Miguel (Independence Day)

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Miguel

Background

Miguel is s resident of Imperial Valley, California. His father is Russell Casse, his brother is Troyl and his sister is Alicia. Miguel has an uncle named Hector who lives in Tucson, Arizona.

During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by James Duval

Troy tells Miguel the television signal has gone bad. Lucas drives up to their trailer in his truck and shows Miguel and Alicia a handful of wilted crops and threatens to fire Russell if he doesn't crop dust his field within 20 minutes. Miguel rides his motorcycle and waves at Russell who is flying his plane above a field and then crop dusts it. Russell lands the plane and Miguel tells him, Lucas' field is on the other side of town as Farmer Kid and his family watch and stare at Russell take a drink of liquor. Later, the news shows Russell being arrested for placing leaflets everywhere and the Mechanics are interviewed and tell the reporter that Russell was abducted by aliens and abused sexually. Miguel tells Troy to pack his things and finds Older Boy trying to convince Alicia to have sex with him. As Miguel is driving their RV away, Russell is dropped off after being released from prison. Troy's health starts to deteriorate and Miguel tells Russell that the other people in the RV camp are leaving. Philip stops by their RV and offers Alicia some penicillin for Troy. After Russell sacrifices himself to destroy the Harvester spaceship above Area 51, Miguel tells Major Mitchell he is proud of Russell.