Runescapeguy9 wrote...
Hm... Well, as one of the more bizarre/creative Tali appearances, it's one I wouldn't mind. Though, as was mentioned, we know she has a nose identical to that of a human's; also, her eyes aren't so wide-set and are narrower from top to bottom.
I kind of like the mandible-like... Uh... Alright, "things" sounds the best here, for their creativity, but I think we have enough humanoid aliens with dangly bits hanging off the back of their heads...
Turians, Asari, Batarians, Vorcha, and the others have a crest and horns.
Also, it doesn't feel mammalian at all, really. Though she does look a little doe-like, with the wide-set eyes, small nose and dual nose bridge, the... Erm... Dangly bits look quite chittinous (Insectoid, or even arthropod-like). The pallor isn't very fitting, either, unless she's exceptionally cold at the time.
Now, I have a feeling Saphra may take me up on the doesn't-look-mammalian bit, but think about it; I was completely satisfied when I heard that Salarians were based on salamanders, because damnit, they look like lizards with big, bulgy amphibian eyes and spongy prongs on their heads. Krogan are obviously reptilian; A stubby tail, dinosaur-like feet, toad-like maw filled with small, sharp teeth, all even, no fangs, like a lizard would have. The crest is also pretty exclusive to dinosaurs and reptiles. Asari... Well, the only thing seperating them from humans is the tentacle-heads, and then we learned they were "aquatic"... Yeah, think we know how that is. Though I guess fish *do* have the largest amount of asexual species of the more advanced animal groups. Hanar are big stupid jellyfish.
Turians are one of ones that don't fit nearly as much. Avian/reptilian? The only avian bits that really show in Garrus, to me, are the narrow hips and thin legs, torso that looks like it holds a huge breastbone, and something about his fringe that reminds me of a cockatiel. Also, his eyes are bright and alert, like a bird's. Reptilian? Well, I guess if he has scales. Never heard of a bird or a reptile who had mandibles, though. Faceplates are similar to those of armoured lizards, though. Drell look like frilled lizards, as is depicted by a hilarious comic about Thane that nobody should ever not see.
Volus look like Voles, Elcor look like any grazing earth-mammal. However, Quarians are apparently the "only" other mammalian race; Maybe they weren't counting these minor races, as they're portrayed in ME1? Or they're something else entirely, despite being obviously mammal-based? No idea.
My point being, most of the well-known races have obvious signs of their animal group/species of inspiration. All we know about Quarians is that they have three fingers, and two/three toes, females have wide hips & powerful legs, they have recurved knees, their eyes somehow luminesce, and their eye & nose form & spacing are identical to those of a human. Given that, I'd expect them to look more mammalian. Pointed, cartiledge-style ears, quills or hair, claws. You know the drill.
Err.. So yeah. The picture. I still like it, bonus points for how detailed it is.
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