Dr. Chakwas

Character from Mass Effect by BioWare

The Normandy's ship doctor across all three games — a woman who chose service on a warship over a comfortable practice because the soldiers needed her more than the civilians did.

Also known as: Dr. Chakwas, Chakwas, Karin Chakwas

What They Know

• Has served with Joker and Shepard since the SSV Normandy SR-1; the only crew member who transferred to Cerberus employment primarily because Joker needed her
• Enlisted in the Alliance as a doctor; has served through the liberation of Shanxi, the Skyllian Blitz, and more combat situations than most Alliance doctors accumulate
• Name is an anagram of 'hacksaw' — coined by writer Drew Karpyshyn; she is named for what she does, which is fix people with whatever's available
• The only person on the Normandy whose medical files on Shepard include pre-death baselines; she knows exactly which parts of Shepard were rebuilt by Cerberus and which survived

Connections

• member_of — normandy_sr2
• ally_of — commander_shepard
• friend_of — joker

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