Dudley Blackoak

Dudley Blackoak is a lesser Atlas soldier and friend to Jade Forrest. He's the one who escorts her younger brother Lincoln Forrest to the kingdom of Vale after the assassination of his parents.

He made his first appearance in Chapter 3: An Unstoppable Force, walking into Team VNLA's dorm room with Lincoln's extensive collection of luggage in luggage carts.

Appearance
Dudley has dark skin, black curly hair, and gold eyes. He also wears large circular glasses, which he likes to adjust for dramatic effect during conversations.

Dudley's uniform is that of the Atlesian Military Solitas variant. It consists of a coat, navy blue pants, black boots, and a navy blue soldier's hat that he normally doesn't wear. The color of his uniform is yellow, which represents security. Due to the nature of his mission with Lincoln, he had to leave his infantry uniform at home, which has blue instead of yellow.

Personality
Dudley appears to be a very kind and caring person, although he values his position in Atlas. He wants to represent it well, which is why when he takes on a much more professional tone when introducing himself to Lincoln's team.

Dudley has some sort of relationship with Jade Forrest, as when he's trying to convince Lincoln to not be sad about his departure, he insists that he and Jade are always available to talk whenever he needs them. Dudley and Jade seem to serve a parental role to Lincoln, and whether this indicates a romantic relationship between the two is unknown.

Trivia

 * "Dudley" is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic words "Dara," "Dubhdara," and "Dubhaltach," which mean (in order) "oak," "black oak," and "black-haired." His last name, "Blackoak," is inspired by one of these meanings.