History Characters / MassEffect1AntagonistsAndNpcs

* RapeAsBackstory: Strongly implied. Talitha mentions the batarian pirates "doing things to her" in the dark. [[{{Squick}} This happened when Talitha was six]].

->"''It hurts when she... when I remember me. But she wants to remember.''"

* TitleDrop: For the name of the Colonist background quest, "I Remember Me":
--> '''Talitha:''' It hurts when she- when ''I'' remember me. But she wants to remember.

* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: She doesn't actually ''say'' anything in French, but she has a heavy French accent, which for some reason becomes ''heavier'' in ''[=ME3=]''.

** Amusingly, in 2011 a new moon of Pluto was found and it was named "Kerberos"[[note]] A variant of the name[[/note]].

* ContinuityPorn: In a series known for its save game bonuses, his story arc takes the cake. He only shows up in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' if you spoke to him all three times on the Citadel in the first game and didn't get him killed. Then, wh will only appear in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' if you completed his quest and [[ButtMonkey didn't get him killed again]]. Finally, he will contribute his [[spoiler: doctoral dissertation on xenotechnology]] to the war effort only if Shepard completed the side quest for a minor N.P.C. on Feros in the first game, completed the asari writings collection in the first game, and purchased an Elkoss Combine requisition license in the first game. ''And then'' he will [[spoiler:only survive his SideQuest if you helped get a minor character named Jenna out of Chora's Den in the first game]], who will save him by disabling his [[spoiler:Cerberus contact's gun]]. ''[[UpToEleven Damn]].''

* KilledOffForReal: If you delay too long after the crew is kidnapped, she's liquefied in ''2''.

* BadassDecay: Invoked in-universe. By the third game, Shepard mocks one of Sovereign's pieces.
-->'''Shepard:''' "Vanguard of our destruction". How's that working out for you, big guy?

* BadassDecay: By the third game, Shepard mocks one of Sovereign's pieces.

* BadBoss: He says flat-out that he doesn't give a crap about the geth, and actually seems a bit ''insulted'' that they revere him as a god. That, and [[MoreThanMindControl Reaper]] [[FateWorseThanDeath indoctrination.]]

* ButtMonkey: He has to take crap from [[spoiler: Saren, who ruined his chances to become a Spectre by blaming the destruction of an element zero refinery on him in ''Revelation''; Udina, who belittles Anderson and complains about everything he says in addition to shafting him mid-game, [[QuicklyDemotedLeader forcing him to step down and hand over the ''Normandy'' to Shepard.]] When he overrides the lockdown, you can either get him shot by C-Sec or have him punch out Udina (funny how you have to ''encourage'' him to do the latter).]]

*** Also, if you compare the voice acting with that of her replacement, the Rachni Breeder, you will realize just how much gentler she sounds. Furthermore, if you refuse to help her this time, she won't hold it against you and accept your decision peacefully.

* GoneHorriblyWrong: Cerberus science projects almost always tend to backfire horribly, resulting in massive casualties and Shepard needing to clean up the results. This is discussed in the Citadel DLC. During the party, Joker, EDI, Miranda and Jacob are talking together and Joker jokes about Cerberus' projects constantly going wrong. Let's list them all, shall we?

A pro-human former Alliance black ops group with the aim of advancing humanity's role in the galactic community. Due to disagreements with Alliance command, they eventually went rogue and became an NGOSuperpower in their own right.
They appear in a SidequestSidestory in the first game, where they are experimenting on rachni and Thorian Creepers, aiming to create super soldiers; they're also believed to have a hand in the traumatic first encounter between humanity and Thresher Maws on Akuze, and they kill an Alliance admiral who was asking too many questions.
They return in the second game, where they bring back Shepard after his death with the Lazarus Project, in order to stop the Reaper threat. There, they serve as Shepard's main financial backer, rebuilding the Normandy, giving Shepard's team custom weapons, providing intelligence, and paying Shepard after each mission.