Character Relationship Map: Alien Siege

Characters

• Colonel Smith / Vasquez (played by Ari Hader) — protagonist
• Patrick Bennett (played by Matthew Pohlkamp) — supporting
• Rachel Bennett (played by Christina Licciardi) — supporting
• President Draper (played by Terry Woodberry) — supporting
• Luke Bennett (played by Brandon Johnston) — supporting
• Paige (played by Betsy McKinley) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Rachel Bennett → Patrick Bennett (Family Members) — Rachel and Patrick are connected through their family relationship with Luke.

  Rachel and Patrick are both identified as Luke Bennett's parents and reunite with him among the survivors.

• Colonel Smith / Vasquez → President Draper (Professional Government Operative And Commander) — Draper directs Smith / Vasquez's classified technical mission.

  President Draper orders Colonel Smith / Vasquez to decipher the alien device while the government prepares for the invasion.

• Luke Bennett → Patrick Bennett (Family Father And Son) — Patrick is Luke's father and part of the Bennett family's survival group.

  Luke reunites with his father, Patrick Bennett, while survivors search for shelter.

• Luke Bennett → Rachel Bennett (Family Mother And Son) — Rachel is Luke's injured mother and a central part of his survival arc.

  Luke later reunites with his injured mother, Rachel Bennett, after the invasion creates widespread chaos.

Story Dynamics

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

• President Draper → Luke Bennett (Narrative Civilian Protector And Survivor) — Their storylines converge through the President's explanation and the civilian survival crisis.

  Draper explains the hidden history of the invasion while Luke is among the civilians struggling to survive.

• Luke Bennett → Paige (Alliance Fellow Survivor) — Paige and Luke share the civilian survival storyline during the invasion.

  Paige and Luke Bennett are caught together in the chaos after the alien attack reaches the United States.

Story Analysis

A hidden extraterrestrial technology crisis becomes a planetary invasion, forcing officials and survivors to seek an impossible solution.

Plot Progression

1. The Object Above Cumberland — Paige and Luke witness a strange object crossing the sky, and reports spread through Cumberland. Behind the public uncertainty, the government manages a classified crisis involving an alien device.
2. Secrets Before Impact — President Draper orders Colonel Smith / Vasquez to decipher the device while a rocket and secure relocation plan are prepared. Officials hide an alien demand for the device's return.
3. The Invasion Reaches Earth — The military goes on alert as the Capitol is reportedly destroyed and communications fail. Alien forces attack the President's aircraft while civilians, including Paige and Luke, struggle to escape.
4. The Buried History — Luke reunites with Rachel and Patrick among the survivors. Draper reveals that a previous extraterrestrial contact gave humanity advanced technology connected to the invading forces.
5. The Countdown Crisis — The copied operating system opens a link to a larger network and starts a countdown. With evacuation compromised, the group searches for a way to disable the device or use it against the aliens.