Mordin was first confirmed to be appearing in 2012 's '' Mass Effect 3 '' during Microsoft 's E3 2011 conference , in June . Unless the player imports a save where Mordin died in '' Mass Effect 2 '' , Mordin will appear on Sur ' Kesh , where Shepard arrives seeking the cure for the genophage to secure an alliance with the krogan . Mordin reveals he is the krogan 's informant about the cure , which may be extracted from a cured female ( whom Mordin names Eve , after the biblical figure ) . Mordin comes aboard the Normandy and works on the cure , and can be talked to though is not available as a squadmate
E3 2011
E3 2011
Mordin Solus