Liara and Shephard (Patreon)

This commission for Sgt. Artyom is something I could have drawn just for myself, honestly. I was a big Mass Effect fan, I played as female Shephard, and Liara was the romance option I picked in both the first and final game. (I decided my Shephard was the obsessively monogamous type.) Granted, Liara was my ONLY female romance option in ME1. I know male Shephard had more lady options, but if you give me a choice between two characters and one of them is voiced by Jennifer Hale, I'mma pick the one voiced by Jennifer Hale. 

But you know what? It wouldn't have mattered either way. Liara would have been my favorite even if I'd had access to the rest of the female cast. (Not that Tali wouldn't have also been a strong contender.) What can I say, the design of Liara's race hit that classic Star Trek sweet spot of "just alien enough to still be hot." But more than that I simply liked her character, and it was fun watching her change from naive scientist to ruthless spy as the trilogy went on. 

Word is a new Mass Effect entry is on the way, and I may give that one a shot. The last game, Andromeda, didn't go over great, but that actually gives me some confidence in the next game. Historically, "apology games" that follow a poorly-received entry tend to have some extra crowd-pleasing polish applied to them. 

But let me know what you think. About Mass Effect, the series, the waifus, who the best girl was, and why it was obviously Liara? :D