Challenge Details

Bonus 25k Views Challenge: Mind Over Matter

Kaidan Alenko is a human sentinel and a Systems Alliance marine. He was part of the original Normandy crew and a great asset to the team. Moreover, he became one of Shepard's most powerful friends and allies. He was equipped with the controversial L2 biotic implants. These implants were known to cause severe neurologic impairment to the user, but were used immorally nonetheless. Fortunately, Alenko only suffers minor symptoms from his implants comparatively, such as severe migraines.

Kaidan was a part of Shepard's mission versus the Collectors as well (if he survived Virmire). The devastating, graphic horrors that the Collectors inflicted on helpless humans resides in his mind, often triggering migraines and worsening his symptoms.

After escaping Vancouver at the onset of the Reaper attack on Earth, Shepard and his crew travel to Mars on a mission to uncover Prothean data. Here, they encounter the Cerberus construct known as Eva Core, which would be later occupied by EDI. Eva is vicious and highly dangerous. Alenko finds this out first-hand and is severely wounded in the ensuing combat. He is brought to Huerta Memorial Hospital to begin a long and painful recovery.

While the primary focus is his physical recovery, some of the mental wounds start to heal as well. These will take much longer. Kaidan is still afflicted emotionally by his past torments.

Conditions:

• Full Extraction on Firebase Vancouver vs Collector
• Earn 5 waves survived and 4 personal medals
• Must have at least a bronze medal in both Assault rifle and Pistol kills (both)
• Incendiary ammo not permitted

Note: Alenko in ME3 has Reave, Cryoblast, Barrier and Overload. These are not exactly identical to the human sentinel, but similar enough to his Warp, Barrier. Kaiden also had throw in earlier mass effect editions. So the Human sentinel is still the best fit.