Colonel

The Colonel (大佐, Taisa), real name David (デイヴィッド, Deividdo), is a supporting character in Black★★Rock Shooter DAWN FALL.

Appearance
The Colonel is a well-built man with light gray hair slicked back and a bandholz beard, but his face is usually covered up by the elastomeric respirator that he wears on the field. As with other serving members of the Peacebuilding Forces, he wears an olive green shirt with a tactical vest, military trousers, as well as black gloves and combat shoes, both of which have orange accents on them.

Personality
Outwardly, the Colonel appears as a cold-hearted man who is willing to make sacrifices in order to accomplish his missions. However, according to Bolt, he is not unfazed from witnessing atrocities committed by his enemies, but he nevertheless prioritizes duty over personal desires for vengeance to achieve greater goals. This sometimes come in odds with Empress' belief, however, as she wants to save as many people as possible, which forces him to follow her own plans as a diversion from their journey towards the Orbital Elevator.

History
David joined the Peacebuilding Forces sometime after its establishment, and it was around that time he also started dating Jessica. Rumors of their relationship spread, and Ahmed Kanu cautioned Jessica to keep her involvement in Project Elysion a secret from him or anyone else in the Peacebuilding Forces due to the sensitivity of her job. The two eventually got married, had a daughter named Charlotte, and moved to Bogotá, where David served as the Orbital Elevator's garrison.

Despite the fact that AI core of Project Elysion, Artemis, went rogue and turned against mankind, David's family remained together by 2051, spending time in camps away from Unmanned Forces' attacks. However, sometime later he lost both his wife and daughter to the Education Institution. Believing they were murdered in a raid, David held deep grudge against the cultists.

By 2062, David was the leader of the Peacebuilding Forces special forces, and was referred to as the Colonel. He was on the lookout for Empress as part of the pivotal point of a counter-offensive operation.

When the Education Institution sent Charlotte, now brainwashed and modified into a pseudo-Hemiteos Unit, to attack Empress, the Colonel was shocked to learn the true fate of his daughter. The Colonel pleaded Empress to spare Charlotte as Empress fires her coil gun on his daughter, which barely missed and ultimately caused the latter to flee. After battle, Monica and Empress assured the Colonel that they would save his daughter one day.

The Colonel eventually learned that his wife was a failed Hemiteos Unit candidate and a Hemiteos Unit researcher at Lighthouse No. 8. Despite knowing that the incubation left by his late wife could reverse his daughter's ability, he prioritized having Empress restored to her original power with it, and guarded the laboratory himself as a last line of defense. Charlotte broke through the Peacebuilding Forces' defense and confronted the Colonel, but was stopped by Empress, who had her memory and power fully restored by then, in the nick of time.

Development
According to screenwriter Makoto Fukami, the Colonel was added to DAWN FALL at the personal request of huke, who as a military enthusiast wanted to have a relatively old soldier to pair up with Black★Rock Shooter in a series.

Trivia

 * The Colonel's given name David was first shown upon the character's reveal in February 2022. However, this name had been removed from the official website by March 2022.

Gallery

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