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[BalboaBaby]

JECWSU wrote...

Was the entire race suppose to be fanservice or just Thane?

It doesn't really bother me if they are. I absolutly love Thanes character. He is the one and only video game character that I can say that about. I think they did a really good job in creating him.

I guess I must be weird becasue I actually do think Thane is attractive. I also think Feron is cute. I do not think Kolyat is attractive at all. I do agree about the turians. While I do like Garrus I have never really found them to be that attractive.

You can add me as well. I think Thane is beautiful (not so keen on Kolyat). Estethically I think the designers scored big time. Garrus is my best friend on the Normany... never looked at him any other way.

[Saibh]

JECWSU wrote...

Was the entire race suppose to be fanservice or just Thane?

It doesn't really bother me if they are. I absolutly love Thanes character. He is the one and only video game character that I can say that about. I think they did a really good job in creating him.

Thane was designed as a love interest and a new alien--his race was designed around Thane, specifically, who was meant to be appealing to women. In that sense, the entire race is fanservice. Obviously not in the same vein as the asari, of course. I like this quote:

"As far as men go – like with the Asari – you make her blue and give her the perfect body and you’re good to go. Women are more sophisticated than that."

I think the drell serve their purpose. They're not so alien that I sort of feel icky having Shepard come onto them, but not so human-looking I feel like my intelligence is being insulted.

I guess I must be weird becasue I actually do think Thane is attractive. I also think Feron is cute. I do not think Kolyat is attractive at all. I do agree about the turians. While I do like Garrus I have never really found them to be that attractive.

I'm sure a lot of girls will be quick to agree with you that they find Thane attractive. Especially here. As I said, he's interesting to look at, but not repulsive to me--the right balance, I think. I would really rather not have an alien species that essentially looks human with something non-human on their heads instead of hair and a different color to serve as our fanservice.

Modifié par Saibh, 09 octobre 2010 - 04:07 .

[Raokin]

JECWSU wrote...

Was the entire race suppose to be fanservice or just Thane?

I believe Thane was designed to be an alien love interest and the drell species originated from his design.

JECWSU wrote...

I guess I must be weird becasue I actually do think Thane is attractive. I also think Feron is cute. I do not think Kolyat is attractive at all. 

Feron appears to be the exact same model as Thane, just recolored. Kolyat clearly has a different face.

It's a shame that there's only 3 of them in the game. I'd loooove to see more drell in the future, male and female.

[JECWSU]

Saibh wrote...

 I like this quote:

"As far as men go – like with the Asari – you make her blue and give her the perfect body and you’re good to go. Women are more sophisticated than that."

I think the drell serve their purpose. They're not so alien that I sort of feel icky having Shepard come onto them, but not so human-looking I feel like my intelligence is being insulted.

I'm sure a lot of girls will be quick to agree with you that they find Thane attractive. Especially here. As I said, he's interesting to look at, but not repulsive to me--the right balance, I think. I would really rather not have an alien species that essentially looks human with something non-human on their heads instead of hair and a different color to serve as our fanservice.

I like that quote. I think it says it all.  I agree that the drell are not as human looking as the asari and not quite as alien looking as the turians.

Interesting is good. I think Thane is very interesting to look at.  I just happen to be one of the women who also finds him attractive. 

[Fiery Phoenix]

As a guy, I am not attracted to Thane because of his looks, but because of his magic and personality. He's just an all around great character. I can't stress this enough.

[disconnect7]

I also find Thane attractive! The moment I felt attracted to him was after our first conversation in Life Support. I was so suprised how drawn to him I was during my first playthrough and that slowly developed into obssession

I'm attracted to Thane in so many ways-his speech, emotions, grace, power, sprituality, and of course he's devlishly handsome. I didn't immediately find him physically attractive, but that definitely changed fast. After getting to know him I was drawn to him like a bee on honey.

With Fernon I don't see any similiarities in personality, the looks are quite similar with significant tweaks-his pupils, skin color, and lips. But I also find Fernon quite cute, I think Kolyat is too (in his own angsty way)! 

[disconnect7]

FieryPhoenix7 wrote...

As a guy, I am not attracted to Thane because of his looks, but because of his magic and personality. He's just an all around great character. I can't stress this enough.

Fiery, I love how you just tolerate all the rants from us about shirtless Thane and similar topics hehe. But were not shallow we love Thane for more than his good looks! 

[Fiery Phoenix]

^ LOL!

[disconnect7]

Thane fans are good people. Plain n' simple.

[Juliaxo]

disconnect7 wrote...
That neck snappin' video was from a hit on Kahje? That's pretty interesting, where did you learn that from, Julia?

The info drone that follows you around the Shadow Broker's base says Thane is on Kahje while you watch the video. Someone captured all the different videos on youtube, if you want to see. Thane's part begins at 4:51.

disconnect7 wrote...
I'm attracted to Thane in so many ways-his speech, emotions, grace, power, sprituality, and of course he's devlishly handsome.

Agreed. Except for me it was the moment he made his entrance into Nassana's office that intrigued me (even Garrus was impressed!). Aesthetically he is pretty to look at and the combination of his voice, manner and personality make him very attractive to me.

Everyone's Shepard is different so I'm curious, what drew your Shepard to Thane? More than one of my Fem!Sheps romanced him but I'll just mention my mainShep, Ava. She's a colonist, war hero, vanguard, and mostly paragon (paragade?). Romanced Kaidan in ME1 but considers the conversation on Horizon the end of that relationship. She's the type who likes to get to know her crew and made an extra effort with Thane since he seemed so isolated. In my mind, that was sort of her justification for spending so much time with him in Life Support. She was drawn to him from the start. He wasn't what she was expecting and she wanted to figure him out. Ended up falling hard for him instead.

[CheeseEnchilada]

I'll be honest, my Shepard was captivated by Thane's looks. She was already a bit of a xenophile (Lorik Qui'in, anyone?) and angry at Kaidan, so the addition of a sexy drell to the team was a'okay with her.

She quickly moved past just that, however; the polite way in which he would address her, the honest answers he gave--he didn't seem affected by Shepard's 'star status'. He didn't look at her and think of Hannah Shepard, or Akuze, or her status as a Spectre, or even the Battle of the Citadel. He talked to her as an equal. Devin Shepard quite appreciated that, and appreciation just grew from there until it morphed into something else that starts with the letter L.

No. Not loathing. The opposite

[JECWSU]

Juliaxo wrote...

disconnect7 wrote...
That neck snappin' video was from a hit on Kahje? That's pretty interesting, where did you learn that from, Julia?

The info drone that follows you around the Shadow Broker's base says Thane is on Kahje while you watch the video. Someone captured all the different videos on youtube, if you want to see. Thane's part begins at 4:51.

disconnect7 wrote...
I'm attracted to Thane in so many ways-his speech, emotions, grace, power, sprituality, and of course he's devlishly handsome.

Agreed. Except for me it was the moment he made his entrance into Nassana's office that intrigued me (even Garrus was impressed!). Aesthetically he is pretty to look at and the combination of his voice, manner and personality make him very attractive to me.

Everyone's Shepard is different so I'm curious, what drew your Shepard to Thane? More than one of my Fem!Sheps romanced him but I'll just mention my mainShep, Ava. She's a colonist, war hero, vanguard, and mostly paragon (paragade?). Romanced Kaidan in ME1 but considers the conversation on Horizon the end of that relationship. She's the type who likes to get to know her crew and made an extra effort with Thane since he seemed so isolated. In my mind, that was sort of her justification for spending so much time with him in Life Support. She was drawn to him from the start. He wasn't what she was expecting and she wanted to figure him out. Ended up falling hard for him instead.

I started to really Thanes character after the first coversation in Life Support.


I have two Shepards for Thane. I have only completed a playthrough of one. Her name happens to be Ava also. She's a spacer, sole survivor, adept and all paragon. Sometimes I get renegade when I'm not trying to. She didn't romance anyone in ME1. She wasn't interested in Liara. She did like Kaidan, but he wasn't really what she was looking for. She was very impressed by what he did in Nassana's office. She was also intrigued by him after she spoke with him there. After he came on the ship she wanted to get to know him a little better so she started going to Life Support to talk to him. She spoke to her crew as much as she could, but she enjoyed talking to Thane more. She wanted to hear about his life. She wanted to know as much about him as she could. It wasn't long before she realized she was falling for him.

[General Ashous]

That's what my guy wanted to know. "So Mr. Krios, tell me a bit about yourself." Was what I wanted him to say but instead we get a cold "so what's up with you then?" I think that was the worst topic to start on as it seems a bit cold of Shepard to just blurt it out. But after that, it's all bright and shiny as we are introduced to this kind, warm hearted and good natured character who we get to know and love.

[Juliaxo]

JECWSU wrote..
I have two Shepards for Thane. I have only
completed a playthrough of one. Her name happens to be Ava also. She's a
spacer, sole survivor, adept and all paragon.

*sisfist* Ava Shepards of the galaxy unite.

General Ashous wrote...
That's what my guy wanted to know. "So Mr. Krios, tell me a bit about yourself." Was what I wanted him to say but instead we get a cold "so what's up with you then?" I think that was the worst topic to start on as it seems a bit cold of Shepard to just blurt it out.

I had a moment like this. When you're talking to him at the end of his recruitment mission there's an innocuous looking option after he tells you he's dying (Are you sick?). My first time playing the game I picked it and Shep basically asks him if he's contagious. I thought that was rather tactless and felt bad about it afterwards.

Modifié par Juliaxo, 09 octobre 2010 - 11:26 .

[Hedgepath]

WOW-I was outta town for a week, and so much has been posted since then. Enjoyed reading & catching up. That being said, I will avoid the "medical speak" as that seems to have irritated some Thane fans (even though I do Pulmonary Medicine for a living, AND I was only looking out for viable ways to keep him alive - I'm just saying). Anyway, my favorite colonist sole survivor (I've played ME2 12 times) named Rowan Shep, was attracted to Thane for all the reasons previously mentioned - rarity of encountering his species in my previous missions, his expertise (he's as good a shot as Garrus or me), his drell abilities re:memories and thoughts and lastly, he's a serious hunk of sexy bad boy!!! However, she fell in love with him because of his sense of justice, his compassion to save all life, (regardless of race), his support of her decisions and his ability to comfort her when she makes those tough command judgements. Also, she has no family, and everyone close to her is either dead, disloyal to her or has suffered through "badness" because of their relationship to her, so she's wary of letting anyone get close (she didn't romance Kaidan-good thing, 'cause he's a disloyal ass). Thane can take care of himself, if any of Shep's enemies come after him to get to her, and vice versa......Also, since her only close friends are Garrus, Tali and Liara, she felt as isolated and empty as Thane was. She's drawn to him and they seem to have brought each other "back" from the nothingness they'd become. I mean, she only lived for the missions before she met Thane........ Not to mention, she's not sure anymore if she's all human, because of the 'tech" used to rebuild her (let's be real folks, Shep's got upgrades, see all the other threads and posts and think about it), and because of the Prothean stuff she's got in her head, that no human has ever survived exposure to before. Thane makes her feel "female" again, and is able to separate out his personal feelings for her, from his "on the job" mission feelings. I mean, most human males have questioned her decisions and judgements before, during and even after, she makes them, Thane supports her on the missions, doing what is needed and following her orders. Her alien friends appear to have a higer code than most humans, and have remained loyal to her no matter what has happened (Normandy blowing up, dying, resurrection, Cerberus, etc). Thane wants more than loyalty....I swear I remember during one N7 mission when I was really taking hits (yeah, lost my focus), I was able to take cover and heal because he ran over, killed the biggest threat, and said, "I am with you Shepherd". Also, when TIM was talking to me in the Collector base, Thane said, "We have done much together Siha, righted so many wrongs, this is not the right path to take" (or something like that-because TIM says, "What do aliens know"). So, that's my long "gotta love Thane" post for tonight.........

[disconnect7]

Hedgepath wrote...

WOW-I was outta town for a week, and so much has been posted since then. Enjoyed reading & catching up. That being said, I will avoid the "medical speak" as that seems to have irritated some Thane fans (even though I do Pulmonary Medicine for a living, AND I was only looking out for viable ways to keep him alive - I'm just saying). Anyway, my favorite colonist sole survivor (I've played ME2 12 times) named Rowan Shep, was attracted to Thane for all the reasons previously mentioned - rarity of encountering his species in my previous missions, his expertise (he's as good a shot as Garrus or me), his drell abilities re:memories and thoughts and lastly, he's a serious hunk of sexy bad boy!!! However, she fell in love with him because of his sense of justice, his compassion to save all life, (regardless of race), his support of her decisions and his ability to comfort her when she makes those tough command judgements. Also, she has no family, and everyone close to her is either dead, disloyal to her or has suffered through "badness" because of their relationship to her, so she's wary of letting anyone get close (she didn't romance Kaidan-good thing, 'cause he's a disloyal ass). Thane can take care of himself, if any of Shep's enemies come after him to get to her, and vice versa......Also, since her only close friends are Garrus, Tali and Liara, she felt as isolated and empty as Thane was. She's drawn to him and they seem to have brought each other "back" from the nothingness they'd become. I mean, she only lived for the missions before she met Thane........ Not to mention, she's not sure anymore if she's all human, because of the 'tech" used to rebuild her (let's be real folks, Shep's got upgrades, see all the other threads and posts and think about it), and because of the Prothean stuff she's got in her head, that no human has ever survived exposure to before. Thane makes her feel "female" again, and is able to separate out his personal feelings for her, from his "on the job" mission feelings. I mean, most human males have questioned her decisions and judgements before, during and even after, she makes them, Thane supports her on the missions, doing what is needed and following her orders. Her alien friends appear to have a higer code than most humans, and have remained loyal to her no matter what has happened (Normandy blowing up, dying, resurrection, Cerberus, etc). Thane wants more than loyalty....I swear I remember during one N7 mission when I was really taking hits (yeah, lost my focus), I was able to take cover and heal because he ran over, killed the biggest threat, and said, "I am with you Shepherd". Also, when TIM was talking to me in the Collector base, Thane said, "We have done much together Siha, righted so many wrongs, this is not the right path to take" (or something like that-because TIM says, "What do aliens know"). So, that's my long "gotta love Thane" post for tonight.........

I really enjoyed reading everyone's posts about how their Shepard fits best with Thane. I love what you've pointed out Hedgepath, about Thane's unwavering loyalty to Shepard in battle and in general. Shepard only had a few hands on deck she could really trust (Tali, Garrus) and I'm sure she felt alone, like you stated. Not to bash human's in the game, but Shepard's former human comrades don't give her their full (or any) support with her choice to work with Cerberus, even though it's to defeat the Reapers which has been her goal since Eden Prime. I love Anderson and Kaiden, but they don't seem to want anything to do with her because of her alliance withCerberus.

Back on topic, Thane stays loyal to Shepard, no matter what her decision, he offers advice but isn't judgemental and trusts her judgement. Whenever I'm in battle with Thane, I get this warm feeling when he comes and takes cover next to Shepard. Its like he truely is watching over her and dispelling her enemies when she's taking fire.

If you work in Pulmonary Medicine you definitely need to form a cure and send that into Bioware! Demanding they put it in the game

@Juliaxo-Thanks for answering my question, I so should have known that! 

Modifié par disconnect7, 10 octobre 2010 - 01:32 .

[Hedgepath]

disconnect7, thanks for reply to my long post....... I agree that Anderson has always had Shep's back, but he may be the only one. One of my femSheps (Messiah) romanced Alenko in ME1, but after his typically human "I feel betrayed, can't trust you, Cerberus is tricking you" crap on Horizon, I put him on my "could betray me, just be polite" list. I mean, we went through hell in ME1 and no one believed me back then, so why not trust the same thing is happening again????? AND, if he really did love Shep, why the focus on betrayal (I did just save his ass, along with some of the colonists, after all). Thane would sssoooo not respond like that, we're soulmates, and he knows, even resurrected, I wouldn't be assisting evil nastiness w\\o a good reason. AND, saving my universe is a damn good reason..... Even Garrus trusted me and was glad to see me from a distance, through his scope, and didn't give me the "can't be trusted", etc, etc, BS that Alenko did. I loved Garrus' response, "You realize that this plan has me walking into hell with you?"...........

As for a cure....I already have ideas for that, and it isn't a lung transplant, its an antibiotic (antibx) combined with nanotech. Because - no matter the species, if the infecting bacteria is still in the body, it will attack the newly transplanted lungs, so this option will only buy Thane some time, and he will actually be worse off, because of a weakened immune system r\\t to the drugs. We've been transplanting organs for 50+ years now, infection & rejection are still the top two causes of death. I've seen this in humans, primates, canines, bovines, etc, with heart, lung, liver, kidney, and bone marrow transplants. BUT, the new nanotech I've seen in use kicks bacterial ass!!! It's even working on our antibx resistant strain of MRSA (a nasty form of staph aureus bacteria). Because of ME2 & Kepral's syndrome, I've been hanging around our research labs (3 specifically-transplants, nanotech and infectious diseases), investigating theories, seeing evidence, playing with prototypes.............

SORRY - I digressed into Medspeak again, I'm sure I'll hear negative comments about that, but damn it, Thane is important and integral to the ME plot, and he MUST be in ME3 for Shep to succeed (and he can't do that with a lung transplant). I mean, I'd rather he stay in "I'm dying" mode until the end of ME3, so he can help Shep by being there to watch her back, and keep her focused, than have him recuperating from a "Now I may have 12 more months to live" transplant or being dead........I'm just putting it out there.

[lyssalu]

Hainkpe wrote...

Now that is an interesting thought, what kind of music would Thane listen too?

I, myself, think he would listen to classical mixed with classic rock.

lady gaga

[disconnect7]

@Hedgepath: Garrus and Thane definitely do have Shepard's back-a lot of people seem to like the company of both Garrus and Thane together. They both would walk into hell if that's where Shepard were leading them, no questions asked. I did romance Kaiden in one of my ME1 playthroughs, he's a sweet guy but it seems like the last two years had really shook him up and there were so many emotions running through his head on Horizon. I don't blame him for acting less than welcoming, and he does say he would have followed her anywhere, but I suppose that doesn't transfer to Cerberus. Ah well, I'll reserve most judgement for now until I see what happens with him in the next game.



That's an interesting hypothesis about the nanotech. Transplants would prolong Thane's life, but at what price? Bedridden for months and never being able to fight by Shepard's side again? Then again, if lung transplants are the only treatment for Kepral's that Bioware gives us, wouldn't we take what we could get to keep Thane around? He's said he has about 8-12 months before the disease takes its final toll, and I doubt ME3 will be taking place within that time restraint especially with the bridging content being released prior to ME3's release. In my happy ending, Thane will find treatment for his illness, and be able to fight, live and love by Shepard's side for many more years to come.



I get so anxious when I think about Thane's mortality. It's hard for me to believe that at the time ME takes place that the only way to prolong (not even cure) Kepral's are lung transplants. If were making breakthroughs in pulmonary medicine this day and age, why not in the distant future for Thane?

[Hedgepath]

disconnect7 - TOTALLY would love the same happy ending as you. AND - we have come further in Shep and Thane's time (is it 2035? I forget the year listed in Codex) with medicine than now. I mean, Cerberus rebuilt\\resurrected Shep, and she was in way worse shape than Thane is (we definitely cannot bring people back from that kind of dead in this day and age!). So it isn't as much a stretch to cure Thane in ME3, especially with Prothean info available, we just gotta sell it to BW. Hold that thought to decrease your anxiety.......

[disconnect7]

Treating Thane's illness is possible, they did bring Shepard back from the dead which was a huge risk to take with the game. It's just up to Bioware to make that decision. There's no way they can please the entire ME fanbase I know. I get anxious in the fact that Thane isn't represented as much as other LI's in the forums as well. I'm just anxious all over about this topic.

[JECWSU]

disconnect7 wrote...

Treating Thane's illness is possible, they did bring Shepard back from the dead which was a huge risk to take with the game. It's just up to Bioware to make that decision. There's no way they can please the entire ME fanbase I know. I get anxious in the fact that Thane isn't represented as much as other LI's in the forums as well. I'm just anxious all over about this topic.

If they can bring Shepard back from the dead after two years and create something like the genophage curing Thane shouldn't be a problem. I know they can't please everyone, but I don't think we are asking for to much. Even though some of the other LI forrums are larger I think this one is doing ok.

[disconnect7]

I just hope our opinions and voices are being heard. I agree, were not asking for much. I really hope they have a plan in store for Thane, that doesn't include his untimely demise.

[Fiery Phoenix]

I would love to know the length of the time period separating ME2 and ME3, since Thane says he has 8-12 months left.



That said, Mass Effect: Retribution (latest ME novel) seems to take place in the year 2186, whereas ME2 takes place in early 2185.



I don't know what to think, to be honest.

[cindalkitty]

I'd go with the acceptance that lore and timelines between mediums gets messed up. Take Star Wars, for instance.

It's just not terribly easy to keep up with.

Modifié par cindalkitty, 10 octobre 2010 - 05:52 .