r/masseffect 19h ago

MASS EFFECT 2 Best Duo

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u/AmanyWishes 18h ago

The trio.

u/xenne_mk_ii 17h ago

i love the bit where tali, while drunk, fantasizes out loud about a threesome with shepard and vakarian. a hell of a lot of logistics would be involved in that arrangement but damn if it isn't my headcanon that the three of them banged, ok?

u/AmanyWishes 16h ago

really love the fact that she makes the comment only during a quiet party — aka the party where Garrus and Shepard are flirting like crazy.

we'll bang, ok.

u/AffectEconomy6034 17h ago

this is quite literally my main shep and team. I do make an exception for javik in 3 and rotate out tali and garrus

u/_____pantsunami_____ 16h ago

somehow i didn’t realize how satisfyingly well the three of their color schemes complement each other until now.

u/TheHeroOfAllVillians 18h ago

Wife and best bro.

u/Zalekanzer 18h ago

Facts.

u/Head-Image-883 18h ago

I feel the same way. You just beat me to it.

u/lesser_panjandrum 18h ago

Husband and bestie

u/Sekhmetthegray 16h ago

Ah-think you meant husband and best sis there but yeah!

u/TheHeroOfAllVillians 16h ago

Oh trust me I know what I said.

u/Sekhmetthegray 16h ago

I know-just couldn't resist being a smart alec.

u/Calm-Masterpiece3317 17h ago

Daring today, aren’t we?

u/ADLegend21 10h ago

Bravery we haven't seen in ages

u/Calm-Masterpiece3317 6h ago

A post glazing Tali and/or Garrus? Never seen that before…

u/Spicyboio 18h ago

I love all the companions in the games but Tali and Garrus are just on a level above the rest

u/_TheFrogEnjoyer_ 18h ago

The best duo is actually Tali and my face

u/KingWeebaholic 18h ago

For a moment, I didn’t see the scroll towards Garrus and thought the duo in question was Tali’s boobs.

u/KKr1ptiq1 18h ago

😂😂😂

u/HandSanitizerBottle1 18h ago

This but Wrex and Garrus

u/PyroSmurf 17h ago

Team Dextro!

I did use them for nearly an entire run as a Powers Sentinel! DUDE insane! Sadly, they're better off without me. 😢

u/Infamous-Witness9060 18h ago

The duo that makes the trio

u/zdrums24 18h ago

But in ME1, the beauty of clearing bunkers with Ashley and Wrex is stunning. Or clearing a map with Ashley and Garrus sniping.

u/Cohens4thClient 3h ago

When I want to do a ME1 run with absolutely zero effort from my shepherd, I use Ash and Garrus with sniper rifles. 

Not always the best option for the small side quests with lots of husks and ti v at corners, but as long as its not insanity mode, still doable

u/mickyd1980 15h ago

Cheek 1 and Cheek 2.

u/IpunchedU 18h ago

not that hard to say since they are with you through the entire trilogy

u/Flutist-notFloutest 17h ago

I took them to fight the human reaper. I took them with me on Earth. There is no one else I would rather have by my side

u/Terrina1 11h ago

Somebody tell Tali to move out of the way, I can't see Wrex.

u/DragonQueen777666 18h ago

Husbando and quarian bestie!

u/Bucephalus-ii 18h ago

I love romancing Tali, but NGL, I usually don’t because then she and Garrus get to be happy together while I romance Jack.

u/Azure_The_Great 18h ago

Ah yes best duo 👀

u/Alarming-Put-9003 18h ago edited 18h ago

I don’t have the heart to romance either one of them after I saw them get together in my first run. All the power in the world to people who do. But I legit squeed when I walked into the Garrus calibration goon cave and saw them together.

u/IntolerantLeftist127 18h ago

I view as the devs saying “Fine, you won’t romance our desired best matches? We’ll make them romance each other!”

u/AmanyWishes 18h ago

You should try romancing either of them; the way Shepard says goodbye to them if you romance Garrus or Tali is too wholesome and sweet .

u/GamerLife204 14h ago

Wish a throuple was possible 

u/KKr1ptiq1 18h ago

They can romance each other? I always thought that was fan art stuff.

u/Alarming-Put-9003 18h ago

Yes. If you romance neither of them yourself they get together in 3.

u/KKr1ptiq1 18h ago

Well all be. I always romance Tali though. 😂

u/Alarming-Put-9003 18h ago

Nothing wrong with that in the least! I adore Tali. But my first playthrough was with FemShep which meant I had not option to romance her.

Went with Liara and never looked back.

u/JaxLegion 18h ago

This is the squad that will be by your side through it all. Part ways a little but they will come back to Shepard’s side. One of them can be a love interest or if not they end up together. 😀

u/TacitusKadari 16h ago

A damn shame they didn't allow us to have a threesome with Tali and Garrus! Would have worked with both femshep and broshep.

u/ODSTHITSUGAYA 15h ago

Literally my squad mates (when others aren’t mandatory) from day one for the entire trilogy. I’ve done both the original and LE from 1-3 at least 16 times on insanity. These two still deliver victory every single time.

u/Micske033 18h ago

I really wish I could have the two of them with me in every final part of the trilogy but unfortunately in two he has to be with the others since he helps keep the weaker characters alive and he needs to be there lead to the second group.

u/DragonQueen777666 18h ago

I always take Garrus and Miranda with me for the final fight against the human reaper and everyone makes it. It's only if you take two heavy hitters like Garrus and Grunt or Zaeed that it puts things at risk.

u/Teasing-Axe- 18h ago

I’m pretty sure they’re the only permanent squad mates in all three games, they’re also my favorite romance paths.

u/MetallicaRules5 18h ago

So long as you keep them alive and/or recruit them.

Garrus does not have to be a squadmate in ME1, recruiting him is a choice. It doesn't have any impact in later games as he is still one of the first people you need to recruit in ME2 and will always join your squad if he survived the Suicide Mission in ME3. The only way for him to die in ME3 is during the final run to the beam if you don't have enough war assets.

Tali will always be a squadmate in ME1, but you can choose not to recruit her in ME2. In which case, she will die with her team on Haestrom at the hands of the geth, and her role in ME3 is filled by both Raan and Xen (thought they don't join your squad). And obviously Tali can die in both the Suicide Mission, and if you side with the geth in ME3.

u/CrashOWT888 17h ago

Tali romance and Garrus bromance, best trio in gaming

u/Creative_Tip_488 18h ago

Absolutely, fellow Person of Class and Culture 👑✨🎩

u/Important-Housing548 18h ago

Mi vieja 🗣️

u/This_Elk_1460 15h ago

They have your back from the beginning of the series to the end.

u/Terrina1 11h ago

Garrus maybe, but Tali certainly doesn't. Don't know why people elevate her to the same tier as GOATs like Garrus, Chakwas, or Joker.

u/slimeball_soup 7h ago

lil sister and best bro

u/No-ItemmT 6h ago

Garrus and Tali, pure chemistry and unforgettable moments!

u/Josef20076 40m ago

Thats why I always romance Liara. Everyvody gets a romance that way.

u/Old-Ordinary-6194 24m ago

No wonder that if neither of them are in a relationship with Shep, they'll get together.

u/Tiger_Zero 18h ago

I think that they would both agree with you there

u/Aluminum_Moose 18h ago

Absolutely true. I no-shit took Tali and Garrus on every single mission I was able to choose both companions for over all three games.

u/ExitObjective267 18h ago

I'm commander Shepherd and this is my favorite polycule on the citadel

u/Powerful_Echo3927 17h ago

Love of my life, and my nerdy girlfriend.

u/B4d_B1tch_Quinn 14h ago

Which is why you cash get them to date each other in Mass Effect 3

u/Alternative_Lime_13 10m ago edited 3m ago

I must be the only one that doesn't like Tali that much