29 Facts About Thane Krios

Thane Krios is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who first appeared in Mass Effect 2 as a party member.

Thane Krios is voiced by Keythe Farley in the video game series.

Thane Krios candidly reveals to Shepard during their first meeting that he is dying of Kepral's Syndrome, a genetic respiratory disease that will ultimately lead to lung failure, but willingly joins the suicide mission.

Thane Krios makes further appearances in two issues of the Mass Effect: Foundation limited comic series, which take place prior to the events of the trilogy.

Thane Krios has featured prominently in promotional art, demo footage, trailers and advertisements for Mass Effect 2.

Thane Krios was raised on the ocean planet of Kahje, the homeworld of the hanar, a species known for their strict adherence to polite speech and proper etiquette.

Thane Krios possesses eidetic memory, a genetic trait typical of the drell species.

Thane Krios occasionally loses himself reliving the perfect recall of some of his memories and can describe them in flawless detail.

Thane Krios was first trained by his hanar masters as an assassin since he was six, making his first assassination by the time he reached twelve.

Thane Krios met his wife during an assassination mission when she stepped in front of Thane's target in order to stop him.

Thane Krios decided to settle down with her and left the service of his hanar masters through a voluntary severance of their Compact relationship.

Thane Krios's wife was later murdered by mercenaries who were pursuing her husband.

Thane Krios prays before each mission and asks for forgiveness from his gods after each kill.

Thane Krios is a possible romantic interest for a female player character, Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2.

BioWare started with a written description of Thane Krios, and wanted to emphasise him as a "career assassin" while keeping him attractive as a possible romantic interest for female players.

Thane Krios ultimately went through eight or nine "phases" before his design was finalised.

Debates were had over whether Thane Krios should wear tight assassin-appropriate clothing or a loose jacket that evoked the feeling of a professional.

Thane Krios is first encountered on the regional asari hub world Illium, where he had been based for the past two years planning the assassinate an asari named Nassana Dantius.

Thane Krios joins Shepard on a pro bono basis following his successful assassination of Dantius, stating that he has nothing left to lose, and he hopes to right many wrongs he has found in the galaxy before his death.

Thane Krios's story revolves around his son, Kolyat, and his desire to rescue him from a life of crime.

Thane Krios begins to shed tears, but Shepard comforts him, and the two spend the night together.

Thane Krios appears in the hospital on the Citadel, and tells Shepard he is in the terminal stages of his illness and cannot join Shepard in the fight against the Reapers.

Kolyat will reveal that Thane Krios's prayer was not meant for himself, but for Shepard.

Ben Griffins said Thane Krios is one of his favourite BioWare companions, and that everything about the character is "fascinating" to him.

However, Tim Clark dislikes Thane Krios and called him "just a big green cloud of glum".

Phil Savage from PC Gamer remarked that Thane Krios's ending in Mass Effect 3 is brilliant, calling it a "quiet, sad triumph"; he's surrounded by family and friends at his deathbed, content with what he's achieved.

Thane Krios likes that BioWare still made an effort to remind players to cherish the things that matter to them as individuals, such as their life goals and loved ones, even if Mass Effect is a game series that resolves around big, galaxy-shifting decisions and impossible odds.

Thane Krios expressed a view that another writer who identifies as being chronically ill would probably have created a space for Thane to exist without death, "to be disabled and kicking ass well into the end of the series", but is content that he represents a movements towards greater inclusivity and representation of minorities in a video game.

Thane Krios compared Thane's prayers for his own wicked self to the concept of original sin and the practice of Christians praying to God for forgiveness of their own sins.