Kyle Reese — Terminator Salvation Character Profile

About Kyle Reese

Resistance soldier sent back in time to protect Sarah Connor.

Kyle Reese — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Military combat, Time travel, Stealth, Loyalty, Improvisation

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 4/10

Affiliations

• Terminator universe

Quick Facts about Kyle Reese

Occupation

resistance fighter, revolutionary, soldier

First Appearance

The Terminator

Nationality

Los Angeles, United States (b. ~2004, d. 1984)

Origin

Los Angeles, United States (b. ~2004, d. 1984)

Kyle Reese's Known Relations

• John Connor — Child
• Derek Reese — Sibling
• Kate Brewster — Relative
• Sarah Connor — Unmarried partner
• Skynet — Enemy
• T-3000 — Enemy

Kyle Reese appears in 4 titles

• The Terminator (1984) — character page
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) — character page
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
• Terminator Genisys (2015) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Anton Yelchin

Appears in

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Kyle Reese — Family Son — John Connor (Christian Bale)

  Kyle is John's future father, making their relationship central to the timeline.

  John realizes that Kyle will eventually travel back in time and become his father.

• Kyle Reese — Alliance Rescue Partner — Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington)

  Marcus's bargain with John directly serves Kyle's rescue.

  Marcus agrees to enter Skynet's headquarters to help John rescue Kyle and the other prisoners.

• Kyle Reese — Social Companion — Star (Jadagrace)

  Kyle and Star travel together before their capture.

  Marcus encounters Kyle and Star together during a skirmish with Skynet's machines, and both are subsequently abducted.

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• General Ashdown (Michael Ironside)
• Soldier on Osprey (Zach McGowan)
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