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Kyle Reese
Kyle Reese
Continuity: Terminator
Notability: Supporting character
Type: Freedom fighter
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Location: California
Relatives: Derek Reese [1]
Sarah Connor [2]
John Connor [3]
Status: Deceased
Born: 1999 [4]
Died: 1984
First: Terminator, The
Actor: Michael Biehn
Anton Yelchin
Jai Courtney
Jonathan Jackson
Skyler Gisondo
Bryant Prince

Kyle Reese is the guy you go with if you wanna live. He's a fictional freedom fighter and military commando featured in the Terminator multimedia franchise, and has been portrayed by several different actors. The original, and most well-known version of Kyle Reese, is the one played by Michael Biehn in the original 1984 sci-fi/action classic, The Terminator. A young version of Kyle Reese appeared in the 2009 sequel, Terminator: Salvation where he was played by rising sci-fi star Anton Yelchin. The character also appeared in the 2015 re-imagining of the franchise Terminator: Genisys, where he was now played by actor Jai Courtney. Additionally, the character also appeared in episodes of the TV spin-off series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, where he was portrayed by two different actors. Jonathan Jackson played Kyle Reese in the flash-forward scenes from the show, while Skyler Gisondo played 8-year-old Kyle in the season one finale, "What He Beheld", which took place in the modern era.

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Kyle Reese grew up to become a military commando and a resistance fighter in the War Against the Machines under the leadership of his best friend, John Connor. Near the end of the war, John sent Kyle back in time to the year 1984 to protect his mother, Sarah Connor, who was targeted for assassination by a T-800 Terminator unit. Through the course of events, Kyle and Sarah fell in love. Although he was killed in action, Kyle Reese left Sarah one lasting gift - a son.

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  1. Older brother; active in the year 2007.
  2. Mother of Kyle's son, John.
  3. Son as well as BFF in the future, which is kinda friggin' gross.
  4. The "What He Beheld" episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles firmly establishes Kyle as 8-years-old in 2007, which is when the episode takes place.
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