Lieutenant Tolan

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Lieutenant Tolan is a member of the STG and one of the squad members who rescued Eve and the other female Krogan that had been cured of the genophage due to Maelon's experiments. He is only encountered by Commander Shepard on Sur'kesh if Captain Kirrache did not survive the events on Virmire on Mass Effect.

Initially, Tolan seemed pleased to meet Shepard, but through refusing to shake Shepard's hand and expressing his misgivings for curing the genophage, it is revealed that he harbors doubt and suspicion towards Shepard, especially in Shepard's desire to fight the Reapers. Tolan voices an isolationist and imperialist opinion that appears similar to the Salarian leadership's approach towards the Reaper threat. He laments the revelation of the cured Krogan as it will mean the Salarians will have no choice but to become involved in the war against the Reapers. This is further hammered as he also reveals he had wanted to execute the female Krogran to prevent the genophage cure from being known, but was overruled by the scientists in his team.

In effect, Tolan's views on the genophage cure and the Krogan are the complete opposite of Padok Wiks, who wants to cure the genophage and undo the damage the Salarians had done to the Krogran.