Zaeed Massani
Zaeed Massani is a male video game character who features in Mass Effect.
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Biography
Zaeed Massani was a male human holding the reputation as the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter and co-founder of the Blue Suns mercenary group.. When joining Shepard's crew, Massani mentions a mission of which he would greatly appreciate the completion, if Shepard has any free time. There is no small amount of animosity between Zaeed and the current leader of the Blue Suns, Vido Santiago, the latter having shot the former in the face during an argument about whether or not to hire batarians. Zaeed was against the plan, as he saw them as terrorists. Shepard can go with Massani to the Blue Suns' base after the death of Santiago, or rescue a group of innocents from the base.
Zaeed and partner, Vido Santiago, headed the Blue Suns "private security firm". As it underwent development, the Suns started taking part in batarian slave trade, something Zaeed Massani disrecommended for the organization. Zaeed disagreed on the issue, and the rest decided to discuss their differences with a vote. The "vote" ended tragically for Zaeed, as he was shot point-blank at the face by Vido. Zaeed survived the gunshot wound, although over the following years, he got stressed and wasted on alcohol, his reputation and organization gone from his hands, and all he was thinking about was revenge on his ex-partner Vido. To restore his glory and name, Zaeed took a job from the Shadow Broker: to crash the turian frigate Verrikan. Zaeed recruited three freelancers: the salarian Kendo Holin, the asari Tristana, and the ex-Blue Sun Jace Reyn. The mission went on well, as Zaeed and his three freelances infriltrated the turian frigate, fighting off the turian soldiers that were there. The asari Tristana came to rescue Zaeed, who was surrounded by a number of turian soldiers drawing guns at him. Tristana and Zaeed had a thing in the past, but Zaeed claimed he broke it off before it killed him. He then asked about Jace, but it appeared the payoff was now split fifty-fifty. With the job almost done, Zaeed set the Verrikan ship on a collision course. As he was about to embark off the ship, Tristana suddenly blasted Zaeed with biotics, revealing to be under Vido's employ.
Upon recruiting Zaeed, he informs Shepard that prior to his contract with Cerberus, he has another active contract that is not yet finished. He asks that the Commander fulfill this side of the contract by traveling to Zorya. When the squad arrives planetside Zaeed informs Shepard about the target, his former partner Vido Santiago. He reveals that he co-founded the Blue Suns with Vido, who eventually betrayed him and shot him in the face after a disagreement about whether to allow batarians into the Blue Suns; Vido called them cheaper labour, whereas Zaeed openly derided them as "goddamn terrorists". Upon finding Vido in his base, Zaeed intentionally initiates a compressed gas fire which eventually spreads throughout the facility. Shepard can then choose to either put out the fires, thus saving innocent workers, or pursue Vido. If Shepard puts out the fire, Vido escapes in a gunship and Zaeed is enraged with Shepard—Shepard can convince Zaeed to work together as a team and to put his vengeance aside until the mission is complete, thereby securing his loyalty, but only with great difficulty. Otherwise, Zaeed's loyalty is not secured. If Shepard pursues Vido, Zaeed shoots Vido in the leg and then kills him by throwing a heatsink into the puddle of fuel Vido is lying in, burning him to death. If Shepard travels to Zorya after the suicide mission, is a Paragon, and has at least two more squadmembers left, then there will be an option to leave Zaeed to die when a metal beam collapses on him.
A few months after the Collector Base mission, Cerberus contacted Zaeed and offered him a job. However, the negotiations went badly and Zaeed now seeks out jobs that hinder Cerberus operations. After the Cerberus coup attempt, C-Sec gets a tip that a volus ambassador, Din Korlack, was feeding information to the shadowy organization. In reality, though Korlack had ties to Cerberus while they were fighting the Collectors, he had second thoughts and cut them after the invasion. Upon investigating further, Shepard realizes that Din was kidnapped by mercenaries led by Zaeed. Fortunately, Shepard is able to remotely give Korlack information that causes Zaeed to realize he'd been duped. Zaeed kills the other mercs and saves Korlack, who gives information about a pending Cerberus attack on a turian colony, as well as the support of the volus bombing fleet. Zaeed can be found at the Citadel's Refugee Docks after the incident with Korlack, pledging his support to Shepard's war effort when Shepard comes visiting. If Shepard converses with Zaeed further, the Commander can ask if he knows Darner Vosque, the Blue Suns' leader on the Citadel. Zaeed reveals how Vosque botched a mission when Zaeed was still with the Suns, getting half his squad killed in the process. The Suns didn't boot Vosque out fast enough, Zaeed narrates, and he opines he should've ended Vosque's tenure with a bullet. When questioned about the mercenaries he had been working with, Zaeed reveals he had met them on Omega, having signed on with them after hearing they were allegedly targeting Cerberus. Reflecting on the incident with Korlack, Zaeed concludes he should have studied the job in greater depth. As with most soldiers freelancers or otherwise fighting in the Reaper war, Zaeed stocks up on war material and provisions necessary for him to survive in the field. Noticeably, he also purchases rifle parts for a discontinued variant of the Avenger series according to recent transaction logs on Liara's Broker Terminal, possibly to restore his beloved rifle "Jessie" for the fight.
Zaeed may have fathered a son, Bain Massani, who grew up to become a private security contractor before signing up with the Andromeda Initiative.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Upon the completion of Zaeed's loyalty mission, the reasons for some of his distinctive traits become more readily apparent. His neck shows a tattoo of the Blue Suns' insignia, a souvenir of his time as the leader of the Blue Suns. His mismatched right eye and surrounding facial area appears to have been surgically grafted onto his face; it is likely the point-blank gunshot wound he sustained blew off this part of his face and had to be reconstructed.
Powers and abilities
The Mercenary Veteran appropriates the Normandy's starboard cargo hold on the engineering deck as his personal quarters, bringing along some trophies and keepsakes: a battered M-8 Avenger, a Blood Pack helmet, and a turian frigate model ship. Zaeed talks about these items at length if Shepard expresses interest.
Notes
- Zaeed Massani was created by BioWare where he was voiced by actor Robin Sachs and featured in the Mass Effect universe.
- Zaeed is only available through the Zaeed - The Price of Revenge DLC pack.
Appearances
- Mass Effect 2:
- Mass Effect 3:
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