Woodward

## Appearances

*Project Wingman*

*"We'll raise hell in your name next time around!"*
― Captain Woodward after Operation Sea Farer
Captain **Woodward** is the former Captain of the stolen Pacific Federation battleship *Eminent Domain* and a member of the Cascadian Coast Guard aligned with the Cascadian Independence Force. He commanded the ship for most of the Cascadian Conflict up to its end.

## Biography

Woodward, leading a Coast Guard remnant contingent, boarded and stole a Federation Navy battleship off the Burning Coast on March 7, AC 432. He turned the ship's advanced arsenal against its former owners, sinking at least 15 ships prior to linking with the rest of the CIF. He took over the comms in a hurry upon contact, welcoming Sicario's Hitman Team's support, and received a direct vector for rendezvous with the CCS *Court* from the mercenary unit's AWACS. When the Federation launched Kiiyo cruise missiles into his ship, he readied their remaining AA guns in case the missiles got to close, but Hitman shot them all down. As a token of appreciation for their support, Woodward sent them items from the former captain's quarters, including a whiskey bottle.

He took the ship on various operations and engagements in the conflict, most notably the battle in the Pacific Ocean against the 1st Naval Battlegroup. Due to the ocean's geothermal interference, he was forced to engage at close range, and decided to cross the T with the first wave of Federation ships. He attempted to convince the second wave to power down their systems and leave Cascadia at once to be spared of further conflict, but when met with no response, decided to continue the operation. He directed his crew to attack the sister ship *Dejanus* directly to draw heat off Hitman and ordered a suicidal charge with a secondary broadside, its escorts launching a torpedo volley to cover it.

He was present during the Second Battle of Presidia, sinking the last of the Federation Navy in-country and bombarding enemy troop positions in the capital. He abandoned ship when it was sunk in the Presidian Disaster and, watching Hitman leader Monarch's final duel with the now-rogue Crimson 1 over the city's ruins, commented the two aces were "setting the sky on fire".

## Personality and traits

Woodward is a resourceful commander during combat who is willing to take risks, even willing to give his and his crew's lives to win the Cascadian Conflict. He was willing to intervene in the furball over the Bering Strait like his crew, but was caught up in SAR duties. Unlike the typical Cascadian like Morgan Elizabeth or Crimson Team, he is more welcoming of mercenaries in general, as shown with his first contact with Sicario in Operation Sea Farer.

He also became infamous for his "madman" tactics throughout the war, yet for all of his immersion into combat, he has some sympathy with the Federation's own soldiers, as he wanted them to live instead of waste their lives for prolonging the war.

## Trivia

Captain Woodward is named after Kickstarter backer Chad Woodward.

## References

1. ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Credits: Voice Actor
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 07: "Eminent Domain."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 19: "Red Sea."
4. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 20: "Presidia."
5. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 21: "Kings."
6. ↑ Sector D2. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Mission 11: "Cold War."
7. ↑ Sector D2 Limited. (2020). *Project Wingman* [Video game]. San Francisco, CA: Humble Games. Credits: Kickstarter Backers - Division 1