Cerberus Daily News/Characters/Crimson Chains

Abad Sam-mel
A batarian slaver who loves good wine and hates humans.


 * Above the Ruins: When Abad left Anhur behind.
 * Affably Evil: When Abad's not leading slave raids, he's pleasant and friendly towards most people, including his former victims.
 * At Least We Admit It: Frequently invokes this when pointing out the hypocrisy of non-batarian races condemning the Hegemony for having a slave caste.
 * Badass Baritone: Abad has been described as having a deep voice.
 * Birds of a Feather: His relationship with Nakalaxi Lorgrek.
 * Complete Monster: Abad had a small child eaten alive by his pet vorcha, turning Emma O'Daal into a murderer-by-proxy in the process.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: The violent death of his brother, and other family issues not yet revealed.
 * Girl in a Box: Abad seems to be tripping over these left and right.
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: The big one across Abad's face falls into the evil half of this trope.
 * Mistress and Servant Boy: Abad pretended to be the latter when Nakalaxi Lorgrek helped him rescue his nephew.
 * Neutral Evil
 * Occupiers Off Of Our Planets: Abad's primary motivation for carrying out slave raids on human colonies in the Terminus Systems.
 * Scars Are Forever: Abad has several.
 * Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: Abad Sam-mel frequently expresses disapproval of fellow batarian slaver, Malak, for this very reason.
 * Visionary Villain: Abad's not a slaver for the money; he's trying to drive humanity out of the Terminus Systems for the good of his people.

Dreket
Abad Sam-mel's hilarious vorcha sidekick.


 * Chaotic Evil
 * Comedic Sociopathy
 * Complete Monster: Dreket once ate a small human child.
 * Third Person Person
 * You No Take Candle
 * Vorcha In A Box: Dreket was found in a crate on Abad Sam-mel's ship, leading to his role as sidekick.