| “ | Well, let's be honest, you're a sociopath, is what you are. Before the blackout, you'd have been locked in a rubber room. | „ |
| ~ Miles to Sergeant William Strausser |
Miles Matheson is the main protagonist of the NBC TV Show Revolution while generally one of the good guys of the show he has killed numerous people sometimes innocent people without a hint of sympathy or guilt for his actions.
Miles was the Commanding General of the Monroe Republic later defecting after Sebastian "Bass" Monroe went to far and went mad with power later helping his niece Charlie Matheson rescue his nephew Danny Matheson from the militia.
He was potrayed by Billy Burke and by Casey Jon Deidrick as a teenager.
History
Miles Matheson was born in 1981 as the older brother of Ben Matheson, at some point during his childhood he met and became best friends with Sebastian "Bass" Monroe one day while hanging out with Monroe they drew an encircled M, which would later become insignia and logo for the Monroe Militia, upon the two becoming adults they both enlisted in the U.S Marine Corps.
Miles and Monroe were sergeants in the Marine Corps stationed in Parris Island, South Carolina, on the night of September 17th 2012 Miles and Monroe were driving home from base on Interstate 95 where he receives a call from his younger brother Ben Matheson that a huge blackout will occur that night and all the lights will turn off an never turn back on, suddenly Miles' and Monroe's phones begin to fizzle out and Miles loses connection with Ben and his and Monroe's phones die out and his car comes to a complete stop along with other cars on the highway and later the blackout occurred shutting electricity, mobile phones, vehicles and even batteries off affecting the entire planet completely Miles and Monroe get out of the cars and see every car in the highway stopped and stalled out of no where Miles then turns to Monroe and asks him "what the hell is going on" forcing the duo to travel to base on foot.
Eight weeks after the blackout in November 2012, Miles gave up on waiting on orders from the government as what the military is supposed to do and informs Monroe on leaving Paris Island, South Carolina to Chicago, Illinois in hopes of searching of his brother, Ben Matheson and his family however Monroe is reluctant to go since Chicago is over a thousand miles away however he eventually decides to go with Miles and the two leave base and head for Chicago on foot.