CSI: BSN (May contain researched or accidental spoilers)

I should note that in the leaked technical footage at 0:13, it appears that the gas-grenade krogan and the squad exit from the same place at close proximity so they are aware of each other from the get-go.

At 0:31, we see an overhead shot of the aforementioned krogan, the squad and the now unconcious human. In the squad, a krogan can be seen as can a human that appears to be male. The third squadmate appears human and blond. I say this because all people in the technical footage appear without their helmet and the head of the human on closer inspection appear to be hair pulled in a bun or ponytail of some sort. The gender of this human I cannot say with certainty but the appearance would correspond, I believe, to a squadmate in the supposed leak. This alleged squadmate is female and blonde.

From 0:31 to 0:50, the squad move closer to the krogan and the unconcious human. At 0:50, the squad with the exception of the blonde squadmate appears to be directing their weaponry at the krogan. This would suggest a lack of trust.

Possibly that the krogan is an uncertain ally or that the krogan was not suppose to utilize the gas-weapon that he did. This is, however, speculation.

As a note, the krogan appears to be immune to the effects of the gas as said krogan shows no reaction to it despite having no helmet. Given that this is not the finished product, it is entirely possible that the krogan and the squad as well will wear helmets in the finished version. The character in the jetpack demonstration also appears to not be wearing a helmet. At 0:34, one of his ears are visible as the dark of his head is framed against the white background thus making it more noticeable.

There is a tattoo on the right cheek of the non-squad human. I tried and failed to find a symbol on the non-squad krogan. I could not any insignias or such on the non-squad characters. I will have to check to be sure but the non-squad human appear to be the same human that is dropped off a building by the N7 in different footage. In that footage, a krogan appears alongside the N7. As I have a close shot of the krogan's face, I might be able to compare to see if it is the same krogan or if it might be the squad krogan.  

I should be noted that there might be placeholder characters involved in the case of the leaked footage so all of the above might not apply to the finished version.

Footage source: www.gamerspack.com/2016/04/02/mass-effect-andromeda-technical-footage-leaked/

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I cannot remember which trailer this is from but here we see a krogan in what appears to be black with white armor and a female human in white armor. They are running alongside the N7 character. They both bear a resemblence to the squadmates seen in the technical footage. The armor worn by what appeared to be the player character did not look to be N7, however.

We've had it confirmed, I believe, that the N7 character is not the player character so that does make it interesting why the N7 is seen leading what appears to be the player's squadmates. It could suggest numerous things. Three examples would be the N7 is the actual leader of Ryder's team possibly with Ryder acting as pointman in the field, that N7 becomes MIA or KIA leading to them joining Ryder or that these two squadmates of N7 join Ryder. It's very interesting and I rather like the possibility.

It should also be noted that I do not think we've ever seen the N7 character without their helmet. My theory and admittedly hope is that this is because the N7 is a part of the Ryder family and is customizable by the player or their appearance is affected by the appearance of the playable Ryder. It would additionally fit with the story supposedly being more personal.

Note: MIA means Missing in Action and KIA means Killed in Action.

Screenshot source: teeneh.tumblr.com/post/121632666685/i-wanted-to-know-if-we-caught-a-look-at-the-party 

Sept 4, 2016 16:54:57 GMT @tzeenchianapostrophe said:

Assuming that the N7 guy is actually an antagonist, I'm getting here a similar vibe to how Bioware handled the grey wardens in DA:I.
The act of shitting on a symbol that was important to a protagonist from a previous game.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it does seem part of an overall attitude that pushes moral relativism.
(I dislike preachy writers, not necessarily the actual idea)

It wouldn't be the first antagonist to be N7 though. Kai Leng was one, even if he was kicked out (and also a terrible antagonist in-game).

Sept 4, 2016 20:36:36 GMT SofaJockey said:

This may be 'hiding in plain sight': Are the fun recruitment sessions at Pax West, this weekend


Evidence that Ryder's journey in the game starts at recruitment , 
even if other members of the family are already with the Alliance in some capacity?

Ok, it could be either alliance recruitment or N7 programme recruitment,
but the sense I get is that the protagonist is well away from being 'N7 programme' ready.

Interesting.

I feel, however, that I should note that the N7 is the System Alliance military; the Interplanetary Combatives Training (ICT) is a premier school that teaches leadership and combat expertise. It recruits from every branch of Earth's militaries.  Basically, I think it is required to be in a the System Alliance military to even qualify for an invitation to the program. The reason the non-human and non-military forces in the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer had N7 associated with them was because they were initially led by N7 commandos and so gained the nickname N7 Special Ops. Because of their efforts, however, the System Alliance allowed the unofficial name to spread as a sign of respect for the various groups' efforts regardless of whether or not they were then or now led by an N7.

I think this heavily suggests that Ryder is a part of the System Alliance military and possibly a candidate for the N program. Perhaps Ryder becomes a part of the System Alliance but it might make more sense if they already are it especially when remembering Ryder knows how to handle a gun. I suppose it is possibly they learned weaponry from their family but I feel the former is a safer bet.

Note: the reason I say N program rather than N7 program is because there are multiple "ranks" in the program before N7 and I sometimes get it muddled.