Mass Effect category
Turian
14 entries tagged Turian, 14 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Saren Arterius and Turian.
- How Did Garrus Get His Scar in Mass Effect?Garrus got his scar on Omega in Mass Effect 2, when a Blue Suns gunship hit him with a rocket at the end of Shepard's mission to rescue the vigilante Archangel. Here's how it happens, how he survived and why the scar stays for the rest of the trilogy.
- Adrien Victus: the general who became Primarch on a moon of PalavenAdrien Victus was a turian general fighting on Menae in 2186 when Primarch Fedorian's shuttle was shot down and the succession rules made him Primarch of Palaven. He was out of contact and did not know it yet.
- Krysae Sniper Rifle: Turian Anti-Reaper WeaponThe Krysae was a turian antimateriel rifle rebuilt to kill Reaper creatures, firing armor piercing explosive rounds with proximity fuses that burst over cover and shredded massed enemies. In a desperate wartime move, the turians released its full specifications over the extranet so that nearly anyone with a fabricator could build one.
- First Contact WarThe First Contact War, known to the turians as the Relay 314 Incident, was a brief, low-intensity conflict between the human Systems Alliance and the Turian Hierarchy in 2157 CE. It began when turians fired on human ships reactivating a dormant mass relay, escalated into the occupation and liberation of the colony Shanxi, and ended with Council mediation that revealed the wider galaxy to humanity.
- Garrus VakarianGarrus Vakarian was a turian former C-Sec investigator who left the law behind to chase justice his own way. He fought beside Commander Shepard against Saren, waged a one-man war on Omega as the vigilante Archangel, and helped coordinate the turian fleets during the Reaper War.
- Nihlus KryikNihlus Kryik was a turian Spectre of the Citadel Council and the agent who nominated Commander Shepard for the order. He died on Eden Prime, shot in the back by his former mentor Saren Arterius.
- Nyreen Kandros: Leader of the TalonsNyreen Kandros was a turian biotic and the leader of the Talons mercenary organization on Omega. A former soldier with a strong moral code, she transformed the Talons from a lawless gang into a disciplined force that protected Omega's civilians, and she fought beside Aria T'Loak to free the station from Cerberus.
- PalavenPalaven was the homeworld of the turians, a silver-hued world whose martial culture shaped everything from its architecture to its politics. Long unconquered, it endured its first invasion when the Reapers brought overwhelming force against it in the war of 2186.
- Saren ArteriusSaren Arterius was the longest-serving turian Spectre of the Citadel Council and a feared agent of galactic order, until he fell under the influence of the Reaper Sovereign. As Sovereign's indoctrinated agent he led the geth against the Citadel, and his defeat fell to Commander Shepard.
- Thanix CannonThe Thanix was a line of turian-designed ship weapons reverse-engineered from the salvaged main gun of the Reaper Sovereign. Its molten-metal slug could pierce virtually any shield or armor, giving even small warships firepower to rival a cruiser.
- Tiran Kandros: Leader of the Nexus MilitiaTiran Kandros was a turian who founded and led the volunteer militia that took over station security aboard the Nexus in the Heleus Cluster. He also directed the APEX strike teams that protected Andromeda Initiative interests, and though technically a civilian he was counted among the Nexus leadership.
- Turian HierarchyThe Turian Hierarchy was the government of the turian people, a regimented meritocracy built around military and public service. It earned a Citadel Council seat for its role in the Krogan Rebellions and contributed the largest share of the Citadel Fleet.
- TurianThe turians of Palaven were a militaristic, disciplined species who earned a Citadel Council seat by defeating the krogan in the Krogan Rebellions and unleashing the genophage. Famed for their public service ethic and their contributions to the Citadel Fleet, they filled the galaxy's peacekeeping role for centuries.
- Vetra NyxVetra Nyx was a turian smuggler and fixer who left the Milky Way with the Andromeda Initiative to give her younger sister a fresh start. Resourceful and fiercely protective, she served a Pathfinder team in the Heleus Cluster as its jack of all trades, brokering deals between the lawful and the lawless alike.