Donald Berson
Donald Berson is a quiet Lock Academy student who becomes one of Ren Dover's teammates during the inter-academy tryouts. He is distinct from Donald Dover.
Biography
From A-25 to the exchange tryouts
Donald first appears among the students of Class A-25 and later travels with the class group during the Hollberg excursion. During the exchange selection exercise, he is assigned to Ren's six-person group. He confirms the team's identity, then works with Amanda Stern as visible bait in Ren's plan while the others maneuver around the objective. He is subsequently assigned an exchange-student orientation pairing, showing that he remains part of Lock's wider program after the trial. (Chapters 50–58, 140–146, 161)
Appearance and personality
The source gives no distinctive physical portrait for Donald. He is generally quiet and initially brusque toward Ren, but he converses comfortably with Zack and cooperates with the group once a concrete plan is established. (Chapters 55–56, 141–146)
Powers and abilities
No formal rank or named combat technique is established for Donald. His demonstrated strengths are discipline and teamwork: he can act as deliberate bait without breaking the group's deception and keeps to the assigned trial role. (Chapters 140–146)
Relationships
- Ren Dover: A classmate toward whom Donald is initially abrasive, later a tactical leader he follows. (Chapters 56, 140–146)
- Zack: A fellow A-25 student and casual conversation partner. (Chapter 141)
- Amanda Stern: His partner in the trial's visible diversion. (Chapters 143–146)
Items
No individually tracked item is source-confirmed for Donald.