ASARI: Cultural Index

As the results on the last vote are so close (or were at the time of making this vid), we're gonna do both episodes sticking to out fortnightly schedule, with the Asari this week and the Krogan the next!

The Asari are the oldest race in the Mass Effect universe with lifespans around 1000 years, the most beautiful art and cultural heritage, they are far more than the "alien babe" trope that they may first appear to be.
...Technically they're not even women. They are blue though.

This is the Cultural Index a series aimed at exploring various Science-Fiction species.
For outsiders to a series to get to know the basics and maybe even hardened Sci-fi nuts might discover something new.
Thanks for watching!

Music in this video from Mass Effect 3.
Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 are produced by BioWare and published by EA, Microsoft Game Studios.
This Video is for educational purposes with commentary.

[samuelvine]

"...a species that can win an argument by outliving you..." LOL

[nwheregrrl]

"Asari are the most gifted race in this field ..."

... except Shepard. xD

[asaenvolk]

Two important points, the Asari are stated to have been altered by the Protheans, they MIGHT have father enhance themselves genetically later on, oh and the Protheans left them their technology, the Asari didn't really develop their own Technology, again, an intentional remanent of the Protheans. Humans were to be the OTHER hears the Prothean throne, but had less time to develop us.

[taliawtf]

I love the Asari <3
Just wish they would let you pick them as your race in ME games... I mean it makes sense for the first three but why not do a dragon age type deal and let us pick one of the races to play as? Oh well I still love the Asari as a better take on the sexy space alien thing.

[DET_CRD]

I really liked that Star Trek reference. Thank you. I needed that laugh today lol.

[AlexSaysHi]

You forgot Matriarch Benezia's bewbs...no but seriously as an Asari gets older only their breast grow in size. This is important information damn it

[exilewing]

Your really not going to bring up the Ardat-Yakshi?

[furioni]

You forgot to mention one important element of the Asari race. Perhaps I missed it, I'm sorry if that's the case. There was this conversation among characters of different races in one of the scenes, that implies heavily that the Asari look exactly how a member of their species would look. Therefore, there's a deep mental manipulation here, that is so advanced, multiple creatures see them, and each see a member of their own species. So, a human, sees a humanoid asari, the only difference is blue skin . etc, while a krogan sees a female krogan.

[jak]

Great video, hope you do more on the aliens from the Mass Effect universe.

[UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

A perfect example of experienced not being a synonym for correct

[wikipediaintellectual]

"I am ready for this Massive Effect."
-Peabiss

[michaelwood]

5:18 LMAOOOO. "In order to serve amongst the Asari military, autistic training is required."

[RealityIsTheNow]

Nice work. Enjoying these index vids. :D

[kaibaCorpHQ]

5:23 I died so many times there on insanity.

[nick]

ive always assumed that if you romance liara she meld with you in the last game and secretly carry's your child.

[Bobby]

There ever been a reason why or how such a race might evolve? A species developed on one planet with a given assumption that intelligent species on other worlds, species outside of the ecosystem it evolved in, would share enough commonalities within it's base DNA and biology that reproduction would be possible?

[jamesb.]

Draco Malfoy would not be happy among the Asari.

[twilightgardenspresentatio]

what is Mr Homn? luaxana troys attendant

[spywars]

If there the strongest spices why are they so easy to kill

[aka-k]

the only time i died in mass effect series was against asari matriarch in the first game lol.