Neil Fleming



Neil Fleming is a protagonist in the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. He is very much able to work under pressure, which his somewhat high-pitched voice belies. He also provides most of the comic relief in the story.

Joining up with Aki
Neil is part of the Deep Eyes, the squad led by Gray Edwards. Neil isn't much of a fighter, instead, he is the technology whiz-kid of the group. When something needs to be repaired, disengaged, or driven, the squad leaves it in Nigel's hands. He is also the favorite picking target of fellow squad member Jane Proudfoot.

Neil accompanies Gray to arrest Aki when she's finding the sixth spirit. A bit later, he and Ryan Whittaker play matchmaker with Gray and Aki, by accidentally-on-purpose disengaging the lift that  Gray and Aki are in. They nearly kiss, but it's interrupted by Neil fixing the lift. Neil is the airship pilot when the Deep Eyes accompany Aki on her mission to find the seventh spirit.

Death
When the Deep Eyes, Aki, and Dr. Sid are fleeing New York City after General Hein's betrayal, Neil drives the car. They reach Aki's airship, but it is locked. Neil and Jane go outside, Neil to disengage the lock and Jane to protect him. He disables the lock (during a Phantom attack which Jane fends off), but when he's done, he's killed by a Phantom sneaking up on him from behind.

Memorable Neil quotes

 * Neil: Looks like you've gained some weight.
 * Jane: It's called upper body strength, Neil. Get a girlfriend.
 * Neil: I'm working on it.


 * Alarm voice: Proceed to the nearest evacuation facility. Proceed to the nearest evacuation facility.
 * Neil: I think we should proceed to the nearest evacuation facility.


 * Neil: Pardon me, Doctor, but what friggin' relationship? There's your human-sized Phantoms, the creepy caterpillary things, the flying Phantoms, and let's not forget my favorite, the big fat giant Phantoms!


 * Neil: How could they survive a trip across space on a chunk of rock?
 * Aki: They didn't.
 * Neil: Oh... this is all beginning to make a creepy kind of sense.


 * Dr. Sid: So I gather this will be somewhat of a rough ride.
 * Neil: Doc, you got a talent for understatement.


 * Neil: Jane, let me ask you something. Do you think we're gonna get out of here alive? I mean, I wonder if anyone else has gotten out. You think anyone made it this far, huh?
 * Jane: Uh...
 * Neil: You really think this 8 spirit stuff is really going to work against the Phantoms? I mean, what if it's all a bunch of mumbojumbo?
 * (Neil gets a little electric shock)
 * Neil: Agh! Jeez, Jane, do you mind if we stop talking? I'm trying to concentrate here.