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crashes on a distant planet after being caught in a wave of energy emitted by the
Crucible. In some of the possible ending scenarios, the crew eulogizes Shepard by putting his or her name on the ship's memorial and flying away. If Shepard chose to destroy the Reapers, however, the crew will hesitate
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and given free rein of the galaxy. Over the course of the game, it becomes clear that the visions are images of the
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game trilogy. The commander is a graduate of the
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Citadel, and begin their "harvest" of organic life. Shepard manages to stop them, destroy
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if this is the case. At the end of this mission, the player is given the choice to either destroy the base or hand it over to Cerberus – if the player chooses the former, Shepard effectively cuts all ties with Cerberus, and the crew and squadmates join the commander.
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Shepard does not make a direct appearance, though players can select Shepard's gender at the start of the game. Shepard is referenced both in conversations between characters, and in audio logs sent by Liara T'Soni to Alec Ryder, the player character's father.
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via a radial command menu called the "dialogue wheel", which Shepard will expand on when clicked. Different choices on the dialogue wheel can grant either Paragon or Renegade points, which will overtime affect their physical appearance in
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s Collector's Edition, in June 2011. The female Shepard had not been advertised heavily previously as marketing wanted to only showcase one character, so that consumers could easily understand who the hero was. For
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voiced the default female Shepard. Since the player can choose the gender of Shepard, much of the dialogue revolving around the character is gender-neutral with only a few exceptions. However, in some other
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was chosen due to fitting with the idea of "their" Shepard, being tough and respected, and fitting in with the character being the first human Spectre – Alan Shepard being the first American in space.
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the first ever human Spectre, though they believe the Reapers are merely a myth Saren is using to manipulate the geth. Shepard is instructed to take down Saren and is placed in charge of the
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being more cinematic than other BioWare video games, they felt they needed an "extra bit" with a sense of a specific flavor that can be caused by a memorable character, such as
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placing Shepard's name on the memorial wall. In one possible ending, the chestpiece of a body with the N7 emblem is shown to be moving, suggesting Shepard might have survived.
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3873:Fictional characters with disfigurements
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1568:"Mass Effect 3: Red head FemShep wins"
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2433:from the original on August 11, 2015
2263:Andrew Goldfarb (January 11, 2012).
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1397:Michael McWhertor (July 23, 2011).
1282:from the original on March 22, 2017
1214:The Art of the Mass Effect Universe
1212:; Watts, Derek (February 2, 2012).
1187:from the original on March 11, 2024
1151:from the original on March 31, 2016
1137:Jonathan Cooper (January 9, 2015).
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2860:Nick Chester (November 17, 2010).
2827:Francis, Tom (February 16, 2011).
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2670:Andrew Goldfarb (June 27, 2012).
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1941:Omri Petitte (October 19, 2012).
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2767:Makuch, Eddie (March 23, 2013).
2647:. April 13, 2010. Archived from
2578:"100 best heroes in video games"
2329:Jeremy Hill (January 21, 2013).
2232:Jenni Lada (February 21, 2012).
2137:Brenna Hillier (July 19, 2011).
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1435:Luke Plunkett (March 12, 2012).
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3903:Fictional marksmen and snipers
3080:Kim Richards (July 27, 2011).
2607:Joe Juba (December 25, 2012).
2513:Eric Zipper (April 23, 2012).
2421:Tyler Wilde (August 7, 2015).
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1637:Dave Ward (January 11, 2010).
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2609:"2012 RPG of the Year Awards"
2201:James Orry (March 21, 2012).
1770:Cullen, Johnny (2013-06-26).
1737:John Walker (July 27, 2011).
1104:Ben Hanson (April 27, 2011).
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768:if the player owns a copy of
753:Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
3883:Fictional fist-load fighters
2544:Chris Buffa (May 28, 2008).
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1597:Kate Cox (March 15, 2012).
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3506:Mass Effect Infiltrator
1981:Codex - Citadel Council
1772:"Hale to the Commander"
1073:"Mass Effect Interview"
559:of the highly advanced
123:In-universe information
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1243:The Art of Mass Effect
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868:downloadable content
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