These pages are for listing the tropes related to the many species in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' universe, [[PlanetOfHats each with their own]] ([[AvertedTrope often averted]]) tropes.

For the pages listing tropes related to specific characters in the trilogy, see the [[Characters/MassEffect Mass Effect Character Index]].

These pages includes ''significant'' spoilers, and some are by their nature unmarked. Read at your own discretion.

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!!Milky Way Races
* [[Characters/MassEffectRaceTropesCitadelCouncil Citadel Council Races]][[labelnote:Note]]Turians, Asari, Salarians, Humans[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/MassEffectRaceTropesCitadelAssociate Citadel Associate/Client/Protectorate Races]][[labelnote:Note]]Drell, Hanar, Volus, Elcor, Keepers[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/MassEffectRaceTropesNonCitadelSpace Non-Citadel Space Races]][[labelnote:Note]]Krogan, Quarians, Batarians, Vorcha, Rachni, Geth, Yahg, Collectors, Protheans, Reapers, Leviathans, Raloi, Virtual Aliens, Inusannon[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/MassEffectRaceTropesNonSapient Non-Sapient Races]][[labelnote:Note]]Husks, Thresher Maw, Varren, Virtual Intelligences ([=VI=]s)[[/labelnote]]

!!Andromeda Races
* [[Characters/MassEffectRaceTropesNativeAndromedaRaces Native Andromeda Races]][[labelnote:Note]]Kett, Angara, Remnant, Jardaan, "Adversaries"[[/labelnote]]
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