History Characters / MassEffectAndromedaPartyMembers

* HotScientist: A virtually inevitable result of combining asari and a scientific mindset.

* AmbiguousDisorder: His hyperactivity, bluntness, and practically nonexistent social graces and awareness imply some form of ADHD, Aspergers, or even high-functioning autism.

** As the starting human male squad member he's this to Kaiden Alenko, Jacob Taylor and James Vega, who in the Mass Effect community are usually referred to as boring in comparison to the other characters while Jacob is considered to be TheScrappy. Liam is considered a BaseBreakingCharacter in comparison to the other squad members and can be considered the "normal boring one" much like Kaiden, Jacob and James, but unlike them Liam was never part of the Alliance and instead spent a large amount of his life going from one career to another such as being a police officer and then joining a crisis response team. He also lacks any DarkAndTroubledPast like them and is more optimistic and friendly, to the point most of his anger is from the issues they face in Andromeda.

* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Shotguns are her [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]]. So much in fact that hers is a unique model that can't be found anywhere else in the game.

* MoreDakka: Vetra's [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]] is a modified Cyclone assault rifle, the closest thing ''ME:A'' has to a Gatling weapon due to its brief spin-up time and multiple barrels (it's not unlikely that it's a precursor to ME 3's game-breaking N7 Typhoon machine gun). On top of that, she has the Turbocharge power, which is essentially Ashley's Marksman power with a new name.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Her WeaponOfChoice is the Sidewinder Outlaw Pistol.

** Drack's [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]] is the Ruzad shotgun, keeping with the theme of shotgun-wielding krogan squadmates.

* FriendlySniper: His WeaponOfChoice is a modified kett sniper rifle.

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: His WeaponOfChoice is a custom-modified kett rifle he uses to kill kett. A lot of them.

* LovableSexManiac: The most sexually-aggressive romance option, being a fan of Ardat-Yakshi stories (the asari equivalent of [[HornyDevils succubi]]). Peebee flirts with Ryder right from the beginning and ''never'' stops unless their relationship ends. If she and Ryder have sex in the Zero-G Chamber, she's game to go again any time she's approached on the ''Tempest''. If romanced completely, her first act is to have sex with Ryder in their quarters, where she aggressively takes the lead. The next day, she sends Ryder an email that only has two words: "Again, please". And finally, during the epilogue party, as soon as she meets Ryder, she says "I want you".

* DotingGrandparent: While krogan usually take off as a group, he only sticks by the Nexus because of his granddaughter, Kesh.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: If in a relationship with Ryder, it's very strongly implied that Peebee and Ryder do it a ''lot''.
-->'''Ryder:''' Are we getting together later?\\
'''Peebee:''' The answer to that is always "yes".

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In general Liam is more hotheaded than most of the previous male love interests in the franchise but like Garrus, Liam is an ex-cop who left because he felt stifled by regulations who becomes a love interest to the main character. However, Liam was actually a ''failed'' cop who got ejected from the force into Crisis Response, while general consensus was that Garrus was actually an excellent policeman, who left to found a vigilante squad because procedures were holding him back. While Garrus became an C-Sec officer after his father blocked his Spectre training, Liam joined the force to honor his father's work because he couldn't follow in his footsteps. Both have HotBlooded tendencies that land them in trouble and earn the ire of their crewmates, but the more brooding Garrus balances this out with thoughtful stoicism, while Liam often rushes in without thinking, whether out of anger or enthusiasm. This carries over to their fighting styles, where both are tech-savvy warriors who start out with the Overload power, but while Garrus tends to keep things at a distance with his SniperRifle, Liam prefers to get up close with his dual-wielded omniblades.

* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: In general Liam is more hotheaded than most of the previous male love interests in the franchise but like Garrus, Liam is an ex-cop who left because he felt stifled by regulations who becomes a love interest to the main character. However, Liam was actually a ''failed'' cop who got ejected from the force into Crisis Response, while general consensus was that Garrus was actually an excellent policeman, who left to found a vigilante squad because procedures were holding him back. While Garrus became an C-Sec officer after his father blocked his Spectre training, Liam joined the force to honor his father's work because he couldn't follow in his footsteps. Both have HotBlooded tendencies that land them in trouble and earn the ire of their crewmates, but the more brooding Garrus balances this out with thoughtful stoicism, while Liam often rushes in without thinking, whether out of anger or enthusiasm. This carries over to their fighting styles, where both are tech-savvy warriors who start out with the Overload power, but while Garrus tends to keep things at a distance with his SniperRifle, Liam prefers to get up close with his dual-wielded omniblades.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: One of his main problems is he thinks with his heart... and pretty much ONLY with his heart. He doesn't follow through his ideas and plans with logic, but just by what seems moral and right at the time. This often blows up in his face when SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs.

* BlueSkinnedSpaceBabe: Obviously, as an asari.

** When Ryder aks Cora about previous romances, Cora mentions that she had fun on shore leave, but nothing serious. This is precisely how most asari look at relationships, but also serves as a subtle indicator that she's straight.

* AngerBornOfWorry: In his loyalty mission, [[spoiler:on finding his siblings alive and well, he hugs his brother. Then he punches him for being an idiot.]]

* ImprobableAimingSkills: With an escape pod of all things. Calculating launch trajectories is seriously complicated business even under the best of circumstances, but that doesn't stop her from hitting [[spoiler:the tiny volcano crater]] she was aiming at from high orbit, through a thick cloud cover, with a calculated ricochet off a nearby ridge, [[UpToEleven and]] without knowing the exact moment she'd be able to launch. Even more impressively, since [[spoiler:nobody aboard knew about her plan]], it's highly unlikely the ''Tempest'' was in an optimal position for this stunt, if her starboard side was even pointing at the target at all. Granted, Peebee herself seems quite uncertain about her chance of success, but it works out and just serves to demonstrate her intelligence and technical skills once again.

* ActionDad: Action ''grand''dad. Drack has an adult granddaughter and is still an active combatant. [[spoiler: In the epilogue, Kesh successfully produces a clutch of eggs with no losses to the genophage, making Drack an action ''[[UpToEleven great]]''-granddad.]]

The Tempest's Crisis Response specialist. A former police officer who arrives in Andromeda aboard the Hyperion, Liam is part of the Pathfinder team and helps with security. He is a romance option for a female Ryder.

** In many ways, to Ryder himself/herself. Both of them start out as junior members of Alec’s team, both of them fall out of the same shuttle on Habitat 7 and both of them start out cut off from the rest of the team and need to find their way to them. Ryder rises to the challenge, navigating the environmental hazard, keeping cool during an initial firefight with the Kett and rally over to where Cora is stranded, and optionally can even rescue a captured teammate, find some crucial intel about the Kett, find a quirk in the planet’s ecosystem and even discover some initial intel about the Remnant. Liam falls to pieces, only able to follow along with an air of exasperation, then loses control by emptying an entire clip into a corpse in anger. Ryder engages in actual diplomatic efforts with the Angaara, even working with ambassadors on both sides to resolve diplomatic flare ups, while Liam clumsily attempts to move diplomatic efforts along, then freaks out when stymied. Ryder carefully works with Angaara to establish two outposts, obtain seeds and nutrient paste processing procedures and an Exponential Growth Rate Factor mutation to aid in food cultivation and even scours multiple planets to find edible plants to tangibly help the Nexus’s food situation, while Liam almost commits industrial espionage to fix a food shortage and when that fails, freaks out and engages in a blatantly risky and uneven trade with an improperly vetted Angaara contact that balloons into a security problem. Ryder can smoothly execute raids on at least one and three more well fortified enemy outposts, while Liam’s one plan of attack literally goes sideways and needs a lot of external help to salvage. In short, Liam is an examination of someone who attempts the tasks Ryder attempts -- and fails.

** Cora frequently found herself as an outsider due to her biotics. She joined the Andromeda initiative in hope of finding a place to belong as more than just "a useful freak".

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:She practically worshipped Huntress Sarissa, and is devastated when she discovers she left the Asari Pathfinder to die. If in the Nomad with Drack afterward, she even says she's considering burning Sarissa's manuals. Drack talks her out of it.]]

* EmotionlessGirl: Comes across as this occasionally, with some of her cutscene and in-game responses being virtually monotone and non-commital. This is, however, due more to her being TheStoic, and [[DefrostingIceQueen she warms up over time]] (especially if romance is initiated).

* CharacterDevelopment: Initially, Peebee isn't big on staying in one place or tying herself to anything. Her loyalty mission allows her to realise she wants to stay on the Tempest. If a romance is attempted, it'll also trigger her admitting she wants a full relationship with Ryder.

** When Cora responds to his jab about the group needing to set its sights higher for what qualified as a success (namely, Liam repeatedly appending "we didn't die" to "we did <insert awesome thing>") with her own jab about the way the krogans destroyed their homeworld, he just laughs and admits she's got a point.

** He dotes over Kesh, his granddaughter, and can be found nattering to her when you're docked.

** He and Wrex are both old soldiers and veterans and, at the end of the day, have a lot in common in regards of how they think the krogan need to grow and change as a society. The difference is how they go about it; Wrex eventually decided that a very hands-on approach was necessary, and took over krogan society in the Milky Way to "drag them to glory". Drack is more hands-off, acting as support for Kesh and Morda, and is actually self-conscious about the fact that he's a remnant from a bygone age that might be holding the krogan in Andromeda back. Also, Wrex was very grim and dour at first, only opening up and becoming more boisterous as his friendship with Shepard grew. In contrast, Drack is very boisterous and fun loving from the start, and lets Ryder see more of his doubts and concerns as their friendship grows.

* MurderIsTheBestSolution: If he's in the party when [[spoiler:Ryder confronts Rand Lon, and lets him go in exchange for the kett data,]] Drack comments that they could always just murder him later.

* NoPlaceForMeThere: Doesn't quite believe he has any place in krogan society in Heleus, since the krogan are trying to get away from their stereotype of being nothing but warriors. He sees himself as a relic of a time that made the krogan pariahs.

* BadassCape: He wears a ''rofjinn'', which is a poncho-type garment. In a conversation with Liam, Jaal explains that a ''rofjinn'' may only be worn by angara, for cultural and personal reasons.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Inverted; Jaal has a ''very'' large family due to angaran custom, as many of their "families" consist not only of parents and children, but also the parents siblings and their children, and even particularly close friends.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Male version. On initially signing up with the ''Tempest'' crew, despite his curiosity, he's withdrawn and distant from everyone. After Ryder saves Havarl and the Moshae, he loosens up completely.

* FamedInStory: Despite Jaal not making a very huge deal about it, and suffering from doubts on his station in life, he is a pretty big name among the Resistance, known to pretty much every named character on Voeld.

** [[spoiler:Jaal is devastated to learn that the kett were mutated angara, whom he had been unknowingly fighting and killing his own kind.]]

* IChooseToStay: After a while with the ''Tempest'', he's offered a major ranking in the Resistance, even command. He turns it down, preferring to stay with the others.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Most angara broadcast what they are feeling, Jaal will make an observation about their actions, culture or history, and they'll become offended. Jaal will apologize to them but also add that showing what they feel, or admitting that they feel at all, is not a bad thing or a weakness. An example of this is when he compares asari reproduction to that of kett, taking the genetics of other species to improve their own, when Peebee is understandably insulted at this, Jaal figuratively trips over himself trying to apologize.
* LaResistance: His class is listed as "Resistance Fighter," where he and his people are resisting the kett. That he, a rebel, joins up with a group that already consists of a rogue asari academic, a turian mercenary and a krogan pirate makes the [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits ragtag bunch of misfits]] all the more ragtag.

* RealMenWearPink: He writes poetry and sews. Also wears perfume and uses lotions, judging by the list of things he brings with him to the ''Tempest''. In conversation with Peebee, he'll admit he uses perfume because he likes to smell nice.

** Funnily enough, before the games release there have been some fans who have made comments that Jaal seemed like the kind of guy who'd walk around the ship completely nude.

* IncendiaryExponent: At one point Drack recounts a story of when he fought against a group of mercs several centuries before the Andromeda Initiative left the Milky Way. He had unknowingly been soaked in turian brandy before and his flamethrower malfunctioned. When he charged the mercs, they panicked and fled. He soon figured out the reason: due to the previous events ''Drack had been on fire throughout the entire fight and didn't even know it!'' [[BloodKnight Drack being Drack]], he thought it was hilarious and made for a good story. Incidentally, Dracks genetic relative Grunt also had an incident of being set on fire and not bothered by it, suggesting that Shiagur's relatives are just more fire-resistant than the average krogan.

** In many ways, to Ryder himself/herself. Both of them start out as junior members of Alec’s team, both of them fall out of the same shuttle on Habitat 7 and both of them start out cut off from the rest of the team and need to find their way to them. Ryder rises to the challenge, navigating the environmental hazard, keeping cool during an initial firefight with the Kett and rally over to where Cora is stranded, and optionally can even rescue a captured teammate, find some crucial intel about the Kett, find a quirk in the planet’s ecosystem and even discover some initial intel about the Remnant. Liam falls to pieces, only able to follow along with an air of exasperation, then loses control by emptying an entire clip into a corpse in anger. Ryder engages in actual diplomatic efforts with the Angaara, even working with ambassadors on both sides to resolve diplomatic flare ups, while Liam clumsily attempts to move diplomatic efforts along, then freaks out when stymied. Ryder carefully works with Angaara to establish two outposts, obtain seeds and nutrient paste processing procedures and an Exponential Growth Rate Factor mutation to aid in food cultivation and even scours multiple planets to find edible plants to tangibly help the Nexus’s food situation, while Liam almost commits industrial espionage to fix a food shortage and when that fails, freaks out and engages in a blatantly risky and uneven trade with an improperly vetted Angaara contact that balloons into a security problem. Ryder can smoothly execute raids on at least one and three more well fortified enemy outposts, while Liam’s one plan of attack literally goes sideways and needs a lot of external help to salvage. In short, Liam is an examination of someone who attempts the tasks Ryder attempts - and fails.

* FashionableAsymmetry: Her lopsided haircut is easily her most striking feature, mostly due to her being the only person in the entire Initiative to sport one. It's so iconic that it's used to identify her status on the HUD - her stylized symbol is designed around it.

-->'''Cora''': We are in trouble. We need their [the asari on the ''Leusinia''] experience and wisdom.
-->'''Peebee''': [[SarcasmMode Yay! Let’s get a bunch of old biddies talking about stuff.]]

* GoingNative: Her time serving with asari commandos affected Cora so profoundly that she seems to prefer asari culture and customs over that of humanity. The asari prayer book she brought with her to Andromeda, her intimate knowledge of asari culture, as well as her reverence for her fellow huntresses - especially those of particular note like Sarissa Theris, who is basically a hero to her - all lend weight to this trope.

* GreenEyedMonster: Will express surprise at the idea of Peebee and the male Ryder getting together if Ryder flirts with Peebee too many times, expressing worry about losing "something." If both are in the Nomad they will argue about Ryder.

* {{Irony}}: Her adoration of Asari culture, especially about how Asari "think in centuries lay a foundation, then step away -- let it grow into something you might never expect" is considerably ironic given the event in Mass Effect 3. [[spoiler:The "foundation" in which the Asari build their society is a great big lie - the hiding of a Prothean beacon nearly led to the Galaxy being destroyed by the Reaper. For a species of supposed strategists and philosophers, the act is revealingly hypocritical and shortsighted.]]

* MaleGaze: The camera has some focus on her butt every once in a while, which is pretty close to [[Characters/MassEffect2EarlyPartyMembers Miranda's]] in terms of size. Taken to the logical extreme if you take your male Ryder into a relationship with her - her sex scene with him shows it getting groped in a sensual manner.

-->'''Cora:''' Don't worry, Lexi. I'll make sure they show up.
-->'''Lexi:''' Thank you, Cora. You're first, by the way.
-->'''Cora:''' Shit.
* NumberTwo: To Ryder - first to Alec, then to Sara/Scott - as their chosen second-in-command.

* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents didn't know how to deal with (and couldn't afford to fix the damage caused by) a young, powerful biotic, so she went to the Alliance when her biotics manifested. Not long after she enlisted, Cora's parents' cargo freighter mysteriously disappeared in the Attican Traverse; Cora never found out what happened to them. The Alliance sent her to join an asari commando team, where she excelled and idolized her mentor - until she sent Cora away. After that, Alec became her mentor, with her as the Pathfinder second-in-command - until [[spoiler: Alec died and chose Sara/Scott as the next Pathfinder instead]]. She's got some issues as a result of all that.

-->'''Cora:''' So quiet. Like it's just the two of us. Maybe one day it will be - you and me. A rover, a tent; adventuring across the stars.

** The tie in prequel novel ''Literature/MassEffectInitiation'' reveals another reason she could never become Pathfinder - Alec Ryder’s special advanced SAM is unable to seamlessly integrate into Cora the same way he can with Alec, Scott and Sara. Therefore, only one of the Ryder twins could ever become Pathfinder.

* FunWithAcronyms: Poc - the name of her pet Observer - is actually an acronym derived from "proof of concept". She also mentions that the Observer Ryder can spawn as a tech skill is called Zap, although that's probably just inspired by [[BeamSpam what it does]].

* MeaningfulEcho: In one conversation in the medbay, Drack can tell Ryder that parents aren't a finish line - they're the ''starting'' line. Ryder can later repeat this back to him in the epilogue on the Hyperion. This gets a laugh out of Drack, and he's pleased that Ryder was actually listening to what he said.

* OldSoldier: And an old mercenary. And an old pirate. Drack is a grizzled veteran, even by krogan standards. According to his profile Drack has spent over 1400 years causing a ruckus across the Milky Way. There's a quirk of krogan biology that makes this both less surprising and more terrifying - they don't age conventionally, simply getting tougher and stronger with every passing year. Drack would be one of the most lethal beings in the two galaxies even without his centuries of experience. This has left him wondering if he has any value to the krogan now that their race needs to go in a different direction.

* SuperStrength: A trademark of all krogan, at least in comparison to most other organic species. Drack proves it by casually dangling a struggling, armored, well-built human man over a BottomlessPit - with one fully extended arm, for several minutes. He doesn't even break a sweat.

** Jaal throws himself into studying all the Nexus cultures, taking a great fondness for humans specifically, throwing himself into learning everything about them and their culture - though he does have some problems with idioms.

-->'''Ryder:''' Don't push your luck.
-->'''Jaal:''' But luck can't be pushed. It comes to us, and... Ah, I see. Idiom.
-->'''Ryder:''' Yup.
-->'''Jaal:''' Shit.
* SpiderSense: Angara are ever-so slightly sensitive to biotic fields, as evidenced during Cora's Loyalty Mission - where she and Ryder will comment that a jerry-rigged biotic field is making their teeth hurt, Jaal just comments that it's making his skin itchy.
* ThatCameOutWrong: In conversation with Vetra, he replies to a question of hers (why the angara don't just leave the Heleus Cluster if it sucks so bad) by asking if she'd abandon her home. He then realises that wasn't the best choice of words.
** There's also a conversation where he asks if Vetra is scared of what will happen to Sid. Sid being Vetra's {{BerserkButton}}, she responds poorly. Jaal is left to explain that, amongst the angara, being worried over the fate of your loved ones is considered a virtue, and then compliments Vetra on having the courage to jump into the great unknown despite that fear. [[TrueCompanions Vetra is audibly touched]].

* WarriorPoet: Quite literally - he's a seasoned fighter who happens to be fond of writing poetry.

* BodyguardCrush: Peebee accuses him of having one on Ryder (regardless of gender) by noting he always sticks close to protect him/her. [[RightForTheWrongReasons Liam shrugs and doesn't deny he does that, although he doesn't acknowledge any said crush.]] It can actually be ''true'', though, if Ryder is female and has flirted with him.

* InformedAbility: He was previously a policeman, but we never ever see him do anything related to police work. He doesn’t even assist Ryder in the few criminal investigations s/he gets involved in, such as the Nilken accusation, the serial killings on Kadara, the station sabotage, the water filter sabotage on Kadara etc. Justified as he stated that he’d failed as a cop.

* TheResenter: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], she starts her personal plot having some tension with Ryder due to him/her becoming the Pathfinder when she was originally in line for the job and now has to work under him/her. [[spoiler:After her loyalty mission, Cora realizes that she would have made a poor Pathfinder because she is too dependent on the advice of authority figures when things get difficult.]]

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Or woman, depending on what gender Ryder has. But, whichever gender Ryder is, Vetra will admit to loving Ryder for his/her admirable qualities.

* OneManArmy: According to Ryder when s/he and Drack get into a bar fight:

* WhatTheHellHero: During the mission aboard the Archon's ship, he'll be pissed with Ryder [[spoiler: if s/he frees the salarians instead of the krogan.]]

* BoldlyComing: Jaal will flirt with Ryder (and even take him/her home to meet his true mother). Whether anything comes of it is up to the player.

* HoldingHands: With a romanced Ryder during the visit to his family. Apparently he likes to hold his/her hands, as he does it in a few other romantic scenes as well.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Peebee" is apparently a nickname derived from her initials -- her actual name is Pelessaria B’Sayle. When first encountered, she says that she finds her full name to be too long, so she just goes by Peebee instead. the only person who calls her Pelessaria in conversation is her abusive ex.

* ActionDad: Action ''grand''dad. Drack has an adult granddaughter and is still an active combatant. [[spoiler: In the epilogue, Kesh successfully produces a clutch of eggs with no losses to the genophage, making Drack an action ''[[UpToEleven great]]''-granddad.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Peebee" is apparently a nickname derived from her initials -- her actual name is Pelessaria B’Sayle. When first encountered, she says that she finds her full name to be too long, so she just goes by Peebee instead.

** He also contrasts with Grunt; Grunt was a pure, genetically perfect krogan straight from the tank, whereas Drack is an ancient, grizzled veteran who's held together with cybernetic parts. Grunt was socially ignorant and had knowledge of krogan history only through Okeer's implants, while Drack lived it. Drack also claims descent from one of the same warlords that Grunt was apparently distilled from, specifically Shiagur. He also apparently knew another of those warlords (Gretok), and doesn't have a high opinion of him.

* IncendiaryExponent: At one point Drack recounts a story of when he fought against a group of mercs several centuries before the Andromeda Initiative left the Milky Way. He had unknowingly been soaked in turian brandy before and his flamethrower malfunctioned. When he charged the mercs, they panicked and fled. He soon figured out the reason: due to the previous events ''Drack had been on fire throughout the entire fight and didn't even know it!'' [[BloodKnight Drack being Drack]], he thought it was hilarious and made for a good story.

* AdultFear: Her loyalty mission in a nutshell. [[spoiler:Sid accompanies Ryder and Vetra on a mission and gets taken hostage.]]

* AdultFear: His loyalty mission begins with three of his siblings running off to join the Roekaar.

--> '''Drack:''' What's with the smudge over your eyes? Trying to be some kind of super hero?
--> '''Peebee:''' Why all the bones? Trying to be some kind of super villain?
--> '''Drack:''' [[BluntYes Yes.]]
--> '''Peebee:''' ''Cool.''

-->'''Ryder:''' Are we getting together later?
-->'''Peebee:''' The answer to that is always "yes".

* MayflyDecemberRelationship: Drack is dismissive of Liam simply because he figures that Liam'll be another pile of bones in a decade or two.

* FamedInStory: In the original trilogy, Wrex mentions that Clan Nackmor's leader was one of the greatest warriors in Tuchanka history. He's now your squadmate.