Why Geth and Quarians won't be in Andromeda and why you should be ok with it.

I'm sure some can go if they wish. The question was if they'd even wish to go; who makes the final cut on an ultimately resource-limited endeavor, etc...

The Krogan aren't dying of the genophage. The krogan in Andromeda could die as a result of it, though, since they'd conceivably perish in combat before the mission was competed and/or faster then they could breed. I'm actually interested in seeing how the genophage is handled in MEA. The genophage cure was too idyllic in the original trilogy. Now, we get more time to explore the krogan as they were for the past 1400 years.

That picture is obviously from a new race.

I don't entirely care if Geth and Quarians are in Mass Effect: Andromeda. But I do think, the more the merrier.



This thread title doesn't seem like very good reasoning, just empty declarative statements. I won't believe until I see evidence or confirmations from Bioware, and given that they "don't want to say anything right now", I'm leaning towards a yes.

You bring good points, but it is not until the events in ME3 that Geth become allies. Since the Arks leave before ME3, the only way to get Geth in Andromeda is if they infiltrate the project.

Also Krogan and Asari live up to 1000 years and looks like the trip only takes 600, they could keep an small group of them out of cryostassis to run things... even if resource-wise is more expensive than AI

As you said if doesn't make sense to keep some of them wake up the whole travel consuming air, water and food. It's cheaper to put everyone in crysleep and only wake them (the scout teams) close to destination while everyone else keep sleeping.

None, really, with how good genetic manipulation technology is in the ME verse. Breeding shouldn't be a a problem for the Andromeda Initiative, so that won't revert the culture to previous views about people who don't want to have kids as some predicted it would.


Not only that, but given how Miranda was created, same-sex couples should be able to have children as well, which I hope is realized by the team and explored.

I agree, I'm sure you could find some quarians who wanted to come for various reasons, including not really caring about Rannoch specifically or being able to live/work on such advanced ships (Tali was wondrous of the Normandy). While I really want the geth to appear again as well, I doubt it will happen They're my favourite species in ME. If they were part of the Initiative, it would have to be in secret given the timeline.

That depends when in 2185 they depart. If it's later on, Shepard will have met Legion, though it's not like the Initiative will know about that unless it has Cerberus backing.

The reminds me that many of them were desperate enough to travel through the Omega-4 relay. So yeah, I have no doubt enough would want to come that we could have a bunch of quarian characters.

Nah, you just need one of these:

Its marketing materials feature a charging krogan with the slogan "Don't you wish Carnifex was at your side?"



PeeBee is apparently a nickname, and from the limited context I assumed it was an internal Bioware one, so don't worry too much. I never thought of the blade being a bayonet. It does look like some of the ones in ME3, though, you're right.


I very much want all of the Milky Way species to be aboard the Arks, much as I doubt it will happen for whatever reason. As I said above, genetic manipulation means breeding won't be a problem, so there is literally no reason not to at least bring some specimens to eventually seed a colony with (hell, maybe that's the route Bioware will take if they decide they want more MW species later: "We brought DNA just in case!"). I just don't see a reason not to have them all. Something to consider is that the krogan in ME:A are likely few in number and aboard the Ark of another species. Given that, a limited number of batarians, hanar, volus, drell, elcor, or vorcha could also be aboard (and of course, quarians).

Half serious: Hell, they could even bring the protheans back! Though not in ME:A, since Javik hadn't awakened yet.

Just to point out that Miranda can't really been see as a sucessful case of DNA manipulation (for the sake of creating a viable genetic population) because thanks to  being a heavily altered clone of her father Miranda was infertile.


But yeah, a few thousand should be enough to create a pioneer colony.

I hope that the Quarians are included in some capacity, I'd assume that they've been included in the Nexus, maybe they'll show up as an NPC somewhere?

I find less logical having Krogans in Andromeda than Quarian. Many Quarian want to find a new home, and leave Rannoch to the Geth. Zaal'Koris, at the head of the civil part of the flottilia, was a big supporter of this. Could he have sent a few ships (a single Quarian ship can have something like 700 people on board) to the Ark project (if there aren't there already Quarian working there to gain something for the philgrimige...) without the consent of the others Admirals? Is not like the Admirals are saints and have no chance to take their own decisions. Tali's father had made illegal experiments with Geth tech just under the nose of the others Quarian, after all.

And that is another puzzle for us: we have seen how the Geth need a few parts to start regenerate. Those programs are ususally unintelligent, because separated from the Consensus, and too few (at least for what I have understood). But: if the few programs had enought time/resource to "regenerate" a Consensus, we can have back the Geth: if they have worked for the entire trip of the Arks, even better.


There are many, may ways to bring the Quarian to the Ark, plus, Quarian are one of the most iconic races of the franchise: after all the merchandising over Tali, really? No Quarians? Is akin to no Turian. And they are the only two dextro-races. Why take away one of them?

Yes, and EDI in ME3 points out that a krogan female can have a clutch of up to 1000 eggs a year. So applying Mordin's ratio, that means a krogan female can have on average 1 child a year.

No, they have clutches of up to 1000 eggs every year.  Makes sense since tortoises/turtles are a big inspiration for their race. 

Here is the EDI scene about. Also, good thing we are using stasis pods since one concern she has is the fact groups of krogan don't do well in ships.