Captain Kirrahe

Captain Kirrahe is an officer in the Salarian Military. He is in charge of a covert ops group that was sent to investigate Virmire and discovered Saren's activities there. Kirrahe is a brave, intelligent salarian with a good strategic mind; he is able to inspire his men but is also prepared to make sacrifices if necessary.

After discovering Saren's krogan breeding facility on Virmire, Kirrahe sent a message to the Council asking for a fleet to help destroy it, but a communications distortion meant he only got the Normandy. He was suspicious of Wrex, describing the salarians' intervention in krogan evolution as 'a mistake', but allowed Commander Shepard to deal with Wrex's anger. With help from Shepard's people, Kirrahe developed a plan to take the facility down and personally led three teams of his salarian officers (along with either Ashley Williams or Kaidan Alenko) to draw the geth out, knowing they would take heavy losses. He heard some dissent amongst his men and gave them an inspirational speech, explaining that though they were covert operatives rather than heavy troopers, they were still part of a proud tradition and this was their chance to make a real difference. Shepard was able to assist Kirrahe's assault by disrupting geth communications and hacking the facility alarms.

Depending on the circumstances, Kirrahe may be killed in the nuclear explosion on Virmire along with one of Shepard's squad. Alternatively he can survive and escape with Shepard aboard the Normandy. Kirrahe and his surviving men can be found in the engineering section, sympathetic to Shepard's loss; Kirrahe says they will get off when the Normandy next makes port and find their way home.