TNT1991 wrote...
I always let Sidonis live in Garrus' Loyalty mission. Not because it was the "right thing to do", but because I know that it will bite Garrus in the a** in the future. Li or not, he's Shepards best bud, and it'll probably make Shepard (my shepard, mostly) feel guilty that she didn't stop him when she had the chance. Besides, Garrus doesn't make a good assassin.
I mean, really Garrus? You plan to kill him in the middle of one of the most crowded places on the Citidal? They have cameras, you know?
If only there was a way to tell him that, or convince him to have Thane help him out at least. He is...you know, "the best assassin in the business".
I've always brought Thane along to give Garrus that hint. And everytime, Thane sits there shaking his head (probably doing a mental facepalm), whispering to himself, "Psh...amateur."
However, I always let him beat up Harkin. ![=]](https://lvlt.forum.bioware.com/public/style_emoticons/default/sideways.png)
I'll bite. This has been brought up so many times, but it is one of the most moving moments in ME 2.
Notice how Garrus' fringe twitches before you see him zooming in on Sidonis? That he didn't shoot right away, but asks Shepard to buy time for him to build up courage to pull the trigger?
He's not really 100% behind the whole thing. He is second guessing, and knows that he is about to mess up again if he chooses wrong now.
What is the right thing to do, after what happened to his team? Revenge? But if not revenge, what else?It's only Shepard who can nudge him into the right direction, because he/she is the person whose opinion Garrus values the most. Some say,
"But it is his business, I won't stop him from doing what he thinks is right."
If a friend was about to do something stupid,
would you stop him from
doing it, even if it means lecturing him? He might hate you now, but
maybe see clearer later. In case of Garrus, I hope he does the same if
Shep does get into a similar situation.
The issue is, Garrus doesn't really know what is right in this situation. He is second guessing himself constantly, he was raised to see the world black and white, and knows that there is also grey.
"But grey... I don't know what to do with grey..." are his own words. I forgot how this is actually called... but I mean that he grew up in Turian soceity, started second guessing some aspects of it, but because he is not used to anything else, has difficulty adjusting to it. Despite having the desire to think outside the box.
All but "experimental" renegade shepard let Sidonis live. Garrus judgement is clouded by emotions, memories that are painful, and probably haunting it even during his sleep. (Hence he doesn't talk much to Shep. His mind is occupied with all this...). Maybe Shepard would do the same, seek revenge. But would it be more just? Revenge is always an act out of emotion, an eye for an eye, and nothing rational. It
is the easy way out. End this. Now. Stop thinking about it. Make nightmares go away.So with Shepard being the neutral party in this, and probably the one of the two with the rational judgement, the paragon way is the one to go.
We find out that Sidonis suffers as much as Garrus, if not more, and maybe he IS a coward. But can you blame him? Being threatened like he was, irrational decisions happen. Maybe he just isn't as noble, and a coward, caved in and became a traitor. Sidonis seems to hate himself for it.
Additionally, the way Garrus says "Tell him to...
go." Does he understand Sidonis? Nobody knew him better than Garrus. It still pains him, but somehow reinforces that he did not want to kill Sidonis initially. He doesn't insult Sidonis, merely struggles with the even more emotional resolve.
Samara would have possibly killed such a guy. What she said, loosely quoted:
"I only know black and white. It makes things easier. Do I really want to know if the criminal about to kill has a family and children? It would only make things more complicated."Garrus is not like her. Samara is absolutely convinced about the path she choose, Garrus is not. Maybe he finds his own true path in ME 3.
Wall of text. Apologies. But this specific subject gets me thinking sometimes.EDIT: Also percieving Samara as Lawful Good, opposed to Morinth who is Chaotic Neutral. Garrus seems to be somewhere between Chaotic Good and Lawful Neutral. And being torn between these two ideals is his greatest problem.
Modifié par NekOoNinja, 22 février 2012 - 03:04 .