Why is Kaiden Alenko so popular?

[ecoho]

I see what you're saying and I probably overreacted saying I hated him. I don't really hate him. The only time he actually annoys me is when he hits on my FemShep cuz I see him more as an older brother than a romantic interest. And I wasn't trying to make a hate thread. In fact, I told people not to post why they hate him. I was mostly just trying to understand what people found attractive about him romantically.

But you kind of gave your unspoken permission for people to hate on him by saying that you do (in your OP) hence my reply and the replies of other Kaidan fans, iyswim?
Anyway, no matter, thanks for the polite and well reasoned response
The thing is you can't actually define what makes someone romantically attractive, it would be like trying to work out why my husband and I are attracted to each other, lol!
Put simply, if you are a heterosexual guy, you aren't meant to find him attractive, just as I don't find Ashley sexy at all, but I do like her (as I mentioned) You are looking for something you will never see in the same way that I will never understand what men see in say, Jennifer Tilly, I just don't get it at all, it befuddles me ;-)
To condense it - He is an attractive character model, has the single sexiest voice ever (and yes we have all seen Sbarge and don't care) he is just the right level of manly + romantic without being a girl about it and when he says ''Shepard, you are hard to step away from....'', well *swoons*
Anyway I hope you have some answers now ;-)

ok id like to say this and im quoteing you since you seem to be part of the group i might have problems with if i dont explain my last post. ok i thot he came off as a prick and i did try to be his friend(was a total paragonthat being said i was pissed when i had to chose between him and ash i mean i didnt like the guy as a squad mate but i had him on the ship for so long i guess i just got used to him. now i am a male gamer and i have no intrest in playing a fem shep but thats mostly do to the fact that i dont want to play mass effect 1 again not that i wont play a female character in other games in fact my favort save on dragon age is my female warrior (mostly cause i like watching tuff guys get their asses kicked by a girl half their hightI beleave if your not secure enoth to play a girl in a game youve got real issuses

 

[Jfswift]

*cringe* he was my least favorite character out of everyone in both games.

Spoiler

When I saw my chance to kill him off in ME1 I was ecstatic XD.

 

[godofallu]

I personally killed him. He lacked a Vagina, and the ability to hold an assault rifle.

 

[Thedayrecker]

Everybody, I know, hates him...

 

[vapidaphid]

Kaiden was kind of a wiener, like he received swirlies on an hourly basis in school. Besides that, his character was very flat, he kind of blended into the walls when you talked to him. At least Ashley had fire, may have been annoying admittedly, but she had spunk.

 

[lizards]

You should look up half life, full life consequences. That will cure any need to read fan fiction.

Probably because he was the only available love interest for real girls that didn't impose some kinda creepy sexual taboo on them.

what happens in them that is so bad (half life not the last part)

 

[pretentiousname01]

You should look up half life, full life consequences. That will cure any need to read fan fiction.

Probably because he was the only available love interest for real girls that didn't impose some kinda creepy sexual taboo on them.

what happens in them that is so bad (half life not the last part)

ummm watch this and you will see why fan fic is a scary place.

 

[lizards]

You should look up half life, full life consequences. That will cure any need to read fan fiction.

Probably because he was the only available love interest for real girls that didn't impose some kinda creepy sexual taboo on them.

what happens in them that is so bad (half life not the last part)

ummm watch this and you will see why fan fic is a scary place.

i thought that was pretty funny to be honest

 

[pretentiousname01]

You should look up half life, full life consequences. That will cure any need to read fan fiction.

Probably because he was the only available love interest for real girls that didn't impose some kinda creepy sexual taboo on them.

what happens in them that is so bad (half life not the last part)

ummm watch this and you will see why fan fic is a scary place.

i thought that was pretty funny to be honest

Ah but the trick is. It wasn't meant to be funny.

 

[lizards]

You should look up half life, full life consequences. That will cure any need to read fan fiction.

Probably because he was the only available love interest for real girls that didn't impose some kinda creepy sexual taboo on them.

what happens in them that is so bad (half life not the last part)

ummm watch this and you will see why fan fic is a scary place.

i thought that was pretty funny to be honest

Ah but the trick is. It wasn't meant to be funny.

who said that?

 

[conflictofinterests]

I killed him in 1 just because I was under the impression he was better suited to set the bomb from the dialogue, but he seems like a much more reasonable human character than fucking Ashley, the racist *****. In any case, romancing Garrus is like romancing Batman's more socially adept cousin, not everyone wants a blue lesbian lover, Thane is a bit detached to really get into, and romancing Jacob is pretty much romacing any other space marine. Strangely enough, the humans also seem more fleshed out than the aliens on the ship, perhaps because it's kind of difficult to relate to imaginary aliens. In any case, the more 3-dimensional a guy is, the easier it is to imagine a relationship with him. That's probably why.

 

[conflictofinterests]

I completely ignored him...

Same here. He was too flat and uninteresting in an epic Sci-fi story. I totally went alien only with my squad and romances. Humans are the most boring race ever if you ask me.

As a budding anthropologist I would have to respectfully disagree. x3

 

[expwnit]

Does "because he's awesome" answer your queries? No? There is a lovable male character in virtually all BW games (and I've romanced them all~). Carth, Sky, Alistair, etc. For me, Kaidan wins out because he is less pushy as a romantic option but not as apathetic as Carth (or as old...). Anyway, he's just a good guy. And for me, the romance options were no good in ME2, so it was easy to stay loyal to him. :]

 

[Jenova65]

I see what you're saying and I probably overreacted saying I hated him. I don't really hate him. The only time he actually annoys me is when he hits on my FemShep cuz I see him more as an older brother than a romantic interest. And I wasn't trying to make a hate thread. In fact, I told people not to post why they hate him. I was mostly just trying to understand what people found attractive about him romantically.

But you kind of gave your unspoken permission for people to hate on him by saying that you do (in your OP) hence my reply and the replies of other Kaidan fans, iyswim?
Anyway, no matter, thanks for the polite and well reasoned response
The thing is you can't actually define what makes someone romantically attractive, it would be like trying to work out why my husband and I are attracted to each other, lol!
Put simply, if you are a heterosexual guy, you aren't meant to find him attractive, just as I don't find Ashley sexy at all, but I do like her (as I mentioned) You are looking for something you will never see in the same way that I will never understand what men see in say, Jennifer Tilly, I just don't get it at all, it befuddles me ;-)
To condense it - He is an attractive character model, has the single sexiest voice ever (and yes we have all seen Sbarge and don't care) he is just the right level of manly + romantic without being a girl about it and when he says ''Shepard, you are hard to step away from....'', well *swoons*
Anyway I hope you have some answers now ;-)

ok id like to say this and im quoteing you since you seem to be part of the group i might have problems with if i dont explain my last post. ok i thot he came off as a prick and i did try to be his friend(was a total paragonthat being said i was pissed when i had to chose between him and ash i mean i didnt like the guy as a squad mate but i had him on the ship for so long i guess i just got used to him. now i am a male gamer and i have no intrest in playing a fem shep but thats mostly do to the fact that i dont want to play mass effect 1 again not that i wont play a female character in other games in fact my favort save on dragon age is my female warrior (mostly cause i like watching tuff guys get their asses kicked by a girl half their hightI beleave if your not secure enoth to play a girl in a game youve got real issuses

Well BioWare are frequently at fault with this kind of thing tbh, with Jacob as a female gamer I come off as a creepy lech just saying hello to Jacob, Jennifer Hale does not do up front seduction well at all...............

Anyway, my point is BioWare fall down when it comes to befriending characters (of either sex) that are available as LI's. Take Jack, as a male Shepard you can unlock a vulnerable Jack who shows you who she is, as a femshep she just blows you off after you have taken time talking to her and putting her past to rest. I don't like her at all she is mouthy and rude because BioWare won't let me be just her friend. Those guys really need to sort this out, tbh!
Kaidan is difficult to get to know, if you don't romance him and it is a shame he would make a great buddy for Shep if BioWare had bothered to write that part of Kaidan better!

 

[Jenova65]

I completely ignored him...

Same here. He was too flat and uninteresting in an epic Sci-fi story. I totally went alien only with my squad and romances. Humans are the most boring race ever if you ask me.

As a budding anthropologist I would have to respectfully disagree. x3

I was mentioning to the fact I found it considerable boring that I HAVE to play a human in an epic sci-fi trilogy. I want to be a Turian because in comparision, they are much more interesting and rather 'cool'. Yes, I said it, cool.

''We still kicked their asses''! ;-)

 

[conflictofinterests]

I completely ignored him...

Same here. He was too flat and uninteresting in an epic Sci-fi story. I totally went alien only with my squad and romances. Humans are the most boring race ever if you ask me.

As a budding anthropologist I would have to respectfully disagree. x3

I was mentioning to the fact I found it considerable boring that I HAVE to play a human in an epic sci-fi trilogy. I want to be a Turian because in comparision, they are much more interesting and rather 'cool'. Yes, I said it, cool.

Well, as Turians are simply humans with a different physical appearance and a more militaristic mindet, the fact remains. I really enjoy looking at the alien races to see the variations of humanity noticed by the creators, and given visual distinctions to match their mental predispositions. Krogan built for tribal skirmishes, turians for modern warfare, asari for diplomacy, elcor the socially stunted among us, the volus those that must rely on their wits over their strength, the Salarians those who are excellent but burn out fast, the quarians a very interesting mix of Jewish history and Muslim dress code, the batarians those who refuse to see the validity of others' arguments or existences, the vorcha the lowest of classes of people today which exist in every society, the drell a depiction of our future selves. It's all very interesting.