Doug Masters

Douglas "Doug" Masters is the main protagonist in the first installment of the Iron Eagle series. He is a high school senior, who after his application into the Air Force is rejected and he learns his father Col. Ted Masters' plane got shot down, takes matter into his own hands, with the help of Col. Chappy, after the military does not conduct a rescue operation.

Background
Doug Masters was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1968. Not much is known about him, except for the fact that he has two siblings, he is the son of Col. Ted Masters, he is an 18-year-old high school senior, as of 1986, and that Doug dreams of being in the Air Force, just like his dad. It is also known that Doug is friends with Reggie and Tony, and that implicitly, he has been repeatedly bullied/harassed by Knotcher, Packer, and Brillo.

Appearance 1--Iron Eagle (1986)
Doug Masters is an 18 year old high school senior, who dreams of being in the air force, like his dad. He applied for the Air Force Academy, with high hopes of getting in.

Doug was first seen driving a 1965 Chevrolet El Camino, listening to Road of the Gypsy (1986) by Adrenalin. Doug crosses railroad tracks, and then he reaches the drive-in diner.

At the diner, Doug meets up with Reggie and Tony, where they talk about the upcoming senior prom, and Katie. They also talk about Doug's dream of being in the Air Force. Then, he witnesses Knotcher (on his motorcycle), followed by Packer and Brillo (in their monster truck), driving recklessly around Katie's car, almost having a crash with the latter. Doug runs to Katie, and asks what Knotcher and the latter's friends did to her. Katie responds, by complaining that while she was driving on the bridge, Knotcher and his friends came up behind her, and drove recklessly. Doug, as he cares for Katie and has a romantic interest in her, becomes furious, and charges at Knotcher, Packer, and Brillo, before loudly calling the aforementioned three, "bastards". Then, Doug questions Knotcher asshole-like behavior, only for the latter to say that he was "having fun" with Katie (whom he referred to as "your (Doug) girlfriend"), before insulting Doug, and saying that Katie deserves more than "an air force brat". This pushes Doug over the edge, and he lunges at Knotcher (possibly trying to beat him up), only to be restrained by Reggie and Tony. The former of the aforementioned two states that Knotcher is not worth it, and is only trying to get Doug in trouble.

Then, Matt (Doug's younger brother) rushes out with a letter from the Air Force Academy, exciting Doug and his friends, who prepare for the latter's victory of getting into Air Force Academy. However, it turns out to be a rejection letter, darkening Doug's mood. Doug reads it and says that the Air Force Academy will not accept him, due to him having to listen to music, while in operation. Doug's friends try to comfort him.

Quotes
Bastards!

--Doug scolds Knotcher and the latter's friends (Packer and Brillo), after Katie reported them driving recklessly around her on the bridge.

''What is it with you, Knotcher? Don't you get through one day without proving what an asshole you are?''

--Doug continues scolding Knotcher, after the latter and his friends was reported driving recklessly around Katie.

You could have killed me.

--Doug admonishing Knotcher for his antics, after the former had a rough landing after the race, and discovered that the latter and his friends were behind the plane malfunction.