Io Fleming

Io Fleming (イオ・フレミング) is the protagonist of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga and its ONA adaptation. He is an ace pilot of the Moore Brotherhood's Beehive Carrier.

Personality & Character
Although born into an aristocratic family, Io showed a great distaste for high society as a whole since his childhood. His character is neither refined nor prudent, but blunt, rebellious and daredevil.

As the war progressed, Io showed more and more mental instability, as exemplified by his vengeful altitude and constant clashes with Zeon pilot Daryl Lorenz.

History
The son of the old head of Moore colony in Side 4 Moore, Io became friends with Claudia Path and Graham in his childhood. At one point, they formed a team participating in a race around the colony in mobile workers. Thanks to Claudia's tactics and his talent, Io's team gained a landslide victory.

One Year War
After the Principality of Zeon attacked Moore and his father's suicide, Io, Claudia and Graham enlisted in the Earth Federation Forces's Military Academy. He later became the pilot of a RGM-79 GM (Thunderbolt Sector),and was among the EFF soldiers dispatched to Thunderbolt Sector.

After a successful assault, in which he killed Hoover of the Living Death Division and stole his MS-09R Rick Dom (Thunderbolt Sector) that contained valuable intel, Io was chosen to be the pilot of the experimental FA-78 Full Armor Gundam as a means of propaganda.