Jacob Taylor is the protagonist of "Mass Effect Galaxy", a tie-in iOS game to "Mass Effect 2". He is a former Systems Alliance soldier who is recruited by Miranda Lawson in "Galaxy" to investigate a conspiracy involving batarian terrorists. Jacob is encountered in "Mass Effect 2" as an official member of Cerberus and Shepard's starting squad member, as well as a potential romantic option for a female Shepard. Unless the player imports a "Mass Effect 2" saved game where Jacob does not survive the suicide mission, in "Mass Effect 3" he returns as a supporting character who has defected from Cerberus, and attempts to protect other Cerberus defectors from reprisals by their former employer.