Most people say it’s because he’s boring, but you can see his own laidback humor, I guess, when you talk to him often enough. And when you get to know his backstory—tragic, yeah—but he’s probably one of the least problematic and put-together of your squadmates. I get where his vindication is coming from in ME2 especially since we saw what monstrosities Cerberus had done in ME1. His loyalty to the Alliance is admirable to me, at least. I respect him sticking by his morals and duty, though it did sting a bit. And not everyone from ME1 joined us in ME2, like Wrex and Liara. So why do people hate on his character so much?
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Beacuse they think he is bland and boring.
I personally is neutral to him since i don’t like or dislike him.
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@Lethal blade00 How bland and boring?
I don’t know
like I said i have no opinion on him
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I actually really like Kaiden. He’s super chill, and he’s written to be well educated and a good soldier. I admit though, I do think he can be a bit of a wet blanket. I think he’s suffers from not being as exciting as characters like Wrex and Garrus, not that he’s necessarily boring.
"...he’s probably one of the least problematic and put-together of your squadmates."That probably sums up why some people find him uninteresting. Add to that the fact he's human and not an alien, and he's working an uphill battle despite being a special biotic. Personally, I find Kaidan among my favorites. His story and development are just as interesting as any of the others. His demeanor gradually thaws during the hunt for Saren [ME]. He relaxes from reserved and aloof, to sharing his personal opinions with Shepard in private, and making wryly humorous commentary with the others in public. His refusal to join Shepard on Horizon [ME2] is quite understandable. After catching wind of who-knows-what-kind-of-rumors spread by TIM, seeing Shepard alive again had to be a horribly joyful reunion. His shock, anger, and resentment are normal reactions since Kaidan had *two years* to come to terms with losing yet another person he let himself love (even if it was basically only 'one night' for the commander). That said, he stuck to his ethical guns which was the right thing for him to do at that point in time. Much later [ME3], when he's had time to recognize Shepard again, he eventually agrees to rejoin the crew, because he's finally reassured he's doing 'the right thing'. Kaidan has just as interesting a character arc as any of the others, it's simply much more personal and not as flamboyant as any of the aliens' tales.
They don’t. Majority are just fine with him and say nothing.
Kaidan is one of my favorites. He's reliable in battle. Sure he's a bit boring but I don't care about that personally.
I’d say hate is a strong word. Sure he isn’t in the top ranks of companions but it’s not really a hate, it’s more that his archetype is rather Atypical of the lawful good nice guy isn’t as interesting as say Garuss’ Chaotic good (or maybe neutral.) bad boy archetype
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I don't dislike Kaidan as a character or a person, but I'm put off by him because of the romance. ME1 is generally notorious for it but I find his dialogue to be the most awkward/forced (with Liara and Ash it seems more, idk, obvious I guess, when the dialogue heads towards romance) and there is of course the fact that you can't get out of it afterwards. I guess at least he takes it very well if you break up with him in ME3 as long as you are honest. But if he isn't romanced by ME3 he himself asks Shepard if they want to be more than friends kind of out of the blue (well, I know he does it with BroShep, dunno if the dialogue differs for FemShep).
Back when Mass Effect was a new game, I disliked Kaidan for being the least durable and least useful in combat. I never hated him, I just wasn't fond for him. In ME3 I started liking him, because he's more useful in combat than Ashley and talking to him was more tolerable than to Ashley. Amazing that ME3 turned my views 180 degrees compare to ME1.
What do you think?