Wilson is a medical officer who works for Cerberus and oversees the Lazarus Project, along with Miranda Lawson. While Miranda runs the project, Dr. Wilson is attached to the bio wing, acting as Chief Medical Officer.
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“The chances of surviving are… slim.” — Spoilers for Mass Effect 2 follow. |
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While the Lazarus Project is rebuilding Shepard, the facility comes under attack by rogue mechs and Commander Shepard needs to fight through the facility to escape despite not being fully healed. It is later revealed that Wilson hacked the mechs. When Shepard encounters Wilson for the first time he has suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. It is probable that this wound was self-inflicted, to engender trust between himself, Shepard, and Jacob before likely betraying them. Miranda shoots him in the throat just before she, Jacob Taylor, and Shepard finally evacuate the station.
The reason for Wilson's betrayal was originally unknown. Various logs written by Wilson indicate frustration with Miranda's standoffish attitude, possibly indicating he snapped due to personal reasons or was attempting to elicit some sort of privileged information from Miranda. While going through information available aboard the Shadow Broker's base however, Shepard uncovers proof in the files regarding Legion that Wilson was in fact working for the Shadow Broker.
Trivia
- Wilson carries on the tradition, as Corporal Jenkins did, by being a squadmate that is killed early on and replaced by a member with the same abilities (in this case, Miranda). This tradition has been with most Bioware games since Knights of the Old Republic.
- If you have the Firepower Pack downloaded, then Wilson will have the M-5 Phalanx instead of the M-3 Predator heavy pistol.
- When Wilson's weapon is holstered his walk animation is the same as Joker's.