30The Mass Effect trilogy concluded in 2011, making many fans long for a new trilogy to release. While Andromeda missed the mark, the first 3 games still hold up to this day.
And it is thanks to the well-realized worlds, fantastic writing, and acting, and believable characters that Mass Effect stands on its own years later. But like any RPG, each character in the story represents an alignment or a set of morals that the writers or designers want to explore. Mass Effect, being a game about cooperation with many different species, shows this better than any other series. Here are the D&D moral alignments of 10 of the most iconic crew members from the Mass Effect series.
10 Liara: Neutral Good
Players meet Liara in the first Mass Effect. Back then, she could be argued to be Lawful Good, being focused on her research and little on anything else. Of course, this changes throughout the series.
After Mass Effect 2’s “Lair of the Shadow Broker” DLC, Liara kills and assumes the role of the Shadow Broker towards the end of the DLC, being somewhat chaotic considering what she has done previously. Combined with her more outgoing nature in 2 and 3, she lays comfortably in neutral good.
9 Kaidan: Lawful Good
Kaidan is another crew member that has been with the series since the original, being one of two members that might not make it by the end of the first game.
If he does, players will quickly learn that Kaidan is very much loyal to the Alliance, although reluctant for humans to have a seat in the Council. His morals can be shifted using persuasion, just like most characters, but no matter what the player does Kaidan stands as a lawful good character.
8 Mordin: Chaotic Good
Mordin was one of the people to work on the genophage, preventing Krogans from reproducing. That would normally put him in lawful territory for following orders, but things quickly change.
He spends much of both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3regretting his involvement with the project and, with the player’s help, can enter a redemption arc to cure the genophage. His sacrifice to help the Krogan at the end of 3 show Mordin now only cares about his principles and what is right, putting him in chaotic good territory.
7 Samara: Lawful Neutral
There can not be a better representation of lawful neutral than Samara, an Asari Justicar who lives by their code.
No matter what happens, Samara stands by the Justicar Code. This demonstrates a lawful nature, but she is also willing to do some unglamourous things if it must be done, is best illustrated in the monastery mission in Mass Effect 3. She is willing to die for the Justicar Code, putting her at lawful neutral.
6 Jack: Chaotic Neutral
You could argue that Jack is initially chaotic evil when first met in Mass Effect 2. The number of horrible things she has done to those who restrain her might seem like justice to her, but are downright evil when put into perspective.
After she is recruited to the crew, however, Jack starts to have less bloody outbursts. Starts. It gets better if she survives the suicide mission and joins the Grissom Academy in Mass Effect 3. She may not be the nicest person in the world, but she just wanted revenge for what happened to her. She sits in chaotic neutral territory.
5 Tali: Neutral Good
One of the youngest in the team, Tali quickly becomes a major asset with her technical knowledge and mastery of weapons.
Players get to experience her prove herself to her flotilla during her pilgrimage. Not only is her loyalty mission in Mass Effect 2 one of the most memorable in the series, but it also shows that it isn’t everything to her. After the events of the first and second game, Tali grows her values and becomes one of the most vital members of the crew, leaving her in neutral good.
4 Thane: Chaotic Good
Assassins are cool. There is no better way to put it. Thane not only combines the skill required to assassinate targets, but he also introduces a rather humanizing spiritual element that most fans adore.
Inflicted with an incurable disease, Thane fights those that are evil to make the world better, putting him in chaotic territory. Beyond this, he prays for forgiveness after each assassination, showing a humanizing element that most assassins lack. He is definitely chaotic good.
3 Legion: True Neutral
Geth are portrayed as evil synthetic machines in the Mass Effect series, being a failed creation of the Quarians that brought significant harm to their species.
That is why Legion’s introduction is so amazing. He wears an N7 insignia on his chest plate and snipes enemies that are trying to kill Sheperd and his crew. Legion, being synthetic, focuses on learning and understanding others for most of the game by any means necessary. He is as neutral as someone can get.
2 Wrex: Chaotic Good
Wrex is selfish, as all Krogan are. He only cares about himself and his species’ survival. That makes him a chaotic character.
But Wrex is not hell-bent on killing everything he sees. Wrex has compassion for those in the squad, that is until they get in his way of securing his species’ security. He is a great squad member and leader in Mass Effect 3, being a great chaotic good companion.
1 Garrus: Chaotic Good
There sure are a lot of chaotic good squad members in Mass Effect. Each crew member has such unique morals and standards that it makes it tough to rate their allignment, let alone favorites.
But Garrus is easily chaotic good. He starts more neutral in the first game but quickly turns chaotic in the second rendition. Garrus is seen as a bounty hunter, killing criminals in the Omega relay at the very start of Mass Effect 2, showing his true nature after Shepard’s death. This amazing crewmember sticks his neck out for the team time and time again, putting him as one of the best chaotic good characters in the series.
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