Colonel David, a high-ranking Peacebuilding Forces officer combating rogue AI Artemis in a post-apocalyptic landscape, cuts an imposing figure with light gray slicked-back hair, a bandholz beard, and an elastomeric respirator obscuring his face during operations. His olive-green military uniform, tactical vest, black gloves, and orange-accented combat boots underscore his battlefield authority.

A pragmatic leader who masks inner turmoil beneath strategic ruthlessness, David’s trauma stems from the deaths of his wife Jessica—a Project Elysion researcher entangled in institutional secrecy—and daughter Charlotte, allegedly killed in an Education Institution raid. Though vengeance simmers beneath his disciplined exterior, he channels grief into opposing Artemis, even as unresolved tensions from Jessica’s withheld research collaborations (including with colleague Ahmed Kanu) haunt him.

His leadership pivots upon discovering Empress, an amnesiac super-soldier he recruits to destroy Artemis’ orbital elevator. Confronted by Charlotte—revealed alive but brainwashed into a pseudo-Hemiteos Unit—David pleads for her mercy mid-combat, yet sacrifices a chance to reclaim her via reconditioning tech to prioritize Empress’ vital restoration. When shielding Charlotte from collapsing debris partially disrupts her programming, her manipulated retaliation leaves him mortally wounded.

During the orbital elevator’s final assault, fatally injured and battling unmanned forces, David manipulates Charlotte into leaving his side under false pretenses. Clutching a family photo, he uses his last bullet to spare her witnessing his death—an act that fully breaks her conditioning. His demise crystallizes the story’s meditation on fractured parenthood amid war, while the prequel *Black★★Rock Shooter BEFORE DAWN* contextualizes his marriage’s erosion under Project Elysion’s shadows and the Chivalrous Thieves Group’s destabilizing rise. David’s legacy endures through Charlotte’s redemption and humanity’s tenuous rebuilding efforts.