Who is your favorite squadmate in the ME series?

1.Liara
2.Grunt
3.Wrex
4.Miranda
5.Samara

Well, quite obvious who my favorite is, going by my profile picture. But as Shepard said 'it's always been you Ash, when I first saw you on Eden Prime, a woman that never gave up, losing her whole squad'. It's always been Ash. The squad mate that's high on a lot of people's top 3 'least favorite companion's' list. But I love her. She's very misunderstood, and you can tell from all the hate she gets. She has a very interesting back story with a lot of problems and issues. Yet she eventually overcomes most of that and turns out to be one of the most real companions in the series.

By 'real' I mean, genuine, albeit flawed, with doubts and questioning Shepard. But she is willing to adept and learn from the past, and from Shepard. She's no Garrus (love the guy though) who will just say yes and amen to whatever Shepard says. Ashley is as real as it's gonna get in Mass Effect. I wish people would see past her exterior, or some remarks she made. Despite the fact they did a horrible job in ME2 with her, and in ME3 to some extent, she'll always be my favorite.

Ashley is great. The first time I played I didn't like her at all because we were at odds on several issues, the most obvious one her distrust of aliens (the same aliens on the ship that I greatly valued). But the more often I played, the more she grew on me. I learned to respect her and overcome my reservations, she learned to get along with the aliens, also overcoming her reservations. It felt like we both learned from each other despite (or probably because of) our differences. And character development doesn't get much better than that. I also love her sarcastic comments.

My favourite is still Jack, but there was less development going on on my side because I could instantly relate to her.

Kinda hypocritical to call her out for being racist while working for Cerberus for an entire game... she even confronts Terra Firma for being racist in ME1.

Wrex!!!!

As he is the ultimate cool bad ass. I would always have wrex in my squad no matter what, he has allot of funny punchy lines which I like too !

Yeah, that's one of the reasons I had hoped people would look past what she has said in ME1. Calling her racist and then she calls Shepard out for working with the most racist organisation in the galaxy.
Some people are just short-sighted I guess, they read or see what they want to, as long as it strengthens their believes.

Garrus Vakarian.

If I had to choose just one character. Wrex. But its impossible because so many squadmates in the series are god like.

In ME1: my go to team is Wrex and Kaidan. Doesn't matter what class I play, but I wreck face with these two and can handle anything. I'll throw in Tali if its a geth mission. Other than that, I don't use the others unless its for variety's sake.

In ME2: Miranda, Thane, Zaeed, and Kasumi are my favorites. '

In ME3 its Kaidan and Javik easily.

My top 3:

1. Garrus - obvious and boring choice, but you just can't beat him. He's your best buddy (and/or) love interest through the whole damn thing, he never lets you down and he's got some amazing moments. Their final farewell really breaks my heart. "Just like the good old days... I guess this is the last time we get to say it." And I really love his voice and his romance with Tali.

2. Mordin - he's an absolute hero. I love his genophage storyline, it just shows how committed he is to doing the right thing. And he sings and sends you that amazing datapad. I really hope he gets to realize his retirement dream. "Maybe experiment with seashells"

3. Samara - I like her for similar reasons as I liked Aveline in DA2. A strong woman in her own right who respects the protagonist but is not intimidated by the latter. Samara never skips an opportunity to chastise the Renegade Shepard, and I love it how she always stands up for her own beliefs. The scene in Citadel DLC where Samara visits Shepard's apartment is one of the most touching ones in the trilogy.

To be honest, I like everyone. Even James and Jacob, who some people love to hate

As a character in and of himself, Garrus is not actually my favorite character. Mordin is the one that lands squarely in that spot. However, I do not like to have Mordin as a fellow combatant. There's something about that setup that doesn't sit right with me, regardless of his STG background. I benched him the entirety of ME2, because it seemed like he'd be a valuable asset best left to the lab. Garrus, on the other hand, is the solid all-rounder. He's my stalwart sniper buddy that will get in the thick of it and crack wise the entire time. In ME2 and 3, he was usually the one I took on most missions, and the one I always chose to lead the other team.

In the field:

ME1: Tali/Liara
ME2: Miranda/Jack, Kasumi/Tali, Zaeed/Samara
ME3: Liara/Garrus, Liara/Tali

I run soldier mostly, though in ME3 I respecced Korynn with Lash added, and running Liara with her is delicious. I like Tali and Kasumi for tech abilities and banter. Miranda and Jack for banter with each other. Garrus/Zaeed/Samara for long range firepower if I need it.

Just as a character:

Liara. I love watching her evolution from nerdy scientist to nerdy scientist Shadow Broker to potential diplomat.

Tali. She gets some of the best lines. She is so cute and fiercely loyal. She is Korynn's space bestie.

Kasumi. Loved talking to her on the Normandy. I wish she was with me in ME3 just so I can sit in the lounge and pick her brain.

Jack. Another fun one to just talk to. Love her honesty.

Have to go with Kaidan Alenko, then Wrex then Tali got to love them so much!!!