The Maevaris Tilani Discussion Thread

Well considering that Jamie Clayton is already on the BioWare payroll, that might not be a problem. Now we just need Alaska Thunderfuck to coach her on a solid Mae West impression and we’re good to go.

I just watched an interview with her! I didn't know she could do an English accent. That's awesome.

Freema seems popular. Vaea’s writer also named her as a preferred voice actress, specifically her in Dr. Who.

And I hope they use the stunning and brave hero Caitlyn Jenner as a face model for Mae.

Regarding the discussion in the previous posts: the idea that an actor who plays a character with an invisible trait X must have that trait in RL is...very odd. I mean, it's pretty much the point of being an actor that this is not required. And we're not even talking about visual performances, but about voice actors where even physical traits are invisible to the players.

So, I say look for someone from whom you can expect the best performance. Aren't we always saying what you are otherwise shouldn't matter? Well, I say don't make it matter then.

Way too recognizable. She's not bad but I wouldn't want her to voice such a major character, after being femshep would rather want someone newer.

One of my biggest concerns for Maevaris is that whether she is an NPC, Advisor, or full Companion, is whether or not her character will have a consistent tone from the comics. David Gaider's Mae was feisty, intelligent, brave, and compassionate, but could also be decadent and self involved, ruthless, unconsciously patronizing to non-mages, and of course owned slaves. For all his over reliance on snark and forced drama at times, Gaider knew good Companions need deep and complex flaws if they are to have any interesting character arcs. Patrick Weekes being the head writer concerns me since he has shown a history of whitewashing characters (Cole, Moridin) or trying to find ways of punishing players who don't necessarily agree with is interpretations (Solas, Iron Bull). Obviously, there will be several other writers, but this history has me worried whether or not Weekes will help honor David's vision of Mae as a complex, three dimensional person, or see her softened to fit what thinks Magister Tilani should be.