Regarding character canon, I'm applying for Liara T'soni from Mass Effect. While her personality and canon are very well-established, her relationship with a "Canon-OC" creates some issues in writing her backstory:
1. Liara is an optional romance interest for Commander Shepard in the game. There is absolutely no established canon on whether or not Liara and Shepard are romantic. Am I free to take my choice as to whether or not they had a relationship?
2. While a lot of things are pretty consistent about Shepard from player to player, one thing in particular that can cause an issue is Shepard's sex: he/she can be either male or female. Established canon calls Shepard male, however, when referring to him/her in the books. Do I need to stick with that established canon or can I play Liara as having known a fem-shep?
Mostly, I just want to play Liara as taken from the specific storyline that I played, which involves a romantic relationship with a female Shepard. (I'm so used to seeing Shepard as a female from playing, and hearing Jennifer Hale's voice in the part, that I have a hard time thinking of Shepard as a male despite the established canon.) This really won't affect anything except for the backstory on my app, but I just need to know what to write there.
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1. Liara is an optional romance interest for Commander Shepard in the game. There is absolutely no established canon on whether or not Liara and Shepard are romantic. Am I free to take my choice as to whether or not they had a relationship?
2. While a lot of things are pretty consistent about Shepard from player to player, one thing in particular that can cause an issue is Shepard's sex: he/she can be either male or female. Established canon calls Shepard male, however, when referring to him/her in the books. Do I need to stick with that established canon or can I play Liara as having known a fem-shep?
Mostly, I just want to play Liara as taken from the specific storyline that I played, which involves a romantic relationship with a female Shepard. (I'm so used to seeing Shepard as a female from playing, and hearing Jennifer Hale's voice in the part, that I have a hard time thinking of Shepard as a male despite the established canon.) This really won't affect anything except for the backstory on my app, but I just need to know what to write there.