User blog comment:Artemis 54/WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MASS EFFECT SPECIES AND WHY/@comment-217683-20100702053604

I personally like the turians because they so much resemble both the Roman Empire and the Terran Federation from Starship Troopers, which makes sense when you consider that those were both inspirations for the turians! :P

Also, I have to agree on the quarians. They have a sort of Battlestar Galactica vibe, and I also just really admire the way that they have stayed together as one cohesive culture, rather than fragmenting when they were expelled from their home worlds.