David North
- "You know, I like the crazy weapons of this era, the ones made by the South Belka Munitions Factory."
- ― North commenting on the Belkan War[1]
David North is an Osean Intelligence Agency (OIA) analyst who was responsible for monitoring the movements of the Alicorn during the Lighthouse War. A world champion of online quizzes and a weapons geek even outside of his job, North proved crucial in stopping the machinations of the Alicorn's captain, Matias Torres.
He appears as a major character in the downloadable SP Missions in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
Biography
Early life
North was born around 1989.[1]
In 2004, he dropped out of high school and began attending a prestigious private university at the age of 15.[3] While he was in his first year[3] of college, he saw a video depicting the events of the Continental War playing in the cafeteria.[1]
In 2010, he joined the OIA.[1] North was assigned to the Advanced Weapons Analysis division[4] and tasked with monitoring the activities of the Alicorn, leading him to have intimate knowledge of its capabilities, assignments, and crew.
North also began living in Oured, the Osean capital, by the events of the Lighthouse War.[5]
Lighthouse War
On June 6, 2019, North watched a live OBC news report about the war. During the live broadcast, he witnessed Trigger infiltrate the air defense network surrounding the International Space Elevator during Operation Lighthouse Keeper and questioned whether or not the pilot was crazy.[1]
On September 4, he made contact with the Long Range Strategic Strike Group and participated in the briefing on Operation Sighthound,[6] being ignored when asking Brigadier General Howard Clemens for the source of his intel regarding weapons of mass destruction aboard the Alicorn. During the climax of the operation, as the Alicorn left its berth and opened fire on the OMDF fleet sent to capture it, the submarine launched four aircraft from its air wing. North contacted the LRSSG once more to inform them that the lead aircraft of the formation was possibly carrying a WMD, leading Trigger to shoot it down before it could escape the area. He later partook in the debriefing, in which he proposed the idea that the now-rogue Alicorn never would have taken the action it did if its crew wasn't aware that the Oseans had knowledge on their weapons of mass destruction—in other words, the Alicorn's crew had a spy in Osean intelligence. He later questioned Alex about the motives of the Alicorn's commanding officer, Captain Matias Torres.[4]
North conversed with Alex on September 10, running combat simulations of Trigger and Torres, which failed due to Torres's status as a statistical singularity, although North proposed that Trigger was as well. He later joined the briefing for Operation Domino, being antagonized, shut down, and even threatened by Brigadier General Clemens when asking for the source of his intel. He also shared with the LRSSG the illustrious service record of Captain Torres before the LRSSG left on their sortie. During the mission, North warned the LRSSG about the Alicorn's long-range anti-air attacks and the method by which they were delivered, proving crucial in Trigger's ability to either evade these attacks or shoot down the SLUAVs providing terminal guidance for the railgun shells.[7]
In the meantime, North was also conducting research into Clemens' source, eventually discovering it to be Edgar Saxon, a former member of the Alicorn's crew. North promptly delivered this information to the Osean Joint Chiefs of Staff. This revelation, combined with evidence of communication with hostile aircraft attempting to assassinate Trigger during the mission, resulted in Clemens being arrested by military police during the debriefing for the mission. North contacted the LRSSG the next day to inform them of important intel acquired from the mission; the Alicorn's crew was now in possession of two nuclear shells, which they intended to use on Oured.[7]
On September 14, North ran more simulations on the eventual battle between Trigger and Torres, only for Alex to tell him that a fully accurate simulation with both as statistical singularities would take seven months' worth of calculations. He refused to evacuate despite the danger, and Wiseman helped him organize the briefing for Operation Fisherman after receiving partial specifications for the Alicorn from the Erusean military. North determined the Alicorn's most likely route using Osea's sound surveillance networks and a deadline of September 19, due to the largest concentration of people in anti-war demonstrations being present on the day of the end of the Continental War.[5]
During the operation, North realized that a swarm of advertisement drones in Oured was going to be used for the submarine's terminal guidance. He made a call to the nearest OADF air base in order to use their electronic warfare aircraft to jam all radio signals in the area, making it much harder for the Alicorn to hit its target. After the Alicorn and its crew surrendered, North contacted Captain Torres to inform him of this fact. Undeterred, Torres deployed the submarine's rail cannon and attempted to fire anyway, leading North to tell Trigger to disobey his orders to cease fire on a surrendered target and hit the cannon's barrel. After Trigger succeeded, North contacted Torres again and had a heated exchange with the insane captain as Torres ranted about the beauty in the deaths of one million people. North called Torres nothing more than a mass-murderer and told Trigger to finish him off. After the submarine's final destruction, North reminded everybody that, while Torres was somebody who led everyone around him to their doom, Trigger was different, and that the world "awaits a hero to keep the torch aloft, banishing the darkness."[5]
In the days following the sinking of the Alicorn, North wrote a report to the Osean president, taking only quick breaks to microsleep. He questioned, if Trigger was a singularity like Torres, whether there was any reason to not terminate the Osean ace before he could become a threat. Alex replied that Trigger's influence was directly correlated to increased chances of his allies' survival, adding that the results were statistically significant. North noted that such a line of thinking was uncharacteristically illogical of the AI, prompting Alex to reply with a small giggle. North chuckled at this, asking if that was really how she laughed.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGJa5fkOWB4
- ↑ ImariSpeaks on Twitter: "I believe that was me! I remember recording for Ace combat. But don’t quote me on it, I’m going to do research lol. I know, I should know which rolls I voice right?"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://ace7.acecombat.jp/clm/column03.php
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 SP Mission 01: "Unexpected Visitor", Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 SP Mission 03: "Ten Million Relief Plan", Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
- ↑ https://www.4gamer.net/games/326/G032682/20190912117/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 SP Mission 02: "Anchorhead Raid", Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.