
The game faced a very fast development process that meant that a lot of content had to be cut from Mass Effect 3. It isn’t entirely fair to place the burden of this solely on BioWare. It wasn’t long until fans showed that Tali’s face was only a lightly edited stock photo of a model, and many felt disappointed that a huge reveal for one of their favorite characters felt rushed. The reveal, however, caused a lot of controversy back in 2012 when Mass Effect 3 released. As a result, Tali’s face is not revealed until near the end of Mass Effect 3, when a Shepherd who has romanced Tali will see her face in a photograph on their nightstand towards the end of the game. As a Quarian, Tali is hypersensitive to alien bacteria, and has to wear a sealed suit for almost all of the original trilogy. She appears in all games in the original trilogy, and has one of the most interesting visual designs of all of the characters.

Tali’Zorah is one of the most beloved squadmates in Mass Effect.
