The original 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mass Effect trilogy looms large in gaming history for its compelling story, m🍸orally weighty decisions, fantastic voice acting, and compelling characters. Shepard struggled against the Reapers with the aid of many, and the sacrifices of many more, but it was the games’ companions who we came to truly know and love.
This ranking of the original Mass Effect companions includes all original and DLC options from across the trilogy. In order to be c🐠onsidered, companions needed to appear in the standard roster in at least one title; single mission or DLC companions, while wonderful in their own ways, were omitted.
20 ๊ Liara T’Soni
An Asari scientist🀅 and an enormous pain in the ass, Liara T’Soni is the only companion you can’t get killed and, frankly, that’s a sh꧅ame. Liara’s lack of empathy for Shepard or her crewmates and unbelievable character arc makes her wholly unpalatable.
Absent the malicious glee of Morinth or the surprising dedication of Miranda, there’s nothing about Liara as a character that’s really likable and certainly nothing that merits the plot armor she’s been given. Even many of 𒅌Liara’s struggles, such as the complex dynamics of parent-child relationships, are handled better by other characters in more complex and fulfilling ways.
19 Morinth
Morinth is, quite literally, a femme fatale. Known as an Ardat-Yakshi, Morinth suffers from a genetic disorder that causes her to kill her partners when joining minds by accidentally inducing a cerebral hemorrhage. Each kill renders the Ardat-Yakshi smarter 🌌and stronger, and it is for this reason that they are fea♒red and shunned by Asari society; once discovered, an Ardat-Yakshi is presented with a choice: death or a lifetime of seclusion.
Morinth, however, chose a third option: A 500-🌞year pan-galactic murder spree. With an impressive trail ꧒of bodies behind her, she is a formidable biotic, on par with her mother, Samara.
It should be noted, of course, that Morinth is a romance option for a sufficiently stupid Shepard — and yes, it ends as badly 💦as you’d expect.
18 Jacob Taylor 🐎
Jacob Taylor is an otherwise good man who is working for the wrong pﷺeople. A survivor of the attack on Eden Prime, Jacob grew disillusioned with the Allian♌ce military’s response and instead joined Cerberus.
This was, perhaps, not the best career move.
There’s nothing wrong with Jacob. He’s the first ally Shepard meets aft꧟er waking up in the Lazarus Project’s lab, and he’s as amiable as one could hope for, given the circumstances. Sure, if you go the romance route, he’s not exactly faithful to your lady Shepard during the forced six-month breakup, but he’s a decent man who’s managed not to repeat the actions🥀 of his father — which, while faint praise, certainly counts for something.
17 💙 Zaeed Massani
Zaeed Massani is, for want of a better term, a bit of a jerk. He’s a bounty hunter and a mercenary; as the co-founder o⛎f the infamous Blue Suns, his skill as a combatant is prodigioꦛus and his scars are plenty.
Despite his claims of pure and total financial motivation, however, there is some good in Zaeed after all. Mass Effect 3 finds him having turned down a lucrative offer from Cerberus and, instead, running ops to disrupt their work. He even risks his life to save Volus ambassador (Din Ko🐻rlack) and comes to pledge himself t⭕o the war effort.
16 Javik
The Protheans are a topic of much debate and discussion in the Mass Effect uni☂verse, spurred on by their mysterious disappearance — later reveale♚d to be their complete and utter annihilation by the Reapers at the completion of the last cycle.
Well, almost complete.
Javik is the last living Prothean. He is surly and dismissive, frustrated by the reality of being surrounded by those he🌃 finds primitive𓄧. As the game progresses, Javik struggles not only with winning against a seemingly unstoppable foe but by the prospect of just what to do should that impossible victory occur.
And, of course, finding൩ new and innovative ways to drive Liara mad.
15 ♋ James Vega
James V༺ega is the new player surrogate; he’s new to the 🃏Normandy, new to the concept of Reapers, and new to almost everything else.
While this could make him grating, there’s a sort of charm to Vega. He’s often used as a way for the audience to ღexplore the stress of the war on Shepard and manages to be good fun in the pr💛ocess. There’s a kind of ballsiness in referring to your commanding officer as “Lola” or “Loco,” but he makes it work. Vega clicks well with the existing crew and cares for his shipmates, even as the newcomer to the party.
Vega also makes some killer eggs.
14 Samara
Samara is a deeply principled Asari warrior, a woman of great conviction and deep compassion. As a Justicar, she is committed to seeing justice done, no matter the cost; as a mother, she has suffered terrible losses. The resulting interplay, along wiꦰth the demands of the Justicar code on her everyday life, makes for a fascinating character.
Samara demonstrates a willingn🍌ess to listen to Shepard that’s among the best onboard. Understanding both duty and loss, she offers her Commander valuable perspective as events unfold. Despite being perhaps the most skilled and powerful biotic of the Normaꦦndy’s complement, she lacks the arrogance that might otherwise accompany such a feat.
13 Kaidan Alenko ꦏ
Lieutenant Kaid🎶an Alenko has been through a lot. From having been wired with the neurologically disastrous L2 implants to ha🐓ving accidentally killed a brutal Turian instructor as the Alliance’s Biotic Acclimation and Temperance Training (aka “brain camp”), life hasn’t always been kind to Kaidan — to put it lightly.
Despite this, Kaidan is a compassionate crewman who values the lives of his friends and shipmates, as well as the millions of innocents imperiled by the Reaper threat. His demonstrates patience and care, even in the face of disastrous situations. While his reunion with Shepard following the events of Mass Effect 2 isn’t initially the warmest, after regaining tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe now-Spectre’s trust, he is every bit the man the Commande🥂r remembers.
12 𒉰 Ashley Williams
Ashley doesn’t start out with the makings of a great companion. She’s rude to her alien shipmates and expresses opinions that have gotten her labeledꦯ in some circles as a ‘space racist.’ While Ashley’s opinions certaiꦫnly are cause for alarm, especially in her potentially fatal confrontation with Wrex, as she opens up to Shepard, sharing more about her family and her upbringing, she gradually shows a willingness to change
With a little help from Shepard and the patience of her crewmates, she comes to show real growth. If she survives Virmire, the Ashley players meet in Mass Effect 3 is๊ a confident, competent Spectre who is able to not only work with but show compassion for her alien friends and colleagues.
11 𒉰 ⛄ Kasumi Goto
Kasumi Goto brings her own kind of charm and warmth to the Normandy's corridors. She has a collection of physical books, explaining that she loves the smell of them. She’s wise to the scuttlebutt among the crew and, despite her personal loss, Kasumi still finds joy in what she does. Her ultimate decision to join the fight against the Reapers,⛦ rather than to retreat into her grief while waiting for the end of all life, becomes an affirmation of the importance of even individual choices in the fac🙈e of great evil.
Kasumi is also just fun to take along. Her loyalty mission is a delightful caper and gives Shepard the rare excuse to play dress up. Her pཧlayful attitude and compassion for others shine through, even with the limited time players are given with her.