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[Lord Kiran]

Who is the best character as written in your opinions?

 

In mine, the best character is Mordin Solus.

 

Not only is he plot integral in every game he makes an appearance in, but his off-beat personality and eccentric behavior makes him stand out and endears himself to me. Mordin is also the most interesting character out of the lot and I found myself totally interested in almost everything he has to say.

 

His personal character ark is relate-able and has the added bonus of tying back into the main plot of the games. Comming to terms with doing something horrible by at first trying to justify it for the greater good, then by trying to absolve yourself spiritually (even though that only gets one mention somewhere) before finally resolving to set things right in order to redeem yourself is something most people can connect with and helps to give mordin a human element not all characters are lucky enough to receive, made all the better by also advancing the story as a whole.

 

Not only do I think Mordin is the best written character but I'll go further and state that I think he is the best thing to come out of ME3.

[ArcadiaGrey]

I'd agree with that.  I enjoy seeing Liara and Garrus grow as people, becoming older and wiser throughout the games.  But seeing Mordin slowly realise what he'd done was wrong (in his opinion) is interesting, and I love that guy to bits.

[Undead Han]

I think a good case could be made for Mordin being the best written of the companion characters. Most suffered from multiple writer syndrome and were not always consistent between games, including my favorites Liara and Garrus, while others like Miranda and Kasumi were boring in ME3.

I thought Javik was well-written as well, but since he was only in one game it would be unfair to compare him to characters that appeared in two or three games. If Javik appeared in more than one game it is possible he could have also suffered from an inconsistent portrayal.

[Lord Kiran]

I think a good case could be made for Mordin being the best written of the companion characters. Most suffered from multiple writer syndrome and were not always consistent between games, including my favorites Liara and Garrus, while others like Miranda and Kasumi were boring in ME3.

I thought Javik was well-written as well, but since he was only in one game it would be unfair to compare him to characters that appeared in two or three games. If Javik appeared in more than one game it is possible he could have also suffered from an inconsistent portrayal.

Admittedly I don't really know much about Javik since I never got the DLC. So I cant really compare them.

[Barquiel]

Most characters are a bit inconsistent in their quality, so I'll go game by game.

ME1: Ashley...I don't agree with most of her views, but Chris L'Etoile's writing was pretty good imo. I always found her to be a very realistic and well crafted character in ME1.

ME2: Mordin...I agree with the OP here.

ME3: Liara...I like how Patrick Weekes and Sylvia Feketekuty developed the character in LotSB and ME3. The old Liara was still there, but under other layers that had to be peeled away: some good writing here.

[ui876will]

I will try to explain it the same way Barquiel explained.

 

ME1: Wrex - Why? because he is older and smarter than all other protagonists combined.Garrus is just too young and inexperienced,Kaidan is kinda boring,Ashley is annoying,Liara is extremely naive,Shepard is cheesy and Tali is almost irrelevant to the game after she gives you the data.

 

ME2: Garrus - He evolved in numerous ways after Mass Effect 1 events.He became colder,wiser and hotter (if you know what I mean).

 

ME3: Javik - The way he reacts after seeing his entire race go extinct,and even after that,evolve his mind and learn to be more "human" is what makes him my favorite ME3 character.

[Lord Kiran]

I will try to explain it the same way Barquiel explained.

 

ME1: Wrex - Why? because he is older and smarter than all other protagonists combined.Garrus is just too young and inexperienced,Kaidan is kinda boring,Ashley is annoying,Liara is extremely naive,Shepard is cheesy and Tali is almost irrelevant to the game after she gives you the data.

 

ME2: Garrus - He evolved in numerous ways after Mass Effect 1 events.He became colder,wiser and hotter (if you know what I mean).

 

ME3: Javik - The way he reacts after seeing his entire race go extinct,and even after that,evolve his mind and learn to be more "human" is what makes him my favorite ME3 character.

This Javik intrigues me. I might have to get that DLC if/when I come into some money. I also do like Wrex and appreciate his general worldliness. If we had more time to experience krogan in general he'd probably be even better since you could contrast him with the general view of krogan as just barbarian brutes.

[KaiserShep]

I feel the same way about Mordin, which is why he's my favorite companion of the lot. But I think that Javik does deserve a notable mention despite being a DLC latecomer. I feel that he has some of the best dialogue in ME3, and probably has the most meaningful farewell lines. 

[Vortex13]

It would depend, on one hand BioWare has always been known for being good character writers, but on the other the majority of those characters are very human in demeanor and personality. Sure, Mordin and Garus are very well done characters in their own right, but they aren't particularly alien either, which was an element that I felt was sorely lacking as the series moved on. If I was to point to the best written element of the games, at least as far as the 'science fiction' angle goes, I would go with the Rachni; who were written by the awesome Chris L'Etoile (Seriously, that guy was behind everything that drew me into the ME universe to begin with).

 

 

The way that the Rachni were written was very similar to a person with Synesthesia disorder, with such lines as: "Songs the color of oily shadows", or "a sour yellow note",  "we are not used to speaking in such low places. Your words are colorless", and if leaving the queen to die in ME 3 after sparing her in the first game "go then. We will embrace the silence"  .

 

Writing like that really helped drive home how different this species was, but it was still straightforward enough as to not be convoluted or needlessly complex. Even if one did not particularly care for them in the games, one would have to admit that they were one of the more unique, more 'alien' written characters/species in the trilogy. Even with the extreme lack of screen time, I was always compelled and interested in finding out more about these space bugs. 

[Drone223]

I'd say Mordin is the best and most consistently written character in the series, most characters (excluding the ones that first appeared in ME3) have some inconsistencies in their writing between games.

[Felps Cross]

Cant deny Mordin outstands everyone in the matter of writing. 

 

In fact, I like the fact that the companions are better written than the story itself. That is the shining gem of this franchise.

[iM3GTR]

Diana Allers. Obviously.

[Commander Felos]

Renegade Shepard is pretty good, he's successfully hilarious, badass and tragic at the same time-- like the Terminator!  Also Legion is really awesome. He too, was really comical and yet managed to have a feeling of being alien.  His "humanity" shining trough in various occasions like the shame on Rannoch after he hid that he still had reaper code.  His death at Rannoch when he had finally achieved true individuality really tugged at the heartstrings.  

 

On the villain side both Saren and Sovereign were really good!  Sovereign was  really ominous and his lines really conveyed a sense of superiority and intimidation. Saren was a tragic character with relatable motives, good lines  and a good redemption arc. 

[Gago]

Ahh no idea, I have preferences but nothing definite. 

 

I like how everyone of them have developed through the series, that is what made them awesome actually.