#inevitable. he cant meet a general without them disliking him for some reason. but it is as was said. only an enamator would have been able

[truethes]

spent last night / a lot of today reading a few hs.r theories and tbh there's like two that has an effect on my characters / their portrayal that i wanna mention below incase it adds more to any future / existing dynamics !

a.) the ten stonehearts sapphire is, infact, guinaifens brother. my personal hc is that she has no clue but he values order above all else following what happened to their planet. still, he does keep an eye on her streams and competitions! ( has definitely been late to a meeting or two because of them too ... )

b.) luoch.a is an enamator of the abundance, but a pathstrider of the hunt. i will expand on this further but it probs means he holds the blessing of a long life species, even though he isn't particularly interested as such.

[self-fulfilling-prophet]

Mass Effect: Andromeda 30 Day Countdown Ryder Meme

I’ve been super distracted with moving and the shit with my car, so here have a giant info dump for my Ryder(s). Day 25-16 because it got really long.

25 Days: Describe Ryder’s favorite combat style. Bioware call Peebee a “gunslinger” and describe Liam as a “close-range fighter” - how would you describe Ryder’s combat role/strengths? What are some of their favorite biotic/tech/other abilities? 

- For Sara, something like “ranged support”. Like I said, I mostly use tech and biotics, hardly shooting my gun. Basically, if an enemy gets too close I start screaming “NO NO NO GET AWAY FROM ME AHHHHHHHH!!!!” Which actually kind of fits what I headcanon for Sara. She didn’t have the natural knack (or enjoyment) of combat that Scott does. She prefers to stay at a distance, behind cover, and let her combat drone flush enemies out, or use biotics to lift the enemies up where she can shoot them. She’s more of a strategic fighter. Scott is the type to “take point” and just head straight into the thick of things, causing as much damage as possible in the shortest amount of time.

24 Days: Which squadmates do you think will best compliment Ryder’s combat style? Alternatively, who do you plan to take out most in the field? 

- This one is difficult to say without playing the actual game. My engineer Shep had a very different team than my adept. Even personality-wise, we haven’t *really* met them yet. But with the limited info we have, I’m getting the impression I’ll bring Vetra and Liam the most. I was worried Cora would be Miranda 2.0, but from reviews I’ve seen she isn’t that bad. So maybe her. We know next to nothing about Jaal, so maybe him/them.

23 Days: Which weapons or category of weapons will Ryder prefer? Describe their favorite loadout. 

-I headcanon Sara being a kind of sniper, but I am SHIT as using snipers in game. Trusty pistols and smgs when I actually have to shoot things. Scott is all about the assault rifles and shotguns.

22 Days: Will Ryder craft? What are you most excited about crafting? Do you have any names in mind already for weapons? 

-”I am totally not going to waste a bunch of time crafting and looking for materials constantly” I say, right before I totally do just that. I don’t name my stuff though. Makes it too hard when I inevitably have to sell it because carry limit and better things come along.

21 Days: What are Ryder’s personality traits? Describe 5 strengths and 5 flaws. 

-Sara: intelligent, caring, loyal, patient, hard-worker; space-case, painfully shy, over-analyzes, has a hard time with change, overly-sensitive

-Scott: intelligent, brave, quick thinker, friendly, funny; smart-alec, cant control his sarcasm, hot-headed, rushes into things, easily bored

20 Days: What first impressions does Ryder tend to give people? Do they have any ‘odd’ or specific mannerisms, habits or other quirks? How do they present and carry themselves? 

-Sara is always polite and respectful when she meets new people. People’s first impressions are typically that she is nice, but a little stiff. She takes time to warm up to people, a product of having to move so much as a kid and dealing with constant bullies. The only person she is completely herself with is her brother, her one constant companion. Once she gets to know someone, she tends to become “the mom friend”, another callback to her childhood with Scott. The Ryder’s were poor up until Alec “made it big” in the military, so she tends to be very thrifty. She got laser eye surgery right before she joined the Alliance, but she still wears glasses when she reads (which she does. a lot.) or needs to focus, out of habit. In general, she keeps to herself, but does take the time to check on people and things she cares about.

-Scott *can* be polite and respectful (thank you military father and service), but whether he *is* when he first meets a person is another thing. He has a tendency to be overly-casual with people he doesn’t know well. People either find it endearing and friendly or disrespectful and rude. He rarely means to be rude, but sometimes he can’t control his sarcasm, or what comes out of his mouth in general. Overall, he gives off an easy-going friendly vibe, and people find it easy to approach him.

19 Days: Where would Ryder fall in the classic Paragon/Renegade morality system? What would their D&D alignment be? If you know their personality type in any personality typing systems (such as MBTI and Enneagram - you can find various type descriptions and tests using Google), feel free to add and discuss them here. 

-Sara: complete paragon, blue Hawke, lawful good. INFJ-T (Advocate)

-Scott: ESTP-A Entrepreneur), chaotic good, purple Hawke, healthy mix of paragon with renegade retorts and insults

18 Days: What qualities does Ryder like and dislike in other people? Are there any things they particularly appreciate or can’t stand? 

-Sara tries to get along with everyone really. She is accepting of people’s differences. The only thing I’d say she has a problem with is selfishness (we are all trapped in Andromeda together, we need to work together!), being rude and/or antagonistic for no reason/just for fun, and bigotry in any way, shape, or form. With all the alien races she worked with while with the Prothean team, as well as being born on the Citadel, she’s had a lot more exposure to alien races than most humans, and it has left her very open minded and appreciative of other cultures. She also appreciates it when people don’t pressure her to be more outgoing or into being friends. Not only is she already introverted, she had a few bad instances of people pretending to be her friend, either to bully her and/or get closer to her more popular brother.

-Scott also tries to like everyone, but he’s not quite as forgiving as Sara can be. He can’t stand bullies, and he can get bored if a person is slow to open up. While he will still be nice, he might just not try as hard to become their friend. Ironically, the people he tends to butt heads with the most are people who have similar personalities to him. He gets too competitive and feels a constant need to prove himself/one-up the other person. All in all though, he doesn’t have to try hard to make friends; people naturally flock to him. If there is one immediate turn off for him though, it’s people being mean to Sara. He is very protective of her.

17 Days: List some of Ryder’s favorite things - colors, food, music, etc. Is there anything of this nature that they hate? Do they have any hobbies or skills outside of combat? 

-Sara prefers muted and/or soft colors. Compared to her brother and father, she is the one who likes non-earth/human the most. If you ask her, her favorite genre of music is classical. But while she does enjoy it, she *really* likes pop music. She feels great shame about it, but she can’t help dancing along to a catchy song. She only dances when no one is around, and will immediately stop and run away if caught. She likes to knit as a hobby, and while Scott teases her relentlessly about it, he brought a blanket and sweater she knitted to Arcturus with him. (He will never say it out loud, but they are his favorite)

-Scott’s favorite color is on a constant random cycle between red, blue, and green. He prefers Earth food, and has fought a man for a greasy burger before. He likes classic and alternative rock, and somehow thinks that makes him cool and badass. (He bought a leather jacket once and wouldn’t stop posing in the mirror. Sara laughed for a week straight.) He is a skilled artist, but doesn’t really make use of it often, save for the occasional technical diagram. According to him, he “just doodles a lot”. (Sara has various drawings he’s given her over the years, and she treasures every single one. Many are framed, which makes Scott both embarrassed and pleased.)

-Keeping with the proud Mass Effect protagonist tradition, neither of the twins can dance. Scott thinks he can. But no. Sara doesn’t even deny it, which is why getting caught dancing to pop is even more embarrassing.

16 Days: How would Ryder define their sexuality? 

They are both super bi. Sara is also demi, but they both like girls and boys. Of any species. Would that make them pan? I don’t know. Thinking about abstract sexual concepts with fiction aliens is a little more than I can handle right now.