Garrus’ Hidden History Made Him Shepard's Best Squadmate Ever

Garrus Vakarian is inseparable from Shepard in many players' eyes. His hidden history from the comics reveals how he became the best squadmate ever.
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[DrJLearning]

Wonderful to have you back. Hope you feeling well.

[iOnlySignIn]

Never realized Turian parenting is so similar to Korean or Chinese parenting. :D

[ghostkiller]

You should do all of the comics that mass effect released and do a narration on it.

[MysticFL-Beth]

I'm so ready for the new Mass Effect 5!!!!

[bfedezl]

True, Garrus is best bro and Tali best romance for MShep. The original trio.

[DutchXFangirl]

Garrus has always been my Bff. Even though I always play as a sniper as well, I always bring Garrus with me.

[dorottyapapp]

Yay! You're back! I hope your shoulder is doing great!

I can't bring myself to romance him because I feel like Garrus is my little brother. He needs some guidance at the beginning, then follows the older sibling's footsteps, and by the end you proudly realize, he grew up. Brother from another mother.

[hecller]

I was very lonely growing up, but Mass Effect and the love between Shepard and Garrus kept me afloat. I even learned to lucid dream just to meet Shepard and Garrus. I became her or him, sometimes I was on my own with them and we fought side by side. This emotional bond between soldiers when you cover each other with fire in game or in a lucid dream is so strong to me that I doubt anyone will ever create something stronger in the future, or continue the story with these two characters in other Mass Effect titles.

[psykit]

Brilliant video. Adore your breakdown.

Garrus, romance or not, is the best.

I'll be so disappointed if there's not even a hint of a Vakarian in ME5.

[bartekes]

This is freaking quality writing and character arc. I miss things like this in games and tv shows.

[samuelchambers]

So glad to have you back!!! How are you feeling!!!!

[codysteele]

Garrus has been my favourite squad mate since I first played Mass effect 1 16 years ago

[TheSoundita]

Best teammate.
Best bro.
Best romance.

[shinjonmusic]

My Shepard beat Garrus on top of Citadel.

[treasurehunter]

Garrus and fem shep are the 2 constants in every playthrough

[bluetwinkiesaregood]

Shepard and Garrus forever ❤

Edit: I never saved Sidonis. No one betrays my space boyfriend!

[MysticFL-Beth]

Best duo will always be Liara and Femshep cause they are a power couple together

[bernienoma]

PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE DOING MORE VIDS LIKE 😭 🙏

Also what comic is this? The art is gorgeous 😍

[UNCKayakfish]

Great video even as I disagree. But that’s the joy of having a wide roster, there’s something for everyone!

I’ve always found Garrus dull and one note compared to Liara or Tali. There’s little substance to me. Too much of a follower. Honestly, I prefer Kaidan and Garrus stays on the Normandy during most missions. To each their own, but Garrus and his father in the comics lacked the pathos of Tali and her father, especially when that's overlayed with the cultural contexts. To some extent, i felt like the game made Garrus my Shepard's best companion without my say. But then again, Liara is my favorite and people make the same complaint, so its all good.

But at the same time, I get it, and respect why many feel otherwise. Not trying to be argumentative at all, I think your content is great!

[lieuutenant]

I think this is the first video where I kind of disagree with you...!
I love Garrus immensely BUT part of what makes him likeable is that he follows Shepard blindly, which is a great show of loyalty but a terrible, TERRIBLE, character flaw.
You're a paragon? He's with you. You're a renegade? He's with you. You kill Sidonis? He's fine with it. You spare Sidonis? He's fine with it. This makes him one of the most "boring" squadmates, especially if you think that his whole character arc is based on his identity and his definition of what is right...
There's also a very interesting entry on the Shadow Broker's ship which says that Garrus' ability to lead is greatly hindered by Shepard, so I don't know if they're a great duo on that sense.
Sometimes I think Garrus is loved mostly because of his incredible voice acting and humor instead of him as a character per-se.
Great video as always though ❤