I’m big on backstory for my characters, so I have my JK and BH as adopted sisters, and JK is not going to let her sister’s husband die. BH obviously saves Torian also because she’s married to him, but the rest of my toons have no attachment to either one (I haven’t played SW yet), so they’re free to look at it from a logical standpoint.
The way I see it, my extremely-light-sided JC almost has to save Vette, since she’s a civilian, and she would assume that Torian could take care of himself. The same goes for the Trooper and Agent— civilians have to be the priority.
My Smuggler and Inquisitor, though, they’re more tactic-minded, and it makes the most strategic sense to save the valuable ambassador/warrior over the easily replaceable tech.
All that being said, I’m still mad at BioWare for making us kill off some of the best companions in the game. Let’s get rid of Doc and Skadge instead.