Richard Ryder. Dick for short.
I wish they would give him/her default names so that their loved ones aren't calling by their family name or rank. Your family is supposed to be on the Ark too so I can't imagine your mom, dad or siblings calling you Ryder. Especially considering it's their name too.
Dick Ryder? Nice.
I hate that surname. Looks like a bad pun. First time across all the BW games I'd be so glad to be addressed by rank-title-whatever, and not the surname.
Whenever I hear or see the name Ryder, I only think of this guy:
"You a busta, CJ! Straight busta!"
Oh, naming's easy. I'm probably going to roll a male Ryder named "Monk". What he'll be though, that's the toughie. At this point i'm split between going ballistic with a crazed, biotic-charging Vanguard class or going stealthy and sniping out the competition as an Infiltrator class.
is "Ryder" the surname? anyway, i'll try to create the default male Shepard, but if it doesn't fit, because the surname is indeed ryder, then i'll go with the default male character, paragon first, then renegade, then paragon again i think, i have no idea what will be the story about so there is not much to analyse right now
yes Ryder is the surname haven't decided on my heroes first name just yet as I'll lock the decision's down when I'm ready and able to play. I've been thinking of the name Victoria for my first one but I don't know yet. That's assuming I go with my female adept plan run for my first go.
Oh, I love character threads like this!
I'm still ironing out my planned characters, but I have a two planned, though I'm not sure if I'll play my male or female first. I'll decide that when the game is in my hands or when I find out more about the romance options, I guess. If a particular character interested me more and whatnot...
My guy is Astrophel Ryder. I'm thinking engineer or adept or whatever the Andromeda equivalent of these classes might be. If there's a new class, I'll probably make him that instead. I'm not set on his race yet, but definitely mixed! I'm just undecided on what that mix might be at this time. I'm hoping the dialogue system will let me play him as sarcastic as possible! He'll be the kind of guy who covers up discomfort and awkwardness with wit or snark. I don't want to say humour exactly, though. He'll fit rather nicely into the jerk with a heart of gold trope if it's possible. A bit of a delinquent who's easily bored with unnecessary protocol.
My girl is a bit less developed. Her name keeps changing, but as of right now I'm caught between Sage and Lilac. She'll probably be an infiltrator or whatever the Andromeda equivalent of that class will be. I think I want her to be mixed race too; either white/Asian or perhaps white/middle eastern. She'll be a bit more punkish than my guy, I believe. A little bit more aggressive. Not 'renegade', exactly, but someone more likely to call people out on their shenanigans than accommodate them or snark at them for it.
They're both going to be developing into heroes, of course, as that's what we know about the ME:A story, but personal lessons they might have to learn is that... Astrophel will need to learn to actually face his problems rather than trying to brush them off or trying to stay one step ahead of them. My girl, on the other hand, will need to learn to slow her roll a bit--patience is a good thing, especially with people who might have come from a different background or simply have a different mentality. It's good to call people out on things, but giving people the benefit of the doubt and giving them the chance to learn is a really good thing too, especially when you, yourself haven't finished learning.
My Shepard was an afro-american woman, so I thought of having my Ryder being similar to that. This time I will try to go for a Nigerian woman, though... of course that is dependent on my ability to reproduce what I have in my mind in the CC, but since I suck terribly at it, I might as well end up with an asian middle-aged man ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
For her name, until yesterday I had no idea, then suddenly I realized "Semilore" would be a good one. Not sure of it yet.
I hate that surname. Looks like a bad pun. First time across all the BW games I'd be so glad to be addressed by rank-title-whatever, and not the surname.
I hate that surname. Looks like a bad pun. First time across all the BW games I'd be so glad to be addressed by rank-title-whatever, and not the surname.
I think it's hearing all of those "Ride the Bull" puns, but I think you're right too. If they wanted to do woman in space, why not "Kova", after Valentina Tereshkova.
I think it's hearing all of those "Ride the Bull" puns, but I think you're right too. If they wanted to do woman in space, why not "Kova", after Valentina Tereshkova.
No, it's more like that f-ing 'Riders in the Sky' E3 2015 presentation, actually. Can't unsee and unhear that one. Love the song, and it seemed like a good idea at that time, but I did not expect it to be that literal.
It's like using Monty Python's 'No one expects the Inquizition' scene for DAI promo, or having a shepherd with sheeps for the ME1.
I appreciate good jokes and good puns. This? It's not one of them. The name of the PC is hardly a good subject for marketing puns anyway.
She's going to be a brainy peace-maker in defiance of the stereotypes surrounding red haired women. She'll wax poetically about the wonders of the universe in a Carl Sagan-esque manner that will totally not induce the eye rolls of her more hardened teammates. She'll know her way around a gun by necessity but take no joy in killing unless it's a spider looking creature. Then she'll go all blood rage. Her name will be Amelia after Amelia Earhart. I like Hypatia as well but Hypatia Ryder doesn't sound very good.
Would that we had more people like your Amelia Ryder. 
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@Onuris22 That makes me think of Dr Who for some reason..... Split personality between the good friendly diplomatic and wise person and the Overbearing all powerful character that noone can defeat and who defeats whole war fleets with a screwdriver or a few words.
It isn't a bad way to think of it or be a fun way to approach one of the playthroughs. Might have been easier to pull off as Shepard since Ryder will be new to the Andromeda galaxy. I'd probably be a mix of nine and eleven if I did that. Little bit of a dark side but never giving up hope, frantic to the end!
Oh, I love character threads like this!
I'm still ironing out my planned characters, but I have a two planned, though I'm not sure if I'll play my male or female first. I'll decide that when the game is in my hands or when I find out more about the romance options, I guess. If a particular character interested me more and whatnot...
My guy is Astrophel Ryder. I'm thinking engineer or adept or whatever the Andromeda equivalent of these classes might be. If there's a new class, I'll probably make him that instead. I'm not set on his race yet, but definitely mixed! I'm just undecided on what that mix might be at this time. I'm hoping the dialogue system will let me play him as sarcastic as possible! He'll be the kind of guy who covers up discomfort and awkwardness with wit or snark. I don't want to say humour exactly, though. He'll fit rather nicely into the jerk with a heart of gold trope if it's possible. A bit of a delinquent who's easily bored with unnecessary protocol.
My girl is a bit less developed. Her name keeps changing, but as of right now I'm caught between Sage and Lilac. She'll probably be an infiltrator or whatever the Andromeda equivalent of that class will be. I think I want her to be mixed race too; either white/Asian or perhaps white/middle eastern. She'll be a bit more punkish than my guy, I believe. A little bit more aggressive. Not 'renegade', exactly, but someone more likely to call people out on their shenanigans than accommodate them or snark at them for it.
They're both going to be developing into heroes, of course, as that's what we know about the ME:A story, but personal lessons they might have to learn is that... Astrophel will need to learn to actually face his problems rather than trying to brush them off or trying to stay one step ahead of them. My girl, on the other hand, will need to learn to slow her roll a bit--patience is a good thing, especially with people who might have come from a different background or simply have a different mentality. It's good to call people out on things, but giving people the benefit of the doubt and giving them the chance to learn is a really good thing too, especially when you, yourself haven't finished learning.
I like Sage over Lilac though both are fine. Sage Ryder rolls off the tongue nicely and has the same initials as Sally Ride who Ryder is inspired by so it's a neat nod. The irony could be that she's more brash initially unlike her name then learns to smooth out those rough edges.
If I had to pick a name I'd probably go with Mariana or something.
same as my other account but for female I'm thinking Lana, Allison, or Laura. Maybe Cerci but that's because I like the sound of it.Name: Logan Ryder. Ethnicity: Hispanic/Caucasian. Class: Vanguard. Occupation: ARKCON Pathfinder. Former N7 Special Forces Operative, Martial Arts/Biotic Combatives expert and instructor, and Noob explorer. Nice guy who will stand by his morals, never hesitating to do what's right but is no pushover, will let out his renegade side without second thoughts if necessary. Protector of innocents. Destroyer of evil. Badass fighter and powerful biotic warrior. Strong Supporter of interspecies cooperation and equality.
Winke Ryder - Sentinel
and hopefully sporting a beard like my Inquisitor...
Until they release more information on Ryder's background, I've only come up with their name and class:
Nora "Nova" Ryder, Infiltrator
Kit Ryder , adept or engineer . Works for male or female.
Who is my Ryder?
Winke Ryder - Sentinel
and hopefully sporting a beard like my Inquisitor...
Wish I had been able to make one half as good looking, though I supposed I'd be happy if they made the beard/mustache look better in ME:A. Mine just seemed to kind of hang off the face instead of feel like part of it.
I think I'll just continue my Shepards to be honest (well 3 of them at least). Pure paragon good girl, realistic paragon soldier guy, and good renegade badass femShep. I'll just play them again with the same moral alignments.
The only hesitation would be doing pure renegade again, it didn't work well for me in the original trilogy once I got into ME2 so I'm not sure if that'll be worth doing.
As for the names I don't bother much with them. I spend ages figuring out my Warden and IQ names, but with Hawke and Shep it seems unnecessary and I pick any old thing. They'll probably just be regular names, my Sheps are Amy, Kate, Cailan and Jack so something like that probably.
Dylan Ryder (I'm fond of unisex names. I also found out that 'Dylan Ryder' is the name of a porn actress; but I'm still keeping it, 'cause I like it. You will not dictate how I build my characters, society 
).
She's a young(ish) soldier (soldier or infiltrator class; haven't decided yet) who idolised MaleShep for his no-nonsense, never-say-die attitude. She was actually crushed that she was chosen for the Ark mission, because her entire purpose up until that point had been to fight alongside Shep to liberate Earth. She feels as though she abandoned the people of the Milky Way -- but she remains professional for the sake of those now under her protection.
Thus, she'll begin the story as quite a resentful, guilt-ridden, passively aggressive individual who may or may not find new hope and happiness, depending on her experiences.
Imagine the guy on the right is a krogan, and that her outfit is a little less revealing, and this is a good visual representation of my girl.
P.S. But, naturally, I could change my mind before the game releases. It's a long way off yet. Besides, I'm not entirely sure I'm going to buy the game. I found Inquisition's open world dreadfully boring at times, and if I read in reviews that Mass Effect: Andromeda's story takes a back seat to rock-collecting and lifeless fetch-quests, I may pass.
Sterling Ryder with a rampage attitude below. Oh, I it would be so cool if Harry Jon Benjamin could voice my character.....
I'll do what I've done for all the other ME games, one of each class in both genders. I'll probably use IMDB to get names for them all.
Jessie "Jet" Ryder- Daredevil adventurer and thrill-seeker.
Personality wise, I'm hoping we get the opportunity to push the envelope a bit. Shepard was pretty serious most of the time, which makes sense, but I'm hoping that with more "gray" morality in this game that we get more freedom to make Ryder more expressive. I'd really like for her to be the fun-loving, high energy type. Jet got the Pathfinder position because she loves to see what's over that next hill.
As far as class, it's either Vanguard or Soldier. I'm hoping for Vanguard, since it really fits her personality, but it kind of depends on whether Bioware is going to let Ryder use biotics in cutscenes this time around. It's too immersion-breaking if everyone else uses biotics all the time and Ryder doesn't.
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