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Let’s talk about Mordin Solus.

Mordin Solus, who lived the entirety of his life to the fullest, being both a badass commando who served with Major frelling Kirrahe and the greatest scientific mind of his generation, which is saying something when it comes to salarians.

Mordin Solus, who joined the genophage modification project because not only did he see that the krogan were adapting, they were culturally at a point where it would only end in bloodshed and genocide. And not only that, but he also determined that the galaxy was culturally unable to function without resorting to bloodshed and genocide. Save galaxy from krogan, yes, but also save krogan from galaxy.

Mordin Solus, who was the only member of the modification team who stuck around to observe the effects of their project, so that while he joined them in their satisfaction of a scientific exercise completed properly, he also made sure that it was associated with the direct effects and consequences therein. He made sure that even though he was proud of his work, he would always associate it with the reality of its results. Turning the krogan into numbers and statistics worked for the project, but when you reduce a people to numbers, you stop thinking of them as people.

Mordin Solus never stopped thinking of the krogan as people.

Mordin Solus, who continued to defend the necessity of the genophage modification – it was the best course of action at the time – but nevertheless felt empty inside afterwards and acknowledged precisely why.

Mordin Solus, who could have taught medicine, science, or tactics at any accredited university in the galaxy, who could have had his pick of any resources, staff, or position, even if the reasons why were classified beyond classified, nevertheless chose to set up his own health clinic on Omega with limited resources, hostile patients, and an undertrained staff, because that was where he could do the most good. Where he could continue to see the small picture, without losing sight of it. Where he could never again reduce people to numbers or statistics.

Mordin Solus, who freely admits that if there was any other way to save the krogan at the time, he would have jumped at the chance.

Mordin Solus, who actually took that chance when it became available, proving that his remorse was not simply empty words.

“Had to be me. Someone else would have gotten it wrong.”

Mordin Solus, who could probably name twelve other salarians and a handful of scientists from other species who had the intellect to cure the genophage, but would never have done it for the same reasons. It was not arrogance that led to those words, not disdain. It is a simple fact that of all the STG scientist commandos that modified the genophage, it was Mordin Solus alone that stayed. Mordin Solus alone that felt every lost hope of the krogan against his conscience. Mordin Solus who understood the full gravity of the situation, that it was not ever about “putting the krogan back in their place”.

Mordin Solus, who could be described by many people as arrogant, callous, and domineering, except for those people who knew what his life had cost him.

Let’s talk about Mordin Solus.