Kyle Caine

Major **Kyle Caine** is a Major in the US Army. He is the son of Horatio Caine and Julia Eberly. He is the younger brother of Rachel Caine. Kyle is the brother-in-law to Eric Delko and is the uncle to Carlos, Maria, Aiden, Ethan, Eric Jr., Julia and Pedro

## Personality

Kyle is a person that has a strong personality. Kyle is very good at exposing other people's personalities and behaviour thus it is often easy to tell what people are thinking.

Kyle is gifted when it comes to knowing weapons, bullets and such; he can immediately tell what gun and bullet it is by just looking. He is also gifted with extremely good looks and tends to use it when comes to women he likes.

Kyle becomes bitter and angry when he hears that his stepmother Marisol Delko and Uncle Raymond Caine were murdered but eventually returns to his normal self as the series progresses.

Like Rachel, Kyle tends to follow his intuition and instincts to make unlikely connections and often jumps directly into the action, also not hesitating to use deadly force if necessary. Kyle rarely pauses to sit and think things through due to being in so much action. Kyle is not afraid to bend the rules to get the job done, or to exact revenge sometimes. But most of the time he goes "by the book".

## Skills and Abilities

Kyle appears to have a good sense of humour, even though he experiences traumatic ordeals and events, he remains calm. He also can expose people's behaviour and emotions easily and quickly and can tell if they are lying or not. While Kyle entered the military, he learned weaponry, bullets, explosives, knives, etc. He also learned how to survive in extreme environments from the hot Sahara desert to the cold Arctic plains. He also has medical knowledge which still aids him in his duties. Along with this, he is an exceptionally skilled and accurate marksman. A superb marksman, Kyle doesn't hesitate to use deadly force when needed. Kyle has demonstrated several times to be fluent in Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, German, Egyptian, Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish. Finally, Kyle has an uncanny knack for appearing, walking and disappearing silently, even in heavy boots.

## Background

Born on July 6, 1980, Kyle is the second child and son of Horatio Caine and Julia Eberly. Two years before his birth his older sister Rachel Caine was born on February 14, 1978. As a child, Kyle also learned to speak multiple languages and had perfect grades. After Kyle graduated from Highschool, Kyle enlisted in the US Army at the age of 18. On October 23 2002, Kyle was shipped and stationed in Iran for three years.

Kyle returned home to appear for his sister Rachel's wedding on February 14, 2006. Kyle then was transferred again but this time to Afghanistan on June 1, 2006. On November 10, 2010, Kyle got promoted to Major and gets sent home to be with his family on Thanksgiving. Two years later on December 23, 2012, Kyle returns home for a few months for personal leave. On April 8, 2016, Kyle comes home again and see's his father Horatio Caine retire. On November 14, 2018, Kyle got promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

## Season Four

Kyle comes home to appear for Rachel's wedding and gets sent off to Afghanistan.

## Season Five

After hearing the news of his step-mothers and uncle's death, Kyle comes home to mourn them.

## Season Eight

Kyle returns home again to be with his family.

## Season Ten

Kyle comes home for personal leave and stays with his father at the hospital after hearing the news he got shot.

## Relationships

* Horatio Caine is Kyle's father
* Julia Eberly is Kyle's deceased mother.
* Rachel Caine is Kyle's older sister.
* Eric Delko is Kyle's brother-in-law.
* Marisol Delko is Kyle's stepmother when she married Horatio Caine before she was murdered.
* Raymond Caine is Kyle's uncle.
* Yelina Salas is Kyle's aunt.
* Ray Jr. is Kyle's cousin.
* Madison Caine is Kyle's cousin