Dennis Gamble

Dennis Gamble
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Age	Unknown
Status	Alive
Cause of Death	N/A
Killed by	N/A
Family	Unknown
Abilities	Resist infection from the alien DNA, blood which can destroy alien
Played by	Mykelti Williamson
Appearances	Species II

Dennis Gamble is a character from Species II. He is an African-American astronaut. He is the only one who did not become infected with the alien DNA, due to being a carrier of Sickle Cell Anemia, a human genetic flaw, which makes him immune.

Species II

Dennis Gamble participated in a American space mission that landed on Mars with Anne Sampas and Patrick Ross, the commander of the mission who collected soil samples. However, the temperature onboard the ship thaws a mysterious substance within a sample, which then attempts to infect the astronauts.

After their return, Dennis, Patrick and Anne are examined by the space agency doctor, Orinsky and quarantined to prevent them from engaging in sexual activity for ten days. They later attend a fundraiser that's honoring them as astronauts.

After Dr. Orinsky is killed by Patrick, Laura Baker finds out the astronaut may be infected with the alien disease. Government agents are able to locate him and analyze his blood, revealing that he was not infected and is allowed to go home, though he is asked if he knows where to find Patrick Ross. He answers that he doesn't know where Patrick Ross is, but is asked to inform them of where he is or where he might be found should he ever see him.

Dennis decides to go find Patrick to find out what is going on. After Dennis arrives, he witnesses Patrick shooting himself, and his head regenerates. Horrified, he runs off to tell Press Lennox and Laura, and then joins them in their mission.

Meanwhile, Laura finds out that Dennis had resisted infection from the alien DNA due to the fact that he is carrying a human genetic flaw, and makes plans to infect the alien species with Dennis' blood, as the species lacks immunity to human genetic diseases. As the team prepares, Eve breaks free from the lab to find Patrick. The team follows her to Patrick's barn, and use Dennis' blood to kill the alien cocoons.

Eve and Patrick begin a mating ritual in which they quickly transform into their alien forms, but are interrupted by Press, who tries to get Eve to get away from Patrick. Patrick (who had transformed into another alien form) fights off Press and Dennis and later overpowers Eve (who had attacked him at Laura's request after she begged her, appealing to her human half). He then attacks her and she passes out, Press stabs Patrick in the back with a pitchfork coated with Dennis' blood, causing Patrick to die and disintegrate.

Afterwards, the military finally arrives and escorts Press, Laura and the injured Dennis away.

Trivia

• Mykelti Williamson and Michael Madsen also co-star in Free Willy and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home.

Quotes

• "Man, a brother can't get no booty!"
• "I haven't been laid in eleven months."
• "We could just call in the National Guard"
• "Yeah Well, I'm a lover. I'm not a fighter."
• "Oh, man, why you gotta bring that up? Okay, I WAS a lover."

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