Barquiel wrote...
Garrus is a permanent squadmate in all three Mass Effect games from beginning to end, and he adds nothing at all to the story. He's Shepards canon buddy, that's it.
I know. I've expressed my distaste for this too.
In ME2, only Mordin is directly related to the story.
All Mordin does in regards to the Collectors is find the countermeasure to the Seeker swarms. I don't see where or why people are comparing the story to the main antagonist, as if they are the same thing. Cerberus is just as big in ME2 as the Collectors (arguably more so with their status as an entity), and Miranda was the highest-ranking person in Cerberus right behind the Illusive Man. ME2 isn't a good exmaple anyway, seeing how it's more a collection of subplots and side stories than a focused overarching narrative.
Garrus and Liara are the most popular characters in the franchise (at least according to the largest surveys/polls), that's why they got more screentime than everyone else.
Yes, I know. That doesn't make the reasoning any less sh*tty.