“Red” Shepard — My first playthrough. Nicknamed her ‘Red’ because she had a temper

and had, er, red hair. She was extremely confident and wasn’t put off by Garrus’ awkwardness in their romance. Unfortunately she’s on Thunderwarehouse’s xbox, so she won’t be continuing her story in ME3.

“Icy Bitch” Shepard — I don’t actually remember her name, just that she was blond, blue-eyed, and a stone-cold bitch. I loved her! But didn’t finish her playthrough because around this time is when I got Brunhilde, my own xbox.

Vera Shepard — Pale blond hair, feline green eyes, and a penchant for being more awkward than Garrus. On the battlefield she’s confident, but when she tries to romance Thane, she’s all tongue-tied. She was a solid mix of Paragon and Renegade, which was an experiment for me that I turned out to not like at all. Aside from Renegade interrupts, playing Mass Effect as a dick just isn’t fun. Jared (Thunderswarehouse) kids that there always has to be something wrong with the way my Shepards look. My first two were perfect, but since getting my own xbox, I’m cursed. Vera’s eyebrows were way, way too light. Finished this playthrough and kept the reaper/collector base.

Haeleia Shepard — Spacer, war hero, all around tough, but polite leader. I imagine that she was raised by two loving parents, but she lost them in her teens. She has table manners. (Oh so important detail!) She’s uber-Paragon. Unfortunately I gave her the worst updo hairstyle possible.