Because there are far too many NPCs, I will restrict the following rant to actual team members--
all of them. Let's start with the old crew...
ASHLEY: Yes, she's a bigot. However, looking at her family history, and the fact that she'd never really had much contact with aliens, it's understandable. She's fun to talk to, and was my FemShep's BFF. However, she is an absolutely horrible LI. The poetry. My God. Not during sexytimes, dear, please! And then there's Horizon.
KAIDAN: Nice, sweet, and fairly useful in combat. Completely lacking in a sense of humor, and therefore absudly boring. Most realistic romace buildup, though. Also, Horizon.
TALI: Really annoying in ME1, both in and out of combat. Learning about quarians was interesting on my first playthrough, but after that it was just a reason to abuse the spacebar. I felt like she really "grew up" by the time ME2 rolled around, however, and I liked the change. I think she needs to lay off the "all geth are evil" thing, though. Romance was cute, but painfuly obvious fanservice.
GARRUS: He was a jerk in ME1; an obvious n00b despite his years of military training and C-Sec service. Loved him in ME2 when he finally developed a sense of humor, and like Tali I felt that he'd matured, but Christ, enough with the angst! I was also sad that I was denied bromance, and thus had to jump his bone for the sake of additional conversations. Needs to shut up while we're in combat.
WREX: Turned the big bad thug stereotype completely on its head and was all-around well written and entertaining. Became King of the Krogans, which in my opinion makes up for him not being on my squad. No complaints.
LIARA: Uninteresting, creepy, and a complete sissy in ME1. Just plain creepy in ME2, but I suppose after all she's been through, her complete 180 made
some sense (and by some I mean enough for me not to shoot her writers). Brilliant in LotSB, but it's a shame it took her that long to grow the hell up.
MIRANDA: Can you MarySue a little harder for me, please? Not that her attitude doesn't make sense, given her background, but she is a massive pain in DAT ASS. Yes. DAT ASS. Please, Bioware, your fans objectify your characters enough on their own. You don't need to help.
JACOB: I guess I'll have to take a raincheck on that "human male LI with a personality" I ordered until ME3 rolls around.
JACK: Her backstory was a bit over-the-top. I feel sorry for her, really, but I'm not going to do anything about it until she puts a shirt on. No matter how awesome a biotic you are, bare skin does not reflect bullets.
SAMARA: A surprisingly deep character once you get past her controlled monotone. The romance block was brilliant. Her outfit... doesn't suit her. Her ability to kill without hesitation and unquestioning adherence to the Code frightens me.
MORINTH: Goddamn vampire. I hate vampires. Really interesting character once you get past the brainrape thing, though. Nonetheless, pure evil and gives me the creeps.
LEGION: No complaints other than he shows up at the last possible minute. Why, oh why couldn't there have been additional awesome?
GRUNT: One-dimensional, but can you blame him? He was only just born and has nothing to go on except what's been streamed into his head. Pales in comparison to Wrex, but he makes a good meat tank.
THANE: Least favorite squadmate. Bioware tried to cram everything that would make him appealing to female gamers all in one character with disasterous results. I hate his flashbacks, I hate his stinking pile of emo-ness, and I hate his whiny little son. A biotic sniper is insanely useful, however, plus his cut-scenes are sweet.
MORDIN: Hilarious and surprisingly deep. Utterly useless and made of paper in combat.
ZAEED: I wish he had more emotions than "this takes me back" and "GRR RAR REVENGE RAR." Hilarious at times and is a bonus to the "hold the line" part of the suicide mission. Needs a dialog wheel.
KASUMI: Didn't like her at first, but she's proven to be both entertaining and useful. Needs to get over her dead boyfriend.
SHEPARD: Mark Meer, for the most part, did a good job, but seriously failed at acting romantic or gentle. Jennifer Hale is a bit better in my opinion, but she needs to turn off the auto-flirt when talking to Jacob.
SO YES, I have a problem with
every single squadmate except Wrex and Legion (and strangely enough, neither are my favorites). I can't really bring myself to hate any of them, though. I'm a total sap.
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Thane as well. I started to enjoy his story and don't see him as a sterotype, of course. But it wasn't easy. I think he was the only squadmate who I really disliked at fist while I clearly wasn't supposed to (as opposed to Jack, for example). Still, I wish his character was more subtle and had more relevance to the main plot, it certainly wouldn't harm him. Or maybe I'm just amphibiaphobic.
