Not so Wild a Theory

Oct 6, 2016 14:34:53 GMT ulmanicator said:

Oct 6, 2016 11:37:27 GMT shechinah said:

I hope all what's special about her ( i.e. stripe) will be explained in appropriate way and that general racial designof asari will stay the same.  BTW, do you think we saw Cora in PS$ pro trailer or it was some other human women?

The marking is likely either the asari's facial pattern or some form of make-up. Personally, I believe it is the latter due to how the rest of her skin and how the stripe does not match her star-like pattern.  

I think the female human in the 4K footage is Cora and that she may also be the female human that has appeared in the E3 trailers including alongside the N7 and the krogan. I cannot rule out there may be another female human that is the N7's squadmate only but I also think it may simply be Cora in different armor. In the leaked footage, there is a female human in the squad who appears to have blonde hair. I suspect this is Cora as well. I've noted this more in-depth in the CSI BSN thread, I believe, including with time stamps and with the videos.

Here is a shot of the female human in greyish armor that appears alongside the N7 in the E3 2015 trailer. She could simply be a redshirt, of course, but there is a shot in the E3 2016 trailer where a character in similar armor and figure can be seen very briefly.

i.imgur.com/AtAgzAS.jpg

Oct 6, 2016 17:11:04 GMT Sartoz said:

Oct 6, 2016 11:37:27 GMT shechinah said:

I think Cora is the human blonde as well but I don't think the asari is necessarily a non-biotic especially since bioticism is a racial trait of the asari and we should have heard of exceptions to the norm in the trilogy if they existed prior to Andromeda. I don't believe Liara used her biotics during her first mission either so I would not take the 4K footage to mean that this asari does not have biotics. 

That said, it might be that she really does not have biotics but if that is the case then I'd like for the reason to be something else than a retcon saying: "Oh no, asari do have exceptions. They just aren't talked about".   

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Is it possible that biotics manifest themselves starting at the onset of Asari puberty? Of course, Asari puberty could start after their first century of life.

According to the Wikipedia and most verified by codex information, "all asari are naturally biotic from birth, though not all choose to develop their abilities."

This marks them apart from other races where biotics develop from individuals being exposed to eezo in utero. It also states that asari do not require implants to use biotics effectively and: "nor do they need to undergo special training to acquire concious neutral control: their reproductive physiology grants them the ability from birth."

Basically, bioticism in asari would be presence from birth but I imaging it might first come into play when they became more able to form concious thoughts. That would still be before puberty, though.  

Interestingly, a lack of biotic talent apparently excludes an asari from Thessian military service. I should note that this means an asari that either has not developed their biotic powers or has insufficent talent when it comes to using them. There are no known exceptions to the rule of all asari being natural biotics that I could find.