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Post by wright1978 on Feb 20, 2017 12:23:30 GMT
It would be nice if she the same views as her father, if she is his daughter to want humanity to be at the top. But then again humanity will always be at the top. My Ryder will support her if she would want to build Cerberus in Andromeda. It may not be called Cerberus. She may want to call it something else. I doubt that would happen, but it would make things interesting in the game if it did. I would still like to see her in a black dress/skirt with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other. For now, I like her character. She will most likely be a squadmate I will take on a lot of missions with my Ryder. I certainly think it would be good if she has a positive view of his goals rather than either being excluded from knowing about the real TIM or a repeat of Daddy issues as a story.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 12:54:25 GMT
I certainly think it would be good if she has a positive view of his goals rather than either being excluded from knowing about the real TIM or a repeat of Daddy issues as a story. I think I can speak for most ME fans when I say we had enough of the "daddy issues" companions in ME2, by itself. Lets try and not revisit that path once again in MEA.
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Post by tjmitchem on Feb 20, 2017 14:21:58 GMT
I certainly think it would be good if she has a positive view of his goals rather than either being excluded from knowing about the real TIM or a repeat of Daddy issues as a story. I think I can speak for most ME fans when I say we had enough of the "daddy issues" companions in ME2, by itself. Lets try and not revisit that path once again in MEA. Amen.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 20, 2017 14:31:45 GMT
I certainly think it would be good if she has a positive view of his goals rather than either being excluded from knowing about the real TIM or a repeat of Daddy issues as a story. I think I can speak for most ME fans when I say we had enough of the "daddy issues" companions in ME2, by itself. Lets try and not revisit that path once again in MEA. The same could be said for Cerberus. I think most people enjoyed Cerberus in ME2, but in ME3 they were so over used they overshadowed the main conflict. 4 weeks ...I wish the novel MEA: Uprising released a few weeks before the game to tide us over. But it is probably spoiler heavy though, and as much as I want to learn more I also don't want to completely spoil the game. Quick Rehash of what we know about Cora: "When your biotics are honed into huntress-grade weapons… people can be weird about it." - Cora Harper A former Systems Alliance officer, who originally enlisted to improve her biotics, becoming a Lieutenant. Was selected by the Citdeal Council's Valkyrie Program to serve 4 years with Talein’s Daughters. After her service with the Asari, Cora's huntress training and biotic capability made her a candidate for Alec Ryder's second in command and possible successor. Origin/Birth: Spaceborn Age: N/A Specialty/Focus: Human Biotic Vanguard Favored Biotic Ability: Charge, also seen to be using Nova Favored Weapon: Shotgun Confirmed LI: Scott Ryder Information from tweets or developer comments: She is described as loyal, professional and fearless. It was hinted that while she favors following orders and rules she may bend them. Talein's Daughters consisted of Cora and 5 other Huntresses. Few questions I have after putting that all together: Is Cora considered a Huntress by the Asari? And did she have to resign her Alliance commission to become part of the Asari military? I can't get to twitter(work firewall) or I would drop those questions on her writer.
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Post by Crim on Feb 20, 2017 14:38:15 GMT
I think I can speak for most ME fans when I say we had enough of the "daddy issues" companions in ME2, by itself. Lets try and not revisit that path once again in MEA. The same could be said for Cerberus. I think most people enjoyed Cerberus in ME2, but in ME3 they were so over used they overshadowed the main conflict. 4 weeks ...I wish the novel MEA: Uprising released a few weeks before the game to tide us over. But it is probably spoiler heavy though, and as much as I want to learn more I also don't want to completely spoil the game. Quick Rehash of what we know about Cora: "When your biotics are honed into huntress-grade weapons… people can be weird about it." - Cora Harper A former Systems Alliance officer, who originally enlisted with Systems Alliance to improve her biotics, becoming a Lieutenant. Was selected by the Citdeal Council's Valkyrie Program to serve 4 years with Talein’s Daughters. After her service with the Asari, Cora's huntress training and biotic capability made her a candidate for Alec Ryder's second in command and possible successor. Origin/Birth: Spaceborn Age: N/A Specialty/Focus: Human Biotic Vanguard Favored Biotic Ability: Charge, also seen to be using Nova Favored Weapon: Shotgun Confirmed LI: Scott Ryder Information from tweets or developer comments: She is described as loyal, professional and fearless. It was hinted that while she favors following orders and rules she may bend them. Talein's Daughter consisted of Cora and 5 other Huntresses. Few questions I have after putting that all together: Is Cora considered a Huntress by the Asari? And did she have to resign her Alliance commission to become part of the Asari military? I can't get to twitter(work firewall) or I would drop those questions on her writer.I'd imagine if you ask her she'll reply can't get into that now/you'll have to wait and see in game or something. I've tried asking her stuff about Alec and other things, no dice. Getting that lil bit of info about the Huntresses was nice tho.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 19:59:02 GMT
I think I can speak for most ME fans when I say we had enough of the "daddy issues" companions in ME2, by itself. Lets try and not revisit that path once again in MEA. The same could be said for Cerberus. I think most people enjoyed Cerberus in ME2, but in ME3 they were so over used they overshadowed the main conflict. 4 weeks ...I wish the novel MEA: Uprising released a few weeks before the game to tide us over. But it is probably spoiler heavy though, and as much as I want to learn more I also don't want to completely spoil the game. Quick Rehash of what we know about Cora: "When your biotics are honed into huntress-grade weapons… people can be weird about it." - Cora Harper A former Systems Alliance officer, who originally enlisted to improve her biotics, becoming a Lieutenant. Was selected by the Citdeal Council's Valkyrie Program to serve 4 years with Talein’s Daughters. After her service with the Asari, Cora's huntress training and biotic capability made her a candidate for Alec Ryder's second in command and possible successor. Origin/Birth: Spaceborn Age: N/A Specialty/Focus: Human Biotic Vanguard Favored Biotic Ability: Charge, also seen to be using Nova Favored Weapon: Shotgun Confirmed LI: Scott Ryder Information from tweets or developer comments: She is described as loyal, professional and fearless. It was hinted that while she favors following orders and rules she may bend them. Talein's Daughters consisted of Cora and 5 other Huntresses. Few questions I have after putting that all together: Is Cora considered a Huntress by the Asari? And did she have to resign her Alliance commission to become part of the Asari military? I can't get to twitter(work firewall) or I would drop those questions on her writer. I blame Mac Walters for how Cerberus was morphed into generic Space Nazis in ME3. MEA would be an opportunity to retcon that nonsense and make what was just a pro-humanity organization much more interesting and having depth. As far as Cora's biography, I don't really trust anything that BioWare says. They tend to tell us half-truths about characters, largely to avoid spoilers. Anyone remember Blackwall? Especially if Cora is a Cerberus Operative, her entire dossier is likely fabricated anyway. What we can say is she has the same last name as TIM and is obviously a very powerful biotic for a human, which isn't exactly a common occurrence. All I can say is Cora is highly unusual for a human and something about her just doesn't add up to me.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 20:03:15 GMT
The same could be said for Cerberus. I think most people enjoyed Cerberus in ME2, but in ME3 they were so over used they overshadowed the main conflict. 4 weeks ...I wish the novel MEA: Uprising released a few weeks before the game to tide us over. But it is probably spoiler heavy though, and as much as I want to learn more I also don't want to completely spoil the game. Quick Rehash of what we know about Cora: "When your biotics are honed into huntress-grade weapons… people can be weird about it." - Cora Harper A former Systems Alliance officer, who originally enlisted to improve her biotics, becoming a Lieutenant. Was selected by the Citdeal Council's Valkyrie Program to serve 4 years with Talein’s Daughters. After her service with the Asari, Cora's huntress training and biotic capability made her a candidate for Alec Ryder's second in command and possible successor. Origin/Birth: Spaceborn Age: N/A Specialty/Focus: Human Biotic Vanguard Favored Biotic Ability: Charge, also seen to be using Nova Favored Weapon: Shotgun Confirmed LI: Scott Ryder Information from tweets or developer comments: She is described as loyal, professional and fearless. It was hinted that while she favors following orders and rules she may bend them. Talein's Daughters consisted of Cora and 5 other Huntresses. Few questions I have after putting that all together: Is Cora considered a Huntress by the Asari? And did she have to resign her Alliance commission to become part of the Asari military? I can't get to twitter(work firewall) or I would drop those questions on her writer. I blame Mac Walters for how Cerberus was morphed into generic Space Nazis in ME3. MEA would be an opportunity to retcon that nonsense and make what was just a pro-humanity organization much more interesting and having depth. As far as Cora's biography, I don't really trust anything that BioWare says. They tend to tell us half-truths about characters, largely to avoid spoilers. Anyone remember Blackwall? Especially if Cora is a Cerberus Operative, her entire dossier is likely fabricated anyway. What we can say is she has the same last name as TIM and is obviously a very powerful biotic for a human, which isn't exactly a common occurrence. All I can say is Cora is highly unusual for a human and something about her just doesn't add up to me. Maybe, but I just think you might expect too much on the Cerberus connection, which might lead to disappointment if she doesn't turn out the way you think. While talented in biotics, it doesn't seem she's a prodigy or a unique case like Jack (or even out of the Normal biotics like Miranda) what makes her stand out is her training.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 20, 2017 20:13:21 GMT
I blame Mac Walters for how Cerberus was morphed into generic Space Nazis in ME3. MEA would be an opportunity to retcon that nonsense and make what was just a pro-humanity organization much more interesting and having depth. As far as Cora's biography, I don't really trust anything that BioWare says. They tend to tell us half-truths about characters, largely to avoid spoilers. Anyone remember Blackwall? Especially if Cora is a Cerberus Operative, her entire dossier is likely fabricated anyway. What we can say is she has the same last name as TIM and is obviously a very powerful biotic for a human, which isn't exactly a common occurrence. All I can say is Cora is highly unusual for a human and something about her just doesn't add up to me. I hope Cerberus stays in the Milky Way, no need to try and straighten that mess out, only to screw it up again. After all Mac Walters is still a big part of ME.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 20:14:35 GMT
I blame Mac Walters for how Cerberus was morphed into generic Space Nazis in ME3. MEA would be an opportunity to retcon that nonsense and make what was just a pro-humanity organization much more interesting and having depth. As far as Cora's biography, I don't really trust anything that BioWare says. They tend to tell us half-truths about characters, largely to avoid spoilers. Anyone remember Blackwall? Especially if Cora is a Cerberus Operative, her entire dossier is likely fabricated anyway. What we can say is she has the same last name as TIM and is obviously a very powerful biotic for a human, which isn't exactly a common occurrence. All I can say is Cora is highly unusual for a human and something about her just doesn't add up to me. Maybe, but I just think you might expect too much on the Cerberus connection, which might lead to disappointment if she doesn't turn out the way you think. While talented in biotics, it doesn't seem she's a prodigy or a unique case like Jack (or even out of the Normal biotics like Miranda) what makes her stand out is her training. I wouldn't say I'd be disappointed. She just seems like the obvious connection for Cerberus. If BioWare ultimately ends up taking her character a different direction, that's perfectly fine as long as it's still compelling and interesting. I'd find it highly unlikely for any run of the mill biotic to even have the opportunity to train with Matriarchs and Asari Commandos. That's not normal, especially for a human who are generally not powerful in biotics naturally. If she's not exceptionally powerful when it comes to biotics, which I think she is, then she has some serious connections (probably from TIM) to be able to get her into these programs. There's just more to her story than we know.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 20:21:14 GMT
I blame Mac Walters for how Cerberus was morphed into generic Space Nazis in ME3. MEA would be an opportunity to retcon that nonsense and make what was just a pro-humanity organization much more interesting and having depth. As far as Cora's biography, I don't really trust anything that BioWare says. They tend to tell us half-truths about characters, largely to avoid spoilers. Anyone remember Blackwall? Especially if Cora is a Cerberus Operative, her entire dossier is likely fabricated anyway. What we can say is she has the same last name as TIM and is obviously a very powerful biotic for a human, which isn't exactly a common occurrence. All I can say is Cora is highly unusual for a human and something about her just doesn't add up to me. I hope Cerberus stays in the Milky Way, no need to try and straighten that mess out, only to screw it up again. After all Mac Walters is still a big part of ME. Cerberus may or may not stay in the Milky Way. Honestly, TIM had his hands in everything and I would be shocked if he wasn't aware of the Andromeda Initiative. Even if it's not funded by Cerberus, there wasn't anything TIM didn't know or couldn't have influence over. Mac Walters is the Creative Director on MEA, so he has no direct influence over the writing and stories that are developed. I would prefer if Drew Karpyshyn was involved in the process rather than Mac Walters though.
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Post by mikaelnovasun on Feb 20, 2017 20:28:00 GMT
I hope Cerberus stays in the Milky Way, no need to try and straighten that mess out, only to screw it up again. After all Mac Walters is still a big part of ME. Cerberus may or may not stay in the Milky Way. Honestly, TIM had his hands in everything and I would be shocked if he wasn't aware of the Andromeda Initiative. Even if it's not funded by Cerberus, there wasn't anything TIM didn't know or couldn't have influence over. Mac Walters is the Creative Director on MEA, so he has no direct influence over the writing and stories that are developed. I would prefer if Drew Karpyshyn was involved in the process rather than Mac Walters though. I think Cerberus may have been a part of the Uprising that occurred in the Human Ark, which will be covered in the upcoming novel. And the game may make a passing reference to it simply stating Alec had a hand in resolving it possibly with Cora's and Liam's help.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2017 20:53:23 GMT
Cerberus may or may not stay in the Milky Way. Honestly, TIM had his hands in everything and I would be shocked if he wasn't aware of the Andromeda Initiative. Even if it's not funded by Cerberus, there wasn't anything TIM didn't know or couldn't have influence over. Mac Walters is the Creative Director on MEA, so he has no direct influence over the writing and stories that are developed. I would prefer if Drew Karpyshyn was involved in the process rather than Mac Walters though. I think Cerberus may have been a part of the Uprising that occurred in the Human Ark, which will be covered in the upcoming novel. And the game may make a passing reference to it simply stating Alec had a hand in resolving it possibly with Cora's and Liam's help. You mean the Nexus, right? The human Ark Hyperion doesn't have an uprising, we just show up later than the Nexus and other Arks for some reason. I doubt that Cerberus isn't involved in that. I bet it is why we later see Sloane Kelly and her followers kicked off the Nexus despite her being the chief of security. The fact she has a lot of aliens with her suggests reasons other than Cerberus. Plus it would be a copy-paste of the Citadel Coup in ME3 if Cerberus is behind it.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 20:54:49 GMT
I think Cerberus may have been a part of the Uprising that occurred in the Human Ark, which will be covered in the upcoming novel. And the game may make a passing reference to it simply stating Alec had a hand in resolving it possibly with Cora's and Liam's help. It's possible. Honestly, I don't think Alec can really be trusted either. His motivations for joining the Andromeda Initiative are suspect to me, not to mention he seems to be out of the picture really early on in the story. That gives me the impression he could be a potential antagonist or threat later on in the game. Obviously I'm just speculating, but it's quite possible Alec could have been the main catalyst for issues going awry in the Hyperion. He is the Human Pathfinder, after all. Heck, maybe he has a connection to Cerberus. We just don't know enough about any of these characters.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 21:26:33 GMT
Maybe, but I just think you might expect too much on the Cerberus connection, which might lead to disappointment if she doesn't turn out the way you think. While talented in biotics, it doesn't seem she's a prodigy or a unique case like Jack (or even out of the Normal biotics like Miranda) what makes her stand out is her training. I wouldn't say I'd be disappointed. She just seems like the obvious connection for Cerberus. If BioWare ultimately ends up taking her character a different direction, that's perfectly fine as long as it's still compelling and interesting. I'd find it highly unlikely for any run of the mill biotic to even have the opportunity to train with Matriarchs and Asari Commandos. That's not normal, especially for a human who are generally not powerful in biotics naturally. If she's not exceptionally powerful when it comes to biotics, which I think she is, then she has some serious connections (probably from TIM) to be able to get her into these programs. There's just more to her story than we know. I don't mean 'normal' as average. I meant at talented, but not a unique case. Why does she have to be particularly powerful to join the program. She could've been a talented biotic with the training making her stronger, and more powerful then other human biotics. I do agree that her story should be compelling regardless, but why does it have to be as compelling as being TIM's daughter? That's just our speculation, for now. It she's not, this hypothesis shouldn't be used as a standard for her plot. I think Cerberus may have been a part of the Uprising that occurred in the Human Ark, which will be covered in the upcoming novel. And the game may make a passing reference to it simply stating Alec had a hand in resolving it possibly with Cora's and Liam's help. It's possible. Honestly, I don't think Alec can really be trusted either. His motivations for joining the Andromeda Initiative are suspect to me, not to mention he seems to be out of the picture really early on in the story. That gives me the impression he could be a potential antagonist or threat later on in the game. Obviously I'm just speculating, but it's quite possible Alec could have been the main catalyst for issues going awry in the Hyperion. He is the Human Pathfinder, after all. Heck, maybe he has a connection to Cerberus. We just don't know enough about any of these characters. They said he's not an antagonist. But it's not like they would've said he was in either case, so we'll see. Why I don't think it'd be illogical for Cerberus to be involved, I'm not so sure they'll be present.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 20, 2017 21:33:08 GMT
If Alec is/was part of Cerberus, I wonder if his kids knew? Probably not. My Ryder would be cool with that. Maybe convince dad to encourage Cora to build Cerberus in Andromeda. I like it.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 21:34:49 GMT
If Alec is/was part of Cerberus, I wonder if his kids knew? Probably not. My Ryder would be cool with that. Maybe convince dad to encourage Cora to build Cerberus in Andromeda. I like it. Why not encourage her directly ? If Alec is pro-Cerberus, I'm quite sure Cora won't.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 20, 2017 21:42:01 GMT
Why not encourage her directly ? My Ryder would, but if dad is/was with Cerberus, it would possibly be easier to convince Cora saying all the good things that Cerberus has done. Of course my Ryder will be at dad's side agreeing with him. Cora will see the light. Cerberus will happen Maybe. But if my Ryder has the power of the voice like Shepard and the Warden has, at least the silent voice, Cora will see that it would be the best thing to do
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 21:58:12 GMT
An update, on the Andromenerds podcast Shinobi was there, he talked a a bit about Cora, saying he likes her because she's military but has a soft side. He compared her to Ashley, but not as racist (his words). Not sure how much it's speculation, although he talked a bit later about Drack and he didn't sound as informed on him, so he might have more knowledge on her (he said he knew about her for a while). He also said something else on her but I didn't get it. I *think* it might've been romance related, but I might be wrong. edit: it should start around-after 13:00, if someone is interested.
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Post by themikefest on Feb 20, 2017 22:01:42 GMT
Compared to Ashley? I can go for that. I like Ashley.
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Post by Revan Reborn on Feb 20, 2017 22:09:13 GMT
I wouldn't say I'd be disappointed. She just seems like the obvious connection for Cerberus. If BioWare ultimately ends up taking her character a different direction, that's perfectly fine as long as it's still compelling and interesting. I'd find it highly unlikely for any run of the mill biotic to even have the opportunity to train with Matriarchs and Asari Commandos. That's not normal, especially for a human who are generally not powerful in biotics naturally. If she's not exceptionally powerful when it comes to biotics, which I think she is, then she has some serious connections (probably from TIM) to be able to get her into these programs. There's just more to her story than we know. I don't mean 'normal' as average. I meant at talented, but not a unique case. Why does she have to be particularly powerful to join the program. She could've been a talented biotic with the training making her stronger, and more powerful then other human biotics. I do agree that her story should be compelling regardless, but why does it have to be as compelling as being TIM's daughter? That's just our speculation, for now. It she's not, this hypothesis shouldn't be used as a standard for her plot. It's possible. Honestly, I don't think Alec can really be trusted either. His motivations for joining the Andromeda Initiative are suspect to me, not to mention he seems to be out of the picture really early on in the story. That gives me the impression he could be a potential antagonist or threat later on in the game. Obviously I'm just speculating, but it's quite possible Alec could have been the main catalyst for issues going awry in the Hyperion. He is the Human Pathfinder, after all. Heck, maybe he has a connection to Cerberus. We just don't know enough about any of these characters. They said he's not an antagonist. But it's not like they would've said he was in either case, so we'll see. Why I don't think it'd be illogical for Cerberus to be involved, I'm not so sure they'll be present. This is just me speculating, but considering Asari are naturally-powerful biotics and are a tad bit on the arrogant side, I couldn't see them training any non-Asari unless that individual was incredibly exceptional. Not to mention, BioWare has a tendency of making all of the companions exceptional in their own way so that the player character isn't the only Mary Sue. I was just stating the possibility of her being TIM's daughter is compelling. BioWare can literally do whatever it wants, just as long as her backstory has depth and enhances the overarching story in meaningful ways. I won't be disappointed necessarily if Cora isn't connected to Cerberus, but it will be a missed opportunity. BioWare has lied countless times in their pre-marketing campaigns for games, so I take anything it says with a grain of salt. The only reason I got the impression Alec could be an antagonist was due to some of the earlier trailers, his absence early on in the game, and his connection to the main protagonist. It wouldn't be the first time BioWare tried to use someone that was a friend, ally or a family member as an antagonist to try and build an emotional response. I didn't mean to imply Cerberus is going to be the overarching threat of the game. I don't see that happening at all. I just believe Cerberus will be involved, as one of the many subplots that is happening within the game.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2017 22:11:33 GMT
An update, on the Andromenerds podcast Shinobi was there, he talked a a bit about Cora, saying he likes her because she's military but has a soft side. He compared her to Ashley, but not as racist (his words). Not sure how much it's speculation, although he talked a bit later about Drack and he didn't sound as informed on him, so he might have more knowledge on her (he said he knew about her for a while). He also said something else on her but I didn't get it. I *think* it might've been romance related, but I might be wrong. edit: it should start around-after 13:00, if someone is interested. The romance thing was something along the lines of she is "freaky" or something, but said in a positive way not a negative. Was hoping they'd have some good Dr. Lexi stuff considering she is the image used for the episode including maybe a leak from the famous/infamous insider, but the whole time was just them bickering about whether she looked old or not.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 22:11:42 GMT
I know you didn't mean Cerberus was involved in a major way. I just think there's the possibility they won't be in, regardless if Cora is TIM's daughter.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 20, 2017 22:12:57 GMT
An update, on the Andromenerds podcast Shinobi was there, he talked a a bit about Cora, saying he likes her because she's military but has a soft side. He compared her to Ashley, but not as racist (his words). Not sure how much it's speculation, although he talked a bit later about Drack and he didn't sound as informed on him, so he might have more knowledge on her (he said he knew about her for a while). He also said something else on her but I didn't get it. I *think* it might've been romance related, but I might be wrong. edit: it should start around-after 13:00, if someone is interested. The romance thing was something along the lines of she is "freaky" or something, but said in a positive way not a negative. Yeah, I thought it was something like that. Thanks for clarifying . I do think it might mean she's fonder of sex then the average LI we had in ME.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 22:13:13 GMT
What I'm wondering is why the huntresses accepted Cora. Did they ask for a human biotic or was she just brought forth and they decided to see what she was capable of and it just went from there? I mean we're talking about elite asari combatants here. Obviously Cora's gotta be somewhat exceptional before even being accepted to serve with them.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Feb 20, 2017 22:16:07 GMT
The romance thing was something along the lines of she is "freaky" or something, but said in a positive way not a negative. Yeah, I thought it was something like that. Thanks for clarifying . I do think it might mean she's fonder of sex then the average LI we had in ME. You're welcome. I'm definitely glad I scratched her off the list then. That's a pretty big bar she stepped over.
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