Rory Stiles (Eden Rising)

"Personal detachment from the world is what started this in the first place! By doing this, you're taking away the only difference between us and those things out there. You take away empathy, you take away feeling, and we're them, and they're us, and there's no point in anything anymore!  So open the fucking gates and show me you actually know how to use those big guns of yours instead of sauntering around trying to taunt everyone with them.  Jesus Christ!"

- Rory, demanding Lieutenant Griggs to help Tom's group survive

Rory Stiles is a major character in Eden Rising, introduced in the show's second season. Rory is a scientist and computer analyst working under the mysterious Eden bio-dome, stationed at the airport Tom's group arrives at in the premiere of the second season. He is a man who, alongside his friend and colleague Phoebe Denning, is trying to rally up people to arrive at Eden and is incredibly into studying the virus that transformed many people into flesh-eating zombies. An eager "man-child", Rory's a nerd through and through. Due to protocols stating the leading medical officer is in charge of operations, he is the unlikely leader of the group of scientists and soldiers at the airport. Because of the role of leadership being thrust upon him, not your typical natural leader, he has a hyperactive personality that can be sometimes seen as rude, as he is often outspoken in his opinions and doesn't like to be argued with. However, he's a glowing example of what's left of humanity, showing empathy and interest in keeping the human race alive.