Dahlia Dantius is the sister of the asari diplomat Nassana Dantius.
Dahlia is, in fact, a slaver and the leader of a band of pirates in the Artemis Tau cluster. Her group specializes in slaving, and includes humans, turians, salarians and krogan, operating out of a stronghold on Sharjila. Dahlia, though not an asari commando, is a formidable biotic and a well-trained combatant.
Dahlia is actually the black sheep of a prominent family; her sister, Nassana Dantius, is a diplomatic emissary on the Citadel. Knowing Nassana would be heavily monitored or even demoted if her sister's activities are revealed, Dahlia decided to blackmail Nassana and received a large sum of credits as a result.
Unfortunately, Dahlia underestimated her sister. Nassana retaliates by contacting Commander Shepard. She claims Dahlia is an innocent victim who has been kidnapped by mercenaries, and points the Commander to Dahlia's base. Taken by surprise, Dahlia rallies her men to defend the base, but is killed in the assault. Alternatively, Shepard can learn about both sisters only in the aftermath of the attack, though Nassana is still willing to reward the Commander for preemptively dealing with her sister.
Tactics[]
- Dahlia is armed with a pistol and an assault rifle, though she seldom uses the latter.
- She mostly or always comes down from the upper level, strafes to her left and hugs the wall (while moving toward the back of the room), until she reaches roughly the halfway point of that wall; at this point, she heads for Shepard. In this maneuver, she tends to be accompanied by a (human) sniper. Using this tactic, most of her pirates will have already begun attacking Shepard and squad, and accordingly her biotics become an unwelcome surprise to the fight.
- As with most fights in such an environment as her compound, crowd-control powers provide a large advantage. Use throw, singularity, lift, or the like, to knock her and any nearby enemies off their feet, making them easier targets for your weapons.
- Dahlia cannot be ragdolled by high impact ammo like High Explosive Rounds or Sledgehammer Rounds, except if dealt as a killing shot.
- Legendary Edition: Dahlia no longer flings Throws at Shepard, though she may occasionally hit squadmates with it.
Trivia[]
- Being that her identity was unknown at the time she was killed, she is labeled as "Asari Slaver" in the course of the fight as opposed to her actual name.