User blog comment:Brianbreed/Why Do I Burn Kaiden?/@comment-1691295-20120106041131

I'm one of the very few (apparently) male Shepard players who saved Kaidan.

Main reason was that I wasn't particularly a fan of Ashley. I wasn't romancing at all in the first game, so I didn't feel the need to save her for that. Then there's the 'political disagreements' I (and my Shepard) had with her character.

I also just like Kaidan as a character, seems like a cool dude.