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[HinataKawaiiDesu]

 This topic has appeared a lot, but I don't want to make a relation to how Cerberus is USA and the Quarians are muslims and they hate eachother like I've seen everywhere.
Many have also related the Quarians to the Arabic culture because of their head wear which looks like an Arabic scarf (Hijab), or because of their letters looking like Arabic caligraphy not to mention their arabic dialect, and the fact that they go on a pilgrimage like the trip to Mekkah
But that's not the only thing. I know a bit about the Arabic culture, and I have studied Tali's behavior in relation to the Arabic ways.

1. Tali says that a Quarian must always put anyone else before herself. That is true to Arabic culture too. You must always think about your people, not to mention your family and must always satisfy it no matter the consequences, even if it means your own misery.
2. In ME3 Tali mentions that her father would hate Shepard and would never allow their relationship. I take it's because he is a human, of course. In ismal you can't ever marry a person of a different religion, at least not if you're a woman. And generally, in Islam your father MUST accept the person you are in a relationship with.
3. Up until ME3 I actually thought "Keelah Salai" had the same meaning as the arabic "Insha'allah". They do have their same definitions, almost, that you use the word as both a gesture and a prayer to hope for the best future.

Call me crazy or thinking too much into it. I just think there's a strong relation. Unlike others that think Bioware were lazy to make a reference to the Arabs this way, I think they reflected the arabs in a very positive way if this might be true, and that they made a beautiful reflection.

[sasusori]

your right on almost all accounts there is one exception, neither a man nor women can marry the opposite sex unless that person is willing to convert, then it permitted by either one,

id never thought of this, good catch

Modifié par sasusori, 31 mars 2012 - 10:48 .

[daisekihan]

The Quarians nomadic lifestyle is fairly similar to some of the cultures of that region, and their planet desert-like, and they do wear full-body covering (though not for religious reasons obviously). But I generally think they are an amalgam of several different cultures that have been treated as outcasts throughout history, such as the Jews, the Romani, and the Kurds.

[Acidrain92]

No I would have to agree with you. I think its sound to say that Quarians were based off of many things, one of those things being several different cultures from the Middle East and perhaps Eastern Europe. A lot of the races in the mass effect series are beautiful reflections of people and races we see every day. One could relate the Turians with the Romans of old. In fact I was looking up possible names for my two Turians in multiplayer and I realized that a lot of Turian names in fact sound roman.

I decided I would name them Romulus and Remus lol

Modifié par Acidrain92, 31 mars 2012 - 10:46 .

[Vespervin]

Interesting theory. I've also thought about this. Although on Mass Effect's Wiki, it states that the female Quarian headwear was inspired by the Virgin Mary.

[Nizzemancer]

I think you mean "based on", not related to.

And that horse have been beaten to a bloody pulp many times before... it's painfully obvious.

[Ratham]

I want to say no....

[pistolols]

They seem a lot like Fremen from Dune.

[Hexoskin]

Ratham wrote...

I want to say no....

Inb4 someone calling racist.

[A Great Biotic Wind]

It's all just coincidence. From what I remember the only cultural inspiration that the developers had for the quarians were the gypsy caravans of the Romani culture (hence the headdress).

[Calibrations Expert]

And here I thought they were all Russians.

[Unit-Alpha]

In a word: yes.

And gypsies.

[xXCerberus317Xx]

Your right, but why do they have Russian (Somewhere from there) accents ?

[Agamo45]

I thought they were more like the Gypsies, or the Jews before the State of Israel was founded. Though the Arabic influences are obvious when it comes to their appearances, and Rannoch.

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[Kastrenzo]

Most of the Alien Cultures draw similarities or inspirations from our own. Did you not notice how the Turians draw similarities from the Roman Empire? just look at their names, Tactus, Victus, even Garrus' name sounds Latin when you stick it with the rest of them.

The only real similarites I see between Quarians and Arabic/Islamic cultures is their saying "Keelah Se lai" to Allau Akbar "God is great", this turns out to be false anyway, According to Tali.

The other similarity is the Female Quarians wear hoods and different fabrics on their exosuits, some compare it to a burqa but I think it's just their way of distinguishing men from women, since you can't really see their faces. But then again they've both got obviously different body structures.

It's funny to compare them to the Middle east when Most Quarians have accents that sound like Russian, other Eastern European, German, or British *Gerrel, Koris and Xen*, in fact the only Quarian who even sounds like an Arabic or Persian person is Shala'Raan, her voice actor is Iranian.

Modifié par Kastrenzo, 31 mars 2012 - 11:04 .

[HinataKawaiiDesu]

daisekihan wrote...

The Quarians nomadic lifestyle is fairly similar to some of the cultures of that region, and their planet desert-like, and they do wear full-body covering (though not for religious reasons obviously). But I generally think they are an amalgam of several different cultures that have been treated as outcasts throughout history, such as the Jews, the Romani, and the Kurds.

I'd like to hear more about your theory actually. I can't help but agree that there might be some ties. The thing that made them look so arabic is how their passion for a religious state of mind makes them an unity and it sounds a lot like the Arabic unity, like what they used to repel the Jews when they protected Palestine.

[farhansdisplayname]

Haha. I'm a Muslim and I always related the Quarians to Muslims/Middle Easterers.

This is something I will always imagine. Like a different ending for ME3

[sorentoft]

The Mad Hanar wrote...

The Asari have always thrown me off though. I can't quite put my finger on what they represent to me.

Utopian.

[Kastrenzo]

sorentoft wrote...

The Mad Hanar wrote...

The Asari have always thrown me off though. I can't quite put my finger on what they represent to me.

Utopian.

Probably because they are mono gender, That throws everyone's perception off. I can't put a finger on them either.

[Acidrain92]

sorentoft wrote...

The Mad Hanar wrote...

The Asari have always thrown me off though. I can't quite put my finger on what they represent to me.

Utopian.

I have always felt that The Asari were much like amazonians. Like they all come from Themascara, Wonder Woman's island.

but that may just be because they are all practically women lol

[StarcloudSWG]

Neh. The Quarians never felt to me like they were 'Middle eastern' any more than they felt to me like they were Roma. Nomads, with the need for self-sufficiency and the emphasis on clan and ship rather than on self and family, yes. But that could just as easily be inspired by several Asian cultures.

[Dreogan]

Space Jews. No offense intended.