Mass Effect - Xenobiology 101

The space opera genre got a big new player in 2007 when Mass Effect was released. Centring around the player character, Commander Shepard, you explored the galaxy, saving planets, and being generally heroic. Whilst the latest entry in the series, Mass Effect 3, was the source of some controversy, it was the final part of a trilogy that let us explore an incredibly detailed and well built world, full of interesting characters and some of the most fascinating alien species ever seen.

The Set-Up:

The Mass Effect universe is home to a wide variety of different alien species. There's the Asari, a species of blue-skinned all-female aliens, the Turians, who are avian-like humanoids with metallic exoskeletons, and the Krogans, a species of angry, eight foot tall frog-like things. This time around, I'm going to take a slightly different approach, giving a quick look to each species, then looking at some real world comparisons with each of the species. Let's get started.