Dale McCloud

Dale McCloud is a human rogue and mercenary. A former member of Cerberus' Project Phoenix and later the revolutionary movement that it became Dale's life has been a long hard struggle just to stay alive. Born aboard the SSV Gettysburg Dale's life was changed even before his birth when a surge in the ships Element Zero Core exposed him to the mutagenic element and caused him develop biotic powers. As expected once he was born Dale immediately displayed a high level of biotic potential, enough to be offered a place at Grissom Academy. Unfortunately Dale's skills had also attracted the attention of Cerberus who searching for candidates to be a part of a new program dubbed Project:PHOENIX.

Cerberus were able to intercept the shuttle carrying Dale, along with 10 other biotically gifted children, and whisked them away to a hidden training facility. Here they were tricked into thinking they were part of the Alliance Military and so were able to get the children's full support. Though Dale went along with the training he, along with a small group of other children, felt something was wrong. During the training they were genetically and cybernetically altered beyond the human norm and were trained in the use of their powers.

Following the discovery, and subsequent destruction, of the Collector Base The Illusive Man begun collecting Reaper technology, intending to use them to indoctrinate his subordinates to his service. Luckily for those in Project Phoenix Dale and his friends found the devices and used them to start a revolt in the Project. Almost all of the candidates, as well as many of the staff, rebelled against Cerberus control. Together they fought through the teams sent to stop them, stole a frigate and escaped. Angered by what the Illusive Man had done the former candidates, now calling themselves The Phoenix Legion, begun a three month long campaign against Cerberus. Though this strikes would prove destructive and delayed many of The Illusive Man's plans they were eventually cornered and destroyed by their enemies.

In the chaos Dale, much like everyone else, ran and became scattered. He ended up on Omega and his career as a mercenary. His time on Omega eventually saw him teaming up with the weapons dealer Jacen Beckett who he worked with for quite a while. Following the Cerberus assault on Omega Dale was forced into Alliance Space and from their was offered a place in the N7 Special Ops Group to combat the coming Reaper threat.