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[Lapis Lazuli]

you've just never seen an old hanar. They grow beards.

[Dean_the_Young]

Bah. Bah, I say! To all those who blame this 'graphics engine' or what not, I deny you!

Humanity's superiority and exclusiveness can only be justified by a full head of hair!

[Seboist]

Aren't the Quarians described as being the most human-like aliens in the books? So shouldn't they have hair?

[jamesp81]

Dean_the_Young wrote...

Forgive the puns in the title, but seriously. I had never noticed until someone pointed it out on another forum, but no other species in the Mass Effect universe has head-hair like Humans do. Turians, Salarians, Asari, Batarians... what you see is pretty much what they are. Always. Only humans have a lush crop of head-fuzz that can be drastically changed from one day to the next.

And from an alien's perspective, that would probably be pretty freaky at first. Just imagine the inbuilt assumptions from the POV of a species whose head can't change like that. Humans are probably as much identified by their hairstyles in the same way we recognize Turians by their face paint, or Asari by their Tatoos. Things that really don't change.

Heck, amatuer alien sociologists probably did their own sort of social-modeling by hairstyle. 'Military caste only grows short hair on males. female military are of certain shapes. Old humans see hair change shades like skin pigments. Humans with spiked 'mohawks' generally of the 'punk' caste.'



But the idea of cutting hair probably seems pretty horrific the first time an alien encounters it. Especially since the notion that we don't have pain receptors in our hair probably isn't that obvious to anyone who doesn't have hair.

Just imagine what might occur if someone changed hairstyles overnight.


"Morning Garrus."
"Morning Shepa- Shepard! Your head!"
"Hm? Oh, you noticed?"
"Damnit, Shepard, when did this happen? Who did this to you!?"
"Uh, a barber? Last night? I mean-"
"Bastard, he ambushed you?! Shepard, did he hurt you anywhere else? How many were there, to take you down like that?"
"Garrus, calm down, I don't think you-"
"Gods, Shepard, you- no, I understand."
"You do?"
"I've seen this before in CSEC. Traumatic assaults can lead the victim into denial as a response. It's only natural."
"Garrus, I-"
"Doctor Chakwas! By god, someone get Doctor Chakwas! Shepard's been maimed!"
"Garrus, listen to me!"
"No, you listen Shepard. It will be alright. I promise you, I'll find the bastard who did this, and I'll make him pay."

That is EXACTLY how Garrus would react to the idea that his FemShep had been assaulted.  Well done:D

[Dean_the_Young]

What makes you think that was a FemShep?

[jamesp81]

Dean_the_Young wrote...

What makes you think that was a FemShep?

Just a guess.  I think if it were a maleshep it would've been less "did they hurt you" and more "let's kill those sons of ****es until they die from it."

[lovgreno]

Dean_the_Young wrote...

Bah. Bah, I say! To all those who blame this 'graphics engine' or what not, I deny you!

Humanity's superiority and exclusiveness can only be justified by a full head of hair!

No doubt Failberus have a project somewhere that have as its goal to defeat the reapers with manly chest hair. But as usual it will just blow up and unleash the dreaded mullet virus on the humanity.

[Merchant2006]

Lapis Lazuli wrote...

you've just never seen an old hanar. They grow beards.

This one wishes to inform the human child that this ones beard is what all true followers of the enkindlers strive for.

[Nashiktal]

Dean_the_Young wrote...

Forgive the puns in the title, but seriously. I had never noticed until someone pointed it out on another forum, but no other species in the Mass Effect universe has head-hair like Humans do. Turians, Salarians, Asari, Batarians... what you see is pretty much what they are. Always. Only humans have a lush crop of head-fuzz that can be drastically changed from one day to the next.

And from an alien's perspective, that would probably be pretty freaky at first. Just imagine the inbuilt assumptions from the POV of a species whose head can't change like that. Humans are probably as much identified by their hairstyles in the same way we recognize Turians by their face paint, or Asari by their Tatoos. Things that really don't change.

Heck, amatuer alien sociologists probably did their own sort of social-modeling by hairstyle. 'Military caste only grows short hair on males. female military are of certain shapes. Old humans see hair change shades like skin pigments. Humans with spiked 'mohawks' generally of the 'punk' caste.'



But the idea of cutting hair probably seems pretty horrific the first time an alien encounters it. Especially since the notion that we don't have pain receptors in our hair probably isn't that obvious to anyone who doesn't have hair.

Just imagine what might occur if someone changed hairstyles overnight.


"Morning Garrus."
"Morning Shepa- Shepard! Your head!"
"Hm? Oh, you noticed?"
"Damnit, Shepard, when did this happen? Who did this to you!?"
"Uh, a barber? Last night? I mean-"
"Bastard, he ambushed you?! Shepard, did he hurt you anywhere else? How many were there, to take you down like that?"
"Garrus, calm down, I don't think you-"
"Gods, Shepard, you- no, I understand."
"You do?"
"I've seen this before in CSEC. Traumatic assaults can lead the victim into denial as a response. It's only natural."
"Garrus, I-"
"Doctor Chakwas! By god, someone get Doctor Chakwas! Shepard's been maimed!"
"Garrus, listen to me!"
"No, you listen Shepard. It will be alright. I promise you, I'll find the bastard who did this, and I'll make him pay."

Thank you! You have no idea how much I have been wanting an "
outsider" look upon humanity. The closest we ever got was a comment or two from liara, and those funny observations from Lorik-qui'in.

Modifié par Nashiktal, 13 avril 2011 - 07:36 .

[Dean_the_Young]

Nashiktal wrote...

Thank you! You have no idea how much I have been wanting an "
outsider" look upon humanity. The closest we ever got was a comment or two from liara, and those funny observations from Lorik-qui'in.

http://social.bioware.com/691555/blog/26654/

It's not shameless self-promotion if the topic matches, right?

[Nashiktal]

thurmanator692 wrote...

AlexXIV wrote...

Shoulldn't they know hair from animals? Also if hair sets humans above and apart from other aliens, doesn't it also set women above and apart from men? At least if we talk about head hear and not facial or body hair. I mean, men tend to get bald, women ... not so much.

Yes, but we have beards!
Which in a lot of human cultures, indicates a degree of wisdom, a leader figure in the community, so the sociologists wouldn't be too off for the hair classification!

Not only that, but the various styles of beards come with various meanings in culture. Evil twin anyone?

[Heavensrun]

Dean_the_Young wrote...

Forgive the puns in the title, but seriously. I had never noticed until someone pointed it out on another forum, but no other species in the Mass Effect universe has head-hair like Humans do. Turians, Salarians, Asari, Batarians... what you see is pretty much what they are. Always. Only humans have a lush crop of head-fuzz that can be drastically changed from one day to the next.

And from an alien's perspective, that would probably be pretty freaky at first. Just imagine the inbuilt assumptions from the POV of a species whose head can't change like that. Humans are probably as much identified by their hairstyles in the same way we recognize Turians by their face paint, or Asari by their Tatoos. Things that really don't change.

Heck, amatuer alien sociologists probably did their own sort of social-modeling by hairstyle. 'Military caste only grows short hair on males. female military are of certain shapes. Old humans see hair change shades like skin pigments. Humans with spiked 'mohawks' generally of the 'punk' caste.'



But the idea of cutting hair probably seems pretty horrific the first time an alien encounters it. Especially since the notion that we don't have pain receptors in our hair probably isn't that obvious to anyone who doesn't have hair.

Just imagine what might occur if someone changed hairstyles overnight.


"Morning Garrus."
"Morning Shepa- Shepard! Your head!"
"Hm? Oh, you noticed?"
"Damnit, Shepard, when did this happen? Who did this to you!?"
"Uh, a barber? Last night? I mean-"
"Bastard, he ambushed you?! Shepard, did he hurt you anywhere else? How many were there, to take you down like that?"
"Garrus, calm down, I don't think you-"
"Gods, Shepard, you- no, I understand."
"You do?"
"I've seen this before in CSEC. Traumatic assaults can lead the victim into denial as a response. It's only natural."
"Garrus, I-"
"Doctor Chakwas! By god, someone get Doctor Chakwas! Shepard's been maimed!"
"Garrus, listen to me!"
"No, you listen Shepard. It will be alright. I promise you, I'll find the bastard who did this, and I'll make him pay."

...  I -want- this scene to happen.  Somebody call Jennifer Hale and Brandon Keener!

[jimmyjoefro]

Shepard says barber. What woman goes to a barber?

[Dean_the_Young]

Military women.

[gosimmons]

Could see Quarians with hair (and volus as ewoks).

Though I could also picture a Batarian pulling off a pretty mean double-mustache if he really wanted.

Modifié par gosimmons, 13 avril 2011 - 11:16 .

[The Minority]

Saphra Deden wrote...

Batarians are said to be covered in really short hair, more like horse hair, I imagine.

That's from Revelation right?

[sympathy4saren]

Man, that's racist!

[Akizora]

Heck maybe Batarian women have this mane on their head...

[StarGateGod]

i wont have a problem if tali turn out to hate furry cat ears. and maybe even a cute little tail

[Akizora]

StarGateGod wrote...

i wont have a problem if tali turn out to hate furry cat ears. and maybe even a cute little tail

Maybe she is furry and coughs up furballs too