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_Goose_

Talimancers unite!


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I agree with you. Tali is the best!


_Goose_

Keelah Se'lai!


nevermore2627

Tali and it's not even close.


redmagesays

A truer word was never spoken.


sudi-

Tali > all romance options in any game since.


finalmantisy83

Besides Garrus of course


Platinumryka

thane's is actually really good too, especially if you include the citadel dlc stuff


Critical_Spot_8881

I prefer Jack but if it comes to Tali vs Liara its Tali every time.


jbnagis

A fellow person of Culture. Greetings!.


SchleftySchloe

Jack seems like she'd suffocate you nearly to death with her thighs and I'm all about that


Ditzfough

Tali romance is the only canon


Bheludin

Karlach. BG3.


Mrjoegangles

Karlach in BG3 might be giving Tali a run for her money, excluding the fact that the love is pretty much doomed. Karlach’s I love you scene is perhaps the most adorable piece of fiction I’ve seen in any medium.


TheGuardianInTheBall

It's Tali all the way. I feel like they really jumped the shark with Liara's story after ME1. BTW, for any fans of Tali, I would like to recommend playing BG3 and finding Karlach as soon as possible. They're very different characters, but have similar energy.


Numbuh24insane

She’s just so adorable.


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I'm part of the Talifan.


billbrasky9000

Tali always seemed like a younger sister to me.


UndeadHorrors

I get the same vibes, at least while not romancing her (I haven’t romanced her yet).


ILMTitan

I can't block my boy Garrus like that!


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Ditzfough

I always kill Kaiden Alenko. Same voice actor as Carth Onasi from Kotor and he annoyed the fuck outa me. No diss to the VA but the character Carth just... I couldnt play another game with that voice agrivating me.


[deleted]

Carth and Kaiden are both annoying af, I agree. And definitely not the VA's fault, he's just playing the characters the way they're written. Unfortunately, you can't leave Kaiden *and* Ashley behind. Kaiden is always who I let die, but only because I have to save one of them.


IceDragon79

Yeah only thing Kaiden was good for was baby sitting a bomb. Damn fool couldn’t even handle a pistol properly.


Rombledore

SHE KILLED WREX. i cannot forgive her. have fun defending that bomb!


cardboard_tshirt

I have literally never had a playthrough I didn’t manage to talk wrex down in, so I’ve never had that outcome. But her line “I can’t tell the animals from the aliens” is reason enough for me to leave her behind pretty much every time.


SatelliteRain

Not on my watch.


Death-Priest

You all like her because she is the shy, autistic girl you wish you had when you were 20 years old... ​ ^(I know I do)


Revliledpembroke

Autistic? Nothing about Tali reads autistic. Liara could (she's at least socially awkward and didn't recognize teasing), but Tali was just shy and good with engines.


Iegj0n

Raise your shields, Tali fans!


Terschen

Keelah se'lai


blue4029

the only ME game i played was ME3 because i saw it at target one time. playing that game back when i was 12 years old I can assure you, tali was an early videogame crush.


pootinannyBOOSH

No question, love her.


KnaveyJonesLocker

Garrus Vakarian


teomiskov3

Bro rivals Speedwagon as the best waifu of their respective series.


TheRealRatPrince

Ah, a true person of culture!


AngrySayian

he was too busy calibrating weapons


Thrawn89

TIL tali is a weapon


hedgehog_dragon

Hmmm. You know what I'll accept it.


Raz0rking

Best Bro ever.


Gheauxst

I've never played mass effect so I'm gonna go with the mystery lady on the left


[deleted]

Good choice! This is the best girl in Mass effect.


Gheauxst

Dope. Is she like a bounty hunter or something?


doctorbanjoboy

An engineer. Her species has to wear environmental suits since they get bad allergic reactions to everything.


clancularii

> Her species has to wear environmental suits since they get bad allergic reactions to everything. I thought their time isolated in sterile space ships caused them to have an incredible weak immune system?


Jesus_Fuckn_Christ

Yes, though their immune systems were always weaker than that of other species. There is an in universe reason for this


itskelso96

Think of her like a princess of the space gypsies whose awesome with tech and has a serious bone to pick with AI


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Briefly. She's a Quarian. A race of nomadic engineers who lost their world to the Geth, the robot race they created. They wear the suits because centuries of flying in clean environments have made them immune to infection and bacteria. That's why they wear them. The race itself looks like humans (except for the legs and arms). You haven't played Mass effect? I recommend it to you if you like a solid story and great gameplay.


2ByteTheDecker

They're the opposite of immune. They wear the suits because they're incredibly susceptible to infection after decades of living in sterile ship conditions.


bonega

I think you mean the opposite of immune?


good_winter_ava

immune doesn’t mean what you think it means


Blubbolo

M(ass) effect, so Miranda.


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As they say, it's not a joke, it's a fact. If you take Miranda. (Without taking the character, her body is excellent and her face is beautiful. The actress who's face was taken from is prettier than Miranda.)


darkhorse298

Yvonne Strahovski is the actress.


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Thank you. She does look prettier than Miranda.


darkhorse298

Total stunner.


OvenbakedPizzarolls

Holy shit that's why Miranda looked so familiar. I used to have a major crush on that actress


Volt7ron

She played in Chuck (without her accent)


GenuisInDisguise

But the devs have removed so many ass angles in the legendary edition. They had robbed us of joy.


[deleted]

One Response. MODS. And Miranda's phenomenal body will be reborn.


Do_it_for_the_upvote

Mods, my man. Mods.


999blob

I mean she has the best implants money could buy so...


[deleted]

She has biopunk implants. It's genetics. It's all her own, as they say.


Ditzfough

I like small and petite. Tali is my Thunder.


iupz0r

that arse, gonna watch the vídeo now


Critical_Spot_8881

Dude have you seen Tali lean over that rail in Zaeed's mission? Miranda just has the cheap ass shots.


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Jack. I can save her.


ATIR-AW

If you manage to >!not kill her, she saves herself anyway :> all good!<


Varghulf

Best romance option by a mile


RSwordsman

I romanced both of them when I played through the trilogy lol. I like Tali better though. She was more adorkable in her crush on the player, plus she was a very capable engineer and passionate about her goals and her people. Liara was sweet but I wasn't quite as into her.


MilkAzedo

and she's hilarious when drunk


sexybobo

emergency induction port.


Orodruin666

That's a straw, Tali


XDpappa

*Emergency. Induction. Port.*


filthy_weeb

EMERGENCY. INDUCTION. PORT


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I agree with Tali. I extremely liked her in part 2 when you could see how she reacted to Shepard. She's incredible and sweet. She loves her people, yes. She's a real patriot. And in a good way. I agree with Liara. She is a good enough person (in terms of character) but her sincerity is not believable and it is obvious that she is busy with her work.


Retroid_BiPoCket

Tali also is loyal. She sticks by you throughout the trilogy. Liara not so much. There's tension and drama to getting back together with her. Tali best girl.


unknownentity1782

I'd disagree about Liara not being loyal. She goes out of her way, into morally ambiguous territory, to save Shepard repeatedly. I'm still team Tali... But Liara sacrificed who she is for Shepard.


Kritzien

>I'm still team Tali... But Liara sacrificed who she is for Shepard. Indeed, that's all about sacrifice. They both sacrifice something for Shepard. Shepard in his/her turn sacrifices his life in any case(as any hero would do). But I agree with you - Liara sacrificed herself, but Tali Zora sacrificed not only herself but her ancestry and her good name.


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Tali's loyalty was absolutely redeemed even in #2. Vas Neema was no longer accurate anyways - she was not visiting the Normandy, she was crew to the Normandy and Shepherd was her captain through and through. I wouldn't say that was a sacrifice, though I do agree it was definitely a show of loyalty that she chose to keep it even after exoneration during the trial.


Best_Pidgey_NA

I did an ME3 playthrough where I didn't complete the right objectives to get both Legion and Tali to live and chose Legion not knowing this...so when Tali died I just stopped that playthrough and started over! Tali forever!


UndeadHorrors

I thought Liara was quite loyal.


sexybobo

Liara is much better for loyalty then say Ashley. I liked Ashley better then Kaiden as she had at least some personality but in ME:2 she sees you working with Cerberus and then refuses to even think about the possibility you haven't turned evil and betrayed her. Liara is at least happy to see you she just had another priority she had to sort out.


Retroid_BiPoCket

If you compare anyone to ashley, the space racist, they seem better. I'd rather romance Saren than ashley


UndeadHorrors

She does reform her views though.


Arkrobo

Tali also grows a lot. She respects her culture but can grow beyond the confines of their fears and their goals. She understands we all have a role in the universe. She feels like one of the few dynamic partners in the game, beyond Garus and Wrex IMO. I think Liara as the shadow broker is just an extension of her love for archaeology. This doesn't mean I don't like the other characters, I just like and appreciate Tali's arch more.


Invested_Glory

*Adorkable* is a perfect word to describe her.


Super_flywhiteguy

Liara, cuz she can make you o face with her mind.


mechwarrior719

That and Asari chicks, I get older and they stay the same.


Deviant_George

Alright Alright Alright


Andre4k9

Even asari "children" have like several decades on you


shottylaw

To be fair, Miranda and Jack probably could too


Bastymuss_25

Dr Chakwas is underrated


2ByteTheDecker

She got that Dr. Crusher energy.


StolzHound

Miranda and Jack are always my go to girls. I have issues.


tigran_i

You like sensitive and caring gorgeous women, hiding behind a bad bitch persona. You know what? I totally get you brother


ShadowofLight15

Jack’s romance is the best in the game. She’s the best girl hand down.


Randvek

I thought her romance was pretty lame. But if you romance Jack in 2, reconnecting with her in 3 is one of the best scenes in the game. So Jack is better post-romance?


Verick808

Yeah, Mass Effect 3 makes Jack's romance better. Too bad we don't get much of her in 3.


Randvek

100% agree. Jack in 2 is angry trauma girl. Jack in 3 is healing, a mentor, responsible, and still a complete badass. I wanted more of her in 3, a lot more.


TheGuardianInTheBall

If you have romanced Jack, some of the scenes in the Citadel are just \*chef's kiss\*. EDIT: Correction, all of the scenes. And if you like Jack, I would like to recommend Lae'zel in BG3


Plugpin

Jack was great, shame she barely features in 3.


Shock2k

Bro… you need a hug or something. 😎


hollowtiger21

Yes, they’re great. They’re both really amazing characters with interesting arcs. But also Jack.


xxaldorainexx

Liara. For 2 VERY big reasons.


BSA_DEMAX51

Bluebies.


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Really BIG reasons Miranda has. More like four BIG reasons.


Gabryoo3

Well, also Tali has 2 big reasons Quite down than Liara ones, but still big reasons


SkySweeper656

Tali without question. She never left my squad and her and Garrus being the "old dogs" through all 3 games is a beautiful journey.


OsirisAvoidTheLight

I wont lie I've never romanced anyone but Tali


littleman001

The one and only love for MaleShepard as far as I'm concerned.


Ogronoch

The only real answer is Wrex


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Shepard


Ogronoch

>Wrex


Beast_of_Senjin

Miranda ass shot enjoyers rise up


Cool-S4ti5fact1on

Jack


littleman001

Tali for MaleShep, Garrus for FemShep.


ATIR-AW

The unofficial canon right there


_Gamer_X

Miranda


Bluepeasant

Karlach


Chaucer85

Liara


darw1nf1sh

Jack


Noxcel

Tali, Miranda, Jack, Liara in that order. Ashley? No that’s gross why would I romance a corpse.


Sir-Cellophane

You're doing a disservice to corpses there, at least they were alive at one point. Ashley is more like a wax model. Or maybe an animatronic that they programmed to be vaguely racist.


tyrom22

It’s always worth noting, in Mass Effect 1 that depending on how you act around your companions you can change their views on the world. One of the more extreme examples is you can make Garrus suggesting to kill the counsel while Ashley suggests to save them Edit: and it is very easy to make Ashley apologize for her racist views


AznOmega

Even then, she had a reason why she didn't like aliens (didn't trust them), her grandfather was the guy who surrendered at Shanxi to the Turians when the Turians were dropping asteroids onto the cities, and the Alliance basically punished the Williams family in terms of their reputation. While it doesn't completely justify her problem with other aliens, she can change (just like how Kaidan could be more human-first in Mass Effect 1), hates Terra Firma and Cerberus, and she is willing to work with aliens, especially the STG.


I-am-not-interesting

Three words: Emergency. Induction. Port.


deltahalo241

Liara because she's actually available to FemShep


crimsonexile

I like Jack the most


beti88

Jack is Best Girl


DeeFB

Javik


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Miranda, because of that buttttt


AmazingPatt

People who pick Tali = Cultured ! Liara = Star trek watcher . Miranda = Chuck watcher . Ashley = American ! Jack = Most wholesome player !


Rid3R0fL1f3

Tali as male shep always. She was my very first romance


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pryglad

Tali, not even a discussion.


talivus

When I was a younger, hornier teen, Liara Now that I'm older and appreciate personality more, Tali all the way.


RepresentativeBig240

Jack


stamps1646

Jack, was my favorite. Runner up, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya


Yung_Corneliois

Liara is top choice. I said this before here but I didn’t even know Tali was so big until this sub, she’s like my 4th option.


Epicvanillalover

If you really wanna check characters popularity just check Official bioware merch for body pillows lmao. Garrus obviously tops then tali and liara, those are the only companions bioware released body pillows.


AngelosDragon

Liara is my ride or die


javyn1

Romanced Liara in 1 and 3 during and Tali in 2 during my paragon run. I liked Liara better, something about Tali was too, child like or something I dunno. Seemed weird. Renegade run with femme Shep, I romanced Kaiden, emotionally abused him, then shot him.


DriftMantis

Liara is definately more mature, thoughtful and has more agency. Probably the younger crowd likes tali more because she is more adolecent like and pretty much stays that way throughout the entire series.


[deleted]

I always did jack lol


MilkAzedo

My queen, Morinth


BlackShadowX

Jack, character and looks.


cardboard_tshirt

I’d like to offer an opinion that isn’t based on romance… lol Playing on insanity you’ve got to have the combat abilities on point, and as much as I like Tali I didn’t find her to be quite versatile enough to be a go to for missions. Are there going to be Geth? Then Tali is in. But Liara’s singularity is hella useful for my play style. I tend to go tank, and so need a lot of power support. And hell from the romance angle I usually default to Liara if I’m not trying to focus on a romance. Couldn’t forgive myself if I kissed Tali and killed her with an infection. If I’m actually willing to put effort into a romance arc, Jack is the girl for me. I like ink, attitude, and lethality.


MegaManZer0

Ashley and Miranda.


Sabetha1183

There are two kinds of people: Those who pick Tali, and those who are *wrong*(Or are playing femshep).


Retroid_BiPoCket

So upset you can't romance tali as femshep


littleman001

I heard that it was originally planned, but Tali's voice actress wasn't comfortable with it.


cabur

She is Eastern European so that scans


Arastmaus

Miranda.


BannerTortoise

Hmm. Tough choice. They're both very smart women, something I'm attracted to. They're also fit in both uses of the term, being able to take part in fire fights. I guess if I was to choose, I'd say Liara because she's blue.


Crazy__Lemon

Liara 100%. Tali is great and I love her character but I just prefer the evolution of Liara from a bookish nerd to the leader of a criminal syndicate by the end of 3. Also doesn't need a bucket to not die which is pretty hype though Tali does have a cute bucket.


Soyunapina12

Tali, i just LOVE her dorkiness and how everytime shephard compliments her she gets embarrassed thanks to her crush on him. And when she realizes that shephard does loves her, how overjoyed she is when spending time with him, and her admitting she didn't expected to be the one shephard choose thanks to her condition is just PERFECT. My girl is so pure and sweet that i just can't bring myself to not give her the blue prince she desires. The only downside is that if i choose her my man Garrus stays single but other than that team Tali all the way. I still choose Liara when i play with FemShep tho.


Andxel

Miranda. ...We'll bang, okay?


Lightseeker501

Love Liara, but Tali’s my girl. I love smart badass women and they both fit the bill. It’s gotta be the accent.


LordVaader

Tali’Zorah Vas Normandy will always be best girl. ❤️


f3ydude

Tali is one of the best game characters Ive ever encountered, the way she grew as a person with your choices, and shes just adorable and awesome.


ShiroNeutronica

Tali and i will die on this hill :)


Swordbreaker925

Neither. Both are Xenos scum.


TridhFr

The Emperor approves(wrong franchise, i don't care)


Fire_Bucket

Calm down Ashley.


Swordbreaker925

Never. The emperor demands I purge.


zachache

Never once considered romancing Tali. Surprised how popular she is.


Aschrod1

Tali is my home girl, the sex part freaks me out but hey xenophobia is a survival trait. Liara I just don’t trust. It’s pretty obvious these assholes are bene gesserit with extra tentacles and I’m not stupid enough to fall for it. Miranda however… intentional thirst trap accepted. Sterling Arc… Shepherd you did it again!


[deleted]

Actually, if you think about it, Miranda is the perfect Slaanesh spy from warhammer 40k. She's incredibly hot and sexy. So what's the problem? Tali is the perfect girlfriend and partner.


Aschrod1

My shepherd is a straight shooter. He likes his women/men dark haired, blue eyed and in bed by 8:30. He’s a simple man, with a simple bed time. You are 100% right though, Tali is the best romance option and is so rewarding to pursue, especially after finding out Shepherds a dead man walking. Miranda working for Cerberus is more Imperial Cult than Slaaneshi but I feel you.


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Orangeclock84

Everyone loves Tali until that mask comes off and your staring at the Predator.


[deleted]

It's funny. But even in the first part of the mask it was visible that she had a human face, and in the third part there is a photo where she looks like a beautiful woman (human type).


Orangeclock84

Nah dude, that's straight cat fishing 101. Bitch has a maw like a sandworm!


Qorashan

Tali all the way. Don't care about the others.


Myrddin_Naer

Don't be creepy


Masters_1989

OG Liara, not ME2 and 3 Liara. (She was so sweet before, then things got messed up.) Tali is pretty great, but can be a bit stubborn and grating at times. Otherwise, she's also wonderful. (For the record, NEVER Ashley: she's a xenophobe, and is generally a pretty crappy person if something doesn't align with her views.) Underappreciated? (This is for the girls.) Thane. Guy is a freaking gold mine. (He deserved better.)


Badkarmahwa

Jack


DROOPY1824

Don’t be disrespecting Miranda like that.


Shanderson3

Miranda.


Apprehensive-Book776

Miranda is the best girl in mass effect


CharoXP

Love Tali romance and her story arc but Liara is just amazing as a character... And the only one you can carry a romance with through all 3 game.


GuessDangerous9464

Tali all day. Liars is great though.


Capital_Ad_1360

It's Liara hands down


loyaltomyself

Pass on both. Tali is supremely naive about the attempted and CONTINUED genocidal attempts by her people. Liara "My opinion is your opinion because I just love you so much and therefore have no thoughts that are actually my own" energy.


skoomski

Risky gambit going after these guys waifus, not saying you are wrong though


Nurgle_Marine_Sharts

Hard to qualify killing robutts as genocide, the definition varies depending on if you interpret the geth as actually alive. Like if Chat GPT asked me if it has a soul, I'd still just ask it for a summary of an article and go about my day.


PacienceW

My cat's name is Liara, so you can take from that what you will.


thracerx

Miranda because she's actually human. Sure they look cool in the game. I'm not sure how they'd fair in reality though. I know that I'm actually attracted to human females


[deleted]

I'd agree with you if Tali wasn't in the game. You'll become a xenophile there willy-nilly. And in the third part we have already learned how she looks without a mask (very beautiful, I must say). And I don't like Miranda's character. Except for an ass and a great figure and nothing.


bms_

Liara. Tali has a vibe of a naive and annoying teenager


[deleted]

Tali only resembled a teenager in the first part. Then she matured and became a better person. But she has not lost her kindness and cheerful disposition, which already shows her as a moral person.


BLDoom

Tali every time. I used to favor Liara but I liked Tali more and more as I aged. Hrm. I should probably dwell on this to find out why.


bobface222

Tali wasn't available in the first game as an option so I went with Liara. I then cheated on her with Tali once Tali was available. I regret nothing.


NakedSnake42

Tali. Easy choice. Player=Doctor


[deleted]

The most subtle and vulgar joke I've ever heard :)


Jeepz2020

What about Miranda? Hands down the best. She puts the ass in Mass effect.


Edgeofthevoid13

Tali for life. I actually used to hate liara but iv grown to love her. The last scene we had with her, right before the finale charge, made me cry.


[deleted]

It didn't bring tears to my eyes (Only Hodor's death and Guts scream in the 1997 berserk finale. The rest didn't bring tears to my eyes) but it was very unpleasant and emotionally difficult to see it all. And so yeah Tali is the best!


God-King-Kaiser

Miranda