There are a few defining events that would lead to Commander Shepard's current position. After graduation, Shepard was assigned to the SSV Normandy as an Executive Officer.Īs Commander Shepard of the Systems Alliance Military, aboard the spacecraft Normandy, you represent humanity’s first and last line of defense against the strange wonders of a vast and often dangerous galaxy. Shepard was born on April 11th, 2154, and is a graduate of the N7 System Alliance Special Forces Program. The player can customize the first name, which is never spoken aloud in the game, to their pleasure, while the last name cannot be altered for purposes of dialogue. That only affects who will be in the romance subplot of the game. Shepard can be a male or female, named John or Jane depending on the chosen gender. He is a male (default) Alliance Military Soldier named John, with the Earthborn/Sole Survivor profile. Shepard is classified N7 by the Human Alliance Military, being the hardest and best training for a Human soldier. Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 3 is the main protagonist and playable character of the game.
