Aria T'Loak, also known as "the Pirate Queen", is an asari organized crime boss who serves as the de facto ruler of Omega Station, an important hub in the lawless Terminus Systems. She owns the Afterlife Club, which serves as the station's central hub. Her first chronological appearance is in ', an 8-page prequel comic to "Mass Effect 2." She then makes a cameo in ', briefly assisting Liara's search for the missing Shepard. In "Mass Effect 2", Aria provides Shepard with information on Omega. She then appears in "", and in the "Mass Effect 3" DLC "Omega", she appears as a temporary squad mate who wields powerful biotic abilities.