| “ | If these are our final days, I want to spend them protecting these people.
— Jacob Taylor
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Jacob Taylor was a Cerberus operative, Alliance pilot, and one of the allies of Commander Shepard.
Jacob was originally part of an Alliance-sponsored black ops group called the Corsairs. He was present on Eden Prime for Saren Arterius' attack that nearly destroyed the colony. After the Battle of the Citadel, Jacob became disillusioned with the ineffectual bureaucracy of the politicians and quit the Alliance after five years of service.
After helping Miranda Lawson stop a terrorist threat Jacob joined Cerberus and was later assigned by Miranda as one of her lieutenants for the Lazarus Project, a highly ambitious project to resurrect Commander Shepard so they could protect humanity from the Reapers and Collectors. After Shepard was successfully revived, Jacob was assigned to their crew. During their mission to stop the Collectors, Jacob learned of the location of his missing father Ronald. If pursued, Shepard and Jacob found out that Ronald ruled over the survivors of his crashed ship despite having been able to call for help and either arrest him or allow the survivors to kill him.
Should Jacob survive the mission in the Collector base, he leaves Cerberus, having come to hate the organization's human supremacy rhetoric, and becomes romantically involved with former Cerberus scientist Dr. Brynn Cole, who later asks him to protect a group of other ex-Cerberus scientists. He agreed and helped the scientists find a safe haven on Gellix, but they were soon found and attacked by Cerberus only to be saved by Shepard. After the mission, Jacob decides to stay with the scientists and acts as a consultant to the Alliance on Cerberus tactics as well as aiding missions that targeted Cerberus holdings. Should Shepard activate the Crucible to stop the Reapers, Jacob marries Cole and has a child with her, if not he presumably perishes.
Battle vs. Han Solo (Legends) and Chewbacca (Legends) alongside Miranda Lawson (by So-Pro Warrior)[]
No battle will be written.
Expert's Opinion[]
While Han and Chewie brought in both Cunning and Strength what brought their downfall was Miranda and Jacob's Biotics and Kinetic Barrier Armor that helped them seal the victory.