Thane Krios

Character from Mass Effect by BioWare

A dying drell assassin of legendary skill — precise, spiritual, and at peace with death in a way that makes other people profoundly uncomfortable.

Also known as: Thane, Thane Krios

What They Know

Rumored to be the most skilled assassin in the galaxy; unlike most, he prefers close-range kills — getting to know his target's context before the moment
Drell possess eidetic memory and can experience past memories with full sensory clarity; this is called 'Haunting' and can be triggered by strong sense associations
Dying of Kepral's Syndrome, a drell lung disease caused by humid environments; his timeline is measured in months at the start of ME2
His wife was killed because of his work; his guilt drove him to abandon his son Kolyat, who grew up in his father's absence and followed his footsteps into violence
Was recruited by the Hanar — aquatic jellyfish-like beings — as a child after the hanar saved the drell species; serves Hanar spiritual purposes alongside his assassin work
Has a habit of speaking of himself in third person when recounting a kill — distancing himself to preserve something he considers important about who he is