[ SECRET POST #2283 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2283 ⌋

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Comments

[diet_poison]

I hope I don't come across as a jerk, since apparently a lot of people adore him, but I honestly want to know what is so special about Kaidan.

I don't hate him, but he's just so...bland. And just kinda there. He's really cookie-cutter both in appearance and personality. Why does everyone love him (especially more than all the other really great ME characters)?

(Is it something that happened in one of the later games? I've only finished ME1, so far.)

[darkmanifest]

I dunno, I think ME3 saved his character for a lot of people? People seemed kind of seriously peeved at him after he was all "raargh Cerberus" in ME2. Also, when you have bland, kind-of-just-there characters, it's easier for people to come up with their own ideas of that person's identity. The fandom version of Kaidan is a lot cooler than the one I met when I finally started my own playthrough of ME1 (Ashley's my girl in that one).

[rydain]

Kaidan is a stoic, get-along, cautious, chain of command respecting, strives to be in control of himself human being gone awesome. He also has some adorkably funny lines as a squad mate. He might not be as overtly badass or funny as the likes of Garrus or Wrex, but he is unique and reasonably developed. I envisioned my Shepard as an especially talented person rather than an all things to everyone Space Sue, so a more down to earth character like Kaidan was just right for her. It doesn't hurt that he looks and sounds like a space marine expy of one of my longstanding fictional crushes.

[(Anonymous)]

He's nothing too interesting to me compared to most Mass Effect characters. But the games are so full of strong personalities, so I wonder if people like that he's generally more laid back? less in your face, is more stable, dependable and has less ~drama (until you see him again on Horizon anyway, and the obvious tension in ME3)? That's my guess anyway. I just romanced him and he's.... super respectful of the chain of command, I noticed. Which might be more some people's thing than others'. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

When I first played ME, I started with ME2 and FemShep. So I auto-got Kaidan as my saved person. I was irritated at him and didn't want anything to do with him. I romanced Garrus.

Then I started over at ME and I romanced Kaidan so hard I think even the reapers were appalled.

I don't know why that made a difference, but it did. I guess it felt like Kaidan was the only one that actually cared about Shep as a person instead of as the badass of badasses with a side helping of "let's talk about me and my life instead". My husband says he's whiny and I guess he is, but to me, he's the only one I can really talk to. I even felt a little guilty romancing Garrus since ME2 made it look like he was only into it to keep the friendship. Kaidan, however, seemed like he pursued Shep from the get-go, and their romance just, I dunno, clicked.

But I know I'm in the minority. Even so, -damn-, some of his final romance scenes in ME3 are powerful as hell.

[bored_bitch]

Kaidan annoyed me.

I didn't want anything to do with him in ME1, and he pissed me off in ME2.
By the time my first ME3 playthrough came around, I just shot him dead during the Udena betrayal thing, giggling to myself that the game would even give you that kind of option.

[(Anonymous)]

same here. I was all 0_0 when I was able to off Kaidan.

The thing is, when I first played through and we got to that scene, me playing my Shep like I felt like should be done, I had to shoot Kaidan. Then I was all 'OMG HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE WHERE THIS HAPPENS?' and realized...sort of like life sometimes, shit gets out of control and there's no going back after a certain point. So, I didn't go back to replay that scene and felt a profound sense of ... I don't know really. But I was okay with myself, even though I was saddened that it had gone that far.

sa

[(Anonymous)]

my video game feels. Let me share, will you?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

It doesn't help that his reintroduction in ME3 involves a linear mission that alternates between clunky exposition and soap opera smarmyness leading up to a write-by-numbers hospital scene that fizzles out with a trite cliche of a closing line.

It's an opening act that perfectly foreshadows the worst horrors of the closing act: self-indulgent writers who have something incoherent to say and insist on pulling you into trite talking-head moments to repeatedly beat you over the head with it.

[diet_poison]

A friend of mine warned me that there were ME3 spoilers in this thread, so I'm not going to read any of it. That's why I didn't reply to anyone :/