Cora Harper (Official Thread)

Interesting. When does the scene with Lexi take place? I assume before the final mission?

I believe she also

Finally banged Cora. Ya'll weren't kidding about the ass.

I'm taking my time with Cora. I love her though, especially her flaws. Anyone notice she really doesn't want to admit she was fired from the Asari Huntresses and isn't one anymore? That was kind of sad and cute at the same time.

I totally believe it was because she was fangrrling too hard.

Good work and thanks.

Edit: I'm actually glad she mentions wanting to settle down after a few more years traveling the heleus system.

Glad you both enjoyed it, joglee and praxati! I agree about how such conversations make it all feel more "real", while also providing Cora's character with more depth than the frequent talk of Asari, that a good portion of the community loves to harp on and/or make fun of.

The way she says stars gets me all tingly.

^ A good take on Cora that I think sums it up pretty well on that note

Personally I really like her character. Her professional but occasionally flirty attitude meshed really well with my easy-go-lucky Ryder. Still haven't finished her romance (Because I still haven't even started Hunting the Archon with all these quests. :S) but I'm enjoying it so far.

Hm, we might be starting some discourse right now, but I kind of agree and disagree Popoa, and this is coming from someone who romanced Miranda in the original trilogy and who still romanced Cora in this one and loved it.

I have to admit, I got quickly tired of the repeated "arguments" you can have with Cora regarding your new position as Pathfinder. After all, you don't choose it. Your father does, you can't do anything about it, but since you're the only one still alive, Cora kinda takes it out on you. The first few convos I had with her almost convinced me to not romance her and go for someone else. But I kept going and now after some days to think about it, I get her "obsession" with the Asari, being a former commando and all that stuff. You're right though, Cora does share a lot of similarities with both Jack and Miranda.

Miranda considered herself different because she was engineered to be "perfect", though her biotics didn't pose her any problem and we all know they weren't the best because she's the only biotic squadmate who failed during the Suicide Mission if you took her with you. Meanwhile Jack was an outcast because of her powerful biotics which led to experiments. Cora on the other hand, was also pointed at and considered a freak because of her advanced biotics, but contrary to Miranda and Jack, she doesn't have a sense of superiority. To be honest, the vibe I got from all those conversations with her was that she doesn't know where to belong, or at least she didn't, until she was a commando and she joined the Initiative in the hope to one day become a Pathfinder if need be. That's what Cora lacks in most of the game: purpose.

Also, through squad banter, you learn that she's an orphan with no siblings. I often took Jaal and Cora with me and it's very interesting to compare the two. Jaal grew up surrounded by a big supportive and loving family on his home planet. Cora grew up on a small cargo freighter in poverty, she had no siblings and she enlisted in the Alliance at 18. When she was in the commandos, she learned her parents had disappeared in the Attican Traverse and she never found them. Jaal tells her what an orphan or someone without a family is called in Angaran. Basically, Cora never belonged anywhere and she always sought somewhere or someone to belong to, even professionally. In the last conversation you have with her on Meridian, if you've romanced her, though she says she wants to be with you and all that, she says she's not quite ready to settle down and have a home, because she prefers "other people's homes".

So, while I agree that her character seems bland and boring at first, romancing her does shed some light on her character. In my opinion, she's actually a much more intricate and interesting character than most people think. I don't know if a non-romanced Cora gives you as much information on herself and her past as a romanced one does, but I often felt sorry for her especially during the banter in the Nomad. Thankfully though, even if she brings herself down and undermines her qualities as a leader after her loyalty mission, you have three options: agree with her and diminish her, make it all about your relationship with her, or disagree with her and assure her of her value. In my opinion though, her inevitable emotional attachment and commitment to her mentors and people she looks up to prevents her from being a great leader. But I feel like by the end of the game and after you've reasoned with her, she's more in control of her own fate. She finally found somewhere to belong and a new family that won't let her down like her superior officer in the asari commandos or Alec Ryder (in some way): the Tempest crew.

Anyway, this is way longer than I anticipated and you probably didn't even need/want to read this much about her but yeah.

PS: Just like Jaal tells Cora what an orphan is called in Angaran, if you've romanced her, he will also tell her what a loved one is called in Angaran, "in case you or Ryder wanted to know".

Did any of you guys notice Cora and Liam use different face models in a certain scene? They matched the pics in the codex

Happens when you use an algorytm instead of mocap... They always had bad facial animations, especially "default fShep" in ME3 - felt like a plastic doll to me. Never used that face. Imported one was so much better.