Urdnot Wrex

Character Information:

• Name: Urdnot Wrex
• Age: 1200
• Gender: male
• Species: Krogan
• Affiliation: Clan Urdnot, Citadel Allied Forces, Interstellar Republic.
• Homeworld: Tuchanka
• Height: 7'4

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Appearance:

• Massive, imposing krogan, flesh and muscles seemingly built for war; skin is lemon-gray with deep scars. Carapace is deep crimson.
• Physique: broad shoulders, strong legs, powerful three-fingered hands; tail is short, three-toed feet.
• Head and Face: massive bone crest with cracks, wide lower jaw, red eyes with vertical black pupils; breathing vents above the mouth, nose is absent. Eyes are set like a reptile's.
• Skin and Carapace: dense, with keratinized areas; bone plates on the head, back, chest, outer side of arms and legs; the carapace regulates body temperature. The carapace runs from the forehead; krogans often headbutt each other, like pachycephalosaurs, for dominance and to see who is stronger (whoever withstands the blow is tougher).
• Armor and Equipment: heavy krogan armor, individually modified, with clan symbols; rarely wears a helmet; prefers shotguns, assault rifles, and a combat knife.
• Nails: thick, about 6 cm on the feet and 5 cm on the hands. Resemble the claws of herbivorous dinosaurs. On the feet, without a curve, flat base, thick, about 2 cm wide nail. On the hands, they are thinner in width, but with a barely noticeable curve.
• Neck: thick, strong, the skin there resembles a turtle's neck. Vertebrae are capable of withstanding strong impacts during headbutts.

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Personality:

• Wrex is much different from the average krogan. He is determined to prevent the krogan race from going extinct, no matter the cost, and usually won't care on the methods. Nevertheless, he does follow certain krogan philosophies e.g., he believes the enemy of his enemy is his friend, which convinces him to team up with Shepard to take down Fist, and later, Saren.
• Besides his dedication to helping his people, Wrex is also highly caring and respectful to others, despite his usual gruff nature, as shown when he respects Shepard for his battle prowess. He has a friendly rivalry with Garrus, despite the latter's insensitive remarks and krogan's general hatred of turians. He also is far less sexist and chauvinistic than other males, frequently including and respecting females when making decisions and also finds that fighting with females makes it different, indicating he is more inclusive.
• However, Wrex also possesses a fierce temper and plenty of arrogance, though unlike most krogan, he is capable of keeping it in check. He also knew that the Reapers would return and became determined to rally the krogan to fight them with the rest of the galaxy. He believed that the current mood of gaining revenge on the galaxy for nearly sending his species into extinction wouldn't work, as he knew that they would create another way to keep his species in check, which caused him to clash with, ultimately kill, his father Jarrod. Overall, Wrex is the exact opposite of the normal krogan, embodying their normal traditions: nobility, honor, courage, and heroism. Traits:
• Sarcastic, gruff, pragmatic, with a deep idealism for his people.
• Values strength, but believes that without purpose it is destructive.
• Has a dark, sarcastic humor with self-deprecation.
• In combat, capable of entering a battle trance, increasing strength but reducing self-control.
• Experienced strategist and warrior.
• Deep knowledge of clan history, krogan culture, and combat tactics.
• Knows weapon mechanics, principles of tactics and warfare.

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Background:

• Urdnot Wrex was born a few years after the end of the Krogan Rebellions. He became the youngest krogan to become a leader, and also became the only krogan to successfully kill a thresher maw in the Rite of Passage. He became a battle master and urged the tribes to forget all about war and focus on increasing their population. His father Jarrod then feigned he would talk to his son, but then ambushed him. Wrex survived but was forced to kill his own father. Disgusted by how low the krogan had fallen from their roots of courage, honor, nobility, and heroism, Wrex gave up all hope and left to become a mercenary.
• Wrex at first was much like a contract killer. Like all Krogan, he thought life's end should be an honorable death in battle, but Wrex isn't stuck in the old ways of the Krogan; things he says from time to time doesn't like. Over three centuries, Wrex worked as a bodyguard, mercenary, soldier of fortune, and bounty hunter. Wrex once had an encounter with an asari named Aleena and was even hired by the turian Spectre Saren Arterius to raid a volus cargo ship, although Wrex quickly left the job without being paid, having suspicions of Saren. Later on, his instincts were validated; every other mercenary who had been involved was found dead within a week.