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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 20:26:24 GMT
Actually, and I hate to burst your bubble, but that just looks like lighting from the sun. When you take a look at the sun's position in the previous frames... If it were bioluminescence, it would look like a glow coming from underneath the skin instead of light being reflected on the skin from an outside source. Dude, you're killing everyone's dreams about Jaal being a walking glowstick during a Nexus rave. I guess you missed the memo where I feed on everyone's suffering. I'm the resident redhead without red hair. And instead of collecting souls to make my freckles... I collect suffering.
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Post by louy on Feb 7, 2017 20:26:29 GMT
Im very glad its not just mine XD sadly i'm not as 'sharp tongued' But I try to keep out the fighting and when i get annoyed, frustrated or angry I tend to fly for walls, doors or inanimate objects XD but i can hold my own despite being a tiny 'pocket rocket' when i get annoyed lol. Gaming helps keep me calm XD I dont know what my BF sees in me hahaha. I think if the angaran ladies are like this they may even comment on bro ryder being in charge. Or get a different reaction whether you play as sis or bro? but thats just my wishful thinking XD xx That's an interesting perspective. And I do think it would be kind of cool to hear what the other Angarans have to say. And yeah, I get it. I try to avoid confrontation where I can. I had an incident where an ex mother-in-law got tired of me walking away from her attempted confrontations (she was a drug abuser, on top of having a really weird relationship with her son, and competing with me for his attention) and when she finally boxed me in and I couldn't get away... she found out why I always walked away because I let her have it. And anyone who asks, no I'm not married to her son anymore. We've been divorced for years. But oohhh, did it feel good to unload on that pharmacy-on-the-microwave cunt basket. ... sorry. Just an example of that fiery temper and sharp tongue at work. I know what you mean, I had abuse around me as a child (mainly mental and a tadd of physical) i'm only just 25 and until i was 22 refused to even consider a romantic relationship, I would get aggressive and kick out. At 18 (first BF) I held a knife towards my ex because he kept irritating me for a 'joke' but he soon got the idea and we slit.thats the worst i've ever done. However I think if the women have the aggressive warrior streak I am guessing Ja'al will be a calm - chilled out kind of dude, because he would have to be to put up with that amount of explosive engery. Sometimes its good to get it all out the way. XD I blame genetics lol. xx
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Post by Yaslana on Feb 7, 2017 20:26:36 GMT
Also, I know we keep seeing the same image of Jaal but can we talk about this scene for a minute? Ryder looks like he's either thinking "oh no, he's hot" or "oh no, I might be fucked" ... or both of those things at once. Hopefully he is both? In a very positive way.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:26:37 GMT
Yeah Solas did not turn me on when I first saw his look. I kept getting Captain Picard images. His voice though is what drew me in, and soon I was crazy about the rotten egg. But honestly Jaal reminds me of an anime character. Ah, 'tis okay to be an anime character in a video game. Fenris looks like he'd be right at home in the Final Fantasy, and I can take it if Jaal starts channeling Junghado. To this day no one in DA comes close to the uniqueness of Fenris. He's amazing! It's the androgynous look I think that makes Jaal more anime-like to me.
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Post by leliana93 on Feb 7, 2017 20:29:09 GMT
Apparently humans became known when the vale was already formed and that apparently was about 3000-3500 years ago Anyway yeah in the trailer he looks 30's, and my god his colors are beautiful, also I noticed that it's faint but he still has a small level of bioluminescence in the back of the head (some other angarans had it in a previous trailer), I wonder if part of their communication is through the use of light, a crack theory of course but it would be interesting if his colors changed (especially linking them to twi'leks given that their head tentacles (lekus?) turn green when they're drunk)
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Post by yourfunnyuncle on Feb 7, 2017 20:32:20 GMT
Are they still whining about hair? Does a bear shit in the woods? Anyway, meh, I'm done. Fuck it. But you were the one who convinced me to stay there when I was ready to abandon ship! *shakes fist* There have been occasional interesting conversations among the entitled whining...
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Post by Yaslana on Feb 7, 2017 20:36:21 GMT
Oh btw do you guys remember, we talked about (bio)luminescence a few pages back. This doesn't look like lightning from the outside, it could be that his skin is glowing in those... groves... Actually, and I hate to burst your bubble, but that just looks like lighting from the sun. When you take a look at the sun's position in the previous frames... If it were bioluminescence, it would look like a glow coming from underneath the skin instead of light being reflected on the skin from an outside source. I think we talk about two dirfferent things... There parts of his head thats in the shadow... The left side partially. the sun comes from top right. Look I meant those light blue lines. To me it looks like they are in the shadow. (sry painting with a mouse is hard XD)
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 20:41:53 GMT
Actually, and I hate to burst your bubble, but that just looks like lighting from the sun. When you take a look at the sun's position in the previous frames... If it were bioluminescence, it would look like a glow coming from underneath the skin instead of light being reflected on the skin from an outside source. I think we talk about two dirfferent things... There parts of his head thats in the shadow... The left side partially. the sun comes from top right. Look I meant those light blue lines. To me it looks like they are in the shadow. (sry painting with a mouse is hard XD) I had to bring my face really close to the screen to see it, but I still don't think it's bioluminescence. I mean, I'm sorry if you were hoping otherwise and you're welcome to hold out hope but I believe that's just the color of his skin in the folds of his... head shell thing. This is more bioluminescence. Also, many if not most bioluminescent animals we know of in the wild have a way of turning off their bioluminescence. And it wouldn't make sense for the Angara to have their bioluminescence on during the day when they wouldn't need it. Bioluminescence is mostly a tool for finding food or warding off predators. Which, the former would be necessary if they're a predatory species moreso than the latter. And considering it's primarily predatory species that tend to evolve to intelligence as humans have... the odds of the latter being true diminishes. But again, many species can turn off their bioluminescence (its pretty inconvenient to have it on all the time), so having it on during the day is kind of weird.
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Post by Crim on Feb 7, 2017 20:44:15 GMT
yourfunnyuncle I'll still drop my Cora thoughts/gushing over at RDF, we can still hang there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:45:47 GMT
In an older trailer we see them in the dark and nothing is glowing except on one of them near their chest, which was probably a light source from whatever was behind the door they walked through.
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Post by Yaslana on Feb 7, 2017 20:46:21 GMT
I think we talk about two dirfferent things... There parts of his head thats in the shadow... The left side partially. the sun comes from top right. Look I meant those light blue lines. To me it looks like they are in the shadow. (sry painting with a mouse is hard XD) I had to bring my face really close to the screen to see it, but I still don't think it's bioluminescence. I mean, I'm sorry if you were hoping otherwise and you're welcome to hold out hope but I believe that's just the color of his skin in the folds of his... head shell thing. Ahh I fear you are right XD I really doesn't glow like those jellyfish. But it would be pretty wouldn't it. Gosh I may have some romance scenes with glowing Jaal in my head.. *_*
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:48:33 GMT
Some of the most beautiful fish have a glowy-like color to their scales from light reflecting off them. Jaal seems to have that type of skin.
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Post by louy on Feb 7, 2017 20:49:03 GMT
I had to bring my face really close to the screen to see it, but I still don't think it's bioluminescence. I mean, I'm sorry if you were hoping otherwise and you're welcome to hold out hope but I believe that's just the color of his skin in the folds of his... head shell thing. Ahh I fear you are right XD I really doesn't glow like those jellyfish. But it would be pretty wouldn't it. Gosh I may have some romance scenes with glowing Jaal in my head.. *_* Id say just write them anyways XD we know nothing about him, Hes not even officially confirmed yet XD but it would be cool and funny if he glows in the dark XD like being on missions being used as a torch XD xx
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 20:50:59 GMT
I had to bring my face really close to the screen to see it, but I still don't think it's bioluminescence. I mean, I'm sorry if you were hoping otherwise and you're welcome to hold out hope but I believe that's just the color of his skin in the folds of his... head shell thing. Ahh I fear you are right XD I really doesn't glow like those jellyfish. But it would be pretty wouldn't it. Gosh I may have some romance scenes with glowing Jaal in my head.. *_* Don't get me wrong, I like the idea. But just... looking at it both artistically and scientifically... it's unlikely.
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 20:51:40 GMT
Ahh I fear you are right XD I really doesn't glow like those jellyfish. But it would be pretty wouldn't it. Gosh I may have some romance scenes with glowing Jaal in my head.. *_* Id say just write them anyways XD we know nothing about him, Hes not even officially confirmed yet XD but it would be cool and funny if he glows in the dark XD like being on missions being used as a torch XD xx Pffft, you mean like the jokes the DA fandom made about Fenris glowing in the dark?
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 20:53:32 GMT
Some of the most beautiful fish have a glowy-like color to their scales from light reflecting off them. Jaal seems to have that type of skin. Exactly. Think Beta fish.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:55:10 GMT
Some of the most beautiful fish have a glowy-like color to their scales from light reflecting off them. Jaal seems to have that type of skin. Exactly. Think Beta fish.
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Post by fialka on Feb 7, 2017 20:55:27 GMT
The wrinkly neck may just be species specific, and as others said revolves around trauma (given that he does have scars), but if he was in fact based on a cat, it's an entire possibility that the wrinkles come from the race. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bc/d8/84/bcd8841f69279f74248515919c8c1814.jpg, I don't mind as much however, initially knowing solas looked about 40 kind of deterred me, but since my cannon inquisitor is about 30 some some, it didn't bother me as much (solas is about twice my age in appearance and And well over 3000 years old Glad, you put this up! As everyone was guessing his wrinkles were related to age, I was totally thinking 'hairless cat!' In that I think the wrinkles are just part of the texture of Angaran skin. Also that model is a concept art - doesn't mean they went with it exactly - even the marks on his forehead are quite different in the actual game image. Somehow I get a younger vibe from him. Like, if they wanted him to be older it would be more obvious, somehow (like with Mordin). And that outfit doesn't say 'grizzled old guy' to me. I think with the exception of grandpa Drack, the whole crew is supposed to be pretty young - twenties to early thirties at the most.
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Post by louy on Feb 7, 2017 20:56:01 GMT
Id say just write them anyways XD we know nothing about him, Hes not even officially confirmed yet XD but it would be cool and funny if he glows in the dark XD like being on missions being used as a torch XD xx Pffft, you mean like the jokes the DA fandom made about Fenris glowing in the dark? Oh you know it Some ideas can be innocent and others not so much XD
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 20:56:47 GMT
Heh, I think today is my day of saying: "mmgh... no, not my thing" in this thread :) May his eyes shine when he sees my Ryder, but I prefer his skin remain opaque at all times.
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Post by Psychedelic on Feb 7, 2017 20:59:01 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea. But just... looking at it both artistically and scientifically... it's unlikely. They have given some other alien species "special abilities" as well. The Protheans could convey information by touch, the Asari have this mind-melding thing, Hanar do communicate via light... There may be not much science involved in these things, but it doesn't seem unlikely to me.
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Post by Gludipow on Feb 7, 2017 21:01:55 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I like the idea. But just... looking at it both artistically and scientifically... it's unlikely. They have given some other alien species "special abilities" as well. The Protheans could convey information by touch, the Asari have this mind-melding thing, Hanar do communicate via light... There may be not much science involved in these things, but it doesn't seem unlikely to me. Considering it's Sci Fi it seems more unlikely than likely. As consular pointed out, there are species with scales and such that seem like they have a kind of glow when light touches them a certain way. Like beta fish. That seems much more likely. Particularly since that kind of colorfulness is on males. Considering the lack of coloring on females and the colorfulness on the males... this theory seems to hold more ground.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 21:02:30 GMT
Id say just write them anyways XD we know nothing about him, Hes not even officially confirmed yet XD but it would be cool and funny if he glows in the dark XD like being on missions being used as a torch XD xx Pffft, you mean like the jokes the DA fandom made about Fenris glowing in the dark? Hey we all have our kinky ideas with LI's! I am still waiting on a male with a mane of hair. See any of those in a BW game? And the hottest looking ones with long hair in Skyrim you can't marry
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Post by Kimberly on Feb 7, 2017 21:03:55 GMT
Heh, I think today is my day of saying: "mmgh... no, not my thing" in this thread May his eyes shine when he sees my Ryder, but I prefer his skin remain opaque at all times. Yeah I don't think I'm into a glowy alien LI.
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Post by lilyenachaos on Feb 7, 2017 21:05:54 GMT
This thread is full of weird today.
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