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[lovgreno]

Spartas Husky wrote...

garrus is my bro man... Garrus is the FIRST male character I have been so attached to that isn't the main character. He truly feels like a brother... not really sure if older or younger.. but it dont matter he feels like a damn good brother.

Totaly agree with you there. Total bro, even more so than Wrex and Tali. It would be truly epic to begin and end ME3 with a brofist to our favourite cool sniper alien. Garrus idolises Shepard a bit in ME1 so I think he is a few years younger. In ME2 he has chosen his own path though and are one of the few who are on a rather equal level as the alphamale/female Shepard.

When I think about it these things are probably why my femSheps likes to romance him.

[xXSnak3Eat3rXx]

lovgreno wrote...
 It would be truly epic to begin and end ME3 with a brofist to our favourite cool sniper alien.

Something like this..?

[Spartas Husky]

xXSnak3Eat3rXx wrote...

lovgreno wrote...
 It would be truly epic to begin and end ME3 with a brofist to our favourite cool sniper alien.

Something like this..?

I will loose all respect I have for garrus if he comes up with something liek that....

[AdmiralCheez]

xXSnak3Eat3rXx wrote...

Something like this..?

Only with an explosion in the background and they'd say "JUST LIKE OLD TIMES" first.

[volus4life]

while yes, I agree that there are different levels of fitness (have you
seen freestyle climbers and runners, those guys are incredibly wiry and
slim, and you only realize just how muscular they are when you see them
in action), when it comes to solders, slim is not enough.  you don't
have to look like Arni, in fact bodybuilders are going for a bit of a
different goal then say your average solder - they carry too much bulk
to be effective, you need just  enough muscle mass to be able to carry
heavy equipment and use it for long periods of time.

at any given
time in ME, you're carrying several guns, a whole bunch of heat sinks,
various breathing, gear, the armor itself I doubt is light weight, etc.
my personal reference as to what soder should look like is not for
example a or a runner swimmer.  its a solder.  Even Gymnasts and
triatlon athletes are not quite there.

iirc, US army soldiers need to be able to carry about a 1/3 of their body weight in gear/weapons/armor/etc when out on the field. so yeah, soldiers need at least some muscle if you're out on the field. if you're somewhere in the back lines like driving trucks or something (met a cute girl who was an army fuel truck driver), i don't think strength or peak conditioning is that emphasized, her body was not hulk hogan by any means.

in terms of just health, i bet long distance runners are way healthier than 99% of professional body builders. aerobic exercise (e.g. endurance sports) is way more valued for general health than anaerobic (weight lifting).

not that body build matters for turians, im sure they can all pick up heavy things if they want.

Modifié par volus4life, 26 janvier 2011 - 05:51 .

[jeweledleah]

they could always go the easy way and just reuse this

[Chuvvy]

Most women don't really base that sort of stuff on looks. It has something to do with it, yes. But they're much more personality based.

Modifié par Slidell505, 26 janvier 2011 - 06:29 .

[jeweledleah]

volus4life wrote...

iirc, US army soldiers need to be able to carry about a 1/3 of their body weight in gear/weapons/armor/etc when out on the field. so yeah, soldiers need at least some muscle if you're out on the field. if you're somewhere in the back lines like driving trucks or something (met a cute girl who was an army fuel truck driver), i don't think strength or peak conditioning is that emphasized, her body was not hulk hogan by any means.

in terms of just health, i bet long distance runners are way healthier than 99% of professional body builders. aerobic exercise (e.g. endurance sports) is way more valued for general health than anaerobic (weight lifting).

not that body build matters for turians, im sure they can all pick up heavy things if they want.

teammates in ME are basicaly the people you take into the field, so yeah, they kinda need to look like they can go out into the field   (to be honest, its one of the reasons I pretty much never take Jack anywhere, Samara might be overdone a bit, but at least she looks like she won't break, if you look at her wrong)

I won't take that bet, because chances are long distance runners are healthier the then at least 50% of all athletes, not just bodybuilders.  people have this mistaken belief, that being an athlete automaticaly means being healthy.  it doesn't.  it just means you can perform better then average at your chosen sport.  Many professional athletes have more health problems then your average couch potato.

as for Turians, they are aliens with different physiology from humans.  we don't even know what unfit Turian looks like, for all we know every Turian we come across is in peak physical condition I don't think he is, but Garrus could be concidered obese by Turian standards and I'd still find him atractive.  between that voice and that personality, who needs the looks  /hides.

[habitat 67]

jeweledleah wrote...

 Samara might be overdone a bit, but at least she looks like she won't break, if you look at her wrong)

I don't know, sometimes I think her boobs are going to explode.

[volus4life]

habitat 67 wrote...

jeweledleah wrote...

 Samara might be overdone a bit, but at least she looks like she won't break, if you look at her wrong)

I don't know, sometimes I think her boobs are going to explode.

maybe it's her imposing boobs, but samara does look more physically imposing than the other female characters in the game. miranda looks kinda imposing, but the f me boots are funny. tali and jack seem slim, although quarians being aliens, they probably possess greater strength than their frame indicates (like turians), since all of their guys are skinny too, it's not just the girl quarians.

Modifié par volus4life, 26 janvier 2011 - 08:15 .

[Sabariel]

Semi-related question: Do Turians have belly buttons? Or are they hatched from eggs or something...?

[Leonia]

Sabariel wrote...

Semi-related question: Do Turians have belly buttons? Or are they hatched from eggs or something...?

Fairly sure that they don't. One of the CDN articles mentions turian twins that were adopted by asari.. twins don't generally come from eggs.

[Lotion Soronarr]

1490 wrote...

There are many female players who has stated that they find Garrus and/or other Turians to be somewhat or very attractive.  As a guy, I don't really see why this is.  I find Turians look pretty damn cool, but I don't see much in the way that could be considered very attractive to a female player.  Tali I can understand: she may have a helmet and odd hands and feet, but her body is distinctly and recognizably feminine, and comparable to an attractive human.  Turian bodies, despite being bipedal, are significantly different in structure than male humans, and their faces are completely different.

This is not intended to be a criticism at all: I thing Turians are awesome!  I'm just curious to know what makes them physically attractive to female players (or gay players as well, to be fair).

ž


Why are you surprised?
Humans have shown amazing ability to bone and fall "in love" with pretty much anything...human or not, living or not...organic or not.

And when I say "amazing", I mean "disturbing".

[Raspberry_]

Cute nose! Still turians have a long way to match asari <3 Liara i <3 you!

[Sabariel]

leonia42 wrote...

Sabariel wrote...

Semi-related question: Do Turians have belly buttons? Or are they hatched from eggs or something...?

Fairly sure that they don't. One of the CDN articles mentions turian twins that were adopted by asari.. twins don't generally come from eggs.

Unless it's a special Turian egg?

[tee_bird]

I don't find myself attracted to all turian, mainly just Garrus and Nihlus. Personality is the biggest factor, but I do find it terribly unattractive when a turian has a helmet on. SHOW ME DAT FRINGE!!

Modifié par tee_bird, 26 janvier 2011 - 01:44 .

[Twilight_Princess]

Yeah, finding any Turian attractive makes no sense since Bioware filled both games with a race of sexy, human-like male aliens just for the ladies to enjoy....



 oh wait


Till that happens, Turians will just have to fit that role.  If a fleet of shirtless Thanes were swinging round poles and walking around everywhere in their half-naked glory,  then I could get why people are confused about the Turian thing. Bioware didn't fill the mass effect uinverse with a race of eye candy for the ladies, so stop yer b*tchin

On a serious note though, I don't find Turians attractive in the "damn he's FINE!" sense but I do find them interesting and beautiful as a race (not ugly or scary).  If the thread title was "why do ladies find GARRUS attractive" that would be much more easier for us to answer I think. Since Garrus has so many good qualities the Turian part of it isn't as big of an issue. Garrus is definitely the most human Turian you meet in the game (and arguably the most human of the ME2 LIs), and the one Turian you get to know the most so you do tend to forget that you're talking to a Turian sometimes.  I think more people are attracted to Garrus as opposed to Turians as a race.

Modifié par Hyrule_Gal, 26 janvier 2011 - 03:48 .

[lovgreno]

Hyrule_Gal wrote...


Yeah, finding any Turian attractive makes no sense since Bioware filled both games with a race of sexy, human-like male aliens just for the ladies to enjoy....



 oh wait


Till that happens, Turians will just have to fit that role.  If a fleet of shirtless Thanes were swinging round poles and walking around everywhere in their half-naked glory,  then I could get why people are confused about the Turian thing. Bioware didn't fill the mass effect uinverse with a race of eye candy for the ladies, so stop yer b*tchin

We could call the male only race "Zevrans".

[idoless24]

Slidell505 wrote...

Most women don't really base that sort of stuff on looks. It has something to do with it, yes. But they're much more personality based.

Exactly. Thane and Garrus may be aliens but its more their personalities that resonate. My FemShep romances Thane everytime but I can see why other women feel Garrus is attractive as well. Though I did enjoy the comments Mordin makes about intimacy with drell and turians..quite funny.

[Inverness Moon]

Lotion Soronnar wrote...

Why are you surprised?
Humans have shown amazing ability to bone and fall "in love" with pretty much anything...human or not, living or not...organic or not.

And when I say "amazing", I mean "disturbing".

Yes, it's too bad there is no xenomorph love interest available.

[Twilight_Princess]

lovgreno wrote...

Hyrule_Gal wrote...


Yeah, finding any Turian attractive makes no sense since Bioware filled both games with a race of sexy, human-like male aliens just for the ladies to enjoy....



 oh wait


Till that happens, Turians will just have to fit that role.  If a fleet of shirtless Thanes were swinging round poles and walking around everywhere in their half-naked glory,  then I could get why people are confused about the Turian thing. Bioware didn't fill the mass effect uinverse with a race of eye candy for the ladies, so stop yer b*tchin

We could call the male only race "Zevrans".

Yes and they all sound like Antonio banderas

[Spartas Husky]

volus4life wrote...

while yes, I agree that there are different levels of fitness (have you
seen freestyle climbers and runners, those guys are incredibly wiry and
slim, and you only realize just how muscular they are when you see them
in action), when it comes to solders, slim is not enough.  you don't
have to look like Arni, in fact bodybuilders are going for a bit of a
different goal then say your average solder - they carry too much bulk
to be effective, you need just  enough muscle mass to be able to carry
heavy equipment and use it for long periods of time.

at any given
time in ME, you're carrying several guns, a whole bunch of heat sinks,
various breathing, gear, the armor itself I doubt is light weight, etc.
my personal reference as to what soder should look like is not for
example a or a runner swimmer.  its a solder.  Even Gymnasts and
triatlon athletes are not quite there.

iirc, US army soldiers need to be able to carry about a 1/3 of their body weight in gear/weapons/armor/etc when out on the field. so yeah, soldiers need at least some muscle if you're out on the field. if you're somewhere in the back lines like driving trucks or something (met a cute girl who was an army fuel truck driver), i don't think strength or peak conditioning is that emphasized, her body was not hulk hogan by any means.

Okk this is late. I will formerlly apologize... I think I did jump at the gun.

And Is tarted something I did not meant to.
All I was saying based on the first statement on beauty and body is this:
BASED on the Mass effect universe when genetic tailoring is common place before birth, it would be the norm to not have a slender body... since from a medical standpoint it would not provide as much health benefits from an excercised body. Let me make it abundantly clear... excercised can range from near slender like marathon runners... to boxers. BODY builders aren't healthy. They put their body under heavy stress and what not. ALl this is discounting personal taste. I come nowhere neear close to jacob... or any male in the game as a matter of fact, I just run alot.


Now to correct. Soldiers need to carry far more than 1/3. On Basic training alone I was carrying 115 lbs on my back and at the time I weighted 140 lbs.

Funny thing is, if you strap that bag right and all your gear towards the upper back.. at the end of the day the only thing hurting is your calfs and shoulders... but not your back.

[silver_artharia]

Hmm ok...for me it's the fact that they're NOT human. It's more exotic and not boring. I like unique. His personality is awesome, but it's also his appearance and badassness that sells it.

Badass with a good heart = win (though I love Thane's way with words too, but it might be also because we do not get too much into soft talk with Garrus compared to Thane)

To be more in detail with appearance I'd have to say it's human nose and ears that destroy an attractive alien design for me. thane's ok cos his face still isn't too human.
But getting back to turians, they're plain awesome. Kind of hard to explain now that I'm at it.

Their sharp eyes, the face, the figure (at least clothed) the voices, it's all part of it. Salarians are more whimsy looking, maybe that's why they're not as attractive?

I wish I could be more clear. Guess I have to figure it out myself.

[LtlMac]

Joram Talid wrote...

i see ugly dudes getting with hot chicks all the time. unlike men, a lot of woman aren't shallow. they like guys more for their personalities(crazy, imo).

Take a Psych 101 class.  Women are FAR more picky and shallow than men.  Men care about one thing...looks.  Pretty much thats it.  Yes...they do care about other things, but on a scale of 1-10 on importance of 50 diffferent qualities, men (in general) put looks around 9 and most else at around 4 (save the random 6-7).  Women (in general) put looks at 5 or less and EVERYTHING else at the around 8 or 9.  Keep in mind, many of the 'other qualities' include finacial wealth, popularity, and social status (not exactly non-superficial)

Men want something that 'works for them.'  Women want "the perfect human being".

My wfie is still learning that as awsome as I am in a lot of ways....she can put the toilet seat down just as easily as I can put it up.

Modifié par LtlMac, 05 mars 2011 - 12:26 .

[nevar00]

Looks are good for a one night stand, but not much longer than that. Which is why different species relationships work in the Mass Effect universe: most people have relationships based on personality.

That's one reason why people like the Kardashians, while considered incredibly attractive, are most likely never going to settle down with a family as they're a dumb as bricks. Whereas that fat ugly guy we all knew in high school used to get all the girls because he was funny.

So while we may not find Turians very physically attractive due to their... scaly stuff, people still want to get with Garrus because he's a great guy and it's why an inter-species relationship between any two really isn't that farfetched (at least that is what I am assuming: this is coming from a guy's perspective). 

Modifié par nevar00, 05 mars 2011 - 12:38 .