Post by projectpatdc on Apr 4, 2017 3:42:58 GMT
I've only just finished the full game and I did just about every quest before beating the game. It's by far the largest Bioware game I've ever played and as I am reading more between the lines of the story presented, I'm really liking this story.
On the surface, it's generic. Mass Effect Alien race, typical bad guy who wants power, mysterious technology, etc. To the average gamer who takes things at face value and wants everything handed out neatly on a platter, this game's story may not be that appealing. The great thing is there is so much story there, you just have to well "role play" and "path find" to discover it. The little details tie nicely with the exploration theme. Its great!
Back on topic, Theory:
We know the Angara were created by Jardaan, but we really don't know the purpose. We also really don't know the true purpose of the Kett besides Galactic domination, and that seems to be genetic perfection and slavery. My theory is that Meridian was basically the Garden of Eden of the Jardaan.
Similar to Lucifer (coincides with all the religious themes), there were a group or a leader within the Jardaan who "fell" or "exiled" out of Meridian and started a civil war (Nexus uprising and exiles anyone?). The Kett were created by those Jardaan who released the scourge upon the Heleus Cluster and are now doing their bidding in a religious sort of way by enslaving all other races (Egyptian Gods and Human slaves type thing). The "good" Jardaan created the Angara as guardians of the Heleus Cluster because well, their end had come. Here is where it gets good.
It is possible that there are parallel's to Horizon Zero Dawn where the Jardaan experienced their own Zero Dawn and the Angara, the Vaults, and the Remnant robots were created to start life again in the Heleus cluster after life was completely wiped clean by the Scourge. The Vaults communicate with the Remnant VI or AI in Meridian to terraform and recreate life throughout. The Remnant robots aid in the terraforming and act as "security" (hence the reason why they aren't always hostile unless set off) to keep anyone out of the vaults. The Jardaan also created the Angara because they wanted to encapsulate emotions and free will due to impossibility of translating emotion into AI at the time (why we see the Angara always wearing their hearts on their sleeves) (More unique groundbreaking to further make SAM and the Ryder family special/extraordinary). Meridian is basically the Garden of Eden of Heleus (possibly Andromeda)and the starting point for the creation of new life.
The Jardaan who deployed the scourge may be the only Jardaan alive or they may be "reincarnated" as Kett. I think former because it would be so much cooler to come in contact with them, and have a "god-like" threat that is in fact organic. We see the reincarnation religion theme from the Angara. If the "evil" Jardaan are indeed alive, they are sending the Kett in as scouts or basically their own "pathfinder teams" to further enslave the entire galaxy under their "godly" rule.
The Kett and the Angara, both being creations of the Jardaan are mostly at a standstill until, enter Murphy's Law aka the Andromeda Initiative which includes the Ryders and SAM. The events of Habitat 7 escalate the Kett/Archon's ultimate plan of taking back Meridian for the "Evil" Jardaan. The events of Mass Effect Andromeda occur, and a much larger unknown threat lingers. The Angara and the Initiative (learn from the Jardaan's mistakes...future thanks to our Pathfinder who brings them together) make peace with the Exiles and Rokar and unite to fight for their new home....Meridian....their Garden of Eden, the beginning of new life.
On the surface, it's generic. Mass Effect Alien race, typical bad guy who wants power, mysterious technology, etc. To the average gamer who takes things at face value and wants everything handed out neatly on a platter, this game's story may not be that appealing. The great thing is there is so much story there, you just have to well "role play" and "path find" to discover it. The little details tie nicely with the exploration theme. Its great!
Back on topic, Theory:
We know the Angara were created by Jardaan, but we really don't know the purpose. We also really don't know the true purpose of the Kett besides Galactic domination, and that seems to be genetic perfection and slavery. My theory is that Meridian was basically the Garden of Eden of the Jardaan.
Similar to Lucifer (coincides with all the religious themes), there were a group or a leader within the Jardaan who "fell" or "exiled" out of Meridian and started a civil war (Nexus uprising and exiles anyone?). The Kett were created by those Jardaan who released the scourge upon the Heleus Cluster and are now doing their bidding in a religious sort of way by enslaving all other races (Egyptian Gods and Human slaves type thing). The "good" Jardaan created the Angara as guardians of the Heleus Cluster because well, their end had come. Here is where it gets good.
It is possible that there are parallel's to Horizon Zero Dawn where the Jardaan experienced their own Zero Dawn and the Angara, the Vaults, and the Remnant robots were created to start life again in the Heleus cluster after life was completely wiped clean by the Scourge. The Vaults communicate with the Remnant VI or AI in Meridian to terraform and recreate life throughout. The Remnant robots aid in the terraforming and act as "security" (hence the reason why they aren't always hostile unless set off) to keep anyone out of the vaults. The Jardaan also created the Angara because they wanted to encapsulate emotions and free will due to impossibility of translating emotion into AI at the time (why we see the Angara always wearing their hearts on their sleeves) (More unique groundbreaking to further make SAM and the Ryder family special/extraordinary). Meridian is basically the Garden of Eden of Heleus (possibly Andromeda)and the starting point for the creation of new life.
The Jardaan who deployed the scourge may be the only Jardaan alive or they may be "reincarnated" as Kett. I think former because it would be so much cooler to come in contact with them, and have a "god-like" threat that is in fact organic. We see the reincarnation religion theme from the Angara. If the "evil" Jardaan are indeed alive, they are sending the Kett in as scouts or basically their own "pathfinder teams" to further enslave the entire galaxy under their "godly" rule.
The Kett and the Angara, both being creations of the Jardaan are mostly at a standstill until, enter Murphy's Law aka the Andromeda Initiative which includes the Ryders and SAM. The events of Habitat 7 escalate the Kett/Archon's ultimate plan of taking back Meridian for the "Evil" Jardaan. The events of Mass Effect Andromeda occur, and a much larger unknown threat lingers. The Angara and the Initiative (learn from the Jardaan's mistakes...future thanks to our Pathfinder who brings them together) make peace with the Exiles and Rokar and unite to fight for their new home....Meridian....their Garden of Eden, the beginning of new life.