I, for one, think it should be cannon because it puts a nice spin on things. User Info: danstu. It's an interesting twist, but the problem is it makes absolutely no sense. Like I said before, you either have a race of beings able to manipulate people into seeing them however they want, all of them decide on the same basic form, and are unable to perfectly replicate the viewer.
OR Three guys at a bachelor party got drunk and said something stupid. If someone listened to that whole discussion, and doesn't think the characters were just drunk, then it's likely they've never been to a bachelor party. User Info: -Caliban-. It's neither. It's just different races seeing themselves in the Asari. It's not the ridiculously stupid idea that Asari are manipulating you into seeing them a certain way, or even a bunch of drunken idiots.
It's the simple fact that they see themselves in the Asari, which is completely natural. User Info: condw Are you serious? Hmm I'll need to check that. I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit anybody but myself - William Tecumseh Sherman. At then end of the bachelor party discussion, one of them the salarian, I believe says something to the affect of "You don't think they're manipulating us to think they're attractive, do you? User Info: CallMeSeeker.
Out of all the alien species in this game, Asari are the most human-like, now that I think about it. User Info: Akuryu. Like when Benezia died, wouldn't you see her real form?
If a Krogan goes "Man I love her face ridges," don't you think the Turian next to him would be like "wait It wasn't meant to be taken literally. Prtetty cliche I know, like a vampire sleeping on a coffin. But I like these cliches lol. Well, since asari boobs in game are technically as rigid as a Turian's skin or a dreadnought's hull plating, I don't think there's an issue.
The reason I imagined they sleeped in pods was mainly for the "Alien" factor. The Minbari in Babylon 5 had these beds that were angled towards the foot end and sported a triangular pillow. What do Asari really look like? By In Exile - Thu Aug 20, am. User mini profile. In Exile Status: Offline. By Pasquale - Thu Aug 20, am. I used to refer to them as strippers, but other posters then remark that they are dancers, not strippers, there's a difference, blah, blah, blah.
It's the BSN. By helios - Thu Aug 20, am. Like this pic here: Maybe they don't change much in terms of body shape, but their psychic powers could make each race see their faces a little closer to their on females? What do you guys think? By N7Jamaican - Thu Aug 20, am. N7Jamaican Status: Offline.
The asari were the first contemporary race to achieve spaceflight and discover the mass relay network. When they found the Citadel in BCE, the asari also encountered the keepers , whose mute assistance enabled them to quickly settle on the station and learn how to operate its systems. Sixty years later, the salarians made first contact with the asari, and together the two species agreed to found the Citadel Council in BCE, a galactic governing body that would come to unite dozens of races.
In later years, the asari continued to explore the galaxy and welcomed several other races to the burgeoning galactic community. During the Reaper invasion in CE, the asari refrained from supporting the other races in the war as they were reluctant to take resources away from the defense of their own worlds. Despite this caution, the Reapers tore through the asari defenses and deployed forces throughout asari space.
Asari hit-and-run tactics managed to slow the Reaper advance, but not stall it. Desperate, the asari government authorized their Councilor to reveal the existence of the Prothean beacon concealed in the Temple of Athame on Thessia to Commander Shepard in the hopes that it would provide the key to completing the Crucible , the galaxy's only means of defeating the Reapers.
While Shepard attempted to retrieve the beacon's data, Thessia was assaulted by Reaper forces, the first time the asari homeworld had been attacked since the Rachni Wars , and swiftly fell.
Out of options, the asari finally joined the Allied war effort, providing numerous resources to bolster the Allied fleets and complete the Crucible. Asari forces went on to fight alongside the other Allied races in the final confrontation with the Reapers over Earth.
Because of their long lifespan, asari tend to have a "long view" not common in other races. When they encounter a new species or situation, the asari are more comfortable with an extended period of passive observation and study than immediate action. They are unfazed that some of their investments or decisions may not pay off for decades or centuries. Matriarchs can seem to make incomprehensible decisions, but their insight is evident when their carefully-laid plans come to fruition.
In interstellar relations, this long view manifests in the unspoken policy of centrism. The asari instinctively seek to maintain stable balances of economic, political, and military power. Traditionally, asari spread their influence through cultural domination and intellectual superiority. They invite new species of advanced development to join the galactic community, knowing that their ideals and beliefs will inevitably influence the existing culture.
The asari tend toward communal, consensus attitudes among themselves too: for example, they prefer to live in shared spaces aboard starships even if there are alternatives available.
Asari believe that their offspring acquire the best qualities of the "father" from the melded genes, but evidence is anecdotal. They frown upon intraspecies conception, since genetic traits and cultural insight is gained from mating outside their species, so it's considered wasteful for asari to reproduce together.
The results of such unions are occasionally referred to as " purebloods ", a great insult among contemporary asari. A rare genetic defect known as Ardat-Yakshi , which makes asari destroy the partner's mind during melding, occurs much more frequently among the daughters of purebloods.
Asari are well aware they tend to be attractive, and are comfortable expressing their sexuality, and can be witnessed as exotic dancers in places like Chora's Den or Afterlife. Young males of other races tend to have a fascination with asari.
Kaidan Alenko mentions that the sight of Matriarch Benezia in a pin-striped suit sounds like something from an extranet fetish site. David Anderson admits that, when dealing with the asari, their feminine appearance makes it difficult for him to accept them as one of the most powerful races in the galaxy despite their political and military prowess, but he feels that this isn't his fault due to thousands of years of human cultural bias. Despite appearances to the contrary, asari dancing is more than just a way to fleece money from interspecies admirers.
It is actually a form of martial art, akin to tai chi or capoeira, capable of being practiced by sufficiently biotic humans as well. Alec Ryder thinks it is a means by which asari-managed clubs hire dancers who can pull double duty as their own bouncers.
Because of their natural sensuality and ability to mate with any species, asari are sometimes rumoured to be promiscuous. These rumours are mostly a result of misinformation or wishful thinking. In fact, asari have to accept that if they mate outside their own species, they will almost inevitably outlive their partner with the notable exception of the krogan , who have a similarly immense longevity.
Therefore, they have had to apply their philosophical "long view" to relationships as well, savouring the time they spend with their partners rather than focusing on their inevitable loss. On the Citadel, an asari and her turian companion are trying to decide on a souvenir to purchase, and while her friend feels a fish is too short-lived to make a good memento, the asari notes that they must "enjoy the time they have with the fish.
As a result of the aging difference, many asari raise their daughters alone, especially if the "father" species is short-lived. Despite their partner's death, a part of them will live within their other. While little is known of asari relationship customs, the asari life partner of another asari is often referred to as a bondmate.
The asari celebrate the springtime fertility ritual Janiris, named for the goddess Athame's guide Janiri, which marks the start of the new year. During this time, they create wreathes of flowers and distribute them among their friends and loved ones. As is the case with the holidays of some other Citadel species, the celebration of Janiris has been adopted by other species that operate in Citadel space.
A few asari abandon all but a few personal possessions to become justicars , members of an ancient order of asari adhering to a strict code. Justicars operate inside of asari space correcting injustices, often through harsh means, including death. It is rare for a justicar to leave asari space as it could cause a diplomatic incident with other species. Though all asari are natural biotics, there are some who choose not to develop their biotic power.
Doing so precludes an asari from military service, although there is no social stigma attached to the decision. Their version of politeness means that a group of them would be more dispersed owing to a slightly wider zone of personal space, just beyond easy melding distance from each other.
The asari possess the largest single economy in the galaxy. They have extensive trade and social contacts. Craft guilds, such as those within the cities Serrice and Armali, hold a virtual monopoly on advanced biotic technology. Given their political influence, an embargo by the asari would prove disastrous to the Alliance.
The pantheistic mainstream asari religion is siari, which translates roughly as "All is one". The faithful agree on certain core truths: the universe is a consciousness, every life within it is an aspect of the greater whole, and death is a merging of one's spiritual energy back into greater universal consciousness.
Siarists don't specifically believe in reincarnation; they believe in spiritual energy returning to the universal consciousness upon death will eventually be used to fill new mortal vessels.
Siari became popular after the asari left their homeworld and discovered their ability to "meld" with nearly any form of life.
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