Updated 30 Jan 2004

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Tyrus Cassius ("T.C.") McQueen Played by James Morrison

Lieutenant Colonel T.C. McQueen is one of the most captivating and singular characters in television. He is a leader, a man of great principle, honor, and courage. Initially, McQueen appeared as a taciturn commander who instructs and leads by example and experience, but he soon became a most remarkable presence on the screen, personifying dignity and conviction. And most of all – Passion. He is a complicated man, disciplined, direct, and well read, with a dry sense of humor.

Born an In-Vitro, he worked in the uranium mines then as a munitions handler during the A.I. War, when he was captured and tortured by the Silicates. After the war, he married a "natural-born" woman, but lost her when she confessed she could not bear the prejudice against In-Vitros. He joined the Corps and, battling prejudice and bigotry, advanced through the ranks, becoming a "lifer," looking to the Marine Corps as his family, all the while remaining a loner.

When he loses his own squadron – the Angry Angels – in the first major conflict of the Chig War, McQueen becomes the Commanding Officer of the 58th. Soon, the Wildcards become his "kids." He also takes a special interest in fellow In-Vitro Cooper Hawkes, understanding the young lieutenant better than anyone.

While the 58th has great admiration and respect for McQueen, McQueen himself has admiration and respect for his superior, Commodore Glen Ross of the U.S.S. Saratoga. And it is Ross who claims the greatest friendship to McQueen, often calling him "Ty."

The character of McQueen is special, admirable, and certainly memorable, and the way the Wildcards respond to him demonstrates how he can command respect, loyalty, and even affection.

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Videos

	What would you die for?		The 58th meet McQueen
	It's OK to be scared		I should've been made a general
	How do you know what humans are feeling?		Who said you're human?
	Figure it out		On the bridge of the freighter
	Butt beaten by a dead guy		McQueen and Ray Butts
	If in doubt, kill		Suicide
	It's a good day to die		Specific drop of water in the Mississippi River
	Merry Christmas		There is something out there
	The pickup		Make peace with your maker
	I want you out there bombing Chigs		Ground pounders
	There'll be plenty of time to rest when I'm dead		Can I get you two a room?
	What to do after the war is over		We done our best: McQueen