Samara's the only character who really sold being ageless to me. To be someone who could kill her own daughter, but still love her as much as a mother can. That's the sort of thing you can only conceive in someone who's had a looong time to think about it
The more I replay ME over the years the more I come to appreciate Samara's maturity. The script and her VA really did a great job, none of the other asari or krogan who are supposed to be hundreds of years old quite manage to make you believe it.
Well, Krogans are warriors. The Asari has incredibly long life span. It takes centuries to reach maturity. Salarians only live for a handful of decades etc. In short only few characters can give off that feel.
Those last words in ME2, "In another time, In another life..." Powerful words from a wise person, man... It's incredible what this games do to one's mind and feelings.
This is honestly what truly bothered me about both Mass Effect 3 and the Citadel DLC. They primed Samara for being an incredible romance option, honestly. I'm no writer by any means, but have the 'romance' play out the exact same way as it does in ME2 but in ME3 at the Ardat-Yakshi compound when Shepard saves her from her shenanigans there could have been a really heartfelt moment where he tells her that she tried to forfeit what she had and that s/he understood that after the trials Samara had been through, but that even through all that pain and suffering there was a place for her to be herself and be appreciated. Could have this conversation end on a cliffhanger or as Samara saying something along the lines of needing time to process what she truly needed to do moving forward. Then during the cutscene (post Ardat-Yakshi mission) on the citadel (not the DLC, the one where Shepard sends her to join the project) she could express how important Shpepard was to her, and how she's truly ruminating on those words. That there is a connection there but she had lived her life one way for so long. The conversation could again end with no real final resolution as (again) duty would be splitting them apart (obviously I'd prefer she joins the crew because she's still the best) Then at the end of the game when you call her before the final push you could have her truly express love for Shepard and that she was in fact willing to walk through the rest of their respective lives together. Her past, the silence, freedom from teh code and/or the war gave her a new perspective on life, and that even though she is many times older than Shepard she feels a closeness/connection there that she doesn't want to lose...can't lose. Then in Citadel DLC you could have them actually do couple things. Maybe go on a date and see some shenanigans going on that even though Samara is no longer living as a Justicar she just couldn't overlook and Shepard being Shepard is like "Where you go, I go". Honestly, Samara as a character is fascinating. She has the propensity to be so much and the potential romance had the capacity to be truly heartwarming. Part of me understands why they went the route they did, but it won't ever stop me from saying that she is hands down my head-canon pairing for Shepard.
@@davidrosensin7985 apart of me feels even if they couldnt of had a full romance the way I feel intended, I'd of hoped Samara would of be with shepherds child as a way for atoning for her daughter, and for the possibility of shepherd dying and the survival of the universe at the end of epilogue. I have said this also for Miranda, and liara just in case a full romance, to see them with at least a baby bump, would have made that finale all the more meaningful and impactful in my opinion, to see that a legacy would continue on
There should have been a special hidden achievement in ME3: LE "For once, live in the moment" - Have the romantic interaction with Samara on the Citadel.
@@kardnails8729 I don't really agree but with Samara i had a feeling a romance wouldn't really go anywhere. Though i can't help but interested in her. Overall though. Ashley, Liara and Miranda are my top picks. I might romance Tali this time around.
I kinda always felt that Samara was a wise teacher like grandma that did some wild shi back in the day but found god and has really cool stories about how she banged one of presidents or joined a cult and escaped yknow what I mean.
Compare 19:09 in this video with 15:53 of th-cam.com/video/Szm8HQeUGV8/w-d-xo.html. It's like in LE, she almost has a spotlight on her face, rather than being in Nef's dim and dingy bedroom. I like that lighting better - it's much more intimate and intriguing - though the glowy eyes in this one are a little nicer (you could potentially achieve the effect IRL with luciferase.) Sounds like I'm gonna have to write me a mod, or commission it. Morinth has the same issue; compare 19:31 in the other video with 24:09 here. Though in this one, her outfit is much better lit, and more interesting for it.
There're 2 mods for LE, the first one combines the lighting of the original ME and LE1 to make a very good lighting mod with both for ME1: LE. The second Is for LE2, and makes the lighting of the original ME2 return for LE2 (or something very similar), and i must say, they're very good. And for Jack, that texture Is fixed by some mods. Yeah, it's a shame they're mods and the LE has this issues, but it's not that bad.
@@charlespc Which mods are they? Are they on NexusMods? Because installing mods after textures tends to break games, I've resigned myself to not using textures. (With 200 mods so far, it seems there are updates every time I fire it up; I'm unwilling to spend the time to re-install everything just for textures!) I'll take all the beautification I can get from non-texture mods!
Samara's eyes are one of the most beautiful I've ever seen in video games, they are like shiny full of light kind and expressive at the same time, I'm drowning in her eyes every time I see her on screen
Shepherd: You gotta get out of here. Samara: I can't. Our oath... Shepard: Don't argue with me, Samara! Samara: I can't leave you behind. Shepherd: I need you to make it out of here alive, Samara. Get back to the monastery on Lesuss. For your family. Samara: You are family. Please, stay safe...
We know with when she wanted to kill herself for her daughters that the code is flawed, why does everything today need to be taken offensive, maybe giving her happiness and a loving relationship and freeing her from her Code is the right thing to do, Samara is old enough to decide for herself…
@@allancastellon9248 Shepard's not her parent, and Samara's not an underaged child either... Paragon Shepard also respects her position, so it's more comparable to a Man saying he loves a Nun and while he says he loves her, he'd tell her to leave the church if he could.
@@GrasshopperKelly I don't think it's crazy to genuinely ask them as long as they accept the answer. Which Shepherd does only bringing it up again after an insane change of circumstances.
@RobertEdwinHouse9 she would obviously make a great wife and mother. She's incredibly family oriented and is the only woman in the entire galaxy who had a good relationship with her dad.
As for me, she is the most beautiful and deeply developed character in the trilogy, one of my favorites. She impresses with her resilience and devotion to both the Code and Shepard. Yes, you can't build a full romance with her, but this inaccessibility is what catches me the most. Just one kiss, but for me it is more significant than a full romance with any other, more accessible character. In general, her entire tragic story penetrates the soul, the entire path of overcoming oneself, as in the case of Shepard - the inner struggle between duty and passion, as in the case of Morinth - on the one hand, love for her daughter, on the other - the duty to kill her according to the Code. The end of the mission in the Ardat-Yakshi monastery is the most heartbreaking scene in the entire trilogy for me ... the atmosphere, the soundtrack ... it is tearing me apart) And in all these moments, Samara shows amazing endurance and strength, of course, someone will say that this is pointless, but I respect it. I see in her a true, uncompromising and unbending warrior, more than a worthy couple for Shepard. It's a pity that so little attention was paid to her in the trilogy, they didn't even draw a comic about her, although a possible series of plots about her were outlined in the game. Nevertheless, the hope dies last, perhaps someday we'll see a sequel with a living Shepard, who will manage to assault this gorgeous impregnable fortress)
@@Final_Fantasy_7 Yeah, that's one of the downsides to being an Ardat-Yakshi (then again, there are no upsides). Once the Reapers find you, you're cooked.
This would make sense because Samara and Shepard probably have about the same life expectancy, given her age. Also, they could have kids (cf. Benezia having Liara as a matriarch) and those would not be pure bloods and therefore not ardat-yakshis.
I could be wrong, and if I remember correctly the way it works is Samara will only ever give birth to Ardat-Yakshi, she is a carrier of the genetic disorder because she is a pureblooded Asari. Any children Her and Shep would have would have the disease, it's why she became a Justicar in the first place and probably why she is so hesitant to give in to her desire for Shepard.
@Gradyolson I don't believe it is guaranteed that all of Samara's children would be Ardat-Yakshi, as those generally only happen due to Asari-Asari relationships. However, Samara was and is probably not interested in more children, as 2 were functionally exiled, 1 became a serial killer, and by the Citadel 2 of those are dead.
@smol_pupper123 I did some more digging and as far as I can see Samara is a carrier of the genetic defect that makes Ardar-Yakshi purebloods are more likely to have the gene but are not guaranteed to have it. Samara however has it so any kids she has regardless with whom all will be Ardat-Yakshi.
@smol_pupper123 It's not a 100% thing. There had to be enough pure Asari pairings that didn't produce Ardat-Yakshi to live long enough to achieve space travel, right?
Easily one of the best relationships in the mass effect series. On my top 3 personal favorites. 1. Garrus and fem Shep (the fact we can't have male shep romance with garrus is a sin!) 2. Thane and fem Shep 3. Samara and male shep 4. Jack and Shepard 5. Liara and Shepard
Samara's the only character who really sold being ageless to me. To be someone who could kill her own daughter, but still love her as much as a mother can. That's the sort of thing you can only conceive in someone who's had a looong time to think about it
The more I replay ME over the years the more I come to appreciate Samara's maturity. The script and her VA really did a great job, none of the other asari or krogan who are supposed to be hundreds of years old quite manage to make you believe it.
Well, Krogans are warriors. The Asari has incredibly long life span. It takes centuries to reach maturity. Salarians only live for a handful of decades etc. In short only few characters can give off that feel.
Those last words in ME2, "In another time, In another life..." Powerful words from a wise person, man... It's incredible what this games do to one's mind and feelings.
This is honestly what truly bothered me about both Mass Effect 3 and the Citadel DLC. They primed Samara for being an incredible romance option, honestly. I'm no writer by any means, but have the 'romance' play out the exact same way as it does in ME2 but in ME3 at the Ardat-Yakshi compound when Shepard saves her from her shenanigans there could have been a really heartfelt moment where he tells her that she tried to forfeit what she had and that s/he understood that after the trials Samara had been through, but that even through all that pain and suffering there was a place for her to be herself and be appreciated. Could have this conversation end on a cliffhanger or as Samara saying something along the lines of needing time to process what she truly needed to do moving forward.
Then during the cutscene (post Ardat-Yakshi mission) on the citadel (not the DLC, the one where Shepard sends her to join the project) she could express how important Shpepard was to her, and how she's truly ruminating on those words. That there is a connection there but she had lived her life one way for so long. The conversation could again end with no real final resolution as (again) duty would be splitting them apart (obviously I'd prefer she joins the crew because she's still the best)
Then at the end of the game when you call her before the final push you could have her truly express love for Shepard and that she was in fact willing to walk through the rest of their respective lives together. Her past, the silence, freedom from teh code and/or the war gave her a new perspective on life, and that even though she is many times older than Shepard she feels a closeness/connection there that she doesn't want to lose...can't lose.
Then in Citadel DLC you could have them actually do couple things. Maybe go on a date and see some shenanigans going on that even though Samara is no longer living as a Justicar she just couldn't overlook and Shepard being Shepard is like "Where you go, I go".
Honestly, Samara as a character is fascinating. She has the propensity to be so much and the potential romance had the capacity to be truly heartwarming. Part of me understands why they went the route they did, but it won't ever stop me from saying that she is hands down my head-canon pairing for Shepard.
Fax very deep💯
@@davidrosensin7985 apart of me feels even if they couldnt of had a full romance the way I feel intended, I'd of hoped Samara would of be with shepherds child as a way for atoning for her daughter, and for the possibility of shepherd dying and the survival of the universe at the end of epilogue. I have said this also for Miranda, and liara just in case a full romance, to see them with at least a baby bump, would have made that finale all the more meaningful and impactful in my opinion, to see that a legacy would continue on
@@davidrosensin7985 man, women are just like that
Idk why but the entire Morinth dialogue at the club was the most intense pressure of "Shit, what do I say now" in a video game I've ever seen.
Same !
Bro, saaame 😭
Like being on a date with a crazy chick
Exactly. One flubbed line and you let a serial killer walk.
The actress who voices Samara is Billie Eilish's mother.
I had to look it up, and you weren't joking
Everyday is a school day
No fucking way
Today I learned. Thx stranger.
🤮🤮🤮 its over!!!!
My husband and I refer to her as "Samommy"; the epitome of MILF in the most respectful way possible.
I'm wheezing XD
40:40 "The Code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules." - Captain Hector Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Underrated comment.
The outfit, the voice, the character and her design is so infuriatingly good.
Pisses me off that you can't have the "traditional" romance.
Luckily with mods, you can romance her with Project Variety.
@@GamingLovesJohnYo thanks but Does it actually fully make her romance able and have scenes?
Samaras voice is just hypnotizing
There something else about her that is hypnotizing as well.
@@esnips123123 Her big, round eyes.
@@nervesconcordabsolutely 😂😂
There should have been a special hidden achievement in ME3: LE
"For once, live in the moment" - Have the romantic interaction with Samara on the Citadel.
Report to the ship as soon as possible, well bang okay?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 god i love steak
Samara stepping on that Asari merc’s neck in the beginning is so hot.
It reminded me of a situation with a drug addict criminal and a policeman.
@@MasterRaven0707 lmao
Kinky
It made me want to kill her. It also makes me wonder how and why female corpses in the game have their hands behind their back.
@@MasterRaven0707 Fucking A Raven you hit it on the nose. Shit. lol
The blue balls from this "romance"...
Exactly had us all wait until ME3 just for a kiss lmao
Personally think it is fitting. Can't all be "we will bang, ok?" Otherwise all characters will start to look the same.
@@kardnails8729 I don't really agree but with Samara i had a feeling a romance wouldn't really go anywhere. Though i can't help but interested in her.
Overall though. Ashley, Liara and Miranda are my top picks. I might romance Tali this time around.
@@kardnails8729 Lies Blasphemy it's Commander Shepard and no amount of Galaxy Tail is safe from "We'll bang ok."
Here's a warning, after romancing Tali, you won't be able to romance anyone else.
Its really romantic. Mark did a great job here, I like this scene better with him actually.
The only people who hate on BroShep fall into one of two categories: Jennifer Hale stans, and people who gave up on Mark Meer after ME1.
I kinda always felt that Samara was a wise teacher like grandma that did some wild shi back in the day but found god and has really cool stories about how she banged one of presidents or joined a cult and escaped yknow what I mean.
Recon Hood nice put the Kestrel Armor on and you are a hell of a Infiltrator.
She's the only Asari I found attractive, Her lazy eye does something to me😻
Better than Liara or that crazy blue thing in Andromeda
@@TheRazeluXE Let's not get carried away. Samara is great but she isn't better than Liara lol
@@KDB349 Yes, she is.
@@KDB349 yeah she is
@@KDB349I got them about equal for different reasons tho. I like all the mass effect cast just shows how good BioWare used to be 😭😊
Samara is the only hardcore paragon that i can only agree with. 70% of the time i play renegade. But with Samara......I would turn paragon
I'd say she is 80% Paragon with a touch of renegade of 20%.
49:46 only time i felt real emotion from her compared to her usual justiciar shit
Gonna be honest here. When she crushed the Marc's neck, I might have fallen in love
It's just a video game and she's an alien but Samara's eyes are utterly amazing in the LE.
_"I won't be able to release you that soon"_
_"You won't be able to stop me"_
Samaras daughter is the proverbial man eater.
Can't wait to see who our next squadmates are for the 4th game
You mean 5th
Billie Eyelash is ardat yakshi justifies her music releases
Well shit, didn't even know this was possible till just recently. No surprise though, I always go renegade.
The ardat-yakshi condition sounds pretty similar to borderline personality disorder, also manifesting at maturity.
By far the most mature romance in all the games.
Talk about putting the sexy back into ageless wisdom with expirience...
Bending like a reed but never braking...
Ooowee!
shepard sounds so stoic all the time XD
Samara i miss you
49:15I set out to make a renegade, but unfortunately I don't have the courage to watch her die.
If only older women retain their biological youth the way Asari does… lots of men would probably be dating grandmothers.
I see the new and improved Anaya has embraced the dark side a bit too much
Compare 19:09 in this video with 15:53 of th-cam.com/video/Szm8HQeUGV8/w-d-xo.html. It's like in LE, she almost has a spotlight on her face, rather than being in Nef's dim and dingy bedroom. I like that lighting better - it's much more intimate and intriguing - though the glowy eyes in this one are a little nicer (you could potentially achieve the effect IRL with luciferase.) Sounds like I'm gonna have to write me a mod, or commission it.
Morinth has the same issue; compare 19:31 in the other video with 24:09 here. Though in this one, her outfit is much better lit, and more interesting for it.
Yeah they messed up a few things another example is Jack's messy mascara when she cries in ME2. It isn't in the remaster
There're 2 mods for LE, the first one combines the lighting of the original ME and LE1 to make a very good lighting mod with both for ME1: LE. The second Is for LE2, and makes the lighting of the original ME2 return for LE2 (or something very similar), and i must say, they're very good. And for Jack, that texture Is fixed by some mods. Yeah, it's a shame they're mods and the LE has this issues, but it's not that bad.
@@charlespc Which mods are they? Are they on NexusMods?
Because installing mods after textures tends to break games, I've resigned myself to not using textures. (With 200 mods so far, it seems there are updates every time I fire it up; I'm unwilling to spend the time to re-install everything just for textures!) I'll take all the beautification I can get from non-texture mods!
Samara's eyes are one of the most beautiful I've ever seen in video games, they are like shiny full of light kind and expressive at the same time, I'm drowning in her eyes every time I see her on screen
Awesome gameplay
I may be bias towards asari but damn Liara and Samara are just beautifully well written
For real man. I romance Liara every playthrough even though I keep saying I'll try to romance someone else 😅
Same with the bias for asari lmao. However, although I would always romance liara, I do agree that she was a bit forced on u by the writers
Honestly I'm chill with every race in the game for the most part
Shepherd:
You gotta get out of here.
Samara:
I can't. Our oath...
Shepard:
Don't argue with me, Samara!
Samara:
I can't leave you behind.
Shepherd:
I need you to make it out of here alive, Samara. Get back to the monastery on Lesuss. For your family.
Samara:
You are family. Please, stay safe...
The biggest blue ball relationship in mass effect, i was so mad we didn't bang Samara lol
Where's the "Rejected" stamp like last time ?
If Shepard truly loved Samara, he wouldn't tempt her to break the code, or force her into such difficult situations for her to think about.
We know with when she wanted to kill herself for her daughters that the code is flawed, why does everything today need to be taken offensive, maybe giving her happiness and a loving relationship and freeing her from her Code is the right thing to do, Samara is old enough to decide for herself…
This is like saying if a parent loved their kid they wouldn't tempt them to leave a cult lol
@@allancastellon9248 Shepard's not her parent, and Samara's not an underaged child either...
Paragon Shepard also respects her position, so it's more comparable to a Man saying he loves a Nun and while he says he loves her, he'd tell her to leave the church if he could.
@@JustCauseFan Yup, and she told him she'd rather follow the code than leave it for a lover. What part of me typing that was offensive to you btw?
@@GrasshopperKelly I don't think it's crazy to genuinely ask them as long as they accept the answer. Which Shepherd does only bringing it up again after an insane change of circumstances.
Imma need Billie's mom to be easy before i catch feelings 😂
A decade or two too late for that 😅
Samara is the only one who makes me consider cheating on Ash.
@RobertEdwinHouse9 she would obviously make a great wife and mother. She's incredibly family oriented and is the only woman in the entire galaxy who had a good relationship with her dad.
@@LoganLS0Liara has good relationships with her “father”. And don’t forget “blue little children” thing.
@@VilenChe Liars doesn't meet her dad until the 3rd game and is obviously bothered by it, as she should be.
@@VilenChe What was the "little blue children" thing?
@@LoganLS0
1) Romance Liara in ME1
2) Play Shadow Broker DLC in ME2
3) Invite Liara to your ship
4) Here it is
As for me, she is the most beautiful and deeply developed character in the trilogy, one of my favorites. She impresses with her resilience and devotion to both the Code and Shepard. Yes, you can't build a full romance with her, but this inaccessibility is what catches me the most. Just one kiss, but for me it is more significant than a full romance with any other, more accessible character.
In general, her entire tragic story penetrates the soul, the entire path of overcoming oneself, as in the case of Shepard - the inner struggle between duty and passion, as in the case of Morinth - on the one hand, love for her daughter, on the other - the duty to kill her according to the Code. The end of the mission in the Ardat-Yakshi monastery is the most heartbreaking scene in the entire trilogy for me ... the atmosphere, the soundtrack ... it is tearing me apart) And in all these moments, Samara shows amazing endurance and strength, of course, someone will say that this is pointless, but I respect it. I see in her a true, uncompromising and unbending warrior, more than a worthy couple for Shepard. It's a pity that so little attention was paid to her in the trilogy, they didn't even draw a comic about her, although a possible series of plots about her were outlined in the game. Nevertheless, the hope dies last, perhaps someday we'll see a sequel with a living Shepard, who will manage to assault this gorgeous impregnable fortress)
Does anyone know if Morinth carries into the Mass Effect 3 DLCs...I'm curious to know as I have never experimented on that myself
Morinth appears as a Banshee in Mass Effect 3 on Earth if you chose her instead of Samara in Mass Effect 2
@NaughtyGaming- oh man that's really messed up wow...I thought she would of pretended all the way to the end 😢
@@Final_Fantasy_7 Yeah, that's one of the downsides to being an Ardat-Yakshi (then again, there are no upsides). Once the Reapers find you, you're cooked.
40:00 as the kids say his rizz has a mass effect on her.
How did the eclipse sisters hands get behind her back?
It's a reused animation for dead body's that don't respawn there is no explaining they always end up like most of the time if they die in a cutscene
Family Guy death pose
This would make sense because Samara and Shepard probably have about the same life expectancy, given her age. Also, they could have kids (cf. Benezia having Liara as a matriarch) and those would not be pure bloods and therefore not ardat-yakshis.
So what you're saying is, best case scenario to achieve a balanced relationship with an Asari is via cougar chasing?
I could be wrong, and if I remember correctly the way it works is Samara will only ever give birth to Ardat-Yakshi, she is a carrier of the genetic disorder because she is a pureblooded Asari. Any children Her and Shep would have would have the disease, it's why she became a Justicar in the first place and probably why she is so hesitant to give in to her desire for Shepard.
@Gradyolson I don't believe it is guaranteed that all of Samara's children would be Ardat-Yakshi, as those generally only happen due to Asari-Asari relationships. However, Samara was and is probably not interested in more children, as 2 were functionally exiled, 1 became a serial killer, and by the Citadel 2 of those are dead.
@smol_pupper123 I did some more digging and as far as I can see Samara is a carrier of the genetic defect that makes Ardar-Yakshi purebloods are more likely to have the gene but are not guaranteed to have it. Samara however has it so any kids she has regardless with whom all will be Ardat-Yakshi.
@smol_pupper123 It's not a 100% thing. There had to be enough pure Asari pairings that didn't produce Ardat-Yakshi to live long enough to achieve space travel, right?
Still not using Project Variety, I see - just port the mod yourself if you have to, you won't regret it.
Thank u I was thinking the same thing. But they dont the legendary edition verison of the mod yet
I wish that she actually put out
Can you romance samara and liara at the same time
Easily one of the best relationships in the mass effect series. On my top 3 personal favorites.
1. Garrus and fem Shep (the fact we can't have male shep romance with garrus is a sin!)
2. Thane and fem Shep
3. Samara and male shep
4. Jack and Shepard
5. Liara and Shepard
I think you forgot Tali
@@Dovahkiin27839 honorable mention
@@bastianlopez458 *Me trying to not start a war* :
@@Dovahkiin27839 iron man in civil war: "you just started a war"
@@bastianlopez458 shit
Wouldn't it be amazing if Samara reappeared in a later game as a Matriarch?
Wait, isn't she already?
@@GrassPokeKing I thought she was just really old, and I was looking for a certain trait we see in matriarchs
@@Dovahkiin27839 You mean their FAT A-
im gay and romance kaidn in me3 but i still romance samara on the side because shes a fucking queen.
Wait, WHAT?
Boooo!We didn't get to bone
In *_Mass Effect 3_* **Citadel** DLC
Samara looks like a young Dianna Ross...
I'm doin Billie Eilish's mom
Doo where Batman
knight errant? nah, Samara is a religious fanatic. not that different from a jihadist.
No, she's a fantasy Paladin
I expected a 1 second video. Why does this video contain 56:56 minutes of filler.