MASS EFFECT 3 π β‘οΈ GAME MOVIE π
in 2186, Six months after the events of Mass Effect 2, the Reapers finally invade and quickly overwhelm Earth. Shepard is reinstated by Anderson, who stays behind to rally resistance, and escapes Vancouver with James and the Virmire survivor (Ashley/Kaidan). Shepard is ordered to Mars by Hackett, battling Cerberus forces and meeting Liara, who has discovered a Prothean superweapon which can destroy the Reapers. The Illusive Man intervenes, aiming to control the Reapers instead. His AI "Eva CorΓ©" severely injures Ashley/Kaidan. As the Alliance rebuilds the superweapon, dubbed "The Crucible", the Council refuses to assist humanity, so Hackett orders Shepard to forge alliances by aiding other species in their own battles against the Reapers.Shepard reunites with Garrus (if he survived the suicide mission) and rescues turian Primarch Adrien Victus. Victus pledges turian support if the krogan help defend their homeworld, Palaven, but krogan leader Urdnot Wrex (or Wreav if Wrex was killed on Virmire) refuses until the genophage is cured. A cure is being developed by former squadmate Mordin Solus (or Padok Wiks if Mordin did not survive the suicide mission), along with krogan female, "Eve". Ultimately, Shepard must either allow Mordin/Padok to undo a sabotage by the salarians and complete the cure or stop them and preserve the sabotage, earning the support of salarian Dalatrass Linron. A successful sabotage will deceive Wreav but Shepard will be forced to kill Wrex, who finds out and calls off krogan support.
After stopping a coup attempt from humanity's councillor Donnel Udina at the Citadel and optionally re-recruiting Ashley/Kaidan, Shepard travels to the Perseus Veil, where the quarians are aiming to reclaim their homeworld, Rannoch, from the geth. Accompanied by Tali'Zorah (or Admiral Xen if Tali died in the suicide mission), Shepard rescues Legion (or a Geth VI if Legion died or was not activated/sold to Cerberus by Shepard), and disables the Reapers' control over the geth. As the quarians close in on defeating the geth, Shepard must either allow the geth to upgrade and annihilate the quarian flotilla, stop the upgrade and let the quarians vanquish the geth, or negotiate a ceasefire and gain support from both sides (dependant on past decisions).
The asari councilor then informs Shepard of a Prothean artifact on their homeworld, Thessia, which may help Shepard identify the "Catalyst", an essential tool which can complete the Crucible. Shepard discovers a Prothean VI named "Vendetta", but Cerberus assassin Kai Leng arrives and steals it as Thessia falls to the Reapers. Deciding to take the fight to the Illusive Man, Shepard follows Leng to the human colony, Horizon, where Cerberus has been researching how to control the Reapers. There, Shepard encounters Miranda Lawson (if she survived the suicide mission), who gives Shepard her tracking device. Shepard assaults Cerberus headquarters; although the Illusive Man has already escaped, Shepard successfully recovers Vendetta and kills Leng.Shepard learns that the Catalyst is in fact the Citadel itself, which the Reapers have captured after successfully indoctrinating the Illusive Man. Under Hackett and Shepard's leadership, the Alliance and its allies launch a massive attack on the Reapers in a last-ditch effort to activate the Crucible and retake Earth and the Citadel. After a long battle in a ruined London, Shepard determinedly makes it to the Citadel beam after being greatly wounded by Harbinger, the most powerful Reaper. He/she finds Anderson being held hostage by the Illusive Man; Shepard must kill the Illusive Man or convince him of his indoctrination, causing him to commit suicide. The conflict ends in Anderson's death, after which Shepard is transported to the pinnacle of the Citadel.
MASS EFFECT π β‘οΈ ALL + DLC
A childlike AI appears, proclaiming itself the Catalyst and the creator of the Reapers. It reveals that the Reapers cull and preserve organics advanced by synthetics to allow more primitive species to evolve, with the Catalyst aiming to find a solution, but now conceding defeat to Shepard. Shepard must finally decide how to activate the Crucible: destroy the Reapers and all synthetic life, seize control of the Reapers, or synthesize organic and synthetic life together. The activation results in Shepard's death and the mass relay network being destroyed. However, if Shepard destroys the Reapers with a high enough Effective Military Strength (EMS), he/she will instead take a gasping breath from within a pile of rubble and survive.
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