Lyle Wainfleet/Relationships

Lyle Wainfleet's Relationships
== Friends and Allies ==
=== Colonel Miles Quaritch ===
Wainfleet and Quaritch have a normal "chain of command" relationship, something very common in any military institution. The Colonel trusts in Wainfleet's abilities and in exchange, Wainfleet is completely loyal to Quaritch, obeying any order that his superior gives him. During the Battle of Ayram Alusìng it was Lyle who commanded the AMP suit squad to attack by ground, later perishing alongside many of his companions.
Sixteen years later, Lyle was brought back to life as a Recom thanks to the technology of Project Phoenix. It was him, alongside Zdinarsik, Fike, and Zhang who were the ones who first "greeted" the Colonel after him awakening as a Recombinant. During that moment, Quaritch's first instinct was to attack him, managing to punch Wainfleet in the face. Despite this, the Corporal was able to talk him down and explained the current situation. Lyle was promoted to Lieutenant for his loyalty, becoming Quaritch's right hand. They fought together during the events of the Skirmish at the Three Brothers. By the end of the battle, Wainfleet and Quaritch were the only confirmed surviving Recoms from the 1st Recom Unit.
====Sean Fike====
They are considered to be friends. Both were first seen during the arrival of the new recruits at Hell's Gate. The two of them were making jokes and teasing the new soldiers. Lyle and Sean fought and died during the Battle of Ayram Alusìng. In the year 2170, Fike was among the soldiers brought back as Recoms by Project Phoenix, also serving as a member in the 1st Recom Unit. The private Fike was the second Recombinant to die at the hands of the Sully family, as he was hit right in the eye with an arrow shot by Neytiri, resulting in him dying a second time.
====Zdinarsik "Z-Dog"====
Not much is known about their relationship, but it was evident that existed some comradery between them. Z-Dog was with Wainfleet and Fike when the Colonel woke up as a Recom, and helped to restrain him when he tried to "defend" himself. She was brutally killed by Neytiri during the Skirmish at the Three Brothers.
====1st Recom Unit====
Lyle served as the team leader of the 1st Recom Unit, with Colonel Quaritch as his commanding officer. His relationship with the team is not completely explored, although as their leader, it is clear they followed his orders. By the end of the battle at the SeaDragon, the only living members of the 1st Recom Unit were Wainfleet and Quaritch. As for Mansk, it is unknown if he survived.
== Enemies and Rivals ==
=== Jake Sully ===
Wainfleet and Jake first met when the former arrived at Hell's Gate. While Wainfleet's friend, Fike, mocked Jake because of him needing a wheelchair, saying "Check it out man. Meals on wheels", Lyle just replied that it was wrong to bring someone like Jake to a place like Pandora. During Jake's first expedition as an escort for Grace and Norm, they were accompanied too by Lyle and the pilot, Trudy. Their animosity began when Jake decided to support the Na'vi cause, becoming enemies with Wainfleet and the other soldiers loyal to Quaritch.
Their rivalry is further explored during the events of Avatar: The Way of Water, turning into something more personal between them when the Recoms managed to capture (and nearly kidnapped) his children. By the end of the battle on the SeaDragon, Jake is apparently unaware that Neteyam's death could have been caused by Wainfleet.
=== Neytiri ===
Despite never having spoken directly, there is certainly a lot of bad blood between them. Wainfleet is not just completely loyal to Quaritch, but also, is the one to blame for many events that have truly affected both Neytiri and her family. In 2154 during the Battle of Ayram Alusìng, he was the soldier who shot and killed Neytiri's Ikran, Seze.
Sixteen years later, the Recom Wainfleet alongside Quaritch and the rest of the team captured and used Neytiri's sons and daughters as hostages. Neytiri and Jake were visibly distraught due to fear of their family being killed at the hands of their mortal enemies. The last transgression committed by Wainfleet against her family took place during the Skirmish at the Three Brothers, where Lyle was possibly responsible for the death of her eldest son, Neteyam.
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