Dan "OGRE 1" Ryan

Dan Ryan (born August 3, 1986) is a retired professional Halo player. In January 2005, Ryan started his career as a professional Halo 2 gamer under the pseudonym Ogre 1. That same year, he and his twin brother, Tom Ryan (Ogre 2), won the gold in Halo 2 for the World Cyber Games. In 2006, he returned with his team as a member of the Major League Gaming (MLG) four-on-four team Final Boss, previously known as "Team 3D." In June, 2006, he signed a three year contract with MLG worth 250,000 dollars. Ryan has been featured in Electronic Gaming Monthly and BPM. He also made an appearance in all of the Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit episodes on USA Network in 2006. His favorite game type is Oddball on the Halo 2 level Midship. Ryan grew up in Columbus, Ohio.

Gaming career