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In ME2, I didn't like Jacob. I loved Jacob initially, up until you start recruiting other squadmates. Initially, he comes off as not just the morality of the party, but as a nice and helpful guy. In the beginning, I was impressed with how he was the one to tell you the truth about Cerberus, stood up for Shepard when Miranda wanted to ask questions, and made it clear that even though he worked for Cerberus, he didn't tolerate the bad aspects of them anymore than Shepard. But then, once the game really started, he became and aloof, shallow jerk. He was a jerk whenever it came to other party members, wanting to airlock Legion and having a problem with Thane for no reason, as if Jacob's job is so much better. Oh, and his snarky remark to Tali about EDI was too petty. He just wants casual sex with Shep in a "romance", and just wants to go get drunk with friendShep. He went from being admirable in the prologue, to disgusting and hollow in the main game.
He didn't really have a plot, like other characters, either. Overall, Jacob was all over the place, and lacking character. I've seen people say "Well, that's the point of his character." but I think that's a really sh*tty character idea. A part of me wonders if they "didn't give him a personality on purpose" because "being black" is suppose to be his character theme, which is pretty offensive and bad. I mean, Kaidan had being the "good guy"/conscience of the party, a less b*tchy and more optimistic Carth, along with being an L2 Biotic as his theme/plot. Ashley was probably the most human character in Mass Effect, I felt. She was religious, an IRL religion, and though she wasn't afraid to hide it, I didn't feel like she rubbed it in people's faces, but it was something very IRL in such a fantastical setting. I thought her discomfort with aliens was realistic. She wasn't a Terra Firma, but she wasn't exactly comfortable either, and I'd expect that of most humans, considering first contact, and the war, was only decades prior to ME1. Also, Ashley came from a military family, and had a noteworthy past with her family. She was also the cynic of the party, in a dark-snarky way. Miranda's "I am perfect; Woe is me. Also: Daddy Issues." plot was incredibly dumb, but her role as Cerberus b*tch was well done. She was the anti-conscience of the party, the Cerberus member, and definitely had a consistent personality: Self-absorbed, prideful, and a b*tch. Even her abilities reflected her personality and story well, having a bit of everything, and thinking she was the best at everything. Jacob... in comparison to the other humans... Who is he? What is he? He doesn't have a theme or plot or consistent personality or anything. Even his Biotics seem kind of random, and I wonder why he's even a Biotic. It's not like it goes with his story, or is mentioned outside of "Oh, also, I'm a Biotic!" in the prologue.
Maybe they should have made him an alien hater, someone who made Ash look like a lover in comparison, since in ME2, Cerberus surprisingly seems to the most alien-tolerant organization in Mass Effect. I'd expect some anti-alien-ness and more straight up evil from SOME parts of Cerberus. Or maybe they should have kept him with the personality he seemed to have in the beginning, as the noble ex-Alliance type who was disillusioned and joined Cerberus hoping to make a difference for the greater good. Heck, I personally think it would have been coolest if Jacob turned out to be an Alliance spy infiltrating Cerberus, and that's why such a noble seeming guy (at least, he was initially) was in Cerberus.
Thane was a disappointment. I felt like he failed at being what he was supposed to be. From all the pre-game media, I thought he would be my favorite character. I thought he would be some vigilante religious assassin badass who hunted and killed "wicked" people. What I thought I'd like about Thane turned out to be Garrus and Samara. Thane wasn't even the "Ultimate Fangirl LI" like he was supposed to be. Garrus surprisingly filled that role too. Thane's religious turned out to be pretty lame, cliche, and if anything a front for cowardice. Thane came off really pathetic and whiny, and morally abhorrent instead of admirable. Calling Shepard the same thing as his dead wife was... not romantic... and the memory flashes he had were just annoying. Anyway, between Samara and Garrus, there was no point in Thane being in the game.
So... I don't like Jacob and Thane. I hope Thane just dies. I hope Jacob either finds a character, or goes away. Everyone else is great and even at their worse, at least have potential.
Modifié par Rojahar, 25 mai 2011 - 11:21 .
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