x895771 wrote...
In my opinion it was shown several times through both ME1 and ME2 that humans are a far more brash and direct species, we take risks and challenge the status quo. The council races, in general, seems more than happy to just let things be, which is a mindset I can see them having maintained for thousands of years. Asari, for example, live for thousands of years and really have no rush to get things done. We settled colonies in areas other races deemed unsafe, in Revelation we research AI, which is considered taboo amongst the rest of the galaxy.
In the Mass Effect universe, Human beings have a much higher resolve to get things done, we are not used to being second guessed, we are not used to being told what to do, and we are just ballsy enough to say no, even when all cards are put on the table and we have the obvious disadvantage.
I think this guy's hit it on the head. We can probably chalk the rapid success of humanity (even the game frequently mentions the other alien races are unnerved by or afraid of humanity's rapid elbowing into the upper echelons of galatic politics) to three things:
1. We are a highly competitive race, and we do not like being inferiors to somebody else. Detractors of humanity would probably call this pride or egotism. It's obvious from dialogue from many major human characters in ME1 (most notably Anderson, Udina and Hackett) that humanity believes it should be one of the leaders of the galaxy, not just a fellow citizen. Accordingly, we've tried to muscle our way into practically every aspect of galatic civilisation, from politics to trade to the military, whereas other races tend to be content just focusing on one aspect. (Like the volus, who mostly deal in economic matters, or the turians' focus on the military.)
2. The inertia/complacency of the other established races. The last real major war in the galaxy was the Krogan Rebellions, which occured almost 1000 years ago. Since then, the galactic races seem to have largely settled into a 'this is the best way to do things' mentality. Codex entries and in-game conversations suggest that technology (and society based on that technology) has not really progressed much in the last millenia or so. This has kept things very stable, but it's also let the Council races slip into a kind of stagnation. Just like how Imperial China at the start of the 20th century was unwilling to accept the idea that any kind of lifestyle/society could be superior or more effective than theirs (a view for which they ultimately paid a VERY heavy price), the Council races are being so slow to accept/adopt new ideas and new strategies that could ultimately prove their undoing.
3. The Alliance military is probably the second-most powerful military force in the galaxy, after the Turians. Like it or not, when it comes to exercising power on a national/global level, it always ultimately comes down to who has the biggest guns. Although it may not be large in terms of numbers, I'm guessing that humanity, just like today, probably spends a disproportionate amount of its GDP on the military. From playing BDtS, we learn that the human military could easily kick the ass of the Batarian military, and aside from the Turians, none of the other races really have an effective military structure that can match the humans.
Taken altogether, you can probably see why Liara tells Shepard that the rest of the galaxy sees humanity as something of a bully. They're pushing their way into every part of galactic life, not caring if the other races want them there or not, and if resisted, flex their military muscle to get their way.
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