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==Pete "Maverick" Mitchell==
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Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is a US Navy Pilot, whom Top Gun is centered arround. He is a troubled character, and its hinted that the cause is due to his father's death in the Vietnam war. We are led to believe that this incident shaped his life, and flying style.
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Throughout the movie it is acknowledged that Maverick is a excellent pilot, but has a dangerous and reckless flying style. Early scenes in the movie such as Maverick's encounter with an unnamed MIG-28, where he comes from above, canopy to canopy with the enemy pilot are proof of this. This both impresses some characters, and annoys others due to the "danger" Maverick exposes them to.
 
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Stub: Tom Cruise as Maverick

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is a US Navy Pilot, whom Top Gun is centered arround. He is a troubled character, and its hinted that the cause is due to his father's death in the Vietnam war. We are led to believe that this incident shaped his life, and flying style.

Throughout the movie it is acknowledged that Maverick is a excellent pilot, but has a dangerous and reckless flying style. Early scenes in the movie such as Maverick's encounter with an unnamed MIG-28, where he comes from above, canopy to canopy with the enemy pilot are proof of this. This both impresses some characters, and annoys others due to the "danger" Maverick exposes them to.