Urdnot Wrex

Urdnot Wrex
Mass Effect character
Wrex as he appears in the first Mass Effect
First appearance	Mass Effect (2007)
Voiced by	Steven Barr

Urdnot Wrex is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in the first game of the Mass Effect trilogy. He is a krogan, an alien race near-sterilised by other galactic races for their violence and high population growth. Introduced as an experienced krogan mercenary, his role changes in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 where he becomes leader of an expanding krogan clan and eventual head of state for the krogan as a whole. After a 1000 years of aimless apathy, Wrex seeks to bring back hope to his people and reverse the genocidal-plague placed upon them.

Able to die in the first game in a stand-off with the player-character, the character will appear in the second and third games if the player imports a savegame where Wrex lives. In the Citadel downloadable content for the third game, he is available as a squadmate again for the DLC's duration. In addition to the games, he is the star of the Mass Effect: Foundation comic series' second issue. Merchandise of the character has also been made available.

Krogan faces drew inspiration from bats. Their bodies were given a thick exoskeleton expressive of their battle-hardened nature. The krogan had to fit into human animation skeletons, limiting designs and making developers focus on their backs to increase their size. Wrex was given a "splash" of red color and scars to separate him from others of his race. The scars further stress his combat experience. His stand-off with the player-character was presented as an example of Mass Effect's cinematography.

The character was positively received, with praise going to his humour and writing. His stand-off with Shepard in the first game drew attention.

A famous bounty hunter and mercenary, Wrex is among the last of the krogan Battle Masters. They are rare individuals who can combine biotic abilities with advanced weaponry and tactics. Wrex quickly gained fame for his battle powers and became a leader of one of the smaller Urdnot tribes at a very young age. To date, Wrex is the youngest krogan to be granted the honor in 1,000 years. Following the krogan genophage, Wrex turned his back on his people when his father, a krogan warlord who wanted to resume the war, betrayed and attempted to kill him after a feigned attempt at reconciliation. Wrex escaped, though not before taking his father's life in retaliation. During the past three centuries, Wrex has worked as a bodyguard, mercenary, soldier and a bounty hunter. One operation as a mercenary was with Saren Arterius as his employer, though Wrex immediately sensed something very troubling about the turian and left the contract without even waiting to get paid. His instincts were right: every other mercenary on the ship they were on turned up dead within a week. Despite his menacing appearance, Wrex rarely loses his temper. Likewise, Wrex doesn't voice his thoughts very often. But when he does, people are more than willing to listen. The mere threat of his anger is enough to ensure that.