In a current AMA on Reddit, lead author on the primary two Mass Impact video games Drew Karpyshyn expressed shock at individuals getting attractive for Garrus.
An essential factor to think about when writing a narrative of any type, is that in case you make any sort of humanoid race that may bone, individuals will wish to bone it. Characters like Garrus may not be to your style, however loads of individuals would fortunately bend over backwards for the turian, a lot to Karpyshyn’s shock.
“We all the time knew they’d come again as companions,” wrote Karpyshyn within the AMA when requested about how Garrus and Tali had been introduced in as romance choices for Mass Impact 2. “I used to be a bit stunned followers needed the romance choices. Tali I might type of see… you by no means noticed her face, so it was simple to think about one thing vaguely human. (However she had these bizarre ft!) Garrus blindsided me—however as soon as we noticed what followers needed, we determined to ship!”
Garrus is a notable fan favorite of the sequence, so anybody within the know might clearly see why he ought to be a romanceable character. Although sadly for people who pictured having a loving household with him, that most likely is not on the desk.
“The assorted species in Mass Impact are too biologically totally different to breed with one another,” wrote Karpyshyn. “Besides Asari, after all… it is a part of what made them distinctive. However that is simply my private take; I do not work on the sequence anymore so if BioWare needs to have Turi-quar infants, that is their alternative.”
Whereas the previous Mass Impact author does observe he is not on the sequence anymore, BioWare most likely will take the safer route of not permitting you to have infants with one other species.
However who is aware of? A brand new Mass Impact is on the way in which, one which may see the return of the Geth, so something might occur.