"Even though my son is stubborn and rude, I believe that at heart, he is kind. He wouldn’t carelessly play around with living creatures. So...would you believe that his outburst...was because he couldn’t find the words to defend himself when he was falsely accused?" |
This article is about the father of Norman and his siblings who made his debut in Brotherly Bother: Responsibility. For the father of Mia and her twin siblings, see Mr. Zhang.
| Ned Zhang | |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| • Characteristics• | |
| Blood Type | AB[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| D.O.B. | August 13[2] |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Height | 177cm |
| • Professional Status• | |
| Affiliation | Accu Media Corp Current News Department |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| • Personal Status• | |
| Status | Alive |
| Civil Status | Married |
| Relative(s) | Norman's Grandparents (parents) Mrs. Zhang (wife) Norman (son) Nancy (daughter) Noel (son) Nathan, Newton and Nelson (sons) Nina (daughter) |
| Love Interest(s) | Mrs. Zhang (married) |
| Allies | Julian (former situational enemy), Mr. Ouyang, Michael, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liu, Mr. Shun, Candy JEM |
| Enemies | Julian (former situational enemy) |
| • Others• | |
| Like(s) | His family, his job as a journalist, doting on Norman, working[3], curry rice, hamburgers[4], hanging out with his friends |
| Dislike(s) | Noel's disobedience, scallions, onions[5], Julian's attitude as an intern (formerly) |
| Alignment | Good |
| • Debuts• | |
| Comics | Brotherly Bother: Responsibility |
Ned is a minor character and the father of Norman and his siblings. He made his debut in Brotherly Bother: Responsibility and his reappearance in Trainee Trouble: Perseverance as Julian's boss when he was an intern journalist.
History[]
Early Life[]
Ned's early life is currently unknown.
Brotherly Bother: Responsibility[]
Ned made his debut in Book 25.
Trainee Trouble: Perseverance[]
Family Ever After: Filial Piety[]
The Best Policy: Honesty[]
Appearance[]
Ned is an adult around average height who bears a striking resemblance to his children except for Nancy. He has scruffy black hair and narrow black eyes. For his attire as a journalist, he wore a red jacket over a white shirt with a green tie and blue jeans. He also had a stubble on his chin.
During the parent-teacher conference with Mrs. Lawson, he wore a formal attire; a black suit over a white shirt with a black tie. He also wore black pants and black shoes and he had shaved his facial hairs.
In his final appearance in Brotherly Bother: Responsibility, he wore a blue shirt with a matching blue tie.
In his onward appearances Ned had let his stubble grow out again and he is constantly seen wearing business attire.
Personality[]
Ned was once a neglectful father who left the responsibility of taking care of the household chores to his oldest son, Norman. However, he was shown to be caring for his children's well being, as shown when he scolded Noel and attempted to drag him to school to apologise to the discipline mistress for speaking vulgar language to her. Nevertheless, he is a loving father who loves his children deeply, especially Norman, as he always helped to take care of the household chores and his siblings.
Ned was also noted to have a fiery temper, as shown when he declared divorce towards his wife when they were arguing about who passed down this trait to Noel.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Parents[]
Norman[]
Nancy[]
Noel[]
Nathan, Newton and Nelson[]
Nina[]
Love Interests[]
Mrs. Zhang[]
See Ned and Mrs. Zhang.
Friends[]
Julian[]
Mr. Ouyang[]
Mr. Zhang[]
Mr. Liu[]
Michael[]
Mr. Shun[]
Candy JEM[]
Trivia[]
- According to the official 2018 Candy Series Fanbook:
- Ned's blood type is AB.
- Ned's birthday is on August 13, hence making him a Leo.
- Ned's interests are doting on Norman and working.
- Positive traits of Ned include his responsibility towards work, dependability, intelligence and capability.
- Negative traits of Ned include his occasional stinginess and childishness.
- Ned's favorite food are curry rice and hamburgers while his least favorite food are scallions and onions.
- Ned's strongest subjects are language studies, geography, history and humanities while his weakest subject is fine arts.
- Ned's personal stats are:
| Intelligence |
|
5/5 | |||
| Physical Strength |
|
5/5 | |||
| Resilience |
|
4/5 | |||
| Health |
|
2/5 | |||
| Athleticism |
|
3/5 | |||
| Attractiveness |
|
4/5 |
References[]
- ↑ Ned's blood type in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
- ↑ Ned's birthdate in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
- ↑ Ned's hobbies in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
- ↑ Ned's favorite food in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
- ↑ Ned's least favorite food in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia