David Edward Anderson

David Edward Anderson is a character from the Mass Effects games.

Former commanding officer of the Normandy, now advisor to Shepard from the Citadel. Was once in the running to be the first human Spectre until his efforts were sabotaged by Saren.

In the XP4 fics, David is allies with the Heroes Coalitions.

Appearance
David is an African-American man with a thin-black hair and has dark eyes. He wears a dark-blue navy uniform over a black turtleneck shirt, dark-blue trousers, and leather shoes.

Personality
While not officially leading the Alliance, he's the only authority figure other than Admiral Hackett that Shepard consistently respects. When he's promoted to Admiral by  3, he, Admiral Hackett, and Commander Shepard share this role, with Shepard acting as a military ambassador getting species together, Hackett being the man behind the joint species fleet while Anderson is the leader of the Earth resistance troops.

Abilities
While he lacks biotic powers or cybernetics, he's still a badass nonetheless. Particularly noticeable in the prequel novel "Revelation", where he surprises, injures, and drives off the krogan battlemaster Skarr with nothing more than a heavy pistol, quick reflexes, very good aim, and some luck. Skarr, by the way, is a 500-pound alien who can bench press a car and toss an APC with his mind.

Trivia

 * During the mocap session for the scene where Anderson punches Udina, cinematic lead Shane Welhoun (suited up as Anderson) accidentally clocked the Udina actor on the jaw for real.
 * The endgame save of Mass Effect does not record whether Shepard recommended Anderson or Udina for the Council. This happens because Mass Effect records the endgame save after Sovereign's destruction but before the scene where Shepard makes that decision. If the player imports a saved game, during the shuttle ride from Lazarus Research Station, Miranda will ask Shepard who was recommended for the Council, letting the player select either Anderson or Udina, regardless of the choice made in Mass Effect. If the player does not import a saved game, the Destiny Ascension was destroyed and the Council died along with it; Udina rises to Councilor.
 * According to Mass Effect: Revelation (page 14), Anderson stands at six feet and three inches tall.
 * The Shadow Broker has files on David Anderson which can be accessed aboard his ship.
 * Additionally, the Shadow Broker's Video Archive contains several videos of Anderson.
 * The first human child born in Andromeda is named after Captain Anderson: David Edward Kennedy.