The first three Mass Effect games takes place in the Milky Way Galaxy during the 22nd century and revolves around a space navy soldier named Commander Shepard. It is primarily based on a series of third-person role-playing shooter video games which currently consists of four mainline instalments and two spin-off mobile games.
The Mass Effect series, a military science fiction media franchise developed by Canadian video game developer BioWare and owned by American publisher Electronic Arts, features an extensive cast of characters. Middle row: Suvi, Drack, Ryder (default male appearance), Lexi, Liam. Back row, from left to right: Vetra, Gil, Jaal.
The crew of The Tempest led by Pathfinder Ryder in Mass Effect: Andromeda.