James A. Paddington

"REALASE ALL BANDERSNATCH THAT HAS THIS SHIP!"

- Last words of James before be the arbatel being destroyed

James A. Paddington is an executive CEO/officer in DEM and the Captain to the DEM's airship Arbatel.

Anime
After having an engagement with Ratatoskr's airship Fraxinus over the southern island where Shido and his classmates were having a Field Trip, they were forced to retreat after being badly damaged, but due to his pride as the Captain he tried to capture the Spirits Berserk and Princess to make up for the disgrace he suffered from Ratatoskr. However when they confronted Berserk and tried to capture them, they were shot down by them and the airship Arbatel was destroyed. The status of the crew members on board the Arbatel is unknown, assumed to be killed during the destruction of the Arbatel.

However, it reveal later that he survived the destruction of his airship but was capture by Ratatoskr, unknown status with his crews though. Even so, the DEM seem to did something to his body or mind because he was not psychological stable while being being captured and would act like a zombie most of the time. More so to prove that DEM did something to his body was when Ratatoksr founder, Mr. Woodman came to question him, his body was uses as a human transmitter before coughing out blood and ending the conversation between Mr. Woodman and Mr. Wescott.

Trivia

 * James is regarded as the main antagonist of the original light novel of Date a Live, in the light novel, he was a founder of SSS, and on his command he had wiped out half an island near the coast of Japan coast.
 * Despite the fact that Shidou Itsuka, Kurumi Tokisaki, Miku Izayoi, Kotori Itsuka, are Tarkin's enemies, they have never had any actual interactions.
 * He seems to have much fear of Isaac the DEM Director, before Arbatel be destroyed, he was afraid to return empty-handed and look on the face of Isaac.
 * He seems to have much fear of Isaac the DEM Director, before Arbatel be destroyed, he was afraid to return empty-handed and look on the face of Isaac.
 * He seems to have much fear of Isaac the DEM Director, before Arbatel be destroyed, he was afraid to return empty-handed and look on the face of Isaac.