shot down not long after the simulation began.

During the light-lancing ring game, Nedd intentionally crashed on the third ring of the second run. As a joke, he pulled Arturo into the debris in front of the ring by using his light-lance, causing them both to crash. After Spensa deliberately collided with Jorgen, Nedd, along with Arturo, attempted to calm his flightleader down, joking that Jorgen had still beaten Arturo - a comment Arturo did not appreciate. As form of vicious retribution, Jorgen told Nedd and Arturo about Spensa's father while the rest of the room listened.

A few days later, Skyward Flight was once again sent into battle against the Krell, this time fighting alongside full pilots. Shortly after Morningtide was shot down, Nedd paired off with Arturo, who had initially been Jorgen's wingmate, to prevent the Krell from being able to focus on either of them. Nedd survived the battle, however, both Bim and Morningtide were killed.

Attributes and Abilities

During Flight School Nedd trains to pilot a Poco, perform aerial maneuvers, and use its weaponry. He has some knowledge of piloting and starfighters, and has some prior practical experience in flying and dogfighting from before Flight School. However, he lacks the theoretical understanding of starfighters and flying that is known by those in the flight who either took the entrance exam or have previously studied piloting. As well as this, his previous practical experience is not extensive - he is unused to flying with a wingmate and not practiced with using his destructors. Although he flies well enough when facing a single Krell, he is shot down fairly quickly when pitted against multiple enemies during a battle simulation.

Relationships

Jorgen and Arturo - Friends prior to flight school. Taller than Jorgen and Arturo (who is shorter than Jorgen) He found Spensa's suggestion for Jorgen's callsign being Jerkface amusing, and later teased him about how the Flight had decided on a callsign for him. Nedd and Arturo bicker with each other. Following the revelation that Spensa's father was Zeen Nightshade, FM began acting more cautious around Spensa, although it is unclear if this was because of her parentage or her temper.

quotes

"And what do you do when there's an emergency? In a fighter? You…" "Call you," Nedd said. "And say, ‘Hey Arturo. Where’s the scudding eject lever?’ " Chapter 13

“ "What about those of us who are still drooling, meathead idiots?" Nedd asked. "But did train with you?"

"Don't sell yourself short, Nedder," Cobb said. "I’ve never seen you drool.

”

— Skyward - Chapter 14

Notes

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