half of mass effect fandom: *carefully plotting every intricate detail of Ryder’s pre-Andromeda life, coming up with different solutions to work with the as yet untold story, using other games’ character creator to map their potential character’s aplearances, visiting nameberry and 2000-names and babynames 453 times before the game’s release*

other half of mass effect fandom: i cant wait to play as Dick Ryder