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TIM: The Manipulator
I'd like to start with my favorite character from ME. There is a lot of mystery and elegance about this intergalactic playboy. He hides behind shadows and secrets in hopes of manipulating everything around him. His motivations are simple if he is taken as a leader and not a villain. He hopes to control the galaxy through humanity. Wathever may that be for sheer power or personal reasons he will sacrifice everything if it means it will get him what he wants. Irresponsible and childish in his actions he does not think of others and pretends to care about the people under him.
Miranda: The Hopeless
One of the most hated characters of ME to date (in-game as well), Miranda is scared little girl hiding behind feminism and career positions. Practically deprived of her childhood by her controlling father she hopes to outstage everyone around her and impress her peers. Deep down she only wants love and compassion but looks for it in all the wrong places. She cannot be blamed however, as she never had someone capacitated to show her the way. Also, she is awful at reading people opposed to her early game statement.
Legion: The Apologist
Legion is the Geth equivalent of an apologist. He seeks to redeem his people on the actions taken during the "Morning War". The war was caused by the Geth, yes, but the Geth see it as if it all could have been avoided and blame themselves for the outcome to an unjustful degree. Other then this not much can be derived from Legion's personality as he is a VI, and VIs don't have personalities. Sarcasm would have been a good trait for him.
Jacob: Another Man on the Ship
Jacob, the most under appreciated person in the whole ME universe. Even before ME2 was scheduled to hit stores people were creating threads against the Normandy's security guard. Tisk, tisk. Many accounted it to he's lack of spice or personality, even to he himself admitting he "sucks" to Shepard at the end of his loyalty mission. Others blamed the "haters hating" on him due to the simple fact that he's black. Wathever it was racism or bad character creation on BW's part, Jacob remains to this day as the worst voted character in ME. When was the last time you saw his appreciation thread? Thought so. Oh, and remember "the priiize..... "?
I'd like to point out that in my opinion BW purposely created a broken character to acte as a test case and see how the community reacted. I know that it is a stretch but I've seen worse.
Tali: The Innocent
I'll be careful with this one, real careful. Tali is by far the most loved character in ME. If we knew what she looked like she would be tailing Jacob for crappiest character of the year. It's all in her mystique and mystery. these two are her most precious traits as a very well made character. her goofy antics and her nerdy 'n' shy personality just add to the flavor. She has a fire inside her wanting to be unleashed but is quicky caged by the unfortunate events that have sorrounded her life to this point in the series.
Grunt: The Child
Naive and impulsive, Grunt is a child in the body of a 300 pound meatshield. A teen by Krogan standards, Grunt is the youngest under Shepard's command, and thust makes him the most reckless, not taking any kind of responsability for his actions. He was deemed a "savage" by BW's ME2 squad trailer very wrongly, considering they themselves created him. He follows order to the letter when they are given to him, because like any teen, he seeks guidance and wishes to find his purpose.
Thane: The Regressionist
The reluctant assassin, or so ME said he was. He is the most emotionally attached individual of all the ME characters. Not much else can be said of our terminally ill killer other then his word being golden, and trust his most valuable tool. In my opinion more personal points of view could have been added to Thane in his conversations instead of stories of his past that just seemed as whining to me (kinda like Kaidan's conversations in ME1, but Kaidan knew better). In the core, Thane Krios is a man that would want to have back the life he lost, or rather the one he never had.
Samara: The Regretful
The professional vigilante of the ME universe. She guides herself through a strict code of ethics that hold her from living the life she once did, and wishes to reclaim. Every unjust individual's life she takes is one step closer she is to redeeming herself from the actions she took on her once wild phases of her life. Her daughters are her most dreaded mistake, one that will follow her forever. This coupled with her code of ethics and justicar code she is a motivated and dedicated "super hero" or "white knight" in the eyes of the Asari. In truth, she would give it all up if she had the strength, but if she doesn't her life will continue to exist in sorrow and loneliness.
Mordin: The Eccentric
Mordin is BW's attempt at creating a mad scientist for the Normandy. Eccentric does not do justice for this genius with coffee in the veins. Bw made an amazing job at balancing his personality to be a serious yet hilariously goofy when the occasion arises. Walking into the lab always feels me with a sense of "what's he gonna come up with now?". His motivations originate from his past actions as an STG member who rebuilded the Genophage virus and upgraded it, destroying thousand, even millions of future Krogan generations. He hoped to rebalance his "chakras" by helping everyone everyone he saw in need of medicinal aid. Calling him a workaholic is a mistake, he simply loves and enjoys his work. His moral standing is a bipolar one. One minute he can be a dedicated scientist and doctor, the next second a calculating killer, but with good reason (for himself). Arrogant is also a good example of his personality but only to a very low level as he is open to arguments and discussion.
Garrus: The Antihero
Garrus is the most psychologically confused and mentally affected character in ME (yes, even more then Jack). Since ME1 he has never fitted anywhere and always leans towards the antihero. His personalty depends greatly on you're approaches to him in ME1. If you showed ruthlessness in ME1, he will adapt himself to reflect that, and
viceversa. Even if you showed him the right way in ME1 he still ends up as an antihero so this indicates that being a renegade is part of him. If romanced by a Femshep it becomes clear that he is still confused.
Jackeline: The Stereotype
Another contradiction to the list, Jack was pointed out by BW as the psychopath. I really would like to know who came up with this ridiculous statement. She isn't even a sociopath. She was labeled wrongly by her own creators. If this was to create a sense hatred towards her before meeting her or just as a shallow and naive description of her position on the crew is unknown to me. She is one of the most normal and controlled people in the list. For someone who has gone through the experiences she has, her mental condition is nearly sane. The only visible problem that I see with her is her inability to control her feelings, but this is a common thing. Overall, she is the kind of person who seeks they're place in the world in all the wrong places. She shares many similarities with Miranda, yet being stark contrasts of each other, mostly physically.
With that cleared out I would like to point out that her character could have used a little less rationality. Understanding her and making her trust you was too easy. the first conversation with her aboard the normandy was too casual and almost to nothing of hostility. BW lost the chance to create major problems and drama to the game by making her a little too friendly at times.
Kasumi: The Contradiction
You can't think of Kasumi Goto without thinking of her career. A thief who is open to friendship and amorous pursuits is an incredibly strange thing to come by. She isn't afraid to take risks with people and it is amazing she isn't dead, as the #1 rule of being a thieve is to not trust anyone and this tends to create paranoia in an individual, something she is not. She does suffer from a distinct mental trait, this being kleptomania. No, not because she says so, but because she shows it. She in her loyalty mission wanted to ransack Hock's treasure room due to simple urges. Stealing is in her blood, there's no denying that.
Zaeed: The Madman
A true sociopath in the making. No love, no compassion, no control, no rationality no morals whatsoever. Most people have discarded him and regarded the merc as a simple "bad person". Well, he isn't. Deep down he may seem like a puppy in need of love, well the truth is that he is a rabid dog who needs to be put to sleep like his ex-partner said. The only thing that motivates him is hatred, nothing more, nothing less.
You have to admit that a 20 year old grudge is not a healthy thing either.
Ugly Shepard: The Abomination
LOL, WUT!?
Turian Councillor: The %&#$@#
"Ah yes, "REAPERS"
Conrad Verner: The Idiot
*FACEPALM*
Refund Guy: The Whiner
Shepard's replacement in ME3. Im super cereal!
Harbinger: The Sadist
"I know you feel this..."
That marks the end of all ME2 squadmates. Soon I'll start with ME1's and hopefully make ones for minor characters as well.
Comment and let me know what you think. If you disagree with one I'll be happy to discuss it and agree if you are correct. Please present you're cases with pros & cons, not just point it out. Examples and evidence would also be helpful.
Hope you liked them
Modifié par Pwner1323, 20 décembre 2010 - 03:47 .
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