Mass Effect 2/Characters/Party Members: Difference between revisions

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV in his past, currently between Type II and Type III.]] He shows no hesitation to take down evil people like Nassana, but is very strict about his methods, shown in his absolute focus on protecting civilians and his disapproval towards Renegade Shepard's rough interrogation techniques.

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Well, waistcoat. In the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC, his file reveals he wears the outfit not because [[Armor Is Useless]], but because covering up his chest would worsen his illness.

* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: Drell have perfect recall of [[Photographic Memory|anything they've ever done]], though they can't always control it. Thane notes that with the ability to recall ''bad'' memories as well, [[Blessed with Suck|this isn't always a good thing.]] And since the drell came from an arid world and are now living on a planet that's 90% ocean, they suffer from a degenerative illness that causes their lungs to eventually fail.

* [[Click. "Hello."]]: {{spoiler|Keep him alive for ''3'', and Kai Leng's assassination attempt on the salarian councilor doesn't quite go as planned.}}

* [[Crusading Widower]]: {{spoiler|In his backstory. After his wife's murder, he spent the next few years hunting down her killers. Emphasis on ''[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|hunting]]''.}}

* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: Killing people with their own guns, impromptu stealth...justified in that he's an assassin, not a soldier—he's trained to get to the target quickly and quietly and take them out in a similar manner.

{{quote|'''Thane:''' If I have to fight through guards, I've made a mistake. I rarely make mistakes. }}

* [[Dead Man Walking]]: In ''2'', he says that he'll "be fine for another eight to twelve months." In ''3'', which takes place a year after ''2'', he states that one of his doctors gave him three months to live—nine months ago.

* [[Dead Man Writing]]: If he's female Shepard's [[Love Interest]], his Shadow Broker dossier includes [http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Broker_Dossiers/Thane_Krios#Personal_Journal a love letter intended to be delivered to her after his death,] {{spoiler|and is delivered in ''3'' when he dies.}}

'''Thane:''' ''(after Mouse is startled by both his own presence and that of the [[Back from the Dead]] Shepard)'' Be still, Mouse. You may change your pants in a moment. }}

* [[Determinator]]: {{spoiler|When you meet him in ''3'', he was given three months to live... nine months ago.}}

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: {{spoiler|Left his son Kolyat to be raised by relatives after his wife died. In his personal mission, he attempts to stop him from following his footsteps.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Or at least what finally brings about his death.}}

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: {{spoiler|He passes away from complications of late stage Kepral's Syndrome, [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|abdominal trauma]] and blood loss. He dies having made peace with himself and his son, knowing that others consider him a hero. He says a final prayer not for himself but for Shepard}}.

* [[Good Cop, Bad Cop]]: During an interrogation, Thane can either gently rebuke Shepard for beating up the suspect and calmly try to reason with the criminal...or just sit there and not do very much while Shepard beats up the suspect.

* [[Guttural Growler]]: Has a rather deep and raspy voice, which seems to be something of the norm of his race since his son, Kolyat, has a similarly raspy, if somewhat higher-pitched, voice.

** In ''2'', {{spoiler|not upgrading the ''Normandy'''s weapons by default leads to him getting impaled by a bulkhead during the trip through the Omega-4 Relay}}.

** In ''3'', {{spoiler|he gets stabbed by Kai Leng during the Cerberus coup on the Citadel, which eventually leads to his death}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Incurable Cough of Death]]}}: {{spoiler|He's got one of these in the third game, thanks to late-stage Kepral's Syndrome.}}

* [[In Love with the Mark]]: Sort of. {{spoiler|His late wife was not his target, but got his attention when she stood in his line of fire to protect his mark from him.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]: He gets stabbed while fighting Kai Leng, and the blood loss combined with complications from Kepral's Syndrome prove fatal, despite a transfusion from his son.}}

* [[Kill It with Fire]]: One of the Shadow Broker's dossiers lists his favorite methods of assassinating various species. One of the options listed for krogan? "Bomb."

* [[Love Redeems]]: {{spoiler|His wife made him realize that there was more to his life than assassination.}} Female Shepard makes him realize the same thing if that romance is pursued.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Repentant assassin with a spiritual side? Check. Soft-spoken and eloquent? Check. Humanoid yet exotically handsome? Check. Kelly's not sure if she finds him scary or sexy. Best part: Reading the notes of the dev team as they tried to ''engineer him'' to have this reaction. It was, needless to say, [http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/02/09/drawing-mass-effect-the-creation-of-thane.aspx a long and arduous process,] and, ultimately, it seems a good deal of it relied on him being a [[Badass in a Nice Suit]].

* [[Power Perversion Potential]]: Drell can remember ''any'' moment and effectively experience it again. Not so nice if you're remembering getting shot, but if you decided to dwell on, ahem, nicer experiences...points for the fact that Thane mentions it in-game.

* [[Retired Badass]]: In the third game, he tells Shepard that it's his time to rest from conflict now that his life is almost over. {{spoiler|Then the Cerberus coup attempt happens and he has one last rumble with Kai Leng, saving the salarian councilor at the cost of his own life. In the hospital, Thane quips that Leng should feel ashamed that a terminally-ill drell managed to stop him from reaching his target}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}: His only role in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', and the first unavoidable case of it in the game. {{spoiler|He doesn't go out without a fight, though.}}

* [[Say Your Prayers]]: {{spoiler|He's not praying for himself, he's praying for [[Foreshadowing|Shepard]].}}

* [[So Happy Together]]: His romance {{spoiler|ends this, expedited by Kai Leng.}}

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|After his future wife threw herself in front of his targeting laser to stop one of his missions, he became obsessed with finding her. Instead of going down the usual path of this trope, he fell on his knees in front of her and begged for forgiveness. Eventually, it worked.}}

** He does this during his loyalty mission, but, unlike most instances of this trope, he does this in plain sight in the middle of a open lobby. [[Failed a Spot Check|When two people walk in front of him.]]

* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Was trained to be an assassin since early childhood by the hanar. Killed his first target at the age of twelve. Mind, drell do live shorter lives—eighty years to humanity's hundred fifty.

* [[Vigilante Man]]: He prefers to take contracts on people that he feels [[Asshole Victim|deserve to die.]]

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Trust [[BioWare]] to come up with a good way to [[Justified Trope|justify this trope]]. (Covering his chest could cause moisture buildup in his lungs, worsening his illness.)

* {{spoiler|[[Wall Slump]]}}: In the third game, after {{spoiler|being stabbed by Kai Leng. He doesn't die right away, but it's pretty clear that he's not going to last much longer.}}

* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: {{spoiler|His relationship with his son, Kolyat, prior to his wife's death. This becomes a [[Whole-Plot Reference]] to the original song when Kolyat decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become an assassin.}} [[Lampshade Hanging|His loyalty achievement is even]] ''[[Lampshade Hanging|called]]'' [[Lampshade Hanging|"Cat's in the Cradle."]]

* [[Worf Had the Flu]]: {{spoiler|It seemed that Kai Leng was only able to beat him because he was already in poor physical condition at the time. Thane was suffering from the advanced stages of Kepral's Syndrome, which makes every breath painful, and is roughly 6 months past his best doctor's expected projections. Had Thane been at his peak, Leng would not have survived the fight, or at least would have ran like a little bitch much earlier.}}

* [[You Are the Translated Foreign Word]]: Used as part of the romance with female Shepard. {{spoiler|It's a name for the warrior-angels of the protector-goddess Arashu.}}

'''Thane:''' "Siha." Someday I'll tell you what it means. }}

* [[You Are Worth Hell]]: The romance for female Shepard—the love scene starts with Thane's frustration that now that he has something to live for again, he's started to fear death once more. Additionally, his Shadow Broker dossier contains a romantic letter in which he expresses his wish to protect and be with her, even if it means he will die a slow, choking death on a hospital bed. The trope isn't directly invoked to its full extent, however.

* [[Your Days Are Numbered]] / [[You See, I'm Dying]]: "This was to be my last job. I'm dying."

== Zaeed Massani ==

== Zaeed Massani ==

A character who is only available through the Cerberus Network [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] content. He is the best bounty hunter in the galaxy and has been hired to help Shepard. {{spoiler|He's also the co-founder of the Blue Suns mercenary group.}}

** [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|Type IV]] in ''Mass Effect 3''; he's started restricting his ruthlessness to Cerberus, who definitely deserve it.

** Extremely apparent on his loyalty mission. If you choose the Renegade route, {{spoiler|he coolly pops a heat sink and lets it ignite some oil, burning Vido alive.}} If you choose the Paragon route, {{spoiler|he enters an utter screaming fury, empties his clip at Vido's ship as he flies away...and ''kills the guy next to Vido,'' despite the ship being closed and armored. Vido's expression strongly suggests he shat himself as he got away.}}

* [[Badass Normal]]: Aside from Tali, Kasumi, and Garrus practically every member of your team is a biotic, has cybernetics, is genetically engineered, or all of the above. Zaeed is a normal human who has none of these (except for an artificial eye), he's just a tough bastard with a gun. Yet he's still one of the strongest team members in the game, outdone only by [[Super Soldier|Grunt.]]

* [[The Big Guy]]: Class I. Alllllll the way. In fact he's right behind Grunt in pure combat prowess, and {{spoiler|gives the whole team a massive defensive boost when holding the line on the suicide mission.}}

'''Zaeed:''' Then you aren't hiring the right ones. }}

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: While all of the ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' squadmates suffer from this in ''3'', Zaeed and Kasumi suffer the most from it, likely due to being DLC characters.

* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: After negotiations with a Cerberus contract go sour post-''2'', he starts taking jobs which disrupt their operations.

** He's hardly a pleasant man, but what ethics he has are largely responsible for his "leaving" the Blue Suns (he disapproved of their hiring of batarians, whom he saw as terrorists), and he expresses disgust at Cerberus' imprisonment of biotic children if taken along on Jack's loyalty mission. He also dislikes corporate security, preferring to work for his contracts and care who he's killing. Also, take him with you whenever the Collectors are involved and he is clearly disgusted and horrified by what he sees.

** In ''3'', apart from working against Cerberus, he's also VERY disgusted when {{spoiler|Din Korlack}} tries to bargain when lives are at stake and he has barely anything to gain.

* [[Foil]]: to Thane.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: In Mass Effect 3, after some "bad negotiations" with Cerberus, he's been actively taking jobs working against them.

* [[I Call It Vera]]: Jessie, his old rifle. His attachment to it is quite strong, despite the fact that it has been broken beyond repair for five years.

** {{spoiler|A message on Liara's information terminal in the third game shows that he's bought a parts kit for a discontinued assault rifle, indicating that he knows the Reaper War is going to be so bad that he'll need the most reliable weapon he ever owned by his side again.}}

* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: He describes the best way to get a Krogan to talk: Stick a knife behind his forehead plate in just the right spot and pry it right off. The thought of it apparently drives them mad.

* [[Karmic Death]]: If Shepard {{spoiler|leaves him to die on his loyalty mission, mostly because Shepard doesn't even kill him, just refuses to help him as he burns in the fire. The irony is noted by Shepard as well.}}

{{quote|'''Shepard:''' {{spoiler|You started this fire Zaeed, it makes sense that you'd burn in it.}}}}

* [[The Neidermeyer]]: His stories and the Shadow Broker's info on him indicate that Zaeed was a horrible leader who was all too willing to let others die and not particularly well-liked by those he leads. {{spoiler|This is a pretty big indicator that he's a poor squad leader in the endgame.}}

** He even gets a bit self-referential - he claims that the only person not to piss themselves when having a gun next to their heads are psychotic maniacs and trained killers. And they can be hard to discern sometimes.

* [[Rebel Relaxation]]: In his room on the ship and during the pre-suicide mission briefing; he's the only one not standing at the table, opting to slouch against a wall near the end of the room.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Possible in ''3'' if Zaeed wasn't loyal in ''2''. He dies saving ambassador Din Korlack from the other mercs who had been duped into thinking Din was still a Cerberus sympathizer.}}

* [[Retired Monster]]: He was once a very vicious merc and {{spoiler|co-founded the Blue Suns}}

* [[Retirony]]: Played with. The Shadow Broker's intel reveals that Zaeed is contemplating retirement after finishing Shepard's mission {{spoiler|and he is so annoyed by the thought that the best plan he came up with so far is invoking the trope himself, by committing a [[Suicide Attack]] on Omega.}}

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: His real motivation during his character quest, despite his initial claim that he's in it to liberate a factory of workers from the Blue Suns mercenary group, {{spoiler|which he co-founded}}. It's possible for a Paragon Shepard to not only allow the target to escape in order to save the workers, but gain Zaeed's loyalty ''anyway'' in a scene that proves [[Good Is Not Nice|good is most definitely]] '''[[Good Is Not Nice|not]]''' [[Good Is Not Nice|soft and indecisive.]]

* [[Say My Name]] / [[Skyward Scream]]: {{spoiler|If he's left to die on his loyalty mission.}}

* [[Sociopathic Hero]]: He has some amusing war stories, but during his loyalty mission it becomes apparent that he is chillingly ruthless in his pursuit of vengeance.

* [[Sole Survivor]]: All of his stories usually result in everyone in his squad but him dying. {{spoiler|Keep this in mind when choosing fire team leaders during the suicide mission.}}

** Acknowledged enough that {{spoiler|his name will not be inscribed on the ''Normandy'''s memorial wall if he dies.}}

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Gets this from Paragon Shepard in his loyalty mission. The first is a straight-up punch to the face. {{spoiler|The second is pointing a gun at him and threatening to leave him to burn for being willing to do the same for civilian factory workers. This will actually earn his respect enough so that he'll still be loyal in the end.}}

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Shepard can leave Zaeed to die during his loyalty mission if the player chooses. However, this requires 1) waiting until after the suicide mission to do his loyalty mission and 2) having at least two other surviving squadmates in addition to Zaeed.}}