Main Characters
Races
Planets
Villains
Lore
200

This soldier is the commanding officer of a unique ship known as the Normandy.

Who is Commander Shepard?

200

This spiky and highly militarized alien race was what the human race fought in the First Contact War.

What are turians?

200

The human home world.

What is Earth?
200

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?

200

This virus drastically slowed the krogan reproduction rate, therefore ending the Krogan Rebellion.

What is the genophage?
400

A former C-Sec officer who became a mercenary known as Archangel.

Who is Garrus Vakarian?

400

They wear environmental suits due to having very weak immune systems.

What are quarians?

400

This desert-like world was nuked by its own inhabitants, who still inhabit this planet.

What is Tuchanka?

400

A turian Spectre who went rogue and was controlled by Sovereign.

Who is Saren Arterius?

400

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?

600
She was once tried for treason by the Migrant Fleet's Admiralty Board.

Who is Tali'Zorah nar Rayya? (Tali, Tali'Zorah vas Neema, and Tali'Zorah vas Normandy are also acceptable)

600
This species can live up to 1,000 years and are monogender.

What are asari?

600

This mostly asari world is home to brokers of all sorts and has few laws.

What is Illium?

600
The most notorious of all brokers in the galaxy, whose title was claimed by Liara.

Who is the Shadow Broker?

600
The ancient alien race that were wiped out 50,000 years ago.

What are Protheans?

800

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

800

A brutish, rhino-like race with violent tempers.

What are krogan?

800

This was the first known planet to encounter Geth and Sovereign.

What is Eden Prime?
800

The one in command of the Reapers.

Who is Harbinger?

800
The question a geth asked that worried its creators.
What was "does this unit have a soul?"?
1000
The best pilot in the Alliance Fleet, despite having Osteogenesis imperfecta.

Who is Flight Lieutenant Jeff Moreau? (Joker is also acceptable)

1000

Created by the quarians, this synthetic race rebelled after their creators attacked, due to seemingly gaining sentience.

What are geth?

1000
This geth controlled planet is what the quarians hope to return to and reclaim one day.

What is Rannoch?

1000

This mysterious man with questionable ambitions about "helping humanity".

Who is the Illusive Man?

1000

Asari with a rare condition where they overload their partner's nervous system. Translates to "demon of the night".

What are Ardat-Yakshi?

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