His room on the Normandy is full of war trophies, and when we talk to him, he only tells stories of surviving impossible odds. Zaeed, as a mercenary, lives a life that thrives on conflict. His revenge isn’t about money, honor, or even really anger, but instead, it is about closure. He doesn’t care whether or not people know of his role in the group’s founding, so he doesn’t care about his legacy. Zaeed doesn’t want to take control of the Blue Suns, so he doesn’t want power.
Naturally Zaeed wants revenge, but the narrow scope of his revenge and the exact motivations behind it betray subtle details about his character. We learn that Zaeed is actually a co-founder of the Blue Suns but was betrayed by his partner Vido Santiago.
But when we actually land at the refinery, the mission quickly becomes far more personal. Zaeed seems like a typical merc when we first meet him, a man with no concerns other than his missions. He’s been tasked with liberating a refinery from the Blue Suns mercenary group. Zaeed’s loyalty mission is given to us the moment that we pick him up.
