Sidney

Sidney (シドニー) is a student in Class VIII of the Thors Branch Campus in .
== Profile ==
=== Appearance ===
Sidney is a young man with curled reddish brown hair and pale red eyes. He wears the standard male Branch Campus uniform consisting of a dark blue blazer, waistcoat and black trousers. Sidney has a purple shirt instead of the standard white, and wears black gloves and olive green sneakers in addition to the rest of his uniform.
Sidney uses an orbal sniper rifle in combat.
=== Personality ===
Sidney's primary motivation seems to be finding attention form the girls, but he is constantly met with disappointment and has a reputation as being hopeless in love. He is ever-optimistic, though, and refuses to get setbacks get in the way of perseverance. This is also true of his hobbies and duties, with Sidney worried that he has no shining qualities that set him apart from everyone else. 
Learning chess is his way of training myself to think things through a little more carefully...and because he thinks being perceived as smart will attract girls.
=== Background ===
Sidney is born in S.1189 and lives in Lamare Province, growing up in Grenville.
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At the age of 17, he enrolls at the Thors Branch Campus and is placed into Class VIII: Combat Tactics under Randy Orlando. He joins the Chess Club with Kurt Vander and spends much of his time discussing strategies to make himself more appealing to the female students, feeling down when it appears others have all the luck, including Kurt.
Sidney is especially down on himself when he feels he has no qualities that make him unique or stand out, especially in comparison to Maya who also uses a sniper rifle, yet is far more skilled. After Rean does some investigation to boosts Sidney's morale, he is shown that although he is worse on average, he excels at hitting moving targets which is more difficult. It is remarked that Sidney still needs to practise much more than he is doing however. Sidney's motivation is restored after this. He claims to have an encyclopedic knowledge of 'swimsuit babes'.
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Sidney is encountered again in Milsante after the Great Twilight. He was worried about his family back in Grenville but is gathering information. After hearing that Rean's sister was being kept in Leeves, he and Tatiana figured they should do something about it and try to get into the town.
Sidney takes a ling to Ada Grant and tries to get her ARCUS number when exchanging contact info aboard the Courageous II, which she declines. Sidney is in charge of guns on the ship, but does spend some time on the surface with Kairi supporting the main campus. Ada and Sidney are ambushed by monsters, and Sidney offers to keep them back while Ada escapes but Rean manages to intervene and save both. Ada accuses Sidney of thinking she is weak because she is a girl, but Sidney states it should be her that lives instead of him. Ada thinks him some kind of crazy feminist but appreciates the gesture and says she is impressed, even if Sidney isn't popular. Sidney confirms Ada and Fritz are not together, which gives him hope for the future.
Later in Mishelam, Ada and Sidney end up on the Ferris wheel together and by his own account, they really 'clicked' and he saw her smile for the first time after some awkwardness and talking. Ada said she would think about it after Sidney asked to do it again in the future.
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Sidney and Kurt play Ada and Fritz in a chess competition at the branch campus festival. Sidney loses to Ada, but she compliments him on how much he has improved and agrees to consider meeting with him for another match. Sidney celebrates this achievement and starts yelling about how he is suddenly winning at life, enough so that most of the campus appears to hear him.
Sidney also celebrates Randy returning successfully from the Crossbell operation and is present at Freddy's offering for the Imperial Wedding dining.
=== Character Notes ===
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EN = {|class="article-table" 
! colspan="4" | Sidney
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| rowspan="4" |
| colspan="3" |Class VIII: Combat Tactics (Chess Club)
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| colspan="3" |Clever and skilled, he can handle most tasks without effort. However, he tends to give up on anything he finds too hard.
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| colspan="3" |Just CoastingHe has a natural talent for hitting moving targets, but lacks discipline. If he actually put in some effort, he could be great.
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| colspan="3" |His Own PetardHis plan to lure in girls by inviting Kurt and Kairi to hang out at the Summer Festival backfires when the girls end up ignoring him.
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|-|JP = {| class="article-table"
! colspan="4" | シドニー
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| colspan="3" |Ⅷ組戦術科【チェス部】
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| colspan="3" |努力せずに、何でもそこそこにこなせる器用な男子生徒。面倒くさい事を避ける傾向がある。
|-
| colspan="3" |怠け者卒業？“動く的への射撃センス”があると知り舞い上がるが、鍛錬不足を指摘される。努力次第で大物になる……かもしれない。
|-
| colspan="3" |策士、策に溺れる夏至祭にクルトとカイリを誘い、女子の注目を集めることに成功するが……シドニーの存在感は消えてしまった。
|}
</tabber>
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EN={| class=article-table
! colspan=2 | Sidney
|-
| rowspan=8 |
| colspan=3 |Class VIII: Combat Tactics
|-
| colspan=3 |Clever and skilled, he can handle most tasks without effort. However, he tends to give up on anything he finds too hard.
|-
| colspan=3 |True GentlemanSidney showed Ada he knows how to get things done. He let out a big grin when he found out she and Fritz aren't an item.
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| colspan=3 |Ah, YouthThe trip to MWL helped Sidney and Ada get a little closer. Will they start dating? Either way, it's made everything much less tense.
|}
|-|JP={| class=article-table
! colspan=2 | シドニー
|-
| rowspan=8 |
| colspan=3 |Ⅷ組戦術科【チェス部】
|-
| colspan=3 |努力せずに、何でもそこそこにこなせる器用な男子生徒。面倒くさい事を避ける傾向がある。
|-
| colspan=3 |男子の務めエイダの前で男気をみせたシドニー。彼女がフリッツと付き合っていないと知り、ニヤニヤが止まらない様子だ。
|-
| colspan=3 |春来たる？ＭＷＬでエイダとの仲が深まったらしく、一足飛びに付き合う気満々。期せずして皆の緊張をほぐしていた。
|}
</tabber>
== Gallery ==
Sidney Rifle concept art (Sen III).webp|Sidney with sniper rifle
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Thors Military Academy
Category:Class VIII
Category:Trails of Cold Steel III Characters
Category:Trails of Cold Steel IV Characters
Category:Gun Users