Which Mass Effect squadmate had the best development/story over the trilogy?

[NCR Ranger]

Liara was my favorite if you romanced her. Garrus if you didn't. Mordin was the most heartwrenching because I thought he was right in the first place, really liked him, but then had to shoot him in the back because he was about to make a giant mistake.

 

[Icky Thump]

My vote is Liara. Shadow Broker was insane.

 

[Deleted member 16136]

Joker. Did a bang up job in ME1, then watched his commander and the rest of his friends get slaughtered, had to takeover the leadership role and take on the reapers.

How that ends we will never know, I only assume he collapsed in a sea of his own piss and shit, and humanity got wiped out.

 

[Taker34]

The answer is always Tali, regardless of the question.

 

[Ultra]

Mordin.

Followed by Garrus.

 

[Orochinagis]

My vote was for Tali until ME3 happened and transformed her into a Shepard fangirl.

I would go for Liara and Wrex who matured and helped shepard without hesitation

 

[SofNascimento]

Liara's development is great if you stayed with her since 1, then shadow broker into ME3.

I will say if she isn't your romance option you do miss a lot of good stuff there.

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I think Liara has two problems.

One is that there is a major rupture between ME1's Liara and ME2's Liara, in many ways she might as well be a new character. In Wrex, Mordin, Garrus and Tali you can see their future in their present, with Liara you cannot.

Two is that, because of the very nature of the trilogy, Liara became the go to character for important information. So many of the other characters could be dead, that if they want something done, they had to use her. And so sometimes I felt she was more of a tool for the writers than a character in her own right.

 

[SpinierBlakeD]

Killed Wrex and Mordin in 3.
Got Tali killed in 2.
Never cared about Garus.

My boy was and forever will be Kaiden.

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This comment pains me deeply.

 

[SofNascimento]

My vote was for Tali until ME3 happened and transformed her into a Shepard fangirl.

I would go for Liara and Wrex who matured and helped shepard without hesitation

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Tali was a "fangirl" of Shepard since ME2. And she is far from being the only one.

 

[SofNascimento]

I voted for Garrus, but here's a mention for my pal Conrad Verner:

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That's actually quite a few very secundary characters that have quite an arc in the trilogy. Like the refund guy.

 

[fontguy]

Garrus is my favorite party member by a wide margin, but Mordin's crisis of conscience over the genophage is easily the most compelling character arc in the series.

 

[Vic Damone Jr.]

The ones they chose to focus on the most:/

I miss the OG trilogy:(

 

[Acquiescence]

Would've been nice to say Jack, but she got shafted pretty hard in 3. Still, her arc in 2 is supremely satisfying, assuming you treat her well and pick her up out of that pit of despair she's in.

 

[SofNascimento]

Would've been nice to say Jack, but she got shafted pretty hard in 3. Still, her arc in 2 is supremely satisfying, assuming you treat her well and pick her up out of that pit of despair she's in.

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I think her arc made perfect sense, it was just underdeveloped.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Love Garrus, but it's Mordin no question.

 

[Flaurehn]

The answer is always Tali, regardless of the question.

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If the question is: "Who is the absolute worst squadmate (even worse than Ashley)?" Then you are right, Tali is the answer

 

[Dany]

Liara!!

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Garrus, easily.

 

[Son of Sparda]

Garrus and it's not even close imo.

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

Best development is easily Mordin. Not voting on best squaddie.

 

[Taker34]

If the question is: "Who is the absolute worst squadmate (even worse than Ashley)?" Then you are right, Tali is the answer

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[SofNascimento]

Best development is easily Mordin. Not voting on best squaddie.

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I think you're correct. Even thought I believe Wrex to be as good as Mordin. Or at least very, very close.

 

[Fat4all]

The answer is always Tali, regardless of the question.

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i'm commander shepard, and this is my favorite ship in the series

 

[Blue Ninja]

Garrus is my bro, but I think Wrex's journey was ultimately a lot bigger.

 

[blacklotus]

Would've been nice to say Jack, but she got shafted pretty hard in 3. Still, her arc in 2 is supremely satisfying, assuming you treat her well and pick her up out of that pit of despair she's in.

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Shafted? Are you mental?

Don't you remember when in the final battle, after Sheppard activates the Crucible that dismantles most of the reapears minus 1 and it's army of Collectors, Jack commands her army of Biotics and just goes full Thor in Wakanda?


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[Sterling's Gold]

Mordin is the best character in a Bioware game.

 

[clickKunst]

From the choices there, Tali and her species have a complete arc over the duration of the trilogy whereas Garrus's arc is wrapped up in 2's loyalty mission and he's just tagging along in 3 as a bro. Liara is the most fleshed out - particularly with her becoming the Shadowbroker in 2 and saying goodbye in 3. The Genophage storyline is probably one of the most important in the series but Wrex hardly changes.