Poll: A "reverse asari" reproductive scenario for humans in Mass Effect 3?

[paranoia.precinct]

Both biowares other original IP's (jade empire, dragon age) give you the option of "swinging both ways". However, in Mass Effect, every romance option is either the opposite gender, or monogendered and still capable of bearing Shepards child.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, is it possible that the mentions of "human genetic diversity" being wider than that of other races going to result in some sort of "reverse-asari" scenario in which if a human mates with an alien species, it will be mostly alien with a few strands of Human DNA? Perhaps a back-up plan for the protheans that if on the off chance the reapers were defeated, humans could help rebuild the populations of the other species?

I've really got to start being more specific on these.
EDIT:From an industry standpoint, not in-game standpoint. Biowares triple A original world games were Jade Empire and Dragon Age, in both you can have M/F F/F M/M relationships and threesomes, in DA: Origins it was possible to have a foursome, and in DA2 all but one of the love intrests were BI. What I'm talking about is that Bioware is not afraid of this S**t, they are famous/infamous for this. So why suddenly stop this trend in Mass Effect? Because an Interspecies/Homo relationship would be too much? Then why is it possible to romance Liara as a female? Because she could still have a female Shepards Child. I don't think they would do this unless it was important to the story.

 

[teebeeohh]

i don't really want to bring back any species besides the Krogan and the rachni, i already saved the rachni and will hand the Krogan a genophage cure in ME3.
i always thought the genetic diversity was only to explain why the reapers are interested in humans

 

[Saviordd1]

I'm not even sure what the hell you mean...So I'm going to say no

 

[Internet Kraken]

Both biowares other original IP's (jade empire, dragon age) give you the option of "swinging both ways". However, in Mass Effect, every romance option is either the opposite gender, or monogendered and still capable of bearing Shepards child.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, is it possible that the mentions of "human genetic diversity" being wider than that of other races going to result in some sort of "reverse-asari" scenario in which if a human mates with an alien species, it will be mostly alien with a few strands of Human DNA? Perhaps a back-up plan for the protheans that if on the off chance the reapers were defeated, humans could help rebuild the populations of the other species?

I'm not entirely sure what you're saying, but it sounds like you think humans can somehow impregnate aliens just becuase we are genetically diverse by comparison? Am I right? If so, you don't understand how mating works at all. There is no way for a human to impregnate an alien species other than Asari due to their weird method of reproduction. Even with the Asari no DNA is taken from the father, technically all the mating is done by the Asari alone.

So what the heck are you talking about?

 

[Not-here-anymore]

i always thought the genetic diversity was only to explain why the reapers are interested in humans

More to explain why every member of other alien races looks exactly the same in a story context

OT:Biology says no. Unless the protheans created humanity for that express purpose, or something.
Typical cliché space opera would suggest that humans are in fact protheans, and the collectors were some other race kicking about at the same time in alliance with them.

 

[Gill Kaiser]

Looks like someone has Mass Effect confused with Star Trek.

 

[radioactive lemur]

I'm pretty sure asari are meant to be unique in their ability to actually breed with other species. I always imagined that when a human has sex with a non-Asari like a turian or quarian or whatnot, viable offspring is not possible (otherwise there would be a lot of half and halfs running around). If the scenario you describe was possible, I'm pretty sure that the Krogan would be stealing human women to breed with them so as to overcome the genophage.

 

[paranoia.precinct]

Both biowares other original IP's (jade empire, dragon age) give you the option of "swinging both ways". However, in Mass Effect, every romance option is either the opposite gender, or monogendered and still capable of bearing Shepards child.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, is it possible that the mentions of "human genetic diversity" being wider than that of other races going to result in some sort of "reverse-asari" scenario in which if a human mates with an alien species, it will be mostly alien with a few strands of Human DNA? Perhaps a back-up plan for the protheans that if on the off chance the reapers were defeated, humans could help rebuild the populations of the other species?

I'm not entirely sure what you're saying, but it sounds like you think humans can somehow impregnate aliens just becuase we are genetically diverse by comparison? Am I right? If so, you don't understand how mating works at all. There is no way for a human to impregnate an alien species other than Asari due to their weird method of reproduction. Even with the Asari no DNA is taken from the father, technically all the mating is done by the Asari alone.

So what the heck are you talking about?

From an industry standpoint, not in-game standpoint. Biowares triple A original world games were Jade Empire and Dragon Age, in both you can have M/F F/F M/M relationships and threesomes, in DA: Origins it was possible to have a foursome, and in DA2 all but one of the love intrests were BI. What I'm talking about is that Bioware is not afraid of this S**t, they are famous/infamous for this. So why suddenly stop this trend in Mass Effect? Because an Interspecies/Homo relationship would be too much? Then why is it possible to romance Liara as a female? Because she could still have a female Shepards Child. I don't think they would do this unless it was important TO THE STORY.

 

[scnj]

I somehow doubt they'll go that far with it. Also, Reverse Asari sounds like a sex position.

 

[paranoia.precinct]

I somehow doubt they'll go that far with it. Also, Reverse Asari sounds like a sex position.

oh, hey, dude, your right... but "anti asari" sounds like I'm talking about ardat-yakshi.

 

[woodaba]

Asari can only produce asari. Its a common plot aspect of the series that Asaris actually look down on those who mate with other Asaris. So no, it does not work.

 

[Redem]

Well it is the likely conclusion of the Garrus romance

Fan wouldn't have it any other way

 

[Internet Kraken]

Both biowares other original IP's (jade empire, dragon age) give you the option of "swinging both ways". However, in Mass Effect, every romance option is either the opposite gender, or monogendered and still capable of bearing Shepards child.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, is it possible that the mentions of "human genetic diversity" being wider than that of other races going to result in some sort of "reverse-asari" scenario in which if a human mates with an alien species, it will be mostly alien with a few strands of Human DNA? Perhaps a back-up plan for the protheans that if on the off chance the reapers were defeated, humans could help rebuild the populations of the other species?

I'm not entirely sure what you're saying, but it sounds like you think humans can somehow impregnate aliens just becuase we are genetically diverse by comparison? Am I right? If so, you don't understand how mating works at all. There is no way for a human to impregnate an alien species other than Asari due to their weird method of reproduction. Even with the Asari no DNA is taken from the father, technically all the mating is done by the Asari alone.

So what the heck are you talking about?

From an industry standpoint, not in-game standpoint. Biowares triple A original world games were Jade Empire and Dragon Age, in both you can have M/F F/F M/M relationships and threesomes, in DA: Origins it was possible to have a foursome, and in DA2 all but one of the love intrests were BI. What I'm talking about is that Bioware is not afraid of this S**t, they are famous/infamous for this. So why suddenly stop this trend in Mass Effect? Because an Interspecies/Homo relationship would be too much? Then why is it possible to romance Liara as a female? Because she could still have a female Shepards Child. I don't think they would do this unless it was important TO THE STORY.

What does any of that have to do with humans impregnating aliens? Besides, creepy alien-human relationships already exist in Mass Effect that do not involve Asari. They just never produce any children because that wouldn't make any damn sense. Unless two species are very closely related they can not produce offspring. Having evolved on different bloody planets, it would make no sense of a human could impregnate a batarian. We can't even impregnate monkeys.

Well it is the likely conclusion of the Garrus romance

Fan wouldn't have it any other way

Another reason why Bioware should stop listening to their creepy fanbase.

 

[Kahunaburger]

Another reason why Bioware should stop listening to their creepy fanbase.

Truth. This place scares me. [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/category/325/index]

 

[The Forces of Chaos]

Another reason why Bioware should stop listening to their creepy fanbase.

Truth. This place scares me. [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/category/325/index]

I agree as well, It gets too creepy.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I get what you're saying, and I voted for the "Dude..." An interesting thought to say the least. No offense, but I hope it doesn't come to pass. Mainly because it hasn't been mentioned at all in any of the other games. I would think someone would have picked up on it by now, considering humans and aliens have been sleeping with one another since they first met. Shep being the savior of the galaxy I can accept. Shep being the first human who can suddenly get pregnant--or impregnate--other aliens (besides the Asari) is simply bad writing because it means she's some sort of super-being now. Something's different in her DNA alone that has not been in any other human, anywhere.
Or BioWare has simply failed to mention this, in which case it is far worse than bad writing. Good idea though.