Mass Effect: Ranking The Characters From Worst To Best

With Mass Effect: Andromeda generating a large amount of excitement following its announcement at E3, there couldn't be a better time to brush the dust off the first three titles. For many fans, it's a chance to relive the escapades of Commander Shepard and his or her comrades, alongside getting excited for anything relating to the fourth instalment.

No doubt those same fans will be hoping to see the return of some familiar faces in the next chapter, despite BioWare stating that it's highly unlikely they will be usable in-game. Still, it's not a stretch to think a couple of cameo appearances from previous squad members could still happen in some form or another.

With so many missions to do during Mass Effect, there was plenty of opportunity to give each squaddie a chance to tag along and make a name for themselves - and of course everybody has their own specific story quests which were usually amazing, giving a deeper insight into their character.

But which of the Commander's squad members are most fondly remembered? Which have the best story arcs and the most iconic scenes - and which were quickly forgotten about? Well, here's a run down of every squad member across the trilogy (minus the DLC characters, since they aren't available to everybody) - for you to reminisce about.

Note: There are mild spoilers ahead.

Jacob is the first squad member that you get in ME2, and usually the first one that gets replaced when a more interesting one comes along. He's a Biotic, which are pretty good in combat, but Jacob's powers don't come close to the other Biotics around.

His character is just kind of forgettable too - his backstory isn't particularly interesting, and whilst you do feel a bit sorry for him because of the situation with his father, it's definitely not one of the better told nor more iconic loyalty missions.

To top it off, because his character is a bit boring, he rarely gets to take part in the more memorable missions in ME2 - and that means he just fades into the background. Sorry Jacob, but you should probably stay on the ship.