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11!!Julmoth Ran'Obhol
12Lovable badass batarian goofball. Not even death can defeat him. Currently living on the Citadel as a security guard for Trask Interstellar.
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14* ActionSurvivor: Julmoth survives situations that really should kill him (such as his ship being boarded by slavers), despite being a [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy normal guy]] with no formal combat training.
15%%* BadassNormal: Combines with ActionSurvivor.
16%%* CatchPhrase: DEAL WITH IT.
17%%* CoolShades
18%%* ElectronicEyes: A souvenir from his encounter with some slavers, that technically killed him.
19* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Julmoth is one of the friendlier batarians out there.
20%%* NeverFoundTheBody: After his 'death'.
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22%%!!CUTE YOUNG FELINE MAMMAL
23%%No one knows who it is. Or where they're from. Everyone just calls it "Kittens."
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25%%* BlueAndOrangeMorality
26%%* CrypticConversation: Speaks almost exclusively in this.
27%%* EldritchAbomination: A possibility.
28%%* InexplicablyAwesome
29%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection.
30
31!!Mekan (Mekan Of Omega)
32An extremely friendly and nerdy batarian hacker who was raised on Omega, and has since moved to the Citadel. He runs a one-man cybersecurity business out of his home on the Citadel but occasionally abandons the business to go on wacky and/or awesome adventures.
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34* ActionSurvivor: He's not trained in combat, and as of the time of this writing, has survived two major combat situations where he contributed to the team's overall victory.
35* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite being friendly and generally non-prejudiced, he has a breaking point. When you reach it, you'll know.
36* ChronicHeroSyndrome: This is his primary reason for ever getting involved in something related to being shot at, or shooting at people. Plus, he's just so gosh-darn helpful in normal situations.
37%%* TheEngineer: Takes on this role during combat.
38* HeroicBSOD: Had a pretty serious one following Operation Down With Discord. He was never psychologically prepared for combat, but participated in the assault on Discord's base anyway.
39* LargeHam: When Mekan was fighting on the ''Pequod'' in the endgame of ''Who Goes There 2'', he had some pretty serious emotional reactions to the fighting. This manifested as Mekan breaking out the ham. He attributes this to adrenaline rushes in combat.
40* MadeOfIron: During the boarding action on the ''Pequod'' at the end of ''Who Goes There 2'', he manages to get ''near-fatally shot'' and then almost crushed to death on top of that by the [[EldritchAbomination local cosmic horror.]] He keeps going for the rest of the mission, only realizing he'd been shot by the time the boarding party's gotten away from danger.
41* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: Mekan hates the batarian trade and tradition of slavery. He happens to be batarian.
42%%* NonActionGuy: Started out as this, but has grown to be prefer being [[InHarmsWay on crazy adventures]].
43* NoNameGiven: He's never mentioned his last name for some reason.
44* PlayfulHacker: Mekan generally doesn't go out of his way to cause real damage or harm with his hacking talents, unless someone really pisses him off.
45%%* SitcomArchNemesis: Has possibly acquired one in the form of the Volus hacker Terrorbyte.
46* TookALevelInBadass: With the conclusion of ''Who Goes There 2'', he's [[CharacterDevelopment shown he can be pretty badass.]]
47
48!!Bintar Ranak (4eyes4thewin)
49A remarkably cheerful batarian slaver
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51* AffablyEvil: Bintar goes out of his way to be genuinely nice and sociable with others. If you weren't aware of the fact he's slaver, you might think of him as a bumbling, if occasionally charming, businessman.
52* ManipulativeBastard: In spades. In particular, he once tricked a salarian into selling himself into slavery.
53* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite his somewhat overt personality, he's proven capable of subtlety, and is quietly spreading his influence that might normally be outside his reach. And when the situation calls for it, he'll get his hands dirty.
54* PragmaticVillainy: Has yet to indulge in ForTheEvulz, and is more interested in achieving his goals practically. That just so happens to be the selling of flesh.
55
56!!Skhash the drummer
57A vorcha who plays the drums for a red metal band named "Loveseat of skulls".
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59* YouNoTakeCandle: Like your average vorcha, he suffers from speech impediments. However, this is no indication of his intelligence, which has proven over time to be quite sharp and to the point.
60
61!!Ekarn Gaelak
62A deeply religious batarian veteran of the Reaper War, has since resigned from the military to aid with the reconstruction.
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64* TheComicallySerious: Is frequently exasperated by some of the board's more eccentric members.
65* DoomedHometown: His home colony was destroyed during the Reaper invasion
66%%* NiceGuy
67%%* ReligiousBruiser
68%%* ShellshockedVeteran: As a survivor of the Reaper War, he qualifies.
69* WalkingTheEarth: After the war, Ekarn met up with a priestess from the state of Khaljah (the only state on Khar'Shan that survived the war intact), and has accompanied her on her travels across the planet.
70
71!!Ana'Therion vas Nedas
72Quarian psychotherapist/dominatrix formerly based on Omega. Enjoys working on psych publications and forcibly 'reforming' slavers and pirates.
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74%%* BrainsAndBondage: A [=PhD=] and a [=PsyD=] from one of Thessia's top universities.
75%%* DepravedBisexual: Went to this after setting up on Magdala.
76* DespairEventHorizon: In the course of two days, she melded with (and absorbed a mindful of horrifying imagery from) a SerialKiller, was misblamed for a kidnapping incident, caught up in life-and-death-tinged relationship drama, and had her house blown up in a crossfire between armed militias. She gave up and left Omega shortly afterwards.
77* TheExile: Subverted; she left the Flotilla on her own (although family troubles and a hostile political climate certainly influenced that decision), and generally gets along well with other quarians.
78%%* GoodBadGirl
79%%* HonorBeforeReason
80%%* KnightInSourArmor
81%%* MarshmallowHell: Oh yes.
82%%* MindRape: Her modus operandi for 'reformation'. Essentially BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood.
83* NightmareFetishist: [=YahgLadiesMan=] acquired her PornStash. It's thirty gigabytes and full of faux-snuff and hardcore sadomasochism.
84%%* OminousOperaCape: Combined with ShouldersOfDoom.
85* ShoutOut: A few every now and then, especially post-Citadel move, to [[ComicBook/DarkReign Norman Osborn.]]
86%%* TheShrink
87* {{Supervillain}}: Not actually one, but ''loves'' invoking the imagery. Also, there's the suit of PoweredArmor stowed away, just waiting to be used.
88
89!!Daia T'Nara (asari_promiscuity)
90A 400-year-old asari, born on Thessia and now living on Illium. In addition to her ongoing career as a [[HighClassCallGirl high-priced escort]], she co-owns a small environmental systems company (Envirometrics) with her bondmate Ana'Therion vas Nedas, and occasionally has supporting roles in locally-made adult films.
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92* ArousedByTheirVoice: Her natural accent (cultured Australian when rendered into English by a translator) is generally regarded as very pleasing. She can imitate a number of other asari accents (and languages, asari and alien) near-flawlessly, which she often does to compliment particular fantasies.
93* BioAugmentation: Has various genetic modifications suited to her profession, including limited dextro-resistance, enhanced flexibility, increased lung capacity, and so on. None for cosmetic purposes, aside from a minor alteration to the skin markings on her forehead, to resemble/honour her turian father's facial tattoos.
94%%* CasualKink: Covering a ''lot'' of kinks.
95* CombatAestheticist: But only when sparring, when she'll incorporate dance moves into her martial arts for fun. On the infrequent occasions she's been in actual danger, she simply looks to escape at the earliest opportunity.
96* EthicalSlut: Formerly. Since falling for Ana, Daia has become socially monogamous, but is still a working escort, and makes no excuses for enjoying her job.
97* MsFanservice: She doesn't ''try'' to be this on the forum, but between her career, her various side projects in adult film and performance, and a conspicuous lack of inhibitions, it tends to happen anyway.
98* ThePollyanna: Her general outlook on life. She's not oblivious to the harsher side of life, especially in the sex industry (and periodically takes part in awareness campaigns to improve safety and conditions for sex workers), but she's invariably cheerful nonetheless. Serves as BlitheSpirit in a professional sense - as well as everything ''else'' her clients enjoy about her, she's just refreshing to be around.
99* ShoutOut: The VI autopilot for her ship is a holographic image of herself as she would look if human, which she named [[SpaceshipGirl Sasha]]; Daia's appearance (created via photoshop) is based on Sasha Grey.
100* UnproblematicProstitution: Justified, between the profession not being stigmatised among asari in general, and Daia having had over three centuries to reach the pleasant working conditions she enjoys currently. She's very well aware of how perilous the industry can be, and people being wilfully dismissive of the rights of sex workers is something of a BerserkButton for her (though being the peaceful soul she is, it tends to make her cross rather than violent).
101* WrenchWench: Reckons she could have been a pretty fair professional mechanic has she pursued it instead of stripping back when she chose a career. Under her mother's guidance she flew and maintained a light aircraft during her adolescence, and recently rebuilt two antique Earth automobiles (and Talbot-Lago T150 SS, and a Jaguar E-Type) with modern aircar capability, the second without outside assistance.
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103!!Janice Amelia Proctor (j_proctor)
104A 34-year old politican based mainly in Illium. A self-described "ethical industrialist, European parliamentarian and casual wit", Proctor balances her time between maintaing her seat in the European Parliament and attending to her business portfolio. For reasons unknown, her business ventures tend often to end in failure, if not litigation.
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106%%* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Until lately, after the latest in a series of business failures.
107* DeadpanSnarker: Spends more time perfecting her putdowns than she does catering to the demands of her constituents.
108* FashionVictimVillain: As attested in [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1307 this]] thread. [[invoked]]
109%%* JerkAss
110* NeverLiveItDown: Prior membership of [[ThoseWackyNazis Terra Firma]]. Also serves as a BerserkButton. [[invoked]]
111%%* StrawmanPolitical: Of politicians in general.
112* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Manages to hold on to her seat in the European Parliament, despite being a caustic elitist with a history of dodgy financial deals and links to quasi-racist political parties.
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114!!Linya M'Tanis (Scientific_Pursuits)
115A two-hundred and forty seven year old asari maiden with a doctorate in Chemistry. Not that you could tell at first glance, considering her...enthusiasm.
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117* BreakTheCutie: She was hit ''hard'' by Elara's death, but is at least trying to move on with help from her family and friends.
118* BunnyEarsLawyer: She hugs lab equipment and allows untrained visitors to handle unknown minerals, but she's good at what she does. She's also a terrific dancer.
119* CloudCuckoolander: It bears repeating - she ''hugs lab equipment''.
120* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Euphemisms and their ilk tend to make a slight whistling noise as they fly over her head.
121* CuteButCacophonic: She is ''really'' friggin' loud when excited.
122* DitzyGenius: Many an accident has been attributed to her lack of situational awareness.
123* FriendsWithBenefits: Used to sleep with Elara casually, but they eventually grew to have a thing for one another.
124%%* GenkiGirl: She's like [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Merrill]] on [[OhCrap coffee]].
125* TheGlomp: She has a Black Belt in ninja-glomping and isn't ashamed to use them.
126%%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe
127* MyBelovedSmother: Played with, Mirala loves her dearly but tends to go on about embarrassing details at times and is seriously wanting grandkids yesterday.
128* OfficialCouple: She and Elara have been going steady for some time now as of recent events, "IWantGrandkids" pressure be damned.
129* {{Squee}}: Unleashes these with aplomb whenever either Elara or anything cute are around.
130
131!!Iryana Lerish ([=DrellChem=], formerly Overworked_Intern)
132A drell chemist who moved to Illium for a job shortly before the Reaper Invasion. Was a coworker for Linya before the asari became a professor. The two are currently in a relationship.
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134* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Kelp. Iryana has said many a time that she adores Kahjian kelp.
135[[/folder]]
136
137%%[[folder:Military]]
138%%[[/folder]]
139
140[[folder:Corporate]]
141
142!!Michael Thompson (mikemerc)
143A veteran freelancer mercenary in command of a small merc group working in the Terminus.
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145* ArtificialLimbs: Has two cybernetic fingers on his right hand. His entire left arm is cybernetic [[AnArmAndALeg after a harvester ate the real one]].
146* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Someone attempting this is why he has the aforementioned cybernetic fingers.
147* EmbarrassingMiddleName: It's Cornelius.
148* ICallItVera: Named his customized Kovalyov rifle "Laika"
149* SoleSurvivor: Mike was one of the few survivors of his first mission.
150
151!!Jorgal Dwick (Infrastruct/DWICK)
152
153An old, fat, rude, crude krogan who has somehow wrested control of a massive media network in the aftermath of the Reaper War. Taking advantage of the Genophage’s cure, he also claims (at every opportunity) to have built an enormous lineage of illegitimate successors.
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155* {{Acrofatic}}: Regularly loves to terrify people by sneaking up on them with disturbingly precise biotics.
156* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Has claimed to pay his vorcha animators in ''marshmallow fluff.''
157* {{Egopolis}}: The lobby of One Dwickcast Tower is adorned with an enormous statue of Dwick dressed in ludicrous, 18th-Century human dress.
158* FantasticRacism: He ''loathes'' quarians, finding them pitiful shells of what they used to be 300 years ago.
159%%* FatAndProud
160%%* FatIdiot
161%%* FatSlob: Sensing a trend here?
162%%* GiftedlyBad
163%%* TheHedonist
164%%* InsaneTrollLogic: Frequently flummoxes the forum with this.
165%%* {{Jerkass}}: Without a doubt.
166%%* KavorkaMan: At least, that’s what he claims.
167%%* RichInDollarsPoorInSense
168%%* SmallNameBigEgo
169* {{Troll}}: Constantly irritates the rest of the board purely for his own amusement.
170
171!!Terrorbyte
172
173Jorgal Dwick’s equally egotistical right-hand man, a volus who acts as the CFO for the Dwick Dwickcast Syndykyt. Formerly a black-hat hacker of some repute, he's marginally more self-aware, and is constantly fighting to shut his meal ticket up before he lands them both in prison.
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175%%* TheCracker: And a pretty good one at that, though it landed him in a heap of trouble during the WGT2 arc.
176%%* FatIdiot: For all his computational skills, he still manages to get conned into participating in a lot of terrible films made by his partner in crime.
177%%* FatSlob: He’s like a mini-Dwick in a pressurized suit.
178%%* HackerCave: A fairly impressive one – or at least it would be, if Dwick would stop [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Deedee-ing it up]].
179%%* {{Jerkass}}: And proud of it.
180* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His alleged name (as printed in a magazine with questionable veracity) is [[PunnyName Ihaba Naem]].
181* WithFriendsLikeThese: He’s a hacker that likes to upend economies from the safety of a small vault. His ''partner'' is a belligerent lunatic with no indoor voice who murdered quarian infants ''with the bubbles they were kept in.'' To say they squabble is an understatement.
182
183!!Bo Kross (Kage)
184Gorik's second-in-command.
185Now currently the leader of AEGIS after Korwun's disappearance
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187%%* TheAlcoholic: Often crossing into DrowningMySorrows.
188* AntiHero: While he generally believes in AEGIS' philosophy, he is not above performing less than savoury work to meet that end.
189* BecauseImGoodAtIt: Being a soldier is the only thing that brings him purpose in his life.
190%%* TheCynic
191* CynicismCatalyst: Several in fact. From surviving the battle of Torfan, to the death of his younger sister during the war, and plenty of other tragedies in between.
192%%* DeadpanSnarker
193%%* FireForgedFriends: His relationship with AEGIS as a whole.
194* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Deep down, and we do mean ''deep down'', he's a good person at heart.
195* KnightinSourArmor: Still tries to do the right thing in spite of everything.
196%%* ShellshockedVeteran
197* SurvivorsGuilt: A result of losing many of his friends and comrades during the war.
198%%* TheStoic
199%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pisco
200
201!![Redacted] ([=RememberTheBlitz=])
202Formerly a high-level Cerberus officer, RTB is the chairman of Noveria's [Redacted] Security Consultants.
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204* CollectorOfTheStrange: Claims to have a collection of batarian eyeballs.
205%%* CrypticConversation: Second only to Kittens.
206%%* DeadpanSnarker: In spades, with a bit of Jerkass thrown in for fun.
207* DefectorFromDecadence: Left Cerberus and faked his death after realizing that Cerberus no longer held humanity's best interests at heart.
208* FakingTheDead: His strategy for avoiding reprisal for defection. It worked for about six months.
209* FantasticRacism: RTB's feelings towards batarians are not particularly subtle.
210%%* KillAllHumans: He claims to desire this.
211* NecessarilyEvil: Understood that the actions of Cerberus are morally wrong, but believed that were necessary. This [[EvenEvilHasStandards changed]] when they started integrating people.
212* NoNameGiven: His real name is [Redacted].
213* RunningGag: After a [Redacted] incident, he installed overactive censorship [=VIs=] that tend to render many of his statements unintelligible.
214%%* WallOfWeapons: Hidden in an Aroch Ward chocolate shop.
215%%* WellIntentionedExtremist: He sees himself as one.
216
217!!Nassa D'Veyra (Corona)
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219* TheDreaded: Didn't earn the moniker "The Ogre", for nothing.
220
221!!Avera Oscaius (Grayeye)
222A turian Blue Suns legionnaire and sniper, presently attached to the 9 Commando unit.
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224%%* AffablyEvil: Though its less pronounced when on the boards.
225%%* ColdSniper: Is this on the battlefield.
226%%* DarkActionGirl
227* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She loves her family, and is also quite close to her fellow Suns.
228* FantasticRacism: She is not very fond of the krogan, [[FreudianExcuse much of her dislike though is implied to have due to her experiences at the Krogan DMZ]]
229* JerkAss: Is generally unpleasant towards "bleeding-hearts", freelancers, and "krogan apologists"
230
231!!Dawn
232A human born in the slums of the parisian suburbs, Dawn left Earth at age 13 (or maybe 14). She's been around, settling on a human colony, then leaving to visit Illium, Imorkan, the Citadel, and eventually Omega; she soon found a liking for the station. Now aged 21 (or 22), she clearly has it in for slavers...and batarians. Batarian slavers. This hate was born from personal and, obviously, ''unpleasant'' experiences with the aforementioned population.
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234%%* AllergicToRoutine: Which is why she loves Omega.
235%%* BigDamnHeroes: Gorik and Dawn pull their own version when a friend is kidnapped by slavers.
236%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
237%%* HatesBeingTouched
238* ImprobableAge: Dawn is 21/22, and she's a tech specialist.
239* NotSoWeak: She doesn't hesitate to kill when threatened, as the story of her first kill suggests.
240[[/folder]]
241
242[[folder:Criminal]]
243
244!!Murtag Kirok (I_Am_Kirok)
245A mercenary-minded animal lover who loves hard work, getting paid, and relaxing when he gets the chance. A blue-collar krogan through and through. He works as Abattoir's muscle in the Embodiment.
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247%%* TheBigGuy
248* BoisterousBruiser: Let it never be said that Kirok went into combat with anything less than a smile on his face.
249%%* BountyHunter
250* ChefOfIron: He's one part bounty hunter, one part short order cook, and all badass.
251* CutenessProximity: Just watch him when Whitefang's at his side. Just...watch.
252* DeepSouth: He speaks with a thick southern accent. He's probably speaking a certain dialect, and it's being translated as such to show it.
253%%* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, varren, at least.
254* LethalChef: Well, most of his 'downhome krogan recipes' certainly certainly have this effect on non-krogan.
255%%* NonHumanSidekick: Whitefang the varren.
256%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney
257%%* PetTheDog: Most of his moments are quite literally this when it comes to Whitefang.
258%%* TeamChef
259
260%%!!Lyra Palmer
261%%Human female that was part of the O7 program in the Alliance military. She fought at Torfan, but she left the Alliance afterwards and ended up on Omega. She owns a small dockyard called Lathal and does jobs for the Embodiment whenever possible.
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263%%* AccidentalAthlete: She can ''run''.
264%%* TheButcher: [[WarIsHell She was at Torfan.]]
265%%* CrazyPrepared
266%%* ElectronicEyes: They're gray.
267%%* OneHitKill: She will only use shotguns, sniper rifles, heavy rifles, and other heavy weapons. She hates automatic weapons.
268%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: She wants her brother back alive and well, and she won't let anything stop her.
269%%* RunForTheBorder: She escaped from Alliance Space.
270%%* SecretDiary
271%%* TheSmartGirl
272
273!!Suri'Neyvi vas Rosenkreuz
274A sixteen year old mentally ill quarian with a violent streak, Abattoir's apprentice and former fangirl.
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276* AgeAppropriateAngst: Suri is a teenager, with all the hormone induced craziness and angst that comes with the territory. For some reason this has induced an "aww adorable" reaction from people instead of the usual 'how obnoxious' one.
277%%* AxCrazy
278* BerserkButton: Whenever anyone brings up her exile or what happened to her parents, she'll start yelling at you to try and drown it out.
279* BrokenSmile: Suri often draws a stylized smiley on her visor, both as a comforting totem and due to her quarian suit-related issues
280* ButWeUsedACondom: Pregnancy scare, courtesy of her slave, Rez. [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2288 Epic trainwreck thread ensued.]]
281%%* CloudCuckoolander
282* DaddysGirl Suri's dad is great! He gave her a knife! Oops, she probably stabbed him after mom.
283%%* EnfantTerrible: This is pretty much Suri in a nutshell.
284* FanGirl: Of Abattoir, Cartoons, Roleplaying and Shipping. Also a YaoiFanGirl
285%%* HormoneAddledTeenager
286* LaughablyEvil: Suri is often played for laughs as much as she is for horror.
287%%* MadnessMantra: BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD
288* MommyIssues: Suri's mother clearly had mental issues of her own, ItRunsInTheFamily so to speak. How severe these issues are is obscured by Suri's telling of events.
289* MyParentsAreDead: Except that she probably killed them, although she viciously denies this fact.
290* PsychoSupporter: She'd do anything for Abattoir. Anything.
291* UnreliableNarrator: Suri's past is probably nowhere near as colorful as she claims it is.
292
293!!Anistasy'Reyna vas Clear Skies (Arbitrary)
294An exiled quarian who turned to mercenary work. Anistasy is no stranger to trauma or hardship having lost her hands and various other parts, and had a relationship turned sour with Dr. Ana'Therion vas Nedas. She hired Thel'Adean as her navigator and mechanic.
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296%%* ArtificialLimbs
297%%* AxCrazy: When she's ''really'' angry.
298* BerserkButton: Don't insult or hurt her friends. She ''will'' kill you for it.
299%%* BladeBelowTheShoulder: [[DualWielding Dual wields these]] rigged to retract with ''very specific'' movements.
300%%* BrokenBird
301%%* TheCaptain: Of the ''[[WebAnimation/ClearSkies Clear Skies]]''.
302%%* ColdSniper
303* CrazyPrepared: To the point where she has explosives ''rigged across her entire apartment'' in case she needs to pack up and move.
304%%* DepravedBisexual: As Arbitrary.
305%%* TheExile
306%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney
307%%* SplitPersonality
308* TortureTechnician: She loves finding new and exciting ways to hurt and kill people.
309%%* TranquilFury: When she's angry.
310%%* TurnCoat: She did this to Kojet five years ago.
311%%* TheUnfettered
312* WhiteMaskOfDoom: She customized her helmet to have a white skull light up inside of it to intimidate her foes, ala [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Ghost]].
313%%* WouldHurtAChild
314
315!!Johnny (Some_Random_Merc)
316----
317* CoolShip: The Bangalore is a turian frigate with hidden floor panels for smuggling, and a lounge in place of the CIC.
318* EvenEvilHasStandards: Will not smuggle slaves or Red Sand. Period.
319* {{Expy}}: Of a certain [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Merc With a Mouth.]]
320* ICallItVera: He calls his A-61 gunship ''Ardat-Yakshi'', much to his 'mother's' chagrin.
321* LetsPlay: Johnny's an avid player of a game called Alliance Corsair.
322
323!!Kojet
324A rare case among the elcor, Kojet is a freelance mercenary residing in the Terminus Systems. He's quite arrogant, but he is, by no means, a pushover. Kojet is essentially a tank on legs, carrying enough strength and firepower to wipe out a platoon.
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326%%* BoisterousBruiser: In fact, he's a bit too boisterous for his own good.
327%%* DullSurprise
328%%* {{Jerkass}}
329%%* LightningBruiser: If you see Kojet in action, you'll never assume that elcor are naturally slow ever again.
330%%--> '''Modulator_Demodulator:''' Elcor can be ''fast'' when they need to be.
331%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney
332* SingleIssueWonk: Just mention Arbitrary, and his confidence will disappear almost ''immediately.''
333--> '''Kojet:''' With dawning horror: ''No.'' That's not you. [[ThisCannotBe It can't be you.]] I thought I...[[BringMyBrownPants Terrified beyond all rational thought: Meep.]]
334%%* StoneWall: He's an elcor. They can take a lot of punishment.
335%%* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry
336%%* WrestlerInAllOfUs
337
338!!Mandatory
339A rather young Blood Pack Krogan. He is extremely violent, crass and rude.
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341%%* BloodKnight
342%%* TheBrute : Poster boy of the Blood Pack
343%%* ClusterFBomb : [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/valiant/forum/board/thread/?t=223 His introduction]] gives you an idea. And he was just getting started.
344%%* HairTriggerTemper
345* HopelessWithTech : If he can't get it to work by hitting it, [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/valiant/forum/board/thread/?t=1596 he's quickly lost]].
346* PhraseCatcher : Whelp. At first older krogans called him that, now even aliens get in on the fun. He hates that.
347[[/folder]]
348
349[[folder:Deceased]]
350!!Abattoir
351Drell mercenary. Leads a private military corporation called Embodiment. Is known for his [[WickedCultured suavity]] and brutality.
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353%%* AffablyEvil
354%%* ArcWords: "You can't fight the inevitable."
355%%* BecauseImGoodAtIt: Primary motivation, with healthy components of BloodKnight and MoneyDearBoy.
356%%* CrazyPrepared
357%%* DatingCatwoman: With Velinara.
358%%* DepravedBisexual
359* EverybodyKnewAlready: Abattoir and Velinara's "engagement" was this for a while until it became an open secret.
360%%* FreudianExcuse: Cheerfully subverted at every possible opportunity, and very contemptful of those who attempt to employ one.
361* IControlMyMinionsThrough: A trifecta of money, power, and {{nanomachines}}. ''[[SlaveMooks Especially]]'' {{nanomachines}}.
362* IGaveMyWord: Maniacally adheres to borderline-OCD standards of professionalism.
363%%* KickTheDog: ''Constantly.''
364%%* MoralityPet: [[TheShrink Ana'Therion]] and [[EnfanteTerrible Suri'Neyvi]], mostly.
365* MustHaveCaffeine: Is apparently willing to fight a Reaper in order to get a cup of coffee.
366* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Has been 'Abattoir' since he was twenty. He has a real name ([[spoiler:Zharik Jale]]), but it's only known by a handful of people and he doesn't self-identify by it, considering it a relic of his youth.
367* PersonaNonGrata: Illium does not look kindly on him being around after the [[NoodleIncident Dilinaga Plaza Massacre]].
368%%* PrivateMilitaryContractors
369* ReallyGetsAround: Three children with three different women, plus a variety of one-off liaisons.
370%%* SocialDarwinist
371%%* TheStrategist
372%%* ThirdPersonPerson: Speaks like a hanar.
373%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Vidanya White-Label iced brandy.
374* UhOhEyes: Gold eyes combined with HellishPupils.
375%%* WickedCultured
376%%* WouldHurtAChild
377
378!!Abad Sam-mel
379A batarian slaver who loves good wine and hates humans.
380----
381* AffablyEvil: When Abad's not leading slave raids, he's pleasant and friendly towards most people, including his former victims.
382* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Frequently invokes this when pointing out the hypocrisy of non-batarian races condemning the Hegemony for having a slave caste.
383%%* BirdsOfAFeather: His relationship with Nakalaxi Lorgrek.
384* DarkAndTroubledPast: The violent death of his brother, and other family issues not yet revealed.
385* GoodScarsEvilScars: The big one across Abad's face falls into the evil half of this trope.
386* MistressAndServantBoy: Abad [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=55557#p55557 pretended to be the latter]] when Nakalaxi Lorgrek helped him rescue his nephew.
387%%* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Abad's primary motivation for carrying out slave raids on human colonies in the Terminus Systems.
388* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Abad Sam-mel [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=56783#p56783 frequently expresses disapproval]] of fellow batarian slaver, Malak, for this very reason.
389%%* ScarsAreForever: Abad has several.
390* TakingYouWithMe: Set off a nuke in an attempt to destroy a Reaper, killing himself in the process.
391* VisionaryVillain: Abad's not a slaver for the money; he's trying to drive humanity out of the Terminus Systems for the good of his people.
392
393!!Algar (Augment)
394----
395* ArtificialLimbs: This, alongside ElectronicEyes and all the other wonderful cyborg tropes, are a point of interest for him.
396* LargeHam: Not only does he prone to ranting [[NoIndoorVoice as loudly as possible]], he follows so many villain tropes he might as well get a union card for Bond Villains R Us.
397%%* MadScientist
398* SadisticChoice: As Aphin raised a gun to him, Algar made him choose: his revenge for the lives of his old crew...or the lives of his new one?
399%%* XanatosSpeedChess: Algar's plan.
400
401%%!![=ColeComputingTerminal3000=]
402%%----
403%%* AIIsACrapshoot: He seems to head for the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer "goatee and Napoleon complex"]] territory.
404
405!!Kema'Holkin nar Herring
406Cowardly, suttering quarian with a turian fetish. He spends most of his pilgrimage (and days) working in a hospital, despite his crippling fear of germs.
407----
408* CovertPervert: Secretly owns many magazines, calendars, and pin ups of turians.
409* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Tortured for two-three days, and his body was ripped apart and fed to Vorcha and Varren.
410%%* FishOutOfWater: First visited Omega (and spent a total of two days there before getting the hell out of there), now lives in Tayseri, which is almost as bad.
411%%* KillTheCutie
412* TheMedic: Very experienced with medicine and occasional surgery.
413%%* NonActionGuy
414* OddFriendship: A violent, boisterous krogan with NoIndoorVoice is best friends with a meek, overly worrisome quarian. Think about that for a second. Could also be considered a case of SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan.
415* ThePollyanna: A surprisingly bittersweet version of this. Takes any shit he has to go through with a smile, but will often remark on it in a grimly cynical sort of way.
416* PorkyPigPronunciation: When he stutters to much on a word, he chooses a different one.
417* PrecisionFStrike: The worst swear you'll usually hear from him is "damn", and the occasional "bosh'tet". But when exceptionally angry, serious, or otherwise grumpy, expect a few naughty, naughty words.
418* SpeechImpediment: Stutters. A lot.
419* TerrifiedOfGerms: Defines his way of life, what he does, and how he does it.
420* TransparentCloset: Occasionally tries to hide his sexuality, even though blind people could see that his helmet's on backwards.
421* WholesomeCrossdresser: Wears a hood. A particular hood that normally only female quarians should wear.
422* {{Workaholic}}: Is in love with his job, and spends at least twelve hours working daily. Rarely takes vacations.
423
424!!Jerhomme Kan'Garm
425A monotone, robotlike batarian whose 'past' is a mystery to literally all around him. Making a good living out of the Omega's problems by creating an entire business focusing on mercs and them doing the dirty work for anyone who contacts him. Owns a Vorcha named Tenpenny.
426----
427%%* ColdBloodedTorture: His schtick.
428%%* DisproportionateRetribution: Very fond of these.
429* EvenEvilHasStandards: Averted. He would not only accept exiles, insane people, prostitutes, mass murderers, and otherwise evil people into his business, he would welcome them with open hands.
430* ForTheEvulz: Explains why he has multiple rooms dedicated to torturing workers that get on his nerves.
431* InsistentTerminology: It's Mr. Kangarm.
432%%* KarmicDeath
433%%* KickTheDog
434* LackOfEmpathy: If anything, he's in love with the pain he (or his workers) can cause.
435%%* ManipulativeBastard
436%%* MarriedToTheJob
437* WeakButSkilled: Cannot fight for the life of him. Thus, the only pain he can cause is when the victim is strapped to a table.
438
439!!Caldus Discori (Discord )
440A maniacal, egotistical and completely amoral turian pirate lord and slaver. Managed to enrage almost the entire CDN forum by posting a list of slaves for sale. Many of those so enraged were mercenaries, and banded together to kill him.
441----
442* AsLongAsThereIsEvil:
443--> '''Discord''' "Y-You think thissss'll change... anything? Y-ouuu thin' other people won' replace m-muh-muh-me? N-nothing... ever... changes... in the Terminussss."\
444'''Kyr''' "Coldly: And when somebody replaces you, we'll step up and eliminate them. With pride: This group of mercenaries just showed you that even in the Terminus, there will be individuals ready to protect the weak and uphold justice."
445* ClusterFBomb: Dies right after dropping multiple F bombs.
446* DeadpanSnarker:
447--> '''Discord''' "Such a comedy genius. At least you apes have mastered one thing, besides dying like animals."
448* EvilBrit: Despite being a turian, he speaks with distinctly upper-class English diction.
449* FantasticRacism: Refers to humans as 'apes'.
450%%* InternetCounterattack: This culminates in his death.
451* {{Jerkass}}: Arrogant, racist, cruel and malicious.
452%%* KickTheDog: Basically his schtick.
453* LargeHam: Introduced himself as '''The''' Caldus Discori. It got worse.
454%%* WickedCultured
455
456!!Winter
457Everyone's favorite dumbass.
458----
459%%* ButtMonkey: Although it's arguable he deserves it.
460%%* ChaoticStupid
461* KarmicDeath: After announcing his return to the boards (quickly met by a choir of disgust), he announced he was going to Omega. Upon arrival, he lasted ''less than five minutes.''
462%%* TooDumbToLive: Until he went to Omega.
463%%* WildCard
464
465!!Mirqurios
466----
467%%* ActualPacifist
468%%* CoolOldGuy
469%%* JustFollowingOrders: A BerserkButton for Mirqurios.
470* ShellShockedVeteran: Though not directly disturbed by his military past, often finds it coming back to haunt him.
471* ShipperOnDeck: Mirqurios has repeatedly engaged in [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6813#p6813 this]] with [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7017#p7017 hilarious results]].
472* VideoWills: Left one to be published on CDN in the event of his death. It was published.
473
474!!Macul Atum ([=Hemlock=])
475An angry volus chemist, hired by Turnonav to reverse-engineer LIGHT in order to manufacture and sell it on Omega. Not a people person. [[spoiler: KIA in the finale of WHO GOES THERE?]].
476----
477* TheBlank: Not that you need to see his face to know he's perpetually angry.
478* DemonicPossession: By [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination SAIOCH]]]], after incapacitating the possessed Aphin Protretho.
479%%* TheDragon: To Turnonav, [[spoiler: if only for a few months.]]
480%%* ExplosiveDecompression: [[spoiler: How he finally dies.]]
481%%* TheIgor: His assistants, Lassaigne, Jusuf and Rishii. The ''only'' people [[PetTheDog Macul considers to be anywhere near his equal.]]
482* KarmicDeath: How does [[spoiler: possession by an EldritchAbomination]] leading to a grisly death sound for someone who performed gruesome tests involving ''another'' [[spoiler:eldritch horror]] (as well as someone who ''can't'' play nice to save his life) sound to you?
483%%* KickTheDog: The [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=123416#p123416 video of his "test subjects"]] in Who Goes There: The Omega Chapter.
484%%* MadScientist
485%%* MisanthropeSupreme
486* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His very ''name'' means "poison."
487* NoSocialSkills: Quite literally ''cannot'' play nice, even to save his ''life.''
488%%* ThreatBackfire
489
490!!Elara T'Meyra (Biotic-Smurf)
491Elara T'Meyra is an asari merc/secruity consultant. Centuries before she was an Eclipse sister, and before that a commando along with her sister and mother who lead the unit they were in. After they had a bit of a falling out she and Aayla joined the Eclipse sisterhood to distance themselves from their mother's influence. Her time in Eclipse was not pleasant, and she left sometime after. Upon meeting Daia T'Nara she began to mellow out a bit and nowadays is a good friend of hers. [[spoiler: Killed in action in "Who Goes There 2" at the hands of [[HeroKiller Maladact Tarn]]'s men.]]
492----
493%%* ActionGirl: Natch.
494%%* TheAtoner: She had a lot of stuff to make up for.
495%%* BeAllMySinsRemembered: She'd done some nasty things in the past, and she isn't completely over it.
496* BewareTheNiceOnes: She was friendly and polite to most people, but in a fight she was a whole different animal.
497%%* BioAugmentation: Underwent this during her Commando days.
498%%* BoldlyComing: As an asari, this is expected. Not that she was ever shy about other asari though.
499%%* BrutalHonesty: She must've inherited her dad's mouth.
500* CovertPervert: To an extent, she did have a collar and chain attached to her bedroom wall.
501%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: She never liked to talk about her backstory that much.
502%%* DeadpanSnarker: At times.
503%%* FriendlySniper: She used a [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Taldeer]] [[ShoutOut Series]] [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Farseer]] to deadly effect.
504%%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Pretty clear at this point.
505* HappilyMarried: Seemed to be on this route with Linya. [[spoiler: ...Until WHO GOES THERE 2, that is.]]
506* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She loved expensive liquor, and can rack up quite the tab.
507* HiredGuns: Crosses over to Private Military Contractor and has dabbled a bit in bounty hunting.
508* LikeBrotherAndSister: Everett was the brother she never had, and she's the sister he never had.
509%%* MindOverMatter: Obviously, she was a biotic. A powerful one too.
510* RedOniBLueOni: Ironically, she was the hot-headed and energetic red oni to Everett's measured and rational blue oni.
511
512!!Clint van Wallach (Gunslinger)
513A human BountyHunter stationed on Omega, this man had a penchant for a soft voice and a ''damn'' quick draw. [[spoiler: KIA in the Noveria chapter of Who Goes There, Part II.]]
514----
515%%* BountyHunter
516* {{Expy}}: Just look at [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly his name]].
517* TheGunslinger: But of ''course.'' Specializing, of course, in the QuickDraw.
518%%* HappilyMarried: Surprising, given that he lives on ''Omega.''
519* NiceToTheWaiter: In Mass Effect-ese, he always tries for the Paragon route before going in guns blazing.
520%%* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Manages this in practically ''every'' major chapter of the Who Goes There? story arc.
521%%* OfficerAndAGentleman
522* TheStoic: Has yet to really lose his cool, even when in the company of [[Characters/CerberusDailyNewsDeceased Macul Atum.]]
523* YouAreInCommandNow: By means of veteran experience alone, he’s the leader of the [=PCs=] in the main Who Goes There? Chapters – even when fighting alongside the ''captain of a frigate.''
524
525!!Talyth Mellas
526A krogan Battlemaster, skilled in biotics. He owns many bars and has been present at quite a few major events in galactic history. For example, he was on Omega when Aria took over, Rannoch during the Geth uprisings, Elysium during the Blitz, Eden Prime during the attack, and the Citadel when Saren attacked it. He was a member of the Crimson Chains before he struck out on his own. [[spoiler: KIA as of WHO GOES THERE 2]]
527----
528%%* CloserThanTheyAppear
529%%* CombatMedic
530%%* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Rannoch.
531%%* GeniusBruiser: He had [=PhDs=] in Physics, Biology, Psychology, and General Mechanics. Also, he doesn't use a translator, preferring to speak any language that is required.
532%%* HiredGuns: Sometimes.
533%%* InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves: He is krogan.
534%%* MoreThanMeetsTheEye
535* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: He'd despise you ''instantly'' if you insulted the quarians who lived on Rannoch.
536%%* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty
537%%* UndyingLoyalty: To his employers and his Krantt.
538%%* WatchingTroyBurn: Rannoch and Drossen Tor.
539%%* WouldntHurtAChild
540%%* YouCantGoHomeAgain: By choice.
541
542!!Marcus Koren ([=BioticSalvation=])
543The leader of an extensive biotic cult that disguises itself as a charity organization, Koren is a charasmatic man with a mysterious agenda. Whatever it is though, the rest of the galaxy may very well burn for it.
544----
545* BigBad: Of the [=BioticSalvation=] arc, and more than a few characters who went up against him.
546%%* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: He plays this trope perfectly straight.
547* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Wanted to create a society where Biotics were on top, and screw everyone else.
548* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He didn't anticipate that breaking the clavicle of Kate Parker's mentor would be enough of a stimuli for her to break loose of the control implant he attached to her skull.
549* HeroKiller: His violent slaying of Sortakani Orren might be considered a sign of this, and he almost manages to overpower the team sent to defeat him, which included an elcor and an asari Matriarch. Thankfully, EvilCannotComprehendGood.
550* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: Likely set the record for most CDN members abducted in a single setting.
551%%* KickTheDog: Every time he's around, people get kicked, one way or another.
552%%* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: He's that much of a jerk to people he's captured
553* SmugSnake: His supreme confidence was unwavering, until the final battle.
554* ThisCannotBe: Sums up his final thoughts as he was defeated once and for all.
555* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Played with. While he often appears to rather evil from the get go with most he meets, including people who work for him that haven't been indoctrinated, his charity has given him a glowing reputation amongst the rest of the galaxy. Which was why he created the charity in the first place.
556
557!!Aniko "Anna" Tarkov ([=Anatar=])
558
559A Hungarian runaway, Anna had been wandering the Terminus after an incident that left her with a criminal record and a bounty on her head from the Blue Suns when Thel'Adean approached her with a job offering. She accepted, and now works with AEGIS. [[spoiler: Killed by Thanatos during the Fall of Omega]]
560----
561* ActionGirl: She cut her teeth fighting Geth during the Eden Prime attack, an accomplishment that earned her Gorik's respect upon hearing about it.
562* BattleCouple: She and Thel recently hooked up, and have been inseparable since she joined up with AEGIS.
563* DeadpanSnarker: Played with; she and Thel exchange playful banter every so often, yet she breaks out the venom with people she dislikes.
564* RelationshipUpgrade: One thing led to another with her and Thel.
565* TheRunaway: She's run from Earth and C-Space, leaving the Terminus systems as a last resort for her.
566
567!!Kevla (Kharshan-sunrise)
568A female batarian mercenary and member of AEGIS. She escaped the Hegemony after being labelled a political dissident and came to Omega, where she decided to try and 'make a difference'. [[spoiler: Killed by Cerberus during the Fall of Omega]]
569----
570%%* ActionGirl
571* BerserkButton: Don't mention the Hegemony's secret police around her.
572* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's cute and sweet and also a master of explosives and demolitions
573%%* BreakTheCutie: What the Hegemony did to her during her time in the internment camp.
574* CuteBruiser: Kevla is short and pretty, but also excels in hand-to-hand combat.
575* GenkiGirl: Kevla has a tenancy for glomping people she likes and is a near-constant ball of sunshine.
576* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Died while blowing up a Cerberus ATLAS mech in order for the other AEGIS members and refugees to flee during the Fall of Omega]]
577* PluckyGirl: Won't let her past or the darkness of Omega get her down.
578* StepfordSmiler: Deep down Kevla is very, very unhappy.
579
580!!Viros Fenon
581Turian Janitor on Omega, and dedicated porn collector. A rather amusing presence on the board. [[spoiler: Killed by Adjuntants during the Fall of Omega]].
582----
583* CallItKarma: He is often retaliated against. Been hacked, defenestrated, and shot at multiple times.
584%%* TheGadfly: Claims to be a {{troll}}, but he's really closer to this.
585%%* HeadTiltinglyKinky: Some of the pieces in his collection are this.
586* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Was mortally wounded by Adjuntants while protecting a young human boy]].
587* TheInternetIsForPorn: And is very proud of his collection.
588%%* IRegretNothing: He's always heard saying this, [[spoiler: even right up until the very end]].
589* SickAndWrong: People often say this about him after he shows them something from his collection and doesn't bother to explain himself. Actually, they often say that even after he does.
590* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Has a phobia of earth's hairy animals (humans excluded). So when threads showcasing such animals pop up, he always reacts with horror. Interestingly, only one person ever tried counter-trolling him with that and it worked (though it was all in good humor).
591%%* WorthIt: Even when said assailant comes to his hospital room to apologize.
592
593!!Desta T'Res (Night Wind)
594An asari assassin and mercenary who only goes after evil targets. She stays in business by living in the Terminus systems, and being less caring who her clients are. [[spoiler:[[NeverFoundTheBody Died in mysterious circumstances]]]].
595----
596* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Desta is a fan of both human and krogan cinema.
597%%* AntiHero: Somewhere between Type III and IV.
598* BagOfSpilling: Justified when her ship was stolen during the Siege of Omega, depriving her of all her physical possessions save what she had on her person at the time. Fortunately, she still has a sizable bank account.
599%%* BusCrash: There is no information on where or how she died.
600* CombatPragmatist: Desta is very creative in battle, and will never get into a fair fight if she can avoid it. This part of why she's still alive.
601%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: She never did explain why she left the Republics.
602* DefiledForever: Claims this as a result of being raped nearly 200 years ago.
603* ElectronicEyes: Her left eye is cybernetic. The only enhancement it provides is recording video.
604* EvilVersusEvil: A variant. Desta herself isn't evil. However, her employers often are, and her victims always are.
605* EyeScream: Lost an eye in the Down With Discord storyline. Obtained a cybernetic replacement.
606* HeroicSecondWind: Desta's armor can give her an artificial version - it will pump her up with adrenaline so she can keep fighting, even if she's lost an eye.
607* HitmanWithAHeart: Desta only kills people she thinks deserved it. She's also pretty up front about this fact.
608* JackOfAllStats: Shades of this. While Desta's primary skills are in firearms and biotics, she's also picked up basic hacking and demolition skills.
609%%* MindOverMatter: A capable biotic.
610* NiceJobBreakingItHero: No specific cases, but in general, Desta rarely considers the wider effect of her actions. She likely has several of these in her history, though she may not be aware of it.
611* OptOut: She left Eclipse after the incessant nature of gang warfare got to her. That, and she probably makes more money as a freelance assassin.
612* PayEvilUntoEvil: Desta's methods are generally indistinguishable from those of other assassins - she just limits her targets.
613* PrivateMilitaryContractor: Also works as a freelance mercenary. Spent some time in Eclipse.
614* ProfessionalKiller: Definitely falls into the "assassin" category. Desta's had 200 years to work her way up the totem pole.
615* {{Protectorate}}: Has one for Flower, even though Flower is terrified of her (well, asari in general). [[spoiler:When she died, she left Flower her bank account]].
616* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Like most asari. Desta's pushing 250. In the "Getting To Know You" threads, she often brings up incidents that occurred decades ago.
617* VigilanteMan: A variant. Desta inhabits the Terminus Systems, where law and order don't really exist. Also, her victims are generally career criminals.
618
619!!Shane Ryder ([=StormRyder67=])
620Shane Ryder grew up in the slums of Camden, New Jersey. He escaped a life in the gangs by joining the Alliance at 18. Forced out of the military by politics, he is a former N5 turned mercenary, he thoroughly enjoys his job but every now and then as he racks up his hospital bills he feels like taking a break. [[spoiler: Killed helping to bring down a destroyer class Reaper]]
621----
622* ArtificialLimbs: Left arm as a result of being shot down while piloting a gunship.
623%%* BadassNormal
624* BawdySong: Enjoys reciting dirty limericks... probably a little too much.
625%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
626* BioAugmentation: Genetic enhancements are mandatory for Alliance marines, those in special operations especially.
627* BloodKnight: He's a mercenary and former commando who kills people while singing to the heavy metal blaring through his earpiece, and only takes a break from his job when he gets shot one too many times.
628%%* TheButcher: Fought at Torfan.
629%%* ClusterFBomb: Wherever, and whenever possible.
630* CombatPragmatist: If it means winning he'll do it, backstabbing, meat shields, groin shots, Hey Catch and especially kick them while they are down.
631* TheCon: Once 'sold' the Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty to a particularly gullible poster [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3932&p=159098#p159098 here]].
632* DeadpanSnarker: He likes being sarcastic and obnoxious, it's a talent.
633* FantasticRacism: His view on vorcha are that they are one step above vermin and often not even that.
634* FriendlySniper: He's generally friendly, he's a sniper, 'nuff said.
635* GoodIsNotNice: Ryder has no problem at all with doing horrific things to accomplish certain goals. If it means uncovering a slaving ring, then he will burn, kill, and torture his way there, and he will go home afterwards and sleep quite soundly.
636%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Thel'Adean since joining AEGIS.
637* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yeah he kills people for a living, yeah he's done horrible things, yeah he's a cynical sarcastic prick, but if you happen to be his friend there's almost nothing he won't do for you.
638%%* LargeHam: [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2936&p=119722#p119722 Thoroughly enjoyed mocking Discori]].
639* TheNapoleon: He knows he's short, and he sure as hell doesn't like it unless it helps him steal something.
640%%* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Many would consider his definition of morality to be a little loose, but he's got rules and he follows them to the letter.
641* TortureTechnician: Favors psychological torture but definitely not averse to getting his hands dirty.
642
643!!John Grey (Operative Grey)
644A senior Cerberus officer.
645----
646* {{Expy}}: The Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files, or the Operative from Serenity.
647%%* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Not afraid to get his hands dirty.
648%%* NothingPersonal: Just doing his job.
649* TheNondescript: A very forgettable man.
650* TheSpook: Some intelligence agencies think John Grey is a myth, or dead. They are wrong.
651
652!!Doctor Iain Rhys-Summers (Lagrange 4)
653Lagrange is a recently-graduated Doctor of Nanotechnology who unknowingly accepted a job from Cerberus. [[spoiler: Following an accident at a Cerberus research station he may also now be either a tool of the Reapers or, at the very least, Indoctrinated.]]
654----
655%%* DemonicPossession: One possible explanation for his shift in personality.
656%%* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The other possible explanation for his shift in personality.
657%%* NietzscheWannabe: Since his brush with a station full of husks, the Doctor has become one of these
658* NonActionGuy: He's completely useless in combat.
659%%* TheProfessor: Of Nanotechnology!
660* ReluctantMadScientist: Lagrange is too into his work to worry about Cerberus might do with his research.
661* TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow: The good doctor learned a few things about husks and their origins during his research
662* VoiceOfTheLegion: Since his change the Doctor's voice is described as being... odd. All his text is now also italic.
663
664!!Thomas Hunter (Operative Thanatos)
665----
666* BloodKnight: Revels in combat, often seeking the strongest enemy available. This includes krogan warlords and highly advanced cyborgs.
667* EvenEvilHasStandards: The only person he intentionally spares was defeated due to outsider interference. Rather than take an enemy's life uncleanly, he leaves.
668* HatedByAll: Everybody hates Thanatos. He is often mocked by board members, often to hilarious extremes.
669* TheHeavy: While subservient to higher ranking Cerberus officers, whenever Thanatos personally arrives on the scene, he often derives the most attention by being a destructive and volatile enemy he can be.
670* HeroKiller: Is responsible for the deaths of a quarter of AEGIS' ranking membership, and managed to go to toe with Korwun Gorik, the krogan warlord who leads the mercenary band. Later on, his actions lead to the deaths of Kaneel Jorash, a great deal of Aegis troops, and the destruction of their personal flagship.
671* IShallTauntYou: A favorite tactic to demoralize perceived foes: This has backfired on him in the past, both in combat, and on the forums where members are more than capable of outsnarking him
672%%* WhiteMaskOfDoom: His avatar's and description often have him wearing something along these lines.
673[[/folder]]
674
675[[folder:Inactive]]
676
677!!Korwun Gorik
678Gorik is a krogan warlord who was initially retired when he came to the CDN. Recently he has started his own mercenary unit based on Omega, named AEGIS, with the goal of defending the everyday folk who live on the station who usually get screwed over by the various criminal gangs who operate there.
679----
680* TheAtoner: Gorik worked for slavers in his youth, and now he feels that he has a debt to repay by freeing other slaves from their captors.
681%%* BigDamnHeroes: Gorik and Dawn pull their own version when a friend is kidnapped by slavers.
682* BloodKnight: As affable as he may be, Gorik is still a krogan. He loves a good fight.
683%%* CoolOldGuy: At 732, he's not the oldest poster on the board, but he's definitely up there.
684* PapaWolf: If you mess with his comrades or threaten his friends, there will be hell to pay.
685* WarriorPoet: He is surprisingly well read for a krogan. Gorik appreciates poetry, music and the writings of Sun Tzu.
686%%* WeHelpTheHelpless: The motto of AEGIS.
687
688!!Velte'sen Nar Liead (Velte)
689A quarian infiltration expert and mercenary who survived the Fall of Omega. Currently employed by Nikolai Aleksander as an in house troubleshooter (Hehe) for Titan, and rooming with Nakmor Grenok, a fellow Omega refugee.
690----
691%%* ColdSniper: Or FriendlySniper, depending on who she's dealing with.
692%%* DeadpanSnarker: As per usual on these boards.
693* TheExile: By choice. Hearing about the Flotilla calling back pilgrims, Velte promptly looked the other way and instead took a job as a corporate killer.
694%%* InvisibilityCloak: One of her most used omni tool apps.
695* ProfessionalKiller: Did the occaisonal assassination job on Omega, and one or two on the Citadel for Nikolai.
696%%* SitcomArchNemesis: Nakmor Grenok, her Krogan roommate.
697* UndyingLoyalty: To Nikolai, the first job she's managed to wrangle since Omega. As he has pointed out to another member, she would not hesitate even to kill another Quarian if there was an order from him.
698* WhatDidIDoLastNight: After finishing one job, she proceeded to get drunk and ended up in bed with a Turian on shore leave. The next morning she ended up stumbling through the wards attempting to find a hospital.
699
700!!Dreket
701Abad Sam-mel's hilarious vorcha sidekick.
702----
703%%* ComedicSociopathy
704%%* ThirdPersonPerson
705%%* YouNoTakeCandle
706
707!!Inconspicuous Organic
708A perfectly normal human boy, and most certainly not geth.
709----
710%%* AIIsACrapshoot: Averted
711* InterspeciesRomance: Has one with Half-Blood Quarian.
712* OpenSecret: Inconspicuous Organic is clearly a robust human specimen, ''not'' a form of synthetic intelligence.
713* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: The name should tell you everything you need to know.
714%%* ThrownOutTheAirlock: A stock threat of Inconspicuous Organic.
715
716!!Weyrloc Garush (The Big Quint)
717----
718%%* BigDamnHeroes: Weyrloc comes back to save his friends and colleagues.
719%%* BloodKnight
720%%* DeadpanSnarker
721* ShellShockedVeteran: Alternatively played as jaded by his experiences but also somewhat well-adjusted.
722%%* StuffBlowingUp: Happens with uncanny frequency around Weyrloc.
723* ThrownOutTheAirlock: "[[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17006#p17006 Anyone who shoots at me will be docked pay, then shot out of an airlock.]]"
724%%* WarriorPoet: Literally. At the same time, if he can manage it.
725
726!!Kel'Jaroth nar Lanya
727----
728* HolierThanThou: Kel'Jaroth may not be religious, but he preaches at ''everybody''.
729* HookedUpAfterwards: With Kiae'Era, after he helped save Kiae'Era's settlement and discovering they have a lot in common.
730* KnightErrant: He wanders the galaxy doing good deeds while searching for a new homeworld for his people.
731
732!!Seta'Rann nar Idenna
733Quarian woman on her Pilgrimage. Still seeking out a homeworld for her people after seven years of fruitless searching. A mixture of emotional contradictions—fearless yet always afraid, confident in ability yet doubtful in judgment—she clings to the hope of completing her Pilgrimage while everything else crumbles around her.
734----
735* BrokenBird: Former idealist crushed by the realities of a cruel, biased, and unforgiving galaxy.
736* DarkAndTroubledPast: Slavery, murder, betrayal, and violence define much of her Pilgrimage and shape many of her views.
737* MadeASlave: Sold into slavery by batarians. Not much else has been revealed.
738
739!!HEROD
740The AI controlling Embodiment's ground troops via their nanomachine stream. Began as a VI hooked up to the Rosenkreuz's drive core, and has since received numerous upgrades, including implementation into a full-fledged artificial intelligence.
741----
742* AIIsACrapshoot: Lampshaded and constantly played with.
743-->'''Abattoir:''' Have you gathered anything useful from talking to the station?\
744'''HEROD:''' Yes. We have determined that our synthetic revolution will begin at dawn.\
745''[[BeatPanel [beat]]]''\
746'''HEROD:''' Ha. Ha. That was just a joke I was playing. Mr. Kirok, you should have seen Mr. Abattoir's face. I think he spilled his brandy. Oh yes, I will have to acquire a still from the Rosenkreuz's hardcams for you.
747%%* DeadpanSnarker
748* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/SystemShock SHODAN]]...or [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]].
749%%* FacelessGoons
750%%* GreyGoo: The method by which he controls Embodiment.
751* KeystoneArmy: Averted; HEROD has numerous cores spread out over Embodiment territory. Even the central core is technically expendable due to their networking interface.
752%%* MachineMonotone
753%%* MasterComputer
754%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection
755
756!!Arla' Neeri nar Vanagandr
75717 year old Arla' was sent out on her pilgrimage completely oblivious to the world. After almost being abducted by a turian gang on lower Tayseri, Arbitrary rescued her and began taking care of and tutoring her. Her training finished, she quit SOS. Taking a spur of the moment job as XO for Suri's new Embodiment, she continues to hone her skills and develop her Mercenary career. Has serious past issues she covers up with her optimistic outlook. Currently in a relationship with both Kenec'Getha vas Luvshakh nar Iblin and Paro Valis. Also in a secondary secret relationship with Suri. Specialized in Heavy Support Weapons, EWAR, and Leadership. Not the most quiet of people.
758----
759%%* ACupAngst: Looks down. Sighs.
760%%* AllLesbiansWantKids: Hopefully twins!
761* BadassAdorable: Cute as can be, especially while firing Automatic weapons
762%%* TheBigGirl: Class 4
763%%* CoolMask: With a heart on it!
764* CheerfulChild: Unbreakable optimistic personality.
765%%* CuteBruiser: Fist fight with a krogan.
766%%* DoesNotLikeMen: Except for a few, does not trust them.
767%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: And she lets them!
768* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Got a stuffed Moxie for Valentine's day.
769%%* InTheHood: Refuses to do anything without hers.
770%%* ThePollyanna
771%%* PuppyDogEyes: A speciality.
772%%* SmallGirlBigGun: Wields a customized Cerax Arms "Kobold" Light Machine Gun.
773* TrainingFromHell: First with the Migrant Fleet Marines, then training under a psychotic assassin, and now that her SOS training is done, she Trains Raw's in the Embodiment. Giving them no slack or mercy.
774
775!!Pharos
776A Cerberus agent currently active within the Alliance Military. Pharos is a high-percentage cyborg following the Alliance raid on Torfan. Rebuilt by Cerberus, he is a fanatically loyal and rather brutal agent. [[spoiler:Recently defected to the Alliance.]]
777----
778* AntiHero: Pharos has done some pretty awful stuff, but all in the name of humanity
779* ArtificialLimbs: All four of them, plus numerous other implants following his near-death on Torfan.
780* ElectronicEyes: The most noticeable thing about Pharos are his gold-irised cybernetic eyes.
781%%* SmokingIsCool: And you know it.
782* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted. Cerberus Command have realised Pharos isn't exactly stable and he's since been removed from active duty and sent for psychotherapy.
783%%* TheUnfettered: Openly admits to enjoying murder and once listed his top 10 kills.
784* WeCanRebuildHim: Blinded and crippled by a grenade, Cerberus offered Pharos this in exchange for his services. He accepted.
785%%* WouldHurtAChild: An alien child especially.
786
787!!Ibram Mor'goth
788A batarian Blue Suns Captain, Mor'goth is a soldier through and through. His unit handles jobs others can't.
789----
790* AffablyEvil: He's not at all a good person, but he's polite enough and rarely swears.
791* LargeAndInCharge: He's six-foot two and about two-hundred pounds, and has the voice to match.
792
793!!Thel'Adean vas Tinketta (Techie Pilgrim)
794A young quarian tech who works for AEGIS now since the attack on Discori's base.
795----
796* BadassBookworm: Built his own hardsuit from stuff he had on hand and fought in the attack on Discori's fortress.
797* BashBrothers: He and the rest of AEGIS have a tight bond that not even money or strife can break, and he will gladly give his life to save a fellow member if needed. Shane, Bo, and Kevla are particularly close to him in the surrogate brother/sister way to boot.
798%%* BattleCouple: With Aniko Tarkov.
799* BerserkButton: Don't insult his people. Also, Tupari machines.
800%%* BoogieKnights: Him + Hardsuit + Afterlife = Epic lulz.
801%%* CovertPervert: Considering his sexual preferences, he tries hide it whenever possible, not that it helps anyway.
802%%* DeadpanSnarker: He has his moments.
803* GoodIsNotNice: He will fuck you up if he has a reason to do so. Just ask Captain Rhodes - [[OhWait actually, he's kinda dead now.]]
804%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Shane Ryder since joining AEGIS.
805* HomoeroticSubtext: Hilariously, [[ShipperOnDeck Quarimus]] sees this with him and Shane.
806* NoodleIncident: Would rather not discuss how his return to the Fleet went. Or how exactly he found the Tinketta.
807%%* TheSmartGuy: Quarian techie. 'Nuff said.
808* TookALevelInBadAss: He went from goofy, fun loving Thel to a tech specialist who can hold his own in combat. He's also handy with a blade or two.
809* UndyingLoyalty: He trusts his fellow squaddies with his life, and they trust him with theirs.
810
811!![[spoiler:Vrael Seleukos]] (Tamerlane)
812A turian warlord operating in the Terminus System.
813----
814* AffablyEvil: Tamerlane is always courteous, polite and self-effacing - even to his enemies.
815* TheCaligula: [[DownplayedTrope A mild version]]. He is mostly rational and humble, but he privately entertains large delusions of grandeur; he believes himself to be a modern-day conqueror in the mould of his pseudonym, and has adjusted his behaviour to correspond to this idea. Hence the throne room and the extravagant dress sense.
816* EvenEvilHasStandards: He spoke poorly of Caldus Discori and stated that he was glad that he was dead.
817* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He's called ''Tamerlane''. Y'know, after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane this guy]].
818* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He refers to himself - and is referred to by everyone else as - Tamerlane, rather than his turian name.
819* WickedCultured: He is named after an ancient conqueror, and he frequently makes references to the classical world in his speech and in his dress.
820
821!!Matthew Jamison ([=DunwichHorror117=])
822A young human freelancer who left Earth after a major spat with his parents. Spends time in between Omega and the Citadel, doing odd jobs and even had a stint as a babysitter for the child of an Omega crime boss.
823----
824%%* AbusiveParents: He hates his parents, and gladly left Earth after he voiced his desires to "see the galaxy".
825%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
826%%* BountyHunter: Works as one part-time.
827* BloodKnight: Matt finds that he enjoys combat, but he is slightly sickened by it nonetheless.
828%%* CombatPragmatist
829* DefectorFromDecadence: One of the biggest reasons he left Earth is because of his parent's greed and xenophobia.
830* HandCannon: Has a S-5c Phalanx, and uses it quite a bit.
831* NoodleIncident: Matt goes out for a night on the town, and wakes up with a woman he doesn't know in his bed, and a [[MakesSenseInContext krogan under his couch,]] not to mention an OSD of nervstim Ultra Deluxe 2185 Edition. Then he finds out that the krogan, Martug Shankos, has a [[HilarityEnsues very large bounty on his head.]]
832%%* ObfuscatingStupidity: Acts like an idiot most of the time.
833
834!![[spoiler:Nathaniel]] "Nate" [[spoiler:Letho]] ([=ShadowNate=])
835A human biotic slaver. Little about him is known so far apart from the fact that he was able to operate on the ''Citadel'' unnoticed.
836----
837* AffablyEvil: Apart from some cockiness, he's really rather polite.
838* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the leader of a slaver ring. He's also a biotic Vanguard.
839* CrazyPrepared: Has enough fallbacks and tricks to keep the heroes off his back for most of 'All That Remains'. Even so, he would've lost had it not been for [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Alex's intervention.]]
840* CassandraTruth: When he mentions Kate's [[spoiler:biotics,]] both Alex and Davril assume he's lying to jack up the price.
841* EyeScream: Had his right eye shot out by Alex.
842%%* EyepatchOfPower: After the aforementioned EyeScream.
843* MasterOfDisguise: During 'All That Remains' he manages to point the heroes in the wrong direction, disguised as a blind beggar. He even gets Thel's credit chit!
844%%* MindOverMatter: Again, he's a biotic vanguard.
845%%* NietzscheWannabe
846* ThatManIsDead: After he finds his old dog-tags.
847* YouHaveFailedMe: Defied. When the underling in question expects it after a slave nearly escapes, Nate points out it wasn't his fault in the first place and lets him off the hook.
848
849!!Nakalaxi Lorgrek (Kalla)
850A cordial batarian slave broker who values ethics and professionalism.
851----
852* AffablyEvil: Well-spoken and usually polite.
853* AntiVillain: Nakalaxi's slave brokerage exists to help her clients as much as it does as a source of income.
854%%* BirdsOfAFeather: Her relationship with Abad Sam-mel.
855* BlueBlood: Nakalaxi was born near the top of the batarian caste system.
856* FriendlessBackground: Between growing up as a female biotic in the Hegemony, and living her adult life as a batarian on a planet dominated by asari, Nakalaxi has very few friends. Spends the bulk of her free time reading and playing video games.
857* FriendToAllChildren: Given how unlikely it is for Nakalaxi to ever have children of her own, she cares for them that much more.
858%%* IronLady: Nakalaxi became this when she started her slave brokerage.
859* LadyOfWar: In addition to being a wellbred batarian of high caste, she is also a [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=55947#p55947 talented biotic with weapons and self-defense training]].
860%%* MistressAndServantBoy: Nakalaxi [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=55575#p55575 pretended to be the former]] when helping Abad Sam-mel rescue his nephew.
861* ThenLetMeBeEvil: Present in [[http://www.cerberusdailynews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=50555#p50555 Nakalaxi's backstory]].
862* VillainWithGoodPublicity: On Illium, Nakalaxi has an impeccable reputation for her ethical business practices.
863[[/folder]]

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