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Sergeant Doyle || 28 Weeks Later || 02
Doyle was a sniper in the US Army, and was good friends with helicopter pilot Flynn. Doyle and Flynn were assigned to join the US-led NATO force of 7000 soldiers under Brigadier General Stone's command as they went to Britain to repopulate London.
28 Weeks Later
Doyle was positioned on a rooftop in District 1 along with the rest of the Delta Force snipers squad as part of the Isle's defense. He would scope out citizens that arrive on a train heading into District 1 and spy on them during the night.
Doyle is the only soldier to notice Tammy and Andy escape the safe zone and shortly after the two children are retrieved, a second outbreak of the Rage Virus occurs. As the Infection spreads out of control, Code Red is initialized and the snipers are given orders to kill all the citizens, infected or not. Doyle is forced to kill one his comrades when he is attacked by the Infected, and abandons his post shortly thereafter. He takes shelter inside a warehouse where he meets Major Scarlett Ross, Andy, Tammy, Sam, and two more civilians. While escaping, Doyle receives a message from Flynn, explaining that the military is preparing to firebomb (napalm) all of District 1, and they have four minutes to escape.
Doyle forgets to look for any sign of a sniper and the group is hit by friendly fire; two people are killed and Scarlett sustains a leg wound. Doyle orders Sam to run around the corner in a zig-zag pattern so he can get a shot at the sniper scoping them out. When Sam refuses, Andy runs out into the open to the other side, giving Doyle the chance to kill the sniper.
The remaining survivors escape District 1 via tunnelway, and head toward the rendezvous point, Regent's Park. While at the park, Doyle explains to Scarlett why he left his post, to which Scarlet responds she left hers because the cure to Rage Virus may lie within one of the children, making their lives more valuable than theirs. Doyle receives another transmission from Flynn, informing him that the Infected have escaped District 1 and are headed in their direction. They have less than 60 seconds to escape. Doyle leads the group across the field where he spots the approaching Infected. Flynn arrives and Doyle attempts to explain the importance of Tammy and Andy when a panicked Sam grabs one of the helicopter skids, causing Flynn to veer away from Doyle and the others.
Flynn attacks the Infected head-on with the rotor blades of his chopper, shaking Sam off his chopper's skid in the process and giving Doyle, Andy, Scarlett and Tammy a chance to escape the park. Doyle pauses to take out several Infected with his M4 before following after the others. Flynn tells Doyle to head for Wembley Stadium, the new rendezvous point and get rid of the civilians. By this point, Doyle has abandoned the Code Red objective and focuses on getting the others to safety. When the group is confronted by more Infected and a cloud of poisonous gas, they take shelter inside an abandoned van. The Infected are killed instantly by the gas, however the car fails to start. Doyle spots soldiers with NBC suits and flamethrowers in the rear-view mirror and instructs Scarlett not to take her foot off the clutch until he says so. In the process of starting the car by pushing it forward, Doyle is killed by the flamethrowers.
Personality: Doyle is a typical guy you'd find in the middle of a Beer Cooler Circle, making jokes, being dumb and good-hearted. Or something like that. A stand-up sort of guy to a degree, though he's not above making hard choices in his line of work; he was one to shake his head and do what he was told for a considerable period of time. That was the world they lived in: do your work, get your paycheck, life goes on. Sure, he'd be haunted by some of his work in the army, especially in his particular force, but that's not new to anyone who's been in the service long.
Despite that, he attempts to stay far from world or war-weary, keeping light and remaining surprisingly optimistic, even in the middle of an all-out struggle to keep humanity on the map. He and Flynn joke around quite a bit even with the seriousness of their jobs and the setting itself (though he'd probably not say a 'your mom' joke to just anyone; you're safe, Luceti). A street-smarts type, he has an arsenal of taught and self-learned skills under his sleeve, but it never overshadows the fact that he tries his damndest to keep on the moral side of things. He appreciates humor and dishes it out often, sometimes under the mask of complete snark or a maybe-too-sharp elbow prod. He's a lounger, but he knows when to cut that shit and take up arms and responsibility. His stubbornness is one of his big defining qualities, as he's even willing to disobey orders and deny those orders up until the very end, if he feels it's right.
He knows that things are beyond corruption: it's survival mode, and the government--or what's left of it, anyway--is willing to knock down whoever they can to keep things moving. And he gets it. But it sure as hell doesn't mean he's willing to follow. In that respect he can be a token sort of guy you'd expect in his position
in a movie, wanting to essentially follow his heart over his head. He's resourceful and careful and he knows how to talk to people, especially in a serious situation. And although he's methodical and an overall good soldier--and despite being able to kill a person with ease--he's also selfless at times when it comes to the safety of civilian lives, especially if they hit a chord with him.He strives well under pressure because if he didn't? Well, he wouldn't be a very good candidate for the Delta Forces, would he? Granted he still slips up from time to time, because he's a normal human who has a brain hiccup on occasion. Only in certain circumstances, human error has a price. The prime example of goofing under extreme stress is when he's trying to get the others out of the district before they napalm it: he leads them not realizing that a sniper ahead still kept his post, and two of the civilians are killed in the process. He beats himself up for these sorts of blunders, as his job's always been the one thing he's excelled at above all else.
He has a habit of peeping, too. Not that he always means to, but considering his job consists of watching people he keeps a sharp eye out and attempts to read people. He's spent a great portion of his life and job trying to understand movements and people's ticks and what-have-you, and in moments where silence is crucial he reads said quietness well.
And yeah, jokester-type guy. Don't fall asleep around him, because he'll probably draw things on your face. Gotta' be done, friend.
... Did we mention the sight of blood makes him queasy? Yeah, he's a sniper who gets queasy when he looks at blood. In the middle of a viral outbreak that involves gross amounts of blood. Kind of weird, huh.