History Characters / MassEffectAndromedaTheAndromedaInitiative

* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Sarissa chose saving the ark by stealing the kett data [[spoiler:over saving Ishara's life]]. It could be argued that Sarissa did the right thing... but given that the ''Leusinia'' is in the state that it's in ''because'' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero she stole the data]]...

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Assuming that she survives, Raeka is the only one of the original Pathfinders who isn't killed, outliving Pathfinders Macen, Ishara and Alec Ryder. Even if she dies, she will arguably have lasted the longest, since it is implied both Macen and Ishara dies before the human ark reaches Heleus.]]

* DistressedDamsel: [[spoiler:She gets taken hostage at the end of Vetra's loyalty mission.]]

* MultiEthnicName: Jien is a Japanese first name and Garson is a European-American surname.

* MultiEthnicName: Her given name is Japanese and her surname is traditionally Scottish/Irish, somewhat fitting given that the setting has shades of InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace.

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Alec Ryder is the father of the Ryder twins. Notable as both one of the original explorers to go beyond the Charon Relay with Jon Grissom and an N7 operative, Alec was originally designated as humanity's Pathfinder for the Andromeda Initiative.

* TeensAreShort: Very much averted. Syd is a teenager by turian standards but when you stand her next to her sister she is actually taller than Vetra. [[StatuesqueStunner Vetra, who is 6'6"]].

* PowerWalk: According to Vetra, Tann did one through the Nexus' Common Area after the Archon's defeat. Unsurprisingly, no-one was impressed.

* BadassBaritone: He's voiced by the distinctively deep-voiced Creator/ClancyBrown, and his badass credentials are undeniable by virtue of his [[TrainingFromHell N7 status alone.]]

-> '''Voiced by:'''

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->'''Voiced by:''' Jamie Clayton

* ItRunsInTheFamily: Only notable on playing as Scott and Sara, but it's clear the Ryder twins don't just get their {{Determinator}} status from him... Sara also inherited some of dad's romantic dorkiness as well (also, his love of coffee).

* MindOverMatter: Ryder Sr. is a biotic despite being born long before the BizarreBabyBoom that resulted in human Biotics. Justified in that SAM is capable of mimicing biotic abilities.
* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Alec Ryder's AI research and the Andromeda Initiative itself were backed at least in part by a mysterious benefactor who provided them with resources and money, and who apparently also possessed knowledge of the Reapers. In a brief correspondence between himself and Jien Garson, he shared the same concerns Jien had about their mysterious backer. The popular bets on the identity of this benefactor are on Cerberus]].

* IllGirl: [[spoiler:They become this at the start of the game. The energy cloud that left Ark Hyperion adrift, also caused a cryopod malfunction on NPC Ryder, who had not been woken up yet. SAM and Dr. Lexi remark that there is nothing wrong with Scott/Sara's vitals or brain activity, but they are unable to join their sibling on Habitat 7. After the rescue of Ark Paarchero, the sibling wakes up, but because of their injuries, they can't travel with their twin.]]

* IllGirl: Her work with biotic implants caused her to contract a terminal form of eezo poisoning which acts in a way similar to a degenerative disease.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: His position as the first successful outpost leader and ex-military status gives him quite a bit of pull in the Initiative, and he leads colonists not just from Eos but other worlds as well to assist Ryder a few times throughout the game.

* AgonyBeam: [[spoiler:Is subjected to one by the Archon so they can use his/her connection to SAM to activate Meridian.]]

* {{Expy}}: The N7 designation is iconic to the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' franchise thanks to Commander Shepard, and Bioware milked that by making Alec (or his armor and other effects) [[DecoyProtagonist front and center of the marketing campaign]]. Further, Alec Ryder is basically Commander Shepard, if he/she were past their glory days and made an effort to start a family. The fact that Pathfinder Ryder, the child of an N7, is directly picked as successor parallels with the fact that Pathfinder Ryder has symbolically been passed the torch from Commander Shepard.

* IWillWaitForYou: If she becomes Ryder's girlfriend, she promises to always be waiting for him/her when they return to the Nexus.
* TheMistress: Keri is perfectly fine with being Ryder's second, and ''secret'', lover. She doesn't care that Ryder shares his/her heart with someone else -- she simply loves them and loves spending time with them, at one point even stating that she's asked the bartender at Vortex to make sure Ryder's LoveInterest doesn't catch them.

* {{Polyamory}}: PlayedWith. Keri tells Ryder early in their flirting that she doesn't mind if he/she wants to share his/her heart with another. In most cases, however, Ryder's other lover will believe themselves to be exclusive. The only permanent exception is Avela Kjar, who also accepts that male Ryder has a life away from her. Peebee can also be an exception before her LoyaltyMission, but afterwards, she wants Ryder exclusively, too.

* AdultFear:
** On his first day in Andromeda, Alec has one of his children get put into a coma because their ship ran into trouble at the exact wrong time, then the other one almost suffocates to death because their helmet was irreparably damaged in a freak accident.
--->'''Alec:''' The doctors say he/she'll be okay, be it's my son/daughter. How can I not be worried?
** Prior to the game, most of Alec's actions were driven by watching his wife slowly die from a terminal illness.

* AdultFear: At least one of the eezo exposures that contributed to Ellen's illness occurred while she was pregnant, potentially granting Scott and/or Sara biotics even before becoming Pathfinder. As one of the lead researchers in the field, Ellen would have been well aware that her children were more likely to get fatal tumors than gravity-based superpowers.

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:She and Drack keep the knowledge of her eggs secret, for fear of someone like the Roekaar or kett trying to get at them, as happened with Dr. Kennedy.]]

* AdultFear: [[spoiler:Her son was used as a guinea pig for Project: Overlord by Cerberus. If the Knight quest goes badly, she dies not knowing what's happened to Alain.]]

* IntriguedByHumanity: Vetra mentions Sid has a lot of interest in human stuff, and borrows some of their turns of phrase.

->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Taylorson (Scott Ryder), Fryda Wolff (Sara Ryder)

* NotSoDifferent: She constantly decries Tann's over-controlling ways and his tendency to interfere in her department's affairs, all while questioning his competence. Yet, many of her own decisions could be viewed in the same light - trying to delay the departure of the ''Tempest'' via red tape, authorizing the creation of satellites that can override Initiative protocols and procedures (that are then used to steal outpost supplies), arming exiles to use them as supply escorts (who immediately turned pirate).

* NotSoDifferent: A young asari who is little more than a recruit, is inexperienced and seen by some as inadequate for the responsibility [[spoiler:becomes the next asari Pathfinder. In essence, this makes her an asari version of Pathfinder Ryder.]]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Addison, Kesh, or well, everyone, don't seem to care for him much.

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:"There's still hope for your mother..."]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Kumail Nanjiani

* ReverseMole: [[spoiler:If Ryder lets him go free, he pretends to feed information back to the kett, but is planning to lie and sabotage it, in the hopes of scuppering the kett plans.]]

* SecretKeeper: She was Alec Ryder's confidante. [[spoiler:She implies Alec confided much of his secret dealings to her. She refuses to discuss them with Ryder out or respect for Alec's privacy.]]

* HeroicSacrifice : [[spoiler:Just when Scott/Sara and Alec have just managed to neutralize a deadly storm in Habitat 7 (the planet supposed to be their new home, which lacks a breathable atmosphere) an explosion knocks the two away and cracks open Ryder's helmet. Alec realizes the rescue shuttle won't make it in time and gives his helmet to his son/daughter saving their lives at the cost of his.]]