(5 of 16) Mass Effect 2 Character Analysis

(1 of 2) Samara, the Justicar, and the best part of the narrative.

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[TheOpieduke]

One small correction, if I may: you claim that the Justicars are accepted by the Asari and other races despite their occasionally barbaric methods, but this isn't the case--Justicars are widely feared for their incredible power and brutal actions. Also, the Asari are a culturally sophisticated species, but as a variety of sources imply (Codex, NPCs, etc.), they hold unflinchingly to tradition. Justicars, regardless of how wrongfully powerful they may seem, remain a part of that tradition.

[smudboy]

@TheOpieduke

It's incredibly hard to believe the de facto advanced species who live a 1000 years accept an antiquated above-the-law code who's punishment is always death, orchestrated by monastic SS super-cops, to supersede local or independent-developed law. This "socially advanced species" simply wouldn't keep a kill-all-criminal rule; there would at least be moderates, liberals and orthodox amongst them, an ongoing debate, or a series of enforced laws for such groups.

[MrPardoMe]

@smudboy I assumed that Justicars, Samara and the Asari were social commentary on how age fosters rigidity and lack of adaptability to society and change. The older humans get the more stagnate ideas become and the less able we are to even consider change; why couldn't a race of aliens who routinely live to be 1000 be similar?

[smudboy]

@MrPardoMe

Old to them could mean many things. The Asari are the most culturally advanced; yet despite this, they have a draconian view of justice. We can look to our Code of Hammurabi, and even it has an "innocent until proven guilty" concept.

Justicars?  You cross me (judge, jury, executioner), you die.

[MrPardoMe]

@smudboy But they are alien. There is no reason to think that what we consider an advanced system of justice would fall in line with their view.

[smudboy]

@MrPardoMe

So having a bunch of death dealers running around for thousands of years is just fine, because they're aliens.

I'm not saying they can't: they just need to clarify wtf is justice, and when Justicars have to be involved. Like, giving an example where carte blanche was ever needed.

[SelfmadePrison]

A 1000 year old MILF? Totally my thing!

[smudboy]

@rmeddy1

Obviously not.

[sheemobile]

Underrated character IMO. Sucks that we're not getting her as a squaddie in ME3

[S1deshowRobP5]

I love Samara. While the whole justicar thing and recruitment wasn't well explained, her conversations were some of my favorites. Like how saving innocent lives comes before killing the unjust. I also really love how she says "She fought until the very end. I'm so proud of her, Shepard". Something about that line just gets me...

[smudboy]

@a0classcriminal

No, for 400 years, Samara was hindered by the code in capturing Morinth. In comes Shepard, who does everything she can't, because he doesn't have her code.

Samara is well aware her success over killing Morinth is because of Shepard.  She even says so.

In makes one wonder: why she even became a justicar, and why she continued to do so.