User blog:Dbrown1986/The Blue Rose of Illium - A take on the minor characters of the Mass Effect series.


 * (This blog post was inspired by Chaoswolf75's blog post "[]What's the hardest choice you've had to made throughout the series?"). Please refer to his original article if you'd like.

The Blue Rose of Illium A take on the minor characters of the Mass Effect series.



WARNING: Contains a few backstory spoilers.

Whilst browsing throughout the wiki as I often do, I stumbled upon Chaoswolf75's blog post, asking others what they thought was the most difficult choice that they had to make during the events of the entire trilogy.

Many die hard fans of Mass Effect, much like myself, would likely think of some of the major plot points and characters that were involved in the intricate writing that makes up the story of the Mass Effect universe. For me, this was not the case.

Immediately, I found myself thinking of Charr and Ereba, whom when first encountered on Illium during the events of Mass Effect 2, it is seen that Charr is attempting to woo Ereba with poetry. While the whole situation is meant as comical (I mean honestly, a Krogan with a soft spot?!?) it gave the game more of a feel, and certainly brought across the fact that every life in the galaxy had meaning. During the second game, I didn't even know there names, as I was too "preoccupied" with my mission against the Collectors.

Of course, it is just a game, but a game is a story in it's own write, much like novels, movies and even our own history. The moment was defining for me. It gave me reason to bond with characters other than those that were present throughout the trilogy. It was a snapshot of how your actions directly and indirectly effected others, and it really brought out how much love and other things mattered to the species around you.

Moving on to ME3. Whilst I was defeating the Modified Rachni on Tuchanka, I came upon a fallen Krogan whom had left a recorded message on a datapad, the message apparently left for Ereba, an Asari currently on the Citadel. To my dismay, upon arriving on the Citadel to deliver the news, assuming the role of Military Chaplin, the minute I heard the recording my heart sank, as I realized, that although they were both fictional characters, the connection I had with them coupled with Ereba's reaction to the recording (as well as wonderful voice acting and talent), really hit a hard spot.

While most of what you have read above are my conceptions, thoughts and opinions on the games and the situations theretofore, it really gives the PC a chance to take a moment, realizing that there *IS* so much at stake if you fail. It just really throws it out there though. Even the minor characters can reach out and touch our hearts when there is something we can connect with, be it love, or even the cruel death of a loved one.

Starbrat be damned, even with his/her/its new dialogue options and nice deameanor (if you have a high EMS). His eons long "cycle" accomplishes nothing but despair.

Note to self: I must really learn to stop quoting like the Turian councilor in my blog posts -_-.