Characters
37 entries in the Mass Effect compendium.
Garrus VakarianA Turian marksman who trades bureaucracy for justice.LegionA geth platform, named Legion by EDI, and a Mass Effect 2 squadmate.GruntA tank-bred Krogan warrior forged in a vat, seeking honor through a Rite of Passage.SamaraAn asari Justicar and Mass Effect 2 squadmate.Zaeed MassaniThe veteran bounty hunter who once headed the Blue Suns.Saren ArteriusA turian Spectre turned servant of the Reapers.EDIThe AI of the Normandy SR-2, later a squadmate in Mass Effect 3.The Illusive ManA shadowy puppetmaster whose quest for human dominance leads to his own indoctrination by the Reapers.Kaidan AlenkoA biotic Sentinel balancing military duty with a conscience tested by war and migraines.Ashley WilliamsA human Marine whose survival hinges on a single choice on Virmire, defined by faith, friction, and a…Mordin SolusA fast-talking scientist who calculated the cost of survival for billions, only to find the final equation…Thane KriosA dying assassin seeking forgiveness through service to others.Admiral HackettSystems Alliance admiral voiced by Lance Henriksen.AndersonSystems Alliance admiral who stays behind on Earth to rally resistance against the Reapers.Aria T'LoakAsari crime boss voiced by Carrie-Anne Moss.Liara T'SoniThe pureblood scholar who became the galaxy's most powerful information broker and a leading authority on…JackSubject Zero: the Cerberus test subject who became one of humanity's most powerful biotics.Commander ShepardCommander Shepard serves as the central protagonist of the Mass Effect trilogy, a human volunteer selected…JavikThe last living Prothean, woken after 50,000 years.Tali'ZorahQuarian technician and squadmate across the Mass Effect trilogy.Miranda LawsonGenetically engineered Cerberus operative and Shepard's second-in-command.Urdnot WrexKrogan squadmate who becomes leader of his species.James VegaA human marine squadmate in Mass Effect 3.JokerSarcastic pilot of the Normandy with brittle bone disease.WrexKrogan squadmate who can become leader of his species.Steve CortezGay Systems Alliance officer and Normandy crew member.Samara (Mass Effect)A Justicar bound by an iron-willed code.Pathfinder RyderAn outsider Pathfinder exploring and colonizing the Andromeda Galaxy.Legion (Mass Effect)A geth platform housing a collective of 1,183 AI programs.Joker (Mass Effect)Pilot of the Normandy and a sarcastic foil to other characters.Jack (Mass Effect)A powerful biotic shaped by trauma and rebellion.Illusive ManLeader of Cerberus and a human nationalist.Grunt (Mass Effect)A tank-bred Krogan adolescent seeking his place in the universe.GarrusA turian squadmate known for his visor and blue-and-black armor.EDI (Mass Effect)Artificial intelligence aboard the Normandy SR-2.Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)Systems Alliance Marine and potential squadmate in Mass Effect.SparatusTurian member of the Citadel Council
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