Ronald Taylor



Ronald Taylor is the father of Jacob and first officer of the Hugo Gernsback.

Ronald was first officer on the Hugo Gernsback, which crashed into 2175 Aeia in 2175. Captain Fairchild was killed in the crash, causing Ronald to become Acting Captain to lead the survivors. However, the beacon was damaged and it would take years for it to be repaired. Having no command experience or respect from his crew, Ronald made terrible decisions. He saved the ship's stores for himself and the few officers, which the others ate a plant that caused neural decay. It caused the affected to have diminished intelligence and regress. Ronald separated the men from the women after the former turned feral, while assigned the women to his officers as pets. However, one of his officers started feeling remorse for their actions, but was killed by Ronald's security mechs.

By 2185, the Normandy SR-2 came to investigate the Gernsback. When Jacob confronted his father, he questioned his decisions. Either Ronald can be killed, left alone on Aeia or be turned over to the Alliance courts.