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[Kamagawa]

Why do the Batarians hate, loathe and dispise humans?
As far as I know, it is because of how quickly humans became part of the citadel races and got an embassy in the citadel.

Modifié par Kamagawa, 02 septembre 2010 - 05:26 .

[Lee-gion]

Because apparently we took resources that could have been theirs, and colonized worlds that "should" have been theirs. As explained by Balak in the Mass Effect 1 Bring Down the Sky dlc.

[Thompson family]

As Lee-gion indicated, the humans expanded rapidly into systems that the Batarians wanted. The Batarians attacked and lost. They then asked the Council to impose peace, and it didn't.



Short Version: Humans are Batarians were rivals in galactic expansion. The Batarians lost.

[Fiery Phoenix]

I'm not really remembering the story, but there was a conflict between them and the humans in the Skyllian Verge. Basically the humans were colonizing regions of the Verge which the batarians themselves had been trying to colonize. The batarians then asked the Council to declare that region as a batarian-only property, hoping no one else would try to step in and cover ground in there as the humans did. The Council rejected this, and the batarians now blame the humans for depriving them of resources and such. There's been a natural animosity between the two races ever since.

[Nightwriter]

All of these are wrong. Secretly, the most powerful batarian in galactic space had the hots for a human male once upon a time, who told the batarian he was unfortunately not homosexual (a blatant lie, he was bisexual), and bam, hurt feelings, the batarian cried out of all four eyes - batarian/human feud. Who was this human male? It was Conrad Verner, of course.

[Fiery Phoenix]

Nightwriter wrote...

All of these are wrong. Secretly, the most powerful batarian in galactic space had the hots for a human male once upon a time, who told the batarian he was unfortunately not homosexual (a blatant lie, he was bisexual), and bam, hurt feelings, the batarian cried out of all four eyes - batarian/human feud. Who was this human male? It was Conrad Verner, of course.

That was supposed to be a secret, Night!

[Mallissin]

Duh, Humans have been making four-eyed jokes for hundreds of years and suddenly we meet a race that actually has four eyes.



And you're wondering why they don't like us.

[Nightwriter]

FieryPhoenix7 wrote...

Nightwriter wrote...

All of these are wrong. Secretly, the most powerful batarian in galactic space had the hots for a human male once upon a time, who told the batarian he was unfortunately not homosexual (a blatant lie, he was bisexual), and bam, hurt feelings, the batarian cried out of all four eyes - batarian/human feud. Who was this human male? It was Conrad Verner, of course.

That was supposed to be a secret, Night!

But it was published on Wiki Leaks! All truths shall be revealed! Viva la Resistance!

[Aedan_Cousland]

The Batarians and Humans were rivals in galactic expansion, and humanity colonized worlds that the Batarians thought were in their sphere of influence. As far as the Batarians were concerned the humans were squatting on their territory, They demanded that the Council take action, and when their complaints fell on deaf ears they launched the Skyllian Blitz through proxies, a military offensive aimed at destroying Elysium and driving out the humans. The Batarians lost and have born a grudge against humanity ever since.

Two of Shepard's military service backgrounds are set during the Skyllian Blitz. If you choose the War Hero background, while a young lieutenant Shepard organized an ad hoc defense of Elysium during the Batarian offensive that succeeded in saving the colony despite the human defenders being heavily outnumbered. If you choose the Ruthless background, Shepard participates in a massacre of Batarians during the human counterattack on the moon Torfan.

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 02 septembre 2010 - 06:27 .

[Sajuro]

Mallissin wrote...

Duh, Humans have been making four-eyed jokes for hundreds of years and suddenly we meet a race that actually has four eyes.

And you're wondering why they don't like us.

That and meeting Batarians gave us a chance to perfect the 'double eye poke'

[lovgreno]

Sajuro wrote...

Mallissin wrote...

Duh, Humans have been making four-eyed jokes for hundreds of years and suddenly we meet a race that actually has four eyes.

And you're wondering why they don't like us.

That and meeting Batarians gave us a chance to perfect the 'double eye poke'

However the turian councilour beat the humans to it by answering the batarian ambasadors claim on human territories with a double airquote eye poke. Ever since Cerberus has been franticaly trying to develop a even more devastating gesture of scorn.

[Sajuro]

lovgreno wrote...

Sajuro wrote...

Mallissin wrote...

Duh, Humans have been making four-eyed jokes for hundreds of years and suddenly we meet a race that actually has four eyes.

And you're wondering why they don't like us.

That and meeting Batarians gave us a chance to perfect the 'double eye poke'

However the turian councilour beat the humans to it by answering the batarian ambasadors claim on human territories with a double airquote eye poke. Ever since Cerberus has been franticaly trying to develop a even more devastating gesture of scorn.

None more so than the Keepers' quadruple middle finger.

[Aedan_Cousland]

Ah yes, Batarian space. We have dismissed that claim.

[Chim3ra]

Because they're basically the same except one is ugly as hell and the other isnt.

[Mallissin]

Chim3ra wrote...

Because they're basically the same except one is ugly as hell and the other isnt.

Most epic sentence ever written on these forums, or the Internet in general.

[Bad King]

I kind of sympathised with the Batarians at first. They had been preparing the worlds for colonization for years when suddenly a race of apes snatched them! Then the council ignored the Batarians' pleads because the council were afraid of humanity. However the Batarian government is now supporting violence against colonies full of innocent people which is unforgivable.

[AdamNW]

Skyllian Blitz iirc

[AresXX7]

I would have felt sorry for them, seeing as, how they went to the council first, diplomatically, rather then having a knee-jerk reaction (similar to the Turians with the First Contact War) but their views on slavery are too bothersome to be ignored IMO

here's a snippet from the Wiki:

Slavery is an integral part of the batarian caste system, despite being illegal according to Council law, and it is currently unknown how the batarians maintained standing on the Citadel for so long with slavery still actively practiced. The custom is so deeply ingrained in batarian culture that batarians consider the Council's anti-slavery standing to be prejudicial.

[Count Viceroy]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...

Ah yes, Batarian space. We have dismissed that claim.

I loled.

I imagine Udina doing that.

[Sajuro]

Mallissin wrote...

Chim3ra wrote...

Because they're basically the same except one is ugly as hell and the other isnt.

Most epic sentence ever written on these forums, or the Internet in general.

The internet no longer has a purpose, please prepare for its collapse.

[lovgreno]

Seriously though I can't help but feeling a bit of sympathy for the batarians. They are very much alike the humans in many ways. Wich in no way exuse slavery and terrorism of course, for those crimes they shoul reap whan they have sown.

[Annie_Dear]

Nightwriter wrote...

All of these are wrong. Secretly, the most powerful batarian in galactic space had the hots for a human male once upon a time, who told the batarian he was unfortunately not homosexual (a blatant lie, he was bisexual), and bam, hurt feelings, the batarian cried out of all four eyes - batarian/human feud. Who was this human male? It was Conrad Verner, of course.

I knew it!

[upsettingshorts]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...

Ah yes, Batarian space. We have dismissed that claim.

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