Mass Effect Turian Species Explained | Morphology, Evolution, History, Council, and Exoskeleton Lore

The Turians are a species that is known for their steadfast adherence to public service and commitment to keeping the universe in order. However when stumbling across a hairless ape trying to reactivate the closed relay, they almost ended up in an outright confrontation with the newcomers. Before all that though, how did the Turians evolve on their homeworld of Palaven? Lets take a look!
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[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks for watching guys! I had a cold while writing, recording, and editing this so if I sound a little low energy, you now know why haha regardless I hope everyone enjoys it!

[@thedoruk6324]

+Raonoke Gaming Get well Soon, Dude, your uploads're addicting !

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

I think they may have mutated from there version of Terror Birds but something like Terror Birdoid's lol but I also heard they have insect like quality's too.

[@johnmoo8072]

I certainly enjoyed it :3 learned alot

[@silverstorybook639]

It not just humans at need to get over the first contact war. Gurian make getting along just as hard or harder then human. At least when comes to the governments

[@theheretic7622]

WHY ARE YOU UPLOADING AT 6am love ur stuff keep it up

[@mrragger6427]

“Space velociraptor” best thing I’ve heard all day

[@RoanokeGaming]

ayyyyy glad I could bring those amalgamation of words to you! haha

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[@jamesdthorn790]

It's literally what they are

[@donkeymanusa6364]

That sounds horrifying.

[@loganwhitney8471]

DonkeyMan USA If one of them is named Garrus I would not mind tbh

[@jacoblynam923]

I wonder if Garrus is super uncomfortable with Shepard analyzing his body parts with a sniper rifle😂

[@RoanokeGaming]

You have to stand far enough back so he cant see you haha

[@lryiss9407]

I'm Garrus Vakarian and this is my rectum

[@mattaffenit9898]

Jacob, we're talking about Garrus here. If ever there was a more bro-ish bro in all of brodom, he would probably headshot the bastard because clearly the guy's trying to assassinate Shepard.

[@oliviamoore3426]

She is calibrating lolol

[@macrussell78]

Garrus: Um Shepard, what are you doing with that sniper rifle? Shepard: Look'n at your toes...

[@FlintSparkedStudios]

Sometimes I think about how Earth really got its shit together to support life. That nice metallic core you mentioned, a perfect moon to support tides and smooth axial rotation, and that sweet spot in the solar system to keep water nice and liquidy. Shout-out to you, Earth.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Earth is a boss, that's why we should keep her around for as long as possible! and when our technology gets insanely good, and our suns about to explode, we should move her to a new sun because shes bae and shes worth it

[@riddlerthediddler4392]

The magnetic field protecting us from the deadly lazer that is our sun is slowly losing its power and will be mostly gone in about 1,500 years

[@denisesilveira3427]

Actually the thought process involved in “Earth being perfect for us” is exactly the opposite. WE are prefect for Earth. We are some of the descendentes of creatures who only managed to reproduce because they managed to ADAPT to a world surrounded by a moon that creates huge ocean tides, where the magnetic core exists and protects us from outer radiation, and whose water is mostly in liquid form at ambient temperature. Were the earth any different, we would have been entirely different in response to our environment, and right now people who cannot understand the concept of adaptation and evolution would be praising some “god”for having made our world as such that we can perfectly live in it....

[@featherdragon7894]

@@riddlerthediddler4392 Na, the magnetic field is just getting ready to reverse polarity, as it’s known to do from time to time, might be a weird few years after that but it’s geologically normal

[@voldo18]

@@featherdragon7894 explain

[@rotschadel3574]

I love your biological analysis. Many people just repeat the kodex entrys and call it an analysis. Keep your work on😉

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks man! I am glad to hear you are enjoying them! I always wonder if I am going off the rails with some ideas but its good to hear people are still finding them interesting!

[@mcmuggin8075]

@@RoanokeGaming fuck the rails, take this train where you need to steer it.

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Roanoke: "and I believe, 10/10, I would drink a beer with." Turian: *gets poisoned and fucking dies*

[@Lord_Deimos]

Rumor is Garrus is still making calibrations.

[@RoanokeGaming]

can confirm, went to talk to him 5 times in game yesterday, still making calibrations

[@ShaudaySmith]

them guns are temperamental to say the least!

[@SirDankleberry]

I bet his body won't even age because he's so busy with calibrations.

[@franswaafranswaa5026]

Okay, I actually think about turian biology a lot, for reasons totally not related to drawing smut. (they're related to drawing smut) ------------------------ Turian gestation would likely be much shorter. Their thin waist implies less room to carry young than even humans. They would have to give birth to very small young, then carry them in the cowl until they can walk on their own. The information that turian gestation takes 11 months is from a fanfiction, it is never stated in-game. Child rearing would, from my guess, fall to male turians. Turian women have very different morphology, one of the most important parts being the eyes. Femtur eyes have the slit and a small sclera compared to the male having a more human pupil with larger sclera. Looking at the way an eye slit takes in light compared to a circular pupil, it can be assumed that they see more sharp at night and have relatively blurry vision in day. That paired with the more slender body and lack of a frill makes them exceptional for nighttime stealth, faster running, better pursuit predation. This leads to the assumption that men would guard young against threats and rear them, while women hunted. If they have exoskeleton, fat content won't be easily visible from the outside. It would be stored in already relatively empty spots, as it is with earth insects. Mothers would not chew the food for their children, because they don't have molars. This would mean that either a) turians used a mortar and pestle to chew food once they had tool use, reducing stress on gizzard and crop, or b) turians would regurgitate. Mandibles are one of the most important parts of their sexual selection and communication. They are the primary means of emotional expression, which is extremely important because of their similarity to human psychology as it relates to their evolution. You didn't mention it, but turian genitals would probably be relatively standard, considering their evolutionary similarity to humans, designed to just... stimulate. Not the corkscrew or something crazy like that. Teeth I'd say are less raptorlike, more pescivorous. This is odd, considering the inability to swim that turians are known for. This could imply that they started externally grinding and crushing food much sooner than other advancements, early tool use like the usage of flint for human stuff and cut chewing. ------------------ One final thing, Garrus isn't the best bro. He's the best ho. 11/10 husband.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Very detailed!

[@franswaafranswaa5026]

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[@franswaafranswaa5026]

@Jonny awsom3 I accept this duty with pride

[@cameron-yo6zp]

@@franswaafranswaa5026 nothing wrong with this at all, if smut encourages you to learn, then smut is good for you

[@milklover4253]

i am disgusted, yet intrigued

[@starsilverinfinity]

“If you walked up to a Turian and punched them in the face, they wouldn’t like it very much” I can think of lots of aliens and humans who wouldn’t like that very much XD Nice job with the video!

[@RoanokeGaming]

this is also a valid point haha thanks man!

[@starsilverinfinity]

Roanoke Gaming LoL yeah

[@UgandanAirForce]

i feel like the krogan would like it

[@talizorahnarrayya6464]

Joshua Rathbun well any person brave enough to walk up and punch a krogan hasn’t survived very long unless they can back it up

[@geradosolusyon511]

If they have the M factor, that would change things.

[@twoheadedbear8518]

Garrus is the best space husband.

[@RoanokeGaming]

I would have to say Tali is bae to me, but Garrus is an excellent bro!

[@thelastroman3177]

@Roanoke Gaming, ngl, I prefer liara all the way

[@franswaafranswaa5026]

@@thelastroman3177 liara is for nerds, cool dudes romance the turian

[@catlover2223]

Plus, he is the only one who teaches Shepard how to dance. You know he's got talent!

[@perryzheng8372]

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[@dank_smirk9971]

Roanoke: "A race that I'd like to have a beer with". Garrus: *dies*

[@brownie8655]

When I'm watching these I can only imagine joining the fight against the reapers as a turian only to have my commander staring at the structure of my feet.

[@RoanokeGaming]

"uhhh ive got some calibrations Ive got to go do" Now I see why He never wants to talk

[@SuperHellKnight666]

No-one would mind if our turian brothers and sisters existed somewhere out there in the void of space.

[@RoanokeGaming]

It would be pretty boss,

[@regiman222]

We'd prefer they come and introduce themselves peacefully though.

[@seand.g423]

@@regiman222 and legitimately on their own FTL systems...

[@irishspartanstudios]

Imagine meeting a Turian and realizing it was from a centuries old videogame. That, or Turians exist because of the Dopler effect (that name correct?)

[@Jorary209]

The Jeff Goldblum pic was unexpected but is appreciated

[@RoanokeGaming]

Absolutely! he needs to be honored properly haha

[@ravenstrategist1325]

@@RoanokeGaming He was right, life always finds a way.

[@treemasterbob]

I'm amazed at how much new info you managed to gather, I'm a huge fan of mass effect and didn't know half this stuff.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Excellent! I am happy to hear you got some new info out of it! I was hoping I wasn't just bringing what everyone already knew to the table haha

[@treemasterbob]

@@RoanokeGaming the part about there lungs having to be extra large to compensate for poor oxygen absorption is what I'm most impressed with. It gives a solid explanation for there unique physical build other than the most common explanation in these cases: "the artist designed it that way".

[@shadowsketch926]

@@treemasterbob to put it blunt, Roanoke has a masters in biology i believe, he knows how biology will react and evolve over time to a big degree, with something like having copper in your blood over iron. it's the reason i love this channel, it's actually showing a person who knows what they're talking about, taking their education and taking this fictional material for a well grounded hypothesis, and in some cases, conclusion.

[@treemasterbob]

@@shadowsketch926 I know, I've been asking him to cover Mass effect for a bit as most races in it have evolutionary traits inline with their overall design. And as I've said previously, I'm really impressed with how much he managed gather and possibly take a very educated guess on. Makes me hope for at least a few more Mass effect videos.

[@Hercules1-v9m]

Strange to think that in the vastness of the universe, a species like the Turians may actually exist.

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Tbh I never really noticed the comparison between Turians and theropod dinosaurs until now, I always just compared them to the sangheili or elites from halo, with the two toes, greyish colour scheme, blue blood, similar leg structure, height and armour in some cases and so on

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

I always thought they were an Insect Bird hybrid.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad I could get you to take a look at it! Elites always reminded me of overgrown salamanders for some reason, Id say in closeness, the jackals are very similar to Turians, if not a little more blood thirsty

[@boyssouls5689]

I don't want to come off as dickish, but Sangheili have purple blood.

[@ryaquaza3offical]

Boys Souls is it?, oops lol tbh I’m slightly colour blind anyway ^^,

[@boyssouls5689]

@@ryaquaza3offical Its okay, I just hope I didn't offend you.

[@acidcosmos2001]

Sometimes I can't help but wonder if the turian anatomy is just this well thought out, or Bioware got extremely lucky. Given how much inane worldbuilding is in the codex, I want to believe the first lol

[@grumpyasian5727]

Neat to see you delving into Mass Effect, A universe I truly enjoy. It is even better to see you do your work and style of conveying information. Keep up the good work my friend, On the path to 100k.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you have stuck with the channel and are still enjoying the videos! we shall get there soon enough!

[@williamoldaker5348]

If I make d&d game with any game species as a species I'd use your content as a reference.

[@RoanokeGaming]

ayyy Glad I could help my dude!

[@thedoruk6324]

'' Life.... [[UH]] ... Finds a Wei*

[@RoanokeGaming]

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[@steelbear2063]

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[@thedoruk6324]

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[@bigb0ss583]

stop it 👀🔫👌

[@steelbear2063]

The DORUK I know that meme, but it's not about it. But(t) fuck it, who cares

[@CLoseDSpAceFiRe]

I love this but you forgot to mention potential husband qualities of Turians. Which are the best in the entire galaxy!!! Other than Urdnot Wrex.

[@RoanokeGaming]

ahh yes! Id have to say Tali is wife material, unless my girlfriend is reading this, in that case shes wife material XD

[@lonewolf2245]

Good luck doing the Quarians. :P Also, love your videos! Would love to see you cover the rachni or any other insectoid race in the future! Maybe the zerg from starcraft?

[@RoanokeGaming]

The Quarians will be interesting, Need to get past that freaking suit! lol and I believe I will be covering the rachni later one! Havent played starcraft, put perhaps in the future!

[@marvintaye]

Love your stuff man, binge watched all the deadspace morphology videos, keep up the great work.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks brochacho! Glad you are enjoying them!

[@Parsifal308]

amazing video!! waiting for more Mass Effect Species!!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks bro! glad you enjoyed it!

[@kevindenis9551]

I don’t know why, but the sight of a Turian beating up a Human why explaining how they both interacted upon first contact made me laugh. Especially with Shepard standing with and talking to the other Turian watching. Who would have thought apes and avian lizards would being standing and talking together in space?

[@sinsofthesend2067]

My favorite Mass Effect species Ty very much ❤️

[@RoanokeGaming]

Hope you enjoyed it bro!

[@bobcharlie2337]

Really cool video. Thanks

[@marshallhuffer4713]

The Turians are my favorite Mass Effect race. Hey, I was thinking that you should do a video on the biology of the Quarians.

[@ShadeMeadows]

Turians... Calibrating the tools of Survival~

[@RoanokeGaming]

still calibrating to this day!

[@malachaimoniz2290]

Bruh dont stop making videos. You feed my ever growin hunger on lore of all things video games. Thank you!

[@RoanokeGaming]

No end in sight as long as I am breathing! glad you are enjoying them bro!

[@Ehh97]

Omg this is so cool. I love the way you can just explain fictional creatures better than any biology teacher I ever had. XD

[@caffeinechaos1334]

Seriously... your videos are the best.

[@lenacarter8094]

I really love these videos. The amount of biology lingo I don't understand makes it sound even better. Krogans are my favorite I hope you do one on them soon!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you enjoy the videos bro! and I will be doing the krogn soon!

[@lenacarter8094]

@@RoanokeGaming Awesome! Im definitely joining your discord.

[@eclipse_7376]

Hope you feel better Roanoke, also the video was awesome muh dood!

[@RoanokeGaming]

thanks my dude! I am currently doing some proficiency training in the lab so I have been toughing it out, but I am done after Thursday, So I am probably going to do some serious resting on Friday haha

[@austinhaire9183]

Please continue on this Roanoke

[@CreepyLP1]

your videos are just awesome, so inspirational. Im always daydreaming about new ideas for creatures, spacial abilitys for humans like in animes or just about whole storys about those features. And in the way you explain all those creatures and where they come from and the lore around them, its just so entertaining and like i said inspirational. I love well explained abilitys like super strenght but like i said : its interesting how the strenght is explained not that something is just strong. The details make it fun and reasonable. okey....but the main thing i want to tell you is that your videos are so fun to watch and that i hope you keep up this awesome work. Thank you for your videos. love watching them.

[@SovietMexican619]

Omg I love have well you discussed the science and biology in this video on a fictional species, you sir have just gained a new subscriber!! Keep it up defiantly gonna watch more of your vides.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thank you for the sub bro! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video that much!

[@brandona6307]

I love how much thought went into creating this universe

[@chrispapa101]

Roanoke I have to say I love Mass Effect Universe and honestly I was thinking what other possible games you could go make videos from I must say I can not think of a better one keep up the great videos and good luck to you man. Truly love what you have done with this channel and I think although the climb will be slow could make it to 1 million subs in time.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thank you man! I appreciate the compliments! and I love some mass effect so it fits perfectly in haha the climb may be slow but honestly, as long as people enjoy the videos then that's good enough for me!

[@austincliff9865]

I love how much extra information you provide with your videos compared to other people

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you like that aspect bro! its always worth it :)

[@felipeperez4941]

Y'know, i really like these videos. Keep it up.👌

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you are enjoying them bro! Krogan are up next

[@GothicElf68]

Very interesting. Thank you.

[@DecimusCastusSPQR]

Your videos are so therapeutic

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you are enjoying them man!

[@Koryn_99]

I'm surprised he didn't mention Grunt's quote from the Citadel party when he's drunk, where he says "They don't look like birds. They look like cats!"

[@canuckpatriot1735]

You should do a video about the other races in the Mass Effect series including the Kett and Angara from Andromeda, just saying cause I enjoyed the videos you already did for Mass Effect and would love to see more of these

[@katarinavidakovic1373]

Nice job roanoke

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks man!

[@swinglow6580]

Amazing, I never knew so much detail was put into creating these characters! God I love this serious even more now!

[@RoanokeGaming]

its definitely a cool alien thats for sure!

[@swinglow6580]

@@RoanokeGaming btw subscribbled *MNK reference* amazing detail and work

[@xlamar89]

Aaand you just made my Garrusmance weird. Great video!

[@cjvaye99]

I love video game lore and mass effect is my favorite game series I cant believe I only just now found your channel.

[@vellinghem2187]

Awesome video boss! Glad to see your alive and well and Unfortunately I couldn't watch it as soon as it was posted since I'm on duty but thankfully my break allowed me to now. I love Turians, not only are they a cool looking species (not to mention the Broest of bro you could ask for) they to me are so much like the Elites of this universe...honor bound by Duty and Service. I remember when Garrus pulled a Crackshot on a hostage situation when he was a cop in Mass Effect 1and I was like "bro bro bro... protocol be damned someone give this man a promotion!!"

[@RoanokeGaming]

ayyyyy I feel ya man! and hell yes, Teaming up with Garrus in ME1 was like "yah maybe Ill find someone better" but seriously, 3 games later and I have never taken him off my team haha

[@brokeneyes6615]

Great video to, glad to see you’re branching out of mutations and space zombies. Looking forward to your take on asari.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you are enjoying the direction the channel is going my guy!

[@natsushinatsuki1831]

I love your videos, their pretty in depth at times and have a mind boggling amount of info. Also, I have a video idea if you don't mind hearing it out, the blacklight virus (prototype) vs the necromorphs (dead space) obviously. Also I love your voice.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you are enjoying them bro! and I appreciate the compliment on the videos, I do plan on covering prototype a little later on, just need to play it first!

[@walearr]

I only found your channel earlier today, and been bingewatching your biology analysis almoust non-stop. Love it man! After your done whit Mass Effect, Dead Space and Metro might i sugges you taking a look at various ghols and beasties in Witcher series?

[@spicybaconbro]

Love these videos. Mass effect, metro, all of em.

[@dgalloway107]

I've been waiting. Grab your quads, its time for Mass Effect!

[@RoanokeGaming]

hope you enjoyed it bro!

[@OurLadyOfPunkz]

Must say, I really enjoy all of your lore and morphology videos. Glorious really. And, could you do a breakdown of the Quarians or Asari’s biology?

[@RoanokeGaming]

I will be covering them as well! glad you enjoy the videos bro!

[@DarkGearx]

whenever I see your videos. I'm like....sweet. something educational and video game related

[@RoanokeGaming]

Excellent! I hope you continue to enjoy them in the future as well bro!

[@Michaelvlog-yh3ru]

I love that character im so glad u did a video on his species i use him all the time he is always on me team

[@RoanokeGaming]

absolutely bro! glad you enoyed it!

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Turians: master sunbathers

[@AntzolY111]

Yay! Roanoke Man again put down on the table an amazing video !!! 😎😎😎 Turians are awesome They look like Bird alikes : ))) Also Fem Turians look really gorgeous 😎😎😉😉

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks my dude! Glad you liked it and thank you for the compliment!

[@AntzolY111]

@@RoanokeGaming no prob man 😎😎😎☺☺ Also thanks for ❤ : ))) ;) Garrus Shep combo first romance I done in ME game 😃😃😎😎😉

[@AntzolY111]

@@lukavidakovic4928 Turians Should be Our Brothers in Arms....Alliance and the Hierarchy..😎😎

[@nodood]

Garrus: um... What are you doing Shepard... Shepard: just... Scoping you out... Bro

[@destinytrapper9179]

I guess some dinosaurs knew how to fly....

[@RoanokeGaming]

The space dinosaurs that is

[@ModeusX]

Amazing video as usual ! Will you make in the future a similar video about Krogan species, thet are by far my favourite in the game !

[@RoanokeGaming]

thanks bro! and yes I will be!

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

Wow this is early it's 11:04 am here and I don't think you're videos have ever been at this time 😃. They should make an animation off The First Contact War.

[@RoanokeGaming]

Ive posted I think maybe 2 or 3 before, but I finished this up late last night so I figured Id posed it early in the morning! and that would be cool, I would play it

[@KennMila]

Can you please so more of the Mass Effect species? I'd love to see videos on the angara, vorcha, salarains, etc

[@davidarredondo2017]

I couldn't think of a funny comment but i love the videos RG!!!!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you like them bro!

[@Zamun]

Thanks for the space bird boy content.

[@thomashoughton5270]

Yes i was hoping so badly youd start doing mass effect

[@RoanokeGaming]

I have also covered the elcor if you are interested in them!

[@thomashoughton5270]

@@RoanokeGaming Oh i saw that one too! Just thought it was gonna be a one time thing cause youre covering so many different lores haha but awesomr

[@skyelouisekowe]

This is highly informational

[@SnlDrako]

And this is the point where Mass Effect dropped the physics ball hard. A magnetosphere doesn't only protect from radiation, but also from solar wind, which would blow the atmosphere away in years. Even our atmosphere is depleting, but slowly enough that it does not affect us. Mars has the exact same problem. Yes, Palaven is actually further away from it's sun than Earth, however, it's only 1.15 AU, 15% further away than Earth, which does not significantly decrease the power of it's stars wind. It's possible that Menae and Nanus, the moons of Palaven lessen this effect to a degree, if both of these directly block the star constantly, and for some odd reason both orbit each other around PalavenL1, effectively providing a shield cone against charged particles. Of course that would result in the weirdest day-night cycle ever, because even in daylight, the sun would be blocked out for a couple of hours, then shine again, then blocked out again, then shine again, seemingly randomly. Okay, physics babble is over. You can wake up now. I cannot expand any further on your breakdown, excellent job. However, what could possibly cause the flanging effect you hear in their sound? Is it possible that due to the high radiation of the planet, they evolved a sort of double vocal cord system to act as an airlock to their lungs to protect it from unwanted charged particles? That would mean they breathe and speak from different airsacks in their chest tho, and the speech airsack is somewhat resistant to radiation, and the breathing one is not. Or it could mean that it is a filter in their throats that somehow filters the charged particles from the air, and protects the lungs through that? Oh, space velociraptors? Lemme crush your childhood then. Velociraptors were about 2 meters at best, (less than 7 feet) from nose to the tip of the tail, and 7 kilograms ('bout 15 pound) weight. About half of the length, or more, is the tail. So basically they were large aggressive chicken. With teeth. Citation dump: Velociraptor info: www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/velociraptor.html Palaven info: masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Palaven

[@RoanokeGaming]

I believe I will make a side video about the voice, I cant believe I forgot to add that into this video and very true about the raptors! but Lucy (our ancestor) was only about 3 feet tall if I remember correctly, maybe a little more, but Humans are much larger now! so perhaps their evolution led them in a similar fashion to become larger

[@SnlDrako]

@@RoanokeGaming You're absolutely correct, Lucy was a couple of centimeters shy of a meter tall (right about 3 feet). I just love to point out to people that velociraptors were nothing like the depictions. However, upon consulting a friend of mine, I have to point out that there were a raptor species which match closely enough to the movie velociraptors (apart from the feathers, but that actually was not known at that time), namely, the Utahraptor. Those were massive 5-7 meter(16-22 feet) from nose to tailtip, and about 1.8 meter (6 feet) tall, weighting about a ton or two (2200-4400 pounds).

[@helmaschine1885]

So...they were space deinonychus.

[@g0rgon1]

I’m definitely looking forward to a video on Krogans. They’re my favorite species in the Mass Effect series.

[@RoanokeGaming]

I believe they are next!

[@SelkieGirl]

3:13 you mean sexy. I know what I said. The designers knew what they were doing.

[@Voc_spooksauce]

Holy shit i forgot you had done videos on Mass Effect, now that i finished the trilogy ((playing Andromeda now)), this is perfect!!

[@EtherealEOD]

Some things i didn't know, i now do! Thank you!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Excellent! Hope you enjoyed it bro!

[@nicholassas4201]

Yes yes more more!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Glad you enjoyed it bro!

[@nicholassas4201]

Roanoke Gaming "Always do"

[@redohealer2]

Look who's back

[@RoanokeGaming]

The Space raptors!

[@zollof6699]

I like how to show off the structure of the Turians and Krogan, Shepard just kinda creepily hovers around his teammates. xD

[@that1aliendragonjack627]

A video on one of my favorite species from Mass Effect? This will be gooooood. Oh wait it already is!

[@RoanokeGaming]

ayyyyy Thanks bro!

[@that1aliendragonjack627]

@@RoanokeGaming you're also Garrus is best bro for life!

[@patricknorris9334]

Wow 400k subs in 2 years that's pretty crazy man.

[@geminiangels5653]

Can't wait for you to do the krogans and quarians

[@RoanokeGaming]

the quarians are going to be rather difficult haha

[@robertmiller9023]

Hey Roanoke what's up bro I loved the video and I have a idea maybe you could do a vid on the protheans

[@RoanokeGaming]

glad you enjoyed it bro! and I have considered covering the protheans, just need to interact with them first however!

[@robertmiller9023]

I think theres a dlc for it

[@lazarmarinkovic8486]

I'd like to see you do a video like this on the krogens as well

[@RoanokeGaming]

Excellent! I am working on that right now!

[@bradleysmith5324]

so glad I can subscribe to your Channel even though mass effect is not my cup of tea still love vid :)

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks for the sub bro! and There are always more! I believe resistance is coming up next :)

[@sonuvabirch330]

I think a good morphology video idea would be the typhon from prey, I think you’d really enjoy doing that video

[@RoanokeGaming]

I do need to play prey!

[@sonuvabirch330]

Roanoke Gaming I believe you’d really enjoy it with all the different variants of typhon and the way every person is connected. It’d be a fun play for you for sure if you enjoy a bioshock esque games

[@elchompo39]

ALMOST 100k!!!!!!!

[@RoanokeGaming]

yaaaaas we are getting there!

[@waragon4737]

With legendary editions photo mode you should be able to examine the races much easier because aiming makes them duck also i love these mass effect video asari or quarian next please!

[@justanimeakashiya3716]

Such an underrated channel..

[@RoanokeGaming]

Thanks my dude! I hope to one day be up there with the greats!

[@justanimeakashiya3716]

Roanoke Gaming with this content idk why you aren’t already lel. You cover a lot of stuff many others don’t.

[@ghappyzo257]

I have a suggestion for morphology vids, idk if anyone has suggested this but it would be cool to hear your take on the creatures in the lost planet game series.

[@RoanokeGaming]

I have played lost planet before, Ill have to play it again to remember what its even really about, so that might be something for the future, thank you for the suggestion!

[@humblegroundskeeper7495]

i hope you do the quarians one day, and the volus as the idea of having next to no immune system or in the case of the volus being from a non carbon atmosphere world is fascinating

[@ericw5529]

Nice video again my friend. What’s your favorite game series or monster so far?

[@RoanokeGaming]

thanks man! and Dead Space for sure, that will forever and always be my favorite series!

[@ericw5529]

Roanoke Gaming I always wanted to play it but I could never find it! 2 always seemed to be the more interesting one for me.

[@TheGuardingDark_]

4:29 I always thought their spurs were something like a dew-claw. Maybe a vestigial leftover from a quadrupedal precursor species.

[@ididthisforthecomments.5893]

Yaaaas more mass effect species!!!

[@RoanokeGaming]

hope you enjoyed it bro!

[@skullking2247]

Since you do biology typically for aliens and monsters can you also do it for unique characters such as Shepard or doom guy or master Chief so we can know how badass they really are?

[@331coolguy]

He did doom slayer and chef look up his bid on the Spartan 2 program

[@RoanokeGaming]

Indeed I have!

[@MrNickm1224]

Hey, Roanoke. I have a few thoughts and things to share with you about your channel as well as this video. Bare with me for a bit. I am currently finishing up my basics at my local college to soon move on to study to be a veterinarian. Tuesday is my General Biology 1 final and next semester I'll be taking G.B. 2. But before I ever took Bio. 1 I studied Human A&P 1 and 2, and have already found so much similarities with the two courses that the transition is pretty easy so far. I'm sharing this with you because it excites and encourages me when I watch your videos and I am able to not only able understand most everything you say but what I initially miss, or don't understand, I usually can break down what you're saying and get myself to comprehend your topics. To give you some background of why all of this makes me feel pretty good about my self is back before college I'd never say that I would want to be a doctor/lawyer/president, ect. Now that I've taken certain classes and done a few things I am now one of those people who want to be an animal doctor. It's kind of like seeing yourself grow up, but in a good way. Hold one just a bit longer. My dad and I are fairly scientifically minded guys and we talk about all sorts of topics. Tonight we were discussing stuff I have been learning in Bio. which lead to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, evolution in general, examples of evolution in someone's lifespan, Mars and then I thought of your channel. I showed him this video and he couldn't believe how someone, you, were able to break down this fictional species in a way to make since and also sound like a lab lecture. All and all, dude, great job on what you do with this channel. I can't wait to see more. I hope you made it to the end of this stupid long comment Sincerely, MrNickm1224

[@RoanokeGaming]

We can always use more biologists so that is great you are working towards that! I hope it brings you as much joy (and hopefully less stress than it did me) as you progress through it! watch out for Organic Chemistry though, the Achilles heel of most biologists haha and thank you for the compliment bro, I wish you luck in the coming years as you pursue your degree!

[@Kev_Lar]

I'm a simple Internet dweller. I see Mass Effect, I upvote. Quality as usual, keep it up man.

[@RoanokeGaming]

thanks broseph, I appreciate the support on the video as well as the compliment!

[@dragden851]

would love to see one of theses but for quarrians (if there even is enough info on them to do so and figure out anything about how they are under them suits)

[@HashknightGaming]

Lol that device that pulled them dudes apart was something didn't seem to work to bad.

[@onesoggywaffle7578]

Does this count as a face revel! Great content always find myself learning something new and laughing at the jokes you make throughout the video

[@RoanokeGaming]

haha well I should hope I don't look exactly like a turian! and I am glad to hear that bro! someone likes my jokes! My GF is tired of them haha

[@thomasfplm]

You'd drink a beer with them, but not the same beer as them.