Tyreek

> "Ever since Donna died, you've been acting like everything is his fault when it's not. (...) Yes, you have. It's called despair. You don't have any hope left in him, so you blame him for everything that's happened when you shouldn't. Mike has saved your ass countless times. From the panther in Argentina, the dust storm in the Rub' al Khali, and the river just yesterday. You may be hot-headed but that's what can get you killed. Mike is level-headed, driven, and strategic, and that is why he leads this team! We all miss Donna man, but you have to let go of her, at least until we get off this island. Because you are surviving. We all are."
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> Tyreek to Doug, berating him about his behavior towards Mike since the death of Donna.

**Tyreek** is the deuteragonist of The Expedition. He is voiced by BogleBlocks Pictures. He is a member of the expedition team lead by Mike. He has been Mike's best friend since high school and is the team's second-in-command. He, along with the rest of his team, are pushed to their limits to survive on the island. Tyreek is severely injured near the end of the film, being impaled by an open sword. He is lifted from the sword but is bleeding out. He is stitched up by Rashid as best as possible. Despite this, he survives the events on the island, and is rushed to a hospital to be nursed back to health for his wounds.

## Biography

### Early Life

Not much is known about Tyreek's childhood and early teenage years.

### Later Years

In high school, Tyreek met fellow classmate Mike Monroe, and they became close friends throughout the rest of their time there. Tyreek studied with Mike in college and both got jobs in an expedition research facility and were put on the same team. Eventually more and more people joined the expedition team, with Tyreek growing close bonds with all them, working together for many years.

### The Expedition

Tyreek is first seen investigating the crater along with other members of his team. During their first night Pepitone is killed, causing panic among the group. He goes with Mike, Doug, and Luke to find a way off the island while along the river via motorboat. The Omega causes the river to become dangerous and Luke shatters the bones in his hand. On the way back to the campsite, they find Donna has died. Later that day, Luke is diagnosed with compartment syndrome by Joan and Tyreek is the one to amputate his hand while Joan and Mike hold him down.

Doug and Rufus return to camp that night, explaining their discovery of The Omega and the death of the Night Slasher. Tyreek along with four other people go to the sinkhole where The Omega was found. After investigating, they return to camp only to be ambushed by The Omega. During the attack, he runs and hides to distract The Omega with Joan and is given a Molotov cocktail made by her. He throws the Molotov at The Omega causing him to leave. Unbeknownst to Tyreek, Joan vanished after she gave him the cocktail, leaving him confused on where she could've possibly gone. Rashid constructs a flamethrower using parts from the Mobile Lab, and the Coast Guard is radioed to come to their aid. The Omega attacks but the group overpowers him. After a brief interrogation, The Omega causes an earthquake on the island, causing everyone but Mike to fall into a trench after Doug cuts a grappling hook chain.

Tyreek berates Doug for cutting chain, trapping the rest of the team in the trench while Mike fights The Omega alone. Tyreek confronts Doug about his recent behavior towards Mike, saying that it isn't fair to him and he shouldn't blame him for the death of Donna. Tyreek gets through to Doug, finally getting him let go of the guilt of Donna's death and motivate him to get off the island. The group then leaves the trench by a trail leading back up to where they fell. Just as Mike is about to be killed by The Omega, Tyreek brutally attacks him with a machete, slashing him all over. The Omega takes Tyreek and throws him on a sword poking out of the ground, impaling him through the stomach. Tyreek begins to bleed out. Rufus, Luke, and Doug attempt to pull Tyreek off the sword which is successful. Tyreek tells them it is a lost cause with the rest responding they're not giving up on him. Rashid stays to stitch up Tyreek while the rest leave to fight with Mike, leaving him out of the final stand against The Omega. As the island begins to sink, Rufus sacrifices himself to buy the team some time to escape with the remaining members taking refuge in a floating cave. In the cave, Tyreek tells Mike he needs to talk with Doug and clear things up, which he does. Shortly afterwards, the Coast Guard arrives with them supposedly evacuating Tyreek to a hospital and the rest of the team back home.

## Personality and Appearance

Tyreek is level-headed and an organized person, willing to take charge in Mike's absence, as shown when he takes stock of the group's weapons. Tyreek is fairly strong in a fight, proving to be a valuable asset. Tyreek is unwilling to leave anyone behind and will do anything to keep one of his friends alive, shown by how he is immediately willing to cut off Luke's hand if it saves his life. Besides all of this, he is a good friend and loyal to himself.

Tyreek is an African-American male in his mid 30's. He has a clean face with his hair covered up by a hat. He is a fit man with an average amount of stamina and strength. He wears the same outfit as Mike, Doug, and Luke.

## Trivia

* Tyreek's name was originally Tyreese, but BogleBlocks Pictures liked the former more.
* Tyreek is one of the two characters to receive a major injury during the events on the island, the other being Luke.