[quote]Well I always figured they were genetically engineered to be as they are by the reapers the last time they rolled through. To me they've just got too much going on to be natural. I thought the reapers experimented on them and if they had males when the reapers rolled through they eradicated them and genetically tailored a species that would later be used as their sleeper agents.[/quote]
More likely the Protheans, the Reapers wouldn't have the motivation; brute force seems to be their thing.
[quote]The way we know them today is: The need to mate with other species[/quote]
That's a cultural thing though, not a biological one... we have proof of that in Liara herself, who turned out very well!
[quote]If they choose Asari partners the chances of getting a yakshi are very high[/quote]
If I remember right, the chance of producing Ardat-Yakshi when two Asari produce offspring is only around 1%.
Ardat-Yakshi come in various forms, from causing no problems (but no mental link) with their partner, to the far end of the scale (ie: Morinth). Only the worst cases are a danger to others and have to live isolated. I think it likely that that is an exceedingly small %, given that the monastery serves the entire Asari population.
[quote]Most species aren't set up to meld ie the partner species gets nothing out of the meld.[/quote]
The partner species gets a non-zero component of their genes spread (if not the whole thing) with an extremely high probability of their children surviving and producing progeny over (likely) multiples of the non-Asari species' lifespan. The individual gets... the sort of mental union, the idea of which probably either really attracts you or really repels you. Net win I think.
[quote]I think they actually don't even need to have physical contact Athena made a daughter w/o anyone she said she was both the father and mother and that it didn't turn out well. The only thing required to create a baby is the partner's mind nothing else. [/quote]
I'd expect it to be very close proximity nontheless. I'm not certain that the mind is sufficient (but I haven't checked the codex).. I do recall Liara saying that in ME1, but also remember that given her age, non-experience, interests, and personality, she'd hardly be an expert on such things.
[quote]I'm also wondering if the Asari can't just store the DNA of the mate they wish and que it up later in life to me this seems what Liara is doing to shep in 3 she wanted to get the most up to date data from him before he would leave and potentially die. She could down the line when she's ready for kids just decide to remember his code and create the child w/o him.
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Maybe. We just don't know. And even if so, it could be that Liara and Shep mutually agreed to it, last time they made love, off-camera... I could easily see it, since both have shown that planning and foresight is something they both do well.
[quote]You also bring up a good point on crimes w/ Asari sure its never covered but they aren't all peace loving hippies there either. [/quote]
Indeed... Aria being a good example.
[quote]An Asari rapist wouldn't even need to physically touch anyone they just corner them and force a meld.[/quote]
I'm not sure that's true. Even Morinth had to seduce her victims and get them to voluntarily open up mentally to her.. even so, that sort of predator would be a frightening thing. Of course, evil is hardly unique to Asari.
[quote]Force melds can be done Benezia did it to the rachni she essentially mindraped the rachni![/quote]
As has been explored elsewhere, the Rachni, being telepathic themselves, may be a special case. We don't know. We also don't know if the indoctrinated Benezia had been altered by Reaper tech to make it possible.
[quote]It seems to Asari they get more enjoyment out of the meld then physical contact they only give the contact because their partner requires it in other words the Asari is only being nice to the partner. [/quote]
Maybe.. but that's not the reading I get when Liara describes it in ME1.
[quote]We know shep gets little if anything out of the meld he is always confused after its over[/quote]
We know Shep gets a lot out of it.. she certainly did in ME1. I think it's just such an overpowering experience that it takes a little while to recover from. Makes sense to me, given what happens.
[quote]Their lifespan had to be engineered they live the longest of every species. [/quote]
Maybe, maybe not.. the Krogan have comparable lifespans. Even if they were, I don't see that as anything sinister. I'm sure in RL it will happen with Humans, and long before the time of ME.
[quote]You can see the same type of strange behavior around the consort everyone is in a trance even her working girls one claims she went to Earth for a while then felt called to come back and the consort herself leads into the whole indoctrinating thing when she says she's all things to all people and they don't know what they need or want until they meet her. I think she is a sleeper agent and knows it unlike the dancing girl. [/quote]
The very idea of "being called" is not a foreign one in RL, even if it's unusual. The idea of a consort in that form (albeit minus telepathy) is also not unheardof in RL.
All of this totally my opinion of course, others may disagree
Modifié par greggm2000, 02 avril 2012 - 07:06 .
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