Why do they have Garrus's Voice Actor as the Blue mercenary combat guy talking about "his squad" constantly?

[Jebadias Tweed]

Could they not think of anything else?

[Metadigital]

Is this a complaint about something?

[otakon17]

Originally posted by Jebadias Tweed:

Could they not think of anything else?

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

[Kain]

Originally posted by otakon17:

Originally posted by Jebadias Tweed:

Could they not think of anything else?

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

Crochet and pecan pie recipes.

[lPaladinl]

Originally posted by otakon17:

Originally posted by Jebadias Tweed:

Could they not think of anything else?

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

[Metadigital]

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

Are they also fish people from the fish empire?

[lPaladinl]

Originally posted by Metadigital:

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

Are they also fish people from the fish empire?

I don't dare assume their social identity, in case they might identify as something completely different from what my eyeballs, ears and nose, see.

[Metadigital]

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

I don't dare assume their social identity, in case they might identify as something completely different from what my eyeballs, ears and nose, see.

Ok... that's a take.

Do they blame themselves for the death of their squad?

[zaratan4o]

Originally posted by otakon17:

Originally posted by Jebadias Tweed:

Could they not think of anything else?

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

I would expect him to have lines that aren't the most generic and corny or crappy exposition.

[Kain]

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

Originally posted by otakon17:

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

Your CoD teammates aren't real veterans.

[Kindred Spirit]

Originally posted by Kain:

Originally posted by otakon17:

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

Crochet and pecan pie recipes.

That's... very possible for the gay piranha.

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

Originally posted by otakon17:

He's former military and grew up in the service. What would you expect him to talk about?

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

Mostly from the pain of having seen most of them buried one way or another, and avoiding falling into the depths of PTSD. There's a lot of things that Kai has to work through and there are some good touches, but it does seem more catered towards California politics consumption. They're trying to make him sound as a veteran and a mercenary, and got it somewhat close, but some of the banter seems more for exposition's sake than his own.

The main problem is that the game is bad escapism, because it keeps trying to Address Real-World Issues like it's some world-changing piece of art, instead of knowing its place as Dollar Tree Forgotten Realms. This is definitely not Baldur's Gate 3, and Avowed keeps making adverts to go back to that one each time it hams a bad plot point or stereotype.

[Coldhands]

A couple of Kai's combat barks are "squad" related, and you hear them frequently because you're in combat frequently. You hear all the companion's combat barks frequently.
If you talk to Kai in camp, or bring him along so he can chime in during conversations, he really doesn't talk about military service, squads, crews, or teams much at all.

[lPaladinl]

Originally posted by Metadigital:

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

I don't dare assume their social identity, in case they might identify as something completely different from what my eyeballs, ears and nose, see.

Ok... that's a take.

Do they blame themselves for the death of their squad?

No, but one of them blames himself for breaking his leg and suffering permanent injury, all because he was convinced that they didn't need a specific bolt to attach the hood plate over the engine compartment of the tank he worked with. At least until one day it slid off the tank while they were doing maintenance.

Originally posted by Kain:

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

Weird. I talk to military veterans on a daily basis, and one of the last things they bring up is "their squads".

Your CoD teammates aren't real veterans.

Considering I haven't played Call of Duty since the original Modern Warfare 2 came out, and some of the people I'm talking about are coworkers who I work with to manufacture products for various contracts, your comment falls flat.

Nevermind that I come from a family with a lot of military history, and I've shook hands with people like Collin Powell. One of my uncles actually died from cancer that was likely related to the fact he deployed in Vietnam as part of the Army Airborne. He's also one of the reasons I have distaste for socialized medicine, such as the VA, because negligence in his care led to not catching cancer sooner.

[Kindred Spirit]

Originally posted by Coldhands:

A couple of Kai's combat barks are "squad" related, and you hear them frequently because you're in combat frequently. You hear all the companion's combat barks frequently.
If you talk to Kai in camp, or bring him along so he can chime in during conversations, he really doesn't talk about military service, squads, crews, or teams much at all.

There's a bit in conversations or quests, which some military banter of "we've been given our marching orders" and other things might trip someone's pattern recognition of military.

I also liked this bit.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3433072538

[Metadigital]

Originally posted by lPaladinl:

No, but one of them blames himself for breaking his leg and suffering permanent injury, all because he was convinced that they didn't need a specific bolt to attach the hood plate over the engine compartment of the tank he worked with. At least until one day it slid off the tank while they were doing maintenance.

Yeah, every vet has their own unique traumas, difficulties, and frustrations they deal with.