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BroShep
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English
Etymology
From en bro Shep.
Proper noun
en fandom slang video games The male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.
2012, Jillian Scharr, "From 'Epic' to 'Epic Win': Play and performance as open-database storytelling in pre- and postliterate media", paper submitted to Vassar College, page 83:
The fact that advertising for Mass Effect 3 included “FemShep” as well as “BroShep” was significant for many fans.
en 2017 Jaime Banks; Robert Mejia; Aubrie Adams Lynda Clark Commander Shepard 100 Greatest Video Game Characters https://books.google.com/books?id=7qmSDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22broshep%22 44 While BroShep displays obliviousness to issues of "reproductive rights and control over the female body," FemShep expresses solidarity with the female Krogan, Eve, indicating there are some galactic power struggles only FemShep can truly understand.
en 2020 Amanda Phillips Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture https://books.google.ca/books?id=vY7UDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA148&dq=%22broshep%22 148 There is little deviation between the FemShep and BroShep scripts for the romance with Liara, which positions Commander Shepard as an experienced soldier (and lover) pursuing the naïve, reticent academic.
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Coordinate terms
en FemShep
Anagrams
en behoprs broseph
en eponyms
en Fictional characters Male Mass Effect (franchise) Nicknames