Mass Effect: Andromeda
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|---|---|
| Name: | Mass Effect: Andromeda |
| Abbreviation(s): | Andromeda, MEA |
| Creator: | BioWare |
| Date(s): | release date: March 2017 |
| Medium: | DVD-ROM, digital download |
| Country of Origin: | Canada |
| External Links: | Official site |
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Mass Effect: Andromeda is a single-player Roleplaying video game developed by BioWare.
Plot Summary
Mass Effect: Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, players will lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory as the Pathfinder - a leader of military-trained explorers. This is the story of humanity’s next chapter, and player choices throughout the game will ultimately determine our survival.
Characters
Squad Members
Allies
Other characters as canon romantic interests
Other characters
- Alec Ryder (father of the Ryder twins)
- Ellen Harlow Ryder (mother of the Ryder twins)
- Jarun Tann (acting director of the Andromeda Initiative)
- Evfra de Tershaav (leader of the angaran resistance)
- Moshae Sjefa (respected scholar and cultural leader of the angara)
- Sloane Kelly (leader of the outlaw port on Kadara)
- the Archon, leader of kett expeditionary operations in the Heleus cluster
Common pairings
- Scott Ryder/Jaal, Sara Ryder/Jaal
- Scott Ryder/Reyes Vidal, Sara Ryder/Reyes Vidal
Fan Activity
The game was widely panned in the public eye and, as such, is treated defensively in the fan community. The game's relative lack of popularity relative to the original Mass Effect games means that Andromeda's content is not well-documented or accessible on platforms such as wikis or YouTube, making fanfic research comparatively more difficult.
Many fanfics on AO3 tend to reflect the personalized Ryders of the authors.
The most popular romantic pairing (on AO3) is the canonical pairing of Jaal Ama Darav and either Sara or Scott Ryder.
Crossovers with the main Mass Effect trilogy are not uncommon.
Make Jaal Bi
Soon after the games release, when all possible character romances were known, some criticized how few gay male options were available and that no alien characters, including the squad member Jaal, were among them. This brought about a movement on twitter using the #makejaalbi hashtag. Kotaku summarized the issue:
The issue, as dozens of fans have explained to me, isn’t just that there are fewer options. Many fans describe feeling tricked because BioWare had boasted ahead of release about the ample romance options available in the game, but was coy when fans asked for specifics pertaining to non-straight options. Trailers featured a male Ryder kissing women, but fans did not know what to expect when it came to queer romance options and many clearly had their hopes up.
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After the release, fans pointed to in-game code that allegedly suggests Jaal, one of the new aliens, appeared to have lines referencing a potential gay romance route: image
We can’t verify that this code actually refers to a gay romance, but things do change during development: that’s why developers often don’t talk about specifics regarding what is or isn’t going to be in a game. Still, this specific line of code was enough to inspire a hashtag on Twitter, #makeJaalBi, where tons of fans are demanding “equal opportunity” banging.[1]
Resources
Communities
- official Mass Effect Andromeda Forums
- unofficial BioWare forums
- masseffect reddit
- masseffectkink - kink meme