Salem is Fireteam Charlie's grenadier, often finding himself hard to fit in with others on the team. He has taken to holding onto friendships when he can, all the while fighting off his own demons from underestimating what combat can do a to a person.

Out of the fireteam, he is often the first to question what the mission's purpose could be and furthermore what could be in store later down the line.

Salem grew up with psychology in mind, however things soon were quick to change when he attempted chemistry and created a lethal explosive. This curiosity for explosives lead him to experiment more and more until he had an epiphany - join the UNSC. He found quickly he was unable to socialize well and had difficulty functioning as a team, hence why he took the first escape out of there, right into Freelancer.