Most Useless Companion in ME2 (Story Perspective)

As much as this sucks to say, do y’all realize Thane is the most useless Squadmate in ME2 from a story perspective? Like he actually doesn’t add anything to Shepards crew. That’s a big claim but here with me.

Shepard can recruit up to 13 different squad mates to take with him to the collector base. These are the best of the best, are handpicked by the Illusive Man to help Shepard succeed. But not all of them are equal. Of the 13, 9 pull their weight straight away.

Miranda, Jacob, and Garrus can all lead the diversion teams.

Jack, Samara, and Morinth can all be the biotic expert.

And Tali, Legion, and Kasumi can all be the tech expert.

Reminder, Legion and Morinth weren’t even dossiers. Important to keep in mind. Next up, we’re gonna forgive Mordin, because he does help us on Horizon building the sweeper swarm shield. So he helps us. That only leaves Grunt, Zaeed, and Thane as folks who never actually helped Shepard finish his mission. However, I should state that I’d be willing to forgive Grunt, as like Legion and Morinth, IM never intended for you to recruit him. However, arguably even Grunt does more, as Grunt and Zaeed are both ranked tier 3 for their hold the line score, making them ideal to be left for that mission. Thane isn’t a tier one like Mordin, Kasumi or Tali, but he’s not like the other two and Garrus either. So that means across the story, Thane does nothing to stand out as a major asset to Shepards mission. I legit always ask him to escort Doc and the crew back, cause that is the only job he will succeed at. He’s the only character you can ask to be a tech expert, biotic expert, and team leader, and manage to fail at all 3. Mordin would’ve been if they kept him a biotic, but every other option can succeed at at least one thing. Even Jacob. Thane is less useful than Jacob. Let that sink in.

Am I being to hard on everyone’s favorite widow assassin? Or is this just the truth no one was willing to share?

Yes I know he helps the Silarian Counselor in 3, however I was mostly talking about his contribution in ME2, as it says at the top. In 3, he’s actually one of the ONLY ME2 squad mates that do anything, and the other two also die. But overall, I’m talking about the credit he deserves to have in ME2, which is quite literally nothing