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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:05:27 GMT
Am I the only one in this thread who never liked Solas? Not as a romance option, not visually (I hate bald guys. Bald women are ok sometimes, but bald guys - no, no and no) and not personality-wise (he was the one companion I've usually left behind at the castle. Along with Blackwall) I'll admit his baldness turned me off, but then I got to know him and he's a charming asshole with a lot of knowledge, and make him angry enough and he tells you his plans for Trespasser. Basically my video game kryptonite right there. Anders, Solas, Atton Rand, Bishop, Gann...*swoon* That said, Solas would drive me ballistic IRL. Attractiveness aside, I'd find him insufferable and want to avoid him as much as possible.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:07:01 GMT
Josie projects innocence pretty well, but she knows how to play the Game, even if she chooses not to approach it with the same steely ruthlessness as, say, Leliana. Which is one of the things I really like about Josie. She's good-hearted and gentle without being naive. Would she be more like the Moshae or the Governor then? I kind of liked both once I spent time talking with them, but I still get Viv vibes from the Moshae thanks to her actress lol Of those two, definitely more like Paaran Shie than Moshae Sjefa.
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Post by beholderess on May 19, 2017 22:07:11 GMT
Hmmm... well our ambassadors of choice are not really romance material, but I think since Suvi is sort of like Josie, a human would be overused, so maybe an Angara or Quarian? I can't see an Asari like Josie. Even Liara was hardly innocent.This part confuses me. What do you mean? Just asking since the asari are pretty much the diplomatic race. So, the weird fic idea I've had is about a romance (carried out mostly via email exchange, cos' they are never on the same planet) between the Nexus ambassador on Aya and Angara ambassador on Nexus. From what I've seen of both, she is an image of grace and poise (who is also not afraid to tell off Tann) and he is an image of dignity and self-possession. And has the voice. And is amused by Addison's antics. There would, of course, be perfect courtship, exchange of pleasantries and wit, and diplomatic incidents waiting to happen. Bonus points if their respective staff ships them mercilessly.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:07:29 GMT
Am I the only one in this thread who never liked Solas? Not as a romance option, not visually (I hate bald guys. Bald women are ok sometimes, but bald guys - no, no and no) and not personality-wise (he was the one companion I've usually left behind at the castle. Along with Blackwall) :dumb: SAME :dumb: I disliked Solas even before the big plot bomb... then again he always had this air about him that I didn't like... I can't put it into the right words as to exactly what irks me, (I end up describing Viv and I love her to bits) which is annoying. *tried finding the words for the past 5 mins... then gave up* TBH I only even have him in my party when paired with Viv and Dorian... because they double team him with fashion sass
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:10:19 GMT
:dumb: SAME :dumb: I disliked Solas even before the big plot bomb... then again he always had this air about him that I didn't like... I can't put it into the right words as to exactly what irks me, (I end up describing Viv and I love her to bits) which is annoying. *tried finding the words for the past 5 mins... then gave up* TBH I only even have him in my party when paired with Viv and Dorian... because they double team him with fashion sass I think Solas gave himself away with his expression when he shows you Skyhold. I kept looking for the same hints with Jaal since he was being compared to him, but nothing lol Bahahaha! Now I'm imagining Jaal with Solas's PLOTTING FACE (TM) and it's returning a 404 error in my brain. Jaal couldn't do PLOTTING FACE (TM) if his life depended on it
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Post by theratpack55 on May 19, 2017 22:10:37 GMT
Am I the only one in this thread who never liked Solas? Not as a romance option, not visually (I hate bald guys. Bald women are ok sometimes, but bald guys - no, no and no) and not personality-wise (he was the one companion I've usually left behind at the castle. Along with Blackwall) Eh, I've had mad hots for Sarevok since almost 20 years ago so baldness actually turns me on lol, it's the skinny elf body I can't get over... If it wasn't for that and the the fact that you yourself have to be an elf to romance him I'd have totally been all over him, ambiguously (and not-at-all-ambiguously) villainous characters are my thing!
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:10:55 GMT
This part confuses me. What do you mean? Just asking since the asari are pretty much the diplomatic race. So, the weird fic idea I've had is about a romance (carried out mostly via email exchange, cos' they are never on the same planet) between the Nexus ambassador on Aya and Angara ambassador on Nexus. From what I've seen of both, she is an image of grace and poise (who is also not afraid to tell off Tann) and he is an image of dignity and self-possession. And has the voice. And is amused by Addison's antics. There would, of course, be perfect courtship, exchange of pleasantries and wit, and diplomatic incidents waiting to happen. Bonus points if their respective staff ships them mercilessly. I really liked Ambassador Rialla. And since we are discussing it she is definitely a Josephine-like character from what little we see of her.
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Post by beholderess on May 19, 2017 22:13:12 GMT
I think Solas gave himself away with his expression when he shows you Skyhold. I kept looking for the same hints with Jaal since he was being compared to him, but nothing lol Bahahaha! Now I'm imagining Jaal with Solas's PLOTTING FACE (TM) and it's returning a 404 error in my brain. Jaal couldn't do PLOTTING FACE (TM) if his life depended on it Exactly! When he has to keep a secret, he just hides in a corner
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:13:26 GMT
:dumb: SAME :dumb: I disliked Solas even before the big plot bomb... then again he always had this air about him that I didn't like... I can't put it into the right words as to exactly what irks me, (I end up describing Viv and I love her to bits) which is annoying. *tried finding the words for the past 5 mins... then gave up* TBH I only even have him in my party when paired with Viv and Dorian... because they double team him with fashion sass I think Solas gave himself away with his expression when he shows you Skyhold. I kept looking for the same hints with Jaal since he was being compared to him, but nothing lol It didn't help that he kept to himself so much too... It just reeked of shady business. If he had interacted more with the other squaddies in Haven/Skyhold, he would have appeared to be more of a team player, and I wouldn't have been as critical/guarded towards him
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:19:20 GMT
I think Solas gave himself away with his expression when he shows you Skyhold. I kept looking for the same hints with Jaal since he was being compared to him, but nothing lol It didn't help that he kept to himself so much too... It just reeked of shady business. If he had interacted more with the other squaddies in Haven/Skyhold, he would have appeared to be more of a team player, and I wouldn't have been as critical/guarded towards him I think Solas is an example of a character where meta knowledge of video games really works against him. BioWare has set up certain tropes and expectations for how their companion NPCs behave, and they generally stick to that tried-and-true format. So when Solas doesn't talk about his backstory, when he is emotionally distant from the team, when he challenges the very idea of the PC's authority--all actions that make sense given who he is--it sets off immediate red flags.
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Post by Kymira on May 19, 2017 22:22:27 GMT
Am I the only one in this thread who never liked Solas? Not as a romance option, not visually (I hate bald guys. Bald women are ok sometimes, but bald guys - no, no and no) and not personality-wise (he was the one companion I've usually left behind at the castle. Along with Blackwall) You feel about Solas like how I feel about Cullen. I wish I could have just... never interacted with him haha. I feel this way about Blackwall. He's still in the Hinterlands waiting for me to recruit him...all but forgotten. PS - Solas is bae. :sure:
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:23:36 GMT
I still really wish that Lexi was a romance, specifically a non-sexual or even an explicit ace/demi option. She has pretty much everything I was hoping for.
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:24:54 GMT
I think Solas is an example of a character where meta knowledge of video games really works against him. BioWare has set up certain tropes and expectations for how their companion NPCs behave, and they generally stick to that tried-and-true format. So when Solas doesn't talk about his backstory, when he is emotionally distant from the team, when he challenges the very idea of the PC's authority--all actions that make sense given who he is--it sets off immediate red flags. Blackwall too. Just try and ask about the GW's and you already get alarm bells going off, and Leliana's "He's not what I expected" didn't help. Did anyone in MEA give you guys those vibes? I kind of got it from Reyes, but he really makes me feel conflicted. Oh yeah, Blackwall. I cottoned on to him real early too Reyes gives off shady vibes, and so does his front woman, Keema. But on the other hand, neither of them make any attempt to hide how shady they are. So I think that's a little different.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:28:28 GMT
I think Solas is an example of a character where meta knowledge of video games really works against him. BioWare has set up certain tropes and expectations for how their companion NPCs behave, and they generally stick to that tried-and-true format. So when Solas doesn't talk about his backstory, when he is emotionally distant from the team, when he challenges the very idea of the PC's authority--all actions that make sense given who he is--it sets off immediate red flags. Blackwall too. Just try and ask about the GW's and you already get alarm bells going off, and Leliana's "He's not what I expected" didn't help. Did anyone in MEA give you guys those vibes? I kind of got it from Reyes, but he really makes me feel conflicted. Yeah, I adore the Grey Wardens so his refusal to give any extra details about them was suspicious, then when he avoided(?) detecting the Darkspawn I was 100% sure he wasn't one. As for ME:A... I honestly can't think of anyone that fits the bill... everyone seems so 'up front' with their opinions to the point where if they did a 180 o flip, it would be so out of character
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 19, 2017 22:30:58 GMT
I would love a villain companion that didn't make mustache twirling faces, or who didn't have long drawn out pauses before saying uhhh I saw it in the fade or uhhh the wardens, yeah *shifty eyes*. Really, Solas and Blackwall I could've seen a mile away. Now someone like varric, josie, cullen and cass,they could've fooled me if they were up to no good.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:31:42 GMT
Oh yeah, Blackwall. I cottoned on to him real early too Reyes gives off shady vibes, and so does his front woman, Keema. But on the other hand, neither of them make any attempt to hide how shady they are. So I think that's a little different. I feel Reyes is trying to escape from whatever happened in his past, but he can't because of how bad it is, so he stays in the shadows for that reason. I feel he really wanted to be accepted and loved by Ryder for who he truly is but he's holding back because of reasons I hope we learn of in the future. *insert the 'Reyes killed Jien Garson and works for the Mysterious Benefactor' theory here*
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:32:01 GMT
As for ME:A... I honestly can't think of anyone that fits the bill... everyone seems so 'up front' with their opinions to the point where if they did a 180 o flip, it would be so out of character Oh, I'm totally hoping that giving Kadara to Reyes backfires spectacularly on me It wouldn't even be that far of a flip; during his entire character arc, whether you side with him or not, Reyes always puts Reyes' own survival first. I can see that eventually getting him and Ryder into some hot water with one another. And I'm also hoping that helping Morda and the angaran AI come back to haunt me at some point.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 19, 2017 22:34:05 GMT
I still really wish that Lexi was a romance, specifically a non-sexual or even an explicit ace/demi option. She has pretty much everything I was hoping for. Built up fan popularity led to a garrus and Tali romance. So let's let Bioware know we want Lexi. 😊
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:34:21 GMT
I would love a villain companion that didn't make mustache twirling faces, or who didn't have long drawn out pauses before saying uhhh I saw it in the fade or uhhh the wardens, yeah *shifty eyes*. Really, Solas and Blackwall I could've seen a mile away. Now someone like varric, josie, cullen and cass,they could've fooled me if they were up to no good. Kinda like how if you play your cards right (or wrong in this case) you can get Iron Bull to betray you, even if you romance him. IMO it's the perfect kind of betrayal, as it's unexpected and it HURTS when it happens.
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Post by Sable Rhapsody on May 19, 2017 22:35:43 GMT
I would love a villain companion that didn't make mustache twirling faces, or who didn't have long drawn out pauses before saying uhhh I saw it in the fade or uhhh the wardens, yeah *shifty eyes*. Really, Solas and blackwall I could've seen a mile away. Now someone like varric, josoie, cullen and cass,they could've fooled me if they were up to no good. Angara are impossible for that haha even Akksul showed his soft, loving side with the Moshae, and that crestfallen look of a man who lost everything when the Roekaar walk away. Actually, an angara who employed the Cersei Lannister technique (using "honest feelings to do dishonest work") could make for a really, really cool villain. Not ALL angara can be emotionally open, just like how not all turians are militaristic and stuck up, and not all krogan are battle-hardened brutes. Individuals develop different strategies, and some of those strategies are divergent from that of their culture.
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Post by Onecrazymonkey1 on May 19, 2017 22:36:19 GMT
I would love a villain companion that didn't make mustache twirling faces, or who didn't have long drawn out pauses before saying uhhh I saw it in the fade or uhhh the wardens, yeah *shifty eyes*. Really, Solas and Blackwall I could've seen a mile away. Now someone like varric, josie, cullen and cass,they could've fooled me if they were up to no good. Kinda like how if you play your cards right (or wrong in this case) you can get Iron Bull to betray you, even if you romance him. IMO it's the perfect kind of betrayal, as it's unexpected and it HURTS when it happens. They really hit the inquisitior over the head with that in the slides. It really added salt to know you were mocked afterwards
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:38:25 GMT
I still really wish that Lexi was a romance, specifically a non-sexual or even an explicit ace/demi option. She has pretty much everything I was hoping for. Built up fan popularity led to a garrus and Tali romance. So let's let Bioware know we want Lexi. 😊 That's what I'm hoping for, but sadly I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't happen since her writer is getting so much #MakeReyesASquadmate( ) stuff it drowns other stuff out. In a way, with how they did Lexi in MEA it may make her being an ace/demi LI an even better story since it takes time for that bond to form between her and Ryder and Ryder can express how unlike other people like her exes they like her just the way she is. Speaking of her exes, it is never specified what kind of relationship or how far the relationship went so it could work that way as well. For example due to her orientation maybe she wasn't interested in having sex which led to it seeming like the relationship is stagnating and the exes getting to that conclusion where it is only an experiment to her even though it isn't.
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:39:56 GMT
As for ME:A... I honestly can't think of anyone that fits the bill... everyone seems so 'up front' with their opinions to the point where if they did a 180 o flip, it would be so out of character Oh, I'm totally hoping that giving Kadara to Reyes backfires spectacularly on me It wouldn't even be that far of a flip; during his entire character arc, whether you side with him or not, Reyes always puts Reyes' own survival first. I can see that eventually getting him and Ryder into some hot water with one another. And I'm also hoping that helping Morda and the angaran AI come back to haunt me at some point. OHHHH that would be GOOD Decisions that feel like there is only one option in the immediate state of things that end up royally screwing you in the sequel are great! Because usually when you play the first game again, you see teeny tiny hints that persuade you not to repeat the same decisions/mistakes again. That being said, don't Angarans act in the 'now'? I can imagine a good number of backfires have happened in their time~
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Post by PenDev0us on May 19, 2017 22:41:21 GMT
I still really wish that Lexi was a romance, specifically a non-sexual or even an explicit ace/demi option. She has pretty much everything I was hoping for. Built up fan popularity led to a garrus and Tali romance. So let's let Bioware know we want Lexi. 😊 Time for me to invest in a megaphone and screech to the world how much I want a Salarian friendmance!
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on May 19, 2017 22:42:56 GMT
I would love a villain companion that didn't make mustache twirling faces, or who didn't have long drawn out pauses before saying uhhh I saw it in the fade or uhhh the wardens, yeah *shifty eyes*. Really, Solas and Blackwall I could've seen a mile away. Now someone like varric, josie, cullen and cass,they could've fooled me if they were up to no good. Kinda like how if you play your cards right (or wrong in this case) you can get Iron Bull to betray you, even if you romance him. IMO it's the perfect kind of betrayal, as it's unexpected and it HURTS when it happens. That was a great betrayal since it wasn't really a betrayal. You make it so The Iron Bull is loyal to the Qun so when they attack you he follows them over you. You are the cause of the 'betrayal'. I have to say though that with that mission even though now I know what happens I still side with the Qun. We have no idea they'll do that at the time, and a lot more lives are saved than if you side with the Chargers. Plus you grant The Iron Bull something he has wanted: to die a warrior's death at the hands of someone he deems worthy. I'm not a fan of The Iron Bull, but he was one of the best-written characters in the game with Trespasser.
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