Here you will find a list of the most prominent characters that appear in "Revolution", both alive and deceased.
We start off of course with our esteemed leader President of the Monroe Republic and General of it's militia, General Sebastian Monroe. He grew up in his hometown of Jasper, Indiana, and became best friends with Miles Matheson at a very young age. Both he and Miles joined the Marines and were stationed at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island. They were there when the blackout occurred. Bass accompanied Miles to Chicago to find Miles brother Ben. At the insistance of Miles, the two then put together a strong militia intended to restore peace and order to a post-apocalyptic world. Monroe's only intentions were to watch Matheson's back and keep him safe. However, in doing so, his actions drove a wedge between them and Miles left, leaving Monroe to command the whole Militia. Bass is military-trained and is very skilled in hand-to-hand combat as well as numerous types of weapons.
Miles Matheson was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1981. He grew up with Bass, joined the Marines, and together with Bass and Jeremy Baker created the Monroe Militia after the blackout. His family includes Ben, Rachel, Charlie and Danny Matheson. Miles is very skilled in hand-to-hand and weapon combat, especially prowess in sword fighting techniques, a very useful skill in a post-blackout world. He is very intuitive with military tactics and predicting the moves of the militia. He can also pilot a helicopter.
Jeremy Baker was a Captain for the Monroe Militia. He was found by Miles and Bass being beaten by two bandits at his campsite. After being saved by them, he assisted in creating the Militia and became one of Monroe's most trusted officers. Through everything that happened, Cpt. Baker stood by General Monroe. Unforunately because of Monroe's trust issues, he believed that Jeremy had set him up to be assassinated, even though he had not, so he had him killed. Monroe later found out that Jeremy had nothing to do with the attempt and appeared to be torn up over his decision to have him killed. Jeremy was very skilled in hand-to-hand combat as well as weapon combat. He was also a loyal friend to Bass.
Charlie Matheson is the daughter of Ben and Rachel Matheson. She lost her mother at a young age when Rachel went to Miles at his request. When she was a teenager her father was killed by the Militia and her brother was taken. On her dying father's request she set off to Chicago with Aaron Pittman and Maggie Foster to find her uncle Miles to obtain his help in getting her brother Danny back. She is an skilled tracker and very skilled with a crossbow. While traveling with Miles she becomes very skilled at hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship.
Aaron Pittman was a computer genius working for google before the blackout. He was a very weathly man with a beautiful wife. They resided in Minneapolis when the power went out. Although Aaron was a genius he did not have many survival skills. Afraid that he would not be able to protect his wife, he left, leaving his wife with a band of people that were more capable of keeping her safe. Eventually Ben Matheson found him and took him under his wing. The became good friends up to the day that Ben died. Aaron is very skilled with computers, being able to build, fix and maintain computer systems as well as having skills with coding and advanced programming. He also has some skills with technology and some knowledge in physics.
!Maggie was a medical doctor from Great Britian who was in the U.S. when the blackout occurred. She literally walked accross the whole country trying to find a way to get home to her children. When that didn't work, she had given up. Luckily Ben Matheson found her in time and took her home to his family. According to Maggie, Ben and the kids saved her life. As a doctor Maggie had much training in health care. After the Blackout Maggie learned how ways to treat injured people and make medicine in order to help others. Maggie also had some knowledge of poisons and even ways to hide them in order to be used to protect herself. Unfortunatey she was killed when a man with a knife attacked her and cut her femoral artery.
Nora was born in San Antonio in 1992. After she had grown up she had a relationship with Miles and worked as a Bounty Hunter for the Monroe Militia. When Miles left the Militia, so did Nora.It was at this time she joined the rebels. According to Miles they needed Nora to get Danny back because she's really good at blowing stuff up. The track her to a prison camp, release her and meet with her rebel friends. Then Nora sets off with Miles, Charlie and Aaron to get Danny back. Nora was a very accomplished fighter good with firearms as well as hand-to-hand combat. She had very good skills with explosives, capable of making improvised explosive devices, as well as some conventional weapons, and was skilled in setting up explosives and trigger devices. Nora was killed when shrapnel from an explosion hit her, causing her to bleed to death.
Pre-blackout Tom Neville was a week man who worked as an insurance adjuster. General Monroe found him and his family starving in the woods, took them in, and trained Tom. Tom was one of Monroe's most trusted men (to a point) and was promoted to Major. He has a wife Julia and a son Jason. Neville is a highly trained soldier skilled in hand-to-hand combat as well as handling and firing firearms. From his former career as an insurance adjuster he is very adapt at telling if people are being dishonest to him.
Jason Neville is Tom Neville's son and a member of the Militia. He was ordered to track down Miles, and befriended Charie under the guise of Nate Walker. This enabled him to find Miles. However, over the journey, he became attached to Charlie and started having issues following commands that had anything to do with hurting her. Eventually he left the Militia and joined the rebels. His and Charlie's relationship became close. His father, Tom Neville told everyone involved with the Militia that Jason had been killed. Jason is a very skilled fighter, practiced at hand-to-hand combat as well as very competent with a bow and firearms. He is quite physically adapt and very agile. Jason is also a very skilled tracker capable of following people silently and only rarely is seen by those he follows
Grace Beaumont worked with Ben, Rachel and Bradley Jaffe in an attempt to create clean limitless energy but instead they created a Nanite system that drained power from everything. She was kidnapped by Randall Flynn and taken to the Tower. Her main task here is to get the elevators working to get them down to level 12 (where all the magic happens). She does get the elevators working, but the outcome is not what anyone expected. Grace has very good skills in computing and technology able to understand and write in programming coding as well as being able to repair electronic systems, some machinery, computers and other technologies. She also has some survival skills, enough to help her survive after the Blackout.
Rachel Matheson was project lead on the Nanite project with her husband Ben, Grace, and Bradley Jaffe. She was held prisoner by General Miles Matheson and General Monroe in order to get information from her on how to turn the power back on. Miles left the Militia in part because he believed that Rachel was dead, leaving her in control of Monroe. She refuses to say anything about the power until Sebastian informs her that he has her son Danny. She then tells him that turning on the power starts with 12 pendants. Eventually she provides Monroe with everything he needs to have power. Rachel is very intelligent and highly skilled in science and technology. She has knowledge of physics and energy technology and was behind some of the most advanced computer and robotics technology in the world. She also has some skills in building technology and machinery.
Danny Matheson is son to Ben and Rachel Matheson, and brother to Charlie Matheson. He was taken by Militia to General Monroe in an attempt to get Rachel to talk. He suffers from asthma and was born without a blood vessel that helps pump blood to the lungs. He was placed in a trial at Columbia University where the vessel defect was repaired. When he was very young, he underwent a surgical procedure which had him implanted with a nanotech capsule which helped keep him alive. He grows up to be a fine and compassionate young man. After the family escapes Monroe, he is killed in a firefight between rebels and the Militia who now have power, and are using helicopters. He took down the choppers before he was killed. Danny is a very capable fighter, skilled in some strong hand-to-hand combat as well as having some skills in tracking animals and hunting.
Ben Matheson is husband to Rachel, father to Charlie and Danny and brother to Miles. Ben had the largest part in creating the technology that caused the blackout, although Rachel was not far behind. After the blackout, he moved his family to the county. After Rachel left to go to Miles, Ben took care of the children by himself. Assuming Rachel was dead, he started a relationship with Maggie. On the day the Militia came, he gave his pendant to Aaron telling him to keep it safe and to get it to Grace Beaumont. His son Danny was not willing to let the Militia take his dad and had a crossbow on them. After several pleas from his father, he ended up shooting a Militia soldier and getting shot at. However, his dad was in between him and the shooter, so Ben got shot and killed. Ben had very good skills in computing and technology able to understand and write in programming coding as well as being able to repair electronic systems, some machinery, computers and other technologies. He also has some survival skills, enough to help him survive after the Blackout.
Gene Porter made his first appearance in the first episode of Season 2. He is Rachel's father and Charlie's grandfather. He is a doctor by trade and lives in Willoughby, Texas. In 2019, his wife died of cholera. He was then approached by a man by the name of Dr. Shaw who offered him hundreds of doses of cholera vaccine if he would work for the Patriots. He helped his daughter Rachel recover from a nervous breakdown after the events of the tower, but was secretly giving information to the Patriots. He betrayed his family, but attempted to redeem himself once he saw the error of his ways. We will have to wait to see if he has truly switched over to the right side or will he continue being a traitor to his family and friends.