Stats/Permissions

Name: Garrus Vakarian
Age: ??? Somewhere in his late 20's/early 30's
Birthday: ??? He wasn't born on Earth so this is moot anyway.
Height: TALL. Something like 7'
Weight: I don't even know. Turians are spindly creatures.
Medical Info: Has recently sustained a ROCKET TO THE FACE and as such he has burn marks/scars all over the right side of his face and neck, mostly covered by a bandage. He's been partially reconstructed with cybernetics; as best I can tell they reconstructed his ear.
His biology his based on dextro-amino acids (meaning: he can't digest human food and it would probably kill him) and his blood is blue.
Summary: if he needs medical attention, he's screwed.
Eyes: light blue.
Hair: n/a
Physical traits: He's a seven foot tall space dinosaur with scars and face tattoos. How about I provide a picture?
What's Okay To Mention Around Him/Her: Don't fourthwall him, please. There are a whole host of things that I'm going to dance around unless we ever get a Shepard. More info at the end :|b
Abilities: :|a When Bioware overhauled the battle/skill system for ME2, Garrus' abilities (especially his tech/electronics skills) were severely nerfed in the name of balance. I'll play it by ear for the sake of keeping things interesting (although he really wouldn't need that too much in Camp, there aren't enough electronics to hack), but what you should know is:

• He's an excellent marksman. Headshots, headshots everywhere.


• Has more than an average proficience with using his omnitool (holographic computer) to hack enemy weapons/shields or making things explode


• Back in his military stint, he was noted as being one of the best at hand-to-hand combat. Considering he can hold his own against a krogan battlemaster alone, I'd say he's still got it.

Notes for the Psychics/Magically or Spiritually sensitive: The inside of Garrus' mind is not a happy place. Between the military, C-Sec work, traveling with Shepard, Omega, and being betrayed by Sidonis, he's seen the worst shit the galaxy has to offer (...and killed it). He's guilty, bitter, and angry.
Can I shapeshift/bodyswap/spit at/step on/etc?: ask/ask/sure/sure/when in doubt, ask
Hugging/kissing/other non-violent physical contact: goddamn, Garrus needs a hug, but he's not gonna admit that. YOU CAN TRY?
Maim/Murder/Death: :|a talk to me. He's fair game for this in his own canon, it's just that the likelyhood of retaliation is high.
Oh yeah, FYI to all cannibals and vampires and the like: eating him will likely kill you.
Cooking: n/a he's going to like. Be sustaining himself on quarian nutrient paste or something :(
Other: For the sciency-type folks: his weapons contain a small amount of Element Zero, which is Mass Effects magical unobtanium that allows you to manipulate dark energy and screw with the laws of physics. So your tricorders/scanners/what have yous could probably pick that up.
Regarding Canon/Shepard: SO, seeing as Mass Effect is one of those funky Bioware games where the player makes choices that affect the narrative, I will be as vague as I possibly can about specific events. For the most part this won't be hard because Garrus is a private individual, and moreover doesn't want to affect the integrity of THE MISSION. But as an FYI, I'm playing him as being influenced by a Paragon (fem)Shep. For one thing, you just get more character development out of Garrus that way, and for another, he's much less likely to shoot your kneecaps because he doesn't like you.

Also he's post-suicide mission and totally lived.

However! I'm open to kicking canon-specific conversations into an AU thread.