4. Vetra Nyx (Drifter Mercenary)
Vetra is the first non-human partner you get in Mass Effect: Andromeda and she instantly proves to be the most useful person you can utilize on the field. For the time being, at least. She’s a smuggler, so she isn’t against doing things a bit differently. This does make her personality more mysterious, though, which can be either really cool or sort of annoying depending on your preferences. It’s almost as if certain characters are trying to win the coolest person in the Heleus cluster award, and she’s vying for the number one spot. When you get past that, though, she’s actually pretty sweet while also being stubborn and very tough.
Her skills aren’t too shabby. She uses Power Armor to help her survive tough encounters in Mass Effect: Andromeda. Combined with her rifle preference, she manages to dish out damage while not really putting herself into too much danger (which is always a plus when things get hectic). You’ll rarely see her fall in battle, and if she does, it was probably your fault. Turbocharge lets her up her DPS for a temporary period, and this helps with tougher enemies. You can upgrade her Smuggler Skills to give Vetra an edge against shields, but she’s still fairly balanced no matter how you kit her out.
In some ways, she’s just a better version of Cora on the field when it comes to how she fights which is saying something. Having a person who is able to keep your shields topped off while also dishing out hurt is always a great thing. If they’re able to survive better than other options as well, then that’s a serious cherry on top.
