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Post by Ocelot on Feb 22, 2017 17:14:39 GMT
With folks probably used to there being tension over "SJW" agenda, I bet my posting about believing (and honestly hoping for) Cora to be trans is seen as shitpost troll behavior. I actually do look forward to and want this, and am genuinely establishing my headcanon. Edit - This isn't trolling, I'm being sincere What I always find rather ironic and interesting is that its always the female characters that might be trans. Why not assume that Liam might be trans? Or Reyes? But you never see people wishing for that. It always has to be the female characters.
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Post by PermTrouble on Feb 22, 2017 17:17:13 GMT
With folks probably used to there being tension over "SJW" agenda, I bet my posting about believing (and honestly hoping for) Cora to be trans is seen as shitpost troll behavior. I actually do look forward to and want this, and am genuinely establishing my headcanon. Edit - This isn't trolling, I'm being sincere What I always find rather ironic and interesting is that its always the female characters that might be trans. Why not assume that Liam might be trans? Or Reyes? But you never see people wishing for that. It always has to be the female characters. I agree with that. I suppose I focused on Cora because of perceived features. AC: Syndicate had a FtM, that was handled pretty well (for the era), but regardless your point is correct in that it's definitely not as sought out.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 17:18:05 GMT
With folks probably used to there being tension over "SJW" agenda, I bet my posting about believing (and honestly hoping for) Cora to be trans is seen as shitpost troll behavior. I actually do look forward to and want this, and am genuinely establishing my headcanon. Edit - This isn't trolling, I'm being sincere What I always find rather ironic and interesting is that its always the female characters that might be trans. Why not assume that Liam might be trans? Or Reyes? But you never see people wishing for that. It always has to be the female characters. Agreed which tells a lot about some people's hyprocrisy in being inclusive at the expense of the others.
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Post by DayusMakhina on Feb 22, 2017 17:24:53 GMT
Seriously... the notion of the female LI being 'trans' is pretty ridiculous... does anyone really think Bioware would do that?
Yes BW do cater to a variety of different people (including asexuals now apparently) but the notion that the main female love interest shown (basing that off of the fact she was shown and not any other female character) would actually be a man is pretty farcical. That'd alienate a whole lot of their player base right off of the bat, especially if it wasn't clear pretty much immediately.
As for Cora's appearance: i've found some shots to be pretty hit or miss, for example the shot of her approaching Ryder looks very good, but the shot of him kissing her on the neck her face model looked atrocious. That said, it's probably inevitable that there will be scenes were the character models don't look their best. Plus that wallpaper that they released looks pretty good to me, even if she does appear to have a bit more muscle mass now (makes sense considering she's a biotic that uses her own body as a bowling ball essentially).
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Post by naytnavare on Feb 22, 2017 17:29:45 GMT
I don't care if Cora is trans. If I like driving a Corvette, I don't care if the car was rebuilt from a Mustang. Crap example, but I stand by it.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 22, 2017 17:30:06 GMT
I think she has the same aumont of muscle mass she has in the kiss scenes. It's when she's in her armour that she looks slimmer.
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Post by Ocelot on Feb 22, 2017 17:38:32 GMT
I think she has the same aumont of muscle mass she has in the kiss scenes. It's when she's in her armour that she looks slimmer. Maybe all human females using the same body type for armor.
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 22, 2017 17:40:26 GMT
I think she has the same aumont of muscle mass she has in the kiss scenes. It's when she's in her armour that she looks slimmer. Maybe all human females using the same body type for armor. Possibly, but I noticed the same for Scott. He looks buffer with his casual outfit.
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Post by Ocelot on Feb 22, 2017 18:06:04 GMT
Maybe all human females using the same body type for armor. Possibly, but I noticed the same for Scott. He looks buffer with his casual outfit. Maybe the Andromeda Initiative designed their combat gear to make you look slim in order to fool the enemy?
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Post by The Elder King on Feb 22, 2017 18:18:32 GMT
Possibly, but I noticed the same for Scott. He looks buffer with his casual outfit. Maybe the Andromeda Initiative designed their combat gear to make you look slim in order to fool the enemy? Lol, who knows Hopefully the body will look closer in casual outfit and armours on release, on all characters.
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Post by Elsariel on Feb 22, 2017 18:30:11 GMT
Seriously... the notion of the female LI being 'trans' is pretty ridiculous... does anyone really think Bioware would do that? Yes BW do cater to a variety of different people (including asexuals now apparently) but the notion that the main female love interest shown (basing that off of the fact she was shown and not any other female character) would actually be a man is pretty farcical. That'd alienate a whole lot of their player base right off of the bat, especially if it wasn't clear pretty much immediately. As for Cora's appearance: i've found some shots to be pretty hit or miss, for example the shot of her approaching Ryder looks very good, but the shot of him kissing her on the neck her face model looked atrocious. That said, it's probably inevitable that there will be scenes were the character models don't look their best. Plus that wallpaper that they released looks pretty good to me, even if she does appear to have a bit more muscle mass now (makes sense considering she's a biotic that uses her own body as a bowling ball essentially). As someone who has been a bit critical of her looks, I thought that scene in particular was when she looked the hottest. How strange. Re: muscles - I don't mind if she's super buff. I think in the wallpaper pic her shoulders looked extra knobby so I thought there might be padding there but if not, no big deal. Women don't get that kind of muscle definition by simply keeping in shape, though, you gotta really work hard to get that body builder look so I presume if she actually has muscles like that, it's because she does it on purpose. Just my two cents.
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 22, 2017 18:30:21 GMT
If any character in MEA is trans, isn't it more likely to be Jien Garson? She's voiced by a trans woman after all...
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 18:50:03 GMT
If any character in MEA is trans, isn't it more likely to be Jien Garson? She's voiced by a trans woman after all... I started watching Sense8 last week, loooooove it.
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Post by PermTrouble on Feb 22, 2017 18:55:30 GMT
If any character in MEA is trans, isn't it more likely to be Jien Garson? She's voiced by a trans woman after all... Oh wow, I didn't even know we had the voice actor info for Jien
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 22, 2017 19:03:39 GMT
If any character in MEA is trans, isn't it more likely to be Jien Garson? She's voiced by a trans woman after all... Oh wow, I didn't even know we had the voice actor info for Jien She was one of the first to be announced. It's Jamie Clayton of Sense8.
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Post by PermTrouble on Feb 22, 2017 19:10:48 GMT
Oh wow, I didn't even know we had the voice actor info for Jien She was one of the first to be announced. It's Jamie Clayton of Sense8. Shows I must not be paying close enough attention >.<
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Post by forthewynne on Feb 22, 2017 19:25:18 GMT
Like someone else alluded to, Bioware is not going to make the romanceable squadmate they just advertised in one of their recent trailers to their straight male audience a trans woman. Especially when she appears to be the only human female squadmate romance available. The shitstorm would be absolutely cataclysmic.
Her shoulders look perfectly normal for any woman who consistently gets in the gym, and her jawline is not nearly as pronounced as some are making it out to be for a woman.
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Post by davkar on Feb 22, 2017 19:42:37 GMT
"-Wait. Are you a man? -Oh. Uh. Mostly. I think. -This is a hell of a gamble. I'm gonna risk it. For tits." Gamer Poop On a serious note, if it serves the story and the character and not just there to check off the t in lgbt then sure. Though I doubt Cora is the prototype for this type of representation.
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Post by hammerstorm on Feb 22, 2017 20:02:26 GMT
She was one of the first to be announced. It's Jamie Clayton of Sense8. Shows I must not be paying close enough attention >.< If you are bored there is a locked thread about it. Not much interesting but there it is: trans-characters-mass-effect-andromeda
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Post by Mihura on Feb 22, 2017 20:05:14 GMT
I would totally love the ideia of finally having a trans character as LI, I am hoping Mae is going to be in the next Dragon Age but Cora.... nah and it is not because of some shit baby cry from the fandom, is just the way bioware works that is predictable.
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Post by Crim on Feb 22, 2017 20:10:16 GMT
I would totally love the ideia of finally having a trans character as LI, I am hoping Mae is going to be in the next Dragon Age but Cora.... nah and it is not because of some shit baby cry from the fandom, is just the way bioware works that is predictable. Possibru bangin' the boss is still possibru, maybe she might be that trans.
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Post by Mihura on Feb 22, 2017 20:42:10 GMT
I would totally love the ideia of finally having a trans character as LI, I am hoping Mae is going to be in the next Dragon Age but Cora.... nah and it is not because of some shit baby cry from the fandom, is just the way bioware works that is predictable. Possibru bangin' the boss is still possibru, maybe she might be that trans. I get the feeling that she will die at the intro and this is the reason PapaRyder is an aggressive ass or something. Although I really hope not, Jien sounds so fine...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2017 20:55:36 GMT
Jay Bates@ryder3317does Cora Harper have a face model? Or was her facial features pure creation? Ian S. Frazier @tibermoonShe has a face model. No reveal...interesting. Guess they are keeping it secret. Asked Ian Frazier this a couple days ago except I asked who her face model was and he didn't reply. BioFan @biofanofficialwho's name is...? Ian S. FrazierVerified account@tibermoon ...not being revealed right now. Guess the face model doesn't want to be revealed...
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Post by KingDarious BBB on Feb 22, 2017 21:24:15 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans?
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Post by readher on Feb 22, 2017 21:29:21 GMT
How the hell do we go from talking about Cora hair to her possibly being trans? Everything is possible when there's not enough information revealed to talk about.
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