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Sovereign wasn't under attack for most of that fight.  The geth screened its approach, and Saren closed the citadel arms around it, protecting it from incoming fire.  It wasn't until Shepard re-opens the arms that Fifth Fleet could engage Sovereign.  It remains unknown how the fight would have gone exactly if Sovereign's hadn't been stunned (as I said, one of the Reapers' few known weaknesses) but Twitter-canon stated that Sovereign would have been brought down eventually, but with much higher casualties.

re: "darken the skies of every world"  yeah, Sovereign said, that.  But it also said "we have no beginning.  We have no end.  We are infinite" which is complete hyperbole.  There is (was) no reason to think "our numbers will darken the skies of every world" was anything less.



But the connection between the Collectors and Reapers wasn't established until about 2/3 of the way through the story.  We only had TIM's word that there was any connection at all.  So yeah, I felt that the Collectors WERE some random assignment.  A side mission that lasted an entire game.

I had absolutely no doubt ME3 would hit the reset button.  Again.  The end of ME1 didn't give any indication that Shepard's team would be scattered, ship blown up, and Shepard spaced and dead for two years only to be resurrected as a relentless undead cyborg.  And in ME2, any of the crew could be dead at the end. 


The only difference was ME3 wasn't quite that dramatic.

If they were so invincible, why did they rely on the dark space relay?  Why not bull-rush the galaxy instead of seizing control of the relay network and pick off civilizations one by one?  Why did Sovereign need the geth?  

Shepard makes it clear in ME1 that they were expecting hundreds or thousands of Reapers.  Not hundreds OF thousands.  Vigil also makes it clear that Reapers are NOT invincible, and can be brought down with sufficient firepower, thus Sovereign's need to keep to the shadows.

After the first game, the Reapers were still trapped in dark space, with the Citadel being their only way in.  Defeating them should have been a matter of keeping that door closed.  Or at least, holding that choke-point.

Can you provide a link for when Shepard says that in ME1?

Not in ME1 since Harbinger didn't exist until ME2.

There is the line after the suicide mission that has Shepard saying Harbinger is coming and he won't be alone. Sure its not proof that Harbinger is the leader, but its something that can be considered to stopping the reapers. It would not have been hard for Bioware to set ME3 up with Shepard finding a way to destroy Harbinger to stop the harvest.

True. Contrived, but not hard. ("Leader" isn't the right word for what you're talking about here,.  I don't have a better one offhand since it's not a real-world concept.)

I'm not sure how this is any better than what we got, though.

Well Over doing the Cameos with the older cast might kill it for the characters and Mass Effect.


Less is more can be good. for example, being a part of the Cerberus Squad that recovers Shepard's body prelude and handing it over to Miranda for that Project. Expected cameos would be T.I.M., Miranda, Jacob and Liara. Milk Way galaxy or Andromeda Galaxy Mass Effect games have enough potential to NOT rely on Shepard.

I do admit that my character ideas are those that I just Like.

Also I would love a Mass Effect game with any faction outside of the Alliance.

I don't mind any species or factions for either MW or Andromeda Mass Effect. This is my characters idea only and yes of course they are Cerberus.

PC: A Martial Artist(with a custom background and psychology profile similar to shepard, able to play as either gender) visit the Citadel something related to the martial arts, ends up meeting Shelby, he attempted to prevent a Batarian Terrorist Attack by Calling C-Sec. During the Attack, he meets Scotty and both of them does help people to get to safety and tries to help C-Sec out during the fire fight against the Batarians. Also one of the people they were helping is Shelby. Shelby notices that a Few Batarian soldiers went into the Tunnels due to the explosions made a hole to the mysterious tunnel system.

Scotty the Scottish Cereberus Engineer: not the prettiest of Scottish man but known for his weird ass sense of humor. and he looks like Rorschach from the Watchmen movie unlike Rorschach, a fully functional human being with a brilliant engineering mind with a weird ass sense of humor(a claymore that shoots claymore) and a fierce temper. Yes he has the iconic Cerberus Heavy Turret that is a bane for many ME3 MP players.

Vincent: a Cerberus Inferno(yes he uses the iconic Cerberus Inferno Armor) Soldier. A calm effective Experience Ex Alliance officer that has no love for Batarians due to the Alliance/Batarian War. Cautious around Turians. Tactically sound. Always suggest using the enviroment and adjust tactics accordingly. Favors the Mattock but has training with many weapons from different Military and Para Military Organizations(ranging Alliance, Cerberus, Council, and other organizations). He looks similar to Leon James Vance from NCIS. Personally Recruits The PC, Scotty, and Shelby after the very dark aftermath of the Terrorist Attack and Fire Fight within the Mysterious Tunnels.

Shelby: a Cerberus Phantom(she joins the Cerberus Phantom project with New Player Character), she is 5'9'' with attractive long black hair with red highlights, pretty blue eyes and pale white skin. Shelby is a hot nerd/Jock. Due to her love of the martial arts and general knowledge, she develops a good friendship with the new PC and Scotty. They help C-Sec by following them into the Tunnels. Deep into the Tunnels, they get into a fire fight with both Ancient Reaper Husks and Batarians.


Due to PC's Injuries, Delilah(a tall gorgeous Tricia Helfer expy with extremely long thick blonde hair) suggest that the PC goes and join the Project Phantom. She does explain that it is an experimental Nanite to make an effective supersoldier without negative side effects. Delilah mentions both PC and Shelby quality for this experiment. Delilah mentions that Scotty doesn't make the cut for being a Phantom but he qualities for the Cerberus Combat Engineer divison due to his engineering degrees and brilliant Engineering designs. Delilah is a weird ass blend of Mordin and Miranda

Delilah's research into Nanite Technology and medical science to improve Human's overall performance. Her project's goals is to produce an infiltrator to fly under the radar against the Reapers' potential Indoctrination of allies and Cerberus.

yeah, I do know I am repeating myself but I am trying to expand my older ideas as well.



I don't mind a Turian Blue Suns Vanguard hero(either concurrent or post Shepard) and him fighting Reapers, Blood Pack, Geth, other Merc bands. with his misfits of Merc within the Blue Suns.

Or an Asari Huntress that is hunting a Krogan Warlord that kills her squad. Also building a New Squad. Like having a Young bull of a Krogan with a fondness of Hammers as a student.

Asari Justicar that is searching for a daughter that became a member of a Cult of Biotics.

In short, despite my weird ass love of Cerberus, like I said before, Next Mass Effect game needs less camoes, less Shepards. a healthy balance of listening to fans and not listening to fans. New Factions. Also More blow back on Humanity for being too powerful. For example that is why I did use the Batarian within the Terrorist attack on the Citadel because of their hatred of Humans and Council's biases towards to Humanity. Or having a Volus as a Big Bad that is supplying Mercenary and Terrorist Organizations to attack System Alliance and Cerberus. while actively undermining System Alliance within their Space and in Council Space, thru political movements, Riots and terrorism.

I don't mind being lore friendly while giving Aliens more power to gives Humans more of a challenge.

Also Post Mass effect Trilogy Milk Way Galaxy games need to address the Leviathans as a faction.


for any faction, any galaxy, any timeline, A Greedy Volus Sentinel and Oddball Vorcha Engineer would make the weirdest Odd couple.

I'm fairly certain you wouldn't need to be obscenely rich to buy the rights to ME at this point.

What I would do for a giggle is make a short movie: Renegade Shepard (plus all squad members) VS The Rider*.
(*cookie goes to whoever can guess what I mean by "The Rider").

Mass Effect needs a movie! Sheppard goes big screen!

ME felt finished after ME3. It should have stayed that way and continue with another IP.

Hmmm. hahahaha

femshep will have Conrad Verner as the LI
Harbinger, ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL, will be the main villain
When Shepard walks in a bar, she will order a Bud Light. dilly, dilly. DILLY,DILLY
Samantha. Steve, Chakwas, Adams, Ken & Gabby and Joker will have the same role as they do in the trilogy
the Honorable Mr. Rupert Gardner, the greatest chef in the universe, will be making his awesome Calamari gumbo for Shepard
Javik, Ashley, Kirrahe, Zaeed, Tela Vasir, Kal'Reegar, Grunt, Miranda and space hamster will be the squadmates