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[oldharryold]

Giada: "Get me off this f**kin thing!"

Played thru the suicide mission today. This shot of shep on the tumbling platforms at the end made me laugh. It's the sourest face I've seen her make.


top shep
mariel, engineer, cousin of gabrielle.

Modifié par oldharryold, 09 octobre 2011 - 02:36 .

[Quething]

oldharryold wrote...

mariel, engineer, cousin of gabrielle.
*picsnip*

That reminds me! I had another question for you all! :happy:

How do you guys think of the different Shep origins? Did they all happen, like in DA:O, and only one of them was Shepard? Or is there only ever one of those combinations per universe?

More explicitly: if your Shep is a Sole Survivor, what happened at Torfan and Elysium? We know the Alliance still won those battles and won them resoundingly, since both victories are important to galactic politics and reflected in quests and dialogs that exist in every game (the Blitz especially, though that may just be my bias speaking). Was there still a Hero and a Butcher in a Sole Shep's universe?

I sort of tend to think there should be; it feels to me like saying "those battles would have gone just as well without Shep" otherwise, which diminishes her relevance and protagonist cred a lot. Plus, if the other scenarios still exist, than any given Shep wasn't the only choice, but the best of several possible human candidates, which also does a lot to establish her competence.

If so... are all three of them N7? Do they know each other? What does Hero!Shep think of the Butcher? Does Sole!Shep ever look around and wonder why she got picked over these other two famous Alliance heroes when all she did was survive?

If not, what did happen in the fights that Shepard wasn't there for?

[Sinapus]

Finished Lair of the Shadow Broker.



Once again, I wonder if FemShep is a descendant of Detective Harry Callahan.



"Shouldn't the fire department have arrived?"



"You know, taunting a yahg doesn't seem to be the wisest action."  "I'm forced to agree, Shepard."



Why like FemShep? How can a person not like watching someone so tiny push someone so huge back a meter or two?

Edit: Must be getting tired. Original last sentence was incoherent.

Modifié par Sinapus, 09 octobre 2011 - 06:36 .

[khevan]

Quething wrote...

That reminds me! I had another question for you all! :happy:

How do you guys think of the different Shep origins? Did they all happen, like in DA:O, and only one of them was Shepard? Or is there only ever one of those combinations per universe?

More explicitly: if your Shep is a Sole Survivor, what happened at Torfan and Elysium? We know the Alliance still won those battles and won them resoundingly, since both victories are important to galactic politics and reflected in quests and dialogs that exist in every game (the Blitz especially, though that may just be my bias speaking). Was there still a Hero and a Butcher in a Sole Shep's universe?

I sort of tend to think there should be; it feels to me like saying "those battles would have gone just as well without Shep" otherwise, which diminishes her relevance and protagonist cred a lot. Plus, if the other scenarios still exist, than any given Shep wasn't the only choice, but the best of several possible human candidates, which also does a lot to establish her competence.

If so... are all three of them N7? Do they know each other? What does Hero!Shep think of the Butcher? Does Sole!Shep ever look around and wonder why she got picked over these other two famous Alliance heroes when all she did was survive?

If not, what did happen in the fights that Shepard wasn't there for?

I look at it like this:  Whichever history my Shepard has is the only one that follows the canon exactly.  The others are different.  If my Shepard is a sole survivor, the War Hero background in that universe changes.  Instead of one hero who wins the Star of Terra, the breach in Elysium's defenses was held by a small, understrength squad of maybe three or four Marines.  Each of them was awarded a high military decoration, much like the Silver Star in current US Military decorations, but not quite the Star of Terra that a single marine would have merited. 

The Butcher of Torfan is much the same in the actual battle, but similar to Major Kyle, that squad leader was later found to be suffering from PTSD, and quitely released from military service and sent to a mental health ward to recover. 

The Sole Survivor, if not Shep, survived the thresher maw attack, but was wounded to the point where s/he was medically discharged from service, albeit with an honorable discharge.  Again, s/he needed treatment for PTSD.

This way, the histories of the in-universe battles remain largely the same, but of slightly lesser impressiveness, which makes Shepard the clear front-runner for Spectre consideration.  In this manner, Shepard is among a group of impressive human Alliance marines, but clearly first among equals.  Shepard is special, but not outstandingly so.

I'm actually working on my first Ruthless playthrough.  I have some headcanon work to do on her before I introduce her to y'all, but so far, she's an interesting character to play.  I feel like I'm jumping from femShep to femShep sometimes, but all of my previous femSheps had something about them that just didn't fit how I want my Mass Effect story to go.  Rani turned out to be too renegade, and Katrina's Sole Survivor status just does not work in my head for ME2's story.  I just can't see how a sole survivor would ever work for Cerberus, given the events on Akuze, and so I wound up retiring her without finishing my ME2 playthru. 

My current Shep is a Colonist/Ruthless Paragade.  She lost it on Torfan and let her past rule her present, and she deeply regrets that her actions lead to the deaths of so many in her unit.  I just finished Feros in ME1, haven't done any other story missions yet.  I'll try to remember to get some screenies so I can properly introduce her to this thread.

Modifié par khevan, 09 octobre 2011 - 07:29 .

[WalkingBartie]

Sable Phoenix wrote...

JamieCOTC wrote...

So, femShep seems to have a lot of passion surrounding her, fanfic, fanart, pics, photomanips, rants, praise, opinions, snide remarks and even a website.

Why? What's your take on the "femShep phenomenon?" Is it just the voice or is it more? Does it matter? If so, why?

My own personal reason is largely because Jennifer Hale is my voice-acting idol.  I'm something of a voice-chaser.  I know about Peter Cullen and Frank Welker and Gary Chalk and Kevin Conroy and Rob Paulson and Tim Daly and Ali Hillis and more.  But with Jennifer Hale, not only is she the rare star-level, famous female voice actor, she's just one of the best voice actors working today, period.  I love her work and have for a long time.  And I think the fact that she is so skilled and emotionally involving is a big part of her widespread popularity with the fandom.  Everyone's seen this voice acting comparison; her Shepard is just more believable and engaging, and to me that's a notable reason people are more passionate about her character.

I'm sure an even bigger reason than the emotional resonance, however, is the fact that, as other people have noted, Shepard is "written as a man" (although I somewhat object to that phrase, for reasons I'll explain in a minute).  It's no coincidence that she's compared repeatedly to the most enduring female lead in science fiction, Ellen Ripley from the first Alien movie.  In that movie, Ripley's role was originally planned for a male lead and was written as such.  Obviously, Shepard was written to fill the necessary role regardless of gender... and I think this is key.  I think the reason that the two most successful female science fiction icons, in movies and in gaming respectively, are perceived as being "written male" is because writers write male characters as just human, with all the myriad motivations and variations that entails, whereas they tend to write female characters as stereotypes, which automatically limits the motivations and responses of that character.  Yes, women are usually more emotional than men, but Jennifer Hale handles that aspect of the character purely with her voice acting skills; the motivations and actions of men and women aren't all that different when you get right down to it, because we're all human, and ultimately that's a far larger chunk of a character than which half of the species' procreation they're responsible for.

FemShep is the perfect amalgamation of the two; the competent and hardassed...


...with the feminine and sexy...


...brought to us by a fusion of the efforts of the actress and the writers behind her.  The beauty of it all, and the reason she's so successful and so loved as a character, is that neither of the aspects are forced--they just are, simple manifestations of the character that grow organically out of her motivations and the situations she's faced with.

Facecode for the top image please?

[Sinapus]

So... I'm starting to suspect that Riza is a pyromaniac.







A few more 100x100 if you need them. Quality varies. Been up awhile.




Hmph. Must really need sleep. One of them isn't actually 100x100.

Modifié par Sinapus, 09 octobre 2011 - 10:36 .

[Obsidian Gryphon]

Tup3xi wrote...

Jun'Ko Zane (Juni) is one of my favourite characters in games. She's not player character but it doesn't really matter.

*img snipped

Video:
Freelancer - Meeting Jun'Ko Zane the first time

Hale really rocked in that game.

 
Tup3xi, you do know air quotes are in vogue, don't you?   

Nice clip there and yes, JH made another home run. She sounded as great as ever (a little deeper  in tone and she would sound like Shepard). There's a KOTOR feel about it; I guess it's the graphics and the settings.   Never played that game though.

Suspended my last playthrough ME2 as infiltrator, a class that I see is almost akin to a soldier, minus the adrenaline. No biotics to boot either unless I choose one for bonus ability. So ME2 is going into hibernation while I make a return to Middle Earth.   I've still AC:B to finish. With the next sequel coming next mth, I'd better get on it. 

Putting her on ice till next year.     

Modifié par Obsidian Gryphon, 09 octobre 2011 - 10:56 .

[Tup3x]

^^I most likely can finish this playthrough before ME3. However... BF3, Skyrim, Batman: AC and SW:TOR will keep me busy for sure.

[OT]WHOOHOO! Vettel is the champion![/OT]

Modifié par Tup3xi, 09 octobre 2011 - 12:48 .

[Tup3x]

Slow day, eh?

The rest of purgatory pictures.

[Verly]

finished my ME1 playthrough with Quinn. soldier, colonist, war hero, uber-paragon

[Jane Shepard]

Jane is here

[AtlasMickey]

[Ottemis]

AtlasMickey ^^ Purrty =)

[Sable Phoenix]

WalkingBartie wrote...

Sable Phoenix wrote...




...with the feminine and sexy...

Facecode for the top image please?

Both of those pictures are Jessica, who has only one facecode.  Thank you for the compliment but her face code isn't for public consumption.

[ELE08]

Modifié par ELE08, 10 octobre 2011 - 12:43 .

[upsettingshorts]

Sable Phoenix wrote...

Thank you for the compliment but her face code isn't for public consumption.

I don't normally browse the Femshep thread but I could hear your pretension from the other side of the internet.

Edit:  You know, on second thought the fact that the person who posted above me conveniently shares all of their Shepards with a simple link in their signature says more than my incredulous sniping could.

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 10 octobre 2011 - 12:51 .

[100k]

Nice, ELE. And what's her name?

[ELE08]

100k wrote...

Nice, ELE. And what's her name?

[Sable Phoenix]

Verly wrote...

finished my ME1 playthrough with Quinn. soldier, colonist, war hero, uber-paragon

This is a gorgeous picture.  She's beautiful.

[ELE08]

Sable Phoenix wrote...

Verly wrote...

finished my ME1 playthrough with Quinn. soldier, colonist, war hero, uber-paragon
snip

This is a gorgeous picture.  She's beautiful.

Love the green details off-setting the red in her features too. Very complimentary colors.

[100k]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Sable Phoenix wrote...

Thank you for the compliment but her face code isn't for public consumption.

I don't normally browse the Femshep thread but I could hear your pretension from the other side of the internet.

Edit:  You know, on second thought the fact that the person who posted above me conveniently shares all of their Shepards with a simple link in their signature says more than my incredulous sniping could.

Easy now. Some people really like knowing that the Shepard they created can't be replicated. It's their creation. I only give out codes to people who I know (on BSN) and trust. There's nothing wrong with that.

[upsettingshorts]

100k wrote...

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Sable Phoenix wrote...

Thank you for the compliment but her face code isn't for public consumption.

I don't normally browse the Femshep thread but I could hear your pretension from the other side of the internet.

Edit:  You know, on second thought the fact that the person who posted above me conveniently shares all of their Shepards with a simple link in their signature says more than my incredulous sniping could.

Some people really like knowing that the Shepard they created can't be replicated.

No, when you put it like that it still doesn't seem all that reasonable to me.  It sounds... what's the word?  Petty.

But then I've literally given out my Shepard's facecodes hundreds of times over the years, I'm biased.

Before I'm erroneously reported for "trolling" again, I'll take my leave.  Have fun not sharing with each other, I certainly wouldn't resent it if I was a member of this thread's community, nor would I tell my friend who enjoys sniping at people on message boards about it and encourage him to respond.  

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 10 octobre 2011 - 01:25 .

[Ottemis]

Yeah example here, I've shared almost all my creations, hell I've even created some just to share with others. Still there are a few that I (atleast for now) keep to myself, because I've bonded with them on a certain level.

Not sharing a facecode isn't meant to be a dick-move.
Not respecting someone's feelings when they decide to keep a code to themselves is though, you can ask, but you cannot expect to always recieve.

If you like a face you've seen on screenshots and the code isn't up for grabs, take the effort and make it yourself.
Nobody's stopping you from trying.

Modifié par Ottemis, 10 octobre 2011 - 01:31 .

[upsettingshorts]

Ottemis wrote...

Not sharing a facecode isn't meant to be a dick-move.

Neither is casual racism.

Oh, sorry.  I'll just be on my way.  Yeah I'm not going to be holding myself to that.

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 10 octobre 2011 - 01:31 .

[100k]

Ottemis wrote...

Yeah example here, I've shared almost all my creations, hell I've even created some just to share with others. Still there are a few that I (atleast for now) keep to myself, because I've bonded with them on a certain level.

Not sharing a facecode isn't meant to be a dick-move.
Not respecting someone's feeling when they decide to keep a code to themselves is though, you can ask, but you cannot expect to always recieve.

If you like a face you've seen on screenshots and the code isn't up for grabs, take the effort and make it yourself.
Nobody's stopping you from trying.

QFT. 

And in attempting to replicate a masterpiece, you might just create a different masterpiece of your own.