Michael (Eden Rising)

Michael was a belligerent soldier stationed by Eden at the Tulsa International Airport. After the death of his troupe's leader, the highly-respected lieutenant Griggs, Michael decided to lead the remaining soldiers into an effort of forcing out Tom's group of survivors by force.

Pre-series
Nothing is known about Michael's prior life.

Season 2
Michael was introduced as a tough-willed soldier. He was loyal and easily follows orders. After Griggs's murder, Michael became belligerent and wanted to force Tom's group off of the airport, despite the arguments otherwise from people like Rory and Leigh.

After taking matters into his own hands and planning a rebellion, Michael's plans fell apart as biters attacked the airport. Teaming up with Tom and Ash, Michael let his guard down. Aware of Michael's violent intentions, Ash shot Michael in the eye with a crossbow and disguised it as friendly fire, though it didn't work and Tom was forced to shoot dead the two remaining soldiers to protect Ash's life. Ash justified Michael's murder by saying if he didn't, Michael would have had the rest of the group killed and he did what he had to do to protect them.

Trivia

 * Michael's role in the season was initially much larger, but the storyline involving the rogue soldiers was cut short due to an already busy season and the intention to not make the season convoluted with far too many plotlines.