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How to Recruit Kaiden
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (ME1)

How to Recruit Kaiden

Learn how to recruit Kaidan Alenko as a squadmate in Mass Effect 1 Legendary Edition. Follow these steps to add the Alliance Sentinel to your team.

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Learn how to recruit Kaidan Alenko as a squadmate in Mass Effect 1 Legendary Edition. Follow these steps to add the Alliance Sentinel to your team.

Hey there! So you want to get Kaidan on your team in Mass Effect 1, huh? He's a pretty solid ally to have, especially early on. To get him to join you, it's actually tied to how much you've progressed through the main story.

Basically, you need to complete 5 main missions. Once you've done that, Kaidan will automatically join your squad. There's no special dialogue choice or side quest you need to hunt down for him – just keep pushing through the main story assignments, and he'll be there before you know it.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Play through the main story missions of Mass Effect 1.
  2. 2
    After completing your fifth main mission, Kaidan Alenko will be available as a squadmate.
Tips
  • Kaidan is an Alliance Sentinel, which means he's a good mix of tech and biotic abilities. He's great for crowd control and taking down enemy shields.
  • Don't worry about missing him; his recruitment is tied directly to your story progression. Just focus on the main quests!
Kaidan Alenko as a permanent squadmate. He's a Sentinel class, offering a balance of tech and biotic skills.

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