Mordin Solus

"I help people. Sometimes heal patients; sometimes execute dangerous enemies. Either way helps."

Professor Mordin Solus is a doctor, scientist and the first salarian to join Shepard's squad, appearing for the first time in Mass Effect 2. He is described as "very smart, fast-talking and surprisingly brutal in his thinking" and being someone for whom the ends justifies the means. His distinguishing physical characteristics are his pale complexion, the dark tattoo on his forehead, his wrinkled skin and his truncated right horn. He also bears two scars, one cross shaped scar on his left cheek and a long scar running from above his left eye to the base of his left horn. He was once a Salarian operative, where he gained his combat skills and contacts which alerted him to Cerberus' existance and the return of Commander Shepard.

Mordin Solus is voiced by Michael Beattie

Salarian Scientist
Salarian Scientist is Mordin's class power.

Dossier
Shepard first meets the fast-talking salarian on Omega, where he is working on a cure for a plague affecting the station, of which Mordin identifies the presence of the vorcha as a symptom. After the vorcha deactivate environmental systems for the district in which they are located, Mordin gives Shepard a cure for the plague as well as a weapon taken off of a dead Blue Suns mercenary as a "bonus, in good faith" and tasks him with reactivating the power to the environmental systems. He also requests that he find Daniel, one of his assistants who entered vorcha territory searching for plague victims but hasn't returned.

Once aboard the Normandy Mordin runs the tech labs, overseeing research projects to improve weapons, armor and abilities using resources collected during the mission. He also has a very good singing voice.

Mordin's Appearance
Mordin's design needed to balance the look of a brilliant scientist with that of a combat-ready tech specialist.

Trivia

 * Before going to Omega, Mordin served in the STG (Salarian Special Tasks Group). He was acquainted with Captain Kirrahe; says that he was a good captain, but was rather prone to giving speeches. Mordin even quotes his "Hold the line" speech. Mordin himself prefers to focus on getting the job done and going home.
 * Mordin will give medical advice on interspecies relationships if Shepard chooses to pursue one. He also offers support in the form of booklets, relationship aids, demonstration vids, oils, and ointments.
 * In conversation Mordin reveals an interest in performing Gilbert and Sullivan. He even sings a modified version of "The Major General Song" about himself as a "Model Scientist Salarian".