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Hey everyone, welcome to day 11 of “I’m Commander Shepard and these are my favorite quotes on the Citadel.”

First off: thank you for all the incredible discussion over the past few days. I honestly didn’t expect this series to garner this much interactions within the community (collectively, there’s been over 2,200 comments (!!!!) with people sharing/debating on their thoughts/opinions) and it’s been a blast reading everyone’s takes (and seeing how differently people interpret the prompts).

Since a bunch of new folks have joined recently (most notably a huge uptick in discussion now that we’re getting to the alien squad mates), I wanted to restate one key thing up front so everyone’s on the same page.

I flagged this early on, but the categories of "best", "worst" and "most iconic" are intentionally left to be open to interpretation, since there are so many characters these prompts are being directed to, and I'd rather not constrict discussion of the prompts and how they apply to characters by limiting it to one particular interpretation.

For example, best has sometimes been interpreted by the community as the line that best summarizes the character’s arc within the games (e.g. Garrus’ “black and white” line, or Kaidan’s integrity line), or the line that best matches their personality (e.g. Joker’s “this is all Joker’s fault” line, or Ashley’s “with all due respect” line). Another way people sometimes interpret best is “the quote that hits the hardest” — whether that’s because it’s the most sincere, the funniest, or the most emotionally memorable for you personally.

Same idea with worst quote. For some characters, “worst” might mean their cringiest line. For others, it might be their most out-of-pocket take given the context of the story (regardless of whether the character is "right" from a pragmatic standpoint), or the line that feels the most out of character. And for more morally dubious characters down the line, “worst” could just as easily mean the most renegade, the most selfish, or the most sinister line — which is part of what I think makes the discussion fun.

As for iconic, I’ve noticed a lot of people interpret it as either the character’s most popular quote, or the quote you think they’re most instantly recognized by (the one you can hear in their voice immediately). Both interpretations are totally valid.

The point I hope I’m conveying is that I always intended for these prompts to be a springboard into discussion, not a litmus test of who has the most “correct” answer.

This is also the reason I’ve been largely silent on giving my own takes on what’s “best / worst / most iconic” — because I don’t want to inadvertently skew or stifle the discussion. There are admittedly a few quotes the community chose in other categories that I'm personally a bit on the fence on, but again, I've intentionally removed myself from the discussion as I'm the facilitator.

Thank you again for all the incredible discussion/banter — it’s been an absolute blast. When this table is done, I’ve got a special bonus in mind before we move onwards to the Suicide Mission team for Mass Effect 2.

Alright, onto Garrus’ most iconic quote!

Hey everyone, welcome to day 13 of “I’m Commander Shepard and these are my favorite quotes on the Citadel.” This time, we're now moving onto everyone's favorite krogan battlemaster, Wrex!

As before, the categories of "best", "worst" and "most iconic" are intentionally left to be open to interpretation, since there are so many characters these prompts are being directed to, and I'd rather not constrict discussion of the prompts and how they apply to characters by limiting it to one particular interpretation.

EDIT: As it seems that this day will come very much down to the wire since there are just so many good Wrex lines, day 14 might be postponed for another day to allow upvotes to be revealed on all posts.

This is sadly not an intended mod features. It is supposed to be an EDI suit.

It's a mod for Dead Space Remake created by JackBlack2006 aka Henry. Huge thanks to the entire modding crew for making mesh swaps in the game possible.

Random find on Pinterest ( not mine).

Current & All-Time : Mordin Solus

Comfort : Legion

By Design : Javik

By Plot : Garrus Vakarian

Guilty Favourite : Saren Arterius (I CAN FIX HIM TRUST TRUST TRUST)

"I WOULDN'T EVEN KEEP YOU AS A SERVITOR IN MY BATTLEBARGE" ahh image

Hey everyone, welcome to day 14 of “I’m Commander Shepard and these are my favorite quotes on the Citadel.” Yesterday's quote was close, but Wrex's quote about being on Saren's payroll was the overall victor (although an honorable mention goes to his Priority: Tuchanka quote to Shepard).

As before, the categories of "best", "worst" and "most iconic" are intentionally left to be open to interpretation, since there are so many characters these prompts are being directed to, and I'd rather not constrict discussion of the prompts and how they apply to characters by limiting it to one particular interpretation.

Drop at least one Wrex quote you’d nominate as his worst quote, and (if you want) say why it’s your pick. I’ll tally everything up and post the winner for Day 15.