mass effect fandom typically has no problem disregarding or rewriting portions of canon, but one thing i have almost never seen touched is the friendship between garrus and shepard. so here is a poll because i am genuinely curious. i tried to be as expansive as poll limitations allowed, but since we are already throwing out canon i recognize there are a lot of variances that haven't been included. because of that, i would particularly like it if people elaborated about their non-romantic relationship with garrus in the tags, comments, or reblogs - especially if you are someone who has voted for any of the non-friend options. thanks for your time!
this post is not meant to be garrus critical. garrus enjoyers are welcome to participate in the poll, i only ask that you are respectful toward other people who may not have him as their favorite, or who may just simply roleplay a shepard that does not have him as their (best) friend for whatever reason.
yeah ur addition abt brushes mattering is so true, i dont think i really came into my current style until i tried out aliasing for my lineart
exactly! ill never understand brush gatekeeping (other than for certain reasons, like how i wont share brushes that ppl have given me in private bc theyre not mine to share, sometimes ppl wont share them bc they want to sell them etc) or saying it doesnt matter lol.... ppl who do so are always like "um having my brushes wont make u draw exactly like me! 🙄" like yeah, they wont. that's not what anyone expects. but also, if they wont magically make someone draw exactly like you then what exactly is your problem with sharing them lol what are you afraid of !
i've used TONS of brushes from artists who have shared them and i hate most of them because they don't fit my way of working even after editing settings, which is why i know they do matter when you get your hands on brushes that fit your line weight, strokes, style, texture, preferences, etc. if that makes sense....
DRAMAtical Murder > Sounds & Videos [JAST USA Release, 2021]
If it wasn't already obvious, I'm a pretty big fan of DMMd's music, as well as video game music in general. This section originally started out as containing strictly music files, but in order to differentiate this post from my -shape.memory.music- one, I decided to include all videos & sound effects from the game along with it. There's also a very small sampling of voice lines in here, since there was no way to feasibly host 47 whole folders worth of character dialogue, haha.
Package details & links are under the cut (along with a brief video description), or you can click here for a static page.
Sounds & Videos — [ L I N K ]
> MUSIC — Includes background music [29 MP3s], short & full versions of OP & ED songs [18 MP3s], "feel your noise" 8-bit ending [MP3 file], opening movie [.WMV file], & "AI CATCH" 8-bit ringtone [.M4R file]
> SOUND EFFECTS — Includes 542 sound effects [.OGG files] organized by category
> VIDEOS — Includes animated backgrounds & CGs [12 .WMV files], effects [16 .WMV files], Silent Oath gameplay [19 .WMV files], Rhyme transition [14 .WMV files], Scrap transition [21 .WMV files], & title screen [.WMV file]
> SELECT VOICE LINES — Includes a handful of voice lines that I enjoy [.OGG files]... sorry in advance if your fave isn't represented here, but please don't request more 🙇
> These files contain spoilers for all routes — proceed with caution if you have not yet 100% completed the game
Looking for even more DMMd assets? > [ L I N K ]
[Video Description: An introductory animation of Noiz's Rhyme field being generated following Aoba's initial ganking during the common route. Pixelized bunnies & cubes pop into place as the field is digitally constructed, with various whimsical noises playing as each asset appears.]
War Assets - Mass Effect Guide (Mass Effect) (Lists)
Guide by @warrenwoodhouse #warrenwoodhouse
I’ve listed every single War Asset from all three Mass Effect original trilogy games. These assets will help you win the war against the Reaper invasion.
Mass Effect; Legendary Edition: Mass Effect
Complete all Story Missions
Complete all Side Missions
Complete all Personnel Missions
Complete all Misc Missions
Complete all DLC Missions
Collect all Collectibles
Collect all Resources
Complete the game
Mass Effect 2; Legendary Edition: Mass Effect 2
Resources collected during your Mass Effect 1 campaign will carry over into your Mass Effect 2 campaign
Complete all Story Missions
Complete all Side Missions
Complete all N7 Missions
Complete all Loyalty Missions
Complete all Misc Missions
Complete all DLC Missions
Collect all Collectibles
Collect all Resources
Entire Normandy Crew and Shepard survive the assault on the Collector Base
Mass Effect 3; Legendary Edition: Mass Effect 3
Resources collected during your Mass Effect 1 campaign and Mass Effect 2 campaign will carry over into your Mass Effect 3 campaign
Complete all Story Missions
Complete all Side Missions
Complete all N7 Missions
Complete all Loyalty Missions
Complete all Misc Missions
Complete all DLC Missions
Collect all Collectibles
Collect all Resources
Entire Normandy Crew and Shepard survive the Endgame
Acquired EMS Effective Military Strength of 7800 or above
Good Ending: Choose “Destruction” (red) during the final mission “Priority: Citadel: The Return”
Bad Ending: Military Strength of 2000 or less
Alternative Ending: Choose “Synthesis” (blue) during the final mission “Priority: Citadel: The Return”
ME3 War Assets
Assets and resources collected during your campaigns of Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 will carry over into your Mass Effect 3 campaign
Alien
General Oleg Petrovsky: unlocked after completing Omega DLC
Omega Raiding Fleet: unlocked after completing Omega DLC
Omega Eezo Hoard: unlocked after completing Omega DLC
Leviathan Enthrallment Team: unlocked after completing Leviathan DLC
Liquid Assets: add
Vorcha Labor Team: unlocked after completing Omega DLC
Void Devils Fighter Wing: add
Governor Grothan Pazness: add
Citadel Defense Force: add
Batarian Fleet: add
Hanar and Drell Forces: add
Volus Bombing Fleet: add
Spectre Unit: add
Shadow Broker Wet Squad: add
Elcor Flotilla: add
Shadow Broker Support Team: add
Volus Dreadnought Kwunu: add
Rachni Workers: add
Terminus Fleet: add
Asari
Husk Neural Map: unlocked after completing Leviathan DLC
Asari Engineers
Asari Cruiser Cybaen
Asari Research Ships
Asari Cruiser Nefrane
Serrice Guard
Armali Sniper Unit
Dr. Jelize
Samara: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Asari Commandos
The Destiny Ascension: Needs to survive during the mission “Priority: Citadel > Save the Council” in Mass Effect 1
Asari Sixth Fleet
Asari Second Fleet
Asari Science Team
Alliance
Dr. Ann Bryson: unlocked after completing Leviathan DLC
Synthdiamond Heat Sinks: add
Eden Prime Support: unlocked during the mission “Priority: Eden Prime” via From Ashes DLC
Zhu’s Hope Colonists: After saving the colonists during the mission “Priority: Feros” in Mass Effect 1
Mineral Resources: Collected from Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2
Alliance Frigate Normandy SR-2: unlocked after completing the mission “Priority: Earth”
Diana Allers
Zaeed Massani: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Kasumi Goto: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Alliance Fifth Fleet
Rogue Fighter Pilots
Alliance Sixth Fleet
Communications Arrays
Alliance Naval Exploration Flotilla
Alliance Cruiser Shanghai
Alliance Spec Ops Team Delta
Arcturus First Division
Jack: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Kahlee Sanders
Alliance Third Fleet
Alliance First Fleet
103rd Marine Division
Alliance Engineering Corps
Crucible
Radiation Shielding Sheath
Jovian Dissertation
Dark Energy Dissertation: Complete the “Conrad Verner” storyline from Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 3
Optimized Eezo Capacitors
Haptic Optics Array
Advanced Power Relays
Emergency Fuel Pods
Element Zero Converter
Terminus Freighters
Shadow Broker Starship Tech
Prothean Data Files
ExoGeni Scientists: Save them during the mission “Priority: Feros” in Mass Effect 1
Interferometric Array
Volus Engineering Team
Volus Fabrication Units
Javelin Missile Launchers
Advanced Starship Fuel
Ex-Cerberus
Miranda Lawson: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Jacob Taylor: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Dr. Gavin Archer: Survived in the mission “Cerberus Project: Overlord” in Mass Effect 2: Overlord DLC
Dr. Brynn Cole
Ex-Cerberus Scientists
Advanced Fighter Squadron
Cerberus Research Data
Krogan
Krogan Mercenaries
Clan Urdnot: Cure the Genophage during the mission “Priority: Tuchanka” after completing the missions “Tuchanka: Bomb” and “Tuchanka: Cerberus Base”
Krogan Clans
Krogan First Division
Grunt: Needs to survive the final mission in Mass Effect 2
Urdnot Wrex: Needs to be talked down during the mission “Priority: Virmire” in Mass Effect 1
Geth
Geth Corps: Complete the mission “Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons”
Geth Fleet: Complete the mission “Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons”
Geth Prime Platoon: Complete the mission “Rannoch: Geth Fighter Squadrons”
Salarian
Major Kirrahe: Needs to survive during the mission “Priority: Virmire” in Mass Effect 1
Salarian Third Fleet
Turian
Dextro Rations
Turian Spec Ops Team
Turian Engineering Corps
Turian Blackwatch
Turian Seventh Fleet
Turian 43rd Marine Division
Turian Sixth Fleet
Turian 79th Flotilla
Quarian
Admiral Zaal’Koris
Quarian Civilian Fleet
Quarian Heavy Fleet
Quarian Patrol Fleet
Changelog
29th April 2024 at 7:22 am: Moved post to my Tumblr blog
Some of the charts got repetitive, so i cropped it.
NOTES: there may be someee minor inconsitences as sometimes id change mind my across one chart to another.
If you want an expliantion for ANY of my choices here, please ask! I am starving for conversation about this relationship- so please please please ask my questions- or just tell me your own ideas! Idk! Communicate! Your words and thoughts are not dumb!! They are very important to me and must be shared!!!
Also, some more of my thoughts + notes after the cut:
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I think my favorite charts are the first two, since the first one was pretty thourghough and easy to get whilst also including intresting and unique questions to the relatio ship dynamic. the second one i added a bit of character interaction so its really cute, and thats practically why i like.
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I particularly like the touch chart, as i really had to consider wthe physicality of these two, and the custom model was fun to make (look they're even holding hands haha). It was a bit tricky considering i had to figure out what touches where welcomed and what weren't based on previous canonical interactions, and my own theories/speculations.
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Oh, to explian the "lends clothes" and "borrows/steals clothes", i always found the neat detail of Neo Metal Sonic's wardrobe possesing a kind of.. arm warmer/bell sleeve? As well as its pants(?) Being a bell bottom.
Without the belt/butt cape, it does make metal sonics limbs somehwhat resemble the sillouette of Chaos' body, so obviously- i just figured that Chaos, if he were to wear any clothing, would probably be stolen by Metal Sonic since it already seems to be fond of that particular look that Chaos naturally has.
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Oh, and Metal and Chaos being somewhat organized is due to thier jobs and enviornment they grew up in. Eggman, being the opposite of Sonics carefree, chaotic attitude, would likely prefer more cleaner, organized or "controlled" enviornments. Thus, i feel that Metal Sonic may have picked up a few tidying or cleaning habits that were a cause of eggman simply teaching or implimenting features in his bots to prefer the "clean up" of "dirty" or "messy" areas.
For chaos, i do recall reading something (perhaps on the chao wiki) of him purifying the Altars water and keeping it relatively clean from debries and such. Furthermore, having to be sole guardian of little children chao, the altar and the master emerald, requires a lot of responsibility and- if anyone has worked with children before- it can get very messy very quickly. So its mere speculation, but i do think Chaos would have picked up many cleaning habits as well, as well as cooking/harvesting skills due to him having to take care of large batches of critters.
Surprisingly, for a creature named "Chaos", the name only truely applies to the singular instance in which he is "Final Chaos" (as thats likely what the echidnas called him during and after that time.) Turns out, Chaos is way more controlled and responsible than chaotic and carefree.
So to segway, out of the two, Metal Sonic would be way more chaotic considering its nack for stirring up trouble (CD, Sonic Heroes, Chaotix.. ect) for the heroes, as well as it not really having major responsibilites outside of its purpose to "destroy sonic" and occasionally obey whatever task eggman requires of it.
Thus, is why in the driving promps, i title it "a speeder".
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To explain the "Cognito Egro Sum" (aka. I think therefore i am) and the "infinty symbol" for the ages, er.. Metal sonic is a robot, and Chaos is an immortal being. If your being technical with it, you can say they're both relatively young, considering Chaos chao can't age and are often stuck in the form they were hatched in- despite the fact that chao do infact change as they age-
One can consider the idea that Chaos, for all intensive purposes, looks and probably is pretty young- if we apply chao logic to him.
Though one will argue "but Chaos is ancient" which is true, but his case is similar to Shadow's as he was trapped in that Master emerald for... millions of years............. so, similarly to how shadow was stuck for 50 years yet remains a teenager both inside and out, Chaos- for whatever age he was before he got trapped, probably still thinks and acts like that, as well as Tikal. Except now they probably need a LOT of therapy.
^hence why i put chaos's sleeping habits as "sleeps poorly" and "sleeps to little". In hindsight, being trapped in a emerald for thousands of years, with your freind of who's father killed your entire* family and burned your house (altar) down and tried to steal your most precious item (master emerald) and being the girl whos stuck with your freind(?) who killed your entire bloodline and basically genocided your entire community- stuck with him for THOUSANDS OF YEARS- is.....is going to require a lot of therapy.
So y'know, bad sleeping problems. Also probably why i depict Chaos hugging a lot + being affectionate, since being deprived your community that is entirely reliant on the concept of "caring, loving, and nurturing one another" (cause.. the opposite of that means chao will basically die upon reincarnation), for thousands of years is... a good recipe for touch starvation and a need for attention.
^hence why chaos is also on the attention side of some charts.
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^ just conintuing off of that previous statement, i did move Chaos closer towards "extrovert" in the "extrovert or introvert" prompts, as since Chaos, unlike Metal Sonic, deals closely with many chao, and often is surrounded by a crowd of them, i do believe that Chaos would have to atleast gain some energy from social interaction in order to surivive that every day, without burning out.
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The whole "who talks more" thing is kind of funny because, technically, its metal sonic (see Sonic Heroes + Sonic Free riders) who has more lines than.. Chaos's total of zero!
Meaning that, if anything, the "he said no pickles" meme would probably mean that Metal Sonic would be at the counter whilst Chaos is sitting in the back.
Though, compared to MANY other characters, these two are practically dead-silent, and would most likely rely on non-verbal ways of affection than verbal.
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Oh and the "ethical v. Immoral thing" where i emphasized that chaos was "neutral" was because by compsring him to "chaos chao", theres a dark side, good guy side, and then neutral. Considering Chaos's history of amazingly goodwilled to horrendously incidous, one can conclude that he practically in the middle in terms of ethics or morality.
Metal sonic is definetly on the more immoral side, though i wouldnt put it all the way, as i do have considering enviornmental aspects to its behavior (such as well.. being a badnik, and being constantly exposed to eggman's immoral behaviors). So, other than like, unnesecarily abusing animal freinds in CD, and throwing a ship probably full of people at sonic (Sonic heroes) there aren't many instances in which Metal Sonic does something completely immoral and unjust- without any context regarding eggman ordering it too, or simply it just doing its job as a badnik.
However those actions are prettt bad on its own- though compared to... killing out an entire species... drowning thousands of people in a city and attempting to kill eggman with a giant laserbeam... and to whatever hyjinks eggman gets up too...
Its actions seem.. relatively small (though not obsolete.)
So like, theres not going to be many issues regarding "metal sonics gotta be a good guy"/ "i can fix him🥺" mentalities, since its kind of hard to do that, when you have a kill count of a 100+ whilst Metal Sonic is still on the "i'm needlessly harming animals, and threw a boat"...
Then again, i like to think the leiniency allows for them to work on themselves together, rather than tear eachother down or hate eachothers guts.
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Transgender - both for my headcannnon, but also a refrence to it literally going "i transformed myself with my own hands" and well, i cant resist a pun/play on words now can i?
Agender- chaos dont have.. genders.
However, i thought this would change when introduced to concept of feminine and masculine models of the ancients in frontiers, but looking at Chaos, he doesnt resemble either one very much (tbh, in Sonic Forces, his model actually looks more akin to the fem version, than the pointy and sharp masc ones) and looks more akin to that of the children, if anything.
Plus, being masculine or feminine isnt really and indicator of gender anyways.. so like..???
So what? Does Chaos, gender? NOPE! Chaos isn't an ancient (thats his ancestor) and is a mutated chao. Chaos are genderless, or atleast out of that particular binary.
If Tikal showed up one day and started calling Chaos a "he/him", its likely that Chaos could've just.. adopted that. Assigned pronouns by random. Amazing.
So agender, as i can't think of anything else.
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Sexuality -idk. Look, i dont consider whomth one likes. The knowledge of my characters, or other characters sexualites comes upon me in the way preists suddenly hear the words of their gods.
I dunno, until suddenly i know. Thats just how it is.
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Ending it here cause im hungrt and cant think of anything else to chat on.