A jock at school who is on friendly terms with Uzi. He hopes to join the WDF when he comes of age, but is blissfully unaware of the organization's shortcomings. In an aversion of the stereotype, Thad isn't a jerk. He's quite the opposite. He's friendly, well-liked, and knows the names of almost all of his classmates, even the outcast Uzi.

Supporting character.

Sean Chiplock gave Thad a voice that one would expect from a jock. It's almost fratboyish, meatheaded, self-confident, and bombastic. But there's an unspoken maturity to it, as well, showing that there are layers to him. 

CONTEXT:

• Line 1: Thad is speaking up during Uzi's presentation, revealing that he plans to join the WDF when he graduates high school. He's completely oblivious to the fact that Uzi will never be able to join herself because Khan won't allow it. Thad is innocently insensitive here. There's no way he could know about Uzi's situation, and unknowingly makes her feel worse because his father supports him while Khan never seems to support her.
• Line 2: Thad is trying to argue with his father about accompanying Khan outside to look for Uzi. She's recently escaped in the middle of the night, and everyone is on edge. Khan is willing to go out alone, but he doesn't know how to handle the repair kits in case Uzi or him get injured. Thad, however, does know how to them because he's Doc's son. Doc is against him doing this, knowing the risk of the Murder Drones, but Thad is adamant he should go out and help. He's trying very hard to get his father to see his point of view. 
• Line 3: Thad and Khan are walking across Copper 9's surface, discussing why Uzi did what she did. Thad has come to a realization: Uzi is many things, but she wasn't wrong that the WDF isn't actually defending anyone. They're hiding. When Khan was ready to risk his neck, no one else volunteered to help him. This is Thad realizing the WDF wasn't all it was cracked up to be, and he's trying to get through to Khan.