The fact that Shepard has made countless decisions to sacrifice others for the betterment of the galaxy before makes him the most likely person to choose Destroy ever, too. I believe that the extinction of the Geth and all other AI is an acceptable casualty if it means that the Reapers will be permanently destroyed. In order to even have a chance, sacrifice is inevitable. It isn’t an even fight, as Mass Effect 3’s opening sequence makes hauntingly clear.
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My point is this: this entire saga is full of instances in which sacrifices are 100% necessary in order to make progress against the Reapers. Shepard was forced to sacrifice 300,000 Batarians (the entire Bahak system) in Mass Effect 2’s Arrival DLC just to delay the Reapers.
Ashley Williams or Kaidan Alenko valiantly sacrificed themselves on Virmire in order to complete the mission. Unfathomable amounts of soldiers have been sacrificed fighting the Collectors and the Reapers. However, the entirety of the Mass Effect story up to this point has been filled with sacrifice. What about the Geth? EDI? Any other artificial intelligence? Are their deaths not significant?īelieve me, having to sacrifice these beings, especially the Geth, is heart-wrenching. Yes, I can hear you furiously typing right about now. The other choices all bring way too many risks. It’s a simplistic approach to the threat of the Reaper invasion to be sure, but it’s also the best way to completely prevent the Reapers from ever being a threat again while simultaneously laving the least potentially devastating drawbacks. In addition, I’m referring to Shepard as a male in this piece because that’s always the sex I chose for Shepard.ĭestroy is ultimately my favorite ending of the four available for two reasons: it’s what I feel best suits Shepard’s character, and is also the least risky option.ĭestroying the Reapers was Shepard’s intent all along, as evidenced by this iconic line: “We destroy them, or they destroy us.” - Commander Shepard In this article, I will rank the endings from best to worst, logically making a case for each choice.Īlso, it’s important to note that while I do love the indoctrination theory, I’m suspending my belief in it for this article and assuming that what we see on screen is what actually what happens in the story. So, in the wake of the absolute mess created by Mass Effect: Andromeda ( which edged out Destiny 2 as the most disappointing game of 2017 for me) and its numerous failures, I thought I would return to this famed point of contention and throw my hat in the ring. The debate of “Which ending was the best?” is one that still rages on between members of the franchise’s fanbase to this day, from Reddit threads to Twitter feeds to YouTube videos.
Like it or hate it (usually most people hate it, and I myself am not much of a fan) the way that the Mass Effect trilogy concluded in Mass Effect 3 did pose an interesting moral dilemma between the four possible choices that you had: Destroy, Control, Synthesis, and the secret Refusal ending.
But I know you will see this through to the end for all of us, no matter the cost.”Īh, yes. Today is the day I finally open up this can of worms on my little corner of the internet. Every soul that has ever lived is watching this moment. Not just for Humans or Turians or Protheans, but for all life.
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