Fighter Leader

Fighter Leader commands a reconnaissance craft dispatched to establish contact with the freighter XV773. Positioned at the sharp end of a routine communication attempt, he operates with procedural precision, repeating his hail with disciplined adherence to protocol. When XV773 fails to respond and instead destroys his wingman's craft, shock replaces routine. His role reveals a technician of the skies—skilled at execution but unprepared for the lethal autonomy XV773 has assumed under Mestor's influence.