Assuming for the sake of discussion that the bachelor party conversation is NOT true, i.e. that asari appearance is not different depending on the species looking at them (which is a matter for debate on its own).
Why do they have breasts? Human breasts evolved for a very specific purpose, to nurse human children and also as secondary sex characteristics to display that the woman is of child-bearing age.
But why do an alien species, whose reproduction system is worlds apart from humans, have them? Or belly-buttons for that matter?
By the way this topic is inspired by Samara's first appearance in the game.
So...why do asari have breasts?
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:21
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For the exact same reason you just stated.
Just because they "gather their genetic data" via a mind-link technique instead of sexual intercorse, doesn't mean they don't get pregnant. So their belly button serves the same function as a human's and their breasts serve the same function for nursing.
Just because they "gather their genetic data" via a mind-link technique instead of sexual intercorse, doesn't mean they don't get pregnant. So their belly button serves the same function as a human's and their breasts serve the same function for nursing.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:23
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Because blue berries are delicious.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:24
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Oh. I thought they were just there to please the fans.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:25
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Geth_Prime wrote...
Oh. I thought they were just there to please the fans.
Well, obviously.
But the in-game reason is presumably the one Kaedan stated.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:29
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dittoKaedan94 wrote...
For the exact same reason you just stated.
Just because they "gather their genetic data" via a mind-link technique instead of sexual intercorse, doesn't mean they don't get pregnant. So their belly button serves the same function as a human's and their breasts serve the same function for nursing.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 07:31
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Oh. I thought they were just there to please the fans.
Of course.
If it's a matter of BioWare simply wanting sexy aliens in their game, that's fine.
I'm just curious if they've actually explained it in any of the lore, since Mass Effect has an enormous amount of lore that seems generally consistent throughout.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 10:29
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CandleJack wrote...
I'm just curious if they've actually explained it in any of the lore, since Mass Effect has an enormous amount of lore that seems generally consistent throughout.
Why do they need to explain it? Anybody knows what breasts are for.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:03
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CandleJack wrote...
If it's a matter of BioWare simply wanting sexy aliens in their game, that's fine.
Oh it is as far as the asari go. The ME1 Art book states outright they were meant to be "a race of beautiful 'green alien girls'". I.e., pretty much palette-swapped versions of these:
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:13
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Abramis brama wrote...
CandleJack wrote...
I'm just curious if they've actually explained it in any of the lore, since Mass Effect has an enormous amount of lore that seems generally consistent throughout.
Why do they need to explain it? Anybody knows what breasts are for.
The problem is that Bioware have stated that Asari are not female. Its stupid, but they've gone and done it. They are claiming that Asari are not Female so that they can say that 'there have never been any lesbian relationships in Mass Effect'. Because it comes from the Devs its now canon. Like I said, its stupid.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:17
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Sorry, what? What was the OP question?
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:17
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"We have failed to uphold Brannigan's Law. However I did make it with a
hot alien babe. And in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since
first he looked up at the stars?" - Zapp Brannigan
hot alien babe. And in the end, is that not what man has dreamt of since
first he looked up at the stars?" - Zapp Brannigan
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:21
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Dave666 wrote...
The problem is that Bioware have stated that Asari are not female. Its stupid, but they've gone and done it. They are claiming that Asari are not Female so that they can say that 'there have never been any lesbian relationships in Mass Effect'. Because it comes from the Devs its now canon. Like I said, its stupid.
No, it's not canon. Canon is what the game says, and it still says they're female. It also came out after Hudson made the first infamous statement. It's just PR nonsense that can be ignored. Unless of course you feel like mocking them for it.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:23
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didymos1120 wrote...
Dave666 wrote...
The problem is that Bioware have stated that Asari are not female. Its stupid, but they've gone and done it. They are claiming that Asari are not Female so that they can say that 'there have never been any lesbian relationships in Mass Effect'. Because it comes from the Devs its now canon. Like I said, its stupid.
No, it's not canon. Canon is what the game says, and it still says they're female. It also came out after Hudson made the first infamous statement. It's just PR nonsense that can be ignored. Unless of course you feel like mocking them for it.
I do a bit, yes. Mockery does seem somewhat appropriate doesn't it?
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 11:26
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Because Bioware needed an Alien race that look similar enough to humans to start romances and they needed those to attract more attention for the game.
Controversly the two female aliens with breasts (Tali and Liara) have the bestwritten lovestories in the game and only Liara got one that involves talking to her after each mission (allthough that is most likely only because she got thrown out of the Normandy in ME2)
Controversly the two female aliens with breasts (Tali and Liara) have the bestwritten lovestories in the game and only Liara got one that involves talking to her after each mission (allthough that is most likely only because she got thrown out of the Normandy in ME2)
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:17
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Dave666 wrote...
The problem is that Bioware have stated that Asari are not female. Its stupid, but they've gone and done it. They are claiming that Asari are not Female so that they can say that 'there have never been any lesbian relationships in Mass Effect'. Because it comes from the Devs its now canon. Like I said, its stupid.
I'm fairly certain that they said that asari are 'monogendered'. That does not mean they are not female. You see, there's this strange miracle thing called 'childbirth'. You know, that amazing thing females can do.
To assume that 'monogendered' = not male/not female is just a preconceived notion when trying to delve too deep into things. Relax, OP, and try searching the forums once in a while. this asari debate has been going on for ages.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:29
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MisterJB wrote...
Maybe they're eezo nodules.
Samara: "Shepard, these are the source of my power."
Shepard: "No wonder you show them off."
"You know, because you have a lot of power."
"As a biotic."
"...I should go."
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:38
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Male and Female have no real meaning to Asari. The are monogendered aliens which resemble human females due to similar post-intercourse reproduction cycles.
So it's not really lesbian as femshep and Liara could technically make blue babies. You can't have a romance with Tali as femshep, even though she is also an alien that resembles a woman because she is female. There are male quarians.
So it's not really lesbian as femshep and Liara could technically make blue babies. You can't have a romance with Tali as femshep, even though she is also an alien that resembles a woman because she is female. There are male quarians.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:43
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Black Raptor wrote...
Male and Female have no real meaning to Asari. The are monogendered aliens which resemble human females due to similar post-intercourse reproduction cycles.
What do you think "mono" means? Hint: it doesn't mean "none". Also: go read what the Codex says about asari.
So it's not really lesbian as femshep and Liara could technically make blue babies.
It is for Femshep because asari are practically identical to human women.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:46
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You've answered your own question. Nursing is the probable reason behind it.
And of course the designer of them wasn't brave enough to get away from the standards, so the mono-gendered species all look like women.
And of course the designer of them wasn't brave enough to get away from the standards, so the mono-gendered species all look like women.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 12:53
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hawat333 wrote...
And of course the designer of them wasn't brave enough to get away from the standards, so the mono-gendered species all look like women.
Bravery had nothing to do with it. The entire point was to for them look like attractive women. There was never a possibility that they wouldn't.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 01:00
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hawat333 wrote...
You've answered your own question. Nursing is the probable reason behind it.
And of course the designer of them wasn't brave enough to get away from the standards, so the mono-gendered species all look like women.
That's because a mono-gendered male species would be too impractical to work. Think about it, what if the asari were male? Do you think it would work the same?
The answer is: No. In order to be offspring-compatible with all species, the mono-gendered species would need a way of universally submitting chromosomes, among a lot of other things. The asari can do this as a female species because they use their own genetic data to create the embryo within themselves, using a partner to randomize the genetics. A male cannot do this, as a male is not - for any species - mate independant. Example: A male of a species that works by internal fertilization cannot fertilize, say, eggs that have been laid. I will stop here before this conversation goes in weird places.
Case in point: Don't pin uncreativity on something like that. Really, that's childish. I have a lot of respect for the designers of the Mass Effect universe, and with good reason.
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Posté 22 avril 2011 - 01:00
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Severyx wrote...
Dave666 wrote...
The problem is that Bioware have stated that Asari are not female. Its stupid, but they've gone and done it. They are claiming that Asari are not Female so that they can say that 'there have never been any lesbian relationships in Mass Effect'. Because it comes from the Devs its now canon. Like I said, its stupid.
I'm fairly certain that they said that asari are 'monogendered'. That does not mean they are not female. You see, there's this strange miracle thing called 'childbirth'. You know, that amazing thing females can do.
To assume that 'monogendered' = not male/not female is just a preconceived notion when trying to delve too deep into things. Relax, OP, and try searching the forums once in a while. this asari debate has been going on for ages.
*facepalm*
Did you not even read what I wrote?
I'll say it again, the developers (Bioware) have tried to claim this. Not me, I said it was stupid twice, did that not give you a clue? I even said why they were trying this BS.
