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Excerpt from Audio Transcript- Post Combat Debrief, The Battle for Earth
Subject ID : Unknown (self-designated Alcatraz)
17/03/2187
Just call me Alcatraz. Yeah, I know it's not a real name, but that doesn't matter. I spent 25 years responding to someone else's name because I had his memories in my head, and I'm definitely not the same guy I was before it happened. But now I'm still here, and he's gone. I never liked my old name, and there's no way in hell I'm going to keep using his, so for now, you can just call me Alcatraz.
Look, I've done these things before. You want to hear my story, just tell me where to start.
Okay. I first met Commander Shepard two years ago, on the fifth of March, 2185. From what I've been told, she first met me around 72 hours before then. Technically. I wasn't exactly conscious at the time. Arguably, I wasn't even alive.
Codex Entry- 'Alcatraz'
Aside from his position on the now-legendary Commander Jane Shepard's "ground team", little is known about the individual known as Alcatraz. Though his appearance and chosen name suggest Human origins, no information regarding him has been made available by the Systems Alliance.
Codex Entry- Charybdis (Ceph)
The Charybdis, colloquially known as "Ceph", are a mysterious, highly advanced species. Remnants of their technology has been found scattered throughout the galaxy, including biological specimens that some speculate represent individuals of the species. A large number of these remnants have been found on Earth, the Human homeworld. These relics have the capacity to be incredibly dangerous, as demonstrated by the Manhattan Incursion, an event that occurred when a previously undiscovered cache of Charybdis technology buried beneath New York City self activated, causing extreme property damage and heavy loss of civilian life.
Shadow Broker Dossier- 'Alcatraz'
Nanoshell Operator, Human. Former USMC, currently collaborating with Systems Alliance forces.
Date of Birth: 25th May, 2000 CE (Systems Alliance Standard Calendar)
Augmentations caused by the nanoshell have brought his physical and mental capabilities to significantly beyond normal human levels.
Author's Note: This is an idea for a story that I've been working on for a few weeks now. The focus is going to be the story of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, but largely (or entirely) related through the perspective of Alcatraz, from Crysis 2, Crysis: Legion and soon, Crysis 3. I don't currently plan on changing the canon for Mass Effect too drastically, but we'll see how this all pans out. I'll also try and stick to Crysis canon as best I can, but with Crysis 3 on the horizon, I have no idea how well that's gonna turn out. Chapter 2 should be out within the week. Critiques enthusiastically welcomed.