Cerberus Daily News/Characters/Deceased

Algar (Augment)
Needs description.


 * Artificial Limbs: This, alongside Electronic Eyes and all the other wonderful cyborg tropes, are a point of interest for him.
 * Large Ham: Not only does he prone to ranting as loudly as possible, he follows so many villain tropes he might as well get a union card for Bond Villains R Us.
 * Mad Scientist
 * Magnificent Bastard: He proves himself worthy of the title, after laying low for several months to draw Aphin into a sense of security, hire him for a job, and then ambush him when he least expected it.
 * Sadistic Choice: 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?
 * Xanatos Speed Chess: Algar's plan.

ColeComputingTerminal3000
Needs description.


 * AI Is a Crapshoot: He seems to head for the "goatee and Napoleon complex" territory.
 * Badass Automaton

Kema'Holkin nar Herring
Cowardly, suttering quarian with a turian fetish. He spends most of his pilgrimage (and days) working in a hospital, despite his crippling fear of germs.


 * Cruel and Unusual Death: Tortured for two-three days, and his body was ripped apart and fed to Vorcha and Varren.
 * Covert Pervert: Secretly owns many magazines, calendars, and pin ups of turians.
 * Fish Out of Water: 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.
 * Justified Trope: Has a very low immune system, even by quarian standards. It's a good reason why he's so afraid of germs.
 * Kill the Cutie
 * Precision F-Strike: 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.
 * Porky Pig Pronunciation: When he stutters to much on a word, he chooses a different one.
 * Neutral Good: Really only follows the law because he's terrified of it., and can not stand when someone does anything illegal in his apartment.
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Noseless Face: A Vorcha bit it off.
 * Odd Friendship: A violent, boisterous krogan with No Indoor Voice is best friends with a meek, overly worrisome quarian. Think about that for a second. Could also be considered a case of Sensitive Guy and Manly Man.
 * Rant-Inducing Slight: Rare, and mostly happens when someone begins insulting a person that he cares about. Also has caused him to scold a krogan at least three times. Funny enough, it works.
 * Speech Impediment: Stutters. A lot.
 * Terrified of Germs: Defines his way of ife, what he does, and how he does it.
 * The Chick
 * The Medic: Very experienced with medicine and occasional surgery.
 * The Pollyanna: 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.
 * The Woobie
 * Transparent Closet: Occasionally tries to hide his sexuality, even though blind people could see that his helmet's on backwards.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Wears a hood. A particular hood that normally only female quarians should wear.
 * Workaholic: Is in love with his job, and spends at least twelve hours working daily. Rarely takes vacations.

Jerhomme Kan'Garm
A 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.


 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Basically his schtick.
 * Complete Monster
 * Disproportionate Retribution: Very fond of these.
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Averted brutally. 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.
 * For the Evulz: Explains why he has multiple rooms dedicated to torturing workers that get on his nerves.
 * Insistent Terminology: It's Mr. Kangarm.
 * Karmic Death
 * Kick the Dog
 * Lack of Empathy: If anything, he's in love with the pain he (or his workers) can cause.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Married to the Job
 * Moral Event Horizon: Torturing the innocent, young, hopeful, and loving quarian to death.
 * Neutral Evil
 * Weak but Skilled: Cannot fight for the life of him. Thus, the only pain he can cause is when the victim is strapped to a table.

Mor Ortlo
A volus horror writer of great renown. Also, one of the loudest and bombastic of all the CDN posters.

"Mor Ortlo: CALAMITY! OH HOWL *hssst* HOWL HOWL HOWL HOWL! THEY'VE TAKEN MY BOOK, SUG! THE INFERNAL *hssst* BASTARDS HAVE TAKEN MY BOOK!"
 * BRIAN BLESSED!!!: MOR ORTLO!


 * Chaotic Neutral: Despite being a nice, likable guy, Mor's a little bit... unique in his outlook on life.
 * Large Ham: And how.
 * Mad Artist: It's been suggested that he's gradually becoming this trope.
 * Nightmare Fetishist: A necessity for his line of work.
 * No Indoor Voice
 * Wrestler in All of Us - Mor is, apparently, a bit of a Thunderball (the volus equivalent of sumo) enthusiast.
 * Wrestler in All of Us - Mor is, apparently, a bit of a Thunderball (the volus equivalent of sumo) enthusiast.

Caldus Discori (Discord )
A 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.

"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." 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.""
 * As Long as There Is Evil:

"Discord "Such a comedy genius. At least you apes have mastered one thing, besides dying like animals.""
 * Cluster F-Bomb: Dies right after dropping multiple F bombs.
 * Complete Monster: Describes slaves as 'items' and lists them in terms such as 'broken' and 'damaged'
 * Deadpan Snarker:


 * Evil Brit: Despite being a turian, he speaks with distinctly upper-class English diction.
 * Extranet Counterattack: This culminates in his death.
 * Fantastic Racism: Refers to humans as 'apes'
 * Jerkass: Arrogant, racist, cruel and malicious.
 * Kick the Dog: Basically his schtick
 * Large Ham: Introduced himself as The Caldus Discori. It got worse.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Massacred an entire colony just to piss off Korwun Gorik.
 * Wicked Cultured

Winter
Everyone's favorite dumbass.


 * Butt Monkey: Although it's arguable he deserves it.
 * Chaotic Stupid
 * Karmic Death: 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.
 * Never Live It Down: Winter's "feelings" towards his sister Aragem have caused him to gain his reputation for many posters.
 * The Scrappy: Who doesn't hate him? He's arguably an intentional scrappy, though.
 * Too Stupid To Die: Until he went to Omega.
 * Wild Card

Mirqurios
Needs description.

"Abattoir: ...flowers, Mirqurios? Really?"
 * Actual Pacifist
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Neutral Good
 * Ho Yay: Mirqurios and Abattoir.


 * Just Following Orders: a Berserk Button for Mirqurios.
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran: Though not directly disturbed by his military past, often finds it coming back to haunt him.
 * Shipper on Deck: Mirqurios has repeatedly engaged in this with hilarious results.
 * Will: Left one to be published on CDN in the event of his death. It was published.

Macul Atum (Hemlock)
An angry volus chemist, hired by Turnonav. NOT a people person. .


 * The Blank: Not that you need to see his face to know he's perpetually angry.
 * The Dragon: To Turnonav,
 * Kick the Dog: The video of his "test subjects" in Who Goes There: The Omega Chapter.
 * Mad Scientist
 * The Igor: His assistants, Lassaigne, Jusuf and Rishii. The only people Macul considers to be anywhere near his equal.
 * The Mengele: Shows shades of this in
 * Misanthrope Supreme
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: His very name means "poison."
 * No Social Skills: Quite literally cannot play nice, even to save his life.
 * Threat Backfire: See above.
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: His very name means "poison."
 * No Social Skills: Quite literally cannot play nice, even to save his life.
 * Threat Backfire: See above.

Elara T'Meyra (Biotic-Smurf)
Elara 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.
 * Action Girl: Natch.
 * The Atoner: She had a lot of stuff to make up for.
 * Badass: If you spend time as a commando and don't end up like this, you're doing it wrong.
 * Be All My Sins Remembered: She'd done some nasty things in the past, and she isn't completely over it.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: She was friendly and polite to most people, but in a fight she was a whole different animal.
 * Bio Augmentation: Underwent this during her Commando days.
 * Blue Skinned Space Babe: Pretty clear at this point.
 * Boldly Coming: As an asari, this is expected. Not that she was ever shy about other asari though.
 * Bottle Fairy: She loved expensive liquor, and can rack up quite the tab.
 * Brutal Honesty: She must've inherited her dad's mouth.
 * Covert Pervert: To an extent, she did have a collar and chain attacted to her bedroom wall.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: She never liked to talk about her backstory that much.
 * Deadpan Snarker: At times.
 * Friendly Sniper: She used a Taldeer Series Farseer to deadly effect.
 * Hired Guns: Crosses over to Private Military Contractor and has dabbled a bit in bounty hunting.
 * Happily Bonded: Seemed to be on this route with Linya so far...
 * Like Brother and Sister: Everett was the brother she never had, and she's the sister he never had.
 * Mind Over Matter: Obviously, she was a biotic. A powerful one too.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Ironically, she was the hot-headed and energetic red oni to Everett's measured and rational blue oni.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Ironically, she was the hot-headed and energetic red oni to Everett's measured and rational blue oni.

Clint van Wallach (Gunslinger)
A human Bounty Hunter stationed on Omega, this man had a penchant for a soft voice and a damn quick draw.


 * Badass
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Expy: Just look at his name.
 * Happily Married: Surprising, given that he lives on Omega.
 * The Gunslinger: But of course. Specializing, of course, in the Quick Draw.
 * Nice Hat: His avatar is more a reflection of his state of mind than what he looks like. The hat, however...
 * Nice to the Waiter: In Mass Effect-ese, he always tries for the Paragon route before going in guns blazing.
 * No One Gets Left Behind: manages this in practically every major chapter of the Who Goes There? story arc.
 * Officer and a Gentleman
 * The Stoic: Has yet to really lose his cool, even when in the company of Macul Atum.
 * You Are in Command Now – 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.

Talyth Mellas
A 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.


 * Closer Than They Appear: See We Do the Impossible.
 * Combat Medic
 * Genius Bruiser: 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.
 * Hired Guns: Sometimes.
 * In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves: He is krogan.
 * More Than Meets the Eye: See Genius Bruiser.
 * Never Speak Ill of the Dead: He'd despise you instantly if you insulted the quarians who lived on Rannoch.
 * No Party Like a Donner Party
 * The End of the World as We Know It: Rannoch.
 * Undying Loyalty: To his employers and his Krantt.
 * Watching Troy Burn: Rannoch and Drossen Tor.
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child
 * You Can't Go Home Again: By choice.

Marcus Koren (Biotic Salvation)
The 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. Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: 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.
 * Badass Abnormal: He's a very powerful biotic, as are more than a few of his followers.
 * Big Bad: Of the Biotic Salvation arc, and more than a few characters who went up against him.
 * Complete Monster: Very much so.
 * Cybernetics Eats Your Soul: He plays this trope perfectly straight.
 * Dystopia Justifies the Means: Wanted to create a society where Biotics were on top, and screw everyone else.
 * Hero-Killer: 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, Evil Cannot Comprehend Good.
 * Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: Likely set the record for most CDN members abducted in a single setting.
 * Kick the Dog: Every time he's around, people get kicked, one way or another.
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: He's that much of a jerk to people he's captured
 * Smug Snake: His supreme confidence was unwavering, until the final battle...
 * This Cannot Be!: Sums up his final thoughts as he was defeated once and for all.
 * Villain with Good Publicity: 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 reputaion amongst the rest of the galaxy. Which, of course, was why he created the charity in the first place.

Aniko "Anna" Tarkov (Anatar)
A 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.


 * Action Girl: She cut her teeth fighting Geth during the Eden Prime attack, an accomplishment that earned her Gorik's respect upon hearing about it.
 * Battle Couple: She and Thel recently hooked up, and have been inseparable since she joined up with AEGIS.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Played with; she and Thel exchange playful banter every so often, yet she breaks out the venom with people she dislikes.
 * Relationship Upgrade: One thing led to another with her and Thel...
 * The Runaway: She's run from Earth and C-Space, leaving the Terminus systems as a last resort for her.

Kevla (Kharshan-sunrise)
A 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'.


 * Action Girl
 * Cute Bruiser: Kevla is short and pretty, but also excels in hand-to-hand combat.
 * Berserk Button: Don't mention the Hegemony's secret police around her.
 * Genki Girl: Kevla has a tenancy for glomping people she likes and is a near-constant ball of sunshine.
 * Break the Cutie: What the Hegemony did to her during her time in the internment camp.
 * Plucky Girl: Won't let her past or the darkness of Omega get her down.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: She's cute and sweet and also a master of explosives and demolitions
 * Stepford Smiler: Type A. Deep down Kevla is very, very unhappy.
 * Stepford Smiler: Type A. Deep down Kevla is very, very unhappy.

Viros Fenon
Turian Janitor on Omega, and dedicated porn collector. A rather amusing presence on the board.


 * The Gadfly: Claims to be a Troll, but he's really closer to this.
 * The Extranet is for Porn: And is very proud of his collection.
 * Head-Tiltingly Kinky: Some of the pieces in his collection are this.
 * Sick and Wrong: But most of them are like this. 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.
 * Call It Karma: He is often retaliated against. Been hacked, defenestrated, and shot at multiple times. Of course, even then, he considers it...
 * Worth It: even when said assailant comes to his hospital room to apologize.
 * Why Did it Have to be Fluffy?: 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).
 * I Regret and Apologize for Nothing!: He's always heard saying this,.

Anthony "Anton" Dietrich (Dietrich)
A paranoid, argumentative information broker with a sizeable network composed of duct rats, crackers, political aides and several other disaffected members of society. He has a pronounced hatred of politicians and businessmen, as well as a not-so-pronounced dislike of other species and biotics, and will stop at nothing to achieve that which he seeks.


 * All Germans Are Nazis: Defied slightly – he looks like a stereotypical Nazi, certainly, but is of Iranian origin.
 * Badass in a Nice Suit: What else would you expect from an information broker?
 * Electronic Eyes: They glow red in the dark.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Take a look at his avatar and guess.
 * Kansas City Shuffle: His MO depends on keeping everyone off-balance and influencing the movement of information.
 * Manipulative Bastard: Plays everyone against each other.
 * Morality Pet: His bodyguard, Dan Morrison.
 * No Sense of Humor: Has yet to crack a smile to date.
 * Politically-Incorrect Villain: Refers to aliens by their species, unless it’s for business. And swears. A LOT.
 * Properly Paranoid: He never sticks in one place, and is almost fetishistic in his need for top-level encryption. Given his profession, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
 * Sinister Surveillance: Are you talking on the Boards? Then you’re being watched.

Gatrinex Arthutan
A narcissistic, obnoxious, womanizing fighter ace with a lot of skills and not a whole lot of modesty.


 * Ace Pilot: He's confident in his skills as a pilot, but never let it be said he doesn't have any right to be.
 * Catch Phrase: KA-KOW
 * Compensating for Something: Often accused of this.
 * Cool Starship: "Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Screaming Eagle."
 * Even the Guys Want Him: He apparently has a rather significant male... fanbase.
 * To his supposed chagrin.
 * Handsome Lech: He hits on virtually any attractive woman he sees.
 * Jerkass: And how.
 * Second Place Is for Losers: For Gat, being anything but first is inconceivable.

Desta T'Res (Night Wind)
An 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. .


 * Alien Arts Are Appreciated: Desta is a fan of both human and krogan cinema.
 * Anti-Hero: Somewhere between Type III and IV.
 * Asexuality: Unusually for an asari, Desta has never shown any sexual interest in anyone, due to lingering issues from being raped a long time ago.
 * Bag of Spilling: 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.
 * Bus Crash: There is no information on where or how she died.
 * Chaotic Good: Desta considers the law an obstacle, and only targets slavers and murderers.
 * Combat Pragmatist: 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.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: She never did explain why she left the Republics.
 * Defiled Forever: Claims this as a result of being raped nearly 200 years ago.
 * Electronic Eyes: Her left eye is cybernetic. The only enhancement it provides is recording video.
 * Evil Versus Evil: A variant. Desta herself isn't evil. However, her employers often are, and her victims always are.
 * Eye Scream: Lost an eye in the Down With Discord storyline. Obtained a cybernetic replacement.
 * Genre Savvy: She would probably have no moral compunctions about killing Aria T'Loak, but she's not stupid enough to try.
 * Heroic Second Wind: 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.
 * Hitman with a Heart: Desta only kills people she thinks deserved it. She's also pretty up front about this fact.
 * The Mario: Shades of this. While Desta's primary skills are in firearms and biotics, she's also picked up basic hacking and demolition skills.
 * Mind Over Matter: A capable biotic.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: 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.
 * Opt Out: She left Eclipse after the incessant nature of gang warfare got to her. That, and she probably makes more money as a freelance assassin.
 * Pay Evil Unto Evil: Desta's methods are generally indistinguishable from those of other assassins - she just limits her targets.
 * Private Military Contractor: Also works as a freelance mercenary. Spent some time in Eclipse.
 * Professional Killer: Definitely falls into the "assassin" category. Desta's had 200 years to work her way up the totem pole.
 * Protectorate: Has one for Flower, even though Flower is terrified of her (well, asari in general)..
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Like most asari. Desta's pushing 250. In the "Getting To Know You" threads, she often brings up incidents that occurred decades ago.
 * Vigilante Woman: A variant. Desta inhabits the Terminus Systems, where law and order don't really exist. Also, her victims are generally career criminals.

Shane Ryder (StormRyder67)
Shane 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.


 * Trickster Archetype: Hates authority and everything to do with it will often go out of his way to flaunt his contempt for authority
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Deadpan Snarker: He likes being sarcastic and obnoxious, it's a talent.
 * The Napoleon: He's short he knows and he sure as hell doesn't like it unless it helps him steal something.
 * Fantastic Racism: His view on vorcha are that they are one step above vermin and often not even that.
 * Bawdy Song: Enjoys reciting dirty limericks... probably a little too much.
 * Combat Pragmatist: If it means winning he'll do it, backstabbing, meat shields, groin shots, Hey Catch and especially kick them while they are down.
 * Nice Guy: Sorta usually goes out of his way not to be offensive, on the other hand he'll do some pretty nasty shit if you piss him off
 * Torture Technician: Favors psychological torture but definitely not averse to getting his hands dirty.
 * Badass Normal
 * Artificial Limbs: Left arm as a result of being shot down while piloting a gunship.
 * Chaotic Good: Usually could care less about the law, but genuinely cares about other people.
 * The Butcher: Fought at Torfan
 * Cluster F-Bomb: Wherever, and whenever possible.
 * Blood Knight: 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, need I say more?
 * Knife Nut: Once killed a krogan with a utility knife, after he recovered from that adventure took to carrying a eight inch combat knife everywhere.
 * Screw The Money, I have Rules!: Many would consider his definition of morality to be a little loose, but he's got rules and he follows them to the letter.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: 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.
 * Good Is Not Nice: 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.
 * Friendly Sniper: He's generally friendly, he's a sniper, 'nuff said.
 * Large Ham: Thoroughly enjoyed mocking Discori
 * Bio Augmentation: Genetic enhancements are mandatory for Alliance marines, those in special operations especially.
 * Landmark Sale: Once 'sold' the Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty to a particularly gullible poster here
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Thel'Adean since joining AEGIS.