Character Relationship Map: Skylines

Characters

• General Radford (played by Alexander Siddig) — protagonist

  Military leader coordinating Earth's defense against alien forces.

• Dr. Mal (played by Rhona Mitra) — supporting

  Scientist studying alien biology and hybrid pilots.

• Owens (played by Daniel Bernhardt) — supporting

  Military officer assisting General Radford in tactical operations.

• Trent (played by Jeremy Fitzgerald) — supporting

  Fleet crew member serving under Rose Corley.

• Huana (played by Yayan Ruhian) — supporting

  Local resistance fighter allied with Sua against alien occupiers.

• Grant (played by James Cosmo) — supporting

  Military strategist planning Earth's counteroffensive.

• Leon (played by Jonathan Howard) — supporting

  Fleet officer coordinating space battles.

• Zhi (played by Yoon Cha-Lee) — minor

  Local ally providing intelligence to the resistance.

• Alexi (played by Ieva Andrejevaitė) — supporting

  Tactical specialist aboard the human armada.

• Kate (played by Naomi J. Ogawa) — minor

  Civilian adapting to the post-invasion world.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Dr. Mal → Trent (Professional Medical Protector) — Mal uses her scientific expertise to preserve Trent's life.

  After Trent is severely damaged, Dr. Mal transplants his brain into a new Pilot body and saves him.

• General Radford → Owens (Professional Superior Officer) — Radford commands Owens within the military structure.

  Owens assists General Radford in tactical operations, and Radford later uses Owens in the mission involving the core drive.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dr. Mal → Huana (Alliance Defensive Ally) — They share the goal of protecting the settlement.

  Huana and Mal are present with the residents during the fight against the infected Pilots.

• Dr. Mal → Grant (Alliance Defensive Ally) — Mal and Grant contribute to the same survival effort.

  Grant is among the residents who fight the infected Pilots while Mal works on the cure.

• Dr. Mal → Kate (Alliance Civilian Ally) — They cooperate in defending the settlement.

  Dr. Mal and Kate fight alongside the residents when infected Pilots attack before the cure is complete.

• Alexi → Owens (Alliance Mission Teammate) — They initially cooperate as members of the same crew.

  Alexi and Owens are both listed among the crew members investigating Cobalt One after the crash.

• Alexi → Trent (Alliance Mission Teammate) — They are members of the same expedition team.

  Alexi, Trent, Leon, Owens, and the fleet leader search Cobalt One together after their ship crashes.

• Alexi → Leon (Alliance Mission Teammate) — Alexi serves alongside Leon during the dangerous planetary operation.

  Alexi joins Leon and the other crew members on the mission to Cobalt One.

• Owens → Zhi (Conflict Combatant Opponent) — Their confrontation exposes the collapse of Owens's alliance with the resistance.

  After learning the truth about the virus, Owens attacks Zhi, who manages to fight him off.

• General Radford → Leon (Conflict Political Opponent) — Leon becomes opposed to Radford's extreme military policy.

  Leon leads resistance forces, while Radford secretly orders the biological attack on Cobalt One and later destroys the planet with the core drive.

• Leon → Trent (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate during the mission and support each other during the crisis.

  Leon and Trent travel with the mission team to Cobalt One, and Leon later manages to snap Trent back to normal.

• Owens → Trent (Conflict Betrayer) — Owens directly sabotages Trent and the mission.

  Owens infects Trent and flees with the core drive after Rose takes it from the Harvester vessel.

Story Analysis

A war-scarred human resistance confronts biological catastrophe, political extremism, and the consequences of weaponizing alien technology.

Plot Progression

1. Guilt After the Armada — The human fleet suffers devastating losses during the war against the Harvesters. Years later, humanity rebuilds while the missing fleet leader lives in hiding and depends on Dr. Mal's medical help.
2. The Virus Returns — A pandemic attacks the hybrid Pilots and causes them to revert to their brainwashed state. Leon brings the missing fleet leader to General Radford, who reveals that the Armada's core drive may still e...
3. Death on Cobalt One — The expedition reaches Cobalt One but crashes on a dangerous world filled with dead Harvesters and mutations. Alexi sacrifices herself, and the survivors reach the abandoned Armada.
4. The Drive and the Betrayal — The team confronts Harvester mind control and recovers the core drive. Owens betrays the mission by infecting Trent and escaping with the device.
5. Genocide in the Wormhole — Leon and the fleet leader discover that Radford released the virus as part of a plan against both Pilots and Harvesters. Radford destroys Cobalt One, but the resulting confrontation devastates the rem...
6. A Cure and a New Mission — Dr. Mal and the settlement fight infected Pilots until the cure can be deployed worldwide. Trent receives a new body, while Zhi uncovers a secret prison and the survivors prepare a rescue mission.