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Dalton is always a little on the edge, Dalton is a very impulsive individual, having been diagnosed with Schizophrenia. Due to his constant use of psionics, hallucinations are very common for him in the form of seeing his squad wiped out over, and over, and over again. This eventually caused him to hear “voices” in his head, persuading him to do things which are usually uncommon to some. Finally, his speech and thought will be very unorganized at times, speaking in short, hard to understand, phrases as well as processing things out of order.
Skills
- Primary
- Psionics
- Close-Quarters Combat
- Reconnaissance
- Secondary
- Engineering
- Interrogation
Psionic Abilities
- Mind Fray - Cause hallucinations within a target, reducing their morale
- Distortion Field - Distorts all attacks within a close range, passive.
- Psi Panic - Can cause a target to panic, mainly triggering a highly aggressive reaction or a highly defensive reaction
- Psychokinetic Strike - A powerful psionic attack, capable of destroying objects within a grenade’s radius. It is, however, unable to harm people.
- Mind Control - Fighting for control of the target’s mind, this will allow for temporary control of a sentient being.
- Rift - A storm of psychic energy, which devastates anything within the area, and is even more so damaging to those with low willpower.
Gene Modifications
- Secondary Heart - During grave situations, this prevents an instant death but rather puts the user into a critically wounded state, allowing them to survive a little longer.
- Adaptive Bone Marrow - Heavily speeds up recovery, even restoring small amounts of the user's health during combat.
Background
Dalton was born in London, 1991, to a lowly family in the slums. At the age of 18, he had enlisted in the BAF, wanting to escape the terrible life he had during his childhood. Being deployed, he had learned that life was a harsh thing, and quickly rose through the ranks. Eventually reaching the rank of Corporal, he was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, having experienced several changing events in his life. This eventually caused him to be honorably discharged due to medical issues. Seemingly, this was the end of his career.
He was wrong. Soon after, a mysterious person approached him, offering him a second chance at fighting for a cause. Filled with delusions of becoming a hero, he would quickly accept, and hence, his XCOM career began. One of the first people to sign up at XCOM, Dalton served as an assault, although in reserve due to his Schizophrenia.
Eventually, XCOM had discovered psionics, and was looking for candidates to apply for the program. Dalton was one of the first people to apply, and was shown to have an extremely high willpower. He quickly had gotten through training, and became one of XCOM’s strongest Psi-Operatives. As autopsies were performed, he had learned even more about Psionics, becoming the first person to mind control an Ethereal and learning Rift. Then, disaster struck. The XCOM base was discovered by the aliens, and was assaulted heavily. Almost everyone was slaughtered, barring a few soldiers. This event had critically wounded Dalton, putting him into a coma for several months. Having no other option, the researchers at XCOM had used him as a test subject for MELD, and had modified his genes. The Adaptive Bone Marrow which was applied to him had somehow healed him from the grievous injuries he had sustained.
Back into the field of duty as one of the only veteran soldiers remaining, Dalton was promoted to Lieutenant and commanded a squad of the remaining soldiers that XCOM could hold. Eventually assaulting an Alien Dreadnought, his squad was wiped out, one by one, until he was the only survivor. The last thing he remembered was a plasma pistol held to his face. Then, nothing.