There's an extra dialogue if you bring Wrex to that mission, instead of Toombs, Wrex is the one who says "Shepard was there, that's enough proof"
@thestrong2401
7 ай бұрын
Kaidan says that too
@IgorCalheiros10
3 жыл бұрын
My 1st playthrough was a Sole Survivor. It's interesting to see how Cerberus is at the beginning and at the end of Shepard's story by this.
@theonlyone38
3 жыл бұрын
If you ask me they never really changed, they were still doing sketchy things in ME2. Shep can either put on the blind act or acknowledge that yeah their terrible but you're using them, but either way Shep is kind of guilty of poor morality choice.
@CRYOKnox
3 жыл бұрын
@@theonlyone38 yeah but as a soldier used to act quickly and knowing something bad is on the horizon, i guess most people would team up with them. It's easy to say no now, but does this no hold the stress test?
@da_BemBem
3 жыл бұрын
Considering that you got what you wanted from Cerberus, and you don't have to actually compromise anything if you opt not to, it's more of an enemy of my enemy situation.
@jamiemiller1482
3 жыл бұрын
@@theonlyone38 at the moment they were the lesser of two evils
@haraldhimmel5687
2 жыл бұрын
@@theonlyone38 ME2 does a great job in trying to manipulate you into thinking Cerberus isnt that bad (anymore) while also demonstrating during certain decisions/situations how wrong that impression is.
@spartanq7781
3 жыл бұрын
It irks me so much how Shepard never brings this up in the sequels. This alone is reason enough not to trust Cerberus in ME2 but the game deliberately pretends it never happened. You do get a message from Toombs in ME2 but nothing ever comes of it. It was a massive missed opportunity to not follow up on this mission.
@Aurora-313
2 жыл бұрын
It'd be nice to hear a Sole Survivor unique dialogue to Cerberus along the lines of "I'm sorry I'm having a lot of trouble hearing you over the sound of my unit's blood on your hands."
@spartanq7781
2 жыл бұрын
@@Aurora-313 Mass Effect 2 is a isolated sequel. A sequel that has almost nothing to do with it's predecessor. It wipes the slate clean removing what made Mass Effect 1 so good. In both gameplay and in story. It was as if Bioware was ashamed of the original and went out of it's way to throw out everything that was built up. The opening of Mass Effect 2 tells us that. The rest of the game is about Shepard adjusting really fast to the new status quo. When it's all over Shepard finally leaves Cerberus but wasted so much time on a new insignificant threat. Instead of warning the galaxy into preparation for the real threat.
@Aurora-313
2 жыл бұрын
@@spartanq7781 @The Spartan Yeah, I know. ME2 was my starting point into the series back in 2009. I actually really enjoyed it and was shocked at the jarring difference between ME1 and 2 when I finally played the former. Spent ages trying to find a copy of ME1 just to get the whole story. Still, there's always fanfic to plug the gap. At the same time, I don't think the Collectors were _that_ insignificant - they were covertly hatching a reaper. But what pisses me off is you can't immediately ditch Cerberus and head to the Alliance. Imagine how fun having those two distinct campaigns would be? Ah well. Its better than most modern games. Back when the story was the selling point, not the graphics.
@spartanq7781
2 жыл бұрын
@@Aurora-313 Mass Effect 2 released in 2010 and it was my first Mass Effect game. The Collecters are insignificant. The Reapers don't need them as evident in Mass Effect 3.
@Aurora-313
2 жыл бұрын
@@spartanq7781 2010. My apologies. But I concede your point. In the grand scheme of things, they were somewhat inconsequential. It honestly would've shaken things up alot of we had Collector enemies in ME3, Shepard destroyed 'a' base, not all of the Collectors. And it would've been a great reminder of Harbinger's existence in the game. After all, he went from talking mad shit about Shepard to being dead silent. So disappointing. That being said killing a Reaper on foot was pretty cool. Even if you could just cheese it by aiming the Cain just right and nuking the boss in one hit. If you ask me, a problem with ME3 is actually a failure to follow up on ME2. But to segway, personally I wish that the opening scene _was_ the trial they promised in the promo material, which would serve the same purpose as the intro conversation with Miranda and Jacob. A way to cement the big choices you made in the previous game (IE saving Kaidan or Ashley, Saving the council or sacrificing them, Udina or Anderson, saving the collector base/destroying it, destroying thr Bahak system etc etc) with the Virmire survivor being called in as a character witness. And _then_ the Reapers crash the Trial, leading to Shepard's immediate acquittal and reinstatement. Because - Oh God, the massive threat we were denying is actually here killing us all. By hey. This is a decade of hindsight talking.
@Trialwolf
3 жыл бұрын
Man I always wished they continued these personal quests into ME3, this one is even hinted to continue in the second game but they never gave closure between Shepard and Toombs (which is important to the Sole Survivor background) would have been interesting to encounter Toombs and try to talk him down and recruit his team as war assets.
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
Because Bioware was is such an incredible rush to finish that game that they threw away like two Acts worth of story, some to sell as DLC and some to be forgotten.
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 It is not the rush, but the sheer size of the story in ME3. The playthrough time of ME3 is the same as ME2, and double of ME1. If they incorporate these as well, ME3 would be massive, and a lot more work for them for the same price, so no profit. They would’ve needed another full game to include all these storylines.
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
@@juzoli this is what Bioware promised the player base. They could have been honest and delayed ME3 as they could have managed to incorporate a lot in neat ways that didn't felt huge. Tombs should have been at the Citadel Coup and be there as we are rescuing the Council and in his fury after watching how we kill Udina he, and his mercs, start shooting at Shepard forcing us to either kill them or talk them down, the VS and the Council would have helped automatically.
@CMDRSweeper
3 жыл бұрын
@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 Well EA was shoving ME3 out the door as quickly as they could to make money. If you know this, you can actually see the seems in the story when EA started to bitch and even the graphics where the rush happened. As a result, I call these seams the EA effect.
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
@@CMDRSweeper a true shame, they did the same with ME LE3, the modders had to come up with a community patch themselves.
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
I love these videos, because these stories are fragmented across the games, and we don’t always see the full story at once. It is good to review the whole together.
@the_real_rascal
3 жыл бұрын
Took me watching a video like this to realize what happened to Joker's sister. All these years playing and I never connected the dots.
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
@@the_real_rascal Yeah, and I never even pay attention to what the Asaris are talking about. Yeah, PTSD, it’s sad, but never gave a second thought about the names and locations they are talking about. How much else we missed?
@Arijit_Das_
3 жыл бұрын
Up until now, I didn't know this side quest with corporal toombs even existed. Cerberus sure did many nasty stuff in the background in ME1 before coming to the mainstream of galactic affairs in ME2 and 3.
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
On my 4th playthrough, I didn’t rely on the journal, but visited every single system and planet individually looking for missions. I found like 3 or 4 missions which I was never asked to do by Hackett or anyone, and was only visible when I scanned the planet. Some of them are pretty good, like one with the Rachni nest.
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
Also sometimes there are 2-3 different missions, and random emails in ME2, and if our memory is not perfect, it is hard to connect the dots, and realize they are the same persons and common storyline.
@notthemusewere
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me again of how the opening of ME2 was a harbinger for the ending we got to ME3. Having you join Cerberus without even a squawk, even if you had done a complete play-through and seen ALL the horrible things they'd been up during ME1. Cerberus in ME2 always struck me as another Kai Leng; "Check out my OC, aren't they cool, aren't they really, really cool?" The game made up for it, of course, with the other characters. But, given that Renegade Shep can often be such an asshole to people, why oh why weren't you ever allowed to be even slightly sassy to TIM?
@TheSocratesofAthens
2 жыл бұрын
This is true. Having played Legendary Edition recently, I realized that the second and third games were an argument of style over substance in many ways. The first game was about learning a new world and exploring it; the second and third games were about action and soap-opera-like drama, rather than atmosphere, thought and speculative fiction. I guess I'm somewhat biased since I played a refined version of the first game for my first experience with the series, but I feel like Bioware really took the series in a different direction since the second game (probably thanks to EA acquiring it). I feel like stripping the second and third games of customization and room to explore really downgraded the series over time; the third game was effectively a rushed mess and the ending was almost completely thematically disconnected from the first two games. Perhaps if Bioware had kept its autonomy, things would have turned out differently for the series.
@jesussilva201
Жыл бұрын
You can be an asshole with TIM though. It's up tu you if you believe in his bullshit or not
@sirgideonofnir6840
3 жыл бұрын
Colonist/sole survivor imo is the most interesting for paragon or renegade. Paragon being you went through hell your early life and still turned out good. While renegade people could easily understand why your such a ass, you lived through hell
@ffann100
2 жыл бұрын
Or Shepard can be both like an antihero. That's the way I play and love it so far.
@lucaswest5078
2 жыл бұрын
I personally think renegade works better with earthborn/ruthless and paragon as spacer/war hero as putting shephard through double tragedies before we even start the game seems excessive to me, I do think my first ever playthrough might’ve been colonist/sole survivor though
@jesussilva201
Жыл бұрын
Colonist/survivor is probably the most realistic portray of a soldier that had seem things during service It works very well for a mixed playthrough
@AdaireKrickets
3 ай бұрын
@lucaswest5078 I like to think my "paragade", Shepard sees the worse the galaxy has to offer, and it's why they fight so hard to save everyone. They were the colonist that suffered, they were the soldiers that failed.
@beanother1an690
26 күн бұрын
Earthborn plays into it too, given that Earthborn Shepard was a streetkid.
@Noschool100
3 жыл бұрын
"I'm not a murderer!" he said after having murdered several scientists already.
@jacksonjessup6331
3 жыл бұрын
I think those guys outside were supposed to be hired by him and they took the base before he got there but there's no mention of it.
@Noschool100
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonjessup6331 what?
@jacksonjessup6331
3 жыл бұрын
@@Noschool100 The enemies outside weren't Cerberus they probably worked for the soldier with ptsd.
@Noschool100
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonjessup6331 no, the other cerberus scientists had already been killed by the point you are alerted. That was what I as alluding too, that he had killed the other scientists already.
@maximaldinotrap
17 күн бұрын
@@jacksonjessup6331They aren't talking about the enemies
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
And it is quests like this that I understood why Ashley didn't joined Shepard (but I extended the offer just in case) on Horizon: 1) she was being observed by: the Council, the Alliance and Cerberus and as we know those three love to use the little guy quickly; 2) the organization is a piece of filth who did things like this as a normal Tuesday; 3) Bioware just needed a way in ME3 to introduce the Cerberus and Shepard connections to new players and they chose the Virmire survivor, which isn't a bad thing on itself but they did it wrongly. A/K job was to protect the Council during the Coup, so they did well to put their personal relation aside, but the Normandy crew should have stepped in with their words to convince the VS that they need to calm down and that it is ok to question him at that moment but Bioware forgot. Edit: this is another quest that should have had it's consequences shown in ME3.
@ids5621
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. While Shepard didnt explain himself well in me2, and couldve solved alot by properly explaining to her what was happening vs "I was gone a long time ash". It would be like a former comrade coming back from the dead working for I SIS. Of course youd be like uhhhh nah I dont trust this. I'm more shocked they didnt make Shepard more resistant against Cerberus in me2. He basically just goes along with everything barely questioning anything
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
@@ids5621 as Shepard says in the Cerberus Base: no other organization extended their reach to help him.
@ids5621
3 жыл бұрын
@@luisemoralesfalcon4716 that was written after the fact. Doesnt really account for the fact that in this scenario Cerberus has done nothing but terrorize Shepard his entire life
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
@@ids5621 even if he didn't have this scenario the evidence he saw about Cerberus didn't painted the organization in a goody way for anyone to be involved.
@zevonweinreich5072
3 жыл бұрын
The Sole Survivor origin was always my personal favorite, felt like it was more flushed out than the rest. I also think that maybe Akuze could have played a more important story mission from the amount they put into it, but decided not to towards the end.
@TheSocratesofAthens
2 жыл бұрын
I guess they didn't want some players to miss out on it, if they had done so.
@nathanielgarza9198
Жыл бұрын
@@TheSocratesofAthens should at least been a flip the bird option when you talk to the Illusive after destroying the Collector base The like “Haha I played you, thanks for killing my unit.”
@TheSocratesofAthens
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielgarza9198 True. All we really got was a line from Miranda about such experiments "not really being apart of Cerberus." To be honest, the first was my favorite. It's a shame that Bioware took a different path with the series toward imitating Hollywood and Gears of War.
@nathanielgarza9198
Жыл бұрын
@@TheSocratesofAthens I missed the more open feel of the missions Like how Noveria or feros could have been accomplished multiple Ways. Not just a shooting gallery til this choice at the end
@TheSocratesofAthens
Жыл бұрын
@@nathanielgarza9198 Exactly. I miss times like the ambush in front of Chora's den. The first game made me feel like the series had so much more potential. I guess it was a time when the video-game market was less corporatized.
@patrickmcguire7896
3 жыл бұрын
Akuze is my go to story it makes Shepard more relatable with a tragic mission that he/she is famed for The Blitz is good to for making them larger than life but this one makes them more average for when you start off I also prefer the Earthborn background cause it adds to depth to their character. What about you?
@kaiserairsoftentertainment1129
2 жыл бұрын
In Mass Effect 2, a galactic news talks about the Shepherd Scholarship Act. Kids in inner cities get to have college money and a career in the alliance, better then the alternative where they join gangs and it makes my heart melt when I hear it
@victorpadilla441
2 жыл бұрын
I chose colonist/sole survivor. Played Played character as being unable to form normal relationships because of all the loss they suffered. RP-Wise, I decided that meant only being friendly with characters I'd only known since one game previous. Also Garry's was the romance option, since him losing his whole team paralleled akuze and I felt they could understand each other
@nathanielgarza9198
Жыл бұрын
Feel like sole survivor and Earthborn adds the most character to Shepherd Earthborn gives him wants and desires of seeking adventure Sole survivor gives him recognition of the cost of his grand space adventure
@nathanielgarza9198
Жыл бұрын
@@tidan4575 sounds like a self-insert
@MrChupacabra555
3 жыл бұрын
This, and all of your recent videos, show how much thought the ME writers put into every potential choice and outcome, more than any single player can be expected to come across, even with multiple playthroughs ^_^
@thevideo-beast122
3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t expect a big mention, but I was hoping that you at least note Sole Survivor is the service history for a default Shepard. And everybody can disagree with me on this, but I’m taking that as Shepard’s canonical backstory alongside earthborn
@kirashepard5942
3 жыл бұрын
True
@AesirUnlimited
2 жыл бұрын
It’s such a lame combo though.
@jessedean9349
2 жыл бұрын
That’s my favourite backstory to play through as Earthborn Sol Survivor
@menalgharbwalsharq648
2 жыл бұрын
@@AesirUnlimited you right, spacer war hero and earthborn ruthless are soo much more original
@quarkchild
2 жыл бұрын
@@menalgharbwalsharq648 spacer sole survivor master race
@craigwck7626
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely the most interesting background. I always take spacer and war hero for the paragon bonus, but this one is the best from a story standpoint.
@Maesterful
3 жыл бұрын
How does spacer and war hero give more paragon bonus than lone survivor?
@craigwck7626
3 жыл бұрын
@@Maesterful War hero gives a slight bonus to paragon, ruthless gives a bonus to renegade, and lone survivor gives no bonus.
@Maesterful
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigwck7626 I had no idea thanks for the tip
@quarkchild
2 жыл бұрын
@@craigwck7626 survivor gives a smaller bonus to both, not none
@SilverChaotix
3 жыл бұрын
My first playthrough I was Colonist/Sole Survivor for full tragic Shep. In regards to the video in Cronos Station mentioning Akuze, it's the second entry of the Project Lazarus logs.
@tepigninja7198
2 жыл бұрын
I was so confused on what was going on when I first did this quest. All I remember is Toombs shooting himself and that was that, this was my first playthrough of the Trilogy so I didn’t think to make the connection to Cerberus. This video really cleared a lot up for me, thank you!
@otter4370
Жыл бұрын
It's interesting to think that with the Sole Survivor background, Cerberus is pretty much directly responsible for Shepard's rise to fame. Goes to show that they were in your shadow from the very beginning.
@nothanks7263
8 ай бұрын
That whole thing made me wonder what else they had their sticky hands in. Kasumi's boyfriend? The squadmate that turned on Garrus?
@SuperLumianaire
3 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to play this again. This part of the game moves me more than most. I am to endure. I am to survive. I will outlast the world of flesh.
@-B-And-D-Chronicles-
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely need to do a play through like this wow super cool to see the full story on it and I’ve been playing for years but never did soul survivor! New to your channel and I absolutely am loving your videos thank you so much!!
@Jedi_Spartan
3 жыл бұрын
Could you consider making a video about everything that happened on Earth between the Prologue and Priority: Earth missions of Mass Effect 3 (or even all the offscreen parts of the Reaper War) based on dialogue we can hear across the game? Eg: the dialogue you can hear from EDI or Allers on the Normandy.
@artur6912
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite backstory, not the cookie cutter stereotypical good guy of war hero or stereotypical evil guy of ruthless. Just a tough solider fighting to survive being stranded with giant acid spitting worms.
@prich0382
3 жыл бұрын
Big tip for fighting Thresher Maws, use Warp on then for massive damage boost, kill then in less then half the time
@user-yf6zz3cl8i
2 жыл бұрын
I always found it strange how sole survivor Shepard never questioned the illusive man about acuze
@HeWhoComments
3 жыл бұрын
Love your channel, Big Dan! By far one of the most underrated KZitemrs out there.
@PhoutianPhill
3 жыл бұрын
1:50 "Hey I know you. I'm Big Dan. I Should go." And that's where Sheppard got his iconic line.
@Thomas20Smith
3 жыл бұрын
13:28 See through Wrex isn’t real. He can’t hurt you See Through Wrex:
@Arijit_Das_
3 жыл бұрын
Almost 50k subs!!! Keep it up, Dan!!!
@psvela76
3 жыл бұрын
The music when exploring inside a colony always creeped me out...
@jtvogt6374
3 жыл бұрын
Earthborn sole survivor to me is the best way to play
@Boxfortress
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't pick up on everything my first playthrough, some years ago started up full ME1-3 playthough once I had my own copies. As a soul survivor I made it my mission through 2 to fuck the Illusive Man and Cerberus over with a little bit more... enthusiasm. Nothing like investing a little into role-play.
@АлександърДелчев-ы3ц
3 жыл бұрын
Dan you are my favourite Mass Effect youtuber :)
@notjimpickens7928
3 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot about this side quest till now, good stuff dan 👌
@H3lios227
3 жыл бұрын
Cerberus was meant to be the shield that protected humidity, but it ended up being a dagger to the back when it mattered most
@IgorCalheiros10
3 жыл бұрын
don't you mean 'humanity'? xD
@H3lios227
3 жыл бұрын
@@IgorCalheiros10 bruh I can't write today. Yeah your right but duck it include humidity also
@juzoli
3 жыл бұрын
It was always anti-alien, and not pro-human. They only fed their own hunger for power. And then IM got indoctrinated, and worked almost exclusively to try to block humanity so they lose. If he is successful, then humanity falls, other races fall, and only Cerberus wins.
@ZrodyApo
3 жыл бұрын
A shield to humidity sounds really good, particularly where I live which is very humide 😂
@luisemoralesfalcon4716
3 жыл бұрын
More like it was meant to be humanity sword, not a shield.
@DarthDainese
2 жыл бұрын
My biggest problem with ME2, Shepard never is allowed to justify his working with Cerberus, or even convince them, he doesn’t trust Cerberus, the only thing that comes close is bringing Garrus along on Horizon
@codyeaster290
Ай бұрын
"My biggest problem with ME2, Shepard never is allowed to justify his working with Cerberus, or even convince them, he doesn’t trust Cerberus," Okay, A) Shepard doesn't want to justify working with Cerberus, given how aware Shepard is of Cerberus' actions (especially if you choose the Sole Survivor background), B) Shepard has said multiples times throughout Mass Effect 2 why they're working with them (or why they're not, depending on which dialogue you choose) and C) I hope this helped you, if it didn't please let me know.
@CapoWhoLaughs
2 жыл бұрын
I did Sole Survivor because of how it fits. Maybe it's me but I saw the legend of Shepard beginning behind the sole survivor. Alone battling other worldly creatures. The legend "ending" as the sole survivor....sort of... Alone facing an even bigger other worldly threat. Kind of comes full circle
@dominicvucic8654
3 жыл бұрын
I will always choose sole survivor because of this it makes more sense that Toombs listens to his C0 when told to stand down
@kaleeshsynth9994
Жыл бұрын
Shepherd being an sole survivor and very distrusting of Cerberus hating to be associated with them Makes for an interesting conflict which they did more for that, like an option to have shepherd Snap at the illusive man for that
@codyeaster290
Ай бұрын
"Shepherd being an sole survivor and very distrusting of Cerberus hating to be associated with them Makes for an interesting conflict which they did more for that, like an option to have shepherd Snap at the illusive man for that" But, Shepard IS distrusting of Cerberus and very clearly doesn't like working for them in the sequel, hell, the only reason why Shepard hasn't ALREADY snapped at the Illusive Man given how deeply aware they are about Cerberus' history is the very same reason why they haven't yet cracked under the pressure from the events of the trilogy: they are headstrong and more than that, are able to keep a good head on their shoulders and recognize who's the greater threat of them all, the description for the Sole Survivor background even states "you had to overcome physical torments and psychological stresses that would have broken most people" which to be honest, sounds a whole lot like Shepard throughout the entire trilogy as a whole.
@darkspartan86
Жыл бұрын
I never use default Shepard, but I'm noticing his nice neat fade. Why can't we have that for our created Shepard lol
@RainbowEssence-c3w
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love it if you did videos (or even just one video) for the other backgrounds/psychological profiles as well! I'd be curious to see the different reactions and unique dialogue for each of the three psychological profiles (Sole Survivor, War Hero, Ruthless) and the three backgrounds (Spacer, Colonist, Earthborn). On a side note, kinda disappointed there's no unique dialogue option in regards to Shepard fighting a Thresher Maw on foot in ME2. Like, damn, Shepard just acts as though that wasn't totally PTSD-inducing and probably terrifying and difficult for him/her. I mean even for non-Survivor Sheps that's probably pretty terrifying lol.
@gumerzambrano
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video man!
@bubbahunez3383
3 жыл бұрын
Sole survivor- Infiltrator is my canon Shep
@Better_callMe
2 жыл бұрын
This revelation makes sheperds joining cerberus so much more offputting in ME2
@fuhrerhosty
2 жыл бұрын
Could you do a Ruthless background story next? I think it's an ideal combination with renegade playthroughs.
@wmp75
3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work Big Dan
@scout3443
3 жыл бұрын
Holy crap i just remembered! Nothing related to the video but what do u think of Dying Light 2, the character Lawan is supposed to change depending on your choices made in the story
@entropygames2440
3 жыл бұрын
The worst background is colonist/sole survivor. I love picking them for my female renegade Shepard. It justifies her bitchy ness LOL. Also if you bring Wrex when talking to toombs and the doctor try to lie he will say something along the lines "Shepard was there on Akuze"
@unsaltedpepper1957
3 жыл бұрын
My female renegade is usually a ruthless colonist
@aaron75fy
Жыл бұрын
"you got away with a few scars and a scary reputation" the war hero practically proved unstoppable and the slavers weren't able to win against the colony he/she helped out, sole survivor shook off a thresher maw and ruthless made Shepahrd into a getthings done despite the cost. all 3 sevice histories leave scars and all 3 can make for a scary Shepard 10:53 did Toombs say Akuze? all I heard was him say he got a couple of scratches which can be easily from anywhere and any planetside mission
@anntares172
3 жыл бұрын
Always wondered about this!
@jakubdzejkob9989
3 жыл бұрын
Hey, really like your videos and watching a lot of them recently. Are you planning to make similar about Torfan? It poped out very often in my last playthrough but i was playing German version (trying to learn new language) and I've missed some lore details. Thanks and keep up the good work!
@donaldjackson9366
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all of the work you put into these videos Big Dan! This is the best psyc profile story and the longest running one iirc. Played all of the combos of pre-service history and psyc profile and Colonist/Sole survivor is the most engaging plus the bonus renegade and paragon points to start with don't hurt either.
@attackofthecopyrightbots
2 жыл бұрын
"so are you gonna kill me or not" lol
@Squeakymcsqueaken
3 жыл бұрын
FULL STORY* *except that one part I was too lazy to get. Good to see the kind of quality I can expect from this channel.
@АлександърДелчев-ы3ц
3 жыл бұрын
Look at Wrex lol 13:26
@AhmadWahelsa
3 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@jccarbone6361
Жыл бұрын
I know I’m late but only recently found your channel and am watching all your mass effect stuff. Wanted to say it probably isn’t a bug for the audio about your reputation he’s probably just meaning your past in general as he’s basically saying you weren’t there. In the sole survivor path you too know each other meaning he was in your unit. The other response to your war hero character makes it sound like you have never met
@aaayyygender
2 жыл бұрын
"you thINK i'm afRAID to dIE?!?!?"
@ConcaCon
Жыл бұрын
Gawd, this eerie freaking synth melody in ME1.
@vanguard1427
2 жыл бұрын
I wanna know what happened to toombs in 3 did he ever come back or did i miss him in ME3 It would have been great to see him in ME3LE with a back story or his own mission
@MachinegunnNick
2 жыл бұрын
It still bothers me that if you're not more pissed off at the beginning of ME2 at Cerberus if you had the sole surviver background. Literally your background is based on something Cerberus did to you and your unit and it barely gets brought up when you join them in ME2. Bioware dropped the ball when it came to the psychological backgrounds after ME1
@grelly_chan8401
Жыл бұрын
I felt my Shepard was getting constantly triggered when the NPCs kept mentioning Akuze to her
@std7702
3 жыл бұрын
This is one for Cerberus apologists. If there are any left. Also, I would like a spin of where we play Toombs set parallel to ME2.
@Crusader_N7
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! but have you covered the "War Hero" pre service history? That's what I always choose. Keep up the good work man! ;D
@DeadManSinging1
Жыл бұрын
I cant believe I somehow missed this mission in my current playthrough
@cynfaelalek-walker7003
3 жыл бұрын
With all this tragedy in his life I'm surprised Shepard is not depressed.
@80krauser
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of FemSheps are basically psychotic according to the fanfic writers.
@cynfaelalek-walker7003
2 жыл бұрын
@@80krauser who art thou? Whomst is so wise in matters of comedy?
@80krauser
2 жыл бұрын
@@cynfaelalek-walker7003 A muscular character hastily inserted into an established series the writers just want to pretend was always there?
@cynfaelalek-walker7003
2 жыл бұрын
@@80krauser don't know, if I'm honest.
@PenDreamt
2 жыл бұрын
8:55 Are you killing me, or are you helping me? Shep: Actually at the entrance I saw the lunch special was Thresher n' Chips. I Think I'll go have lunch, come back in 30... see what's developed.
@poluticon
2 жыл бұрын
"Please! He's a madmin!"
@Jawmax
3 жыл бұрын
With a Sole Survivor back ground I always imagine would still HATE Thresher Maws, dreading when they appear and enjoying killing them. And my sole survivor is an Engineer so I also imagine she survived by repairing a defense system and shooting the worms with heavy firepower like you are told is the best way to do it but as the years go with people retelling the story of her genius gets it more and more fantastic. By Mass Effect 3 the story goes she built a making a mass accelerator with some PVC pipe, a roll of duct tape, a bag of potatoes for ammo, and the eezo from a Cision Pro toothbrush.
@edielungreen
3 жыл бұрын
❤️😂🤣
@CRYOKnox
3 жыл бұрын
Oh Akuze you beautiful rock of death...
@itsbiju
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like Sole Survivor is the way to go
@SomeCanine
Жыл бұрын
Everyone else in Mass Effect lore fighting Thresher Maws: [Dies] Shepard: [Depopulates the entire galaxy of them with ease]
@Mitsu2040
Жыл бұрын
You can convince Toombs to let the scientist live so that he can be put on trial. The scientist will agree to give a public statement exposing the truth about Akuze in exchange for his life. Cerberus tries to distance themselves and claim that that science team went rogue and the incident had nothing to do with them. At least, that's what Miranda claims--ever the Cerberus PR girl.
@marckrieger3277
Жыл бұрын
Great video sole surivor and the fleet background are my favourite choices for Shepard. Of course this means joning Cerberus in ME 2 made zero sense.
@swedishsunflower8694
7 күн бұрын
Playing an Earth born Sole Survivor as my first dive into these games it made me so excited to see that Cerberus was at the center of the second game. But as much as I love ME2 I was so very disappointed by the terrible way the writers handled that very interesting situation. You get to act like a kid rebelling against a father a tiny bit, at best. Which my Shep definitely did lol. They should have given us way more insight into Shep's struggle, as it is you mostly have to imagine him struggling with it. And while TIM says you can leave if you want you never get to try even. So I had to headcanon Cerberus blackmailing him when I discovered the picture of Kaidan in his cabin. Like they handled it so badly, and even worse in ME3. This plotline could've been phenomenal especially as Sole Survivor but it was just embarrasing.
@williamzeo2493
Жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe Cerberus testing on humans if they are all about human agenda, I think that this was a result of early writing without taking into consideration ME2. Imagine what a game ME3 would be if you could choose to stay with the Cerberus or the Alliance.
@arikelvara
3 жыл бұрын
9:20 smiley Wrex!
@lesterro2533
2 жыл бұрын
interesting - in this case renegade outcome is the best - Wayne gets justice and corporal Toombs lives
@ricoco7891
3 жыл бұрын
Can we get a Torfan video next?
@GenericUsername-qp1ww
Жыл бұрын
personally i feel like sole survior background Shepard would b the best background for a Shepard who romances Jack, both of em got screwed over by Cerberus
@AlleyCatNinja
3 жыл бұрын
Lately I've been doing colonist/sole survivor. My Shepard is mentally screwed.
@ventexovakon2178
Жыл бұрын
I really should have did these quests. Damn.
@brockferguson5522
3 жыл бұрын
Mann I just finished ME1 as sole survivor and watching this I realized that I never did/ received this mission
@PrinceJediMaster
2 жыл бұрын
Toomsis not happy with you in Mass Effect 2
@ThatManiacbucket
Жыл бұрын
Imagine the timeline where we get toombs as a human companion for mass effect 2 instead of jacob.
@Better_callMe
2 жыл бұрын
@big Dan, Have you done videos using the novels to fill in some of the lore?
@ParadoxDown
2 жыл бұрын
I love the music that plays when you pick Renegade options, it makes you regret stuff later XD
@thechatterbot
3 жыл бұрын
BIG DANNNN!
@Mitsu2040
Жыл бұрын
I hate how they forced us to join Cerberus when they were responsible for Akuze. I hate it so much!
@Wignut
Жыл бұрын
Wrex at 9:20 be like ⚫👄⚫
@revan8795
Жыл бұрын
I recently played this. I had Wrex with me and he said I was there lol.
@Loreweavver
4 ай бұрын
I just tried out the legendary edition and I immediately distrust the scientist and I've played too many game where an evil scientist is voiced by that actor
@aldodafino2586
2 жыл бұрын
Makes the War Hero and Ruthless please
@Fuzzypizzas
4 ай бұрын
What if in me2 you get brought back by cerberus or the alliance depending your morality that could be neat
@saecula2391
Жыл бұрын
lol 09:08 ... Femshep kills the Scientist ... good Job
@horrorpleb249
2 жыл бұрын
I chose sole survivor because it just felt natural to me.
@Shaco.
2 жыл бұрын
9:20 Wrex with cute smol eyes
@jorgemerlin2202
3 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to meet corporal Toombs in ME3 to clear things out or maybe a standoff in ME2 such a wasted opportunity...
@egillskallagrimson5879
Жыл бұрын
My blood boils only for thinking how badly handled is this personal story in ME2, the way the developers shovel the whole cerberus thing up your emergency evacuation port is frustrating. You have all the right as the Sole Survivor not only to not ally with cerberus but even to kill all the crew of the Normandy that is cerberus and force Miranda and Jacob to pledge loyalty to u or join their terrorist comrades in the afterlife(not the club obviously).
@irisravenhild9060
2 жыл бұрын
Disappointment! 1: You should have clips of female Shepard solo survivors, her reaction is much better and I am willing to say 100% confirm that The Scientists lured The Thresher Maw against Shepards unet on Akuze, by saying; "Toombs? But - I saw the Thresher Maw, pulled you under." 2: if you have Ashley or Kade with you, then they are the ones who say you were there on Akuze and know what happend. 3: I do not remember if Toombs shoots himself according to what you say to him after You have shot the researcher, but I know that Toombs at least says; "The report on Akuze is right, Shepard. You Are the only survivor." before he shoots himself. (Thanks Toombs) (Iris Shepard colonist and only survivor)
@Lusor_Elges
3 жыл бұрын
Hey dan. I have started my second playthrough and in me2 i found about the medic station upgrade that removes all the cybergnetics if i am right, shouldnt shepard survice in me3 than?
@onni4681
3 жыл бұрын
It heals your scars. Shepard still has cybernetics inside him so he wouldn't survive.
@Lusor_Elges
3 жыл бұрын
@@onni4681 ah, than i missread myself. Thanks :D
@bigtimeepic982
3 жыл бұрын
I really feel like sole survivor is canon just my opinion
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