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[Td1984]

Bad King wrote...

BTG_01 wrote...

Shepard can be from anywhere, although the Anglo-Saxon surname somewhat limits the range of backgrounds.

Does it? Even today surnames don't really tell you much about where a person was born. I imagine that this is even more the case in the future.

True. I have a German last name but I was born in Southern California (near Los Angeles), which is why my Shep is from there.

[Pups_of_war_76]

She's clearly from Ouagadougou

[Ahglock]

Bible Doctor wrote...

Oakland.

Shepard is from Oakland.

What?  He is from the crappy side of the bay?  Maybe he is a hippie in disguise infiltrating the man and is actually from Berkley.  

[laudable11]

Shepard is from Detroit.

[Inspectre]

omgodzilla wrote...

Canada doesn't exist in the year 2185. Nor does America. All the North American countries are combined into one bigass country.

I prefer United States, but w/e.

[xIxDarkWolfxIx]

If Shepard has Biotic Abilities then Singapore becomes quite likely. However Shepard could have been born anywhere, it depends on the environment. S/He may have had Canadian/American Family and/or Friends. The Race of Shepard has very little determination due to the fact that races are only likely to exist for another century, that doesn't mean different skin colour can't exist. Race isn't just about colour, there are genetic variations and dispositions. However within the next century these dispositions and genetic differences are likely to be merged and/or disappear due to the Multi-Cultural Society we now live in. Sorry for the science, but I wanted to back my statement.
The location is very hard to determine, based on the information presented, nor does location truly mean anything.

[XyleJKH]

omgodzilla wrote...

What the hell is a Canadian accent?

I am guessing everyone outside canada seems to think we all speak like newfies

[XyleJKH]

yeah i heard about the countries now are pretty much the continents. Not sure I approve of this, in the future hard to say what would happen. Any idea what countries exist?

[xIxDarkWolfxIx]

XyleJKH wrote...

yeah i heard about the countries now are pretty much the continents. Not sure I approve of this, in the future hard to say what would happen. Any idea what countries exist?

Europe is quite likely within the next 50 years to become a single state, simply because it would be the economic powerhouse of the globe and because of the different terrain and weather it is possible to have a Europe that is sustainable. Hydro-Electirc Power in Northern Europe, Solar Power in the Med and Wind Power and a mix of the other two along the Fertile plains of Eastern and Western Europe. 
North America, US, Canada and Mexico, could do the same however the US and Mexico have a much more strained relationship than Europe does with it self. So they would need to get over that. Other wise they can become as powerful as Europe would be if they unite. 
China relies heavily on the US and Europe currently, but it does have very exponential growth though it is yet to be seen whether they can keep that up for the next 20 years. As a rule of thumb the more powerful a country becomes the more powerful a population becomes, likely leading to China becoming a Republic and possibily merging with the Republic of China to finally form a Unified China. 
South America could quite easily become a Super-State though they would not reach the same level of Power as Europe, the US and China without serious development. Australia could possibily join Europe or North America, odd I know but it could join for prosperity and security sake. Japan could join with China if China changes its ways, or perhaps an entire Asian Super-Power would arise, if that is the case then they could easily overtake Europe and North America. Finally Russia and India, Russia may join Europe and India could possibily join a Asian State if China and Japan are also there to create stability. 

Just my thoughts. Sorry for the wall of text but I am doing my dissitation on this. That is a very simplified and sporadic text bloc.

[Whyp_2]

I think there should be "canon" were Shepard lives. I mean, Shepard is a fictional character, not just some dude you role play as.

Okay, maybe why I really want this is because I want some unique dialog from my earth born Shep

[Undertone]

Shepard is from City 17.

[underhill1990]

GodWood wrote...

underhill1990 wrote...
Hudson said they picked Shepard because it sounded most american.

No.
Bioware have never said that. 

That and the american astronaut hes named after.

Shepard is named after Alan Shepard, the second man in space.
Him [Alan] being American has nothing to do with it.

watch the recent gameinformer interviews with casey hudson

[Porter98]

I believe I read somewhere what part of earth we will be in come ME3. A combination of Vancuver and something else. BioWare may dicide that this is where earth born Shepard is from.

[ramnozack]

so u mean to tell me the universe's hero comes from CANADA! What gangs does vancouver even have? what do they gang bang each other over control of the maple syrup trade. Were all gonna get turned into genetic paste if this is true.....I can see it now a shady lookin guy with a trench coat on the corner of the street some pancake addict comes up and wants to see his goods he opens up his coat reveals tiny bottles of ms buttersworth.

Modifié par ramnozack, 24 mai 2011 - 02:47 .

[SilentNukee]

ramnozack wrote...

so u mean to tell me the universe's hero comes from CANADA! What gangs does vancouver even have? what do they gang bang each other over control of the maple syrup trade. Were all gonna get turned into genetic paste if this is true.....I can see it now a shady lookin guy with a trench coat on the corner of the street some pancake addict comes up and wants to see his goods he opens up his coat reveals tiny bottles of ms buttersworth.

Um...no.

[dekeliko]

Asian gangs are a growing problem (in western Canada anyway). You hear about big drug busts pretty often.

[Bluko]

Well I don't think we know for certain. I believe it was intentionally left vague.

ReconTeam wrote...

Detriot. Think about it.

- No parents
- Gangs
- Mad Max type wasteland

I could see this heh. But really Shepard could have grown up anywhere, since it seems like North American English is the dominate language of the world. Although given that default Shepard is whitey-tighty and speaks like someone from the U.S./Canada most likely he originates from North America.

I would not be surprised if Shepard grew up in the 2150s Vancouver/Seattle Metro, since apparently that's where the game starts. Be a nice potential tie-in for Earthborn characters.

Modifié par Bluko, 24 mai 2011 - 03:30 .

[RowanCF]

Yeah, when you go to Earth in ME3 it's supposed to be in Seattle and Vancouver (by this point in time both cities have melded together). So I that was a really good guess. Although I guess that doesn't necessarily mean that's where Shepard was born. 

[Vez04]

Bump

[Leonia]

Don't know about you guys, but my Shepard hails from Mexico City.

I hope they don't canonise it. There's still many ways to introduce Earthborn-specific dialogue without referring to Shepard's hometown (for all we know, Shep didn't live in the same town the whole time he/she was on Earth anyway).

[JetsoverEverything]

tijuana duh.

[PsyrenY]

Mine was from Neo-Tokyo, or whatever they called the most recently-rebuilt version.