Admiral Hackett

## Early Life:

Steven Hackett was born on Earth, in Buenos Aires in the year 2134. When he was twelve, his mother died and he was placed in the Advanced Training Academy for Juveniles. There, his affinity for both science and leadership were noted. Two years into his new schooling, humanity discovered a hidden data cache on Mars, which lead to the discovery of a mass relay in 2149. Hackett enlisted in the Alliance in 2152, volunteering for high-risk mission to colonize space beyond the Charon Relay. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 2156 and participated in the First Contact War in the following year.

## Pre-Mass Effect Career

In 2177, Hackett sent Staff Lieutenant Shepard undercover on Illium to infiltrate the Silver Star with the hope to disrupt their organization and discover who had orchestrated the Skyllian Blitz. In January of 2178 Hackett received footage of Shepard on the arm of the public face of the Silver Star, Har'stein Weiak. Hackett was working on an extraction plan when Shepard, the Silver Star, and Weiak disappeared. Shepard arrived on Hackett's door step a little over a month later with the names they were looking for.

## Mass Effect:

Admiral Hackett was one of the three officers who recommended Commander Shepard to be the first human Spectre. During the Normandy's search for Saren, he often contacted Shepard with urgent, security minded missions. Hackett was in charge of the Alliance vessels that came in to reinforce the devastated Citadel Fleet, though he gave Shepard the "on the ground" judgment to save the Destiny Ascension and save the Council. After the Battle of the Citadel, Admiral Hackett was promoted to head of the Alliance Military.

After Commander Shepard's resurrection, Hackett got into contact with her and commissioned a number of missions, one of which was to recue his friend Dr. Amanda Kenson. This mission lead to the destruction of the Alpha Relay and the deaths of the batarians who had lived in the Bahak system.

In the early days of the Reaper War, Admiral Hackett was forced to sacrifice the Second Fleet to allow the Third and Fifth fleets to escape. Hackett threw his weight behind Shepard, believing she had the best chance of uniting the Galaxy and finding the resources necessary to complete the construction of the Crucible.

## Every One That Asketh:

Hackett was among those trapped on Earth in the aftermath of the Crucible's firing. When the *Normandy* returned from beyond the Charon Relay, Hackett met the crew and directed them to where they could grab a meal and a bed. Once it was only the three of them, he told Kaidan Alenko and Garrus Vakarian that Shepard was still alive but that information was extremely classified. He then directed Garrus to speak to his father for more information.

Hackett would later recommend Commander Shepard for the position of Humanity's Councilor to the Citadel- a position she took because there was no one else trustworthy. He also recommended her to promoted to the rank of captain. When Garrus asked Hackett why, Hackett told him that because "We used her mercilessly.  We owe her more than anyone will ever likely know," but they didn't have much to offer except ranks and metals- along with the medical support to try to assist her with what was going on with her body and psyche. Hackett also offered to send Garrus her whole dossier because as her partner, he would likely benefit from everything that had happened to her that the Alliance was aware of.

During Shepard's trial, Hackett was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury. Opposing council Lincoln accused Hackett of using Shepard to get things done that the civilian government would not have approved and of favoritism.

### Relationships:

In chapter 89 (Glitter and Be Gay) Shepard and Garrus got tipped off that Hackett and Dr. Karin Chakwas are in what appears to be a discreet but serious relationship.

Shepard and Hackett appear to have a very close mentor/mentee relationship. Shepard and Garrus have an ongoing competition to try to cause enough reaction in Hackett to force a facial expression. Hackett appears to also have been close with Shepard's father, Robert Minkowski.