Post by Raidos on Feb 9, 2010 5:05:54 GMT 1
**WARNING: POSSIBLE MASS EFFECT 1 & 2 SPOILERS!! **
So, seeing as I love Mass Effect, and I love discussing theories and ideas, I figured I'd make this thread! Now I know Mass Effect 2 just came out, and there may be some people on the forum who have not yet finished it, but that is why I put the spoiler alert in the subject
Anyways, I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks will happen in ME3, and what they'd like to happen. I'll start off with who I'd like to have as the new crew/who I think will be in the crew.
1. Miranda. Seeing as how she quit Cerberus to follow Shepard, it's almost guarenteed she'll still be around in ME3, although maybe not as a crew member (think Liara. Willing to help, but not to travel with you)
2. Thane. He may have helped to stop the Collectors, but the Reapers are still out there. If he really wants to help make the universe better before he dies, taking out the Reapers seems like it should be his number one goal.
3. Garrus. He's been with Shepard in the fight against the Reapers so far, I don't see him backing down now.
4. Tali. Same thing as with Garrus.
5. Legion. Yes, Legion. I believe the true Geth know that the Reapers won't spare them, so they'll want to send one of their own to aid Shepard in his mission to stop them.
6. Ashley/Kaiden (whichever didn't die). Seeing as how Shepard no longer works for Cerberus, I see no reason they wouldn't be willing to help again.
7. Grunt. Unless he chooses to help Wrex, he'll stick with Shepard, because no one else can lead him to better fights or stronger enemies.
8. Anderson. I know this probably won't happen, but it would be amazing! Besides, he does complain about his job on the Council, so getting out there and trying to do something about the Reapers may seem like a good idea to him.
Other than that... I don't really have any other ideas. I know that it's very unlikely for that many of the ME 1 and 2 crew to come back/stay, but they do all have good reasons too.
But aside from the crew, what kind of help will Shepard get?
Since he pissed off the Illusive Man, the Council still refuses to believe in the Reapers (flippin' idiots!), and the Alliance considers him a traitor for having worked with Cerberus, what do you all think he's going to do in ME3?
Honestly, even without those three, Shepard still has a TON of potential sources and allies. First, Liara is a powerful information broker and could be a great source of information. Second is Anderson, who as a member of the council has considerable influence and could convince the Citadel and Alliance fleets to help as well (after he finds a way of proving the Reapers existence). Third, seeing as how he helped them, the Geth could be willing to offer assistance to stop the Reapers. Same thing with the Quarians. Also, we most definately cannot forget Wrex, who has been busy uniting the Krogan clans into one super clan (more or less). Even without the Citedel and Alliance fleets, that's still three entire races that could be willing to help Shepard.
And while it may seem farfetched that the entire Quarian/Geth/Krogan race will be willing to help... how else is Shepard supposed to stop ALL of the Reapers? It took the entire Citadel fleet to kill just one, it'll take a LOT more than that to stop the entire race of Reapers. If Shepard doesn't find a way to get every race to follow him, there's no way he can possibly hope to stop the Reapers.
Anyways, enough rambling from me for now. I'll add more theories later but for now... what is everyone else's opinions?
So, seeing as I love Mass Effect, and I love discussing theories and ideas, I figured I'd make this thread! Now I know Mass Effect 2 just came out, and there may be some people on the forum who have not yet finished it, but that is why I put the spoiler alert in the subject
Anyways, I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks will happen in ME3, and what they'd like to happen. I'll start off with who I'd like to have as the new crew/who I think will be in the crew.
1. Miranda. Seeing as how she quit Cerberus to follow Shepard, it's almost guarenteed she'll still be around in ME3, although maybe not as a crew member (think Liara. Willing to help, but not to travel with you)
2. Thane. He may have helped to stop the Collectors, but the Reapers are still out there. If he really wants to help make the universe better before he dies, taking out the Reapers seems like it should be his number one goal.
3. Garrus. He's been with Shepard in the fight against the Reapers so far, I don't see him backing down now.
4. Tali. Same thing as with Garrus.
5. Legion. Yes, Legion. I believe the true Geth know that the Reapers won't spare them, so they'll want to send one of their own to aid Shepard in his mission to stop them.
6. Ashley/Kaiden (whichever didn't die). Seeing as how Shepard no longer works for Cerberus, I see no reason they wouldn't be willing to help again.
7. Grunt. Unless he chooses to help Wrex, he'll stick with Shepard, because no one else can lead him to better fights or stronger enemies.
8. Anderson. I know this probably won't happen, but it would be amazing! Besides, he does complain about his job on the Council, so getting out there and trying to do something about the Reapers may seem like a good idea to him.
Other than that... I don't really have any other ideas. I know that it's very unlikely for that many of the ME 1 and 2 crew to come back/stay, but they do all have good reasons too.
But aside from the crew, what kind of help will Shepard get?
Since he pissed off the Illusive Man, the Council still refuses to believe in the Reapers (flippin' idiots!), and the Alliance considers him a traitor for having worked with Cerberus, what do you all think he's going to do in ME3?
Honestly, even without those three, Shepard still has a TON of potential sources and allies. First, Liara is a powerful information broker and could be a great source of information. Second is Anderson, who as a member of the council has considerable influence and could convince the Citadel and Alliance fleets to help as well (after he finds a way of proving the Reapers existence). Third, seeing as how he helped them, the Geth could be willing to offer assistance to stop the Reapers. Same thing with the Quarians. Also, we most definately cannot forget Wrex, who has been busy uniting the Krogan clans into one super clan (more or less). Even without the Citedel and Alliance fleets, that's still three entire races that could be willing to help Shepard.
And while it may seem farfetched that the entire Quarian/Geth/Krogan race will be willing to help... how else is Shepard supposed to stop ALL of the Reapers? It took the entire Citadel fleet to kill just one, it'll take a LOT more than that to stop the entire race of Reapers. If Shepard doesn't find a way to get every race to follow him, there's no way he can possibly hope to stop the Reapers.
Anyways, enough rambling from me for now. I'll add more theories later but for now... what is everyone else's opinions?