Originally posted by Dream_ChaserNot quite as easy to see unless you look at the bigger picture.
- They were both the big bads in their respective first games.
- They both suffered because of the xenophobia of others. (Ascalonians/Quarians.)
- They were both taken advantage of by 'gods.' (Titans/Reapers.)
- They both decided that determining their own destiny was more important than having 'gods.'
- They both feel that they should independently find their own evolutionary path, unaided.They both have a highly organised military structure.
- They both had factions who were for and against false gods.
- They both had a figurehead for the 'no gods' faction. (Pyre Fierceshot/Legion.)
- They're both either fighting or have fought against their gods for their freedom.
And I could go on. But see? Lots of similarities!
Welcome to fiction. We can say the same thing about Warcraft orcs.
- They were the big bads in their first game.
- They suffered because of the xenophobia of others. (Humans and Night Elves.)
- They were taken advantage of by 'gods.' (The Burning Legion.)
- They decided that determining their own destiny was more important than having 'gods.'
- They feel that they should independently find their own evolutionary path, unaided. (Orcs don't really have a rigid military structure, but neither do the geth.)
- They had factions who were for and against false gods.
- They had a figurehead for the 'no gods' faction. (Thrall.)
- They're either fighting or have fought against their gods for their freedom.
We can do this all day. It's a ridiculously common trope.