User blog comment:Lancer1289/BioWare gets on the Multiplayer bandwagon/@comment-25305799-20111012191341/@comment-4355416-20111012200133

These characters also wont actually be Shepards but random fighters in the war against the Reapers. Not only will you be able to play as Humans, but you can also be a Drell, Asari, Krogan, or Turian which all have there own unique abilities.