Jaal Ama Darav (Official Thread)

Nah it would hurt too much T_T My Shep pined for that boy, PINED FOR HIM  

I dislike EDI x Joker so much that even paragon Sheps keep them apart. Tbh a part of it is knowing I will always choose Destroy, and I know it must hurt Joker so much to lose EDI. Best they stay "friends only."

Eeesh, I liked Joker, but was never a fan of how unprofessional and arrogant he could be at times. I loved it whenever EDI trolled him. He had finally met his match.

And of course neither of them could match the resident trollthean Javik.

A part of me hopes we might see a savage wit from Jaal, since Javik's withering oneliners were some of my fave writing in the trilogy

This. I'm in the even smaller minority that would not care if Bioware cut sex out completely, but for people who want it, I certainly don't mind that it's there.

For me, I'm much more interested in the actual romance when I decide who my character might pursue. I romanced Garrus in the MET and it hit me dead center in my sappy, cheesy, romantic heart. There were a lot of different things that sold me on that romance. The friends to lovers to more theme, especially. By the end of the triology, it just felt so... right. There was also the whole coming from different cultures, not to mention Turians being Dextro. There's a lot that has to be worked around and comprises have to made. It wouldn't be an easy romance (even if Shep and Garrus made it look that way XD). Garrus was also incredibly supportive and never abandoned Shepard. Kaidan kinda bored me to death. Jacob also didn't interest me, and while I love Thane, he never really clicked as a possible romantic partner for my Shepard. Joker was the only human guy I desperately wanted to romance and ME3 only gave us a massively disappointing "in another lifetime, Commander." TAT Mordin would have been a fun romance, I think. Javik was pretty damn nice, too. Wouldn't have minded him being an option outside of the one night stand thing they gave us. That's kind of my MO when it comes to the guys I've liked in ME games. The aliens always wind up being more interesting to me not counting Joker.

But back to the question asked, Jaal interests me for a number of reasons. I do like his design, and I have to admit those eyes of his caught me completely off guard. XD I've been super interested in learning anything about the new races, and while I was originally hoping for a Kett squadmate, I'm not even a little bit disappointed after Jaal's entrance. Will he be the quietly curious type? A proud, stern individual interested in protecting his people's welfare? Maybe a soldier looking for revenge on the Kett and we are a means to an end? I think the sheer amount of mystery is what draws me in the most right now. He's this big unknown and I want to know mooooooore. That I find him pretty and cool looking is just a bonus at this point. XD

(For further reference, my other interests in MEA right now, are Kallo, Reyes, and possibly Liam. Kallo is adorable, Reyes' voice can kill, and Liam seems like a fun dude so far. Jaal is def at the start of the line, though.)

I still haven't forgiven BioWare for not making Joker an option. Hope for a Joker romance pre-ME3 made me stay on the forums and chat for the very first time. It doesn't help that I found his romance with EDI cringy for a myriad of reasons. That's also why I could never quite join the rather large Garrus super love fanclub. Garrus is my bro but he was always my "eh, if I have to go with someone else" in the romance department.

Basically, Jaal's similarities with Garrus have no effect on how much I like him!

I... never thought about that. I always choose destroy ending, too, but I also always encourage them to get together. The pairing itself doesn't bother me, but I will admit there's always that tiny part of me that sobs over it.

Also, random thought to get back on topic... What if Jaal plays hard to get? What if he's completely oblivious to our flirting because the Angara have completely different courtship rituals? There could be so many misunderstandings and hilarious hijinks to get into over that!

Perhaps he will be like the Javik Liara thought he was. A scholar, highly intelligent and has a wealth of knowledge on all things about his people?

Hanako Ikezawa you don't like Javik

I could make an airlock pun, but I'm really interested in your opinions on Javik. I actually find a lot of your opinions to be really fascinating, as I love getting to hear another persons perspective on things, especially characters

I'm still salty we couldn't romance Javik because maker dAMN. And his humour omg it was so good. I'm hoping Jaal has a dry wit too. Not as blunt as Javik but something along the same lines.

Hanako Ikezawa you don't like Javik

I could make an airlock pun, but I'm really interested in your opinions on Javik. I actually find a lot of your opinions to be really fascinating, as I love getting to hear another persons perspective on things, especially characters