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CrazyIvan93

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If I may have all of your attention guys.. please hear me out for a bit... I promise not to waste a lot of your time

I hate my life... i hate to come off as ungrateful but I just dont like the life im living right now...I hardly have any friends...fewer that I really trust, I live life the same everyday... do the same thing everyday...no satisfaction... no happiness.I understand that I can be seen as boring to most as I dont smoke, i dont drink, I dont have sex as the NUMBER 1 priority on my list as my other college friends do (which, in the process, they objectify women as play things ...they arent toys and it sickens me that women are treated this way).

Im that one fan that takes an obsession to a shameful level such as how I wish I was never human...i wish aliens existed (im a xenophile)... as I said before, I feel like my sexuality is in limbo.... because I have a hard time finding a loyal trusting girl (personality attracts me, not looks) yet I know Im not into men... but when I see Garrus... he changes everything...he makes my day... helps me live...makes me wish I was a turian... to be something I can never be. I would kill myself if, as a result, I could wake up in Palaven.... no regrets... I wouldnt stay inside playing videogames all day to hide from a world run by corrupt governments/businesses(EA) and selfish friends...I would be able to live life... for the first time in a long time...I dont find human babies adorable (not one bit -_- ), but what do you know? I find turian babies cute as hell... I didnt give a damn about earth in ME 3, i cared about Palaven! That was my home.

But you know what? **** life. Deep down, I'm a turian and proud. If you want to make fun of me fine, if you want to troll me, go ahead, all you will do is waste your time. You may just be reading this and might think to yourself "Wow, what a loser... the virginity is strong with this one...". ive already had enough people tell me what I cant be or cant do, people that give me a weird look when I tell them what really makes me smile at the end of the day and Ive had enough. If we live in a hypocritical society that makes fun of gays when 50% of marriages end up in divorces, where men try to get laid as many times as possible with different women rather than to make that special girl smile while holding her hands on a sunset, where we teach our daughters to be careful not to get raped and we dont teach/tell our sons NOT to rape, then why the hell can i not be a turian?

Im skinny enough (maybe even the waist when I think about it :3), and hell, I HAVE a turian name,no joke, my last name is Vargas, which is pronounced as "Var-gus". And I love looking up fanart and fanfiction... it helps me feel...alive... it puts a smile on my face to know that there are others that feel the same way I do with this race. A feeling I dont get anywhere else.. and it feels right. Will I ever find that special someone? i dont know... but when I look at Garrus, I finally know what my friends meant when they said they found the "one"... if I dont cry myself to sleep, I punch myself trying to grasp why I feel this way towards not just a fictional alien race... a MALE alien...he's someone I would endure the epitome of pain just to see him. Id stand "up there" in the citadel with my arm around him and his around me, and it would be a moment I wish would never end. He shows me that I can still find that someone and all I have to do is be myself and i know this because we have virtually a lot in common: socially awkard, cynical, pessimistic, high expectations from family, mildly cocky in what I do best: sniping (how coincidental). If that wasnt enough, my fav color as a kid was blue, now blue is my secondary fav color while black is my primary fav... well what do you know? That is Garrus' armor colors in ME 1 and 2! Another coincidence. I can go on and on, but there will always be reasons why I cant help but think that Garrus was made for me as well as turians (Turians are based off of the evolution of birds with a hint of reptile, these are my fav animal types hence why I had many pet parrots and Argonians in Skyrim are my fav <3).

But most of all, Garrus and turians are what made ME 3 for me... its the only thing stopping me from saying its a heap of disappointment.

I wanted to see female turians so bad and look how that turned out...I would love to be mated to a female turian (no way Garrus would want me sorry ass)...maybe even get lucky and find Solana... and have the bonus of having Garrus as the best brother I can have, while having an awesome female mate. Just the thought of being accepted...of belonging...

In the end, this is just a game, a make-believe universe. And this is what makes me punch concrete until my knuckles break. I feel like a loser. But if one thing is certain.. its that deep down.. im not human... I'm a turian...and I f*cking love turians especially my ultimate bro Garrus, I'd pop heat sinks with him anytime, til the end of time (double meaning :3 ) .

Thats how I know who I really am and Im not going to give a flying bosh'tet about anything or anyone that tries to say different...and I wont change for this f*cked up world.

I also want to say that I love all of you guys so much because you all understand me and my affinity for turians/Garrus. You all remind me that ill never be alone...NEVER. Thanks so much guys...really, thank you. Im very sure we will be able to reunite with Garrus in the coming weeks... I cant wait to see him again.

Im Ivan Vargus and im a turian...and proud....

For Palaven my brethren...

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CrazyIvan93 wrote...

If I may have all of your attention guys.. please hear me out for a bit... I promise not to waste a lot of your time

I hate my life... i hate to come off as ungrateful but I just dont like the life im living right now...I hardly have any friends...fewer that I really trust, I live life the same everyday... do the same thing everyday...no satisfaction... no happiness.


Saren, Garrus+Reapers help me through with my own life, otherwise... I'm female, not interested in men...
sigh... what's the point of trying to help, be nice, or do the right thing if you get in trouble?

....doesn't help that I'm autistic, have hypothyroidism, nd anti-social... I only have 1 true real friend out there, dont see too often... as for family? haven't seen most for like past 7 years,  some won't be seen since they've passed away...

At times I just want it to be over...

anyways, must play...:)
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.....I miss ME1 Saren...:mellow:

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CrazyIvan93 wrote...

I hate my life... i hate to come off as ungrateful but I just dont like the life im living right now...I hardly have any friends...fewer that I really trust, I live life the same everyday... do the same thing everyday...no satisfaction... no happiness.I understand that I can be seen as boring to most as I dont smoke, i dont drink, I dont have sex as the NUMBER 1 priority on my list as my other college friends do (which, in the process, they objectify women as play things ...they arent toys and it sickens me that women are treated this way).

First of all, get out of my head! The first thing I thought when I read this was 'this sounds like me', so you are not alone. :)

CrazyIvan93 wrote...
But you know what? **** life. Deep down, I'm a turian and proud. If you want to make fun of me fine, if you want to troll me, go ahead, all you will do is waste your time. You may just be reading this and might think to yourself "Wow, what a loser... the virginity is strong with this one...". ive already had enough people tell me what I cant be or cant do, people that give me a weird look when I tell them what really makes me smile at the end of the day and Ive had enough. If we live in a hypocritical society that makes fun of gays when 50% of marriages end up in divorces, where men try to get laid as many times as possible with different women rather than to make that special girl smile while holding her hands on a sunset, where we teach our daughters to be careful not to get raped and we dont teach/tell our sons NOT to rape, then why the hell can i not be a turian?

Im skinny enough (maybe even the waist when I think about it :3), and hell, I HAVE a turian name,no joke, my last name is Vargas, which is pronounced as "Var-gus". And I love looking up fanart and fanfiction... it helps me feel...alive... it puts a smile on my face to know that there are others that feel the same way I do with this race. A feeling I dont get anywhere else.. and it feels right. Will I ever find that special someone? i dont know... but when I look at Garrus, I finally know what my friends meant when they said they found the "one"...

Not to sound old (lol, I'm only 22) or throwing around the obvious, you will meet 'the one' at some point. I don't know when or where. Just know that there is nothing wrong with thinking about the characters as real. Hell, I do it all the time, doesn't matter which game/movie/book I enjoyed. Fantasy is the best and it is endless, I think myself in that specific universe and interact with the characters the way I want to, just because I can.

Then again, if you really do feel alone, remember that there are others who feel the same. So we are together in that. :)

And sorry if my response makes little sense or is confusing, English is not my first language. ^^'

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Looong time lurker here on BSN - I've been putting my account to use after the ending and finally decided to post over here too! My wonderfuly tolerant boyfriend puts up with my obsession with Garrus, even when it
results in lots of fanfic and odd noises coming from the computer
opposite him. :whistle:

Despite all the warnings I had to see the ending for myself. And even knowing what was coming, I still cried my eyes out during my final scene with Garrus. When the very abrupt-surprise end started, I just let Mauradur Shield kill me. And haven't restarted ME3 since. I just couldn't do it knowing what was there waiting for me at the end, and that there no way to have my little orphan adoptees on a beach. I still get a little weepy when I start thinking about it.

I am doing my fourth playthrough of 1 and 2 though. I hadn't played ME2 in a bit and forgot how much awesome and hilarious dialog there is. I'm also trying to not romance Garrus this go, just for a change - but it's not easy.  I remember my surprise when I first loaded up ME2 and got the dialog option to flirt with Garrus. The voice, the way he -always- had Shepard's back, the snarky dry dialog, the cute awkward way he flirted back. :wub:

I've been hooked ever since. I do also like Thane a lot (I have a thing for bad boy snipers?) but I always drift over to Garrus in the end.  

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 @CrazyIvan93 
I'm a lurker here but have decided to post. I'm in the same boat, don't have many friends (since I don't drink/smoke or "party") and stuck in a dead end job at the moment. Gaming is my outlet and Garrus is a character that cheers me up when I'm feeling depressed. But luckily I got a long term boyfriend who doesn't mind my passion with gaming and Mass Effect. 
Since it's one of the good things in my life at the moment and Mass Effect (and Garrus) sucks you into the story and forget real life troubles.
I really loved Garrus's growth since ME1, in ME3 he's more his own man and that is very appealing:wub:

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Okay, let me see if I can get these words out of my head and in to this post as I want them to be.. Tough luck since I'm often just blabbering all over the place ;)

I just want to tell you all that the " perfect life" that others are living ( being populair, partying, getting drunk and having sex) is for most of them just as unsatisfying as your own lives. We have gaming as an outlet they have parties. It's just another escape from real life in all its boringness.

That being said you have a choice, you know.. Just be you and be proud about it.. You're unique and awesome and you don't have to defend your opinions to others.. If they understand you, awesome! If they don't, who gives a ****! If you want to talk to people who will " get" you, get your ass on the internet and talk to us ^^. Don't be afraid to be alone and step outside you're comfort zone to find things that make you happy.. There are so many shades of grey between partying and having no life ;)

So yeah, I'll probably want to edit this as soon as I click the submit button but I decided to keep it short ;)

Ps: I don't really believe in 'the one' even though I'm married to an extraordinary lovely human being but I do believe that in order to find and keep love, you need to happy with yourself and don't need someone to 'save you' . Because you know, you kinda need to be "the right one" for that other person as well, make them better than they are without you!

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@CrazyIvan93

Like these others, I must tell you that I feel the same way about Mass Effect, turians, and Garrus in general. I am OBSESSED with these games, possibly unhealthily so. It's almost unreal that these fictional, pixel characters can make me feel so much, and I'm glad I am not alone in feeling this. And I LOVE Garrus. His personality is what I am attracted to in real life (as is Joker's). I'm on the lookout for my real life Garrus, but I'm willing to tolerate the fact that he'll be human. XD j/k

Not only that, but being Garrus's friend has also taught me to accept those who are not the same. Even love them for who they are. Garrus is a "compassionate renegade," and I may not agree with everything he has done or even says, but I love him for it. ^_^

"You like someone for their qualities, but you love them for their defects." - Hellboy

So, Mass Effect itself has actually made me a better person in the longrun.

As did Harry Potter, but that's an entirely different topic. XD

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CrazyIvan93 wrote...
In the end, this is just a game, a make-believe universe. And this is what makes me punch concrete until my knuckles break.


Sometimes I don't think some people -- even Bioware -- understand exactly what they've done with Mass Effect. An original in-depth sci-fi setting that people can truly be invested in. It's not perfect -- like the real world -- but it's free from the cares of petty, modern day life, and offers a positive outlook as all its characters strive towards righting wrongs or simply making things better (even if they are mistaken -- like Saren!). It offers other views of life and society, such as Turian culture which is an effective anti-thesis to the selfish, corporate style of business we are so used to. Perhaps it is idealistic in that sense, but that's what stories are for.

Bioware might be truly upset at the response to the ending of ME3. But the fact so many people care shows that they've done so many things right.

Stories are a fine and healthy break from modern day life. I hate to use the phrase 'escape mechanism' because of its ugly connotations. People have dreamed and imagined since the dawn of time, so I for one, don't think there's anything wrong with that. In fact, it's simply human.

Hope things cheer up for you. All the best.

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@CrazyIvan and Pyn: All the best to you. I am neither a psychologist nor a native speaker, so any attempt at offering some type of written comfort would probably result in being complete nonsense, or, worse, unintentionally offensive due to a poor choice of words. Luckily, Arahnea was kind enough to read my mind and write down most of the things I wanted to say.

Just accept what and who you are. There is no need to apologize for it.
Well, unless one happens to be a crazy mass-murderer or something like that.

But on a side note: Call me paranoid, but I feel the strong urge to point at the obvious. This is the internet, fellow Turian fans, and while I am perfectly happy to admit that I like Mass Effect and Garrus, don't like the current ending to the point that I have changed the ending sequences, and, as stated above, am no psychologist - these are all facts that I would admit in real life, too. You don't know who is reading these posts, besides a bunch of sympathetic fans, and who of those guys might have the skills to identify you, due to hacks, personal information / posting habits or whatever.
In short: Be careful what you give away of yourselves, even in a forum like this. If you post something that might give somebody the impression that you are either suffering from depression or are at least at risk of it, there is a small chance these virtual lines may have real consequences.

Back to topic (i.e. comfort, Garrus or both combined):
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Ok, I'm a lurker too but I feel the need to post something. Especially since not too long ago I posted a vaguely similar complaint about not having any gamer friends in the old Garrus thread. I'm female and in college -- and I too struggle to find balance in life. It doesn't help that I have an extremely difficult major, and I tend to put off stuff. Gaming is an outlet, and when I think about how many of my other friends seem to have more difficult lives, or have made poor decisions, somehow it gives me reassurance that I'm doing the right thing for myself. Many of my friends aren't going to school, just living off of their parents, or are married and have children already -- and most are under 21. I feel bad for them, I feel more for them than myself -- and it helps, just remember others may have it worse -- so your life may not be too terrible. I don't find romance as an important defining factor in my life, but the majority of people seem to. I don't know if any of this helps, but when I was helping my friend through a tough time when she was kicked out and her mother died -- I offered to help her by showing her that even though things are bad now, other people have it worse, and it can only get better. Finding passion in life is always a good thing, no matter what it is. Unfortunately, I have to go to class now. But I'll likely edit this post, or post more later. I wish the best for you!

EDIT:

Ok, I've thought more on this subject, and here's what I have to add:

You can try to enhance your life by finding new passions, and/or introducing some variation or challenges.
Like, for example (can't believe I forgot this really) I have played the violin for years now. I'm not a hard-core career player, I play for fun - for enjoyment. Music can help you focus, that's why a lot of people find it beneficial to listen to music while studying. If you don't play an instrument, perhaps you can look into it.

Also, try volunteering! I have been volunteering for years, and it is a great boost to your state of mind. It can help you to feel like you're making a difference, and contributing to something greater than yourself -- which is important. It is also fun. Currently, I volunteer at a pre-school where I work/help-out with special needs kids -- it's a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds, and I know that I'm important to them. Just by being in their lives, I feel like I'm making a difference. Some of these kids may not have a good home life, so what ever joy I can bring to them - I know it matters. Volunteering can be a rewarding experience, and bring some light to typical life's gloom. Selfless acts are a great boost to your morale. I'm sure someone at your college can help you find a service site, I know at my university we have a service center -- and they even provide regular transportation to and from sites.

If I think of anything else, I'll edit this post again. I hope all of the encouragement, and advice, from everyone on here helps you. :)

EDIT: I just largly edited my post -- I think I was rambling...


EDIT yet again:

Ok, Now that I think my post was totally off-topic -- here's a pic I took of the Garrusmance:
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EDIT: I apologize if this post sounded preachy, but I'm trying to be helpful here...

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Wait back up - Thane was designed for girl gamers? *bursts out laughing*

Sorry, but that's hilarious.

In a bad way.

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Bluumberry wrote...

Wait back up - Thane was designed for girl gamers? *bursts out laughing*

Sorry, but that's hilarious.

In a bad way.


"For us the key words were “career assassin”. The problem was, he was
going to be the female love interest. Now that doesn't sound like much
if you think about it, but it got us all mixed up a bunch of times,
because women were going to have to find this guy attractive. So we
asked all the women in the office what they liked in their aliens, and
that kind of got us going off a lot of weird directions in the beginning
and made it harder than it should have been."

http://www.gameinfor...n-of-thane.aspx

Heheh yeaaaaahhhh. Pretty hilarious.

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Niostang wrote...

Bluumberry wrote...

Wait back up - Thane was designed for girl gamers? *bursts out laughing*

Sorry, but that's hilarious.

In a bad way.


"For us the key words were “career assassin”. The problem was, he was
going to be the female love interest. Now that doesn't sound like much
if you think about it, but it got us all mixed up a bunch of times,
because women were going to have to find this guy attractive. So we
asked all the women in the office what they liked in their aliens, and
that kind of got us going off a lot of weird directions in the beginning
and made it harder than it should have been."

http://www.gameinfor...n-of-thane.aspx

Heheh yeaaaaahhhh. Pretty hilarious.


That makes a lot of the things about Thanes character really weird, women should find him attractive so let's give him a son even though most most of our female fanbase are probably young enough that dating someone with a child would be really creepy and give them the ability to hit on him while he's talking about his dead wife. Women will love that. *facepalm*

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CrazyIvan93 wrote...

Sinilin wrote...

CrazyIvan93 wrote...

Garrus and all turians look sexy as hell to me... i want to bang them all >____<


Same here! It's awesome to play MP with turian squadmates... My imagination runs wild. :P 


LOL same! I go up to turians and... "bump" into them LOL

Technicaly it could be female turians under some of those armors you know. The gender of the turians are not specified.

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bushes289 wrote...

Niostang wrote...

Bluumberry wrote...

Wait back up - Thane was designed for girl gamers? *bursts out laughing*

Sorry, but that's hilarious.

In a bad way.


"For us the key words were “career assassin”. The problem was, he was
going to be the female love interest. Now that doesn't sound like much
if you think about it, but it got us all mixed up a bunch of times,
because women were going to have to find this guy attractive. So we
asked all the women in the office what they liked in their aliens, and
that kind of got us going off a lot of weird directions in the beginning
and made it harder than it should have been."

http://www.gameinfor...n-of-thane.aspx

Heheh yeaaaaahhhh. Pretty hilarious.


That makes a lot of the things about Thanes character really weird, women should find him attractive so let's give him a son even though most most of our female fanbase are probably young enough that dating someone with a child would be really creepy and give them the ability to hit on him while he's talking about his dead wife. Women will love that. *facepalm*


The fact that Thane had been married didn't bother me, also him having a son didn't bother me. Or even that he was dying.

It was how much he talked about his wife, it just didn't feel right to pursue him. Well that, and the way he was always talking about how much of a tool he was... :lol:

Also why did they go out of their way to create this character for the ladies and then just bump him off anyway? Gee, thanks for that Bioware.

Though personally I don't have any problem with it, as I find the whole romance quite lovely in it's own sad, tragic way. But I can understand why most Thane-mancers would be upset about it.

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Argraharg wrote...

CrazyIvan93 wrote...

Sinilin wrote...

CrazyIvan93 wrote...

Garrus and all turians look sexy as hell to me... i want to bang them all >____<


Same here! It's awesome to play MP with turian squadmates... My imagination runs wild. :P 


LOL same! I go up to turians and... "bump" into them LOL

Technicaly it could be female turians under some of those armors you know. The gender of the turians are not specified.


Actually female Turians do look similar, but the main difference is they don't have the 'head-crest'.

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From one of the comics I believe.

I thought we'd be able to choose gender in MP I was so dissapoint... WHY CAN'T I HAVE A MALE QUARIAN?

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And just like every other comic based female turian I've seen so far...she looks more masculine than the males do.

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Niostang wrote...

Bluumberry wrote...

Wait back up - Thane was designed for girl gamers? *bursts out laughing*

Sorry, but that's hilarious.

In a bad way.


"For us the key words were “career assassin”. The problem was, he was
going to be the female love interest. Now that doesn't sound like much
if you think about it, but it got us all mixed up a bunch of times,
because women were going to have to find this guy attractive. So we
asked all the women in the office what they liked in their aliens, and
that kind of got us going off a lot of weird directions in the beginning
and made it harder than it should have been."

http://www.gameinfor...n-of-thane.aspx

Heheh yeaaaaahhhh. Pretty hilarious.


The most hilarious part of that process is that one of the earlier designs is a screaming face with a featherboa (second image, most right), because yeah.. I would totally do that..:innocent:

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Bluumberry wrote...

And just like every other comic based female turian I've seen so far...she looks more masculine than the males do.


The female Turians make the males even more prettier.

I think I can understand why Garrus would go for FemShep, if not, Tali, rather than someone from his own species lol

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Seleya_LL wrote...

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In short: Be careful what you give away of yourselves, even in a forum like this. If you post something that might give somebody the impression that you are either suffering from depression or are at least at risk of it, there is a small chance these virtual lines may have real consequences.


There always is a chance with forums and such, even just being logged in could be enough for ip tracking, but I'll be alright... Feeling better these days :) mass effect

trying to figure out ME3 with last confrontation with Illusive Man, last left-side dialog has been greyed out... and stuff...

probably will play yet again despite the endings...
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Bluumberry wrote...

And just like every other comic based female turian I've seen so far...she looks more masculine than the males do.

I'm not sure if we should take that cheap comic and it's version of female turians too serious.

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Argraharg wrote...

Bluumberry wrote...

And just like every other comic based female turian I've seen so far...she looks more masculine than the males do.

I'm not sure if we should take that cheap comic and it's version of female turians too serious.


Personally I like the comics design of the females. I do see the large head-crest and large mandibles as a male 'aesthetic display' type thing. As Turians are supposedly based of birds/lizards I did expected the females to be more plain in appearance.

I think the only thing that does bother me about that design is the completely bald look, I would rather they had a small crest or something covering the top of the skull. Seeing as the Turians 'carapace' is supposed to protect them against the Palaven sun and radiation.

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Niostang wrote...

"For us the key words were “career assassin”. The problem was, he was going to be the female love interest. Now that doesn't sound like much if you think about it, but it got us all mixed up a bunch of times, because women were going to have to find this guy attractive. So we asked all the women in the office what they liked in their aliens, and that kind of got us going off a lot of weird directions in the beginning and made it harder than it should have been."

http://www.gameinfor...n-of-thane.aspx

Heheh yeaaaaahhhh. Pretty hilarious.

And their thought was "SNAKES! Because if there's one thing women universally love... Man, it's totally snakes. ALWAYS snakes. As opposed to something women or even people in general might find instinctively repulsive or might have a high chance of being afraid of. You know, like bunnies."

Srsly, next game they're going to introduce their new fantasy love interest designed just for us girls for the sake of being ridiculously attractive to all women. His name will be Arach the Spiderlord.

I generally love BioWare's characters, but in my opinion they tend to make guys a lot more attractive when they're NOT supposed to be romances. Cases in point; Garrus, Varric, Carver, Sagacious Zu. EDIT: Oh! And Vega! Man, did he turn out to be a surprise.

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Kateish_ wrote...

Argraharg wrote...

Bluumberry wrote...

And just like every other comic based female turian I've seen so far...she looks more masculine than the males do.

I'm not sure if we should take that cheap comic and it's version of female turians too serious.


Personally I like the comics design of the females. I do see the large head-crest and large mandibles as a male 'aesthetic display' type thing. As Turians are supposedly based of birds/lizards I did expected the females to be more plain in appearance.

I think the only thing that does bother me about that design is the completely bald look, I would rather they had a small crest or something covering the top of the skull. Seeing as the Turians 'carapace' is supposed to protect them against the Palaven sun and radiation.


I agree, I'm probably one of the few who think the comic design is 'OK'. If they're largly based off of birds, which I think they are, then the males looking more physically appealing is acceptable.
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That's a pic of my baby cockatiel, Arden, in comparison to a random C-sec turian. He looks quite similar to a turian. =]

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I don't think it works to compare turians directly to birds, though.

There are a lot of birds where the genders look almost identical. For instance, I had a budgie and for the first year or two we debated whether or not he was even male because the only identifiers we had heard for budgies, his were strangely in-between. And then you have some birds where the female is vastly bigger and rounder, which admittedly would be kind of adorable in the case of turians, but is apparently not the case.

I dislike the comics version because it makes no sense for a species that develops plates as a means of defense against radiation to have one entire gender bald, exposing one of their most vital parts to said radiation, just so that the males can look 'fancier'.

That and Garrus referred to Shepard's hair as similar to fringe, so I like to imagine the 'fringe' on a female is in the same typical place as hair, meaning the top of the head (rather than the excuse that 'fringe' just refers to the brow and cheek plates, which to me makes little sense as a comparison).

Also, I just find them aesthetically unpleasing, tbh. Of the current designs, you can tell that one gender was designed after much deliberation and the other was whipped up on the fly for a comic book.

Modifié par Aris Ravenstar, 04 avril 2012 - 04:27 .