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Kaiden Alenko
Staff Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko is a 32-year-old human male, Alliance Navy officer who accompanies Commander Shepard from the very beginning of the game.
Alenko serves as a possible love interest for a female Shepard.
In game, he is what is known as a Sentinel, a soldier highly skilled in both tech skills and biotics.
Alenko has had a troubled relationship with his biotic abilities - he is one of the rare users of the controversial L2 implants, which have since been discontinued due to the long list of horrible side-effects discovered after their initial creation.
Kaidan is regarded as "one of the lucky ones" as he only suffers from migraines, though many others suffer from crippling physical pain or insanity.
If questioned by Shepard, Kaidan reveals that as a teenager he killed an instructor, a brutal turian mercenary, at the biotics training facility he attended, during biotics training by breaking his neck with a full-force biotic kick.
The death had been an accident, as Kaidan was enraged when the instructor injured a girl he admired.
Late in the game, on the planet Virmire, Kaidan is one of two characters who can opt to assist a salarian commando unit in their assault on Saren's lab complex.
If Ashley is selected to lead the unit, Kaidan is the primary technician for activating a bomb that destroys the facility.
During the assault, the player is confronted with a choice that may result in Kaidan being left behind when the nuke is detonated.
Alenko also plays a role in Mass Effect 2, provided that he survived in the first game.
Since the first game's events, Alenko had been promoted to staff commander (one grade above Shepard's rank of lieutenant commander) and is stationed on the planet Horizon to help protect a human colony from the Collectors.
The Illusive Man, using Kaidan's connection to Shepard as bait, lured the Collectors to Horizon.
The Collectors attacked the colony and he was stung by a Collector Swarm, leaving him temporarily paralyzed.
Shepard soon learns that Kaidan was sent to the colony to install a network of defense cannons to safeguard against future Collector attacks.
After multiple firefights with the Collectors and Harbinger, Alenko is ultimately rescued by Shepard.
The two reunite with a handshake (or a warm embrace if the player chose to import a Shepard from Mass Effect that had pursued a romantic relationship with Kaidan) and Shepard tells him that he/she has been dead for two years.
However, upon learning that Shepard is working with Cerberus, Alenko grows suspicious and refuses to join Shepard on his/her mission.
Later on, if Shepard romanced Kaidan in the first game, Kaidan will send him/her an apology letter stating that his earlier behavior was a result of his concern and worry for him/her and that he would still like to be romantically involved after the Collectors have been defeated.
Players that keep him as a romance interest in Mass Effect 2 will be rewarded.
If he survived the events of the first game, Alenko returns in Mass Effect 3.
In the intervening months since the end of Mass Effect 2 he has been promoted to the rank of Major and placed in command of a covert Alliance special operations team of human biotics.
He has been summoned to testify at Shepard's trial following the events of the Arrival DLC story, and is present when the Reapers arrive at Earth and attack Vancouver.
Kaidan connects with a new squadmate, marine James Vega, and makes his way to the Normandy SR-2, which has been confiscated, examined, and refurbished to serve in the Alliance as Admiral Anderson's personal flagship.
After arriving at a pinned-down Shepard and Anderson to evacuate them, Kaidan accompanies Shepard and Vega to the Prothean Archive on Mars under orders to retrieve intelligence that Liara T'soni has uncovered there, believed to be crucial to the war effort.
The group is joined by T'soni as they engage Cerberus troops who are attacking the base to secure the same Prothean data for The Illusive Man.
After confronting Cerberus' mole at the facility, the synthetic infiltrator Dr. Eva Coré, Kaidan is badly injured.
Shepard disables and captures the gynoid for study, and rushes Alenko to Huerta Memorial Hospital on the Presidium of the Citadel for treatment.
Shepard can then check in on Kaidan as he recuperates—he is initially unconscious, but once Shepard completes a mission Alenko sends a message to the Normandy saying he is awake and would welcome a visit.
The two can discuss the Major's injury (a dialogue chain that can first hint at flirtation with a male or female Shepard, or interest in renewing intimacy with a previously-romanced female Shepard), recent activities and promotion, family back on Earth, and their tense encounter on Horizon months earlier.
Kaidan also mentions that Donnel Udina has put his name forward to become the second human Spectre, and that he is considering accepting.
This visit also represents an opportunity to present a 'get well soon' gift to foster trust later in the story.
Once Shepard completes another mission off the Citadel, s/he receives another e-mail from Kaidan saying his is about to be discharged and would appreciate another visit for the Commander's advice.
Returning to the Citadel and offering words of encouragement further builds confidence between Shepard and Alenko, who will not be available for interaction again until Udina—conspiring with Cerberus—attempts a coup against the Citadel Council to seize control of their fleets for the liberation of Earth.
During this battle Alenko appears in his new capacity as a Spectre, providing protection for the Council members who are being led by Udina into a trap.
Shepard arrives to intervene, and in the ensuing confrontation if Kaidan still suspects Shepard of colluding with Cerberus he is shot (either by Shepard or by a squadmate) in order to stop Udina.
Alternatively, if Shepard has worked to regain Kaidan's trust, he takes Shepard's side, and will shoot Udina if Shepard abstains.
If he survives the coup attempt, Kaidan later meets Shepard at the Normandy dock and offers to re-join the crew.
Shepard can either accept him aboard, or advise him to stay behind and gain him as a War Asset.
Later, if Shepard has consistently been understanding and encouraging toward him, Kaidan sends an e-mail inviting Shepard to dinner on their next visit to the Citadel.
Conversation instigated during this 'date' represents (male or female) Shepard's opportunity to 'lock in' a romantic relationship with Alenko or to rebuff his advances.
If pursued, Kaidan appears at Shepard's cabin on the eve of the assault on The Illusive Man's headquarters and the two can consummate their relationship (though triggerable dialogue between Kaidan and Shepard in the Starboard Observation Louge suggests that they've spent the night together at least once already).
Alternatively, Shepard can turn him down to avoid "distraction," and they then cuddle with Kaidan resolving to be his/her "soft place to land".
During the final battle for Earth, Kaidan appears again at the forward operating base in London, having re-connected with his biotic special operations unit.
If he and Shepard have pursued a romantic relationship, their 'farewell' turns affectionate one last time; they kiss, Alenko states his desire to hold Shepard again and Shepard says Kaidan had "better be there when I come back."
Shortly thereafter the final 'push' to the Citadel begins and the two are separated.
Following Shepard's final decision and the completion of the campaign, Kaidan may be seen stepping off of a crashed Normandy on an unknown world following the catastrophic disruption of the mass relay network.
Kaidan is listed on the Normandy SR-2's memorial wall on the Crew Deck, if he did not survive the events of Mass Effect 1 and 3.
Kaidan Alenko is voiced by Raphael Sbarge, also known for his role in BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords as Carth Onasi.
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Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_the_Mass_Effect_universe#Kaidan_Alenko
Mass Effect Wiki> masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Kaidan_Alenko
IMDb> www.imdb.com/character/ch0109035/bio
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Alenko serves as a possible love interest for a female Shepard.
In game, he is what is known as a Sentinel, a soldier highly skilled in both tech skills and biotics.
Alenko has had a troubled relationship with his biotic abilities - he is one of the rare users of the controversial L2 implants, which have since been discontinued due to the long list of horrible side-effects discovered after their initial creation.
Kaidan is regarded as "one of the lucky ones" as he only suffers from migraines, though many others suffer from crippling physical pain or insanity.
If questioned by Shepard, Kaidan reveals that as a teenager he killed an instructor, a brutal turian mercenary, at the biotics training facility he attended, during biotics training by breaking his neck with a full-force biotic kick.
The death had been an accident, as Kaidan was enraged when the instructor injured a girl he admired.
Late in the game, on the planet Virmire, Kaidan is one of two characters who can opt to assist a salarian commando unit in their assault on Saren's lab complex.
If Ashley is selected to lead the unit, Kaidan is the primary technician for activating a bomb that destroys the facility.
During the assault, the player is confronted with a choice that may result in Kaidan being left behind when the nuke is detonated.
Alenko also plays a role in Mass Effect 2, provided that he survived in the first game.
Since the first game's events, Alenko had been promoted to staff commander (one grade above Shepard's rank of lieutenant commander) and is stationed on the planet Horizon to help protect a human colony from the Collectors.
The Illusive Man, using Kaidan's connection to Shepard as bait, lured the Collectors to Horizon.
The Collectors attacked the colony and he was stung by a Collector Swarm, leaving him temporarily paralyzed.
Shepard soon learns that Kaidan was sent to the colony to install a network of defense cannons to safeguard against future Collector attacks.
After multiple firefights with the Collectors and Harbinger, Alenko is ultimately rescued by Shepard.
The two reunite with a handshake (or a warm embrace if the player chose to import a Shepard from Mass Effect that had pursued a romantic relationship with Kaidan) and Shepard tells him that he/she has been dead for two years.
However, upon learning that Shepard is working with Cerberus, Alenko grows suspicious and refuses to join Shepard on his/her mission.
Later on, if Shepard romanced Kaidan in the first game, Kaidan will send him/her an apology letter stating that his earlier behavior was a result of his concern and worry for him/her and that he would still like to be romantically involved after the Collectors have been defeated.
Players that keep him as a romance interest in Mass Effect 2 will be rewarded.
If he survived the events of the first game, Alenko returns in Mass Effect 3.
In the intervening months since the end of Mass Effect 2 he has been promoted to the rank of Major and placed in command of a covert Alliance special operations team of human biotics.
He has been summoned to testify at Shepard's trial following the events of the Arrival DLC story, and is present when the Reapers arrive at Earth and attack Vancouver.
Kaidan connects with a new squadmate, marine James Vega, and makes his way to the Normandy SR-2, which has been confiscated, examined, and refurbished to serve in the Alliance as Admiral Anderson's personal flagship.
After arriving at a pinned-down Shepard and Anderson to evacuate them, Kaidan accompanies Shepard and Vega to the Prothean Archive on Mars under orders to retrieve intelligence that Liara T'soni has uncovered there, believed to be crucial to the war effort.
The group is joined by T'soni as they engage Cerberus troops who are attacking the base to secure the same Prothean data for The Illusive Man.
After confronting Cerberus' mole at the facility, the synthetic infiltrator Dr. Eva Coré, Kaidan is badly injured.
Shepard disables and captures the gynoid for study, and rushes Alenko to Huerta Memorial Hospital on the Presidium of the Citadel for treatment.
Shepard can then check in on Kaidan as he recuperates—he is initially unconscious, but once Shepard completes a mission Alenko sends a message to the Normandy saying he is awake and would welcome a visit.
The two can discuss the Major's injury (a dialogue chain that can first hint at flirtation with a male or female Shepard, or interest in renewing intimacy with a previously-romanced female Shepard), recent activities and promotion, family back on Earth, and their tense encounter on Horizon months earlier.
Kaidan also mentions that Donnel Udina has put his name forward to become the second human Spectre, and that he is considering accepting.
This visit also represents an opportunity to present a 'get well soon' gift to foster trust later in the story.
Once Shepard completes another mission off the Citadel, s/he receives another e-mail from Kaidan saying his is about to be discharged and would appreciate another visit for the Commander's advice.
Returning to the Citadel and offering words of encouragement further builds confidence between Shepard and Alenko, who will not be available for interaction again until Udina—conspiring with Cerberus—attempts a coup against the Citadel Council to seize control of their fleets for the liberation of Earth.
During this battle Alenko appears in his new capacity as a Spectre, providing protection for the Council members who are being led by Udina into a trap.
Shepard arrives to intervene, and in the ensuing confrontation if Kaidan still suspects Shepard of colluding with Cerberus he is shot (either by Shepard or by a squadmate) in order to stop Udina.
Alternatively, if Shepard has worked to regain Kaidan's trust, he takes Shepard's side, and will shoot Udina if Shepard abstains.
If he survives the coup attempt, Kaidan later meets Shepard at the Normandy dock and offers to re-join the crew.
Shepard can either accept him aboard, or advise him to stay behind and gain him as a War Asset.
Later, if Shepard has consistently been understanding and encouraging toward him, Kaidan sends an e-mail inviting Shepard to dinner on their next visit to the Citadel.
Conversation instigated during this 'date' represents (male or female) Shepard's opportunity to 'lock in' a romantic relationship with Alenko or to rebuff his advances.
If pursued, Kaidan appears at Shepard's cabin on the eve of the assault on The Illusive Man's headquarters and the two can consummate their relationship (though triggerable dialogue between Kaidan and Shepard in the Starboard Observation Louge suggests that they've spent the night together at least once already).
Alternatively, Shepard can turn him down to avoid "distraction," and they then cuddle with Kaidan resolving to be his/her "soft place to land".
During the final battle for Earth, Kaidan appears again at the forward operating base in London, having re-connected with his biotic special operations unit.
If he and Shepard have pursued a romantic relationship, their 'farewell' turns affectionate one last time; they kiss, Alenko states his desire to hold Shepard again and Shepard says Kaidan had "better be there when I come back."
Shortly thereafter the final 'push' to the Citadel begins and the two are separated.
Following Shepard's final decision and the completion of the campaign, Kaidan may be seen stepping off of a crashed Normandy on an unknown world following the catastrophic disruption of the mass relay network.
Kaidan is listed on the Normandy SR-2's memorial wall on the Crew Deck, if he did not survive the events of Mass Effect 1 and 3.
Kaidan Alenko is voiced by Raphael Sbarge, also known for his role in BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords as Carth Onasi.
Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_the_Mass_Effect_universe#Kaidan_Alenko
Mass Effect Wiki> masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Kaidan_Alenko
IMDb> www.imdb.com/character/ch0109035/bio
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BioWare> www.bioware.com/en/
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