User blog comment:H-Man Havoc/New Squadmate Species for ME3?/@comment-3053284-20110101115102/@comment-743796-20110102010051

the elcor could act as a "supply" squadmate: thick hide could resist thermal shots, and each one has enough surface area to carry a sufficient amount of weapons. Lastly, because they're raised on the high-gravity world of Eletania, being deployed to lower gravity planets would result in them being granted heightened durability, stamina, strength and speed. Though I agree that Elcor don't make good potential squadmates: as good as they could be, they aren't bipedal, and so end up using more energy in the long run.