If you could have 2 squadmates for the whole trilogy, who would they be?

Miranda and Kaidan (ME3 versions), because I find their skill sets to be very useful.

Ick. Brooks does no contribution combatwise (she doesn't even have a skillset to spec). Worse, she steals medigel and has to be bailed out while she's undercover. At least Kenson did some actual fighting. She made me wish Mordin had the overload ability for more tech versatility.

Since the poll was reset since I last voted, I am going to re-up my original response to the poll:




Obviously, I choose my squadmates based on their combat utility, not their personality/dialogue.

This poll has very different results from what one would expect on the old BSN. It's interesting.

Back then this would be a race between the Liaramancers and Talimancers I believe. haha


Good to see A/K having a good bit of votes here.

Oh yes, in my experience on the old BSN, A/K got tons of hate and usually arguments would always start when one of the other character fandoms started saying racist or whiner and the supporters tried defending them. Generally A/K fans stuck to their character support threads in the characters forums or certain groups in the group section because of this. 

And Liara dominated most polls iirc. 

Garrus, easily. His skill set is so incredibly versatile.

In ME1, he has electronics and decryption, so doors and crates are solved.
In ME2, he is the only combat-oriented squadmate with Overload, meaning his sniper rifle covers armor; he can handle barriers with Concussive Shot, and his loyalty power gives him even more armor damage.
In ME3, he is again the only combat-oriented squadmate with Overload, Armor-Piercing Ammo becomes really good, and his Proximity Mine functions like a non-biotic Warp (i.e. weakens armor and increases damage dealt to target) if you pick the corresponding upgrades.

Again in ME3, his passive can bring his health/shields and weapon damage to high levels, and can boost the entire squad's power damage by 10 percent.
ALL power damage, including ammo powers.

My brother doesn't like biotics (he doesn't like magic in most games because it's another resource to manage), point being that he's a Combat/Tech kind of Mass Effect player. Except he doesn't care for the Infiltrator's skillset, and he's told me more than once that he wishes he could play as Garrus, or at least have a Combat/Tech skillset like Garrus.

I've mentioned elsewhere that Garrus is the Batman to my Vanguard's Superman, so as a Superman fan he basically has a perma-spot in my party whenever possible.
Even as a Sentinel, Garrus is always a solid pick in ME2 or ME3, because two Overloads is always useful.

Miranda's skill set is one that I grow to rely on, even if I'm a Sentinel myself, because you always have her in the first mission in ME2.
When you see how the powers work you grow to appreciate having someone on your team who can directly counter any opposition you come across.

In the Armax Arsenal Arena, having her on the team gives you not just Overload and Warp, but also Incinerate and Reave, with a passive that gives her comparable health/shields to more combat-oriented squadmates and can boost squad tech and biotic damage...

So many explosions...

Garrus and Wrex, specifically from ME1. They were the dynamic duo of that game for me, rarely went on a mission without them.

Garrus and Mordin. They are the best. I would through in Jack to piss off Miranda, my Shep lives to piss off Miranda

It was hard for me to pass on Alenko, but Garrus and James are my choices. They both feel like very true-to-life comrades to me. I'd gladly take them into any fight, and gladly kick it in our downtime. Cool bros.

Lawson and Tali (because I love booty😍)
Or
Garrus and Wrex (Bros 4 life😎)

Ashley and Kaidan...

Kaidan and Miranda purely because both of them are Sentinels. Superb OP combo to have on Insanity's Armax Arsenal Arena.

It would be interesting if Miranda infiltrated Shepard's team early on and form a close rapport between Shepard and Kaidan. There's a potential for betrayal arc and all.