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[NS Wizdum]

Speezy wrote...

My name is Commander Shepard and this is the creepiest thread on BSN*.

*Mass Effect 3 General Discussion.

You weren't here for the Krogan + Shepard hybrid baby thread, were you?

The creativity of the BSN amazes me sometimes, and thats not always a good thing.

[Han Shot First]

comrade gando wrote...

I think she looks far too human to be an alien, it's like geez at least try to look different from humans to make them more unique.

that's why I like tali (no bioware's photoshoopdawhoop doesn't count), it leaves what quarians look like to the imagination and I'd sooner texmod that embarassing photoshop hack job. the more alien the better

Most Talimancers liked Tali for her 'human' traits as well.

Back when ME1 was first released the popular refrain here in the gazillion threads demanding she be made a romance option was 'Dem hips' not 'dem three fingered hands' or 'dem chicken feet.'

Also the most popular Tali fanart was one that made her look almost identical to a human.

The above isn't intended as a criticism by the way, just an observation that most of the characters that fans find attractive in the series, are viewed that way because the devs gave them features (or players imagined features) that are considered attractive on real life human women. That includes Tali.

[garrus and ashley squad]

-Skorpious- wrote...

Mostly because she is blue.

BLUE.

probably this

[Fiji Indian]

Miranda is the hottest. Well, ME2 Miranda, ME3 Miranda looked weird.

[Kalas Magnus]

Mr Deathbot wrote...

I have a theory that they tried male asari but they were so hideous that they scrapped them and made all asari female

You've seen that picture of that male asari people post every now and then. Its not that bad.

Modifié par Kalas321, 18 août 2012 - 06:35 .

[M920CAIN]

Taboo-XX wrote...

They're a bunch of 1s and 0s.

All of them.

ALL OF THEM.

And real women are a bunch of meaty fleshy things. ALL OF THEM! your point?

[Total Biscuit]

Double post.

Modifié par Total Biscuit, 18 août 2012 - 07:13 .

[Total Biscuit]

There's kind of two questions here.

Firstly, why people find Liara specifically attractive, which is pretty subjective but obvious.

And Secondly, more broadly, why do humans find humanoid artistic representations, in this instance a video game character, but it could be a painting or cartoon or statue, to be attractive despite inhuman characteristics.

The latter question is both more straight forward to answer and complex at the same time, and covers the former's answer in broad strokes.

The human brain is a magnificent feat of hundreds of millions of years of trial and error. A supercomputer that's at once without equal and terrifyingly flawed. But one thing it's best at, is taking one look at an image and recognising familiar patterns.

This is obviously part of our evolved 'friend or foe' identification systems, to allow us to find other members of our species, and identify anything that's going to kill us, or that we might want to eat.

Now, add Sapience to that ability, imagination, and one of the most impressive sex drives in nature (pretty much only Banobos and Dolphins are randier than us) and we very quickly start seeing sexyness in everything from clouds to statues. And it's no coincedance that we choose to make so many statues of attractive naked people.

Even when things aren't fully human, like the Asari being blue and having head crest, which is a really minor difference considering alot of people genuinely find Garrus attractive, our brains are more than happy to focus our attention soley on the attractive, human characteristics, and override the bits of us that should derail attraction, and not let us get past questions like "what the F's up with your head tentacles, blue girl?".

It's why almost a century ago people found Betty Boop attractive, why Millenia ago our ancestors were carving little naked women and men with ridiculously oversized genitals, and why people now look at Krogan and say "Hot!".

Now, Liara is very obviously a human woman with some weird bits. But frankly, those weird bits can be, and I've personally seen actual real examples of this, replicated by means of body paint and a hat. The differences to a human, other than standard 'it's a video game character' arguments (which fail, because again, BETTY BOOP) are minimal at best.

If you find Liara attractive, it's just means you find particular physical and/or personality traits of her presented appearance attractive, and you have a healthy, normal imagination.

Frankly if you've never, ever looked at a game character, cartoon, statue or painting and thought, wow, they're good looking, then you're a very unusual person, because we've evolved specifically to be able to do that.

Modifié par Total Biscuit, 18 août 2012 - 07:15 .

[mrbthq]

Its probably her voice, I mean I dunno if people would like her if she sounded like that asari whos father was a krogan.

[Total Biscuit]

mrbthq wrote...

Its probably her voice, I mean I dunno if people would like her if she sounded like that asari whos father was a krogan.

That's Matriach Atheyta, Liara's father, voiced by one time sexiest woman in Sci Fi Claudia Black, and yes people very much find her attractive. Go and have a quick look on DeviantArt if you want proof.

Also I pretty comprehensively covered why people find her image attractive, voice or not, directly above your post...

[Gemini1179]

Voice. Eyes. Lips. Body. Cute, 'shy scientist' thing she's got going on...

[noobcannon]

Codename_Code wrote...

I love her voice.

i like her boobs

[mrbthq]

Total Biscuit wrote...

mrbthq wrote...

Its probably her voice, I mean I dunno if people would like her if she sounded like that asari whos father was a krogan.

That's Matriach Atheyta, Liara's father, voiced by one time sexiest woman in Sci Fi Claudia Black, and yes people very much find her attractive. Go and have a quick look on DeviantArt if you want proof.

Also I pretty comprehensively covered why people find her image attractive, voice or not, directly above your post...

Really? the Bartender? Her voice is like a screeching chalkboard to me, to each his own I guess.

[Han Shot First]

Total Biscuit wrote...

mrbthq wrote...

Its probably her voice, I mean I dunno if people would like her if she sounded like that asari whos father was a krogan.

That's Matriach Atheyta, Liara's father, voiced by one time sexiest woman in Sci Fi Claudia Black, and yes people very much find her attractive. Go and have a quick look on DeviantArt if you want proof.

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Claudia Black has an amazing voice, but in that role she sounded as if she has had a bottle of bourbon for breakfast and a pack of Camels unfiltered for dinner for the last twenty years. That isn't intended as a criticism of Claudia Black by the way. I was amazed when I first out she also voiced Aethyta. I'd have never guessed that the same person was voicing Admiral Xen and Matriarch Aethyta, which is a testament to her skills as a voice actress.

Modifié par Han Shot First, 18 août 2012 - 07:33 .

[Total Biscuit]

Indeed, and though I don't find the voice of a chain smoking alcoholic attractive, there are obviously people who do.

Like I said, what you find attractive is subjective, but the ability to find things that only look human to a degree is hard wired into us by how our brains evolved.

[Mythanblood]

Wait, Liara is hot? Hm.. Different tastes, I guess. Maybe because Bioware tried to make her attractive? There is a reason why she basically looks like a human with blue skins and a weird hairstyle.
But like I said, different tastes. I think she's more in heat than hot.

[Hannah Montana]

I find myself pleasuring myself to her.

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

The writers seem to have made her their character of choice which is fine.

They force my Shepards *post ME1* to be friends with her, which is not fine.

I find her vaguely annoying and that's about it.

[Total Biscuit]

Hannah Montana wrote...

I find myself pleasuring myself to her.

I choose to interpret this post literally. That you honestly just found yourself doing it without realising, like you went to make a dialogue choice (obviously you weren't playing 3, ho ho!) couldn't, glanced down and went "What the hell am I doing?!?!" surprised to find your hand where it shouldn't be.

Mastorbatary Tourette's, basically

[Han Shot First]

Hannah Montana wrote...

I find myself pleasuring myself to her.

[Andy the Black]

I think Jack is the most attractive female in the games (dem eyes, dem lips), though Liara is a close second. The reason you find her attractive is because she is designed to be attractive, as are all the LIs... except maybe Garrus.

Plus Liara (my canon LI btw) has Ali Hillis on VO who has a voice like melted butter.

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

Andy the Black wrote...

I think Jack is the most attractive female in the games (dem eyes, dem lips), though Liara is a close second. The reason you find her attractive is because she is designed to be attractive, as are all the LIs... except maybe Garrus.

Plus Liara (my canon LI btw) has Ali Hillis on VO who has a voice like melted butter.

Please we all know Garrus is one sexy SOB.

But you know who is really the hottest character in ME?

Harbinger.

I wanna assume me some control of that!

[Han Shot First]

Speaking of Garrus...

I never quite understood the push to make him an LI following Mass Effect 1. Isn't that venturing into furry territory? He's a cool character, but he also resembles an Emu. With some characters you can understand why their fans find them attractive even if you don't. Garrus does not fall into that category.

Modifié par Han Shot First, 18 août 2012 - 08:18 .

[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

Han Shot First wrote...

Speaking of Garrus...

I never quite understood the push to make him an LI following Mass Effect 1. He's a cool character, but he also resembles an Emu. With some characters you can understand why their fans find them attractive even if you don't. Garrus does not fall into that category.

Roman space Raptors are freaking sexy, Also dat voice. End of story.

Modifié par Grand Admiral Cheesecake, 18 août 2012 - 08:18 .