Mass Effect 2 : Favourite and most hated team members.

[swimon]

Hate is a strong word. That's why I can't say I really hated anyone.
As a least favorite, I'd say Jacob made the cut. I'm OH SO HAPPY he died at the end. I actually felt relieved.
Hard to choose absolute favorites but if I'd have to choose, Thane, Tali and Legion are my absolute favorites.

When you are relieved that someone dies... well hate isn't a word strong enough ^^.

spoilers to follow, obviously.

I think Mordin is the best written character he is interesting and has a very diffrent moral compass than the rest of the crew but follows it strictly, even when it's painful. His loyalty mission was great at showing off the regrett Mordin felt for his actions even if he felt he had done the right thing. I also like the spiritual crisis he has, in a lot of ways he is a salarian Oppenheimer (the main diffrence being that I think what Mordin did really was something good).

I liked Thane and Legion better though. Thane really was a bit of a cliché but the whole "I can relive memories" gimmick lead to some great moments, the point where tells of his wifes funeral and how his son starts to blame him for everything is the closest I have come to crying from any movie book or game. Other than that he wasn't written as well as Mordin but that one scene endeared me to him.

Legion was my favorite but I don't really consider him a character, he has no emotion or personality so he becomes more exposition and some interesting thougts on philosophy of mind (him being a mind of many minds who is only a part of Geth's mind). That said he was really interesting and I have always had a soft spot for entirely rational beings. Actually after talking to Tali about Geth in ME1 I actually thought that the Geth were the "good guys" in that conflict.

Also as an aside the pace at which Legion speaks is odd to me. It sort of sounds like he has a swedish accent ^^. He pronounces the words diffrently than a swede with bad english but he has the same tempo in his speech. It feels really weird listening too.

 

[Doug]

I've a new favourite now!

Oh my yes. Someone posted this here [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/105/index/1045002/1]

 

[zHellas]

Favorite Mission Team: Mordin & Jack.

Favorite Member: Mordin, for obvious reasons.

Least Favorite: Zaeed.

Jacob is useless and boring, but I don't see a reason to hate him.

 

[Volafortis]

Garrus/Legion/Thane

Can't decide, but definitely one of these.

I also like the amount of depth they put into the whole crew this time around. Last time, you only really got to know key crew members, like Joker, Chakwas, Pressely, and Adams, and even some of them you didn't know very well, but now you can also hear your whole crew talking amongst themselves and it all sounds natural, in addition to fleshing out the key crew members more.

 

[darthzew]

Legion is my favorite easily.

I absolutely HATE Jack though.

 

[Ruagh]

My favorite would be Mordin, because he's just so damn hilarious.

I actually like all the characters, there were none of them that I hated. Although I'll admit that Jack is a goddamn psycho and I'm constantly worried about Miranda stabbing me in the back.

 

[Atvomat_Nikonov]

I don't hate any of my teammates. I've spoken to all of them at least twice during my playthrough and I've found every single one of them to be un hateable. Sure, there are ones I dislike in a combat sense(Jacob, Mordin) but they are all fantastic characters. My favourites are Legion and Thane. Legion just screams cool and I thought Thane had the best loyalty mission.

 

[swimon]

Oh I have a question too. I don't know if there is a simple answer to this or if someone has asked it already but, Why when I take Legion onto the Citadel no one says a damn thing or tries to shoot it?

they don't think it's a geth, if you talk to the security at the gate she says that you aren't allowed to carry VI assistants (or something I forget the specifics) on the citadel. Basicly everyone figures it is a mech modelled to look like a geth.

 

[Distorted Stu]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/members/The-official-Garrus-fan-group

The link above speaks for itself

Most hated.. erm.. Samara - Cold *****.

 

[SageRuffin]

The only time I really hated a character was in X-Blades. For the sake of not ruining too much, let's just say I've heard of useless sidekicks, but that ************ was just ridiculous.

Anyway, in ME1, every chance I got (save achievements) I ditched Kaidan. Story-wise, I often forgot he was part of the cast. Gameplay, he was absolutely useless. All he did was get killed, so I was like "fuggit" and sent him on his merry way to the underworld once we hit Virmire.

ME2... that's a good question. I've actually gotten quite attached to Miranda, which was unexpected; her loyalty mission actually brought a smile to my face when all was said and done. That said, I've become increasingly disdainful towards Jack. Everything about her seems forced, from her "appearance" to her fuck-the-world attitude. Since I only have a few gameplay achievements to worry about (namely the ones involving Incinerate and Warp, and clearing Insanity), a certain biotic convict is about to learn Erika Shepard is not the one to fuck with.

 

[Tanfastic]

My favorite combat and personality: Legion, Tali, and Garrus.
My favorite personality: Mordin, Grunt, and Samara.
Least favorite personality: Jacob and Zaeed.
Least favorite combat and personality: Jack and Miranda.

Any that I missed? If so they're just neutral.

 

[Rhayn]

My absolute favorite character, without any contender, is Tali. Not the most useful in combat, but I feel strangely drawn to her personality and backstory, possibly because in many ways they are similar to mine. The Quarian people also fascinate me somehow. Couldn't really say why.

The second favorite is Garrus. Solid in combat and an interesting character personality-wise gives him a spot on my short lists of fictional characters I really care about and like.

As for the other team members... They all have their own quirks that make them interesting, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to actually help them on their loyalty quests and make sure they were okay afterwards. However, Jack. Oh, how I can't stand Jack. I understand her situation, but my word she could lighten up.

Could probably mention Samara as an object of my curiosity though. Something about her very cold manner peaks my interest.

Zaeed. Indifferent really. I don't use him and hardly got aquinted with him other than his little job. He's a man that has all the reasons for being what he is though, and I'm fine with that.

For non-loyalty quests I tend to use Tali and Miranda. Heavy Warp is ridiculously powerful and Explosive Drone is excellent for taking out larger groups of enemies while also drawing fire away from me so I can fire some rounds without getting horribly mutilated.

 

[Doug]

My absolute favorite character, without any contender, is Tali. Not the most useful in combat, but I feel strangely drawn to her personality and backstory, possibly because in many ways they are similar to mine.

Wait...

Spoiler

You're the daugher of an Admiral on a fleet of migrating ships traveling around because their homeworld was taken over by sentient AI's?

...If not, please explain alittle more

 

[Rhayn]

Wait...

Spoiler

You're the daugher of an Admiral on a fleet of migrating ships traveling around because their homeworld was taken over by sentient AI's?

...If not, please explain alittle more

That's why I said "in many ways". I'm not female and I don't fly about in space.

I don't feel exactly comfortable talking about this since I've yet to share this with anyone I know, on the internet or otherwise, but here's the jist of it.

My father is pretty much like hers. Again, he's not an admiral nor does he wear an exosuit all the time, but replace all the fantasy stuff with real life and there you go, my father and my relationship with him and the rest of my family. I respect my father immensly, and I couldn't have asked for a better dad, though. Just making that clear. Nobody's perfect.

Her personality is alot like mine, too.

There's more which probably wouldn't make sense to anyone not in my situation, and I don't really feel like sharing that. Some things no doubt I've over-analyzed and bended to fit me, but there you go. Hope that is enough of an explanation.

 

[Doug]

Wait...

Spoiler

You're the daugher of an Admiral on a fleet of migrating ships traveling around because their homeworld was taken over by sentient AI's?

...If not, please explain alittle more

That's why I said "in many ways". I'm not female and I don't fly about in space.

I don't feel exactly comfortable talking about this since I've yet to share this with anyone I know, on the internet or otherwise, but here's the jist of it.

My father is pretty much like hers. Again, he's not an admiral nor does he wear an exosuit all the time, but replace all the fantasy stuff with real life and there you go, my father and my relationship with him and the rest of my family.

Her personality is alot like mine, too.

There's more which probably wouldn't make sense to anyone not in my situation, and I don't really feel like sharing that. Some things no doubt I've over-analyzed and bended to fit me, but there you go. Hope that is enough of an explanation.

Ah, ok; fair enough - sorry to bring that up mate.

 

[thenoblitt]

favorite= Legion and Grunt cause they are just kick ass

least favorite= Miranda and that downloadable character zaeed, Miranda is just a huge ***** and Zaeed is just an asshole mercenary

 

[Klepa]

Garrus was cool, there's a certain grimness to him, but it's not over the top in a cartoony way.
Mordin was a monster in combat, and I liked him aswell. He's a bit annoying at times, but that sort of makes him all the better. Also a "neutral" character, which suits me fine, as I hate extreme ones.
Grunt was also cool. Not a clue why.

Worst..
Jacob - "Jacob is a man" perfectly describes Jacob.
Thane - His character trailer pretty much sums him up, and sums up everything I hate about him, and the million characters like him. The fact that he was dying made him all the more "blah". In his defense though, him as a father was refreshing, he had a nice voice actor, and his loyalty quest was pretty fun.
Tali - Alright, until her romance thing. Which I did after the suicide mission. The cuddling was so damn awkward and embarrassing, I felt like I was watching fanfiction, instead of fanservice.

 

[LordMoose]

Favorites:
Tali'Zorah Vas Normandy Nar Rayya: Adorable little kitten who doesnt have a lot of self confidence in herself, but i love her nevertheless. love her accent, her skills, her people's history. She even got to lead special ops quarian strike teams!
Zaeed Massani: A grizzled mercenary with a past as big as his killcount. He's a close friend who i hope wont have to kill me for another job. Everyone he's ever known has betrayed him, and he's Still Here. You're awesome Uncle Massani, now tell me a story :3
Grunts humor is dark but appreciated.

Lothe:
Miranda: 2nd in command?! How dare you, like hell you are. You might be leading a curb cell, but on My Ship you're below the chef because he makes good gumbo. she's cocky and and way too full of herself...
Jacob: You're too, eh. you bring nothing to the table, you're like Legion's guard. Ten-hut, now go get me a sandwich, im hungry.

 

[MetallicaRulez0]

Favorite: Miranda. She's hot, she has the 2 best abilities in the game (Warp/Overload), and she has a party buff. She's the best by far.

Least Favorite: Mordin or Tali. Mordin has a good ability in Incinerate, but his other abilities are meh. Tali is just... bad. Cool character, but bad.