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An older, sadder, wiser (and male) version of Daria, Kyle is more accepting and outgoing with others, as well as capable of being more deceptive and vicious. Kyle experienced a lonely childhood and adolescence in his home town in Ohio, until a dramatic incident at the beginning of his sophomore year in high school (in which he seriously injured over thirty persons) led him to be remanded to the custody of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_X Professor Charles Xavier] and his in New York State. Kyle completed his secondary school studies (at the Xavier Institute) with distinction, and also earned an appointment to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Academy U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland], which he attended the year after graduation from the Institute. Armalin's legal benefactor in that circumstance was [[Jim Vitale]], now senior partner of the law firm that employs [[Helen Morgendorffer]], then an associate at the "white shoe" New York law firm of [[Swyne and Dour]]. Despite Vitale's assistance to Armalin, their relationship is one of icy ''politesse.'' Armalin detests Vitale's amoral dealings; Vitale would have preferred that Armalin not attend the Xavier Institute, but was ordered to let him do so by [[Father Jack]]. It has also come to light that during the year before attending Annapolis, Kyle was 'employed by unknown parties' at the request of Mr. Vitale. Because of this 'employment', Kyle has roughly $21 million [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar USD] in several accounts in overseas accounts. Due to his authorship and work as a therapist, Kyle has achieved millionaire status (he doesn't touch the overseas accounts) but doesn't flaunt it. His only nods to wealth are several VERY nicely tailored suits that were personally tailored by [[V.L. Riley]] herself, an excellent collection of rare liquors, and a pair of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachi Kodachi] forged by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kill_Bill_characters#Hattori_Hanz.C5.8D Hattori Hanzō] (see [[The White Blades]]).
He believes in at least trying to maintain his relationships and friendships, as he shows with Erin Danielson, who he had a previously intense romantic relationship with that nearly ended in marriage, and with Dr. Hanley Phillips, who he served with in the Paranormal Oriented Global Operations (P.O.G.O.) teams – the special operations units that are the active paramilitary arm of DELPHI.
It has also come to light that he is a member of the family that runs [[Armalin Armaments]]; even though he has chosen to have little to do with the company, he still owns stock and has access to weaponry and support from the company.
===Other biographical information===
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Legal Status: U.S. Citizen
Other Aliases: "Alpha Four," "Nightbreed", "Vlad"
Former Aliases: POGO Four/One
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Group Affiliation(s): DELPHI Special Assignments Division officer (former group leader, Para/Military Oriented Global Operations Command - 'POGO'), U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Base Of Operations:
Current military rank/MOS: Colonel; 9965 (Fixed-Wing Pilot)
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Kyle has received the following military honors and awards:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Cross Navy Cross]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut_Badge Naval Astronaut Badge]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Merit Legion of Merit (Legionnaires' Degree)]▼
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States) Distinguished Flying Cross]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Superior_Service_Medal Defense Superior Service Medal] (awarded after acting as Legion Advisor)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Medal Navy and Marine Corps Medal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal National Defense Service Medal] (awarded twice)
▲*Legion of Merit (Legionnaires' Degree)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Service_Medal Armed Forces Service Medal] (2 stars)
*[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal](2 stars)
*[Fleet Marine Force Ribbon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force_Ribbon](with Combat Operations Insignia)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Marine_Force_insignia Fleet Marine Force Qualified Officer Insignia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Expeditionary_Medal Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal] (4 stars)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_Campaign_Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Service_Ribbon Arctic Service Ribbon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica_Service_Medal Antarctica Service Medal (with bronze Wintered Over Device)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Action_Ribbon Combat Action Ribbon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon#Navy_and_Marine_Corps Navy/Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon] (4 stars)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States) Presidential Unit Citation] (awarded for P.O.G.O. operations)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal Global War On Terrorism Service Medal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart Purple Heart](2 stars)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Reserve_Ribbon Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_Service_Medal Humanitarian Service Medal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Medal#United_States_Armed_Forces United Nations Medal]
===Foreign awards for valor/service===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order Royal Victorian Order (Knight Commander)] - Great Britain (honorary)
*Order of Javotte - Federated Republic of Nova Valdris
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Cross Meritorious Service Cross, Military Division - Canada]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Saudi_Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal - Saudi Arabia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Kuwait) Kuwait Liberation Medal - Kuwait]
(Note: Kyle is authorized to wear his foreign-service medals upon his uniform.)
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*As a Marine aviator, Kyle flew F/A-18 combat aircraft for 18 months aboard the ''USS Emancipator'' (as a member of VMFA(AW)-387, also known as ‘the Black Sabers’). He has retained his current flight status; according to his file, he is currently qualified in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F/A-18_Hornet F/A-18 Hornet], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8_Harrier_II#AV-8B_Harrier_II AV-8B Harrier II], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EA-6B_Prowler EA-6B Prowler], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CH-53E_Super_Stallion CH-53E Super Stallion] (due to his POGO duties). During his time in POGO, Kyle trained on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sr-71 SR-71] (several were kept from retirement for special covert recon activities); during a flight to test a SR-71 variant using twin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_detonation_engine pulse detonation engines] for propulsion, he took the SR-71 to a height of more than 100 kilometers, and was subsequently awarded astronaut wings. (The mission was officially classified as a failed test, but because of his 'handling of the situation and ability to recover the craft under extreme circumstances that a lesser pilot could not have effectively dealt with', he was awarded the wings and the Distinguished Flying Cross.)
*Kyle's [http://www.f-16.net/index.php?module=pagesetter&tid=59 'call-sign'] (his identifier during flight operations} was 'Vlad'. This was because his genetalia had been dubbed 'The Impaler' by his fellow pilots after he had won [[the Porterhouse Challenge]] during his very first shore leave aboard ''USS Emancipator''.
*Due to his POGO training and activities, Kyle is an expert at survival in many environments, and has been trained to resist interrogation and psionic attack.
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