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[Steelcan]

anyone that we've seen before in DA/ME

 

that'll force them to get creative

[Grieving Natashina]

anyone that we've seen before in DA/ME
 
that'll force them to get creative

Heya Steel, good to see ya around.

[SwobyJ]

Less daddy/mommy/creator issues.

I'd accept orienting towards son/daughter/creation issues, but I'd like at least a little direction away from 'family matters' overall.

 

Military bravado.

 

Most tropes related to Reapers gone. Maybe twists on them.

 

We-can-all-get-along unity. I accepted most of it in ME3. Move on though.

 

Politicians Suck.

 

Redeem whole species due to one friendship.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Even man boobs?

 

I confess I may not have been specific enough.

[Neophyte]

Want:
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I want a Cassandra but who's not a softy.
Vivienne like character, but more content.

A stoic female character.

 

Do not want:

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Anything that relates to real life issues..

[SwobyJ]

Want:
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I want a Cassandra but who's not a softy.
Vivienne like character, but more content.

A stoic female character.

 

Do not want:

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Anything that relates to real life issues..

 

Well that rules out almost everything.

[Neophyte]

Well that rules out almost everything.

hahaha
Ye. my mistake, kinda meant Social justice, racial stereotypes, or any popular modern issues represented in game character just because.

[SwobyJ]

hahaha
Ye. my mistake, kinda meant Social justice, racial stereotypes, or any popular modern issues represented in game character just because.

 

Why not social justice? Anything against topics of injustices against the poor?

[Original Mako]

@ Midnight Bliss - thanks for the clarification. I thought  a "Pinocchio" might be a perpetual liar.

 

No: Damsels in distress (like Tali)

 

Want:

- A backstabbing alien squad mate. Sent to help bridge the species gap, then betrays you near the end. Gets away with it.

- Explosives junkie. Doubles as the new wise-******. Occasionally messes up. Can possibly die failing to defuse a bomb.

- Creepy/incorrect romantic advice giver. Like Mordin + Zapp Brannigan. Heavy weapons specialist or pilot.

 

What are thoughts on:

- The cliché "girl engineer" (i.e. tomboy taking after her dad who isn't around any more)? The new Shen in X COM 2 is such. I'm all for girls being engineers, but I don't want them to be doing it because of their dad.

[Andrew Lucas]

I am in favour of embracing boobs of all sizes.

Equality, after all, but no, not when you don't have something other people do. It's time to check that privilege.

[Battlebloodmage]

Also funny how they aren't strictly heterosexual. Where's Cortez?

Cortez has the dead spouse, asides from that, he's an ok character, really. 

[CuriousArtemis]

Okay here's my list:

 

The sassy gay guy

The "I'll sleep with anything" bi man or woman

The "I'm a cold b!tch, now come and warm me up" female romance (Morrigan, Miranda)

The "I'm your bro whether you want me to be or not" guy (Garrus, Varric)

The handsome and noble guy ... who's only into women

The innocent girl you feel a little uncomfortable romancing (Merrill, Tali)

The villain whose goal in life is ULTIMATE POWER for no real reason (Corypheus, Udina)

The ninja / samurai Asian (Kai Leng, Kasumi)

The wise Native (non-BioWare example is Chakotay from ST:VOY)

Okay basically any racial stereotype, you can see where this is going

The female prostitute with the heart of gold (Sha'ira, Inara from Firefly)

The male grunt (James Vega, Jacob)

The grizzled male veteran (Zaeed)

 

A lot of these can be so easily subverted simply by re-envisioning sex, sexuality, or race. For example, a female bro, a sassy straight guy, or a Ninja-like Black guy. Too often games and TV shows go for the straight up trope, probably not on purpose, but just not thinking too deeply about what they're putting out there. 

[EpicNewb]

The Feminist (think Ashley in ME1)

 

The Academic (think Liara in ME1)

[Pearl (rip bioware)]

Honestly I don't really care about character or personality tropes as long as they have solid and understandable reasons for being the way they are.

That said, I don't want to have to put up with any characters that pander to the Tumblr "social justice" types, or are otherwise included just for the sake of "equality". Keep your cultural Marxism out of my video games, please. I can deal with them if they're there, but I'd still rather not see them.

[Daemonesque]

The optimal solution would be to end up in a different galaxy all alone, preferably while being entirely androgynous. That way, everybody's happy!

[Seboist]

Shy,introverted, and socially awkward/inept female companions(ala ME1 Liara and DA2 Merril). Such broads bore and annoy the heck out of me in gaming as much as they do IRL.

[LineHolder]

- Old, noble, grizzled General/Admiral. Come to think of it, old characters (assuming everyone on board is in stasis on the trip to Andramada). You're sending survivors to continue the existence of the species of the MW. Might as well send young, healthy specimens in their prime with a great genetic diversity. It also calls for everyone to do their part in breeding, but then this will cause problems in explaining the inclusion of non heterosexual specimens. Could handwave it away by citing 'test tube' babies.

 

- Characters with contrarian opinions just because ... reasons. See TIM in ME3.

 

- This may sound controversial, but ME: A is veering dangerously close to the history of global colonialism by late medieval to early modern Europeans. I hope that just because the 'Ark' carries the endangered species of the MW, it does not give the Player Character carte blanche to go Columbus on everyone.

 

- Mysterious ancient enemy that is omnipotent, omniscient and omni-everything as convenience calls for it.

[SnakeCode]

Daddy issues

[malloc]

Le snarky one liner man

[Seboist]

- Old, noble, grizzled General/Admiral. Come to think of it, old characters (assuming everyone on board is in stasis on the trip to Andramada). You're sending survivors to continue the existence of the species of the MW. Might as well send young, healthy specimens in their prime with a great genetic diversity. It also calls for everyone to do their part in breeding, but then this will cause problems in explaining the inclusion of non heterosexual specimens. Could handwave it away by citing 'test tube' babies.

 

- Characters with contrarian opinions just because ... reasons. See TIM in ME3.

 

- This may sound controversial, but ME: A is veering dangerously close to the history of global colonialism by late medieval to early modern Europeans. I hope that just because the 'Ark' carries the endangered species of the MW, it does not give the Player Character carte blanche to go Columbus on everyone.

 

- Mysterious ancient enemy that is omnipotent, omniscient and omni-everything as convenience calls for it.

God willing, we would be able to pave the way for modern (human) civilization to prosper in andromeda like Columbus did for the Americas or to recruit locals to end the barbaric reign of another civilization like Cortes did.

[Gileadan]

The brooding drama jerk with trust issues.
"I'm moping and not telling you why but please please ask me what's wrong!"
Well, no thank you. The a-hole kid can eat his pbj sandwich alone.

The whiny oppressed jerk who blames all his problems on someone else. "You just hate me because I'm Cerberus!"
No, man, I hate Cerberus as a whole. Now get out of my airlock.

The saccharine über-dork. "So that's what the decompression button does. *gigglesquee*"
Yup. Btw, whiny oppressed jerk wanted to see you.

Generally everyone who seems to require therapy. This is an exploration mission, not a rehab center.

Avoid those and I'll likely be pleased enough.

[Fredward]

Any archetype that is not Beyonce.

[aoibhealfae]

Was Ashley a feminist?

[Onewomanarmy]

Was Ashley a feminist?

 

She didn't like aliens that much lol but I don't recall her as being a feminist. I've never romanced her since I'm straight female but I've kept her around in some play throughs. 

[Ahriman]

Default bro. Some character pushing hard to be friendly is tolerable, until game takes over your character and makes him act back. It's just cringeworthy when given character doesn't work on you and you are not in default-player-mindset anymore.

Shy,introverted, and socially awkward/inept female companions(ala ME1 Liara and DA2 Merril). Such broads bore and annoy the heck out of me in gaming as much as they do IRL.

Yeah, this one is clearly overdone at the moment. ME even managed to have two of them simultaneously.