General Earl Dean

General Earl Dean was once a member of the United States army, specifically the portion that dealt with the creation of the V-Net as well as SIM - although he worked alongside many other men and women to perfect the project he always saw the V-Net and SIM as his own personal creation, to the point he saw SIM as a daughter.

Of course his gruff exterior and fiery temper meant that General Dean never truly expressed his feelings towards SIM and he often berated her - as was the case on his first official appearance near the end of Operation: SIM.

Yet General Dean's relationship with SIM and superhumans as a whole would take a darker path during the crisis known as The Evil Men Do.. (more info shall be added as the crisis progresses)