Red (Tears of The Sun)

James 'Red' Atkins is a major protagonist in the film Tears of the Sun. A member of an elite Navy SEALs team sent into wartorn Africa to rescue a Doctor, he along with the rest of his team end up escorting a massive group of refugees across the jungle while being relentlessly pursued by genocidal rebels. While at first Red was emotionally fluid regarding his leader's decision to rescue the large number of civilians, stating he was supportive of him whether or not he chose to actively protect them, as time went on he could no longer just see them as escort packages, vowing to give his very life if needed to get them to safety.
==Biography==
Red is a member of a Navy SEALs team that at the time was operating in Africa. He and the others arrived on base aboard a Carrier after a successful completion of a mission. The team is given a small amount of downtime before already being assigned a new mission. They are to enter a highly contested and volatile area within Africa to extract a woman, Doctor Lena Kendricks, who is an American by marriage, and two additional VIPs should they choose. They arrive in the middle of the night, only to discover that Lena refuses to leave the mission despite warnings at the rebels would be on their way to kill everyone. Under the false agreement that under her care could be taken as well, she leaves with Red and the other SEALs.
When they arrive at the extraction sight the next day, and the truth is revealed, Dr. Kendricks is furious but nonetheless gets on the evac chopper. However, en route back to the safe zone, they fly over the mission, where everyone present has been brutally massacred by the rebel extremists. Having a change of heart, the Lieutenant orders the choppers to turn around and go back. He has the most vulnerable members of the refugees get on the chopper, and decrees he and his men will get the rest of them to the safe zone on foot. While on the journey, Red asks his leader how he's doing, getting an annoyed response. Red tells the Lieutenant that everyone knew the moment they left that mission those within were dead, and that him and the rest of the men are confused as to what they're doing now escorting a huge group of civilians. Despite this however, Red makes it known that he supports his leader's decision regardless of what he chooses to do. They later find out that despite being in the middle of the wild jungle, they're somehow being tracked by the rebel forces.
The team comes across a village being raided by a group of rebels, with men, women and children being exterminated and some women being sexually assaulted and tortured. They move in to stop them, swiftly killing all the assailants. Red saves a woman from being raped, and attempts to calm her down before continuing on, killing more until the village is secured. However, in the aftermath, Red finds that a woman's infant has been murdered, something that deeply shocks and upsets him. 
After finding a rebel informant within the group, and learning of the true nature behind the presidential family assassinations, Red booby traps his corpse as well as other areas of the jungle and waits for the rebels to appear. When they do so, he triggers a series of explosions to trim their numbers down some as well a buy the group some time. Later, when it becomes apparent that they will never outrun the rebels and that they're going to have to make a stand, the Lieutenant asks his men to speak freely on the matter. Red says that he can no longer view the refugees as simply packages to be escorted, and will get them to the safe zone no matter what, even it kills him. 
The team lies in wait, when one of their own gets shot by a sniper. A relatively safe wound, the combat begins in full. The SEALs team quickly find they're severely outnumbered, even more than they originally estimated, but fight on regardless, using their superior firepower to try and gain an advantage. As the battle goes on refugees join the soldiers, but the sheer numbers advantage of the rebels becomes impossible to overcome, and a full on combat evacuation is ordered, the team having the refugees make a desperate break for the safe zone nearby. The team begins taking casualties, which soon become heavy. Exiting the jungle and still providing cover fire for the fleeing civilians who are less than a couple miles from the base. Red himself, now out of ammo and down to only his pistol gets shot in the upper torso and goes down. At this time, the Lieutenant finally gets air support authorized and called in. Declaring Danger Close, the surviving soldiers pop smoke for the fighter jets to bomb. Injured but alive, Red joins what's left of his team in providing protection for their critically wounded teammate as the planes bombard the rebels, killing them all and ensuring the refugees survival at last. 
Red is ultimately one of the four survivors of the team at the end of the movie. 
Category:Live Action Heroes
Category:Military
Category:Selfless
Category:Protectors
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Neutral Good
Category:Lethal
Category:Fighters
Category:Supporters
Category:Male
Category:War Heroes
Category:Anti-Heroes
Category:Brutes
Category:Guardians
Category:Vengeful
Category:Honorable
Category:Sympathetic
Category:Wrathful
Category:Deal Makers