John McKittrick
We were watching WarGames, the 80's opus, and it occurred to me that in many ways I really pitied the McKittrick character. He's a kind of a norm, and very qualified in his own right. But he's totally outclassed by the ‘out of the box’ thinkers like Professor Falken and David. But let's be serious, they're the stars, and he isn't. Can you imagine how frustrating that must be for him? He's blinkered by his own limitations, and he knows it, but can't get beyond them.
That's just gotta suck.