Adam Jensen

Adam Jensen is the mechanical-augmentated protagonist of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. He is voiced by Elias Toufexis.

Early years
Born in 1993 in Detroit, Michigan, Adam was adopted at age 5. He went on to join the Detroit Police Force at 21 in 2014, and then volunteered for its SWAT division 4 years later in 2018 under the comand of Quincy Durant. Jensen rose to team commander of Team Two in 2020, after Durant was severely injuried by murderer Tyrell "Tiger" Banks, but his career ended suddenly in 2025 when he refused to follow a questionable order during an operation, known later as the Mexicantown Massacre, and quit the police force. That same year, he became a security specialist for Sarif Industries, and was assigned to protect a group of scientists from potential hostile acts by Sarif's competitors in response to increased level of competition and a shrinking marketplace. During this time he fell in love with Dr. Megan Reed.

Human Revolution
In 2027 he was preparing security plans for Sarif researchers set in Washington D.C. when an augmented black ops team, The Tyrants, attack the research labs, a level of attention for which he and his team are completely unprepared. During his attempt to save Megan, Adam is nearly killed by the team leader Jaron Namir, whereas Megan is supposedly killed.

A "generous donor" provides military grade Sarif Industries augmentations - including two mechanical arms, linked by metal bars sunk under his chest, a retractable head-mounted sunglasses and various prosthesis - which are installed by a Sarpatech technician, to save his life. He is then sent home to recuperate, struggling to come to terms with his body's fusion with machines. Six months later he's completly recovered and sent by David Sarif to a Sarif Industries plant in Milwaukee controlled by a "Pro-Human purist" know as Purity First, lead by Zeke Sanders, to secure the prototype of the Typhoon Explosive System and release the hostages captured.

Today Jensen tends to be a loner, rather than a leader. He believes there are multiple ways to achieve a desired result, and instinctively looks for answers from himself first, consulting others only after his own ideas are exhausted. He is what you would call a 'working class hero:' dependable, resourceful, curious in a stand-offish way, with a streak of hardcore cynicism mixed in.

Trivia

 * There is speculation that Adam Jensen's first name references Adam, the first man created by God according to the Bible. This could fit with JC Denton's initials standing for Jesus Christ.
 * Adam Jensen's last name is an homage to the game designer Jane Jensen.
 * He lives in a luxury apartment complex in downtown Detroit named the Chiron Building: in Greek mythology, Chiron was considered to be the superlative centaur - intelligent, civilized, and kind. He had a unique lineage and, as a child, was taught by the sun god, Apollo.