Moira O'Deorain

"Greetings."

Controversial geneticist Moira O’Deorain cared only about the evolutionary advancement of humanity. Her alliances with the scientific collective of Oasis and the ruthless organization Talon had freed her from moral and monetary constraints, allowing her to pursue her breakthroughs with efficiency and ruthlessness. A decade ago, O'Deorain made waves when she published a controversial paper detailing a methodology in creating custom genetic programs that altered DNA at cellular levels. It was a promising step toward overcoming diseases and disorders and maximizing human potential. Dissent among her peers soon followed. Many considered her work dangerous because of the perceived ethical shortfalls. In addition, other geneticists were unable to reproduce the results of O’Deorain’s research, thus calling her discoveries into question. Instead of kick starting her career, her paper seriously damaged her reputation. She received a lifeline in an offer from an unlikely source: Overwatch's covert ops division, Blackwatch. She continued her work in the shadows while developing new weapons and technologies for Blackwatch. Her employment was kept a secret, until it was uncovered during inquiries following the Venice incident. Many high-ranking Overwatch officials disavowed all knowledge of her affiliation with them. After Overwatch, O'Deorain was forced to turn to unconventional sources of funding. She continued her work as part of Talon. Talon continued to aid in her experiments in exchange for utilizing the results for their own purposes. But O’Deorain worked with Talon in secret, and she maintained appearances in the scientific community. She was invited to join the scientific collective that had founded the city of Oasis, becoming their Minister of Genetics. Though her work is still unknown to most of the world, O'Deorain will go to any lengths for a scientific breakthrough.