Dudley Burns

* The Beyond
* Exodus
* Original

**Dudley Burns** (ダッドリー・バーンズ) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner*.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner*

Dudley is contacted by Mitsuhiro Bartland who tells them that they have abandoned the Moldova base and wants him to continue the operation as scheduled. Dudley acknowledges the operation to capture Alvis and finds it interesting that Fumihiko Makabe will be the opponent. He then contacts Yukie Kariya to tell her about the operation being carried out as scheduled.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Dudley wonders how many people have to die before Hester Gallop is satisfied when Dylan Basel enters his room and tells him that she won't change her mind. He then wonders if Hester has another plan in mind when he hears that the original plan isn't moving forward and Dylan warns him to be careful since he is the only one who can break the battle's stalemate. Dudley meets Kyousuke Mizoguchi, who tells him that he is very cautious to receive them on sea, to which he responds that he wants them to kill Hester and explains the situation to him. He is later walking through a hallway and tells the soldier to fire if they are able to bear the weight of hundreds human lives lost. He goes outside and sees multiple people cheering for Mark Raison.

Dudley tells the personnel before him that subduing the NEO UN comes first when Dylan talks about Tatsumiyajima and Altair, however, he realizes that something is wrong with the personnel standing before him. He then hears Prometheus' voice about making him the king of the world and starts to doubt his previous choice. He gives in and starts an all-out attack on Tatsumiyajima and their forces, stating that transmissions outside the fleet are prohibited. One of Tatsumiyajima's birds reaches their fleet but Dudley ignores the message and continues to attack. He declares ROE Alpha, however, he gets stopped by Misao's boat, which takes over the controls of his ship.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Dudley is the commander of the Human Army during the battle against the Festum and orders every ship to ready the Tyrants to fire them. He later is notified that the Tatsumiyajima squad is joining the battle.

Dudley and Hester Gallop are contacted by Alvis and Fumihiko Makabe tells them that they will be moving through the Pacific region. Dudley says that they can gaurantee on the cooperation of the former American and Australian defense regions. They are offered 500 Ashoka communication branches to which Dudley mentions that the contents will go directly through them and Ruby Karma adds that no other swarms can hear their voices. He then states that the child that will be serving as their guide spent several years under enemy control. After hearing Maya Toomi saying that she will dispose of him with her own hands, he ceases the connection after saying that he prays for their survival.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 13: Erosion -Festum-
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 13: A Future Within the Darkness
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 23: Power Without Reason
4. ↑ Exodus Episode 24: The Third Alvis
5. ↑ Exodus Episode 25: Operation Azure
6. ↑ Exodus Episode 26: Tatsumiyajima
7. ↑ The Beyond Episode 1: Operation Azure
8. ↑ The Beyond Episode 4: The Powerless Ones