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[Character name] Garrus Vakarian
[Age] early 30's
[Canon] Mass Effect
[Point in time taken from canon] Post Priority: Rannoch (Mass Effect 3)
[Background]
» Mass Effect Plot
» Mass Effect 2 Plot
» Mass Effect 3 Plot
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 1
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 2
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 3
So far in The Adventures of Shepard and Friends, Shepard has:
» Spared the Rachni Queen
» Saved Wrex
» Saved Kaidan on Virmire
» Saved the Council from Sovereign
» Warned Sidonis about Garrus, thus sparing him
» Saved everyone of the Normandy's crew from the Collectors
» Destroyed the Collector ship
» Spared the Rachni Queen again
» Cured the genophage
» Talked Kaidan out of protecting Udina
» Saved both the Geth and Quarians
» Is clearly a paragon
[Personality]
tl;dr He's not so secretly Batman. In space. Without the mountains of cash. Garrus is the Batman of space, Batman is the Garrus of earth.
Okay, long version:
"When a good turian hears a bad order, he follows it. He might complain but he knows his place."
Garrus himself says that he doesn't think he's a very good turian. He does know his place and would never speak out of line when it comes to serious matters but he is still willing to voice out his opinion instead of swallowing his words and keeping quiet when it really counts. He may have some extreme opinions on some things but to him, there's no point in shutting up when there's too much at stake which in this case is the entire galaxy. Can't really raise the stakes any higher, can you? He doesn't conform to normal turian conventions and standards and that's what makes him unique.
This also makes him quite open-minded. He isn't callous about what people tell him and he doesn't immediately dismiss the opinions of whoever he is speaking to even if he does disagree with the discussion at hand. He may sit and stew in his own thoughts for a while but never does he outright shut down something that is said to him.
“It's so much easier to see the world in black and white... Gray? I don't know what to do with gray...”
Due to the mandatory military training he had undergone and from being a C-Sec investigator, Garrus sees the universe in black and white. To him there is no gray area in-between the two. No "what ifs", no maybes — only right and wrong. This may be the reason he leaves C-Sec and discontinues his Spectre training as well. He was sick of dealing with the politics and the red tape that came with the job and decided it was probably best to take matters into his own hands. If someone were to do harm to another, that would warrant them a punishment fitting the crime — an eye for an eye, a life for a life. At least that's what Garrus used to think.
Working with Shepard in trying to stop Saren, the Collectors and the Reapers, and seeing his commanding officer's actions helped him realize that the gray area actually exists. This especially shines true when Shepard decides to stop him from incapacitating Harkin, the racketeer known as "Fade", and blocking his sniper scope from making a clear shot at Sidonis, the man who sold out his team in Omega. During these times, Garrus seemed irritated with Shepard's actions but eventually realizes why his commander stopped him from making a mistake he would regret in the future. Shepard taught him that there are better ways of handling situations while remaining objective and professional. This remains to be one of the biggest lessons Garrus learned from his friend and mentor. Although he may still not know how to handle matters that fall into the gray area, he at least acknowledges it and tries to put things into better perspective instead of simply pulling out his gun and letting it do all the talking.
The Shadow Broker's dossier on the turian states:
"Leadership potential overshadowed by Shepard. Unlikely to fully develop under Shepard's command."
Despite being used to acting beneath someone else, whether it be in C-Sec or Commander Shepard, Garrus actually has some underdeveloped leadership qualities. After the destruction of the first Normandy, we're able to see a glimpse of that potential during his time in Omega. Then, all he had wanted was to be rid of the scum that plagued the streets of Omega. That cause together with his natural charisma led others towards him as many of them had lost someone due to the shady dealings by the space station's big name merc groups. They admired the work he had done and had wanted to help him as well. Never did he seek anyone of them out. Each one came to him by their own will. Eventually he manned a team of twelve with him, the Archangel, as their leader.
At some point during his time as their leader, he carved the name of his eleven squad mates onto the frame of his visor. "Erash, Monteague, Mierin, Grundan Krul, Melanis, Ripper, Sensat, Vortash, Butler, Weaver, Sidonis." This goes to show how much he valued every individual on his squad and trusted each one of them, which continues to prove just how loyal he was, even is he was in a higher position than any of them.
"You humans have a saying. An eye for an eye, a life for a life. He owes me ten lives and I plan to collect."
The legacy of his team is short-lived though when one of his own men, Sidonis, betrays him and sells out the entire team as he makes his escape. Garrus's loyalty to the people he trusts is quite clear after this incident. He felt responsible for his squad's deaths and took it upon himself to wipe clean the red on his ledger. He makes it a point to find Sidonis and, as the quote states, to collect the man's dues. Sidonis' name is subsequently burned off his visor.
This isn't the only time when Garrus proves himself to be fiercely loyal. When Shepard comes to recruit him after appearing dead for two years, Garrus is able to drop everything, leaving the vigilante life of Omega just to fight alongside his friend once more. And to kick Collector ass. Without Garrus, Shepard wouldn't be able to save the galaxy as stylishly.
Garrus isn't all serious though. He is never without with a wisecrack or a witty comment, whether he's trying to make a playful jab at someone or if he's simply trying to lighten the mood. He even makes jokes at his own expense, at one point kidding around that despite the injuries he had sustained from a missile to the face there were still women out there who found scars attractive — even if most of those women are krogan. If the male Shepard is chosen, he continues to say that it was about time he gave Shepard a chance with the women anyway.
"Scoped and dropped!"
The turian is also rather cocky, acting as if he really is some hotshot sniper. Which is actually true and man, does he know it. He is very sure of his abilities and is able to prove his worth on the battlefield, taking out opponents left and right with the help of his sniper rifle. He's a stubborn bastard, being able to camp in one spot for long periods of time, and being able to continue running for days with the help of stims (stimulators).
He may be confident, but he's never too overconfident. Garrus knows the value of respecting his opponent's capabilities. Overconfidence will always backfire and could lead to bad interpretations that could cost you your target or your life. He tries to adapt to the situation much like an actual sniper adapting to the change in wind direction, the strength of the gust and other important factors when scoping a shot. Hey, look at that, he can actually apply his sniper training to other situations.
"It seems like Garrus has finally worked that stick out of his butt, but now he's trying to beat guys to death with it."
Garrus has also grown a lot in the two years between the two games and this quote from Joker probably sums the transition up very well. He was once naive about other species even if had worked in the Citadel which in itself is considered a melting pot. In the first game, he made a jab at Tali'zorah by blaming the creation of the geth, a sentient synthetic alien species, on her entire race. Though it is a fact that the quarians built the geth, it was clear that he had overstepped his bounds back then. Serving on the Normandy, surrounded by a handful of other species on SR1 and an even moreso on the SR2 has learned to make him more tolerant of them. It's also worth noting that should Garrus be in a relationship with female Shepard in the second game, he comments that he even researched on human customs, not wanting to offend her in any way.
The turian may have lightened up a little since he was last seen by the crew of the Normandy but that stick up his ass that he now uses as a figurative weapon could probably be attributed to his anger in Sidonis' betrayal. It's been shown that Garrus is the type to hold a grudge during extreme circumstances and it wouldn't be a surprise if Sidonis was the number one guy he had wanted revenge on.
In the time between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, Garrus remains the same if only a bit more mature. He'd been assigned his own task force in the turian army and although he is a little cynical about getting it, he's still able to put his job before whatever complaints he might have. He's also become a little less awkward when it comes to dealing with the fairer sex. But not by all that much. THOUGH he may have learned to tango in the six month period between the two games.
He's a consistent character throughout the series and he continues to grow little by little by following Shepard's example. His CO has taught him so many things, and what first started as admiration slowly turned into trust. There's no doubt that Garrus is willing to lay his life on his line for Shepard knowing that they would do the same for him. He values Shepard both as a higher ranking officer and as a very good friend. There is nothing in the galaxy that would stop him from following Shepard to hell and back, time and time again.
tl;dr Garrus could actually be Robin disguised as Batman.
[Abilities]
» Full list of Garrus's abilities from Mass Effect
» Full list of Garrus's abilities from Mass Effect 2
» Full list of Garrus's abilities from Mass Effect 3
Garrus was a former C-sec officer in the investigations division back in the Citadel. His work was an investigator was quite exemplary that he even offered the chance to become a Spectre some time before meeting Shepard. One thing that makes Garrus good at his job is because when Garrus digs, he will dig and he will not stop until he finds exactly what he is looking for. (Which makes him less of a bird and more like a dog when you think about it like that. INTERESTING TIDBIT: Turian physiology is based on predatory avians. Some say raptors.) When Saren's Spectre status hampered his investigation, he quit C-Sec and immediately teamed up with Shepard to track down and take down the renegade turian.
His military training has made him quite adept at all types of firearms but he is most proficient with assault rifles and sniper rifles. He's a very good shot, especially when it comes to ranged attacks. He's also mentioned that he had been ranked as one of the top hand-to-hand combatants in the past, saying that he had reach. Clearly he needs to work on his flexibility a bit more. If he's got that down, nothing can stop him.
The dossier from the Illusive Man stated that Garrus (Archangel at the time) was a tactical genius and infiltrator and proved to be quite the formidable ally in Shepard's mission of rid the galaxy of the Collectors. Garrus is able to read his surroundings and positions himself where he could get the best advantage over his enemies. Even in Omega, he used the bridge leading to the apartment he had holed himself in to funnel the mercenaries one by one into his scope and line of fire, never once leaving his spot.
[Other important stuff]
Wiping his memories from his last visit to Somarium. So clean slate.
[Sample post]
first person;;
So I've heard that there some type of phenomenon about people returning to this place without memories of their prior stay. [An orange glow bathes his face and his mandibles flare at the side of his face as he muses over his omnitool.] I suppose that should be too surprising considering the tech here isn't up to par to what I'm used to. Though I doubt anyone has enough credits for that kind of technology if it were available.
[He's just mostly musing to himself at this point, grinning slightly at his own joke. He's not sure how to approach the whole new world thing, especially with the war going on in the galaxy he's from. But hey, it's worth a shot, right?]
If we'd met before then I'd like to at least try to continue where he'd left off. And just so we're clear, yes, I am an alien. A turian, specifically. Maybe you've heard of it before.
[A pause. He's seen vids of this before but he's not so sure how well this might play out.]
And yes, I do come in peace.
third person;;
The turian had stumbled onto the the hangar during one of his exploration trips around the city. While he was still trying to get a good feel for the place, seeing the airship docked there was a pleasant surprise. He wasn't used to the technology in Somarium's era but there was one familiar aspect that stuck out on the ships exterior: The Thanix cannon.
There was no mistaking the turian and human design of the gun though the size almost through him off the first time. If he hadn't taken another look at it, he might have missed it completely in the end.
Ah, what he would've given to be able to work on something like that again. It wasn't something that he was used too but it was just as he'd told Shepard the first time she visited the main battery when he'd come back on board. There wasn't anything better than recalibrating a big gun.
He'd talked to the owner of the ship and ask if he could take a look under the hood himself, assuring him that it was something that he was familiar with. After much deliberation, he was granted access for a couple of days.
If seeing the gun a lot smaller than he was used to was a surprise, he was met with an even bigger one upon looking over the weapons current specifications. The first thing he'd spotted was that the targeting system was coded all wrong, and there was no telling what else the engineers had done during the cannon's last maintenance.
Garrus let out a sigh. "Looks like it's going to be a long night."
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I just want to play the dextrosaur. That is all.
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No playercest. Why would you even?
[Any questions?] Nope.
[Age] 24
[Personal Journal]
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angleofthedangle[Character name] Garrus Vakarian
[Age] early 30's
[Canon] Mass Effect
[Point in time taken from canon] Post Priority: Rannoch (Mass Effect 3)
[Background]
» Mass Effect 2 Plot
» Mass Effect 3 Plot
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 1
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 2
» Garrus's involvement in Mass Effect 3
So far in The Adventures of Shepard and Friends, Shepard has:
» Spared the Rachni Queen
» Saved Wrex
» Saved Kaidan on Virmire
» Saved the Council from Sovereign
» Warned Sidonis about Garrus, thus sparing him
» Saved everyone of the Normandy's crew from the Collectors
» Destroyed the Collector ship
» Spared the Rachni Queen again
» Cured the genophage
» Talked Kaidan out of protecting Udina
» Saved both the Geth and Quarians
» Is clearly a paragon
[Personality]
Okay, long version:
Garrus himself says that he doesn't think he's a very good turian. He does know his place and would never speak out of line when it comes to serious matters but he is still willing to voice out his opinion instead of swallowing his words and keeping quiet when it really counts. He may have some extreme opinions on some things but to him, there's no point in shutting up when there's too much at stake which in this case is the entire galaxy. Can't really raise the stakes any higher, can you? He doesn't conform to normal turian conventions and standards and that's what makes him unique.
This also makes him quite open-minded. He isn't callous about what people tell him and he doesn't immediately dismiss the opinions of whoever he is speaking to even if he does disagree with the discussion at hand. He may sit and stew in his own thoughts for a while but never does he outright shut down something that is said to him.
Due to the mandatory military training he had undergone and from being a C-Sec investigator, Garrus sees the universe in black and white. To him there is no gray area in-between the two. No "what ifs", no maybes — only right and wrong. This may be the reason he leaves C-Sec and discontinues his Spectre training as well. He was sick of dealing with the politics and the red tape that came with the job and decided it was probably best to take matters into his own hands. If someone were to do harm to another, that would warrant them a punishment fitting the crime — an eye for an eye, a life for a life. At least that's what Garrus used to think.
Working with Shepard in trying to stop Saren, the Collectors and the Reapers, and seeing his commanding officer's actions helped him realize that the gray area actually exists. This especially shines true when Shepard decides to stop him from incapacitating Harkin, the racketeer known as "Fade", and blocking his sniper scope from making a clear shot at Sidonis, the man who sold out his team in Omega. During these times, Garrus seemed irritated with Shepard's actions but eventually realizes why his commander stopped him from making a mistake he would regret in the future. Shepard taught him that there are better ways of handling situations while remaining objective and professional. This remains to be one of the biggest lessons Garrus learned from his friend and mentor. Although he may still not know how to handle matters that fall into the gray area, he at least acknowledges it and tries to put things into better perspective instead of simply pulling out his gun and letting it do all the talking.
The Shadow Broker's dossier on the turian states:
Despite being used to acting beneath someone else, whether it be in C-Sec or Commander Shepard, Garrus actually has some underdeveloped leadership qualities. After the destruction of the first Normandy, we're able to see a glimpse of that potential during his time in Omega. Then, all he had wanted was to be rid of the scum that plagued the streets of Omega. That cause together with his natural charisma led others towards him as many of them had lost someone due to the shady dealings by the space station's big name merc groups. They admired the work he had done and had wanted to help him as well. Never did he seek anyone of them out. Each one came to him by their own will. Eventually he manned a team of twelve with him, the Archangel, as their leader.
At some point during his time as their leader, he carved the name of his eleven squad mates onto the frame of his visor. "Erash, Monteague, Mierin, Grundan Krul, Melanis, Ripper, Sensat, Vortash, Butler, Weaver, Sidonis." This goes to show how much he valued every individual on his squad and trusted each one of them, which continues to prove just how loyal he was, even is he was in a higher position than any of them.
The legacy of his team is short-lived though when one of his own men, Sidonis, betrays him and sells out the entire team as he makes his escape. Garrus's loyalty to the people he trusts is quite clear after this incident. He felt responsible for his squad's deaths and took it upon himself to wipe clean the red on his ledger. He makes it a point to find Sidonis and, as the quote states, to collect the man's dues. Sidonis' name is subsequently burned off his visor.
This isn't the only time when Garrus proves himself to be fiercely loyal. When Shepard comes to recruit him after appearing dead for two years, Garrus is able to drop everything, leaving the vigilante life of Omega just to fight alongside his friend once more. And to kick Collector ass. Without Garrus, Shepard wouldn't be able to save the galaxy as stylishly.
Garrus isn't all serious though. He is never without with a wisecrack or a witty comment, whether he's trying to make a playful jab at someone or if he's simply trying to lighten the mood. He even makes jokes at his own expense, at one point kidding around that despite the injuries he had sustained from a missile to the face there were still women out there who found scars attractive — even if most of those women are krogan. If the male Shepard is chosen, he continues to say that it was about time he gave Shepard a chance with the women anyway.
The turian is also rather cocky, acting as if he really is some hotshot sniper. Which is actually true and man, does he know it. He is very sure of his abilities and is able to prove his worth on the battlefield, taking out opponents left and right with the help of his sniper rifle. He's a stubborn bastard, being able to camp in one spot for long periods of time, and being able to continue running for days with the help of stims (stimulators).
He may be confident, but he's never too overconfident. Garrus knows the value of respecting his opponent's capabilities. Overconfidence will always backfire and could lead to bad interpretations that could cost you your target or your life. He tries to adapt to the situation much like an actual sniper adapting to the change in wind direction, the strength of the gust and other important factors when scoping a shot. Hey, look at that, he can actually apply his sniper training to other situations.
Garrus has also grown a lot in the two years between the two games and this quote from Joker probably sums the transition up very well. He was once naive about other species even if had worked in the Citadel which in itself is considered a melting pot. In the first game, he made a jab at Tali'zorah by blaming the creation of the geth, a sentient synthetic alien species, on her entire race. Though it is a fact that the quarians built the geth, it was clear that he had overstepped his bounds back then. Serving on the Normandy, surrounded by a handful of other species on SR1 and an even moreso on the SR2 has learned to make him more tolerant of them. It's also worth noting that should Garrus be in a relationship with female Shepard in the second game, he comments that he even researched on human customs, not wanting to offend her in any way.
The turian may have lightened up a little since he was last seen by the crew of the Normandy but that stick up his ass that he now uses as a figurative weapon could probably be attributed to his anger in Sidonis' betrayal. It's been shown that Garrus is the type to hold a grudge during extreme circumstances and it wouldn't be a surprise if Sidonis was the number one guy he had wanted revenge on.
In the time between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, Garrus remains the same if only a bit more mature. He'd been assigned his own task force in the turian army and although he is a little cynical about getting it, he's still able to put his job before whatever complaints he might have. He's also become a little less awkward when it comes to dealing with the fairer sex. But not by all that much. THOUGH he may have learned to tango in the six month period between the two games.
He's a consistent character throughout the series and he continues to grow little by little by following Shepard's example. His CO has taught him so many things, and what first started as admiration slowly turned into trust. There's no doubt that Garrus is willing to lay his life on his line for Shepard knowing that they would do the same for him. He values Shepard both as a higher ranking officer and as a very good friend. There is nothing in the galaxy that would stop him from following Shepard to hell and back, time and time again.
[Abilities]
» Full list of Garrus's abilities from Mass Effect 2
» Full list of Garrus's abilities from Mass Effect 3
Garrus was a former C-sec officer in the investigations division back in the Citadel. His work was an investigator was quite exemplary that he even offered the chance to become a Spectre some time before meeting Shepard. One thing that makes Garrus good at his job is because when Garrus digs, he will dig and he will not stop until he finds exactly what he is looking for. (Which makes him less of a bird and more like a dog when you think about it like that. INTERESTING TIDBIT: Turian physiology is based on predatory avians. Some say raptors.) When Saren's Spectre status hampered his investigation, he quit C-Sec and immediately teamed up with Shepard to track down and take down the renegade turian.
His military training has made him quite adept at all types of firearms but he is most proficient with assault rifles and sniper rifles. He's a very good shot, especially when it comes to ranged attacks. He's also mentioned that he had been ranked as one of the top hand-to-hand combatants in the past, saying that he had reach. Clearly he needs to work on his flexibility a bit more. If he's got that down, nothing can stop him.
The dossier from the Illusive Man stated that Garrus (Archangel at the time) was a tactical genius and infiltrator and proved to be quite the formidable ally in Shepard's mission of rid the galaxy of the Collectors. Garrus is able to read his surroundings and positions himself where he could get the best advantage over his enemies. Even in Omega, he used the bridge leading to the apartment he had holed himself in to funnel the mercenaries one by one into his scope and line of fire, never once leaving his spot.
[Other important stuff]
[Sample post]
first person;;
[He's just mostly musing to himself at this point, grinning slightly at his own joke. He's not sure how to approach the whole new world thing, especially with the war going on in the galaxy he's from. But hey, it's worth a shot, right?]
If we'd met before then I'd like to at least try to continue where he'd left off. And just so we're clear, yes, I am an alien. A turian, specifically. Maybe you've heard of it before.
[A pause. He's seen vids of this before but he's not so sure how well this might play out.]
And yes, I do come in peace.
third person;;
There was no mistaking the turian and human design of the gun though the size almost through him off the first time. If he hadn't taken another look at it, he might have missed it completely in the end.
Ah, what he would've given to be able to work on something like that again. It wasn't something that he was used too but it was just as he'd told Shepard the first time she visited the main battery when he'd come back on board. There wasn't anything better than recalibrating a big gun.
He'd talked to the owner of the ship and ask if he could take a look under the hood himself, assuring him that it was something that he was familiar with. After much deliberation, he was granted access for a couple of days.
If seeing the gun a lot smaller than he was used to was a surprise, he was met with an even bigger one upon looking over the weapons current specifications. The first thing he'd spotted was that the targeting system was coded all wrong, and there was no telling what else the engineers had done during the cannon's last maintenance.
Garrus let out a sigh. "Looks like it's going to be a long night."
[Why do you want to play this character in Somarium?] I just want to play the dextrosaur. That is all.
[Which rule was your favorite and why?] No playercest. Why would you even?
[Any questions?] Nope.