President Dalen

President Dalen is one of the main characters of the Jovian Detection Authority, and one of the most important characters in the story of Dark Reign 2.

A Brief History
The acting president of the Jovian Detention Authority, Edward Dalen, negotiated a deal with the residents of the four penal colonies. In exchange for exploring and colonizing new worlds for Earth’s inhabitants, the prisoners would be granted their freedom.

In addition to the political and military influence Dalen already wielded, he would place the JDA in a position of new absolute sovereignty. Dalen also had no intention of ever releasing the prisoners. In the closing chapter of Earth's life, Dalen instructs Strike Force to destroy the Senate who are plotting treason to reform the "corrupt power of the commonwealth" - Dalen, referring to the Global Commonwealth.

Mission 9: "Dirty Politicians"
In mission 9, after finding out about the plan of the politicians and their corruption, as well as about some JDA units who were with them, President Dalen, decided that the Strikeforce, the elite unit of the JDA, will take care of those traitors aswell as said deserter senators. For that, CYGNET had to open a private channel, in which he immediately explained to the current commander of the Strike Force the situation and later ordered them to eliminate any politician who tried to leave that city. After eliminating the senators, Shadowhand Omega makes its first appearance, making the President communicate directly with the Strikeforce, informing them that they should eliminate any traitor near the Commonwealth Council Building so that the Shadowhand steals vital information regarding communication of the former senators and destroy the building to leave no proof of their actions.

Curiosities:
- He's the most important character in the JDA Faction.

- He begins to talk more from episode 4, making his debut leaving the messages in mission 9 "Dirty Politicians", in which CYGNET hardly ever spoke.

- In said episode, he views that the former democratic people betrayed the rest of the organization, describing them either as liars or cowards who used their influence to make the local units to defect.

- In Episode 1 "Into the Sprawl" he explains to the player (the JDA Commander) the basic rules of the rigs and the buildings, later he would go to announce the production/destructions and situations of other missions.