| Tali'Zorah | |
|---|---|
| Mass Effect character | |
 Tali as presented in The Art of the Mass Effect Universe | |
| First appearance | Mass Effect (2007) |
| Voiced by | Ash Sroka |
| In-universe information | |
| Race | Quarian |
| Class | Machinist |
| Skill | Technology |
Tali'Zorah, or Tali in short, is a character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in all three games in the Mass Effect trilogy. She is of the quarian alien race. Within the series, she is a skilled technician and the daughter of Rael'Zorah, a member of the quarian judicial review Admiralty Board. Ash "Liz" Sroka voices Tali in each of her appearances. Outside of the trilogy, Tali appears in Mass Effect: Homeworlds, a comic series with individual issues on each of several Mass Effect 3 squadmates.
Tali was initially the only quarian in the series. In the sequels, more extreme variations of her design were discarded in favor of revisions on her previous look. The Mass Effect 3 development team considered her removal from the squad, but ultimately chose to include her due to staff interest. The team also debated whether to reveal her masked face.
Tali has been received positively, and is one of the series' most popular characters. Her true appearance was a common online discussion topic amongst fans, though her face, upon its reveal, was criticized for being based on a stock photo, and was later replaced in a remaster. Various merchandise for the character, as with other of the series' squadmates, has been released.