Main Characters
This soldier is the commanding officer of a unique ship known as the Normandy.
Who is Commander Shepard?
This spiky and highly militarized alien race was what the human race fought in the First Contact War.
What are turians?
The human home world.
The main threat of the series, returning once every 50,000 years to wipe out all intelligent life in the galaxy.
What are the Reapers?
This virus drastically slowed the krogan reproduction rate, therefore ending the Krogan Rebellion.
A former C-Sec officer who became a mercenary known as Archangel.
Who is Garrus Vakarian?
They wear environmental suits due to having very weak immune systems.
What are quarians?
This desert-like world was nuked by its own inhabitants, who still inhabit this planet.
What is Tuchanka?
A turian Spectre who went rogue and was controlled by Sovereign.
Who is Saren Arterius?
This company was introduced in Mass Effect and was known for its shady actions, ideals, and secrets. It did not start to play a major role until Mass Effect 2.
What is Cerberus?
Who is Tali'Zorah nar Rayya? (Tali, Tali'Zorah vas Neema, and Tali'Zorah vas Normandy are also acceptable)
What are asari?
This mostly asari world is home to brokers of all sorts and has few laws.
What is Illium?
Who is the Shadow Broker?
What are Protheans?
She is a scientist who studies ancient technology and would soon go on to become an information broker and beyond.
Who is Dr. Liara T'Soni
A brutish, rhino-like race with violent tempers.
What are krogan?
This was the first known planet to encounter Geth and Sovereign.
The one in command of the Reapers.
Who is Harbinger?
Who is Flight Lieutenant Jeff Moreau? (Joker is also acceptable)
Created by the quarians, this synthetic race rebelled after their creators attacked, due to seemingly gaining sentience.
What are geth?
What is Rannoch?
This mysterious man with questionable ambitions about "helping humanity".
Who is the Illusive Man?
Asari with a rare condition where they overload their partner's nervous system. Translates to "demon of the night".
What are Ardat-Yakshi?