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[kyles3]

Earthborn/War Hero all day. I like to pretend I'm Bean from Ender's Game.

[MrDizazta]

Sole Survivor had so much potential to be an excellent back story because of Shepard's past with Cerberus in ME2, but no, we get no acknowledgement of Akuze. My god I would have taken a gun to Jacob or Wilson's head demanding answers. But no. I feel disappointment

[xxSgt_Reed_24xx]

Spacer/Ruthless



Spacer for having parents that were in the service and for the conversation with Ashley about having the same instructor.



Ruthless... b/c like someone else already said... it sounds the most military and you don't sound like much of a hero... but more of a marine who gets sh!t done. I prefer the more renegade path to my Mass Effect games.

[Whatever42]

Mine is colonist/survivor or colonist/war hero.

I like using the colonist for my character arc - start being very suspicious of aliens and absolutely despising Batarians to lightening up throughout the games. I even sometimes save the Batarian plague victim and send help, although I'm still pretty rude to him and keep the conservation to a minimum because I can't stand them.

War hero is good because I got to kill more batarians.

Modifié par Whatever666343431431654324, 19 février 2011 - 03:41 .

[skcih-deraj]

While I'm inclined to say Earth born war hero, if I were to pick one it would be sole survivor/colonist.



They just can't catch a break.

[cachx]

I chose randomly for my first main Shep and ended up as a Colonist / Sole Survivor. And now when I think about it, it is problably the ultimate tragic background.

My renegade is ruthless/ spacer, just because I think is hilarious that the biggest jerk in the galaxy still has a mom.

[Some Dude]

Colonist/Sole Survivor- Having incredible mental stablity is pretty badass to me

[Chuvvy]

BobSmith101 wrote...

Dean_the_Young wrote...

Level 1 of the Elites is better than level 99 of the Mooks.

It's all about frame of reference. And gameplay mechanics of a RPG.

Uhu an "Elite" that can't even shoot his signiture weapon without it wobbling like he's got the shakes ? 'K.

Shepards an Alchie. Throught out the game he gets over his addiction, the points you dump into weapon stats are actually medicine that's curing his addiction.

Modifié par Slidell505, 19 février 2011 - 06:38 .

[Chewin]

Colonist/War Hero



You lost the ones you loved, but got revenge on the batarians during the Skyllian Blitz. Also, you share the same pain that many squadmembers have experienced, and can easier communicate with them.



Spacer/War Hero



You made friends, had family, simply a nice childhood. During the Skyllian Blitz, you fight for those who you love, you want to protect them. Fits good with a pure paragon player.

[Randy1012]

Colonist/War Hero for the Ultimate Hero, Colonist/Ruthless for the Ultimate Villain. Either way, Colonist is (IMO) the best of the three "childhood" backgrounds.

But I like to play things a little less obviously. My Ultimate Villain Shepard is Spacer/Ruthless, for example.

[skcih-deraj]

skcih-deraj wrote...

While I'm inclined to say Earth born war hero, if I were to pick one it would be sole survivor/colonist.

They just can't catch a break.

Changed my mind!

EarthBorn/War hero!

[DPSSOC]

For giggles.



Female Colonist/Ruthless - Paybacks a b**** and so are you.



Spacer War Hero - It's a good thing you didn't go to public school cause you would have gotten the snot beaten out of you daily.



Colonist Sole Survivor - Your family died, your squad died, but look on the bright side; something really good has got to be coming your way.

[PauseforEffect]

I can't vouch for what is the best, I can only tell what appeals to me. The colonist background to me had the most stability as having a family and a stable home until 16 would give a sense of self-worth compared to an orphan or an army brat (I've met my share of them and they're quite annoying).

The Sole survivor demonstrates what it means to have an indomitable spirit. It's not that you've never been broken but that you stood up again even after having been broken. We all live in a cruel world, forced to live according to life's rules and yet...we live. I don't see the Akuze survivor as unstable or distraught, but one who has developed an inner strength easily underestimated.

Torfan sounded like someone screwed up badly in command and War Hero was a little too storybook for me.

[Aurica]

i don't think there is a best back story / combo and what not.  I would say its mostly limited to our imaginations, especially if you can add depth to your own Shepard & be able to justify how and why Shep ended up this or that way.

Though having the sole survivor psy profile seems to be somewhat lacking in ME2 as already stated by other posters..

[CARL_DF90]

Spacer/War Hero also seemed like a better combo to me because it had a much more meaningful impact on the world around you and on a personal level.

Modifié par CARL_DF90, 20 février 2011 - 08:53 .

[CroGamer002]

AdmiralCheez wrote...

I don't have a favorite background per se, but I tend to roleplay each one a little differently...

Spacer/War Hero: Born and raised to be awesome, you are a nonstop success story. However, thanks to your notoriously good luck, you've never experienced a major loss and would have no idea how to handle one. Your luck will run out eventually. Expect a nervous breakdown when it does.

Spacer/Sole Survivor: You always knew you'd be in the military, but you were never exposed to the true reality of it until Akuze. It was one hell of a wakeup call, and has all but killed the naive and patriotic optimism of your youth. Now, when faced with any situation, you always expect the worst.

Spacer/Ruthless: You grew up in a military environment, and were noted for your ferociously tactical mind, which you put to excellent use on Torfan. However, real life is a lot different from a combat simulator. Chess becomes one hell of a game when the pawns are alive, when they're people you know...

Colonist/War Hero: What happened to your family would have broken most people, but your indomitable spirit has seen you through time and time again. Because you know what it's like to lose someone close, you tend to be incredibly protective of the people under your command, which is good for them, but could very well get you killed someday.

Colonist/Sole Survivor: You're a tragedy magnet. The people in your life die so easily that you have trouble forming attachments and trusting others, but you have privately sworn to do better, to tell fate to go f*ck itself because you've had enough.

Colonist/Ruthless: You led a normal, peaceful life until the day the batarians showed up. You've hated the bastards ever since, and got more than your fair share of revenge on Torfan. This tendency to take things personally makes you especially dangerous.

Earthborn/War Hero: Since day one, you've been constantly handed the short end of the stick. But you've learned to deal with it.  All that time you've spent scraping the bottom barrel has made you incredibly resourceful and hard-working, and you know how to turn a bad situation into a hell of an opportunity.  When life gives you lemons, kick its ass.  You can save the lemonade for later.

Earthborn/Sole Survivor: With no constant source of trust or support in your life, you've learned to look out for number one. You don't expect anyone to lend you a hand, which is fine, since they probably wouldn't help unless something was in it for them, anyway. Akuze only proved what you already knew--you can't count on anyone but yourself.

Earthborn/Ruthless: Growing up on the streets, you sought refuge in gangs, and were exposed to all manners of bad behavior at an early age. You don't flinch when you see someone shot at point-blank, and you've learned that the only way to solve a problem once and for all is for someone to bleed. Anyone who shows weakness is asking to get their ass kicked, and anyone who shows mercy is only begging to get stabbed in the back.

EDIT: Fixed a grammar booboo.

Let me bump this and I'd like to add that Colonist/War Hero is best for me.

Modifié par Mesina2, 20 février 2011 - 09:57 .

[The Unfallen]

Spacer/Sole Survivor: You always knew you'd be in the military, but you were never exposed to the true reality of it until Akuze. It was one hell of a wakeup call, and has all but killed the naive and patriotic optimism of your youth. Now, when faced with any situation, you always expect the worst.

[Vit246]

Earthborn/War Hero: Born on Earth, the origin of mankind, and rising from the lowest depths to make something out of yourself, to become something more than you imagined, above and beyond your station. To come from nothing to becoming something. One of the greatest living heroes of mankind. And he came from Earth.

Spacer/War Hero: A bit cheesy and cliche, but I still like it. Born in space, your home is among the stars, and you're never far from it. It is everywhere you go, and you'll never leave it. The future of mankind is out there, and you're a part of it. Altogether, you're the perfect soldier, an ultimate hero, and a true inspiration for mankind. 
And you have a living family.

Modifié par Vit246, 21 février 2011 - 04:51 .

[Aedan_Cousland]

War Hero: You saved humanity's greatest colony from destruction during the Skyllian Blitz, by rallying a heavily outnumbered force that included some of the colony's civilians, to defeat a march larger force of Batarians and their mercenaries. That background screams EPIC BAD*SS.

Ruthless is great too if you are going to play a a full on Renegade Shep that will do anything to get the job, no matter what the cost.

Sole Survivor is the worst. It's got a cool mission attatched to it in ME1, but it makes the least sense for Shepard being nominated for a Spectre. Being a sole survivor is not unique and doesn't make you special. It just makes you lucky, and it has happened plenty of times throughout history. During Shepard's lifetime even there would probably be sole survivors of natural or man made disasters, ship or vehicle crashes, skirmishes during the Skyllian Blitz, ect. Should these people be made Spectres too? Why not Cpl Toombs?

Choosing the Sole Survivor background just makes it seem as if your Shep won the lottery, and didn't real do anything on his or her own accord to be made Spectre.

Spacer/War Hero: Born and raised to be awesome, you are a nonstop success story. However, thanks to your notoriously good luck, you've never experienced a major loss and would have no idea how to handle one. Your luck will run out eventually. Expect a nervous breakdown when it does.

Great list, but any of the War Hero backgrounds have experienced loss. Ashley even asks how you dealt with losing men under your command during the Skyllian Blitz. IIRC she asks this when she is having difficulty coping with Kaidan's death, and showing classic signs of survivor's guilt.

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 21 février 2011 - 08:50 .

[Sentox6]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...

Sole Survivor is the worst. It's got a cool mission attatched to it in ME1, but it makes the least sense for Shepard being nominated for a Spectre. Being a sole survivor is not unique and doesn't make you special. It just makes you lucky, and it has happened plenty of times throughout history. During Shepard's lifetime even there would probably be sole survivors of natural or man made disasters, ship or vehicle crashes, skirmishes during the Skyllian Blitz, ect. Should these people be made Spectres too? Why not Cpl Toombs?

Choosing the Sole Survivor background just makes it seem as if your Shep won the lottery, and didn't real do anything on his or her own accord to be made Spectre.

Well, let's consider the Sole Survivor description:

Trapped in an extreme survival situation, you had to overcome physical
torments and psychological stresses that would have broken most people.
You survived while all those around you fell, and now you alone are left
to tell the tale.

Sounds like a little bit more than just winning the lottery to me. You can really level the same allegations at War Hero: Shepard's stars aligned and he/she got lucky at Elysium.

While only the Ruthless profile talks about Shepard's military career outside of a single event, it's fair to assume that  his/her history is fairly exemplary in any of the three cases, or Shepard would likely be passed over for Spectre status. Akuze/Elysium/Torfan are just key moments.

[Aedan_Cousland]

Sentox6 wrote...

[Well, let's consider the Sole Survivor description:

Trapped in an extreme survival situation, you had to overcome physical
torments and psychological stresses that would have broken most people.
You survived while all those around you fell, and now you alone are left
to tell the tale.

Sounds like a little bit more than just winning the lottery to me. You can really level the same allegations at War Hero: Shepard's stars aligned and he/she got lucky at Elysium.

The Sole Survivor background isn't unique in that Shepard emerged the sole survivor of a disaster, with his or her mental health intact. Impressive or admirable sure, but not necessarily unique or unusual.

There is a fair amount of luck with the War Hero background in that Shep had to be at the right place at the right time, and not get killed during his heroics, but there is also a fair amount of skill. He saves the most important human colony while defeating a force that heavily outnumbered his own, and likely outgunned it, since Shepard's force was partly made up of civilian militia. That is a display of impressive leadership ability and tactical acumen. It's Leonidas at Thermopylae or Lt John Chard at Rorke's Drift.

Modifié par Aedan_Cousland, 21 février 2011 - 09:27 .

[Sentox6]

Aedan_Cousland wrote...
The Sole Survivor background isn't unique in that Shepard emerged the sole survivor of a disaster, with his or her mental health intact. Impressive or admirable sure, but not necessarily unique or unusual.

I don't really want starting writing paragraphs on the matter, but let me ask you this: do you think War Hero Shepard is the only soldier in the Alliance who has a moment of impressive heroism in his/her service record?

There's obviously some luck involved in both scenarios, but it's disingenous to suggest that the Sole Survivor is somehow common or unexceptional (by definition, this can't really be the case). Either background exists simply to magnify specific psychological traits: but both Shepards are apt to be capable, courageous, mentally sound, etc, at any rate.

To be fair: if I had to fight alongside Shepard, I'd rather it be the War Hero, for obvious reasons  If I had to send a Shepard off to fight the Reapers, it'd be the Sole Survivor, though.

[Ryzaki]

Colonist/Sole Survivor: Went through extremely traumatic events and came out on top, constantly survives conditions that others don't.

[Shadow_Soul]

AdmiralCheez wrote...

I don't have a favorite background per se, but I tend to roleplay each one a little differently...

Spacer/War Hero: Born and raised to be awesome, you are a nonstop success story. However, thanks to your notoriously good luck, you've never experienced a major loss and would have no idea how to handle one. Your luck will run out eventually. Expect a nervous breakdown when it does.

Spacer/Sole Survivor: You always knew you'd be in the military, but you were never exposed to the true reality of it until Akuze. It was one hell of a wakeup call, and has all but killed the naive and patriotic optimism of your youth. Now, when faced with any situation, you always expect the worst.

Spacer/Ruthless: You grew up in a military environment, and were noted for your ferociously tactical mind, which you put to excellent use on Torfan. However, real life is a lot different from a combat simulator. Chess becomes one hell of a game when the pawns are alive, when they're people you know...

Colonist/War Hero: What happened to your family would have broken most people, but your indomitable spirit has seen you through time and time again. Because you know what it's like to lose someone close, you tend to be incredibly protective of the people under your command, which is good for them, but could very well get you killed someday.

Colonist/Sole Survivor: You're a tragedy magnet. The people in your life die so easily that you have trouble forming attachments and trusting others, but you have privately sworn to do better, to tell fate to go f*ck itself because you've had enough.

Colonist/Ruthless: You led a normal, peaceful life until the day the batarians showed up. You've hated the bastards ever since, and got more than your fair share of revenge on Torfan. This tendency to take things personally makes you especially dangerous.

Earthborn/War Hero: Since day one, you've been constantly handed the short end of the stick. But you've learned to deal with it.  All that time you've spent scraping the bottom barrel has made you incredibly resourceful and hard-working, and you know how to turn a bad situation into a hell of an opportunity.  When life gives you lemons, kick its ass.  You can save the lemonade for later.

Earthborn/Sole Survivor: With no constant source of trust or support in your life, you've learned to look out for number one. You don't expect anyone to lend you a hand, which is fine, since they probably wouldn't help unless something was in it for them, anyway. Akuze only proved what you already knew--you can't count on anyone but yourself.

Earthborn/Ruthless: Growing up on the streets, you sought refuge in gangs, and were exposed to all manners of bad behavior at an early age. You don't flinch when you see someone shot at point-blank, and you've learned that the only way to solve a problem once and for all is for someone to bleed. Anyone who shows weakness is asking to get their ass kicked, and anyone who shows mercy is only begging to get stabbed in the back.

EDIT: Fixed a grammar booboo.

This.
However, my favorite is Colonist/Ruthless.

[Stormy-B]

Sentox6 wrote...

Aedan_Cousland wrote...
The Sole Survivor background isn't unique in that Shepard emerged the sole survivor of a disaster, with his or her mental health intact. Impressive or admirable sure, but not necessarily unique or unusual.

I don't really want starting writing paragraphs on the matter, but let me ask you this: do you think War Hero Shepard is the only soldier in the Alliance who has a moment of impressive heroism in his/her service record?

There's obviously some luck involved in both scenarios, but it's disingenous to suggest that the Sole Survivor is somehow common or unexceptional (by definition, this can't really be the case). Either background exists simply to magnify specific psychological traits: but both Shepards are apt to be capable, courageous, mentally sound, etc, at any rate.

To be fair: if I had to fight alongside Shepard, I'd rather it be the War Hero, for obvious reasons  If I had to send a Shepard off to fight the Reapers, it'd be the Sole Survivor, though.

All backgrounds are only a stand-out moment in Shepards military history that's more there to show a mindset. After all different events Shepard has had an exceptional career and wouldn't have been accepted into the N7, or been chosen to be the Alliances Spectre candidate otherwise.
So saying that Akuze is a worthless reason to choose someone for spectre candidacy is true, however all three backgrounds are from the same timeperiod 2176 Skyllian Blitz, 2177 Akuze and 2178 Torfan. Bringing any of those situations up is pretty redundant when talking about a candidate for the Galaxys most Elite agents 5-7 years of service in the special forces later imho .