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[Blze001]

 I made Mara with the intent of having a face that looks younger than she really is, so the lack of wrinkles doesn't bother me one bit.
I mean, would you guess this is the face of a 30 year old? I'd guess closer to 20s. She's definitely going to be a cougar. 

[meonlyred]

I always loved that comic Aislinn! And as in the post with that I think Tycho said it best about Femshep:

"When I was tooling around the ‘Con a couple weeks ago, I managed to scam my way into a BioWare thingy where (much to my surprise) six massive Shepards stood vigil.  The female Shepard that is, colloquially referred to as FemShep.  It was all part of a contest designed to play up the distaff side of the equation, chosen by just under a
fifth of the playerbase.  You could go online and choose which one would be the default.  Employees of the company were very excited about it, and all had their favorites; none of the ones I spoke to would have chosen the Shepard now known ignominiously as Shepard 5.

It’s one of these online ****storms in certain quarters now, people don’t like how it shook out, or who might have shaken it out.  That’s the trouble with democracy, huh?  The wrong people are always voting.

The idea that this tousled, interstellar bad-ass with a sidearm, an assault rifle, and some kind of hard-light holoblade represents some form of wilting star princess is beyond comprehension.  This is the same Shepherd, Commander Shepard, whose exploits have cut this way and that across an entire galaxy; the one who parleyed with Reavers, and released the Rachni.  The one who died and was reborn, the one who laid low a writhing and larval world-eater.

She is that Shepard, even though she may not be your Shepard, just like she isn’t mine; I have every intention of Reconstructing the Profile.  I didn’t vote, which is to say I didn’t “Like” my “favorite,” because I don’t book face. 
My own Commander Shepard is based more or less on my wife Brenna.  I wanted to make a far-flung, up-armored version of my daughter Ronia next time around, but then I remember that you have sex with tons of aliens in this game, and that seemed like a weird thing to be doing with her body.  Are we still allowed to hope that our daughters settle down with a nice human, irrespective of gender, even though it forecloses the possibility of couplings with sentient minerals or bepedal reptoids?  I hope this is something a father is still allowed to do.

When it comes to sci-fi heroines, it’s sort of hard to beat Lieutenant Ellen Ripley - but she’s got good company.  Starbuck comes to mind, but in the game context Samus Aran will always rule the roost.  Not the new codependent
weirdo Samus, I mean the old hard-ass who deigns to remove her helmet when and only when she has obliterated every lifeform on the crust of that world. She also has a symmetrical body and blond hair, which is unfortunate - she
might otherwise have been valid, interesting, or powerful.

It’s genuinely bizarre what people are trying to get away with here. They’ve rendered the shopworn “blond joke” with post-modern foofaraw, and finished it with an organic Açai reduction.  It’s ridiculous.  I wasn’t aware this was something we still tolerated?  I always forget which people we may stereotype safely; it’s entirely possible I missed the latest communique.

(CW)TB out."

Now go my lovely dear. Punch a Reaper into space. Because you are goddamn Commander Shepard and you will not be dragged down, hinder, or stopped. And in less then 2 months you are going to kick so much syntho-poopers.

Modifié par meonlyred, 11 janvier 2012 - 03:19 .

[Ioini]

Here is a better shot my FemShep. I don't know what is the big deal of the new default FemShep in ME3 I'm just going to convert my own into the new game, I am indifferent who is the poster girl.

Modifié par Ioini, 11 janvier 2012 - 03:29 .

[Hyper_gateway]

Hi there dear fellows, after months of struggles in my life, combine with moving into a new place, 340+ hours spent in Skyrim and also got sick for 2 more weeks. I am finally back on track with the playthrough of my Canon FemShep, her background has chosen - Colonist and a sole survivor. I was originally planned for a War Hero but with the amount of myself will be inserted to her, she is better fit as a survivor.

I promise there will be more shots of her, here's is the very first one:

Modifié par Hyper_gateway, 11 janvier 2012 - 04:52 .

[Sinapus]

At 41, I find this whole "she looks too young for 30" to be distressing. What, we older folks, male or female, are supposed to be shriveled up and so on? (Granted, the mileage is showing on me, but I'm a geek with a desk job, not a soldier who has to meet minimum fitness requirements.)



Hmph. "Some people's" presumptions about military personnel indicate they aren't in the military, don't have relatives in the military, don't read milblogs, don't read forums where people post photos of people deployed in the military, etc.

@Ais: "I'm River Shepard. Check your records again." "Mercy." "What's that?" "Mercy!" "Say it again." "MERCYYYYYY!!!!!!"

(Daleks, even ones blasted to a different universe, can never catch a break.)

[leggywillow]

Captain Crash wrote...

Anyone got a femshep lined up to romance Vega?


As I mentioned before my first play femshep is single still. I am curious about Vega. It would be a sad tale if she remains single throughout the trilogy.

Yep, I think he's gonna get Kate.  I originally had other plans for her but spoilers have made me reevaluate things.  I think their backgrounds mesh together very nicely and they'll be able to relate to each other quite a bit.  (I'm actually super pumped about Vega.  SO PUMPED.  JUST LIKE VEGA.  AND WE WE WILL FISTPUMP TOGETHER UNIRONICALLY.)

[SaturnRing]

Sinapus wrote...

Hmph. "Some people's" presumptions about military personnel indicate they aren't in the military, don't have relatives in the military, don't read milblogs, don't read forums where people post photos of people deployed in the military, etc.

The game itself, i find, has a unique view of military doctrine.
I doubt  someone with a ruthless/Torfan background, would have made it in a N7 like unit; for a sole survivor/Akuze  very shaky at best - i have issues with weapons handling but , I just roll with it. I don't see how outside ( real life ) rules could apply in a ME setting.

*i do find the age discussion pointless; so i' not giving up mine.

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 06:34 .

[meonlyred]

Shepard was a N7 before Torfan and Akuze.

[SaturnRing]

meonlyred wrote...

Shepard was a N7 before Torfan and Akuze.

After something like Torfan he/she would have been kicked out. He/she broke the only rule that you don't brake in S.F.

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 06:42 .

[meonlyred]

We don't know exactly what happened on Torfan. All we know is a bunch of marines and batarians died when Shepard and her team tried to raid their compound. Some military operations have heavy costs. And it wouldn't be the first time soldiers have killed surrendered forces.

I don't know what you mean by the only rule you don't break in Special Forces. (I'm assuming you meant) Always tie you boot strings?

Not saying I'm a fan of the Ruthless background but I doubt Shepard would have been kicked from the service. Shepard might not have even been reprimanded for it. Those were not even Batarian military forces they were slavers. Hell the Alliance might not even have cared that Shepard killed surrendered Batarians. The Batarians closed their embassy with the Citadel in 2171. Torfan happened in 2178.

Modifié par meonlyred, 11 janvier 2012 - 07:00 .

[Sinapus]

SaturnRing wrote...

Sinapus wrote...

Hmph. "Some people's" presumptions about military personnel indicate they aren't in the military, don't have relatives in the military, don't read milblogs, don't read forums where people post photos of people deployed in the military, etc.

The game itself, i find, has a unique view of military doctrine.
I doubt  someone with the ruthless/Torfan background, would have made it in a N7 like unit. Even for a sole survivor/Akuze it would have been at best, very shaky - i also have issues with the weapons handling but , I just roll with it. I don't see how outside ( real life ) rules could apply in a ME setting.

I have problems accepting a Marine being given command of a starship. The skillsets are different. <_<

Ah well, roll with it.

[Hyper_gateway]

SaturnRing wrote...

meonlyred wrote...

Shepard was a N7 before Torfan and Akuze.

After something like Torfan he/she would have been kicked out. He/she broke the only rule that you don't brake in S.F.

Military actions are all related to political purpose, Alliance cleary wants some sort of messages send out to its enemies. Tbh, there are no clean, justice hero in battle, all it counts are those who walk out alive to tell the story.

There are a huge plothole in each background which is up to us to fill in the details, there are tons of reasons why Shepard didn't get kicked out as you say.

[SaturnRing]

meonlyred wrote...

We don't know exactly what happened on Torfan. All we know is a bunch of marines and batarians died when Shepard and her team tried to raid their compound. Some military operations have heavy costs. And it wouldn't be the first time soldiers have killed surrendered forces.

I don't know what you mean by the only rule you don't break in Special Forces. (I'm assuming you meant) Always tie you boot strings?

Not saying I'm a fan of the Ruthless background but I doubt Shepard would have been kicked from the service. Shepard might not have even been reprimanded for it. Those were not even Batarian military forces they were slavers. Hell the Alliance might not even have cared that Shepard killed surrendered Batarians. The Batarians closed their embassy with the Citadel in 2171. Torfan happened in 2178.

a real S.F. soldier would never lead his teammates to their death the way Shep did in Torfan.

*@Sinapus: that is the best approach! 

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 09:21 .

[rage-monk]

Haven't been around in a LONG while and I'm wondering if "New" FemShep has gotten more 'airtime' than that bit of concept art so far.
Red Hair, "classy" (in a messier variety it seems) cut is close to my own design so I'm extra curious about how she will turn out.

[Ottemis]

SaturnRing wrote...

meonlyred wrote...

We don't know exactly what happened on Torfan. All we know is a bunch of marines and batarians died when Shepard and her team tried to raid their compound. Some military operations have heavy costs. And it wouldn't be the first time soldiers have killed surrendered forces.

I don't know what you mean by the only rule you don't break in Special Forces. (I'm assuming you meant) Always tie you boot strings?

Not saying I'm a fan of the Ruthless background but I doubt Shepard would have been kicked from the service. Shepard might not have even been reprimanded for it. Those were not even Batarian military forces they were slavers. Hell the Alliance might not even have cared that Shepard killed surrendered Batarians. The Batarians closed their embassy with the Citadel in 2171. Torfan happened in 2178.

a real S.F. soldier would never lead his teammates to their death the way Shep did in Torfan.

*@Sinapus: that is the best approach!

I think a 'real' soldier would follow orders, as they should. If Shep was sent into a really nasty place with her squad left to fight in close quarters for something that was deemed a heavy war-offense, I don't see how we can blame her for the amount of casualties in those caves bar Shep having defied orders and retreated out of the caves before mission success early on. Breaking with orders halfway through a suicide mission (which it was from the start) makes all casualties up to that point more or less worthless and for nothing, so I can also understand there was difficulty deciding to defy halfway through, not to mention it no doubt being a very complex scenario where such a thing might not even have been possible.

From what I can remember, what Information we get about Torfan is circumstantial and second hand.
How are we to properly judge whether Shep really did directly influence those events in a way that was anything but logical in that situation.

All I know for sure is that she was sent on a mission with low survival rates, and being blamed for sending her soldiers into a futile closed quarters fight is rather retarded when you consider she was just following orders to herself. As this would go IRL I imagine changed objectives would be communicated and she would have to wait for a 'go' from command.
As to the claim of surrendered slavers getting shot, while this is a tender subject i'm sure:
1. was Shep directly involved or was this a squad sent a certain direction Shep had no direct control over would they have defied her orders?
2. Is this maybe a highly exaggerated report after the fact blown up by the media?

And the kicker, is the title 'the butcher of Torfan' influenced by negative hate-cries by the media?
We all need those soldiers that'll go into impossible situations to make a wrong right, but we never love them for it afterwards when they are forced to do unspeakable things under horrible conditions.

I think there was no way Torfan could have been redeemed to be a success, it was doomed from the get-go and so was Shep for getting the order to go there and clean house.

In a way, looking at it this way might even make Shep a sort of martyr.

Common features of stereotypical martyrdoms[6]

1. A hero
A person of some renown who is devoted to a cause believed to be admirable.

2. Opposition
People who oppose that cause.

3. Foreseeable risk
The hero foresees action by opponents to harm him or her, because of his or her commitment to the cause.

4. Courage and Commitment
The hero continues, despite knowing the risk, out of commitment to the cause.

5. Death
The opponents kill the hero because of his or her commitment to the cause.

6. Audience response
The hero’s death is commemorated. People may label the hero explicitly as a martyr. Other people may in turn be inspired to pursue the same cause.

This is my view on that background.
Not considering this background this way, the comment at the start of Mass Effect 1 would make ZERO sense to me, where 'the butcher of Torfan' is deemed to be the only kind of person that CAN save the galaxy. While this line is lazily repeated for all three backgrounds, they all make sense seeing every one of them emphasizes a strong-suit in Shepard. You can spin it pretty much however you want to.

Modifié par Ottemis, 11 janvier 2012 - 11:54 .

[SaturnRing]

Ottemis wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...

meonlyred wrote...

 

Some things can't just be explained so i'll leave this subject alone.

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 01:27 .

[Ottemis]

Did you have to quote that entire block of text for one line though, it kinda breaks readability in the thread.

Modifié par Ottemis, 11 janvier 2012 - 01:04 .

[SaturnRing]

now your post sounds out of place! we could talk about which armor/ weapon is your favorite!?

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 01:31 .

[KyreneZA]

Ottemis wrote...

Did you have to quote that entire block of text for one line though, it kinda breaks readability in the thread.

Are you advocating we rather picbomb to break the readability of the thread, 'mis?  Seriously though, your public berating does much the same, even if I agree with you.

*rummages for image of femShep...*
Here, have at thee recycled pictures!

[Ottemis]

Pic-bombs will happen here on occasion regardless, it's been said that there are 'unspoken rules' in this thread about posting etc, that includes the number of pics per post. 'Newcomers' won't know about them so it won't hurt to point it out once in a blue moon, correct?
Having said that it's not like these rules are to be followed with force or anything, it's just to make the thread as readable as possible for what it is, a fan-thread. Bound to get cluttered to some degree.
Atleast, asfar as I understand things heh =)

SaturnRing wrote...

now your post sounds out of place! we could talk about which armor/ weapon is your favorite!?

Kestrel and the Incisor for me =)

Modifié par Ottemis, 11 janvier 2012 - 01:56 .

[SaturnRing]

Ottemis wrote...

Pic-bombs will happen here on occasion regardless, it's been said that there are 'unspoken rules' in this thread about posting etc, that includes the number of pics per post. 'Newcomers' won't know about them so it won't hurt to point it out once in a blue moon, correct?
Having said that it's not like these rules are to be followed with force or anything, it's just to make the thread as readable as possible for what it is, a fan-thread. Bound to get cluttered to some degree.

"Newcomer" can verify that the rule is indeed very "unspoken"
What class do you play?

Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 01:57 .

[Ottemis]

SaturnRing wrote...
"Newcomer" can verify that the rule is indeed very "unspoken"

Well don't worry too much about it, basicly just do things within reason.

What class do you play?

Ehhh, haha. Raine's a soldier, Jane's an infiltrator and Laire's a Sentinel.

[SaturnRing]

Ottemis wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...

now your post sounds out of place! we could talk about which armor/ weapon is your favorite!?

Kestrel and the Incisor for me =)

ithink the Incisor could have been perfect if semi-auto as oppose to 3 round burst. i spend more time looking for ammo than strategising

[Ottemis]

SaturnRing wrote...

Ottemis wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...
now your post sounds out of place! we could talk about which armor/ weapon is your favorite!?

Kestrel and the Incisor for me =)

ithink the Incisor could have been perfect if semi-auto as oppose to 3 round burst. i spend more time looking for ammo than strategising

Ahh I have to admit I don't play on very high difficulty (normal/hard nowadays), and I like the quirkyness of the Incisor.
Still, the widow is sexy aswell ofc. I just have a thing for snipering, even though I'm arguably bad at it =P

Modifié par Ottemis, 11 janvier 2012 - 02:10 .

[SaturnRing]

Ottemis wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...

Ottemis wrote...

SaturnRing wrote...
now your post sounds out of place! we could talk about which armor/ weapon is your favorite!?

Kestrel and the Incisor for me =)

ithink the Incisor could have been perfect if semi-auto as oppose to 3 round burst. i spend more time looking for ammo than strategising

Ahh I have to admit I don't play on very high difficulty (normal/hard nowadays), and I like the quirkyness of the Incisor.
Still, the widow is sexy aswell ofc. I just have a thing for snipering, even though I'm arguably bad at it =P

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Modifié par SaturnRing, 11 janvier 2012 - 03:44 .