 Following a traumatic rafting accident on a school trip and his struggle to find employment, Kyle decided to change as he did not want to be the same person anymore.Milligan said his character had a "good heart" and that he was forced to learn things for himself, as he had not had the right people around to show him the way.Kyle has been described as being a "trouble maker", a larrikin and "loveable-but-slightly-hopeless."