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Post by wright1978 on Feb 6, 2017 13:51:16 GMT
Assuming Cora is The Illusive Man's daughter, the backstory about having served in an exchange program with the Asari military might be to establish that she's not cut from the same cloth and favors cooperation with other species over a humanity first agenda. Differences of opinion with TIM may also behind her decision to join the Andromeda Initiative. Or it could be espionage
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 6, 2017 13:52:58 GMT
I am trying to play catch up here but I haven't seen much discussed about her past beyond her time with the Asari commandos. Given her full name Cora Harper, I think she maybe Eva Core's and Jack Harper's "daughter" I could see TIM using Eva's remains to extract DNA, and then combine it with his own to have a "daughter". He is obviously hung up on Eva; he used her name as an alias for an android. I could also see him playing with Cora's DNA to make her the best of human genetics similar to Miranda Lawson. TIM may also have had a hand in getting her to serve with the Asari to further humanity's understanding of Biotics. And as for joining the Andromeda Initiative, I think Cora jumped at the chance for a couple of reason's. The first being working 4 years with the Asari showed her that human and aliens are better working together, and the second being it is a means to escape her "father's" meddling and influence. Sounds too similar to Miranda's story, so I doubt they will go this route.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 15:05:23 GMT
I was just admiring the art in ME2's Artbook that I got for free from Origin, and I noticed something creepy. Take a look for yourselves:
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Post by hammerstorm on Feb 6, 2017 15:12:20 GMT
I was just admiring the art in ME2's Artbook that I got for free from Origin, and I noticed something creepy. Take a look for yourselves: yes? They reused a design that they thought was good, that is not unusual. People do like to use things they design. And it is enough difference for they to not be clones. I don't see what is creepy?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 15:16:23 GMT
I was just admiring the art in ME2's Artbook that I got for free from Origin, and I noticed something creepy. Take a look for yourselves: yes? They reused a design that they thought was good, that is not unusual. People do like to use things they design. And it is enough difference for they to not be clones. I don't see what is creepy? Oh, there's nothing wrong with it! I was just surprised to see Miranda's concept art had a few minor similarities that they used on Cora. I actually like Cora's looks. So no complaints from me! This was just my first time looking through ME2's Artbook, so it was a big surprise for me!
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Feb 6, 2017 15:22:49 GMT
Also, like I said in another thread--she spent four years of her life surrounded by asari commandos--I'm not sure anyone would go through that without getting at least a little curious... Maybe... but I don't think it necessarily follows that spending a lot of time around someone automatically leads to attraction. Or a shift in your sexuality overall. I've been working around the same group of people the last 4 years and I'm not "curious" about any of them. If she was already bi, then maybe that was in play, if she was straight, I doubt the experience tempted her another way. Just doesn't work like that for most people. Also I think the Asari Commandos are a professional enough outfit to... "keep it in their pants".
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Post by Crim on Feb 6, 2017 15:25:38 GMT
Maybe they've finally written some decent f/f non-squadmate romances (though they'll probably never make non-squad options that are of the same quality as squad ones unfortunately) Well, there's Traynor, who I would say despite her short tenure probably being one of the best Femshep exclusive romances in the series. Also, like I said in another thread--she spent four years of her life surrounded by asari commandos--I'm not sure anyone would go through that without getting at least a little curious... That does give me a thought...what if in terms of bisexual characters, their romances have differences based on gender? Maybe if Cora is bi, she has a fling with Sara, but develops a serious relationship with Scott, or vice-versa?
I can see pros and cons to this: on one hand, it feels realistic. I'm bisexual, and at this point in my life I find one gender as primarily just physically attracted to, and another both physically and romantically. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this. On the other hand, no matter how carefully handled it is, it would PISS OFF certain fans if "their" Ryder doesn't get the same experience romancing a character as another's. Anyway, here's some cute fan-art with our other human squadmate. (Source)The rage would be quite something to witness if that were to happen, lol no. Sure there are Bi people who are slightly attracted to one gender over another for such and such reasons but erm if this were to happen with Cora people would be annoyed. The great thing about Liara is she loved both Shep's equally, there was no slight preference for one gender over the other or even a hint of this as far as I can tell.
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Post by CrutchCricket on Feb 6, 2017 16:19:43 GMT
Mandatory "Cora's hair is shit" post.
Now with that out of the way, what I'd be looking for is more on asari culture. We've had enough of space babes and precious little on what unique culture or ways of thinking the asari can bring to the table. Pretty much the only one to fill us in on anything resembling this thus far has been Samara and that's only on Justicars. I'd want to know more about what makes them tick as sentients. I know this would be the equivalent of Tom Cruise as the Last Samurai but so far, Cora's looking like the best candidate to share some of that since she's specifically "trained in their ways".
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 6, 2017 16:24:25 GMT
Mandatory "Cora's hair is shit" post. Now with that out of the way, what I'd be looking for is more on asari culture. We've had enough of space babes and precious little on what unique culture or ways of thinking the asari can bring to the table. Pretty much the only one to fill us in on anything resembling this thus far has been Samara and that's only on Justicars. I'd want to know more about what makes them tick as sentients. I know this would be the equivalent of Tom Cruise as the Last Samurai but so far, Cora's looking like the best candidate to share some of that since she's specifically "trained in their ways". Let it go Crutch Joking aside, I agree with you though, considering Peebee's personality I think Cora (or also Lexi) might be a good pick for that.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 6, 2017 16:32:16 GMT
Mandatory "Cora's hair is shit" post. Now with that out of the way, what I'd be looking for is more on asari culture. We've had enough of space babes and precious little on what unique culture or ways of thinking the asari can bring to the table. Pretty much the only one to fill us in on anything resembling this thus far has been Samara and that's only on Justicars. I'd want to know more about what makes them tick as sentients. I know this would be the equivalent of Tom Cruise as the Last Samurai but so far, Cora's looking like the best candidate to share some of that since she's specifically "trained in their ways". Let it go Crutch *snip* Joking aside, I agree with you though, considering Peebee's personality I think Cora (or also Lexi) might be a good pick for that. Yeah, I think between Cora and Dr. Lexi we will be getting a good look at Asari culture. Cora can give it from an outsider's perspective, and since PeeBee is a counter to it Dr. Lexi will probably be along the lines of a traditional Asari so give it from an insider's perspective.
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Post by CrutchCricket on Feb 6, 2017 16:35:10 GMT
Let it go Crutch I'm not sure how much info we're given on this Dr. Lexi person, but I get the feeling she'll be a typical asari, i.e. just a blue chick. I have hopes for Cora because I expect the explicit training will teach her strategies and how they do things, which should give valuable insight into who they are.
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Post by hammerstorm on Feb 6, 2017 16:39:44 GMT
Mandatory "Cora's hair is shit" post. Now with that out of the way, what I'd be looking for is more on asari culture. We've had enough of space babes and precious little on what unique culture or ways of thinking the asari can bring to the table. Pretty much the only one to fill us in on anything resembling this thus far has been Samara and that's only on Justicars. I'd want to know more about what makes them tick as sentients. I know this would be the equivalent of Tom Cruise as the Last Samurai but so far, Cora's looking like the best candidate to share some of that since she's specifically "trained in their ways". Mandatory "haters (jk) and opinions vary" response. I agree about the culture and I think that she should have some insight from the military viewpoints to. So far we know that some asari like to go mercenary and kill things in the maiden stage, but I like to know more about how much their military doctrine difference from our own (more than the "attack with biotic and avoid frontal attacks"). And I think I read in some of the codex that the military doctrine is not the same in all the states. which is pretty obvious for me, but would be fun to see if she learned something that we (humans) never thought off.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 6, 2017 16:49:02 GMT
Mandatory "Cora's hair is shit" post. Now with that out of the way, what I'd be looking for is more on asari culture. We've had enough of space babes and precious little on what unique culture or ways of thinking the asari can bring to the table. Pretty much the only one to fill us in on anything resembling this thus far has been Samara and that's only on Justicars. I'd want to know more about what makes them tick as sentients. I know this would be the equivalent of Tom Cruise as the Last Samurai but so far, Cora's looking like the best candidate to share some of that since she's specifically "trained in their ways". Mandatory "no it isn't it's awesome" retort. Yeah, I think between Cora and Dr. Lexi we will be getting a good look at Asari culture. Cora can give it from an outsider's perspective, and since PeeBee is a counter to it Dr. Lexi will probably be along the lines of a traditional Asari so give it from an insider's perspective. What I think might be interesting is be how Cora, PeeBee and possibly Dr Lexi interact with one another. There's certainly the potential for conflict or at least discussion there. We've never had three people with strong knowledge of the Asari together on our team before, and if BioWare do it right their interactions could give insight into the pros and cons of their culture.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 6, 2017 16:59:08 GMT
It would be a nice surprise if Cora doesn't have anything nice to say about the asari. She just used them to make herself a better biotic
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Post by tempest on Feb 6, 2017 17:08:23 GMT
It would be a nice surprise if Cora doesn't have anything nice to say about the asari. She just used them to make herself a better biotic Yeah.. I'd be... very disappointed... nice? Hm...
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 6, 2017 17:10:56 GMT
It would be a nice surprise if Cora doesn't have anything nice to say about the asari. She just used them to make herself a better biotic While there's this chance, I think it's really unlikely. Regardless of her stance, she won't be that negative, since Peebee is already filling the spot of being opposite of the asari culture. Cora being among them and being critical/opposite as well would be repetitive.
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Post by Crim on Feb 6, 2017 17:11:05 GMT
Hopefully Dr. Lexi won't be another Dr. Michel, I can't recall if she ever said anything that interesting when I chose her over Karin. *Cora's hair is fine, haters gonna hate, swiggity swooty.*sauce
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 6, 2017 17:12:41 GMT
It would be a nice surprise if Cora doesn't have anything nice to say about the asari. She just used them to make herself a better biotic From your particular perspective, sure. Nice or not, it's certainly a route they could choose to take with her character. They could invent some conflict that made her leave them with bad blood, but I see that as the less likely scenario.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 6, 2017 17:18:56 GMT
From your particular perspective, sure. Nice or not, it's certainly a route they could choose to take with her character. They could invent some conflict that made her leave them with bad blood, but I see that as the less likely scenario. Why would there be a conflict? Why couldn't she just have nothing to say that impressed her about the asari except for the training she received?
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 6, 2017 17:23:29 GMT
From your particular perspective, sure. Nice or not, it's certainly a route they could choose to take with her character. They could invent some conflict that made her leave them with bad blood, but I see that as the less likely scenario. Why would there be a conflict? Why couldn't she just have nothing to say that impressed her about the asari except for the training she received? She could, but that would be rather a waste of backstory...
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Feb 6, 2017 17:58:35 GMT
Why would there be a conflict? Why couldn't she just have nothing to say that impressed her about the asari except for the training she received? She could, but that would be rather a waste of backstory... I was under the impression the only purpose of her backstory was to imply she was a kick-ass biotic. I don't think she's required to feel any particular way about them as people.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Feb 6, 2017 18:04:44 GMT
She could, but that would be rather a waste of backstory... I was under the impression the only purpose of her backstory was to imply she was a kick-ass biotic. I don't think she's required to feel any particular way about them as people. yeah that's my feelin too she turned to the mto learn how to use her powers an dabilities better seeing as Asari have tons of experience in this field.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 6, 2017 18:05:30 GMT
She could, but that would be rather a waste of backstory... I was under the impression the only purpose of her backstory was to imply she was a kick-ass biotic. I don't think she's required to feel any particular way about them as people. You think it's likely that after four years immersed in Asari culture, she'd have no opinions about it?
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 6, 2017 18:11:10 GMT
Yeah, I think between Cora and Dr. Lexi we will be getting a good look at Asari culture. Cora can give it from an outsider's perspective, and since PeeBee is a counter to it Dr. Lexi will probably be along the lines of a traditional Asari so give it from an insider's perspective. What I think might be interesting is be how Cora, PeeBee and possibly Dr Lexi interact with one another. There's certainly the potential for conflict or at least discussion there. We've never had three people with strong knowledge of the Asari together on our team before, and if BioWare do it right their interactions could give insight into the pros and cons of their culture. Yeah, we are entering brand new territory when it comes to exploring certain alien cultures. Before all we had was one character giving their perspective of their culture, which tends to be biased since they are more often than not a counter to the culture in some way, like Garrus "not being a very good Turian". But now we can have three perspectives: the counter PeeBee, the immersed outside Cora, and probably the traditional Dr. Lexi, all accessible at the same time. With Bioware having the characters interacting with each other more than before, I definitely think we'll see a couple interactions involving these different perspectives interacting with each other.
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Post by GannayevOfDreams on Feb 6, 2017 18:11:28 GMT
I was under the impression the only purpose of her backstory was to imply she was a kick-ass biotic. I don't think she's required to feel any particular way about them as people. You think it's likely that after four years immersed in Asari culture, she'd have no opinions about it? No, I just think they don't have to be strong enough to warrant her sharing them. I've walked away from plenty of experiences in my life where I had no strong opinion about it one way or the other. Not everything needs some deep diving commentary. Not everything revolutionizes your perspective on life.
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