What race is Tali in Mass Effect?

Tali'Zorah, or Tali in short, is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in all three games in the Mass Effect trilogy. She is of the quarian alien race.

What races are quarian Mass Effect?

The quarians are a nomadic species of humanoid aliens known for their skills with technology and synthetic intelligence. Since their homeworld Rannoch was conquered, the quarians live aboard the Migrant Fleet, a huge collection of starships that travels as a single fleet.

Does Tali reveal her face?

Throughout the series, her face is concealed due to her having to wear a suit that protects her from disease. Tali's face was eventually shown at the end of Mass Effect 3 to those who romanced the character via a picture in Shepard's cabin.

How old is Tali in Mass Effect 1?

Tali, whose full name is Tali'Zorah Nar Rayva, happens to be the youngest squad member in the original Mass Effect. She's only 22 years old, which is rather younger considering Quarians have similar lifecycles to that of humans despite their health and bacterial shortcomings as an alien race.

What is quarian culture based on?

Like the turians, quarian biochemistry is based on dextro-amino acids, which sets them apart from most other species, including humanity, which are based on levo-amino acids. They cannot eat human food, or ingest any substance that is based on levo-amino acids.

Mass Effect EXPLORED - Who is TALI?

What kind of alien is Tali?

Tali is a quarian, one of a nomadic alien race driven from their homeworld, Rannoch, by a race of software-based intelligences which they created, the geth.

Are asari pansexual?

The asari are evolutionarily conditioned to be pansexual and panromantic, biologically capable of procreating with any sentient life form, and can reproduce with any known sex, gender or species—their offspring are always asari, regardless of their "father's" genetic species, which has led to in-universe claims of ...

Did Tali have a crush on Shepard?

Reunited. In the first game, the romantic aspect was still very new, and there weren't many options for either male or female Shepard. Still, it was obvious Tali had developed a crush on male Shepard, and would have followed him to the ends of the galaxy and back if given the chance.

Can Tali and Shepard have a child?

"Yes, she is with child," Chakwas said lightly laughing, "your child, Commander. Congratulations." Tali and Shepard were surprised by this news, "I can't believe it," Tali said as she put her hand on her stomach, "I have Shepard's child inside me."

Does Tali have a crush on female Shepard?

Romance or no, Tali has a crush on Shepard. (and un-used audio files suggest that she might have been romanceable to FemShep before the game went out) And..

Can you save Tali from killing herself?

If your companion is Tali, she will remove her mask and commit suicide by letting herself fall off the cliff. You will be given a Paragon interrupt to try and save her, but it will be unsuccessful. If your companion is Shala'Raan, she'll shoot herself in the head.

How do quarians reproduce?

The quarians reproduce via sexual intercourse, and female quarians nurse their young, since they have breasts. Due to centuries of living in a near sterile environment their immune systems are very weak, to the point where they are now forced to wear suits with a self-contained atmosphere.

Who is Tali's dad?

Admiral Rael'Zorah is Tali's father and a member of the Admiralty Board.

Is Cora an asari?

Cora received no preferential treatment from the Daughters' CO Nisira T'Kosh, leaving her no choice but to measure up through additional training and study. She loved the experience though, and developed an asari mindset in her four years with the unit.

What is the oldest race in Mass Effect?

Prothean. The ancient Protheans were a thriving, expansive civilization over 50,000 years ago.

Do asari wear makeup?

However asari with plain faces are not uncommon, and both asari with and without natural markings often employ makeup, or in some cases tattoos, which augment or replicate the colours and/or patterns typical to innate markings.

Does Liara have Shepard baby?

Iyra was the third and final child of Liara T'Soni, and Vincent Shepard, and thus, she was always the baby of the family. Growing up their was always tension between her and her older sisters.

What is female Shepard's first name?

The default names of both the male and female Shepard are the names for an unidentified male (John Doe) and female (Jane Doe) respectively.

Is Shepard canonically a soldier?

A veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy, an N7 graduate of the Interplanetary Combatives Training (ICT) military program, and the first human Citadel Council Spectre, Shepard works to stop the Reapers, a sentient machine race dedicated to wiping out all advanced organic life.

Is Liara Shepard's canon love interest?

Although there is no official "canon love interest", Liara is my pick for male Shepard - I think, her story makes most sense with him (and Tali stays with Garrus - also, in Citadel DLC, if Ashley is saved, she can hook up with James, he shows interest in her through the whole game).

Who is the best romance for Shepard Mass Effect?

As a potential romance that spans the entirety of the Mass Effect trilogy (even if her best moments in ME2 are limited to the Shadow Broker DLC), Shepard's relationship with Liara is one of the most complete and genuine in the original games.

How old are Shepard and Liara?

"Shepard was born on April 11, 2154," quoted from the resident article on Commander Shepard. The series begins in 2183, so Shepard 28/29 years old. Liara starts the series out at 106, which I've come to understand as relatable to be anywhere between 17-20 in human culture.

Can asari impregnate other species?

However asari gender is defined, they are innately different from humans, for asari can mate and successfully reproduce with any other gender or species through a form of parthenogenesis.

Why is Jack Mass Effect straight?

One of the bigger revelations was that Jack, one of your squadmates in Mass Effect 2, was supposed to be a pansexual love interest, but this was changed because of Fox News. The first game was controversial on Fox because you could sleep with Liara, a blue alien.

Was Jack supposed to be pansexual Mass Effect?

Mass Effect 2's Jack was originally supposed to be pansexual, but her romance arc was changed after BioWare looked at the media reception to romances in the original game, as reported by The Gamer .