Liara T'Soni

Liara T'Soni is a squad member and a possible love interest for Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy.
==Canon==
Dr. Liara T'Soni is an asari researcher who has spent the past fifty years of her life studying Prothean technology and culture, specialising in the Prothean extinction. She was born on Thessia in 2077, making her "only" 106—barely an adult in asari terms. She already has a great deal of insight into the Protheans and is a highly trained user of biotics. She is a potential romance interest for either a male or female Shepard.masseffect wikia
===Canon characterization===
Canonically, Liara is consistently characterized as a misfit. This has been true since she was a child. As the daughter of two asari, she was shunned by her peers as a "pureblood".
An aspect of Liara's misfittedness manifests through her social awkwardness. Her interest in studying people sometimes airs towards objectification8:18 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts or uncomfortable nosiness10:27 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts, sometimes causing gaffes with people she speaks with.
Liara is intelligent, reflective, and open-minded, and readily adapts her perspective as she learns.9:25 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts
Liara is often disregarded and distrusted for reasons other than merit. This is a major point of contention in her career, as she is dismissed in her hypotheses about the Prothean extinction because of her age. As a result of the natural separation between her and others, she values solitude and self-reliance.5:30 onwards in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts In her first meetings with Shepard she often qualifies her statements to minimize herself relative to what she expects others to think, projecting modesty and abnegation6:16 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts6:33 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts and responding positively to assertions of trust and validation.6:22 in her Mass Effect 1 conversation transcripts
==Fandom==
===Shipping===
As Liara is a potential love interest for Shepard they are primary paired together, and further more she typically paired with the female version of Shepard. This is likely because Liara was the only female love interest a female Shepard could pursue in game until Mass Effect 3. She is sometimes paired with Javik.
===Bishoujo Figure Reaction===
in 2011 bioware announced it would be working with Kotabukiya and their Bishoujo line of figures to releasing collectible figure of Liara. The reception was mixed due to a number of factors, such as some fans disliking an "anime" version of character from a western RPG. Others criticized the pose of the figure, which some felt was overtly sexuality.
==Example Fanworks==
[Examples illustrating common tropes; gen works; pairings other than those with their own articles]
===Fanart===
* Baby Liara and.. Benezia by unoobang
* I always get so emotional with this part. by orsane
* kids be kids by synnyi
==Liara-centric Communities==
* Liara T'Soni fanworks at the Archive of Our Own
* liara-club at Deviantart
* Liara Fans: keep your love blue and true! fextralife forum thread
==References==
Category:Mass Effect Characters