Mass Effect: 5 Things They Never Told You About Shepard

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • If you're a fan of the Mass Effect series, then you know that Shepard is one of the most iconic characters in video game history. In this video, we're looking at some of the lesser-known details about Shepard that you might not have known. From their background to their unique concept art, this video is a great way to get to know Shepard better!
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    0:00 Intro
    0:43 Concept
    4:34 Origin Stories
    6:51 Interesting Player Stats
    8:00 Indoctrination & The Catalyst
    9:45 Outside Inspiration
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Komentáře • 466

  • @UnchainedAtomFilms
    @UnchainedAtomFilms Před rokem +145

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    • @UnchainedAtomFilms
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    • @myteamsupreme4348
      @myteamsupreme4348 Před rokem +1

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  • @joseMgarcia0711
    @joseMgarcia0711 Před rokem +149

    "You can fight like a Krogan, run like a leopard, but you'll never be better than Commander Shepard!"

  • @JAYDOG1337A
    @JAYDOG1337A Před rokem +42

    I would've loved if Momma Shepard was a war asset, with her bringing large amounts of morale to those serving with her since she's the mother of the legendary commander Shepard.

  • @majinvegeta1254
    @majinvegeta1254 Před rokem +28

    "I wanted to punt that damn kid, but thats just me." Wasn't expecting that subdued aggression. Nearly choked on my water. ☠

    • @RestingBeachFace
      @RestingBeachFace Před 11 měsíci +2

      I had the same thought. That kid is annoying. Lol and those dream sequences should jus be gone.

  • @TheAuthorgal
    @TheAuthorgal Před rokem +14

    I love redhead Femshep. But some of those statements about blonde Shepard were REALLY judgmental. I’m not anything close to blonde, but that’s really rude to say about someone based on hair color.

  • @TheMagicalPinata
    @TheMagicalPinata Před rokem +75

    4:12 Sarah ended up being the name of Ryder in Andromeda. And if you name her that, other characters actually call you Sarah

    • @NicdaGameDOC_07
      @NicdaGameDOC_07 Před rokem +16

      I thought that was pretty cool. I wished they did that for Shepard.

    • @sebicmiel4221
      @sebicmiel4221 Před rokem +2

      @Mythic what's so bad about Scott?

    • @GoodOldGamer
      @GoodOldGamer Před rokem +8

      @Mythic Like John and Jane Shepard are any better, lol. Might as well have had their last name Doe.

    • @mjpraetorian4386
      @mjpraetorian4386 Před rokem +4

      @@Lordnilliam Scott's VA was WAAAAY better that Sarah...

    • @ADMNtek
      @ADMNtek Před rokem +4

      @Mythic that dads name was Alec. i currently on my 5th MEA playthrough and never bothered with Scott. despite all the hate it gets it has a lot of cool stuff like the name thing. And no alignment system so nice that you can let Drack drop that guy down a cliff without having to worry about dark site points.

  • @itsmeitsmeitssteven
    @itsmeitsmeitssteven Před rokem +102

    The side quest: I remember me, put me in tears. Very well written, and acted. I felt the heartache, and pain.

    • @KravMagoo
      @KravMagoo Před rokem +1

      Yeah, almost as impactful as Overlord. Powerful stuff. Wish there was more of that and less of the fan-service comedy that spewed out of every orifice in ME3. I really, really hate Easter eggs. Seriously childish on the part of writers and fans. Typical, though.

  • @99Bobson
    @99Bobson Před rokem +34

    "No, we can't have FemShep look like an Aryan, so we'll give her one of the rarest white genetic makeups" (Natural redhead with green eyes)

    • @Quirrel
      @Quirrel Před rokem +5

      based Bioware?

    • @noblej7897
      @noblej7897 Před rokem

      Redhead with blue eyes were rarer I thought?

    • @peepsbates
      @peepsbates Před rokem +12

      You'd wonder if it ever occurred to games journalists that people can be.......born with those stereotypically Aryan features?

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA Před rokem +2

      @@noblej7897 no, most redheads have either blue or brown or hazel eyes, green eyes are the most rare in ALL hair colors and most green-eyed people have brown hair, blond second common and red the most rare. So yes, declaring blue-eyed blondes rare but using green-eyed redheads is not really logical. I like the design tho. Played a blonde Jaime Pressly/Margot Robbie-looking FemShep originally, but recently tried more variations from tanned gyaru to purple haired goth.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA Před rokem +3

      True... But seems it wasn't about Aryan-ness but people being sexist by claiming a Barbie-looking woman can't fight and is only good for shopping with a chihuahua. The red hair she has tho isn't looking natural (too red instead of orange, and black eyebrows), can pass for a dye job with a color generic enough to stand out and without being too outlandish (but once they added purple everyone tried it in LE).

  • @DragonAge87
    @DragonAge87 Před rokem +136

    I never knew about the voting for Femshep. Also too bad about the Mass Effect armor not making it into DA2. It looked really cool

    • @davidsharpe1611
      @davidsharpe1611 Před rokem +5

      I participated in the Femshep voting! 🙂

    • @randomclod385
      @randomclod385 Před rokem +2

      @@davidsharpe1611 Same

    • @dreammirrorbrony1240
      @dreammirrorbrony1240 Před rokem +7

      My only complaint for femshep was there were no long hair options, but it was a minor complaint.

    • @DragonAge87
      @DragonAge87 Před rokem +13

      @@dreammirrorbrony1240 well it makes sense not to have long hair. She is in the military. That's why alot of people were super confused by Ash's look in ME3

    • @GoodOldGamer
      @GoodOldGamer Před rokem +2

      The DA armor in ME looked good but never made any kind of sense. They are so far removed from the medieval aesthetic that it's jarring, lol. I assume the same would've been said for ME armor in DA.

  • @cagednephilim3967
    @cagednephilim3967 Před rokem +192

    Bioware released statistics for the Legendary Edition and 68% of players chose MShep and 32% of players played as Femshep. That's a pretty big jump for the old statistic you used in your video

    • @hansolav5924
      @hansolav5924 Před rokem +22

      still don't matter. maleshep is the default. it would be more interesting to read such a stat if the default had been femshep. as going maleshep would then involve the strenuous effort of clicking the 'other gender' button. :)

    • @getshaftedbuddy114
      @getshaftedbuddy114 Před rokem +57

      @@hansolav5924 uh no? There’s no default gender, as soon as you start a game there is quick start make and female and then custom male and female, you’re never starting as maleshep

    • @getshaftedbuddy114
      @getshaftedbuddy114 Před rokem +10

      @@hansolav5924 uh no? There’s no default gender, as soon as you start a game there is quick start make and female and then custom male and female, you’re never starting as males help

    • @hansolav5924
      @hansolav5924 Před rokem +18

      @@getshaftedbuddy114 you saying a few hits of enter would NOT create a character and start the game? funny. worked just fine for me, just now. and the DEFAULT(top) choice were MALESHEP.

    • @getshaftedbuddy114
      @getshaftedbuddy114 Před rokem +38

      @@hansolav5924 DUDE OMG THE TOP OPTION IS MALE BUT LITERALLY RIGHT UNDER IT IS FEMALE AND YOURE NOT MEANT TO SPAM ENTER SO THIS ARGUMENT MAKES 0 SENSE

  • @MechLock1198
    @MechLock1198 Před rokem +97

    That paragon/renegade ratio makes sense, I'm just surprised more players don't do a second playthrough just to see how the renegade options change the experience.

    • @R1ckj333
      @R1ckj333 Před rokem +9

      Im more suprised that there a so few who play Paragon first, I never did, I also never played MarkShep because Jen Hale is much better, Mark Meer is a great actor, He just does not work for me as Shepard.

    • @angielavellan9897
      @angielavellan9897 Před rokem +11

      I'm uncomfortable being rude both in real life and videogames, and one of the few times I chose some renegade dialogues, i was so shocked.
      I remember Shepard was talking with Grunt about how he hated turians and I chose "don't hurt garrus" thinking my Shep would be like "whatever happens, do not even dare to hurt my turian bf" and the real dialogue was so fucking crazy. "DO NOT DARE TO TOUCH GARRUS 😡😡😡" and Shepard was soo fucking mad and even pointing him with her finger. And Grunt was like "nah, i won't"

    • @hansolav5924
      @hansolav5924 Před rokem +5

      @Mythic depends on how you use it, I guess. my renegade femshep was quite amused at how the first game ended, with anderson talking 'humanity first' like another cerberus recruit. :P
      I've always gone into the games intending to go full renegade...but in the second and third games I found it hard to treat my old crewmates badly. Nevermind that I read 'getting the job done' as 'keeping your crew functioning well'.

    • @dirkbsilver9260
      @dirkbsilver9260 Před rokem +2

      @@angielavellan9897 there are a few lines that are great. Shep threatening to restrict Joker to decaf is one. But I agree on most with you. Shep needlessly goes ballistic. It's annoying and makes me love Paragon Shep all the more.

    • @GoodOldGamer
      @GoodOldGamer Před rokem +8

      Renegade didn't get good until 2 and 3, and really only with the interrupts. I can't stand playing a character that oscillates between cartoon villain and Space Karen™.
      Renegade Shep should've been a stoic hardass marine. Drill Sergeant type. Not an impulsive idiot who goes around punching female reporters while being filmed/livestreamed for everyone to see.

  • @stevenbennett6024
    @stevenbennett6024 Před rokem +17

    Never knew about the femshep vote, kinda crazy about the controversy over the blond vote, imagine being blonde with blue eyes being told shep can't look like that, some folks are toxic i say 😂

  • @MortismalGaming
    @MortismalGaming Před rokem +10

    The only thing I need to know about Shepard is which store on the citadel is the actual favorite!

  • @amazedsatsuma
    @amazedsatsuma Před rokem +15

    The greatest unanswered question I have about Shepard is...what truly was Shepard's favorite shop on the citadel😉

    • @ADMNtek
      @ADMNtek Před rokem +3

      The consort obviously.

    • @iflyuwalk
      @iflyuwalk Před rokem +1

      pretty sure it was the one that gave him a discount.
      har har

  • @Krunchbyte1
    @Krunchbyte1 Před rokem +39

    Something I thought was neat with the backgrounds, was to flip the script a bit. My last playthrough, I had a paragon Shep, but she had a ruthless background. This kinda implied that she had more of a regrettable record than a shiny one, or perhaps made the wrong decision, did the most she could with a really bad scenario, or had a hotheaded start and learned to be different. These things aren't that big of a deal for the game overall, but being able to have that extra bit of characterization is really neat, even if it is just mostly head canon. Like with how sometimes paragon Shep can do things that seem a little over the top with the good guy act, and I thought having a regrettable past gave a bit of context on why this Shep insisted on it more often than not

    • @GoodOldGamer
      @GoodOldGamer Před rokem +6

      I like to mix it up too. Like going Earthborn and War Hero, or Spacer and Ruthless. If I want a super tortured Shep, I'll go Colonist Sole Survivor, and pick romances that die off or end horribly, lol.

    • @Nofixdahdress
      @Nofixdahdress Před rokem +1

      I did this with my favorite Shep. She has the Colonist and War Hero backgrounds, but goes really heavy on the Renegade choices in game. So internally it creates this conflict where she gets touted as this inspirational war hero, but is actually fairly ruthless and in a permanent state of fight-or-flight, and over the course of the series has to balance out her inclination towards pragmatism and selfishness with her growing responsibility and care for her crewmates. All while sticking to mostly Paragon options for the really big choices (saving the Council, appointing Anderson, destroying the Collector base) because, despite her rough around the edges personality and general pessimism about the galaxy, deep down she's always been a fundamentally decent and heroic person.

  • @Zathurious
    @Zathurious Před rokem +20

    I never knew Shepherd becoming a Reaper Cyborg was considered. While I appreciate the work Bioware put into the renegade option, I just couldn't bring my self to knowingly become a total a**hole. Some of the interrupts were pretty good, though.

    • @BrightWulph
      @BrightWulph Před rokem +2

      Main reason why I could never go full renegade either, mostly because of how cartoonishly ass-holeish the answers were. Like there's a thin line between ruthless pragmatism and straight-up dickish behaviour. IMHO anyway.

    • @microqueen69
      @microqueen69 Před rokem +3

      tbh I would have loved to see some choices where you just question if the milky way species is even worth saving, involving interspecies related issues but what also needs to be realized is that such a thing would have massively increased the scope of the game and we know what game companies are like. Still, a reaper shepard is something I would have liked to see.

    • @neosildrake
      @neosildrake Před rokem

      Playing Legendary right now. Still in ME1, mostly Paragon, but will use Renegade on occasions. Even my patient saint Shepard has its limit. Anyway, with the unlimited Paragon/Renegade points glitches still working, no reason to not max out both.

  • @Old-ded-memes
    @Old-ded-memes Před rokem +11

    In my first play through I chose renegade options for anyone who wasn’t my crew. That Shepard was my favorite.

  • @themightiestofbooshes9443

    Didn't know I shared a birthday with Shepard. I think that's so amazing.

  • @jamesabernethy7896
    @jamesabernethy7896 Před rokem +7

    Only found your channel a month ago with your video on Sandal from Dragon Age, really loving the quality of your work. Your clips are well chosen, visually interesting to look at while not too full of detail and not so rapidly edited that they distract. I'm a big fan of both Bioware franchises and it's nice to see a lot of lore well done in one place. Even though I'm a guy I typically play FemShep as I think Jennifer Hale's performance is so strong. I always made a custom Shepard, although they didn't look that dissimilar from the Default. Although I can understand why so many fans would want Mark Vanderloo involved at conventions, you also have to give the guy his due for making his choice and divorcing himself from the role which would probably end up taking over his life. Again Great channel and keep it up.

  • @lotusthemermaid
    @lotusthemermaid Před rokem +27

    I love your content! Your research and delivery are always on point! As a fellow Bioware fan, I appreciate you a ton.

    • @sarialue
      @sarialue  Před rokem +3

      ahh thank you! Glad you like them! ❤

  • @satyakisil4289
    @satyakisil4289 Před rokem +4

    Smearing Shepard for looking "Aryan", the Metroid fans would've obliterated them if someone defamed Samus like that.

  • @MrFuber1
    @MrFuber1 Před rokem +5

    There might not be an N7 armour in dragon age, but here is a dragon age armour in mass effect

  • @matthewcarpenter7393
    @matthewcarpenter7393 Před rokem +1

    Great content! Starting to see your videos on my recommendations and I’m glad I clicked. Thanks for the mass effect lore lmao keep it up!!

  • @drabsyo5490
    @drabsyo5490 Před rokem +3

    Thanks for all the great Mass Effect content with professional quality. Subscribed.

  • @jkdubya85
    @jkdubya85 Před rokem +3

    7:15 Yeah, but getting through ME1 as anything other than a soldier is a pain in the butt. When I do a playthrough these days it's Soldier in 1, Vanguard in 2 and 3. Vanguard in ME3 (and in Andromeda although we don't talk about Andromeda) is amazing.
    Side note, it makes me happy that 11 years after ME3, there are still new youtube videos being made about the series.

    • @Synthia17
      @Synthia17 Před rokem

      Infiltrator in me1 is pretty busted too, those sniper riffles make a huge difference

  • @recoil1912
    @recoil1912 Před rokem +2

    Great job! Well presented and great information!

  • @isais207
    @isais207 Před rokem +7

    10:41 wow, that article sounds super offensive, actually. White blondes cant be heroes.
    I also prefer the redhead look, because, well, redheads... but if that was said about a person of colour then imagine the uproar it would have caused...
    Anyway, I've played through the trilogy too many times that I'd like to admit, but I did not know the psychological profiles affecting paragon/renegade points. No idea how I missed that
    I've played the games many different ways, but I've always preferred to be default maleshep, spacer, war hero. Call me basic, I guess. Oh, and thank you for hating the ending as well - I feel my emotions being validated every time someone mentions it. Same goes for Andromeda

    • @channel45853
      @channel45853 Před rokem

      Yeah, bro really had some thoughts about blondes

  • @niccikeller6260
    @niccikeller6260 Před rokem +2

    Another mass effect video!!!!!! And I love it... Thank you for doing this ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @lexismexy4823
    @lexismexy4823 Před rokem +1

    Love your vids!! Very informative!

  • @shadowzero3983
    @shadowzero3983 Před rokem +1

    I like the name shepherd because it sounds like the German word "scheppert" witch means something breaking/crashing/exploding or making a bang. Witch is fitting since explosions follow Commander Shepard wherever he goes

  • @RedmoonIndustries
    @RedmoonIndustries Před rokem +1

    The best part about the FemShep votes was that the final version was so closely related to what I had created in ME1, that I used it for my ME3 playthrough. I really couldn't believe it at the time, hair parted in the same direction, very close facial features, hair color, etc.

  • @Kilo_23
    @Kilo_23 Před rokem +5

    The quoted speech on the blonde shepard is actual horrendous, align it with a different look especially one of a marginalised design and people would lose their sh##, people get so butthurt when things don't fit their own vision or ideas and vent like they are owed something better than what "majority" of people actually chose.
    I remember voting and choosing 5 but did like most of the designs, I think the blood red hair they finally went with suits the character but the fact that it was changed due to outrage of her having blonde hair (green eyes not blue), which resulted in belittling people with a different hair pigmentation as being lesser and dumb and associating them with a backwards "aryan race" concept is just horrible. Hypocritical fan to the max that wrote the quoted text.

  • @sherrykathman3309
    @sherrykathman3309 Před rokem +2

    My absolute favorite reference to ME in another game is in No Man's Sky. There was a limited time expedition that let you unlock the Normandy SR1 as a frigate for your fleet.

  • @thetruesimplegrid
    @thetruesimplegrid Před rokem +17

    The catalyst voice is best heard in headsets, male shep is dominant in on one direction, female shep is dominant in the other. Then the deep child reaper occupies both.

    • @jeremybroussard5606
      @jeremybroussard5606 Před rokem

      i recently finished another playthrough and i thought i heard other party members in the catalyst voice too, such as garrus and tali but maybe it was the indoctrination getting into my head from that beacon years ago...

  • @Hartzilla2007
    @Hartzilla2007 Před rokem +4

    The red and white armor is basically the Phoenix Armor with the pink parts being red, its in the concept art.

  • @elfarlaur
    @elfarlaur Před rokem +3

    I mean I get that people are sick of classically pretty blonde hair blue eye action hero babes, but at the same time saying that that look for FemShep looks like she'd be more concerned with gluing on her fake nails is stupid. Being blonde doesn't stop her from being a total badass.

    • @jorvach9874
      @jorvach9874 Před rokem +1

      Yeah. My "main" Shepard is a white blonde with blue eyes partially because I like that combo (it's also my own skin/hair/eye colour in real life), but also out of spite for people who complain about it.
      That said I do like the red hair femshep a lot too. Strangely, a lot of characters I like from various franchises are redheads. Examples include Keyleth (The Legend of Vox Machina), Orihime (Bleach), Misty (Pokémon)...

  • @Quirrel
    @Quirrel Před rokem +5

    Lmao being blond hair with blue eyes is illegal now.

  • @williamwright9344
    @williamwright9344 Před rokem +12

    Idk man I played thru as both genders.
    I felt like shepherd was supposed to be female. Based on the delivery of dialogue in similar situations as male shepherd. The tiny inflections and suttle differences really made femshep stand out.

  • @imnotmephisto
    @imnotmephisto Před rokem

    Mephisto was recommended by goodboy.
    He absolutely adores you. And probably your content too.
    Mephisto met him playing swtor and I want to get into other bioware games like Mass effect and Dragon age as well. Looking forward to seeing your perspective after I play some of the games to completion.

  • @02091992able
    @02091992able Před rokem +1

    The year of Commander Shepard's birth changes depending on what background you choose for him/her. The codex entry in the first game that tells the events up to the current time during Mass Effect the year it says Commander Shepard is born changes depending on the background differing from Earthborn, Colonist or Spacer. But only by 2 or 3 years. I believe Commander Shepard that is a colonist is the one that is a few years younger and the Earthborn is a few years older with spacer in the middle.

  • @ashlynbulsara4238
    @ashlynbulsara4238 Před rokem +4

    Femshep is my favorite to play with.

  • @avidian888
    @avidian888 Před rokem +2

    Cool stuff, thanks Saria! That redhead Shepard looks a lot like you, so I totally understand why you identify with it, I preferred the brunette one, always. :)

  • @CheckeredX30
    @CheckeredX30 Před rokem +3

    Femshep is canon in my book. First time I played through these games was an Adept Femshep, I don't remember the other background options I picked but when I played through the games I just made choices that I thought I would do in that scenario. Like I chose killing the galactic senate in order to have more firepower on the reaper in ME1. Love these games and love your videos!

  • @heatheryyy
    @heatheryyy Před rokem +2

    I really really love the pre service record system, just like Dragon Age Origins, it gave you a chance to feel like you knew your character before the game really got underway and then, through even those short missions related to the background, you got to choose what sortt of person Shep was underneath the N7 badge, I don't think it can be overstated how important that can be to forge a connection with a protagonist in an RPG like this. I just finished replaying the trilogy again in the Ledgendary edition and, still, even after all these years, it's a masterful set of games and a huge achievement narratively and it all really does hang on how close you feel to Shep as a character (I can even forgive the ending now, somewhat) (maybe not...) (lol).
    Edit: INDOCTRINATION THEORY FOREVER, the only reality I accept.

  • @MegaDook56
    @MegaDook56 Před rokem +1

    I was one of the Jack Shepards. I'm guessing it was so high up there because of Jack Shepard from the show, Lost. He actually looks similar enough that I thought that they modeled Shepard to look a bit like him when the game came out

  • @hawkwood9257
    @hawkwood9257 Před rokem

    I knew 80% of these but I enjoy watching mass effect content, especially from new content creators :)

  • @naokisan07
    @naokisan07 Před rokem +2

    I've also heard from Raphael Sbarge, voice actor of Kaidan Alenko, that ME is one of the few games with a high rate of female players (probably due to Garrus, Kaidan and Thane lol)

    • @cave_hag
      @cave_hag Před rokem

      Nah we here for the bluebies

  • @videogamemovies7398
    @videogamemovies7398 Před rokem +2

    Learning something new every day. I knew that femshep's face was the result of a poll but didn't know that she originally was blonde.

  • @BrazenNL
    @BrazenNL Před rokem +2

    Dang, that Dragon Age armor!

  • @AzureRoxe
    @AzureRoxe Před rokem +1

    The huge freakout over blond Shepard was just hilarious and just more proof for the pile of evidence that most journalists really shouldn't be trusted.

  • @nightshiftninjy8202
    @nightshiftninjy8202 Před rokem

    Funny the reference because at the end of ME:3 the boy and his grandfather are talking and the boy ask for another story about “The Shepard” also The SR2 that crash landed on an unknown planet lifts up and takes off but tbh I can’t ever remember that happening before and I have played that game through with all the dlc numerous times.

  • @victoriasharpe1661
    @victoriasharpe1661 Před rokem +1

    Listening to you go over the statistics over the percentage of people who chose paragon or renegade more made me smile honestly. Because I felt like I was one of the unique ones who often choose the not so common choices. The gender one I followed suit like everyone else however but only because Male Shepard had the better romances

  • @kyokonightstorm5844
    @kyokonightstorm5844 Před rokem +2

    There's also a reference to Mass Effect, or more specifically the N7, in The Expendables 3. [Slight Spoilers Ahead] When they are all sitting in the van after having captured Mel Gibson's character early on, you can see the N7 logo on a hat hanging from the wall.

  • @sinistersaint
    @sinistersaint Před rokem +3

    As a blue-eyed blonde that *doesn't* have a tiny dog and press on nails, and has led a relatively bad-ass life, I feel attacked 🤣 I didn't realize so many people felt that way about certain hair and eye colors, hahaha

  • @reaperbrothers5487
    @reaperbrothers5487 Před rokem +4

    I played as paragon first then I played as renegade which I’m glad I did because shepherd looks awesome 👏 I’m happy they made renegade shepherd amazing

  • @wolfwilkopter2231
    @wolfwilkopter2231 Před rokem

    John Sheperd, is also one of the main chars in SGA and has alot in common with our ME Sheperd. :)

  • @andrewjohnson3137
    @andrewjohnson3137 Před rokem +2

    FunFact: when choosing your ending color, you can totally just turn around and shoot the catalyst

  • @Robertward111
    @Robertward111 Před rokem +1

    Mass Effect 5 implies we've already had a 4th continuation of Shepard's story. Andromeda doesn't count. It was its own story but this upcoming title has a good chance of being labeled ME4.
    Or they'll just pull a Dreadwolf on us 😅.

  • @ThePariahDark
    @ThePariahDark Před rokem +2

    I named my male Shep "German" as first name. A true German Shepard.

  • @xemmyQ
    @xemmyQ Před rokem +2

    i definitely made my femshep a redhead with grey eyes before me3 came out. so seeing a redhead on the cover was cool. was glad i got to vote on it hehe. at the end of the day i still went with my customized shep tho

    • @davidsharpe1611
      @davidsharpe1611 Před rokem

      I customized my Maleshep and played the default Femshep.

  • @gearsfan6669
    @gearsfan6669 Před rokem

    one of my favorite Mass Effect crossovers was their recent one with No Man's Sky to get the Normandy as a frigate, sadly you can't land on and explore it but it is a really good frigate by that game's standards

    • @ADMNtek
      @ADMNtek Před rokem

      i still can't belive EA gave the OK for that. but seeing it jump in was really cool.

  • @sakisaotome6753
    @sakisaotome6753 Před rokem

    the psychological profiles are actually tied to different quests they just aren't unique. all three quests can be done by anyone but going on the quest that your background is tied to gives you more info and unique dialogs for that quest. for example the war hero background you speak with the person that was behind the attack on elysium and they really really hate you for saving it. the sole survivor background you meet another survivor of akuze, and the ruthless background you meet someone who was affected by your actions on torfan. so each quest is deeply personal to shepard if it matches their background.

  • @davemumbach7350
    @davemumbach7350 Před rokem +2

    Those not picking Femshep are missing out. That's my canon and I'm sticking to it.

    • @robertagren9360
      @robertagren9360 Před rokem

      You can't ship Tali without John Shepard. It's unspeakable in the community.

    • @davemumbach7350
      @davemumbach7350 Před rokem

      @@robertagren9360 I can respect the Tali love and that is the ONLY reason to play a Broshep for me. I will accept the exception to my canon 🤣

  • @tracymaxwell11
    @tracymaxwell11 Před rokem

    Mark Vanderloo as the face model for Shepard is widely known? It's why we all referred to default male Shepard as "Sheploo" back in the day

  • @snithfferx
    @snithfferx Před rokem

    I base my shepard in usability, I mean, what profile can use more weapons and abilities, the other... well were too limited for me.
    Paragoon and renegate were more for fun more than doing what is correct, but also I have a save file with what I think is the correct answer in every situation; and also, yes all squad was lost in the suicide mission, but also I made some minimals changes and get them out.

  • @julia-6195
    @julia-6195 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for sharing all of this. *Subscribed* I blew up the galaxy at 3:20 a.m. PST on Mar 22, 2012. I shot The Illusive Man, and the Crucible docked. I "knew" Shepard was going to die and had accepted her fate. And then... that thing... that glowboy... how many times did you shoot him? I think I shot him a good dozen times before choosing destroy. BTW, the Geth were dead... Legion had died in ME2 so I had to choose, and I chose Tali. Shepard lived because I did enough multiplayer to get 5500 Effective Military Strength. And then I remember the outrage... because the Bioware people would not confirm what the breath scene meant even though the game file said "Shep_Alive". They just stoked the outrage more on BSN. Do you remember that? And Indoctrination Theory. I loved it.

  • @ridesq
    @ridesq Před rokem

    I love that there’s an engineer class and I know it’s not an “engineer,” in a generic sense, but I just can’t see Shepherd as an engineer. To me, they’re a combat soldier (“fighter”) of some kind.
    That being said, I’ll do an engineer playthrough soon enough.

  • @02091992able
    @02091992able Před rokem

    Both Commander Shepards appear in the film by Steven Spielberg called Read Player One.

  • @ChaoticUrges
    @ChaoticUrges Před rokem +2

    8:50 There's a ending in special edition if you shoot the runt

  • @windwind3170
    @windwind3170 Před 10 měsíci

    0:10 Goddamnit, Tali! That Executioner Pistol and Salarian Grenade Launcher are worth far more than your life!

  • @GoodOldGamer
    @GoodOldGamer Před rokem +1

    I wish we would've got the black hair version of FemShep. The goth look would fit so much better, lol.

  • @tonyhamilton6948
    @tonyhamilton6948 Před rokem +2

    What I want to know is how come they didn't put anymore weapons from ME1 into ME3. My favorites were the Crossfire AR, the Avalanche Shotgun and the black weapons.

  • @sleepyhyrule6894
    @sleepyhyrule6894 Před rokem +1

    Renegade is awesome with male Shepard, the voice acting is way more aggressive.

  • @LonewolfOfSD
    @LonewolfOfSD Před rokem

    I thought the red stripe on the armor was a NASA reference, specifically during the Apollo missions where the commander of the mission had the red strip on their space suit.

  • @blazer168
    @blazer168 Před rokem

    Damn, that ME armor for DA2 looks pretty good, I hope they eventually put it in

  • @ralphforbes5807
    @ralphforbes5807 Před rokem +1

    Accurate statement on the default redhead shep, never knew she was almost blonde an that stings, redhead wins always lmao fantastic video again, always enjoy watching your content :D

  • @Scottishcanary
    @Scottishcanary Před rokem

    FemShep is my favourite, i love her voice.
    I've been doing a fresh play through of the trilogy and streaming it on twitch. And uploading those streams to my youtube channel here.

  • @MeIsGurlNow
    @MeIsGurlNow Před rokem

    That thumbnail. I want it as a mod for the legendary !

  • @WakkasLove
    @WakkasLove Před rokem +7

    I just don't really believe the Femshep statistics. Jennifer Hale is extremely well known to have so few players who actually were exposed to her. She is arguably the most liked between the two voice actors, because her acting was outstanding (creepy Jacob talking aside). I would like to understand how they arrived at those numbers. And if they counted the Legendary Edition players later or not.
    Same question for the paragon and renegade options.
    Another enjoyable video.

    • @cagednephilim3967
      @cagednephilim3967 Před rokem +2

      They're old statistics. Bioware released the numbers for Legendary Edition and it was 68% Mshep and 32% Femshep

    • @WakkasLove
      @WakkasLove Před rokem

      @Mythic Makes sense. I'm just glad they gave us a tough female protagonist with actual armor, no chain mail bikinis, no hysterics, but cool and calm, smart and badass.

    • @GoodOldGamer
      @GoodOldGamer Před rokem

      I'm surprised they bothered with a vote for default FemShep's look with those low stats. Maybe more people were making a fuss about it than actually played it, lol.

    • @johnfrancis2472
      @johnfrancis2472 Před rokem +1

      I don't think the stats matter much. It's merely opinion and personal preference. I love Jennifer Hale in other games but found her voice acting just not right for me in ME. I tried it for 5 or 6 hours but personally couldn't resonate with the female voice work at all. Many other people feel completely opposite of me, and that's fine too. If you're going to be playing a game for what could be hundreds of hours over the trilogy, you want to have the main character resonate with you. In that, there really is no right or wrong choice. Just do what works best for you.

    • @WakkasLove
      @WakkasLove Před rokem +1

      @@johnfrancis2472 Well said :)

  • @lionhartwu6470
    @lionhartwu6470 Před rokem

    Also there's a Mass Effect easter egg in the sims 4 aswell it's a baseball cap and t-shirt with N7 on it

  • @alexanderthered5603
    @alexanderthered5603 Před rokem

    Coming from one who always name my Shepard after my own name, Alexander, the fact Alex tops the top 5 list is actually pretty rad.

  • @adamwenger6171
    @adamwenger6171 Před rokem +1

    It's crazy that more people don't pick engineer... it's crazy OP, especially in ME3

  • @karltech1012
    @karltech1012 Před rokem

    Please make a video or a short with your thoughts about Mac Walters (DA4 production director) leaving Bioware after 19 years on the company, there is already too many veterans leaving Bioware, I'm somehow worried about DA 4 tbh, but at the same time after years without nothing tangible is just same news, all the good ol Bioware devs are gone or mostly gone at this point. Take care and amazing video as always.

    • @sarialue
      @sarialue  Před rokem +1

      hi Carlos, been delaying my news wrapup for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, but this will be added into there.

  • @ettyc4806
    @ettyc4806 Před rokem

    Just going to put this thought out there.... what if they are following through with that concept of Shepard having to adapt with reaper tech as the next Mass effect game. Choosing the destroy ending on ME3 with the inhaling shepard cut screen. That is a possibility.

  • @brandanpalmer9712
    @brandanpalmer9712 Před rokem +1

    11:40 though I agree that red haired female Shepard is ICONIC and everything else feels strange, like femshep IS a redhead that’s just how it is, HOWEVER, the people that are angry at a voted favorite if blond hair, to me, just says that those people are prejudiced against whites and blonds. Sad to see.

  • @Whalewraith
    @Whalewraith Před rokem

    I always wonderd if Colonel John Sheppard from Stargate Atlantis (2004) was an inspiration or a coincidence?
    I mean i get both probably started with Alan Shepard but Joe Flanagan has had most of the qualities to be ME's Shep.
    As for Shepards appearance, I've played through multiple times (all classes both sex paragon & renegade)and the reason I'm on this video is because its that time again, having just picked up the legendary edition. Thing is the default Sheps are the way to go, the animation just works better.

  • @DaddyHensei
    @DaddyHensei Před rokem

    Dragon age needs N7 armor. Maybe they’ll do it for dread wolf as a tease.
    Femshep voting was a genius big brain move.

  • @JMDarkly1
    @JMDarkly1 Před rokem

    To be honest, I was always going to vote for Red Head FemShep. That was the hair color I always pick when I play a FemShep run. Just looks good on her. Gives her this kind of firecracker look.~

  • @hansolav5924
    @hansolav5924 Před rokem

    the renegade/paragon thing I found more interesting. maybe there's hope for our species, yet. :)

  • @uhobme2028
    @uhobme2028 Před rokem

    Wonder if Engineering class being the least popular influenced it's hidden Paragon prompt in the Omega DLC

  • @matthewdreier3282
    @matthewdreier3282 Před rokem +4

    So heroes can't have blonde hair and blue eyes got it

  • @killmonger5097
    @killmonger5097 Před rokem

    Male shep is my favorite to play as cause he has all the best romance’s but default Femshep is my favorite in looks and performance I had no idea she had such a history on how her look was decided but I love my ginger she’s the best

  • @necrocoffee5626
    @necrocoffee5626 Před rokem

    Male Shepard had more military/authority in his voice while Female Shepard had more grit/go-getter in her voice.

  • @MikeKilo1969
    @MikeKilo1969 Před rokem +7

    I preferred playing as femshep because I preferred Jennifer Hale’s voice acting. Don’t get me wrong, Mark Meer is amazing too. The engineer class was my favorite to play!

    • @LordGrantius
      @LordGrantius Před rokem +2

      I too prefer Jennifer Hale's Shep, especially in 3, I think she nailed the gravity of the situation. And the weariness I hear, especially in the "ruthless calculus of war" conversation with Garrus

  • @zqrahll
    @zqrahll Před 10 měsíci +2

    The supposedly 'Aryan' FemShep always had green eyes though, so calling her a blue eyed stereotype is just flat out wrong.

  • @jemmaclarke15
    @jemmaclarke15 Před rokem

    Femshep and Broshep both both made it onto Ready Player One movie as well

  • @chucklee6858
    @chucklee6858 Před rokem

    I’ve played mass effect trilogy 20 times over the years I’ve probably got at lest three more play throughs of the trilogy left in me I’ll probably play mass effect legendary edition for my Xbox x this week and wait for the next me game to come out before playing again.

  • @Randorita
    @Randorita Před rokem

    The reason we didn’t choose renegade is because the dialog choices for a lot of conversations were choices no one would make. I tried and couldn’t even do half of them. I also couldn’t be totally paragon, because I am always going to push the smart ass out the window in ME2, and stab Sargent Kafka in the back.

  • @Havoc10K
    @Havoc10K Před rokem

    I still play Mass Effect games, First being my fav by far.

  • @turtle8822
    @turtle8822 Před rokem

    About 70-80 percent I never knew about mass effect either way its still one of my favorite games