Samara (Mass Effect)
Samara is a female extraterrestrial character who features in Mass Effect.
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Biography
Samara was a feminine member of the Asari race where she had lived for a thousand years. Like many Asari, during her Maiden phase of life she came to seek out adventure and excitement out in the galaxy. This saw her once running a mercenary gang where she discovered a talent for combat. Her time with the gang came to an end when a mission led them to a transport only to find it not containing equipment but slaves that were to be sold to the Collectors. She attempted to turn the ship around but her gang refused to do so and Samara was forced to kill them. At that point, a Collector vessel had arrived to claim the transport's cargo but Samara was able to take the ship to safety through the nearby Mass Relay. After they were safe, Samara spoke to the slaves where she gave them words of advice on self-defence whilst distributing credits, weapons and armor from her former mercenary comrades. She then left them at the Citadel whilst she abandoned the life a mercenary and began to seek out stability in her life. Samara came to find an Asari mate and the two decided to raise a family together where she had three daughters only to find out that they were all born as Ardat-Yakshi that was a genetic condition that forced them to kill their mates during a melding. She came to feel responsible for this trait in her children due to the fact that they were purebloods with there being an increased probability of any offspring suffering from the condition.
Shepard travels to Illium to meet Samara, where she is found investigating the Eclipse mercenary group who smuggled her daughter Morinth off-world. Samara joins Shepard's squad after she is aided in her investigation, and explains that she is on a quest to track down and stop Morinth, who has been killing innocents by burning out their nervous systems during sexual encounters as a result of her Ardat-Yakshi condition. To commit herself fully to the Justicar Code, Samara has forsworn all possessions and family to fight for absolute justice. Samara's investigation eventually produced a lead indicating that Morinth is last seen at the V.I.P. section of the Afterlife nightclub on the Omega space station. Samara and Shepard formulate a plan in which Shepard attracts the attention of Morinth and is taken to her apartment, where Morinth is to be distracted until Samara moves in for the kill.
While investigating the disappearance of asari commandos at a monastery home to Ardat-Yakshi, Shepard discovers that it has been overrun by Reaper ground forces, who are turning its residents into husk-like monsters called Banshees. Shepard encounters Samara at the monastery, where she reveals that she is looking for her other two children Rila and Falere in hopes of finding out what happened. Shepard and Samara manage to locate her children, and discovers that Rila is wounded and under the influence of Reaper indoctrination. Shepard activates a bomb the asari commandos brought and manages to escape with Samara and Falere, while Rila manages to break free of Reaper control and holds Reaper forces off long enough to trigger the bomb, sacrificing herself in the process. Once outside, Samara tells Falere that the Justicar Code forbids an Ardat-Yakshi living outside the monastery, and since there is no monastery she must die.
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a Justicar, she was a member of an ancient monastic order that followed a strict code of honor. Under the Code, she was able to pledge her allegiance to another person. Her patron's choices, morals and wishes became her own desires as a result.
With her Asari mate, she came to have three daughters who were named Falere, Rila and Morinth.
Powers and abilities
Samara was an Asari and possessed all the natural traits of her species.
She was a member of a highly respected and feared ascetic order of mystic warriors known as the Justicars.
Notes
- Samara was created by BioWare where she was voiced by actor Maggie Baird with her face modelled after Rana McAnear and featured in the Mass Effect universe.
Appearances
- Mass Effect 2:
- Mass Effect 3:
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