Canadian Delicacy - The Kaidan Alenko Thread

I know the ending is taboo still, but what ending do yall prefer for a Kaidan romance? I feel like Destroy seems to be the only ending I can pick cause then I can imagine Kaidan finding Shepard and them reuniting. I'd prefer the happy ending mod though, if I was on pc.

I'm definitely in the minority here, but, as much as I want my Shep to be with Kaidan, I can't pick Destroy because of Edi and the Geth. So I go with Control and then I headcanon that the Shep!AI finds a way - either creating a platform for itself or creating a clone.

I know there are problems with the idea (like, a lot of them), but one can dream.

Speaking of endings, there are three really nice pics to go with all three of them. As the tag says: Because they would always find a way.

(Note: it's M!Shep/Kaidan in this case)



Source: archiveofourown.org/works/446238 I recommend reading the ficlets that go with the pics too.

By the moment I've reached my first ME3 ending it was ~4am.  The worst thing about that experience - I had no idea what to do next. I was one step away from the Synthesis, really. Same as many pre-EC players I had no idea that simple walkiinig around the room may be that dangerous.  I know couple of people who simply walked forward and ended up vanishing into the  f*ing beam. I was making a spoiler-free run, but a good friend of mine had hinted that one has to play MP for TMS, and that I would want to have at least 5k ('just in case, no details'). I had much more + 100% rating, because I was paranoid about losing someone. Somehow I managed to figure that right path looks most like destroying something (because they ahd all those explosions and it was somewhat red, don't ask ).  


 
Not a problem for me, in my canon PT Tali does not survive the Suicide Mission, and it's impossible to have a peace on Rannoch without her. This 'blue option' has one of the most twisted and questinoable logic if you ask me, but whatever. I have to make a choice, and it's quarians. Hate those dumbass people, but can't kill them all. Normally it's 'start the upload->Change my mind--> get attacked by Legion'.  As for EDI, she was the least of my problems after that first PT. Anyone who remembers the vanilla sequence would understand that. Basically, player was totally unaware about what and whom had been destroyed by the red blast. Original Starbrat's lines strongly implied that Shep is also partly synthetic. Drive cores, implants (including biotics)  could have been affected. Theories varied from falling back into 'dark age' with every cirquit board burned down and to 'nothing bad really happened'. 

I never play the MEHEM, but I've got a steady headcanon version of what happens after. It does not include Jungle Planets and Evacnooows, and it does involve reuniting with Kaidan.

Yeah, and it was a nice touch. Little things like that can really make having a romance in the game more fun.

Destroy with high EMS so Kaidan and Shepard can have a happy ending.  I don't prefer MEHEM.  If I'm getting a "happy ending"  I want it all and that mod still kills off Anderson.

I really enjoyed the DLC as well. I liked that it was occurring in more than one area and there was more to do than just shoot stuff. The investigation stuff and all the banter, I really liked it a lot. For all the companions.

Who does everyone like to include in the party make up with Kaidan?

In ME1 I like to have Kaidan and Ashley or Wrex for the chit chat with each other. As for combat I like Kaidan and Liara for all the biotics! And in ME3 my go to is almost always Kaidan and Garrus.

If my Shepard is a vanguard (which is almost always ), I go with Garrus because, if the ME1 stats are to be believed, the three of them complement each other nicely. In fact, Garrus and Kaidan are my final run team in the first and third game (and feeling that Shepard's making the final stand with the people meaning the most to him / her is a bonus) . However, I have to admit that Kaidan and Liara make a biotic team to be feared (their combos are awesome, especially in the third game). If I play soldier, he seems to work really well with Tali and EDI. I do like putting him with Vega, too, though mostly for the interactions.

Huh, I seem to pair him with everybody except with Wrex, come to think of it. Weird.

In Me1, on my Kaidanmancing vanguard Shep, I love Ash/Kaidan or Wrex/Kaidan combo for both, dialogues and combat. I play her as Nemesis, so I really don't need Liara for biotic spam (and Wrex is surprisingly efficient with his Throw&Warp). Though I took her once for the final battle with husk-Saren just for giggles. I think I got a bit cautious of Kaidan/Garrus combo after my first pt when I took them with me to Therum, being completely underlevelled and massively under-appreciating the power of the neural shock. Let me just say I got really sick of the cutscene right before the Battlemaster fight (yay for no autosave after lenghty cutscene).

In ME2 I play with different setups quite a bit but Miri and Thane are my fav combo, especially against collectors.

In ME3 I like to take James/Kaidan team with me whenever I can. They are my two tanks whilst my girl is bouncing around the batlefield.

ME1 is pretty much only Kaidan and Wrex

ME3 was Kaidan and Vega for a long time, now it usually Kaidan and Javik.

My team make up is usually based on the enemy type I'm facing. For Reapers I like Kaidan and Liara for lots of biotic explosions. They work well against Cerberus too for that matter. When going against the geth though I prefer Kaidan and Edi. I'm a fan of Tali too for that situation, but Edi has a better set of skills.

I replayed that solo part of Citadel soo many times it's embarrassing, but I just LOVE the chatter over the radio and the cutscene at the shuttle port. Citadel is my favorite dlc, hands down. I don't think it's meant to be taken serious, it's pure fan service  .