Opinions on the characters (Especially squadmates and Ryder) of ME:A, based on their own merits. Gre

I never shoot Kalinda; I'm not a trigger happy nutcase plus it just didn't seem like Ryder's place to do that.

Dunno. Her attempt to kill Ryder seems like a big enough justification already. Not to mention she was stealing from Nexus. Couldn't care less about her quarrels with PB.

I kill her because recovering that Remnant goody is the only thing that makes all the headache of her mission worthwhile. Also, to spite Peebee.

This Squad was actually better than the ME1 cast.

Generally Meh.

Sara Ryder: Came out as a lovable goofball when i was playing her. Different, but probably not the best choice as Pathfinder.
Scott Ryder: Played him as a young guy who knows he's in over his head but is going to do his damnedest to rise to the occasion. I liked them both but still miss Shepard...
Alec Ryder: Seemed like an interestingly flawed guy (so far my Ryder kids have had strained relationships with their old man.), shame we didn't see that much of him. Could clearly be charming, could also be an arse.

Cora Harper: Actually i liked Cora, i think she could have been handled better, she gets more of what should be character changing moments that don't come to much. She's better and more 3 dimensional in my head. I wanted to see Cora shocked and alarmed by Alec's death, jealous that the Ryder kid got the Pathfinder post over her, come to terms with it, deal with the situation on the Asari Ark and realise that Ryder needs a best friend/Older sister/ girlfriend to back them up. Cora's my Ryder's Second, she should have had some sort of "journey" to go through to get to that point. There is a Garrus shaped hole in Andromeda, Cora or Liam or Jaal could have filled it. I'd pick Cora.

Liam Costa: Liam! You let me down! I wanted you to be cool, romance material. You aren't, you're an idiot. You've got less personality and charisma than Jacob Taylor...NEXT! I'd not not chuck him out of the airlock or anything but I'd send him back to the Nexus or Podromos until he'd grown up a bit. Same with Peebee.

Peebee: She's moderately interesting and amusing, i could grow to like her, but dear writers, if you really really want me to hook up with an asari (and it seems you do), i'd be much more inclined to romance Dr Lexi. Peebee is friendzoned, wacky Ryder is wacky enough, sensible Ryder can't take the craziness.

Vetra: Yeah, she's OK, romanced her with Scott, somewhat underwhelmed. I liked Sid though.

Drack: OK, I LOVE DRACK. I want more Krogan in my life and in the Ryder's lives! Would totally have romanced Kesh, but then Vorn would be sad. At least Drack's pissed off with you when you leave his scouts behind for the Salarians (which I have, twice.)

Jaal: I find him a little creepy (I also find SAM creepy), the Angara are all just a bit too easy to understand, they're basically humans in suits aliens. I liked the showdown between him and Aksuul, it was one of the few genuine "wait a minute and let me think about this" moments in the game, and if i'm remembering rightly, you don't get any time to think...

Gil: He's ok.

Dr Lexi: Love Dr Lexi. Would like to get to know her better.

Kallo: I like Kallo, I think i prefer him to Joker to be honest.

Dr Suvi Anwar: I quite like Suvi, Suvi can stay. I'd like her to come out on missions, at least hang around on the Outposts while you were there or something. Her voice is adorable. I doubt I'll ever romance her but i want to be her friend.

I love to hate Addison and Tann and would have liked to have been able to annoy them and wind them up more.

Reyes: Romanced him with Sara, partly because i promised to myself I'd romance anybody voiced by Nick Boulton and because the only other human male option was Liam. Lack of implications to this relationship lets this down.

Sloane: I read the book about the rebellion, Insurgence?, beforehand and wanted to like her, she seemed like a cool character in print. In the game she turned into a total bitch and Aria T'Loak wannabe. let Reyes' friend shoot her twice now.

Kesh: I wanted to make Kesh the Meridian Ambassador or whatever that choice was at the end. The only Krogan option was Morda, i'd have picked anybody, in to and including Liam over Morda. I wanted to start a coup, overthrow Tann and Addison and put Kesh and Kandros in charge. Kandros is ok, but i'm getting a bit sick of him in Multiplayer.

SAM: I quite liked the idea of SAM, I was a little freaked out by him to start with, I wondered what he'd think if I did end up in a relationship with someone, would he be jealous? I kind felt I was in an arranged marriage with SAM and anybody else would be cheating. Again there's the lack of implication, did Ryder jn consent to this? Could SAM go rogue? Does SAM have his own agenda? I think that Knight woman had a point, considering. I probably shouldn't have come to this after some Dragon Age 2, coz my first reaction was something like "Oh crap, i'm Anders!". Doesn't help that SAM sounds a lot like Cole from DAI to me...

I think they could have been as good as the Normandy crew, but fell short.