Lyle Tiberius Rourke

Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke is the main antagonist of Disney's 2001 animated feature film, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Prior to the main events of the film, he was the Commander of a previous mission to Iceland where he assisted Milo Thatch's grandfather, Thaddeus, in locating the Shepherd's Journal. 
== Personality ==
He initially appears as a very reliable and praiseworthy commander able to lead his men through perils, but as the film progresses, he turns out to be a highly manipulative, ruthless and sadistic mercenary who is out to capture the Heart of Atlantis and make money off of it. Fortunately this ended up being his comeuppance after he willingly murdered Helga Sinclair by throwing her off and into the chasm. He was later killed by Milo Thatch
== Physical Appearance ==
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