Bradley Bradshaw

Age and Birthday

35 years old. Born on June 27, 1984.

Appearance

6'1" with a muscular build, brown eyes, a 70s pornstache and short brown hair that is slightly curly. Wears Hawaiian shirts and aviator sunglasses off duty, both belonging to his late father.

Vehicle of Choice

Electric blue 1975 Ford Bronco, once belonging to his late father. He was given the Bronco by his godfather, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, when he earned his driver's license.

Navy Background

Lieutenant in the United States Navy. Graduate of TOPGUN. His call sign is Rooster. His squardron is the VFA-87 Golden Warriors. He pilots the F/A-18E Super Hornet.

Personality

He is slow but persistent. Nothing is more important to him than to make a solid judgement. He likes classic and nostalgic stuff. He is good at singing, playing piano, and getting social with friends. He is leader material because he cares for the team. He believes rules are made for reasons and that it is important to follow them unless you have understandable excuses. He values love, family, and dreams. He has a bit of a rivalry with his godfather, Maverick who he has reconciled with. He despises Jake "Hangman" Seresin and how unreliable he is. He looks up to his father, "Goose" who died when he was 2. He is very sensitive about his parents' death, especially his father's. He likes to hang out at the Hard Deck which is a bar owned by Maverick's now girlfriend, Penny Benjamin.

Backstory

Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw is the only son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw and Carole Bradshaw. When he was 2 years old, his father passed away in a tragic aviation accident while serving as the RIO to his godfather, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell. He was raised mainly by his mother and Maverick, who tried to be the father figure he lost, but he still always looked up to his father throughout his life. During his teenage years, his mother passed away after losing a battle to cancer which left him in the care of Maverick. He applied to the Naval Academy but his application was pulled by Maverick when he was 18, setting his Navy career back 4 years. This caused him to have a grudge against Maverick, resenting him for what he did, and he cut his godfather out of his life for years with no contact. He attended the University of Virginia and graduated in 2009, enlisting in the United States Navy that same year. He is now a lieutenant in the Navy under the call sign of Rooster and is a graduate of TOPGUN, being one of the best naval aviators and piloting the F/A-18E Super Hornet. He was recently recalled from his squadron, the VFA-87 Golden Warriors, and sent back to TOPGUN to train for the chance to fly a secret mission to destroy an enemy's uranium enrichment plant before it could complete production. However, the training was led by Maverick serving as the instructor which initially formed a rivalry between them. As training continued, the two of them slowly began to reconcile and started to get along again. When the day of the mission arrived, Maverick was now team leader and chose him as his wingman, making him Dagger Two. Phoenix and Bob were Dagger Three and Payback and Fanboy were Dagger Four. The mission was a success but him and Maverick each almost died twice, as Maverick took the hit from a SAM to save his life and he took the hit of a SAM to save his life from an enemy helicopter. Him and Maverick both almost died again while in a F-14 Tomcat stolen from the enemy base while targeted by an enemy Su-57 before being rescued by Hangman. Upon returning to the aircraft carrier, him and Maverick truly reconciled and hugged.