Aris Ravenstar wrote...
I thought it was realistic. Some people want to play the hero but in the end they just can't cut it. I thought it was very human. Usually in media 'the coward' ends up being a snake that turns on anyone at any time, betraying multiple times not just for survival but for self-interest. Rather than what Sidonis was; a kid that just got in over his head, got scared, and made a horrible mistake that he'll never be able to take back.Lady Olivia wrote...
I didn't let Garrus kill Saleon; someone said it already - it was an obvious opportunity to teach him a lesson. A no-brainer.
But with Sidonis... to be perfectly honest, my instinct was to absolutely let Garrus kill him. It's what I'd do in his shoes. We're given nothing, nothing, to make us take pity on Sidonis, no mitigating circumstance, no justification. It was such a letdown, learning his only motive was to save his neck. I expected rivalry, jealousy, greed... something. How did you end up recruiting a coward in the first place, Garrus?
Can't shake the feeling there had to be more to it, stuffs that got cut out for being too complicated.
Anyway, I ended up talking Garrus down. Because I'm a content-**** and there's more dialog to be had that way. Pathetic, but there it is.
Look at all the people who muse about how they'd survive in a zombie apocalypse. How many of them do you think really have what it takes to go through that?
Cowardice is considered a cardinal sin in games like these, but it's the most human of all flaws. We want to believe we're better and stronger than we are, but few people have the kind of courage to be heroes, which is why heroes are so extraordinary.
Fair points. I also thought the explanation - the cowardice - was simple, elegant, down to earth. Realistic, if lacking in texture.
But how do you explain that Garrus didn't see it and recognize it? He'd served in the military, been in battles, he's an ex cop, for crying out loud. Of all people, he should know a coward when he sees one. So either we settle for a Garrus who's a lousy judge of character (which I don't buy), or a Garrus who trusted a coward with his life and the lives of his team (which I might buy if Sidonis was, say, his brother, or a childhood friend, or something worth the risk), or there was more than cowardice to the betrayal (which is my preference, but obviously there's nothing to back it up).
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however, we made it pretty far. 
