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{{Infobox character
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|image=[[File:Tali'Zorah.png|150px]]
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|caption=Tali as presented in ''The Art of the Mass Effect Universe''
|caption=Tali as presented in [[Kempas|Bukit Kempas]]
|series=[[Mass Effect]]
|first=''[[Mass Effect (video game)|Mass Effect]]'' (2007)
| last = ''[[Mass Effect 3: Citadel]]'' (2013)
|voice=Ash Sroka
|creator= [[Rabbit (zodiac)]]
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|data22 = Technology
| race = [[Quarian]]
| family = Rael'Zorah (father)
| home = Migrant Fleet<br />''[[Normandy (Mass Effect)|The Normandy]]''
}}
'''Tali'Zorah''', or '''Tali''' in short, is a [[fictional character]] in [[BioWare]]'s ''[[Mass Effect]]'' franchise, who serves as a [[Party (role-playing games)|party member]] (or "squadmate") in all three games in the ''Mass Effect'' trilogy. She is of the [[quarian]] alien race. Within the series, she is a skilled technician and the daughter of Rael'Zorah, a member of the quarian [[judicial review]] Admiralty Board. Ash "Liz" Sroka voices Tali in each of her appearances. Outside of the trilogy, Tali appears in ''[[Mass Effect: Homeworlds]]'', a comic series with individual issues on each of several ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' squadmates.
 
Tali was initially the only quarian in the series. In the sequels, more extreme variations of her design were discarded in favor of revisions on her previous look. The ''Mass Effect 3'' development team considered her removal from the squad, but ultimately chose to include her due to staff interest. The team also debated whether to reveal her masked face.
 
Tali has been received positively, with placements on several "top character" lists, and is one of the series' mostmore popular characters in the series. Her trueunveiled appearanceface was a commonpopular online discussion topic amongst fans, thoughand herwas face,criticized uponafter its reveal, was criticized for being based on aits [[stock photo]], and was later replaced in a [[Video game remaster|remaster]]origins. Various merchandise for the character, as with other of the series' squadmates, has been released.
 
==Character overview==
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Each squad member in ''Mass Effect 2'' had music composed for them, intended to convey their character; BioWare gave the composers detailed character studies for each to help.<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> Tali's theme was created by Jimmy Hinson, who had generally made game [[remix]]es beforehand.<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> Hinson worked from his home in [[Tennessee]] and made his pieces using [[FL Studio|FL Studio 9]].<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> Although they were given full access to the game's content, Hinson chose to avoid looking beyond what he absolutely needed to look at to write the tracks, due to wanting to experience the game fresh upon its release.<ref name="Wall of Sound"/> In addition to Tali, Hinson also wrote tracks for [[Characters of the Mass Effect universe#Samara|Samara]] and [[Characters of the Mass Effect universe#Grunt|Grunt]], as well as various other tracks in the game.
 
The game artists regularly drafted variations on Tali's face throughout the series' development.<ref name="Artist Reveals"/> BioWare's position on whether to reveal her face was a long-standing internal debate,<ref name="Artist Reveals"/> and the developers announced they were still unsure during ''Mass Effect 3''{{'}}s development.<ref name="Show Tali's face?"/><ref name="Struggling"/> Concept artist Matt Rhodes felt it would interesting to see how players compared her personality to her appearance, and how they would respond to an appearance that challenged their expectations as "a little too alien, just a little too repellant".<ref name="Artist Reveals"/> They were aware that either decision would likely annoy some people, and that no reveal could universally fit all views of Tali.<ref name="Show Tali's face?"/><ref name="Struggling"/> BioWare wished to unveil her face in a "tasteful way" outside of the game engine, and decided that a gift from Tali would be the best way.<ref name="Tasteful"/> A stock photo was used to ensure the face's closeness to a real photograph.<ref name="Tasteful"/> An in-game photo of Tali's face is available as a gift to the [[player-character]] [[Commander Shepard]] upon pursuing her ''Mass Effect 3'' romance event tree.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mass-effect-legendary-edition-swaps-out-talis-stock-photo-face|title = Mass Effect 3 remaster swaps out Tali's stock photo face|website = Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date = May 17, 2021|last1 = Beckhelling|first1 = Imogen|access-date = September 19, 2021|archive-date = June 3, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230603211042/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mass-effect-legendary-edition-swaps-out-talis-stock-photo-face|url-status = live}}</ref>
 
BioWare considered not making Tali a squadmate in ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''. Some writers, such as Weekes, felt passionately about her inclusion, which led the team to believe that the players could share his passion.<ref name="Not Squadmate"/> Preston Watamaniuk, lead designer for the ''Mass Effect'' series, found Tali's death in ''3'' was the toughest for him to plan, though he felt it needed to be possible due to the option of wiping out the quarians.<ref name="OXM interview"/>
 
==Appearances==
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The first game of the trilogy, 2007's ''Mass Effect'', marks Tali's first appearance. Whilst on her Pilgrimage, Tali discovers that a rogue Spectre (elite agent of the galaxy's central government),<ref name="Council Codex"/><ref name="Spectres Codex"/> [[Saren Arterius|Saren]], is working with the geth and has attacked Eden Prime, humanity's first [[Space colonization|space colony]]. She arranges for a meeting to trade with the Shadow Broker, but is betrayed by its organizer, the thug Fist, who pretends to organize a meeting but instead has sent her into an ambush. Commander Shepard, the [[player-character]], rescues her. Tali gives the evidence to the Commander, and Saren consequently loses his Spectre status. Shepard is then sent to hunt down Saren, and Tali joins the player-character's squad. Tali can join the player-character on missions and is available for personal conversation aboard Shepard's spaceship, the ''Normandy''.
 
Onboard the ''Normandy'', Tali is initially excited to be there, intrigued by the advanced technology used to power the ''Normandy'', and stays in the engine room as a result. The next time Shepard speaks to her, though, Tali now seems saddened and withdrawn. She tells Shepard that she's losing sleep since the ''Normandy''{{ '}}s engines run so quietly compared to ships in her home flotilla, where quiet ships indicate a bad engine or a malfunctioning air filter, plus the ship, due to how it's spread out, seems emptier. This results in Tali feeling slightly homesick and she ponders if the true purpose of the Pilgrimage is to remind her people of what they still have. The next time Shepard speaks to her, Tali's spirits are back up, having adjusted to living on the ''Normandy'', plus how the crew has been treating her like one of their own, especially Shepard. She thanks Shepard for this, saying that quarians are treated as second-class citizens by other races and Shepard is the first to treat her as an equal. If the player completes a particular side-mission involving the geth and then speak to Tali afterward, she will ask if she can have a copy of the geth data that Shepard recovered, explaining that it is exactly what she needs to complete her Pilgrimage. If the player allows her to have a copy, Tali is overly happy, promising to pay back Shepard by helping them defeat Saren. If the player declines, Tali will still promise to stay to fight Saren, but will then leave afterward so she can finish her Pilgrimage.
 
===''Mass Effect 2''===
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==Reception==
[[File:PAX_South_2016_-_Cosplay_(24095483213).jpg|thumb|upright|A cosplayer portraying Tali'Zorah at [[PAX (event)|Pax]] South 2016.]]
Tali has received a positive critical response. Writing for ''[[UGO]]'', Evan Saathoff listed Tali as his fourth best video game companion, comparing her as the "innocent, girl next door experience" to the sexiness of [[Halo (series)|''Halo'']]'s [[Cortana (Halo)|Cortana]].<ref name="Companions"/> ''[[GamesRadar+]]''{{'}}s Carolyn Gudmundson listed Tali as one of several video game characters she'd "go gay for", noting her "kind personality and air of mystery", as well as her technical genius and accent.<ref name="Gay For"/> Upon hearing news for a potential [[Mass Effect#Films|''Mass Effect'' film]], Dan Ryckert of ''[[Game Informer]]'' looked at the different characters and felt [[Famke Janssen]] would be best suited to play the role of Tali—due to having a similar body to the character and having played [[Xenia Onatopp]], a Russian-accented soldier, in the 1995 [[Bond film]] ''[[GoldenEye]]''.<ref name="Casting Call"/>
 
Within the trilogy, Tali is one of the most popular characters,<ref name="What We Want"/> with various sources describing her as a fan favorite.<ref name="Not Squadmate"/><ref name="Revealing"/><ref name="15 things"/> Steven Hopper, writing for ''[[IGN]]'', listed her as his second favorite ''Mass Effect'' teammate after [[Garrus Vakarian]], praising her "endearing geekiness" and the story that follows her.<ref name="10 Best"/> Similarly, ''UGO''{{'}}s Sal Basile listed her as the fourth best squadmate in ''Mass Effect 3'', giving credit to her in-game abilities.<ref name="Best 3"/> Kate Gray from ''[[Kotaku]]'' was shocked and horrified by Tali's sudden death as an [[unforeseen consequence]] of her decision making during her initial ''Mass Effect 3'' playthrough, which made her realize that for her, Tali had changed over the course of the trilogy "from a voiced collection of tech skills into a person whose input and companionship I valued... not, at least, until it was too late".<ref name="Sidekicks"/> Kirk Hamilton, of ''Kotaku'', also felt her one-on-one dialogue scene in the ''Citadel'' DLC was the best out of all the squadmates'.<ref name="I Didn't Know"/> A reader's poll published by ''IGN'' in December 2014 for their top ultimate RPG party choices placed Tali at #20 under the reserves section.<ref name="Poll1">{{cite web |url= https://www.ign.com/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic/85193/feature/the-ultimate-rpg-party-revealed|title=THE ULTIMATE RPG PARTY REVEALED|date=December 17, 2014 |work=IGN |access-date=March 19, 2020 |url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217231416/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/17/the-ultimate-rpg-party |archive-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref> Another reader's poll published by ''[[PC Gamer]]'' in 2015 reveal that Tali was the third most popular love interest for Shepard, and was overall the second most popular ''Mass Effect'' character.<ref name="Poll2">{{cite web |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/ranking-the-best-and-worst-of-the-mass-effect-games/|title=Ranking the best and worst of the Mass Effect games |author=Tyler Wilde|date=August 7, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2020 |publisher=[[PC Gamer]]|archive-date=August 11, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150811200917/http://www.pcgamer.com/ranking-the-best-and-worst-of-the-mass-effect-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> A poll of series fans held for the 2016 edition of [[Guinness World Records#Gamer's edition|''Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition'']] showed that Tali was the second most popular romantic choice among respondents, with 28% of the vote, just behind [[Liara T'Soni]] at 29% of the vote.<ref>"Guinness World Records 2016: Gamer's Edition." Guinness World Records. September 2014. Page 95.</ref> In a 2016 article, ''PC Gamer'' ranked Tali the sixth best companion of the ''Mass Effect'' series. ''PC Gamer'' staff praised the character's story arc which spans across the entire trilogy, and "her personal conflict with Legion is a genuinely tense balancing act, and Tali's loyalty mission deepens your understanding of the geth/quarian conflict and the quarian customs".<ref name="Companion">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mass-effect-companions-ranked-from-worst-to-best/|title=The Mass Effect companions, ranked from worst to best|author= Wes Fenlon |date= December 14, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |publisher=[[PC Gamer]]|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601041125/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-mass-effect-companions-ranked-from-worst-to-best/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The first person named after a ''Mass Effect'' character, Tali'Zorah, was born on 7 January 2014. Her parents are fans of the ''Mass Effect'' series.<ref name="Name">{{cite book |title=Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2015 Ebook |date=November 6, 2014 |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]], 2014 |isbn=978-1-90884-371-5}}</ref>
Nevertheless, ''[[PC Gamer]]''{{'}}s Andy Kelly listed the character as one BioWare character he hated, expressing confusion at her popularity and calling her "One of the dullest characters in BioWare history."<ref name="Best and worst"/>
 
===Tali's face===
[[File:Tali's face.png|thumb|upright|Tali's face as depicted in a photo in ''Mass Effect 3''. The image was criticized for its stock photo origins.]]
Tali's unmasked face and its potential appearance have been subject to discussion by both critics and fans. Video game developer for BioWare [[Casey Hudson]], in an interview, acknowledged depictions of Tali's face as the most common [[fan art]].<ref name="Hudson interview"/> Jordan Boughman, writing for ''GamesRadar+'', highlighted a piece of fan art that he enjoyed and which a [[BioWare]] developer had [[retweet]]ed.<ref name="Amazing fan art"/> Before Tali'sthe face was revealed, ''IGN''{{'}}s Scott Nichols concludedran an article about the possibility of revealing the face, concluding that fans did not just want to see her face, but also "the expressions it can make, adding yet another level of emotional depth and complexity to a fan favorite character".<ref name="Revealing"/> ''GamesRadar''{{'}}s Mikel Reparaz listed it as one of the 12 gaming mysteries he wanted solved in 2011, and hoped that it would be something unusual-looking;<ref name="12 Mysteries"/> this sentiment was echoed by fellow ''GamesRadar'' writer Tyler Nagata, who felt that the face should be ugly.<ref name="What We Want"/> ''PC Gamer''{{'}}s Tom Francis also included the face in histheir list of 15 things he wanted to see in ''Mass Effect 3''.<ref name="15 things"/>
 
Once the face was revealed, it was met with wide criticism from fans, particularly for being a stock photo (of [[Miss England]] model [[Hammasa Kohistani]]).<ref name="Upset"/><ref name="Now Angry"/> ''GameZone''{{'}}s Matt Liebl felt that the issue was not as big as fans had made it out to be.<ref name="Upset"/> Some fans proceeded to make their own faces, such as a piece by [[deviantArt]] artist "K4ll0" that ''Kotaku''{{'}}s Luke Plunkett compared favorably to the actual face.<ref name="Better Face"/>
Early concept art depicted Tali as being hairless, with pale skin and cat-like eyes, described as "a little too alien" and potentially repellent to players, challenging their expectations.<ref name="Artist Reveals" /> ''GamesRadar+'' writers Mikel Reparaz and Tyler Nagata echoed this sentiment, feeling that her face should look unusual or unsettling, citing the game's other races.<ref name="12 Mysteries" /><ref name="What We Want" /> However, this idea was ultimately dropped in favor of an attractive, human-like appearance.<ref name="Artist Reveals" /> The use of a [[Photoshopped]] stock photo (of [[Miss England]] model [[Hammasa Kohistani]]) met with wide criticism from fans, who believed it to be rushed.<ref name="Upset"/><ref name="Now Angry"/> ''Kotaku''{{'}}s Luke Plunkett, describing it as a "crushing disappointment", highlighted an artwork by [[deviantArt]] artist "K4ll0" that depicted a more alien face.<ref name="Better Face" /> Some critics debated the significance of her appearance, with ''GameZone''{{'}}s Matt Liebl saying that "no matter what [the developers] did, it would be met with criticism".<ref name="Upset" /> Fans also expressed disappointment that her face was revealed in a picture, while the romantic scene between her and Shepard was cut far shorter than other characters, and attempted to make replacement scenes to "fix" the omission.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2016-10-04 |title=Four Years Later, Mass Effect Fans Are Still Trying To 'Fix' Tali's Sex Scene [NSFW] |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/four-years-later-mass-effect-fans-are-still-trying-to-fix-talis-sex-scene-nsfw/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Kotaku Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413095445/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/four-years-later-mass-effect-fans-are-still-trying-to-fix-talis-sex-scene-nsfw/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Later acknowledging the backlash,In the 2021 ''[[Mass Effect Legendary Edition]]'' compilation, removedTali's face is changed from the modifiedoriginal stockversion photobased ofon Kohistanithe andphotograph replacingof itKohistani withto a unique computerhuman-generated humanoidlike face with all-white eyes, while retaining her human-like appearance. Overall, fan reception towards the change has been positive, although it was also met with disappointment from some quarterscreated thatby the developers opted to maintain her human-like appearance rather than making her appear more alien.<ref name="Legendary">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-15-mass-effect-legendary-edition-changes-talis-controversial-cabin-photo |title=Mass Effect Legendary Edition changes Tali's controversial cabin photo |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=May 15, 2021 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219021749/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-05-15-mass-effect-legendary-edition-changes-talis-controversial-cabin-photo |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Promotion and merchandise===
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<ref name="Orah">{{cite web |url=http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/13/index/7637945/6#7954889 |title=Ask-A-BioWare - Older game Q&A? |last=Kristjanson |first=Lukas |work=BioWare Social Network |access-date=June 14, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Faces ME3">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5892977/the-faces-behind-the-voices-of-mass-effect-3/ |title=The Faces Behind the Voices of ''Mass Effect 3'' |last=Cox |first=Kate |date=March 15, 2012 |work=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104082245/https://kotaku.com/5892977/the-faces-behind-the-voices-of-mass-effect-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Tali Speaks!">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2011/08/talizorah-nar-rayya-speaks-an-interview-with-ash-sroka/ |title=Tali'Zorah nar Rayya Speaks! An Interview with Ash Sroka |author=Retrogamer |date=August 26, 2011 |work=The Gaming Liberty |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228061520/http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2011/08/talizorah-nar-rayya-speaks-an-interview-with-ash-sroka/ |archive-date=December 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="Artist Reveals">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-24-bioware-artist-reveals-cut-mass-effect-ideas |title=BioWare artist reveals cut Mass Effect ideas |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=July 24, 2013 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727112553/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-24-bioware-artist-reveals-cut-mass-effect-ideas |archive-date=July 27, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Struggling">{{cite magazineweb|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/03/bioware-struggling-with-tali-39-s-unmasking.aspx?PageIndex=7 |title=BioWare Struggling With Tali's Unmasking |last=Cork |first=Jeff |date=July 3, 2011 |magazinework=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616013110/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/03/bioware-struggling-with-tali-39-s-unmasking.aspx?PageIndex=7 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Tasteful">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-bioware-aimed-for-tasteful-tali-face-in-mass-effect-3 |title=PAX East 2012: BioWare aimed for 'tasteful' Tali face in Mass Effect 3 |last=Liebl |first=Matt |date=April 7, 2012 |work=GameZone |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=September 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914005456/http://www.gamezone.com/news/2012/04/07/pax-east-2012-bioware-aimed-for-tasteful-tali-face-in-mass-effect-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Not Squadmate">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-23-mass-effect-3-nearly-didnt-have-tali-as-a-playable-character |title=Mass Effect 3 nearly didn't have Tali as a squadmate |date=March 23, 2013 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515073226/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-23-mass-effect-3-nearly-didnt-have-tali-as-a-playable-character |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="OXM interview">{{cite magazineweb|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/mass-effect-interview-bioware-leads-pick-their-toughest-death-and-more |title=Mass Effect interview: BioWare leads pick their toughest death, and more! |date=April 19, 2013 |magazinework=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |access-date=June 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622064555/http://www.oxmonline.com/mass-effect-interview-bioware-leads-pick-their-toughest-death-and-more |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Character Bio">{{cite web |url=http://masseffect.bioware.com/me2/universe/characters/illusive_man |title=Characters: Tali'Zorah |work=Mass Effect 2 Official Website |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206222243/http://masseffect.bioware.com/me2/universe/characters/illusive_man |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Tali Revealed">{{cite magazineweb|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/23/tali-revealed-as-mass-effect-homeworlds-39-second-character.aspx |title=Tali Revealed As Mass Effect: Homeworlds' Second Character |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |date=February 23, 2012 |magazinework=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702032949/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/23/tali-revealed-as-mass-effect-homeworlds-39-second-character.aspx |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="10 Best">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/01/05/10-best-mass-effect-teammates |title=10 Best Mass Effect Teammates |last=Hopper |first=Steven |date=January 5, 2012 |work=IGN |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213052625/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/01/05/10-best-mass-effect-teammates?page=2 |archive-date=December 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Gay For">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/videogame-characters-wed-go-gay-for-part-2/ |title=Videogame characters we'd go gay for, part 2 |last=Gudmundson |first=Carolyn |date=August 19, 2010 |work=GamesRadar |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314041440/http://www.gamesradar.com/videogame-characters-wed-go-gay-for-part-2/?page=2 |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Casting Call">{{cite magazineweb|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/05/25/casting-the-mass-effect-movie.aspx |title=Casting Call: Mass Effect |last=Ryckert |first=Dan |date=May 25, 2010 |magazinework=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315083716/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/05/25/casting-the-mass-effect-movie.aspx |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Best and worst">{{cite web |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/26/the-best-and-worst-bioware-companions/ |title=The best and worst BioWare companions |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=August 26, 2014 |work=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=September 14, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924004559/http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/26/the-best-and-worst-bioware-companions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Hudson interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/interview-bioware-casey-hudson-on-the-making-of-mass-effect-2/ |title=Interview: BioWare's Casey Hudson on the making of Mass Effect 2 |last=McElroy |first=Justin |date=June 15, 2010 |work=[[Joystiq]] |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620100502/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/interview-bioware-casey-hudson-on-the-making-of-mass-effect-2/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name="What We Want">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-what-we-want-to-see/ |title=Mass Effect 3 – what we want to see |last=Nagata |first=Tyler |date=August 31, 2010 |work=GamesRadar |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018095812/http://www.gamesradar.com/mass-effect-3-what-we-want-to-see/ |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="15 things">{{cite web |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/16/15-things-we-want-to-see-in-mass-effect-3/ |title=15 things we want to see in Mass Effect 3 |last=Francis |first=Tom |date=February 16, 2011 |work=PC Gamer |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316093253/http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/16/15-things-we-want-to-see-in-mass-effect-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Upset">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezone.com/products/mass-effect-3/news/mass-effect-3-fans-upset-with-bioware-s-use-of-stock-image |title=Mass Effect 3 fans upset with BioWare's use of stock image |last=Liebl |first=Matt |date=March 8, 2012 |work=GameZone |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616013214/http://www.gamezone.com/news/2012/03/08/mass-effect-3-fans-upset-with-bioware-s-use-of-stock-image |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Now Angry">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5891242/gamers-are-now-angry-at-bioware-because-of-an-image-in-mass-effect-3 |title=Gamers Are Now Angry at BioWare Because of An Image in ''Mass Effect 3'' (SPOILER) |last=Schreier |first=Jason |date=March 7, 2012 |work=Kotaku |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127095941/http://kotaku.com/5891242/gamers-are-now-angry-at-bioware-because-of-an-image-in-mass-effect-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Better Face">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5912895/designing-a-better-face-for-mass-effects-tali |title=Designing a Better Face for ''Mass Effect's'' Tali |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=May 24, 2012 |work=Kotaku |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026102819/http://kotaku.com/5912895/designing-a-better-face-for-mass-effects-tali |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Good Look">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5485439/get-a-good-look-at-those-mass-effect-2-figures/ |title=Get A Good Look At Those Mass Effect 2 Figures |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=March 4, 2010 |work=Kotaku |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230754/http://kotaku.com/5485439/get-a-good-look-at-those-mass-effect-2-figures/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="If Only">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5818002/if-only-mass-effects-toys-were-actually-this-good/ |title=If Only ''Mass Effect''{{'}}s Toys Were Actually This Good |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=July 5, 2011 |work=Kotaku |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028114717/http://kotaku.com/5818002/if-only-mass-effects-toys-were-actually-this-good/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Square Enix">{{cite web |url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/96386/comic-con-2012-square-enix-making-femshep-and-tali-play-arts-kai-figures/ |title=Comic-Con 2012: Square Enix making FemShep and Tali Play Arts Kai figures |last=Lada |first=Jenni |date=July 12, 2012 |work=GamerTell |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715052451/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/96386/comic-con-2012-square-enix-making-femshep-and-tali-play-arts-kai-figures/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
<ref name="BioWare Turns">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5919458/bioware-turns-more-fan-art-into-official-mass-effect-merch |title=BioWare Turns More Fan Art Into Official ''Mass Effect'' Merch |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=June 19, 2012 |work=Kotaku |access-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524205900/http://kotaku.com/5919458/bioware-turns-more-fan-art-into-official-mass-effect-merch |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Cerberus Flush">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5850341/get-a-cerberus-flush-with-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-playing-cards |title=Get a Cerberus Flush with ''Mass Effect'' (and ''Dragon Age'') Playing Cards |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=October 10, 2011 |work=Kotaku |access-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220075605/http://kotaku.com/5850341/get-a-cerberus-flush-with-mass-effect-and-dragon-age-playing-cards |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Holiday Gifts">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/shows/holiday-gift-guide-2012/?event=mass_effect_cards20121119 |title=GameSpot Holiday Gift Guide 2012 - Mass Effect Playing Cards |date=November 16, 2012 |work=[[GameSpot]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002073104/http://uk.gamespot.com/shows/holiday-gift-guide-2012/?event=mass_effect_cards20121119 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref>
 
<ref name="Sidekicks">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/it-was-the-sidekicks-not-the-hero-that-made-me-love-m-471852238|title=It Was The Sidekicks, Not The Hero, That Made Me Love Mass Effect|author=Kate Cox |date=April 10, 2013 |work=Kotaku|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603211043/https://kotaku.com/it-was-the-sidekicks-not-the-hero-that-made-me-love-m-471852238|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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