[quote=@Dynamo Frokane] And still manages to be a boring guy/girl, the writers dropped the ball just admit it.[/quote] Why would I admit something that isn't true? [quote]And my Shepard's background wasn't vague, butcher of Torfan who ran with a gang back on earth. [/quote] If your character background can be summed up in a sentence, it's a vague background. Shepard's background literally doesn't matter outside of a choice of sidequest in the first game and some minor dialog where people acknowledge Akuze or Torfan or the Blitz. Shepard intentionally has a background that is vague and interchangeable because Shepard, especially in the first game, is a player stand-in and it falls to the player to fill in the gaps of personality via red and blue options. The fact that you say 'working class squad leader with a boner for the worst race' is you doing just that. The only thing pre-defined about Shepard is their military reputation or whether or not their parents are dead. That's pretty blank canvas. Ryder has more in common with the Inquisitor in terms of the way their character comes off in game.