Suvi Anwar (Official Thread)

It's almost certainly Suvi, as it sounds JUST like Katy and the VO is for a character with a similar role. As for whether or not the redhead is Katy, well I'd say less likely but still probably, this is the opening of the game so it makes a lot of sense to introduce the major non-squadmate characters. Think of how the first 30 minutes of Mass Effect introduce you to so many characters, this seems much the same. I'd also put money on the person speaking just before Alec is Gil.

I didn't have one, actually. None of them jumped out at me as "I hope I can romance her!", but that's mostly because we still don't know a whole heck of a lot about them.

Never liked the sound of Peebee nor the fact that one of my options was taken up by an asari again. Vetra might impress me with her character if she's available, since I'd rather romance a human than a turian if I'm being honest. And how much I like Cora will determine if I'm annoyed she's not an option, since like you I very much doubt she is. Not in love with her hair, but it's a minor thing

So for me it's always been "Maybe some NPC, but I'll try to expect nothing." Also like you, and pretty obviously from the discussions on the Romances Thread, I'd also prefer a squadmate. I'm warming up to Suvi from what little we know, but that might be a bad thing if it turns out she's not an option or I don't actually end up liking her enough

I know! I mean, it could be her, it could not. Can they just tell us, already?

I just watched it, and I wouldn't say there are huge spoilers. It is the very beginning, after all. We barely learned anything we didn't already know, in fact. Overall it looks good!

Nice catch! It does sound like her. If so, her accent isn't as heavy as I was expecting. When I think of Scottish accents, it's always extreme The person talking sounds like a navigator, as well. Hanako is right that she could be voicing someone else for a line or two, but would be a large coincidence.

The meta reason would be to introduce us to characters before officially introducing us to characters.

As for in-universe reasons, there could be many, such as Suvi not being assigned to the Tempest yet. It's possible our original science officer dies and she replaces them, or perhaps she's only filling in for someone who would normally be on the Hyperion but isn't awake yet? Like "We're crippled and our navigator is still in cryo, get the Tempest's navigator here, stat!" since they haven't launched the Tempest yet anyway.

I actually remember it happening fairly frequently, but often their voice is masked with an effect, or a different accent, etc. Jen Hale voiced someone on Feros and it was pretty obviously her, so I wouldn't be too surprised if Suvi shared a voice with some random NPC. *shrug* Hard to say with the devs refusing to talk about her.

Speaking of Jen Hale, will you fem players here miss her? What'd you think of Fryda so far?

I actually really like Fryda's performance so far. I do like Jennifer Hawle's voice slightly more, though that might change. They're both phenomenal voice actresses, from what I've seen (well, heard) of both of their careers. As for Male Ryder, I'm liking Taylorson's performance more than Meer's, though I blame the direction he was given since it's not like he's bad at voice acting.

I don't know if I'll miss Hale as the protagonist. It'll be different, but I'll adjust.

I'll miss her. Her voice made Shepard for me, it really wouldn't have been the same without it. Like Garrus - could you imagine him with a different voice? I also liked Meer, particularly in ME3 where he was more emotional.

Both Shepard's voices are distinctive. I feel like this is a great quality to have for the protagonist. Not just for its own sake apparently, since there was a lot of confusion about whether Sara or Peebee was talking in her mission. I guess I'm saying that Tom and Fryda sound a bit less unique (quite liked Tom's performance in the intro though, hoping to hear that much of Fryda soon).

I admit part of it might be nostalgia-related, with Shepard being my first RPG protagonist and therefore pretty much my first female protagonist, but that's definitely not it. Her acting was great, and her voice itself was awesome, to me. I think it being a bit deeper worked great for an RPG protagonist who often needs to sound intimidating or commanding, etc. That's part of the reason I used Sumalee's voice in DA:I.

And that's where Fryda comes in. Since first hearing her, I had my doubts. Not about her skill - I'd love to hear more of her work, but that part doesn't worry me. Just that I might not like her voice itself as much as some other protagonists (Shepard, Quizzy, Sole Survivor [was excited when I heard Jack was voicing her and wasn't disappointed]). That said, it does fit with her being green and not strictly a soldier. I also really liked Jo Wyatt's Hawke, despite sounding very different than the others I mentioned, because she was perfect at channeling my Purple!Hawke. If I can play Ryder sarcastically (which they said you can), I think Fryda might be just fine

The silence in regards to Gil and Suvi tho...



rofl if they don't get revealed before launch, shade throwing shade.

Dragon Age has always been the more inclusive BioWare property, largely because of David Gaider's influence. Mass Effect is definitely doing more now than it used to in order to be more inclusive, but it's still behind Dragon Age. I'm actually curious since David Gaider has left BioWare, what kind of impact that could have on Dragon Age going forward. There's also the new BioWare IP, which releases next year. We still don't know anything about that game, other than BioWare will likely reveal it at E3 in three months.

Patrick Weekes is in charge of the DA team now, and he is even more progressive that Gaider was. 

Don't want to offend anyone, but what's the endgame of this progress? Who and how will determine that perfect inclusiveness is achieved?

So I just popped into the Gil thread... 47 pages?  And Suvi has 13, even though I feel like we know more about her (not that it's much). I realize not everyone is here or in the Gil thread because they're the speculated gay characters, but a lot are at least partly there for that.

You guys... are we an endangered species?

Ah same! A perfect combination! We are just not ugly enough or a rat lobster, I am ok with that, less drama.