MASS EFFECT LEGENDARY Edition Saga All Cutscenes (Full Game Movie) Mass Effect 1 - 3 HD

thank you well what about Shepard earthborn but no record of his family doesn't have one he was raised on the streets learned to look out for himself he saw his whole unit die on a cruise he could have some serious emotional scars every Soldier has scars Shepherd's a survivor is that the kind of person we want protecting the Galaxy that's the only kind of person who can protect the Galaxy I'll make the call [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] relays in range initiating transmission sequence Commander [Music] we are connected calculating Transit mass and destination [Music] relay is hot acquiring approach vector [Music] all stations secure for Transit [Music] the board is green approach run has begun [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] check internal emissions sync engaged all systems online drift just under 1500k 1500 is good your captain will be pleased [Music] I hate that guy less gave you a compliment so you hate him you remember to zip up your jumpsuit on the way out of the bathroom that's good I just jumped us halfway across the Galaxy and hit a Target the size of a pinhead so that's incredible besides specters are trouble I don't like having them on board call me paranoid you're paranoid the council helped fund this project they have a right to send someone to keep an eye on their investment yeah that is the official story but only an idiot believes the official story that's enough your soldiers act like it sorry Commander Joker status report just cleared the mass relay Captain stealth systems engaged everything looks solid good find a con buoy and link us into the network I want Mission reports related back to Alliance brass before we reach even prime aye aye captain brace yourself sir I think nihilus is headed your way he's already here lieutenant tell Commander Shepard to meet me in the calm room for a debriefing you get that Commander I'm on my way is it me or does the captain always sound a little pissed off only when he's talking to you Joker he was on a mission he's a specter they're always on a mission and we're getting dragged right along with him relax Presley congratulations commander looks like we had a smooth run you heading down to see the captain sounds like you don't trust arturian guest sorry Commander just having a chat with Adams down at engineering it didn't mean to cause any trouble but you have to admit something's odd about this Mission the whole crew feels it you think the alliance brass is holding out on us if all we're supposed to do is test out the stealth system why is Captain Anderson in charge and then there's nihilus specters are Elite operatives top covert agents why send a specter A turian specter on a Shakedown run it doesn't add up you don't trust nihilus I don't like turians in general it runs in my family my grandfather fought in the first Contact War lost a lot of friends when the turians hit us that was 30 years ago you can't blame nihilus for that no I guess not but it still makes me nervous to have a specter on board especially a turian we're an alliance vessel human military but nilas doesn't answer to the captain like the rest of us specters operate outside the normal chain of command and they don't come along just to observe Shakedown runs nihilus looks like he's expecting some heavy action I don't like it I'll see if I can get some answers when I see him good luck Commander to play specter's visit there's something nihilus isn't telling us about this mission Commander Shepard I was hoping you'd get here first it will give us a chance to talk what about I'm interested in this world we're going to Eden Prime I've heard it's quite beautiful they say it's a paradise yes a paradise Serene tranquil safe Eden Prime has become something of a symbol for your people hasn't it proof that Humanity can not only establish colonies across the Galaxy but also protect them but how safe is it really if you've got something to say just say it your people are still newcomers Shepard the Galaxy can be a very dangerous place is the alliance truly ready for this I think it's about time we told the commander what's really going on this mission is far more than a simple Shakedown run is someone Gonna Fill Me In captain we're making a covert pickup on Eden Prime that's why we needed the stealth systems operational what's the payload Captain a research team on Eden Prime Unearthed some kind of Beacon during an excavation it was prothean I thought the protheans vanished 50 000 years ago their legacy Still Remains the mass relays of Citadel are ship drives it's all based on prothean technology this is big Shepherd the last time humanity made a discovery like this it jumped our technology forward 200 years but Eden Prime doesn't have the facilities to handle something like this we need to bring the beacon back to the Citadel for proper study obviously this goes beyond mere human interests Commander this discovery could affect every species in Council space why didn't we keep the beacon for ourselves you humans don't have the best reputation some species see you as selfish too unpredictable too independent even dangerous sharing that Beacon will improve relations with the council plus we need their scientific expertise they know more about the protheans than we do the beacon is not the only reason I'm here Shepard nihilus wants to see you in action Commander he's here to evaluate you what's going on captain the alliance has been pushing for this for a long time Humanity wants a larger role in shaping Interstellar policy we want more say with the Citadel Council the specters represent the council's power and authority if they accept a human into their ranks it shows how far the alliance has come not many could have survived what you went through on a cruise you showed a remarkable will to live a particularly useful Talent that's why I put your name forward as a candidate for the specters why would a turian want a human in the specters not all turians resent Humanity some of us see the potential of your species we see what you have to offer to the rest of the Galaxy and to the specters we are an elite group it's rare to find an individual with the skills we seek I don't care that you're human Shepherd I only care that you can do the job I assume this is good for the alliance earth needs this Shepherd we're counting on you I need to see your skills for myself Commander Eden Prime will be the first of several missions together you'll be in charge of the ground team secure the beacon and get it onto the ship asap malice will accompany you to observe the mission what do you know about the protheans just what they told us in school they were a technologically advanced species that ruled the Galaxy 50 000 years ago then they vanished nobody really knows how or why though I've heard plenty of theories but everyone agrees Galactic Civilization wouldn't exist without them their Citadel is the very heart of Galactic society and without their Mass relays Interstellar travel would be impossible we all owe the protheans a great debt I'd like to know more about Eden prime before we touch down it's a peaceful farming world but it represents something much bigger Eden Prime is one of our oldest and most successful colonies it proved we were ready to face the challenges of settling new worlds to forge a place for Humanity beyond Earth it symbolizes Humanity's growth and evolution as a space-faring species and after this it will be known as the world where humans made a discovery of Galactic importance why is this Beacon so important all advanced Galactic Civilization is based on prothean technology even yours if we hadn't discovered those prothean ruins buried on Mars we'd still be stuck on Earth that was just a small data cache who knows what we can learn from this Beacon what if it's a weapons archive can't let it fall into the wrong hands like who the atticant reverse isn't the most stable sector of Citadel space there are plenty of Raiders and criminal groups active in the region they might figure a prothean beacon is worth the risk of attacking an alliance ship plus Eden Prime is right on the border of the Terminus systems the attic and Traverse is under Citadel protection if the terminal system's attack it's an act of War technically yes but some of the species in the Terminus might be willing to start a war over this the last thing the council wants is to get dragged into a major conflict with the Terminus systems we have to keep this low-key just give the word Captain we should be getting close to Eden Captain we got a problem what's wrong Joker transmission from Eden Prime sir you better see this bring it up on screen get down we are under attack taking heavy casualties and repeat heavy casualties get Evac they came out of nowhere we need foreign everything cuts out after that no calm traffic at all disco's dead there's nothing reverse and hold the 38.5 status report 17 minutes out captain no other Alliance ships in the area take us in Joker fast and quiet this Mission just got a lot more complicated a small Strike Team can move quickly without drawing attention it's our best chance to secure the beacon grab your gear and meet us in the cargo hold enko and Jenkins the suit up Commander you're going in engaging stealth systems somebody was doing some serious digging here captain your team's the muscle in this operation Commander Go in heavy and head straight for the dick site what about survivors Captain helping survivors is a secondary objective the Beacon's your top priority approaching drop point one an island you're coming with us I move faster on my own I'm not as well Scott out ahead he'll feed you status reports throughout the mission otherwise I want radio silence we've got us back Captain the mission's yours now Shepard good luck we are approaching drop point two ship perimeter secure Commander smells like smoke and death this place got hit hard Commander hostels everywhere here we go foreign foreign foreign thanks for your help Commander Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams of the 212. you the one in charge here sir Williams we were patrolling the perimeter when the attack hit we try to get off a distress call but they cut off our Communications I've been fighting for my life ever since where's the rest of your squad we tried to double back to the beacon but we walked into an ambush I don't think any of the others I think I'm the only one left this isn't your fault Williams you couldn't have done anything to save held our position of could under side the veil and Ellen why are they here now they must have come for the beacon the dig site is close just over that rise it might still be there we could use your help Williams aye aye sir it's time for Payback describe what happened leading up to the attack we were sent out a couple of nights ago from the main colony to secure the area seemed like a routine Patrol until the death hit us we never knew they were coming what happened to the researchers at the dig site I don't know they set up camp near the beacon the 232 was with them maybe their unit fared better than mine have you seen a turian specter around here there aren't any Trends on eating Prime none that I've ever met not sure I'd be able to tell if one was a specter anyway if you saw this guy you'd know carries enough Firepower to wipe out a whole platoon luckily he's on our side sorry like I said notorians move out the dig site the beacon was right here it must have been moved by who our side or the guest hard to say maybe we'll know more after we check out the research Camp you think anyone got out of here alive if they were lucky maybe hiding up in the camp it's just on the top of this Ridge up the ramps change of plans Shepherd it's a small space board up ahead I want to check it out I'll wait for you there looks like they hit the camp hard it's a good place for an ambush keep your guard up what did the guests do to them foreign feelings thank the maker hurry close the door before they come back how did you end up in this shed we hid here during the attack they must have come here for the beacon luckily it wasn't here it was moved to the Spaceport earlier this morning Manuel and I stayed behind to pack up the camp when the attack came the Marines held them off long enough for us to hide they gave their lives to save us no one is saved the age of humanity has ended soon only ruining corpses will remain can you tell me anything about the beacon it's some type of data module from a galaxy-wide Communications Network remarkably well preserved it could be the greatest scientific discovery of our lifetime miraculous new technologies groundbreaking medical advances who knows what secrets are locked inside we have Unearthed the heart of evil of evil awaken the beast unleashed the darkness Manuel please this isn't the time what else can you tell me about the attack it all happened so fast one second we were gathering up our equipment the next we were hiding in the shed while the guests swarmed over the camp agents of the Destroyers Bringers of Darkness Heralds of our Extinction we could hear the battle outside gunfire screams I thought it would never end then everything went quiet we just sat there too afraid to move until you came along did you notice a turian in the area I saw him the prophet leader of the enemy was with us in the Normandy before the attack he could have been here I'm sorry Manuel's still a bit unsettled we haven't seen your turian we've been hiding in here since the attack what's wrong with your assistant Manuel has a brilliant mind but he's always been a bit unstable genius and Madness are two sides of the same coin is it Madness to see the future to see the destruction rushing towards us to understand there is no Escape no hope no I am not mad I'm the only sane one left I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack Williams take us to the Spaceport you can't stop it nobody can stop it night is falling the darkness of Eternity hushman will go lie down you'll feel better once the medication kicks in sarin nilas this isn't your mission saren what are you doing here the council thought you could use some help on this one I wasn't expecting to find the gath here the Situation's bad don't worry I've got it under control what is that off in the distance foreign stay calm out there we're coming out we're not armed is it safe are they gone you're okay now nobody's gonna hurt you those things were crawling all around the [ __ ] they would have found us for sure we owe you our lives oh I still can't believe it when we saw that ship I thought it was all over showed up right before the attack knew it was trouble the second I saw it so we made a break for the sheds tell me everything you remember about the attack the three of us were working the crops when that ship showed up we just saw it and ran I don't know what happened to the rest of the crew they were by the garage over near the Spaceport right where that ship came down no way they survived you don't know that we survived if they made it to the garage they could have had a Fighting Chance what else can you tell me about the ship you saw I was too busy running to get a clear look at it I think it landed over near the Spaceport tell them about the noise cool that awful noise it was emitting some kind of signal as a descendant sounded like the shriek of the Damned the only was coming from inside your own head it was probably trying to block Communications whatever it was felt like it was tearing right through my skull almost made it impossible to think do you know anything about the protein Beacon they dug up we're just Farmers we heard they found something out there but it never really mattered to us until now I have to go hey Cole we're just a bunch of farmers these guys are soldiers maybe we should give them the stuff jeez Blake you gotta learn when to shut up you have something to tell me Cole some guys at the Spaceport were running a small smuggling ring nothing major in exchange for a cut of the profits we let them store packages in our [ __ ] what kind of packages I found a pistol figured it would come in handy if those things came back you'll probably get more use out of it than we will we're risking our lives to save this colony you sure there's nothing else in here that could help us out yeah there's one more thing I was gonna sell it after this was over but you probably deserve it more than I do who's your contact at the Spaceport Cole what's his name he's not a bad guy I don't want to get him in trouble besides I'm not a snitch okay forget about it I've got more important things to worry about good luck Commander it's an eyeless something's moving over behind those crates wait don't don't shoot I'm one of you I'm human what are you doing sneaking around back there I am sorry I was hiding from those creatures my name is Powell so what happened to that turian the other one shot him I need to know how nihilus died the other one got here first he was waiting when your friend showed up he called him saren I think they knew each other your friends seem to relax he let his guard down saren killed him shot him right in the back just lucky he didn't see me behind the crates where'd Saran go after he killed nihilus he jumped on the cargo train and headed over to the other platform probably going after the beacon I knew that bacon was trouble everything's gone to hell since we found it first that damn Mother Ship showed up in the attack they killed everyone everyone if I had been behind the crates I'd be dead too how come you're the only one who survived why didn't anyone else try to hide behind the crates they never had a chance I I was already behind the crates when the attack started wait a minute you were hiding behind the crates before the attack I sometimes I need a nap to get through my shift I I sneak off behind the crates to grab 40 Winks where the supervisor can't find me you survived because you're lazy tell me about the Geth attack it was quick one minute the chip was descending the next those guests were swarming over the platform thousands of them they must have been inside that Mothership they shot anything that moved it was a massacre tell me about this Mothership you saw I've never seen anything like it before it it was huge landed over near that platform the whole place got dark as it came down and it was making this noise this this sound bored right into your brain but woke me up the attack came a few minutes later we need to find that Beacon before it's too late take the cargo train that's where the other turian went I can't stay here I need to get away from all this let's go [Music] set the charges destroy the entire Colony leave no evidence that we were here [Music] [Music] foreign demolition charges the guest must have planted them hurry we need to find them all and shut them down foreign technology unbelievable it wasn't doing anything like that when they dug it up something must have activated it Roger Normandy standing by Jefferson No don't touch it foreign we identified the ship that touched down on Eden Prime the Normandy a human alliance vessel it was under the command of Captain Anderson they managed to save the colony and the beacon one of the humans may have used it all right human must be eliminated doctor Dr chakwas I think he's waking up you had us worried there Shepherd how are you feeling how did I end up here how long was I out about 15 hours something happened down there with the beacon I think it's some kind of security field when I approached it you had to push me out of the way you had no way to know what would happen actually we don't even know if that's what Set It Off unfortunately we'll never get the chance to find out the beacon exploded a system overload maybe the blast knocked you cold the lieutenant and I carried you back here to the ship I appreciate it physically you're fine but I detected some unusual brain activity abnormal beta waves I also noticed an increase in your rapid eye movement science typically associated with intense streaming I saw I'm not sure what I saw death destruction nothing's really clear hmm I better add this to my report it may oh Captain Anderson how's our EXO holding up doctor and all the readings look normal until the command is going to be fine glad to hear it Shepard I need to speak with you in private aye aye Captain I'll be in the mess if you need me sounds like that Beacon hits you pretty hard Commander are you sure you're okay I don't like soldiers dying under my command Jenkins wasn't your fault you did a good job Shepard Chief Williams isn't part of the Normandy crew I figured we could use a soldier like her she's been reassigned to the nominee Williams is a good soldier she deserves it Lieutenant olenko agrees with you that's why I added her to our crew Intel dropped the ball sir we had no idea what we were walking into down there that's why things went to hell the Geth haven't been outside the veil in two centuries Commander nobody could have predicted this you said you needed to see me in private captain I won't lie to you Shepard things look bad nihilus is dead the beacon was destroyed and gather invading the council's going to want answers I didn't do anything wrong Captain hopefully the council can see that I'll stand behind you and your report Shepard you're a damned hero in my books that's not why I'm here it's saren one of the best a living legend but if he's working with the gift it means he's gone Rogue a rogue specter's trouble saren's dangerous and he hates humans why he thinks we're growing too fast taking over the Galaxy a lot of aliens think that way most of them don't do anything about it but saren has Allied himself with the gift I don't know how I don't know why I only know it had something to do with that Beacon you were there just before that Beacon self-destructed did you see anything any clue that might tell us what saren was after just before I lost Consciousness I had some kind of vision a vision a vision of what I saw synthetics gath Maybe slaughtering people butchering them we need to report this to the council Shepherd what are we going to tell him I had a bad dream we don't know what information was stored in that Beacon lost prothean technology blueprints for some ancient weapon of mass destruction whatever it was saren took it but I know saren I know his reputation is politics he believes humans are a blight on the Galaxy this attack was an act of War he has the secrets from the beacon he is an army of Geth at his command and he won't stop until he's wiped Humanity from the face of the Galaxy I'll find some way to take him down it's not that easy he's a specter he can go anywhere do almost anything that's why we need the Council on our side we prove saren's gone Rogue and the council will revoke his Specter status I'll contact the Ambassador and see if he can get us an audience with the council he'll want to see us as soon as we reach the Citadel we should be getting close head up to the bridge and tell Joker to bring us into dock hey Commander I'm glad you're okay Commander crew could use some good news after what happened to Jenkins Jenkins was a valuable part of this crew part of me feels guilty over what happened if Jenkins was still alive I might not be here you're a good soldier Williams you belong on the Normandy thanks Commander I appreciate that things were pretty rough down there are you okay I've seen friends die before comes with being a Marine see my whole unit wiped out and you never get used to seeing dead civilians but things would have been a lot worse if you hadn't shown up we couldn't have done it without you Williams thanks Commander I have to admit I was a little worried about being assigned to the Normandy it's nice when someone makes you feel welcome I think you're gonna fit in here just fine Williams thank you Commander it's about to bring us into the Citadel see the taxpayer money at work [Music] foreign [Music] look at the size of that ship the Ascension Flagship of the Citadel Fleet well sizes and everything why so touchy joker I'm just saying you need Firepower too look at that monster its main gun could rip through the barriers and any ship in the alliance Fleet good thing is on our side then Citadel control this is SSV Normandy requesting permission to land stand by for clearance Normandy [Music] transferring you to an alliance operator Roger Alliance Tower from Indiana this is the Lions Tower please proceed to dock 422 [Music] [Music] this is an outrage the council would step in if the Geth attacked a turian colony victorians don't found colonies on the borders of the Terminus systems Ambassador Humanity was well aware of the risks when you went into the Traverse what about seren you can't just ignore a rogue inspector I demand action you don't get to make demands of a council Ambassador Citadel security is investigating your charges against saren we will discuss the susic findings at the hearing not before [Music] Captain Anderson I see you brought half your crew with you just the ground team from Eden Prime in case you had any questions I have the mission reports I assume they're accurate they are sounds like you convinced the council to give us an audience they were not happy about it sarens their top agent they don't like him being accused of treason 's a threat to every human Colony out there he needs to be stopped the council has to listen to US settle down Commander you've already done more than enough to jeopardize your candidacy for the specters the mission on Eden Prime was a chance to prove you could get the job done instead nihilus ended up dead and the beacon was destroyed that's saren's fault not his then we better hope the c-sec investigation turns up evidence to support our accusations otherwise the council might use this as an excuse to keep you out of the specters come with me Captain I want to go over a few things before the hearing Shepard you and the others can meet us at the Citadel Tower top level I'll make sure you have clearance to get in and that's why I hate politicians greetings and welcome to the presidium my name is evina and I am pleased to be your virtual guide throughout this level of the Citadel Space Station what does that mean I am a fully interactive virtual intelligence programmed to provide spontaneous guidance at predetermined locations of Interest throughout this level of the Citadel I may also be contacted through any of the presidium vi terminals should you require assistance give me the tour you are standing at presidium tourism terminal one on either side of this Lobby are the embassies of the various Citadel races along with seasek headquarters on the far end of this level you can see the Citadel Tower where the council meets regularly to discuss matters of interstellar importance I want to know more about Citadel security Citadel security serves as law enforcement for all regions of the Citadel though the majority of officers serve in the wards executor Palin arturian is the current head of csec but individuals from virtually every species across Citadel space serve as officers beneath him if you wish to learn more executor Palin's office is located in the csec headquarters just across the lobby [Music] do you know anything about specters the term Specter is derived from the branch of special tactics and reconnaissance your agent is hand-picked by the council their primary role is preserving Galactic stability and resolving volatile situations that cannot be handled through normal political channels in this role they are granted extra territorial rights and jurisdictions specter's answer to no law or authority except the council itself what can you tell me about The Citadel Council originally the council consisted of Representatives sorry and roughly 1 304 Galactic standard years ago turians were invited to join the council in recognition of the role they played during the Krogan Rebellion since then the three Council races have worked together to ensure that peaceful coexistence of the galactic Community while preserving individual autonomy for each species it can't be as simple as that there must be problems somewhere in the system I am not programmed to make that kind of quiet judgment my code is limited to information and simple interaction simulations tell me about the embassies each species in Citadel spaces face Horton enough to be consulted on matters maintains an embassy on the presidium the Volus were the first non-council species to be granted an embassy roughly 2 384 Galactic standard years ago as Citadel space has expanded more embassies have been added the most recently added Embassy belongs to your own species Humanity it was added 19 Galactic standard years ago despite some rather vocal opposition why were people trying to keep my species out some species felt Humanity was given preferential treatment it often takes a century or more before a new species is granted an embassy the council gave a great deal of thought to this matter in the end they decided Humanity's impact on Citadel space was significant enough to Warrant an embassy do you agree with their decision I am not to make that kind and simple interaction simulations how come the bolus were the first species given an embassy in the early years following the formation of the council the Volus were up reans the most populous and widespread species in Citadel space they established many new colonies and trading outposts and they petitioned the council for a greater role in determining Interstellar policy in recognition of their work to expand Interstellar trade and establish a standardized Galactic economy the Volus were granted an embassy here on the Citadel why weren't they made a council race Council races having [Music] they often provide economic aid in times of disaster it would be unfair to demand such an enormous burden of a species unable to meet these obligations the embassies allow lesser species to have a voice on The Citadel that's pretty damn arrogant I apologize if my personality has offended you please submit all formal complaints in writing to the Citadel tourist and visitor board why were people trying to keep my species out some species felt Humanity was given preferential treatment it often takes a century or more before a new species is granted an embassy the council gave a great deal of thought to this matter in the end they decided Humanity's impact on Citadel space was significant enough to Warrant an embassy goodbye goodbye and thank you for using avena please enjoy your visit to the Citadel welcome to presidium tourism terminal 3. here in the financial district a number of businesses offer various goods and services to their exclusive clientele the statue you see before you was commissioned to honor the Krogan soldiers who gave their lives to protect Citadel space during the rachni wars in the aftermath of the Krogan rebellions several embassies petitioned to have the statue removed however this motion was eventually quashed by the council tell me more about the Krogan rebellions over the next 400 years the Krogan species began to expand blessed with an extremely high birth rate their numbers began to swell faced with a critical overpopulation crisis the Krogan started a violent colonization of nearby worlds inhabited by other Council species the Krogan rebellions had begun for a full Century the council and its member species fought to bring the Krogan under control with the aid of the newly discovered turian Empire they were ultimately successful you needed the Krogan to stop the rachni then you needed victorians to stop the Krogan so who's gonna stop the turians I am sorry but that question is beyond my programming parameters why did the council fight so hard to keep the statue the Krogan were instrumental in Saving the Galaxy from the rachni threat should not be forgotten the council also hoped that preserving the memorial would improve diplomatic relations with the Krogan and bring about a peaceful resolution to the rebellions unfortunately the Krogan refused to negotiate and only surrendered after their population and homeworlds had been ravaged by the turians what were the Ragnar Wars nearly 2200 years ago explorers seeking to expand Citadel space opened up Mass relays leading to systems controlled by the rachni a highly intelligent and aggressive insect race the rachni Unleashed a war of Conquest against the rest of the Galaxy that lasted for nearly three centuries the emergence of the Krogan finally turned the tide in favor of the Citadel species Krogan forces provided the numbers necessary to Halt the rachni advance and drive them back the Krogan then pursued their retreating fleets able to survive the harsh environments of the rachni homeworlds the Krogan hunted their enemy to Extinction was it really necessary to wipe them out I am sorry but a value judgment of that nature goes beyond my programming that's all for now thank you for using avena have a pleasant day what's this one of the earth Clan a very famous one yes you are the one called Shepherd the tale of how you survive the great tragedy on a cruise is truly remarkable I am amazed each time I hear it you've got me at a disadvantage here forgive me Earth Clan my name is barlavon my job makes it necessary for me to keep informed I am a financial advisor to many important clients here on the Citadel when someone is important as yourself arrives on the station I take notice [Music] what's it like living here on the Citadel the station is without a doubt the greatest Wonder in the galaxy it is a technological Marvel but its true Splendor goes much deeper than the hull and engines from the presidium to the wards the entire station is a testament to the success of the council all the species of Citadel space together in a single strong community what makes the presidium so special it is the political Center of Citadel space eighty percent of all intelligent species in the known Galaxy acknowledge the council's authority on Interstellar matters but only the most powerful and influential species have embassies here on the presidium this level of the station is reserved for the elite Shepherd People Like Us what are the words like the cultural heart of the Galaxy they pulse with the lifeblood of millions of citizens from dozens of different species you never know what you'll find out in the Lord's Commander it's always full of surprises fortunately most of them are Pleasant tell me more about your job Galactic Finance is incredibly complex a mix of laws and regulations from dozens of interstellar economies I'm an expert in how all these economies interact for a fee I share my expertise I also offer premium services for those clients who need someone to conduct Business Without drawing unwanted attention discrete and efficient that's my motto I should go goodbye Commander Amanda Shepherd I didn't expect to see you here did Ambassador udina send you have we met before no but I know you well enough I'm executive Palin head of Seasick it's my job to know when someone like you arrives on the Citadel was there something you needed Commander [Music] I get the feeling you're not too fond of humans no I just don't trust your kind not yet you humans are eager to take all the power you can get and you're being given a lot the council wants to make Humanity their new favorite pet that's their business but I don't have to like it what do you know about the specters the right hand of the counselor so they like to be called or like the underhanded side of the council what do you have against the specter I can't abide any organization that considers itself above the law especially when it's left up to each individual Specter to decide when and how to bend the rules tell me about seasick seasick provides necessary police and Security Services throughout the Citadel where civilian government agency though many of our members have had military training course as the seasick representative to the council I spend most of my time liaising between the two tell me about your investigation into sarin sorry Commander I don't make a habit of giving out details about ongoing investigations I'll be going then goodbye Commander I don't believe the rumors we talked at the nearest airlock if she did I suppose besides Nick the consort's nothing like the girls back on the colonies what do you want Oh Commander is there something I can do for you relax private this isn't an inspection right sorry what can I do for you Commander what can you tell me about the asari consort I uh well she's an asari who works here as that is she helps people with things you never want to see her did you Fredericks I uh no I never did I couldn't afford it it costs half a Year's credits just to go in and talk to her can you at least tell me where I can find her sure she's across the bridge from the embassies thanks kid have fun try not to get into too much trouble I will how fun that is welcome I'm neelina I don't recognize you as one of our expected clients today would you like me to see when the consort will be able to meet with you can't I just go in I'm afraid not yeah you must understand there are many who seek the consort services but if you wish to leave your name she'll make every effort to meet with you what is the consort what does she do it's difficult to explain she's many things to many people and something different for each some Seeker for advice some for entertainment others still for pleasure most of the time our clients won't realize what they were seeking until after she has provided it for them you make her sound like some kind of Oracle no not in the usual sense she's merely a woman a woman with remarkable compassion and a generous spirit I suggest you make an appointment and see for yourself what do you do here nalia I'm one of the consort's acolytes many of the people here today will not see the consort but they expect to be attended to just the same it's our job to ensure that they leave contented what exactly do you attend to well each acolyte has her unique abilities some soothe with song others with conversation as much as possible we seek to match the needs of our clients to the skills of our acolytes my specialty is touch my fingertips can find every tension point in your body and relieve it I'd like to try out your services excellent I'll add you to our Client List we should be able to see you in three or four months nobody's worth that much of a weight that's not for me to judge I have your name and you'll be contacted is I think I'm done here oh I hope you'll return again in the future we always enjoy seeing new clients nalina yes shaira send the commander up to see me I wish to speak with him yes of course mistress [Music] huh it appears the consort has taken notice of you she'd like to meet with you now what does she want to see me for I don't know I'll have to ask her yourself head upstairs she'll be waiting for you that is close enough Commander I've heard a great many things about you since your arrival here in our Citadel I don't like people spying on me I apologize Commander I make it my business to know when important people arrive on the station many of them become clients but that is not why I asked you here I have a certain problem that could use your expertise tell me about this problem you're having I have a friend Septimus a retired tour in general I won't discuss the details but he wanted me to be more than I could be we had a falling out now he spends his days in Cora's Den drinking and spreading lies about me if you would speak to him as a fellow Soldier I believe he will listen to you and let the matter be what happened between you I respect his privacy too much to go into the details if he wishes to tell you what happened that is his prerogative what exactly do you want me to tell him appeal to a sense of Honor remind him of his position as a general if you can convince him to stop spreading lies about me I would be very grateful [Music] now I must ask you to take your leave I have many clients waiting to see me saren's hiding something give me more time stall them stall the council don't be ridiculous your investigation is over Garris Commander Shepard Gareth vacarian I was the officer in charge of the c-sec investigation into Sarah come across anything I should know about saren's A specter most of his activities are classified I couldn't find anything solid but I know he's up to something like you humans say I feel it in my gut I think the council's ready for us Commander good luck Shepherd maybe they'll listen to you you don't want to keep the council waiting the hearing's already started come on the Geth attack is a matter of some concern but there is nothing to indicate saren was involved in any way the investigation by Citadel security turned up no evidence to support your charge of treason an eyewitness saw him kill nilas In Cold Blood we've read the Eden Prime reports ambassador the testimony of one traumatized doc worker is hardly compelling proof I resent these accusations nihilus was a fellow Specter and a friend that just let you catch him off guard Captain Anderson you always seem to be involved when Humanity makes false charges against me and this must be your Protege Commander Shepherd the one who let the beacon get destroyed the mission to Eden Prime was top secret the only way you could know about the beacon was if you were there with nihilus gone his files passed on to me I read the Eden Prime report I was unimpressed but what can you expect from a human sarin despises Humanity that's why he attacked Eden Pride your species needs to learn its place Shepherd you're not ready to join the council you're not even ready to join the specters he has no right to say that that's not his decision Shepherd's admission into the specters is not the purpose of this meeting this meeting has no purpose the humans are wasting your time counselor and mine you can't hide behind the council forever there is still one outstanding issue Commander Shepard's vision it may have been triggered by the beacon are we allowing dreams into evidence now how can I defend my innocence against this kind of testimony I agree our judgment must be based on facts and evidence not wild imaginings and Reckless speculation do you have anything else to add Commander Shepard you've made your decision I won't waste my breath the council has found no evidence of any connection between sarin and the Geth Ambassador your petition to have him disbarred from the specters is denied I'm glad to see Justice was served [Music] this meeting is adjourned it was a mistake bringing you into that hearing Captain you and seren have too much history it made the council question our motives I know saren he's working with the Geth for one reason to exterminate the entire human race every Colony we have is at risk every world we control is in danger even Earth isn't safe tell me about this history between you and Sarah I worked with him on a mission a long time ago things went bad real bad we shouldn't talk about this here but I know what he's like and he has to be stopped what's our next step as a specter he's virtually Untouchable we need to find some way to expose him what about Garris that c-sec investigator we saw him arguing with the executor that's right he was asking for more time to finish his report seems like he was close to finding something on sarin any idea where we could find him I have a contact in seasick who can help us track get us down his name is Hawkin forget it they suspended Harkin last month drinking on the job I won't waste my time with that loser you won't have to I don't want the council using your past history with Saturn as an excuse to ignore anything we turn up Shepherd will handle this I'll take care of it I need to take care of some business Captain meet me in my office later Harkins probably getting drunk at Cora's din it's a dingy little Club in the lower section of the wards maybe there's another way to find evidence against saren you should talk to Barla Vaughn over in the financial district rumor has it he's an agent for the shadow broker the shadow broker an information dealer buys and sells secrets to the highest bidder I've heard balavon's one of the top Representatives he might know something about sarin but his information won't come cheap our ambassador doesn't seem to get along with the council he's just frustrated the council's always preaching that we need to be part of the galactic Community but for them it's a one-way Street they want us to expand and settle unstable regions like The skillian Verge and the attic in Traverse but when we run into trouble they don't want to help us out everyone knows it's only a matter of time until we get a seat on the council the Ambassador just thinks it should happen sooner rather than later and I agree you and saren have a history what happened about 20 years ago I was part of a mission in the skillian verge I was working with sarin to find and remove a known terrorist threat en eliminated his Target a lot of people died along the way innocent people and the official records just covered it all up but I saw how he operates no conscious no hesitation he'd kill a thousand innocent civilians to end a war without a second thought killing Innocents doesn't end Wars it causes them I know how the world Works Commander sometimes you're forced to make unpleasant decisions but only if there's no other way Sarah doesn't even look for another option he's Twisted broken he likes the violence The Killing and he knows how to cover his tracks I should go good luck Shepherd I'll be over in the ambassador's office if you need anything else I can't believe the council ignored all the evidence against Sarah Sarah is one of their best operatives it's only natural they take oh so now we just Chase leads while this smug turian runs around with his death Troopers [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] what do you want what's bothering you General I've seen a lot of horrible things in my days and there's only one woman in this damn Galaxy that helps me forget it so if you feel that way then why spread lies about her cause she rejected me me Septima Soraka general of the turian fleet I think I can see why you're upset but spreading these lies won't make it better look kid I appreciate what you're trying to do but don't waste your time [Music] enjoy your drink General [Music] yeah off you go I don't feel right just leaving like this [Music] run away now I still can you need to start acting like a general if you want to beat this I spent all my life acting like a general and what did it get me huh those days are over I'll just be what I am a tired lonely worn out Soldier do you really want to be remembered this way no I'd rather not be remembered at all but I see your point so you think it's that easy just straighten up and act like a general I don't think it could hurt maybe you're right Commander shaira's worthy effort she won't have me back [Music] this is no place for someone of your stature General all right I'll go to her after I've had a cold shower or two say you're a bright kid would you be interested in earning a few extra credits what do you want me to do there's an l-core Diplomat out there who believes shaira gave up his Secrets why does he think that because I told him look I just need you to convince him of the truth [Music] what makes you think you'll believe me you'll bring him proof take this data pad it shows where I got my info it will exonerate shaira and convince The Encore who am I taking it to and where is he whose name is cell town he's a no court Diplomat he's over in the embassies complaining about shaira well here's the soldiers acting acting thanks Commander you know you might make a good General yourself one day [Music] I don't even imagine a general like that getting so upset about a woman [Music] back off Rex this told us to take you down if you showed up what are you waiting for I'm standing right here this is fist's only chance Marty will take it he's not coming out Rex end of story the story is just beginning [Music] out of my way humans I have no quarrel with you what was that all about who knows let's just try not to get caught in the middle [Music] Alliance military I could have been a marine you know instead I joined the goddamn Citadel security biggest mistake of my life Target right I was told you could help me find someone maturian seasick officer named Garris Garris you must be one of Captain Anderson's crew we're a bastard still trying to bring sarin down and I know where Garris is you got to tell me something first Captain let you in on his big secret is there something I should know about the captain the captain used to be a specter didn't know that did you it was all very hush hush the first human ever given that honor and then he blew it screwed up his mission so bad they kicked him out of course he blames sarin says the turians set him up why'd they kick him out I have to ask him I never heard any of the details but it's a good story though the heroes fall classic tragedy you said they covered all this up how'd you hear about it I spent 20 years working cases here on the Citadel people on this station love to talk secrets are like herpes if you got them you might as well spread them around [Music] just tell me where Garris went Garris was sniffing around Dr Michelle's office she runs the med clinic on the other side of the wards unless I heard he was going back there [Music] what do you know about Gareth damn hot head is what he is still figures he can save the world always bucking heads with the executor he'll pay for it soon enough the executor loves to put us lowly field agents in our place just look what happened to me you need to look in a mirror sober up and take some responsibility for yourself save your sermons this ain't no church I'm out of here yeah good go let me drinking these [Music] Commander I recently received a lovely note from Septimus thank you for speaking with him I can't spend gratitude I would not dream of letting you go without payment I do not make a habit of incurring debts these credits will cover your expenses I also have one more thing to give you if you're interested I'd be honored I offer a gift of words an affirmation of who you are and who you will become I see your skin tough as the scales on any turian and yielding a wall between you and everyone else but it protects you makes you strong that strength is what kept you alive when everyone around you was dying you alone survived you will continue to survive this may be who you are but it is not who you will become it only forms the basis for your future greatness remember these words when doubt descends Commander uh thanks I guess close your eyes and relax Commander [Music] foreign [Music] and now I must ask you to leave I have done everything I can for you remember my words Commander Shepard they will give you strength is there anything I can do for you today Commander I've heard you work for the shadow broker do you have any information about Sarah you're a very blunt Shepherd but you're right I am an agent for the shadow broker and I do know something about saren I hear your information can be expensive normally this information would cost a small fortune but these are exceptional circumstances so I am going to give it to you for free what's the catch there is no catch the shadow broker is quite upset with saren right now they used to do a lot of business until saren turned on him saren's turned on a lot of people lately I don't know the details but the shadow broker hired a freelancer to deal with it a Krogan mercenary I think I know him his name's Rex yes I believe he's the one I heard he was paying a visit to Citadel security if you hurry you might catch him before he leaves the seasek academy isn't it strange that a Krogan would want to speak with seasick very however I doubt the visit was entirely his choice you'll need to speak with him if you want to know more thanks for the info my pleasure Commander I didn't tell anyone I swear that was smart duck now if Garrus comes around you stay smart keep your mouth shutterable who are you let her go [Music] a lot of shields clear perfect timing Shepard gave me a clear shot at that bastard glad I could help Dr Michelle are you hurt no I'm okay thanks to you all of you I know those men threatened you but if you tell us who they work for we can protect you they worked for feast they wanted to shut me up keep me from telling Garris about the quarian what Quarry a few days ago Aquarian came by my office she'd been shot but she wouldn't tell me who did it I could tell she was scared probably on the Run she asked me about the shadow broker she wanted to trade information in exchange for a safe place to hide where is she now I put her in contact with fist he's an agent for the shadow broker not anymore now he works for sarin and the shadow broker isn't too happy about it Feast to betrayed the shadow broker stupid even for him saren must have made him quite the offer the quarian must have something saren wants something worth crossing the shadow broker to get she must have something that proves he's a traitor did the quarian mention anything about saren or the Geth she did the information she was going to trade she said it had something to do with the guess she must be able to link sarin to the death there is no way the council can ignore this time we paid fist a visit this is your show Shepard but I want to bring sarin down as much as you do I'm coming with you you're a turian why do you want to bring him down I couldn't find the proof I needed in my investigation but I knew what was really going on saren is a traitor to the council and a disgrace to my people welcome aboard Gareth you know we aren't the only ones going after fist the shadow broker hired a Krogan Bounty Hunter named Rex to take him out yeah we saw him in the bar a Krogan might come in handy last I heard he was at the csec Academy what's he doing there fist accused him of making threats we brought Rex in for a little talk if you hurry you can catch him at the Academy before he leaves move out hello there human sincere apology but I am here on business and cannot be distracted right now I've come to talk to you about your little problem Furious what do you know about the consort and her relationship to me it was a turian named Septimus who found out your secret unbelieving I know this Septimus and he could not learn my secrets the only way he could learn them is from the asari consort yeah that should be proof enough for you this is difficult to fathom if the turian could learn this on his own is made anyone can discover my secret Septimus is a powerful man and it wasn't easy for him to find relieved I suppose you are correct human thank you for this information startled realization I must speak with the consort she will be most displeased with my actions anxious request please human if you will excuse me I must go now so on farewell thankful that was a great thing you did Commander approving you see then not all humans are as you say I'm sure the Earth Clan stands to profit from this in some way Witnesses saw you making threats in fist's bar stay away from him that'll take orders from you this is your only warning Rex I will kill him you want me to arrest you I want you to try go on get out of here do I know you human my name's Shepard I'm going after fist thought you might want to come along Shepherd Commander Shepard I've heard a lot about you we're both Warriors Shepherd out of respect I'll give you a fair warning I'm going to kill this knows you're coming we'll have a better chance if we all work together my people have a saying seek the enemy of your enemy you will find a friend glad to have you on the team rex let's go I hate to keep fists waiting Shepherd excuse me Commander Shepard I'm Emily Wong I'm an investigative journalist working here on the Citadel could I have a moment of your time what do you need I've been hunting for evidence of corruption and organized crime on the Citadel but there are places I can't go I was hoping you might share anything you find during your own investigation I can make it worth your time you've got to have access to better sources why contact me I'm using every Source I can find but I think I've got a better shot with you according to your file you survived back on a cruise when everyone else in your squad got killed if anyone can find the worst elements of the Citadel and live to tell about it it's you sounds like a good cause if I find any information it's yours thank you Commander you won't regret it foreign [Music] stop right there don't come any closer warehouse workers all the real guards must be dead stay back or we'll shoot this would be a good time to find somewhere else to work yeah right that's yeah I never like fist anyway shooting people isn't always the answer foreign wait don't kill me I Surrender where's the quarian she's not here I don't know where she is that's the truth he's now used to you now you're not let me kill him wait wait I don't know where the quarian is but I know where you can find her Corian isn't here said she'd only deal with a shadow broker himself face to face impossible even I was hired to an agent foreign meets the shadow broker ever even I don't know his true identity but she didn't know that I told her I'd set a meeting up but when she shows up it'll be saren's men waiting for give me the location now here on the wards the back alley by the markets she's supposed to meet them right now you can make it if you hurry what are you doing the shadow broker paid me to kill him I don't leave jobs half done I'm in charge here you ever pull another stunt like that he was the only contract I had left and don't we have something more pressing to worry about that quarry instead if we don't go now did you bring it where's the shadow broker where's fist they'll be here where's the evidence no way the deal's off foreign just set me up I knew I couldn't trust him were you hurt in the fight I know how to look after myself not that I don't appreciate the help who are you my name's Shepard I'm looking for evidence to prove saren's a traitor then I have a chance to repay you for saving my life but not here we need to go somewhere safe we could take her to the human Embassy your Ambassador will want to see you're not making my life easy Shepard fire fights in the worlds and all-out assault on korresden do you know how many who's this Aquarian what are you up to Shepherd making your day Ambassador she has information linking sarin to the guest really maybe you better start at the beginning miss my name is Tali talizora naraya we don't see many quarians here why did you leave the flotilla I was on my pilgrimage my rite of passage into adulthood I've never heard of this before it is a tradition among my people when we reach maturity we leave the ships of our parents and our people behind alone we search the Stars only returning to the flotilla once we have discovered something of value in this way we prove ourselves worthy of adulthood what kinds of things do you look for it could be resources like food or fuel or some type of useful technology or even knowledge that will make life easier on the flotilla through our pilgrimage we prove that we will contribute to the community rather than being a burden on our limited resources tell us what you found during my travels I began hearing reports of Geth since they drove my people into Exile the Geth have never ventured Beyond the Veil I was curious I tracked a patrol of gas to an Uncharted world I waited for one to become separated from its unit then I disabled it and removed its memory core I thought the gift fried their memory cores when they died some kind of defense mechanism how did you manage to preserve a memory core my people created the gas if you're quick careful and lucky small casters of data can sometimes be saved most of the core was wiped clean but I salvaged something from its audio Banks Eden Prime was a major victory Beacon has brought us one step closer to finding the conduit saren's voice this proves he was involved in the attack he said Eden Prime brought him one step closer to finding the conduit any idea what that means the conduit must have something to do with the beacon maybe some kind of prothean Technology like a weapon wait there's more Saturn wasn't working alone Eden Prime was a major victory brought us one step closer to finding the conduit and one step closer to the return of the Reapers I don't recognize that other voice the one talking about Reapers are they some kind of new alien species according to the memory record the Reapers were a hyper Advanced machine race that existed 50 000 years ago the Reapers hunted the protheans to Total Extinction and then they vanished at least that's what the guests believe sounds a little far-fetched The Vision on Eden Prime I understand it now I saw the proteins being wiped out by the Reapers the gas Revere the Reapers as Gods the Pinnacle of non-organic life and they believe saren knows how to bring the Reapers back the council is just going to love this this is a lot to handle they might just ignore everything we tell them no matter what they think about the rest of this those audio files prove saren's a traitor the captain's right we need to present this to the council right away what about her Aquarian my name is Tali you saw me in the alley Commander you know what I can do let me come with you I'll take all the help I can get thanks you won't regret this Anderson and I will go ahead to get things ready with the council take a few minutes to collect yourself then meet us in the tower board on the street is that you've been busy congratulations on taking down fist I was sure he was a big player in anything going on here did you find anything in his office that could help me these osds might have the information you're looking for you've I had to kill people for these discs they're worth more than you're offering I didn't tell you to kill fist but you're right I suppose that I did ask you to help me so here this should be more than adequate now if you'll excuse me I should go see what's on these discs foreign do you ever regret leaving Citadel security to pursue setting get us fighting a rogue Specter with countless lives at stake and no regulations to get in the way I'd say that beat seasick I'm pleased that the legend of all organic life has improved your career opportunities [Music] there's no way the council can ignore us this time serence days as a specter are done I hope it is sufficient to motivate the council foreign is presenting the quarian's evidence to the council Eden Prime was a major victory it's brought us one step closer to finding the conduit and one step closer to the return of the Reapers you wanted proof there it is this evidence is irrefutable ambassador saren will be stripped of his Specter status and all efforts will be made to bring him in to answer for his crimes I recognize the other voice the one speaking with sarin matriarch benezia who's she matriarchs are powerful asari who have entered the final stage of their lives revered for their wisdom and experience they serve as guides and mentors to my people matriarch Venezia is a powerful biotic and she had many followers she will make a formidable Ally for saren I'm more interested in the Reapers what do you know about them only what was extracted from the guest's memory core the Reapers were an ancient race of machines that wiped out the protheos then they vanished the Geth believed the reapers are gods and saren is the prophet for their return we think the conduit is the key to bringing them back saren's searching for it that's why he attacked Eden Prime to even know what this conduit is Saran thinks he can bring back the Reapers that's bad enough listen to what you're saying saren wants to bring back the machines that wiped out all life in the galaxy and possible it has to be where did the Reapers go why did they vanish how come we found no trace of their existence if they were real we'd have found something I tried to warn you about sarin and you refused to face the truth don't make the same mistake again this is different you proved saren betrayed the council we all agree he's using the guest to search for the conduit but we don't really know why the reapers are obviously just a myth Commander a convenient lie to cover Seven's true purpose a legend he is using to bend the Geth to his will fifty thousand years ago the Reapers wiped out all Galactic Civilization if saren finds the conduit it will happen again CERN is a rogue agent on the run for his life he no longer has the rights or resources of a specter the council has stripped him of his position that is not good enough you know he's hiding somewhere in the Traverse send your Fleet in a fleet cannot track down one man a citadel Fleet could secure the entire region keep the get from attacking any more of our colonies or it could trigger a war with determinous systems we won't be dragged into a galactic confrontation over a few dozen human colonies every time humanity asks for help you ignore us Shepherd's right I'm sick of this Council and it's anti-human bull ambassador there is another solution a way to stop sarin that does not require fleets or armies no it's too soon humanity is not ready for the responsibilities that come with joining the specters you don't have to send a fleet into the Traverse and the Ambassador gets his human Specter everybody's happy thank you Commander Shepard step forward [Music] [Music] it is the decision of the council that you be granted all the powers and privileges of the special tactics and reconnaissance branch of the Citadel inspectors are not trained but chosen individuals forged in the fire of service and battle those whose actions Elevate them above the rank and fire specters are an ideal symbol the embodiment of Courage determination and self-reliance they are the right hand of the council instruments of our will specters bear a great burden they are Protectors of Galactic peace both our first and last line of defense the safety of the Galaxy is Theirs to uphold you are the first human Specter Commander this is a great accomplishment for you and your entire species I'm honored Council we're sending you into the Traverse after Sarah he's a fugitive from Justice so you are authorized to use any means necessary to apprehend or eliminate him any idea where to find it we will forward any relevant files to Ambassador udina this meeting of the council is adjourned congratulations Commander we've got a lot of work to do Shepard you're going to need a ship a crew supplies you'll get access to special equipment and training now you should go down to the csec academy and speak to the Specter requisitions officer Anderson come with me I'll need your help to set all this up I thought the Ambassador would be a little more grateful he didn't even thank you he's got a lot on his mind come on right behind you Shepard 300 years ago the guests drove my people into Exile we asked the council to wipe the synthetics out but they ignored our please maybe if they listened we wouldn't be here now I've got big news for you ship it Captain Anderson is stepping down as commending officer of the nominee the ship is yours now she's quick and quiet and you know the crew perfect [ __ ] for a specter create a well Commander I want the truth why are you stepping down sir you needed your own ship a specter can't answer to anyone but the council and it's time for me to step down come clean with me Captain you owe me that much I was in your shoes 20 years ago Shepard they were considering me for the specters what happened I failed I couldn't make the cut it's not something I'm proud of ask me later and I'll tell you the whole story for now all you need to know is I was sent on a mission with sarin and he made sure the council rejected me I had my shot it came and went now you have a chance to make up for my mistakes seren's not going to get away this time siren's gone don't even try to find him but we know what he's after the conduit he's got his guests scouring the Traverse looking for Clues we had reports of Geth in the Pharaoh system shortly before our Colony there dropped out of contact and there have been sightings around noveria find out what saren was after on pharaohs and noveria maybe you can figure out where the conduit is before he does the reapers are the real threat I'm with a council on this one Shepard I'm not sure they even exist but if they do exist the conduit's the key to bringing them back stop sarin from getting the conduit and we stop the readers from returning I'll stop him we have one more lead matriarch Venezia the other voice in that recording she has a daughter a scientist who specializes in the protheans we don't know if she's involved but it might be a good idea to try and find her see what she knows her name's Liara Dr Liara to Sony we have reports she was exploring an archaeological dig on one of the unshorted worlds in the Artemis Tower cluster sounds like we should head for the Artemis Tau cluster it's your decision commandment you're a specter now you don't answer to us but your actions still reflect on Humanity as a whole you make a nice and I get stuck cleaning it up I'll do whatever it takes to stop sarin not exactly the answer I was looking for a Shepherd remember you were a human long before you were a specter I have a meeting to get to Captain Anderson can answer any questions you might have how are you holding up honestly this isn't how I pictured my career coming to an end pushing papers really isn't my thing but you're the one who can stop Sarah I Believe In You Shepard if that means I have to step aside so be it tell me what happened with you and seren 20 years ago it's close to 20 years ago now Ambassador Goyle was our representative here on the Citadel like udina she wanted to get a human into the specters she chose me the council sent Sarah to keep an eye on me and evaluate my performance just like they sent nihilus to keep tabs on you I think I deserve the whole story we had Intel on a rogue scientist being funded by batarian interests he was trying to set up a facility to develop illegal AI technology out in the hood Alliance Intel had done all the work but the council wanted a specter involved we compromised I was assigned to help Sarah in his investigation we trapped the scientists to a refining facility on Kamala he was hidden away somewhere inside protected by an army of batarian mercenaries the plan was simple sneak into the plant capture the scientists sneak back out quick quiet and a minimum of bloodshed I'm guessing things didn't go as planned sarin and I split up to cover more ground then about halfway through the mission there was a massive explosion in the refinery Corps officially it was ruled an accident but I think saren detonated it on purpose to draw off the enemy guards sounds like Overkill to me the explosion tore the refinery to shreds the whole place was on fire black chemical clouds poured out into the atmosphere nobody inside survived there was a camp for the workers and their families nearby between the fires and the toxic fumes the final death count was over 500. mostly civilians saren didn't care the target was eliminated mission accomplished and I ended up taking the blame that ended all talk of me joining the specters Sharon caused the explosion howdy pin it on you in his report Saron accused me of blowing his cover he said it was my fault the guards were ready for us he claimed that's why it turned into a massacre saren's report was all the proof the council needed to kill my chances of becoming a specter why'd you let him get away with it you think the council is going to listen to him me or their best agent I had a bad feeling about him right from the start I should have been more careful maybe I could have stopped things before they got out of hand don't blame yourself captain I don't I blame saren I think he wanted things to go bad he was looking for an excuse to blow that Refinery maybe he just likes the violence maybe he was just trying to make me look bad to keep humans out of the specters if so he pulled it off the only thing I care about is stopping saren you're right it's no good living what do you know about the Artemis Tau cluster not much I've never been there myself a handful of systems with a few small Uncharted worlds but no real colonies might not be easy finding Dr desoni out there my advice is to look for the world with the prothean ruins I should go I'll be here if you need anything stand by sure party contamination in progress I heard what happened to Captain Anderson survives a hundred battles and that gets taken down by backroom politics just watch your back Commander things go bad on this Mission you're next on their chomping block saren's out there somewhere and we're gonna find him everyone on This ship's behind you Commander 100 intercom's open if you got anything you want to say to the crew Now's the Time this is Commander Shepard speaking we have our orders find saren before he finds the conduit I won't lie to you crew this Mission isn't going to be easy for too long our species has stood apart from the others now it's time for us to step up and do our part for the rest of the Galaxy time to show them what humans are made of our enemy knows we're coming when we go into the Traverse saren's followers will be waiting for us but we'll be ready for them too Humanity needs to do this not just for our own sake but for the sake of every other species in Citadel space saren must be stopped and I promise you all we will stop it well said Commander Captain will be proud the captain gave up everything so I could have this chance we can't fail yes sir [Music] foreign [Music] ER I'm picking up some strange readings really strange like off the damn charts it looks like it's coming from an underground complex a few clicks away from the Drop Zone foreign foreign foreign it looks like this Cavern formed around the ruin after it was built [Music] somebody help me please can you hear me out there I'm trapped I need help Liara to Sony I presume thank the goddess I did not think anyone would come looking for me listen this thing I'm in is appropian security device I cannot move so I need you to get me out of it all right there's some kind of repulsion field in the way it's a prothean barrier curtain I knew it would keep me safe from the get but when I turned it on I must have hit something I wasn't supposed to I was trapped in here you must get me out please any suggestions on how we can help there is a control in here that should deactivate this thing you'll have to find some way past the barrier curtain that's the tricky part the defenses cannot be shut off from the outside I don't know how you'll get in here be careful there was a Krogan with the Geth they have been trying different ways to get past the barrier thank you [Music] oh how did you get in here I didn't think there was any way past the barrier we have to get you out of here before more Geth arrived yes you're right I've seen enough of them to last a lifetime that button should shut down my containment field wait Commander her mother's working with Sarah I am not my mother I don't even I don't know why benezia joined seren I don't want anything to do with that turian bastard if she was with sarin the Geth wouldn't be trying to kill her foreign how we get out of this place there is an elevator back in the center of the tower at least I I think it's an elevator it should take us out of here come on I I still cannot believe all this why would the Geth come after me do you think Venezia's involved Saturn's looking for the conduit you're a prothean expert he probably wants you to help him find it the conduit but I don't know what the hell was that these ruins are not stable that mining laser must have triggered the seismic event we have to hurry the whole place is caving in Joker get the norm in the Airborne and lock in on my signal on the double Mister aye Commander secure and Away ETA eight minutes he needs to move faster I don't that would be more fun there were reason you're in my way sorry thanks for getting rid of those energy fields for us had the doctor over whatever it is you want you are not getting it from me she'll stay with us thanks not an option seven wants her and he always gets what he wants kill him spare the assari if you can not doesn't matter foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] Commander 10 more seconds we would have been swimming in molten sulfur the Normandy isn't equipped to land an exploding volcanoes they tend to fry our sensors and melt our Hull Just for future reference we almost died you'll get used to it I see it must be a human thing I don't have a lot of experience dealing with your species Commander but I am grateful to you you saved my life back there and not just from the volcano those death would have killed me or dragged me off to sarin what did saren want with you do you know something about the conduit only that it was somehow connected to the prothean extinction that is my real area of expertise I have spent the past 50 years trying to figure out what happened to them did your research turn up anything interesting what is interesting is what I did not turn off little r are almost as if someone did not want the mystery solved it is like someone came along after the protheans were gone and cleansed the Galaxy of Clues but here is the incredible part according to my findings the protheans were not the first Galactic Civilization to mysteriously vanish this cycle began long before them if the protheans weren't the first then who was I don't know there is barely any evidence on the protheans even less on those who came before them I cannot prove my theory but I know I am right the Galaxy is built on a cycle of Extinction each time a great civilization Rises up it is suddenly and violently cast down only ruins survive the protheans rose up from a single World until their empire spanned the entire galaxy yet even they climbed to the top on the remains of those who came before their greatest achievements the mass relays in the Citadel are based on the technology of those who came before them and then like all the other forgotten civilizations throughout Galactic history the protheans disappeared I have dedicated my life to figuring out why they were wiped out by a race of sentient machines the Reapers the the Reapers but I have never heard of how do you know this what evidence do you have there was a damaged prothian beacon on Eden prime it burned a vision into my brain I'm still trying to sort out what it all means visions yes that makes sense the beacons were designed to transmit information directly into the mind of the user finding one that still works is extremely rare no wonder the Geth attacked Eden Prime the chance to acquire a working Beacon even a badly damaged one is worth almost any risk but the beacons were only programmed to interact with prothean physiology whatever information you received would have been confused unclear I am amazed you are able to make sense of it at all a lesser mind would have been utterly destroyed by the process you must be remarkably strong-willed Commander okay this isn't helping us find saren or the conduit of course you are right I am sorry my scientific curiosity got the better of me unfortunately I do not have any information that could help you find the conduit or sarin I don't know why saren wanted you out of the picture but I think we'll be a lot better off if we bring you along thank you Commander Sarah might come after me again I cannot think of anywhere safer than here on your ship and my knowledge of the protheans might be useful later on and her biotics will come in handy when the fighting starts good to have you on the team Liara thank you Commander I am very grateful I'm afraid I am feeling a bit light-headed when was the last time you ate or slept Dr chalk washer take a look at you it is probably just mental exhaustion coupled with the shock of discovering the prothean's true fate I need some time to process all this still it could not hurt to be examined by a medical professional it will give me the chance to think things over are we finished here Commander we can talk again after you've seen the doctor the rest of you dismissed Mission reports are filed Commander you want me to patch you through to the council patch him through Joker setting up the link now Commander we've received your report Commander I understand Dr tessoni is on the Normandy I assume you're taking the necessary security precautions lira is on our side the gath we're trying to kill her Venezia would never allow saren to kill her daughter maybe she doesn't know or maybe we don't know her we never expected she could become a traitor at least the mission was a success apart from the utter destruction of a major prothean ruin was that really necessary Shepard the Geth were crawling all over those ruins we were lucky to make it out alive of course Commander the mission must always take priority good luck Commander remember we are all counting on you [Music] approach control this is the SSV normally requesting a vector into birth Normandy your rival was not scheduled our defense grid is armed and tracking you staked your business Citadel business we got a council Specter aboard learning access Transit Normandy advised we will be confirming identification on arrival and Confirmation cannot be established Your Vessel will be in the video what a fun bunch I think I'll take my next leave here equalizing interior pressure with exterior atmosphere logged the commanding officer is ashore EXO Presley has the deck that's far enough something wrong officer you better hope there isn't this is an unscheduled arrival I need your credentials I'm a specter my name is Shepard load of horse crap man we will need to confirm that also I must advise you that Firearms are not permitted on ovaria Sergeant Sterling secure their weapons [Music] let's not start a fight I'll be behind you that's armors in good condition Captain matsuo Stand Down we confirmed their identity specters are authorized to carry weapons here Captain you may proceed Specter I hope the rest of your visit will be less confrontational parasini sign will meet you upstairs behave yourself I am Gianna parsini assistant to administrator analias we apologize for the incident in the Docking Bay I appreciate your help you're welcome you understand our security Chief was only doing her job one of my duties is orientation of new arrivals do you have any questions pretty heavy security for such a small port the executive board does everything in its power to protect the privacy of our client corporations I'm not here to dig out any corporate secrets that's gratifying to hear as anyone unusual passed through here recently unusual here pass through where is she now Venezia left for the peak 15 research complex days ago to the best of my knowledge she's still there you tell me how to get there you'll need to ask administrator on Elias for clearance to lead this port where can I find the administrator his office is on the main level left at the top of the elevator understood can we go in now to talk to me Shepard about my mother we talked about her before but things change when you're up against something if it's her or me who would you shoot I meant what I said before fractions are wrong but I would like to see her maybe I can persuade her to come peacefully I hope so I accept your Wordly era let's get going thank you Shepherd that means a great deal to me support handshan the Galaxy's most respected site for independent scientific research and development for your own safety and to protect the privacy of others you are required to obey any directions given by our security personnel if you have questions or concerns our friendly administrative staff is always available thank you and enjoy your stay how can I help you how large are the facilities here we have 17 research complexes built into the mountains each is a self-sufficient facility housing a staff of hundreds tell me about the companies that work on noveria over 250 high-tech firms rent our lamps major shareholders include elanas risk control services binary Helix and synthetic insights Limited your guards work for ercs don't they the Executive Board gets a discount on facility security Alanis also develops lethal and non-lethal weapons haven't I seen synthetic insights in the news lately they're one of only four corporations licensed by The Citadel Council to develop artificial intelligence they attract many protests no agitators have ever breached our security that's why they invest heavily here I'd like to speak to analias one moment please Mr analias yes what what Commander Shepard is asking to see you sir right fine come in you will excuse me if I don't stand up I have no time to entertain refugees from that Urban blight called Earth I see you looked up my service record only a fool enters negotiation without knowledge of the other party's Tendencies this greeting is a courtesy I will only cooperate as required by the executive board businesses come here to avoid the second guessing of Galactic law I'm not here to investigate your tenants nevertheless I have a responsibility to keep you away from them specters are not encumbered by a need for due process I've heard an asari matriarch is here Venezia she arrived a few days ago accompanied by a personal escort and some cargo she's up at Peak 15. what do you mean personal escort the phrase is self-explanatory bodyguards attending to the safety of her person mainly as I recommandos commanders odd that you shouldn't mind their presence they followed all our regulations I had no reason to forbid lady benezia from taking them what can you tell me about her cargo large heavy and sealed it past weapon screening beyond that it is not our concern what brought her out here if I knew I wouldn't be at Liberty to say she came here as agent sarin's executor excuse me his what executor saren is a major shareholder in binary Helix lady benezia is authorized to act in his name she is here on business for binary Helix there were issues at Peak 15 that required saren's attention I'd like to see her immediately I'm afraid that you cannot Peak 15 is a private facility in the Scotty mountains regardless there is a blizzard in the area shuttles are grounded and surface access has been cut off back to my other questions every minute of my time you waste costs the company 12 credits I will keep a running tally do you do business with saren I believe I explained this already did I not he's a major investor in binary Helix corporation which is one of noveria's backers is binary Helix developing weapons for him it's possible given his interests what our clients do in their Labs is their business I have no more questions at this time good I received a dozen urgent messages while you dithered about you've never worked in the corporate world have you Commander you can't bludgeon through bureaucracy all right what would you do to loric Keen you should be able to find him at the hotel bar can't say more not with an earshot of Mr anelias you said I should talk to Laura Keane Mr analeas isn't the only one with a pass to leave Han Shen Keane spends his days at the hotel since his office was closed I've taken up enough of your time not at all Specter this is my job after all inspector right who's asking don't worry I'm not out to put a slug in your head I used to be a military Tech except for my ego's people everyone's too corporate here they just sit around sipping expensive water so what can I do for you today what do you do here I'm the chief mechanic for handshin just call me Lee humans have a problem saying my full name got a team of 12 under me keeping the shuttles coming and going how can I get into the garage you need to pass you can get one from anelias for the managers if you can polish enough gizzard maybe you could let me borrow yours sure if I wanted to lose my job and get sued into the next spiral arm security tracks card use you seem like you have an ear to the ground what's happening around here there's the problems up on Peak 15 synthetics insights was shut down by analeas and a matriarch came through do you know where that matriarch is now you looking for her she took a shuttle to pick 15 before we lost contact what sort of problems are there at Peak 15. oh no there's a blizzard up there but we've had those before never cut the satellite up links before 15's always had a lousy reputation nobody talks about what they do there and everyone sent up comes back a little quieter what was that about synthetic insights scarabot says Lord Keane was on the take zionally is shut down Si's offices quiet like so no off-world lawyers come in on it I have to go you need anything I'll be here afternoon sit down have a drink what can I do for you are you Laura Keane I've heard you might be able to help me do that just arrived are you not but can old turian like me possibly help you with I'm trying to find a way into the garage I have places to go you need a pass how fortuitous I'm the manager of the local synthetic insights office for the moment at least Mr anelas closed my office he claims to be investigating reports of my corruption the administrator is an interesting man become quite wealthy since he took Direct Control of rents I sense a connection there indeed I acquired evidence of analysis actions his hired goons are ransacking my office to find it I suspect your goal lies outside this port Mr analeas would be disinclined to let you wander if you recover the evidence from my office I will give you my garage well as a sum of credits why didn't denalias cancel your pass clearance why should he there's nothing outside but snow and hungry mathack how did you get a pass I'm a manager most Executives on novaria are free to come and go as they will [Music] you have a plan I do however there is one other what is that Charming human expression fly in the lotion violence against Mr analeas's thugs may be necessary he has members of hanshan's security team searching my offices he's paying them under the table Miss matsuo is unaware of their outside employment I'll focus on trying to get your evidence if I'm lucky I won't have to fight anyone excellent here is my pass into our offices it will activate the elevator the evidence is on my office computer this OSD contains an encryption key to access it slide it into the drive and it will auto execute oh and do try to keep blood stains off the carpets would you [Music] freeze handshun security this office is sealed what are you doing in these offices the administrator's orders Laura Keane is under investigation analas is paying you to shake this place down does Captain matsuo know you're here hey I'm not the one who wants keen and Elias has a very not possess about this guy how about this you pretend you didn't see us we'll pretend we didn't see you foreign you have me at a disadvantage Miss oh now you're going to show some respect I'm Sergeant Kyra Sterling ilana's risk control services anelaus would throw you off world for what you did here I won't you know what we did to cop killers on my world you're here off duty breaking the law for bribe money you expect us to feel bad for stopping you I have a mission to complete I did what I had to I don't care foreign [Music] there have been reports of noise from the synthetic insights office would you know anything about it it's probably anelias's thugs ripping the place apart smart ass huh that's fine I can work with that meet me at the hotel for a drink before you talk to Keane I'll be waiting allow me to reintroduce myself parasini novaria Internal Affairs lies an internal affairs agent here the executive board knows about analysis corruption I've been undercover for six months I want you to convince Keen to testify before the board with his evidence this planet can run profitably again you work for Himalayas can't you just take his records [ __ ] not a [ __ ] it's on his computer Keane's testimony and records are everything I need to prove analias's guilt in one package I thought corruption was the rule on novarian the rule is Don't Rock the Boat self-interest is tolerated if it doesn't interfere with business and Elias is driving customers away I need Keane's garage pass to complete my mission you helped my investigation look Shepard I don't like this either you specters play fast and loose with the law that's bad for business all right I'll talk to Keane and see if I can convince him thank you you know where I work come talk to me once you know if he'll play ball [Music] I asked you to did you see an asari matriarch recently yes she caused quite a stir it's not every day a matriarch arrives at the guard detail of Commandos you know why Venezia is here she claimed to be sarin's assistant here to get a certain project back on track I suspect she meant to Peak 15. I have a different question humans are full of questions I should write a book about it while I have the time to spare [Music] I finished the job but an internal affairs investigator contacted me she wants you to testify against an alliance now that you have my property you want to dictate how I use it I have no interest in a public spectacle [Music] everyone on this station is chafing under analas's extortion you might end up a hero my employers rely on the Goodwill of the executive board to work here the board was already investigating analyas they're concerned about the worm in their own fruit all right it is obvious that I cannot dissuade you very well I will testify make whatever Arrangements you need with your contact I will wait here Specter have you given any more consideration to my offer it takes some persuasion but Keen has agreed to testify that's a world of stress off my back I'll take the evidence for safe transport I didn't think you'd help me being a specter and all I guess some of you can be all right doesn't this help you you don't seem particularly happy I'm ecstatic but right now I just feel like a long day of work is ending while you were working on Keane I got you a garage pass be careful up there I have an arrest to make wish I had time to change into something easy to move in I hate skirts this is an outrage see that you'll never work in this sector again yeah yeah get a move on you Shepard I command you place this [ __ ] under arrest you have the right to remain silent I wish to God you'd exercise it see around the Galaxy Commander I owe you a beer do not be fooled by these civilized surroundings this is a place of secrets and lies my people have dealt with the corporations on noveria in the past they pay well and they don't ask any questions access to the garage is restricted I have authorization excuse me yes that's genuine drive safely the weather's supposed to be pretty bad out in the eludes Valley crates foreign out and secure the area no one gets in or out foreign user alert all Peak 15 facilities have suffered a great deal of damage biohazard materials present throughout facility virtual intelligence user interface offline why are the turrets facing the wrong way they want to keep their people in as much as they want to keep others out what was that animals wind this place is in bad shape [Music] foreign a backup power system Shepard must be for the station Mainframe the damage is not extensive it could be repaired critical startup error virtual intelligence user interface offline manual boot required [Music] it looks like you're trying to restore this facility would you like help would be great who are you this system is monitored to respond to the name Mira may I ask your name Commander Shepard I work for the Citadel special tactics and reconnaissance one moment please Council Authority confirmed you are entitled to secure access of all systems please note that queries relating to corporate Secrets require privileged access privileged access is only available to Binary Helix executives this system is ready to process queries you may access me at any holographic interface within Peak 15. I need to find matriarch Venezia lady benezia departed on the passenger Tramway to the rift station subsidiary labs user alert the Tramway system is currently inoperable what's the situation here one moment please Diagnostics in progress critical failure main reactor shut down in accordance with emergency containment procedures manual restart required critical failure landline connections are disabled passenger tram systems are offline report complete do you have an additional system status query tell me what happened here I'm sorry but I need a more specific query tell me what occurred immediately before you shut down stage one Alert issued at hot Labs contaminants released from laboratory pod gamma emergency protocols implemented stage 2 Alert issued at hot Labs isolation 2 breached tram shut down landline to hot Labs disconnected stage 3 alert issued locally contaminants and tram tunnels stations shut down an evacuation initiated code Omega sent what sort of contaminants escaped I'm sorry Commander inquiries related to our research require privileged access only Executives of binary Helix have that level of clearance why were you taken offline in the event Peak 15 must be sterilized for security purposes my program and data are purged that's all I need right now very well Commander logging you out user alert main reactor shutdown in accordance with emergency containment procedures manual restart required user alert landline connections are disabled now exiting to the user alert landline connections are disabled passenger trams are off to you foreign how may I assist you do you know why the reactor was shut down I'm sorry but I was offline at the time shutdown could occur failure emergency guidelines suggests The Frigid environment will kill biological contagions it may also damage mechanical ones turn off the heat and hope the cold puts whatever you've unleashed to sleep nice what do I need to do to get the power back on the valves to the helium-3 fuel line must be opened this can be done at the controls on the reactor assembly proper what are the landlines and why are they disabled the landlines connect my mainframes here at Central Station to the various sub-facilities of peak 15. this allows the crew to remotely access my databases from the comfort and security of their labs when emergency protocols were implemented within the hot Labs the cabling was automatically ejected that's all I need right now very well Commander logging you out now entering decontamination and Transit hub user alert loose contaminants in the decontamination chamber access to passenger tramways in advisable foreign he must have felt there was no hope of surviving that killing himself would be easier connections restored processing new data user alert unable to connect to hot lab facilities what's this about loose contaminants dangerous biological agents are present in the Tramway decontamination chamber the tram station has been sealed in the interest of crew safety activation of the Fail-Safe plasma Jets is recommended prior to access how do I activate the Fail-Safe system controls for the Fail-Safe systems are located in the security checkpoint outside decontamination user alert the Fail-Safe system is currently inoperable what would it take to get the d-CON bail saves operating again there is a hardware fault in the control system this can be repaired on-site using a standard Omni tool unlock the decontamination chamber user alert contaminants are present within the decontamination Chambers passage is not recommended how do I get rid of the contaminants the chamber is equipped with a Fail-Safe system which vents a 5000 degree Kelvin plasma this is sufficient to sterilize any potential Contagion unfortunately the Fail-Safe system is disabled at this time what's the problem there is a hardware fault in the control system this can be repaired on-site using a standard Omni tool that's all I need right now very well Commander logging you out [Music] and down sorry we couldn't be sure what was on the tram I'd do the same what's going on here bugs zillions of them coming up the tunnels from the hot Labs my team's been running on stems for days you're human and that's enough that I won't shoot but I'd like to know who you are my name is Shepard I'm a specter huh I won't look at heavily armed horse in the mouth the aliens overran the hot Labs last week only hanolar got out and he ain't all there anymore the first we knew the bastards were clawing into my command post we had a lot more staff then you were taken by surprise and had civilians to protect you did a good job captain yeah sure as hell doesn't feel like it the board sent an asari to clean up the mess she went to the hot Labs yesterday and we haven't heard from her since I'm not going to let any of your people die all I can do is hold out here and protect the civilians there's an emergency elevator out by the trams this card will let you activate it can take you down to the hot Labs oh if you need any first day Dr Cohen's downstairs in the med Bay you're certain The Matriarch is still in the hot Labs she hasn't come back here you came through Central Station so she ain't there did the aliens come from inside the facility or did they attack from outside you want my personal opinion Labs like that exist to do stupid crap that gets people killed I've got work to do yeah I hear that [Music] hell man the perimeter [Music] all patched up thanks for the help every few hours a group comes up the tram tunnel it's actually better since we locked down the elevator I'll do whatever I can I don't know why they keep throwing themselves against our defenses even animals should learn not to stick their noses where it hurts [Music] you came to find out about them didn't you and you would be I'm olar I need to know more about those things out there about the rack dye rachni that's preposterous you're involved in this what can you tell me they found it in a derelict ship an egg you're waiting since the last battles they brought it here shut up God you want to get us killed I don't have any control over who lives or dies here do you if you're gonna be crazy be the quiet kind crazy I'm sane God am I saying I need to know everything about the rachnine I told you all I can we brought the rack night back from the dead in retrospect a bad decision could matriarch Venezia survive in the hot labs it's possible that the specimens were sensitive to biotics I heard you were at the hot Labs how did you make it out alive I killed her who doctors on Muir we were going to lunch when the alarms went off I ran into the tram and I closed the doors she banged on the window once then they sliced her to pieces her head came apart like a melon I closed the door I killed her tell me what you know I'll make your survival mean something think I want absolution there is none I'll be leaving now yeah you're not part of the crew call me Shepherd I'm a specter sent by The Citadel there aren't any human specters look plague doesn't care who you are this lab is under quarantine [Music] what do you want were they attacked by the aliens they're suffering from a toxin there was an accident I have a non-disclosure agreement I shouldn't discuss it with anyone outside of the company but you're going to because I might be able to help I'd like to think that the company finds Our Lives more valuable than their secrets you know Mira the VI for Peak 15 she handles the safety protocols for our experiments here makes sense she seems to regulate everything else up here we lost the connection to Mira in the middle of an experiment in the quarantine failed these three were exposed to a toxin something we were working on I understand your caution but I need details but you say won't go beyond these walls it's a bio weapon based on an exotic life form discovered on the frontier they wanted something that could kill the creature but there was no profit in something that kills one species on the frontier we kept working on it and adapted it to affect more species Forest B is highly infectious but can't pass from one person to another like a bio-war attack without a pandemic spread do you imagine that distinction makes this ethical militaries governments they'll get this kind of weapon one way or another and we're trying to limit the damage I know you can't see that there's a reason the Citadel conventions forbid bioweapons doctor I didn't expect you'd understand I know 10 equipment I locked in the quarantine Labs Captain ventralis doesn't want to risk more contamination I'll talk to him maybe I can convince him to let me try I can't ask you to do this officially but if you can do anything I'd appreciate it talk to you later I hope you can do something you need I've heard about the problems in the quarantine lab I'd like to recover the toxin cure God I wish we could help those guys I really do but we can't risk contamination now Dr Cohen says there's no risk of contamination all right you want to gamble with your life you're not under my command I'll have the guard let you win but he'll lock the door behind you he'll run a full scan before he'll let you out there any anomalies you stay in there there was a reasonable precautions our radio I had to let the guard know good luck I've got work to do you and me both what do you want I have ventralis's permission to go in there yeah he radioed he also said you have to prove you're not contaminated to get out you got a death wish you should stand watches on the barricade foreign ends here Shepard I thought she seemed odd you're a sleeper agent for Venezia I was ordered to eliminate you should the opportunity arise and here you are trapped in the slab weapons free the appeal of winter wears very quickly they came out of the fair you mean the get the inorganics the asari had with her Venezia brought them with her how can I get into the maintenance area team lead would have access like Dr Cohen the medical Bay I'll be leaving now is that The Cure you did it I think so it was hard to concentrate while dodging gunfire you are attacked I I don't know anything about that I hate conflict I've never even fired anyone I have my receptionist to it look they've been more on edge since you since you got here I think they were expecting you none of all labs in the back the guards won't even let me back there just what about the maintenance area you have access to that the maintenance area yes take my pass but there's just snow back there let me see that file extension on Philip's work I thought he was on the right track I can't thank you enough that oh God what a cliche you saved their lives do you know that could you spare a few medical packs they're worth their weight in gold up here you didn't get these from me ventralis wanted them saved for his people I need to administer this thanks again foreign you do not know the privilege of being a mother there is power in creation to shape a life turn it toward happiness or despair her children were to be ours raised to hunt and slay saren's enemies I won't be moved by sympathy no matter who you bring into this confrontation the arrow is here because she wants to be not because I asked her to indeed what have you told him about me Liara what could I say mother that you're insane evil should I explain how to kill you what could I say have you faced an asari Commando unit before few humans have I can't believe you'd kill your own daughter I now realize I should have been strict thank you foreign [Music] foreign foreign [Music] foreign is unstoppable my mind is filled with his light everything is clear start talking Venezia what's sarin's next move I will not betray him you will you you must listen still Whispers in my mind I can fight his compulsions briefly but the indoctrination is strong are you saying he brainwashed you people are not themselves around Sarah come to idolize Him worship Him you would do anything for him the key is Sovereign is Flagship it is a Dreadnought of incredible size and its power is extraordinary what do you mean thoughts Echo strangely within Sovereign its rooms are built at unsettling angles the longer you stay aboard the more sarin's will seems correct sit at his feet and smile as his words pour into you subtle at first I thought I was strong enough to resist instead I became a willing tool eager to serve he sent me here to find the location of the new relay its position was lost thousands of years ago can I assume you found the coordinates two thousand years ago the rachna inhabited that region of our galaxy they discovered the relay the rachni can share memories across Generations Queens inherit the knowledge of their mothers I took the location of the relay from the Queen's mine I was not gentle why does Sarah need the new relay he believes it will lead him lead to conduit I would tell you more share his counsel with me I was merely a servant to his cause how did the rack knife find it they searched patiently they are territorial creatures driven to close any possible way into their systems you have to give me the location I transcribed the data to an OSD take it please knowing the relays coordinates is not enough do you know where he planned to go from there sarin wouldn't tell me his destination but you must find out quickly I transmitted the coordinates to him before you arrived you have to stop me I I can't his teeth are at my ear fingers on my spine you you should oh you should mother I don't leave fight him you've always made me proud Liara thank you die foreign [Music] he is still in my mind I am not entirely myself I never will be again mother good night little wing I will see you again with the dawn no light they always said there would be a h foreign foreign serves as our voice we cannot see not in these low spaces your musics are colorless musics what your way of communicating is strange flat it does not color the air when we speak one moves all we are the mother we sing for those left behind the children you thought silenced we are rap night did you order your people to kill the science team no we were locked away here the children are beyond our songs they have been lost to silence the children we birthed were stolen from us before they could learn to sing they are lost to silence and their suffering they cannot be saved they will only cause harm as they are I don't understand why are your children killing people these needle men they stole our eggs from us they sought to turn our children into beasts of War claws with no songs of their own our elders are comfortable with silence children know only fear if no one sings to them fear s of their minds I understand a child left alone in a closet until she is 16 would not be sane if you're sure they can't be saved it is lamentable not necessary do what you must before you deal with our children we stand before you what will you sing will you release us are we to fade away once more look those tanks Sid kill anything no matter it's biology they wouldn't have installed that if they weren't afraid of the consequences of her getting loose they made a mistake they let the Krogan go too far this is a chance for us to atone she has done nothing to us your companions hear the truth you have the power to free us or return our people to The Silence of memory if I let you live would you attack other races again no we I know do not know what happened in the war we only heard discordance Psalms the color of oily Shadows we would seek a hidden place to teach our children Harmony if they understand perhaps we would return are you a Survivor from the war a clone we do not know we were only an egg hearing mother cry in our dreams at home from space hushed one voice after another it forced the singers to resonate with its own sour yellow note then we awoke in this place the last echo of those who came out from the singing planet the sky I won't destroy your entire race You'll Go free you you will give us the chance to compose on you we will remember we will sing of your forgiveness to our children [Music] foreign secure you mean shoot every monster I see sure I am certain you are having strong feelings but what has happened here it is our fault you understand you let these things out yeah I am only following the orders binary Helix found an egg it was on a derelict ship thousands of years drifting this was ragna ship inside they find many eggs in cryogenic suspension they brought it here to wake it up binary Hill explained to clone ragnai Mass produce them create an army but when they get here they find this egg is not a common Rock night is a queen after She lays eggs they move her to Rift station they are thinking that without her they can raise the babies to be obedient hold on don't you need a male to get eggs Queens are born carrying the genetic code of their fathers eggs are carried away from the colony to hatch alone Queens can lay eggs in hours and have a colony in days This Is How They spread so quickly separating them from their mother didn't work ah this was exactly the wrong thing to do I am thinking that without a queen arachnid do not develop properly her mind is shaping theirs these arachni are uncontrollable this is fascinating but we don't have time to chat this raknai are Beyond saving it is a sad thing but they must be euthanized I am thinking that the neutron perch must be set off I'm not familiar with the purge system create burst of neutron radiation kills everything within the station things Beyond get genetic damage of varying degree once The Purge is armed we'll have to fight our way out give us a minute to patch up and re-arm sure sure I wait here I am not so much good for searching now yes mother always say I would meet a bad end I am feeling not so well how do we set off The Purge Armin controls are nearby all you do is insert the key then I will give [Music] connecting I have full access to the facility and I'm at your disposal activate the neutron Purge I'm sorry but I can't do that without proper code authorization code input 875-02079 code Omega local execution [Music] foreign [Music] what's our next move Commander head for the Mew relay the MU relay could link to dozens of systems unless we know exactly where saren's going we'd just be wasting our time the commander is right we cannot rush off blind we still will need to learn more about sarin who put you in charge did the commander resign when I wasn't looking we're all on the same team here Williams she's just trying to help sorry Commander this is a tough mission we're all on age everyone go get some rest grew dismissed novaria report is away Commander you want me to Pat you through to the council patch him through Joker setting up the link now Commander is this report accurate Commander you found raknai on navaria and can release the queen any idea what you've done how many generations until they overrun the Galaxy this queen is different she understands why her kind had to be wiped out last time around I hope you're right Shepard my children's children will pay the price if you're not we'll be waiting for your next report Commander good timing Commander we got a transmission coming in from the Citadel top priority clearance is it the Ambassador it's not his signature I think it's from the council through the comrade Commander Shepard we've received information that may be critical to your mission against sarin what kind of information we've received an Urgent Message from one of our infiltration regiments in the Traverse you mean spies specters tend to attract attention Commander but they are only one arm of the council special task groups are often a better option for monitoring developing situations we currently have several infiltration units scattered throughout the Border regions of Citadel space this particular unit was gathering Intel on sarin what did they find unfortunately the message we received was little more than static the infiltration team must be in a situation where they can't set up proper Interstellar Communications but the message was sent on a channel reserved from Mission critical Communications whatever they were trying to tell us we know it was important considering your interest in seven we thought you might want to investigate this find out what happened to our team the signal originated from the planet vermeier I'll look into it the council prefers not to become involved in the specifics of Spectra activities we only want you to be aware of all your options including vermeier good luck Commander Shepard we will keep you advised if we learn anything else foreign [Music] message from Alliance command coming in I'll patch it through Shepard this is Admiral Hackett from Alliance command we've got a situation here and you're the only one that can handle it what do you need Admiral there's an alliance training ground where we test weapons and technology and live fire simulations one of the VIS we use to simulate enemy tactics in the drills is no longer responding to our override commands it's gone Rogue are you telling me this computer is thinking on its own we're not stupid Shepard this is a virtual intelligence not a true AI it's not self-aware and it can't access any external systems we didn't do anything illegal here virtual intelligence support is critical to our military success the eyes process thousands of status reports and react in nanoseconds no human can do that we need you to fight your way through the training ground of the vi Corps and manually disable it can't you disable it remotely our fail safes aren't responding the vi operates on a closed Network it can't affect any external systems but we don't have any direct access to its processes we could vomit from orbit but the damage to the facility would be catastrophic we'd prefer to have someone shut down the core someone like you I know specters answered the council but you're still human you're still part of the Alliance military and right now we need you the vi controls all the facility's weapons drones and automated defenses you're the only one that can pull this off Shepard good luck equalizing interior pressure with exterior atmosphere blogged the commanding officer is ashore EXO Presley has the deck we saw your ship fight Dan wants to speak with you immediately what's so important he needs to see me right away the Geth are making another push fidan is preparing our defenses but he needs your help please up the stairs past the freighter foreign foreign I'm glad they finally sent somebody to help us you're a bit late aren't you arcelia sorry Commander everyone's on edge watch out we've got gas in the tower protect the heart of the colony foreign is the closest thing left to proper channels the tower is secure thanks to you Commander I'm just glad your colony is safe I appreciate your concern and your efforts against the Geth they may have been slowed but they'll be back they always come back what do they want if you want answers go ask them yourselves we don't know what they're after they came they attacked us that's all we know their main base is at the EXO Jenny headquarters a good place to start looking if you want answers what's exogeny it's the company most of us work for before the attacks they fund this colony the Skyway leads directly to exogeny headquarters you can't miss it of course there's an army of gas between here and there I didn't expect this would be easy then maybe I can get this Colony operational again what can you tell me about the defenses the Geth have set up I don't have any details but I'll wager it's a lot more fortified in the command post they landed at least one Geth ship at exogeny and I've seen large walking tanks on the Skyway expect a hard fight I'll talk to you when I learn more good luck Commander foreign something an intelligent mind expects to see um foreign [Music] that's close enough relax Zhong they're obviously not Geth get back Juliana who are you what do you want Commander Shepard I'm here to remove your death problem you see you worry too much and you trust too easily Juliana I'm just glad to see a friendly face I thought we were the only humans left on this planet by Dan and some of the members of Zoo's hope are still alive I thought you said they were all dead I said they were probably all dead they're surviving but the guests really hid them hard well you know what that's like those damn synthetics are Relentless are we getting close to their base you're almost there they're holed up in the exogeny headquarters just a bit further down the Skyway those headquarters are private property Soldier remove the Gap and nothing else I can't stay here I need to move on Commander before you go my daughter Elizabeth she's missing they shouldn't waste time poking around we could do a proper accounting of our casualties after the death are gone that's my daughter you're talking about she's still alive I know it where is your daughter Juliana she was working in the exogeny building when the attacks came oh yeah there were several places she could hide for a short time where is your daughter Juliana or at the exogeny headquarters I hope how did you get split up from the zoo's hope colony most of us live closer to the exogeny building Zoo's Hope was mostly used as a port when the Geth hit we scattered until you told us about the others we assumed they were killed in the first wave if we had known they were still alive we might have attempted to join them they're fairly secure now maybe you should do that no no I don't think that's a good idea we have no vehicles and the Skyway offers little protection like the building we're in now listen our best hope is to sit tight and wait for company reinforcements come eventually stay bunkered down until I find out what the Geth are after of course and please remember if you see my daughter [Music] you owe us for this the Skyway is crawling again packages to shut down the call resistance will be extremely heavy once we are inside foreign damn it I'm so sorry I thought you were Geth or one of those barren who are you and what are you doing in here it's my own fault everyone else was running and I stayed to backup data next thing I knew the gets ship latched on and the power went out I was trapped I I tried to get out but the way was blocked we'll get you out as soon as we find out what the gather after it you're not the guess it's the energy field they put up they don't want anyone else getting access to the I'm here for the get it's very important I find out what they're after I don't know for certain but I'm guessing they're here for the thorian thorian what is that exactly it's an indigenous life form exogeny was studying it I need more information I need to know why the gather after this story I I might be able to but not get out of here past that field any suggestions no not exactly but I think the guestship is powering it I've noticed the gethling power cables everywhere you can follow those cables but there's gats all over the place tell me about yourself I'm just a research assistant for exogeny I came here with my mother I don't even know if she made it out alive she's with some others from The Colony she's safe for now he's alive God I thought I was the only one left please Commander just get that field down so I can see my mother again you stay put I'll go open some doors stupid machine access encrypted files no I don't want to review protocol I am unable to comply please contact your supervisor damn it tell me what I want or I'll Blast Your virtual ass into actual dust please contact your supervisor for a level 4 security exemption or make an appointment with stupid machine if there is nothing else please step aside there's a cue forming behind you for the use of this console thank you exogenic Corporation reminds all staff that the discharging of weapons while on company property is strictly forbidden welcome back research assistant Elizabeth bainham what can I do for you uh how do you know I'm Lisbon your access card identifies you as Elizabeth banham is there something you require Dr bainham what information was the last user attempting to access fetching data the previous user was attempting to access details on the study of subject species 37 the thorian tell me everything you told the krobin I was unable to provide the previous user with any relevant data aside from lacking proper access there has been no new data available on species 37 all sensors monitoring the observation post at Zoo's hope have been enacted for several Cycles what does Zoo's hope have to do with the thorian species 37 is located within the substructure of the zoo's hope Outpost tell me everything you know about the thorium the thorian is a simple plant life form that exhibits Ascension Behavior uncommon with other fluoride through dispersion and the eventual inhalation of spores it can affect and control other organisms including humans the zoo's hope control group has yielded interesting results before sensors went offline almost 85 percent of all test subjects were infected are you saying exogeny knew its people were getting infected it was deemed necessary to assess the true potential of species 37. no wonder they were behaving so strangely your pilot should be warned Joker come in Joker damn it that Field's blocking us we need to drop that field and get back to Zeus hope [Music] VI what can you tell me about the guest ship and the field it's generating I have limited data on the death they have effectively blocked all sensors within the facility I have detected unusual power fluctuations but am unable to determine the source we need to find that ship let's get moving going to standby mode [Music] the cat used these claws to Anchor their ships to the side of buildings the guests don't waste much how do we cut the power if it's coming from the ship it will be difficult we can check the other claws for weaknesses but to get our very thorough foreign between organic and synthetic life it's natural to assume they seek understanding from a higher power in organic and synthetic life it's natural to assume they seek understanding from a higher power same as before we don't have the ordinance to blow this claw let's keep looking [Music] middle deployed foreign [Music] foreign [Music] the exit will be down now we can go deal with the story and creature I hope that ship was full of those death bastards keep your guard up there still might be a few Geth inside the base I repeat Norman need a Shore party are you reading anyone there Normandy to shore Party come on Commander talk to me is that you Joker what's going on over there we're in lockdown here Commander something happened to the colonists they're banging on the hull trying to claw their way inside the ship they're freaking out they can't do any real damage we're on our way back Just Hold Your Position let's wait right here for you for you Commander this place will be crawling with Geth in a minute keep together and we'll get out of here in one piece foreign there you are we should get out of here I don't think this place is safe I need some answers you knew more about the thorian than you led on I I was afraid I wanted to stop the test but they threatened me sent a message to Colonial affairs I tried to tell them where to find the thorium but the power cut before I could send the message I I never meant for this to happen where's the thorian the thorian is underneath Zoo's hope but the entrance is blocked the colonists covered it with the freighter just before the get attacked why are the Geth after the thorian what could sarin want with it well it does have unique mind control capabilities that's what exogeny was interested in Normandy the short party coming what is a joker we're getting a lot of guest com chatter looks like they're headed your way thanks for the heads up Joker you heard the man let's move out I'm coming with you I might be able to help undo the mess I helped create please help us stop stop the Rover [Music] you can't do this John everyone shut up uh let me think what's going on you won't get away with this get her out of here get away from her you son of a [ __ ] Lisbeth dammit come come on where I can see you all of you Shepard damn it I knew it was too much to hope the death would kill you I found some interesting facts about you in the exogenic database I know what happened on a coos doesn't have to end like that what do you think you're doing John Communications are back up exogeny wants this place purged this is a human Colony John you can't just repurpose us it's not just you there's something here far more valuable than a few colonists are you gonna tell them about the thorian or should I the what it's a telepathic life form living under Zoo's hope it's taking control of the colonists there exogeny knew all along you won't get away with this Jong so you keep saying but nobody's gonna miss a few colonists you've gone way too far this ends now if that's the way it has to be hey come on come on as if we don't have enough problems now we're shooting each other in the back it's my fault I knew what was going on and I didn't do anything don't you start you do good work and you know it so what now Commander I need to find out why the gether after the thorian the colonists won't let you near the thorian they die first they're under its control what else am I supposed to do there's got to be another way I think there is you could safely use a nerve agent to neutralize the colonists like a gas grenade releasing clouds of nerve gas doesn't seem like a particularly good idea it's not like it's weapons grade the insecticide we use in the grow Labs contains Trace Amounts of tetraclopine a neuromuscular degenerator if their nervous systems are already weakened it may act as a paralyzing agent we might be able to adopt a concussion grenade to deploy it sounds good I'll do what I can excellent thank you so much Commander now it gets fun what was that creature certainly wasn't human no hitting the colonists even if the thorian makes them fire on us that's what the gas grenades are for very welcome man let's go foreign thank you [Music] I tried to fight it but it gets in your head you can't imagine the pain these people trusted me it wants me just stop you but I won't I won't alright we just need to find this creature and determine what it was it what is that we are going to need bigger guns [Music] [Music] Invaders your every step is a transgression a thousand feelers appraise you as meat good only to dig or decompose I speak for the old growth as I did for saren you are within and before the saurian it commands that you be in awe you gave something to Sarah something I need there and sought knowledge of those who are gone the old growth listened to flesh for the first time in the long cycle trades were made then cold ones began killing the flesh that would tend the next cycle flesh fairly given the old growth sees the air you push as lies it will listen no more give me what I need and I'll strike back at the one who betrayed you no more will the thorian listen to those that's gurried your lives are short but have gone on too long blood will feed the ground [Music] we've stuck sure we need to find more of these things foreign [Music] foreign all right I I suppose I should thank you for releasing me how did you end up inside that thing my name is shiala I serve I served matrixia when she Allied herself with saren so did I Venezia foresaw the influence saren would have she joined Him to guide him down a gentler path but seren is compelling Venezia lost her way are you saying saren can control minds Venezia underestimated sarin as I did we came to believe in his cause and his goals the strength of his influence is troubling she tried to manipulate sarin but in the end her plan backfired a sorry matriarchs are among the most intelligent and Powerful beings in the Galaxy how could one fall under saren's control saren has a vessel an enormous warship unlike anything I've ever seen he calls it Sovereign it can dominate the minds of his followers they become indoctrinated to saren's will the process is subtle it can take days weeks but in the end it is absolute I was a willing slave when saren brought me to this world he needed my biotics to communicate with the thorian to learn its secrets saren offered me in trade I was sacrificed to secure an alliance between saren and the thorian then why were the Geth trying to destroy the thorian after saren had what he needed the thorian became a liability Sarah knows you are searching for the conduit he knows you're following his steps he attacked the thorian so you could not gain the cipher what's the cipher and why did Sarah need it the beacon on Eden Prime gave you visions but the Visions are unclear confusing they were meant for a prothean mind to truly comprehend them you must think like a procion he must understand their culture their history their very existence the thorian was here long before the protheans built this city it watched and studied them when they died it consumed them they became a part of it so the thorian taught sarin to think like a protheon how the cipher is the very essence of being a prothean it cannot be described or explained it would be like describing color to a creature Without Eyes to understand you must have access to endemic ancestral memory a Viewpoint spanning thousands of prothean generations I sense this ancestral memory the cipher when I meld it with a thorian our identities merged our minds intertwined such knowledge cannot be taught it simply exists I need the cipher there is a way I can transfer the knowledge from my mind to yours as I did with sarin try to relax Commander slow deep breaths let go of your physical shell reach out to grasp the threads that bind us one to another every action sends ripples across the Galaxy every idea must touch another mind to live each emotion must Mark another's Spirit we are all connected every living being united in a single glorious existence open yourself to the universe Commander Embrace eternity foreign [Music] I have given you the cipher just as it was given to seren the ancestral memories of the protheans are part of you now what was that Commander Shepard are you all right I saw something it still didn't make any sense you have been given a great gift the experience of an entire people it will take time for your mind to process this information would you get you back to the ship Commander medical needs to know about this I'm sorry if you have suffered but there was no other way you needed the cipher in time it will help you understand the vision from the beacon what else can you tell me about sarin there is little I could tell you that you do not already know he's powerful he's charismatic and he is dangerous once I followed him blind to his true nature but now I see he's leading the Galaxy into an age of darkness and suffering I want to know more about you there is nothing remarkable about me I was merely one of matriarch benezia's disciples for nearly two centuries I followed her learning at her feet when benezia revealed her plan to join sarin she gave her disciples a choice only those who were willing had to follow her many felt her plan was too dangerous but I believed in her I thought she could turn saren away from his insanity instead we joined him in it now that you're free of the thorian what are you planning to do next if you allow it I would like to stay here with the colonists they have suffered greatly and I played a role in their suffering I would like to make amends the colonists will need all the help they can get they'll be happy to have you on their side thank you Commander May fortunes smile upon you you did it but the thorian gone we can start rebuilding for ourselves again and we're free of exogeny's threats we're back to being just a little nowhere colony thank you Commander I never thought I would be so thrilled to see a soldier forgive my previous inaction but under the thorian's influence every thought was examined filtered goodbye I wish you well in your future reference stand by Shore party decontamination in progress Commander you look pale are you suffering any ill effects from the cipher the cipher shook me up a bit I might be able to help you I am an expert on the protheans if I join my Consciousness to yours maybe we can make some sense of it hurry we don't have much time relax Commander Embrace eternity thank you it was incredible all this time all my research yet I I never dreamed I am sorry the images were so vivid I never imagined The Experience would be so intense you are remarkably strong-willed Commander what you have been through what you have seen would have destroyed a lesser mind come on get to the point what did you see the beacon on Eden Prime must have been badly damaged large parts of the vision are are missing the data transferred into the Commander's mind is incomplete you must have seen something I was able to interpret the data relayed through your vision what was there at least but something was missing saren must have the missing information maybe he found another Beacon if we can find the missing data from your vision I can again oh I'm sorry the joining is exhausting I should go to the medical Bay and lie down for a moment Dr chakwa should take a look at you that will not be necessary I just need some rest somewhere quiet we're done here dismissed I sent off the Pharaohs report Commander you want me to Pat you through to the council patch him through Joker setting up the link now Commander Commander I so Jenny should have told us about the thorian it would have made your job much easier you might have been able to capture it for study instead of destroying it exogeny tried to study it look how that turned out perhaps it's for the best then colony Being Human had nothing to do with it they were in trouble admirable but sometimes specters have to make sacrifices to do that when the time comes goodbye Commander we will be waiting for your next report Commander are you coming to check up on me you look much better how are you feeling Dr chakwasa shows me I am going to be fine I was impressed with her knowledge of asari physiology you're in good hand Dr chakwas knows what she's doing I get the feeling you want to ask me something commander tell me about yourself Liara me I am afraid I am not very interesting Commander I spend most of my time on remote digs unearthing mundane items buried in Long forgotten prothean ruins you must enjoy something about it I love my work seeking out history's lost Secrets has a special appeal for me you were actually touched by working prothean technology that is why I find you so fascinating Commander sounds like you want to dissect me in a lab somewhere what anyways uh study at no that's even worse calm down Liara I was only joking joking oh by the goddess how could I be so dense you must think I am a complete and utter fool now you know why I prefer to spend my time in the field with data discs in computers I always seem to say something embarrassing around other people please just pretend this conversation never happened I'd like to know more about the asari we were the first species to discover the Citadel we were instrumental in forming the council and we always strive to be the voice of peaceful cooperation in Galactic disputes my people believe we are all part of a single Galactic Community each species contributes something to the greater whole although we seek to understand other species it seems few of them seek to understand us the Galaxy is filled with rumors and misinformation about my people like what most of the inaccuracies are centered around our mating rituals my species is mono gendered male and female have no real meaning for us we still require a partner to reproduce this second parent however may be of any species in any gender I don't understand your species can mate with anyone mating is not quite the proper term not as you understand it physical contact may or may not be involved but it is not an essential element of the Union the true connection is mental our physiology allows us to meld with other beings we can touch the very depths of their minds we explore the genetic memory of their species we share the most basic elements of their individual and racial identities we then pass these traits onto our daughters it is how we learn to grow as a species in how we develop a greater understanding of other races what happens to your partner after the Union every relationship is different some unions are a single encounter with both parents parting ways afterwards others can be more long-term sometimes in asari and her partner will stay together for many decades usra lived for a thousand years what happens when your partner dies to our unions we do not focus on the inevitable loss of our partners instead we enjoy the time we spend with them and even after they're gone a part of them lives on in us the union is a connection that transcends both time and space do you know who matriarch Venezia chose as her partner he rarely I thought you always needed another species to serve as one of the parents think about it Shepard if we were not able to mate with our own Union with our own kind is no longer common not for the purposes of reproduction most asari believe it weakens our species asari daughters inherit racial traits from the father species if both parents are a sorry then nothing has been gained or so conventional wisdom would hold I am what is sometimes called a pure blood though Noah sorry would ever be cruel enough to say the word to my face it is a great insult among my people it is possible benezia's partner was embarrassed by their Union she may have been too ashamed to publicly acknowledge me as her offspring how could anyone abandon their own child I cannot answer that this is all speculation on my part it is possible her before she had the chance Venezia never spoke of her partner whatever happened it caused her too much pain to dwell on it she raised me by herself though that is not uncommon many asari raised their children alone particularly if the father species is short-lived often the partner will pass on long before the child reaches maturity I should go goodbye Shepherd anything you need Commander [Music] just trying to get a sense of where the crew's at thoughts is this an official evaluation Commander or off the Record all right let's label it officially off the Record got something on your mind straight up there's something wrong with all of this this saren is trading people to aliens for some kind of lost knowledge but we can't get back up from the council sorry Commander there's riding on the wall here but someone isn't reading it the council doesn't want to believe anything's wrong I'd call it human nature but I hear you it just seems like a group that's been around as long as the council should see this coming sorry if I got too informed protocol wasn't a big Focus back in bot tell me about it biotic acclimation and Temperance didn't last past the airlock to the kids they hauled in it was brain camp I'm sorry Alden is uncommon were courage to to an evaluation of our abilities so an understanding of biotics could be compiled there are worse results of accidental exposure to element zero on the womb beats the brain tumors some kids grew up with is there some question about how you were exposed my mother was downwind of a transport crash it was before there were human biotics a little after the discovery of the Martian ruins it only gets iffy around 63 when kinetics was running out of first gen subjects until then they'd relied on accidentals eyes and Suits show up at your door after school and next thing you know you're out on jump zero jump zero is a long way from home what was it like the grand gateway to humanity looks a lot better in the vids but that's my own baggage Commander no bearing on this alenco there's no regulation that says you can't be friends with your commander I appreciate that Commander I just don't want you to think that I'm a a whiner besides I've got my past squared away foreign [Music] infiltration team check out those defense Towers drop the Mako we'll go in hot and take them up I'll get you in underneath the radar Commander clean drop Commander stay out of range and continue evasive maneuvers until I bring those AA towers down I know the drill meets at the camp once those towers are offline joke around there's the artillery foreign that the grid is down commander on approach to the solarian base now out ready to move out Commander foreign foreign that's the last one you should be able to reach the solarium camp there's this so what are we supposed to do now stay put until we can come up with a plan are you in charge here what's the situation I'm captain kirihi third infiltration regiment STG you and your crew have just landed in the middle of a Hot Zone every AAA Gun within 10 miles has been alerted to your presence what are we supposed to do in the meantime we stay put until the council sends the reinforcements we requested we are the reinforcements what you're all they sent I told the council to send a fleet we couldn't understand your transmission they sent me to investigate that is a repetition of our task I lost half my men investigating this place so what have you found Sarah's base of operations he set up a research facility here but it's crawling with Geth and very well fortified is he here have you seen him no but his Geth are everywhere and we've intercepted some comms referring to Sarah this is his facility there's no doubt about that what's therein researching he's using the facility to breed an army of Krogan how is that possible apparently sarin has discovered a cure for the genophage what's so important about curing this genophage it was the solution to the Krogan problem we introduced the genophage to the Krogan population after the uprising to quell their numbers without it the Krogan will quickly overrun the Galaxy and these Krogan follow sarin The Gather bad enough but a Krogan Army he'd be almost Unstoppable exactly my thoughts we must ensure that this facility and its secrets are destroyed Joy I don't think so our people are dying this cure can save them if that cure leaves this planet the Krogan will become Unstoppable we can't make the same mistake again we are not a mistake it's going to be a problem we already have enough angry Krogan to deal with you'll be fine I'll talk to him I'd appreciate that Commander my men and I need to rethink our plan of attack can you give us some time go ahead Captain I'll come back soon we won't be long commander in the meantime if you need any supplies you can talk to Commander rentola he's in one of the tents nearby looks like things are a bit of a mess yeah I wouldn't be so worried if it wasn't for Rex it looks like he's gonna blow a gasket you think I should go talk to him it wouldn't hurt well it might actually just do it carefully I'll be careful but be ready just in case I'm always ready it won't be an easy fight this isn't right Shepherd if there's a cure for the genophage we can't destroy it calm down Rex I'm not the enemy here Darren's the one you should be mad at relief saren created a cure for my people you want to destroy it help me out here Shepherd the lines between friend and foe are getting a little blurry from where I stand this isn't a cure it's a weapon and that saren is allowed to use it you won't be around to reap the benefits none of us will that's a chance we should be willing to take this is the fate of my entire people we are talking about if you can't give me a better reason than this to destroy the hopes of my people then I'm done I can't let you jeopardize the mission that's it all this time and that's all I get from you how can you not see what this means to the Krogan this space can't be destroyed I won't allow it Krogan are slaves of sarin puppets tools to be used and discarded is that what you want for your people once things generous all right Shepard you've made your point I don't like this but I trust you enough to follow your lead when we find Sarah I want his head thank you for speaking with the Krogan The Assault on saren's base will be difficult enough as it is I assume that means you've come up with a plan of sorts we can convert our ship's drive system into a 20 kiloton ordinance crude but effective nice drop that nuke from orbit and sarin can kiss his Turi and ask goodbye unfortunately the facility is too well fortified for that we'll need to place the bomb at a precise location where do we take the nuke and how do we get there the bomb must be taken to the far side of the facility your ship can drop it off but we'll need to infiltrate the base disable the AE guns and pacify any ground courses first you want us to go in on foot we don't have enough men it does sound a bit risky is there no other way no but I think we can work around that I'm going to divide my men into three teams and hit the front of the facility while we've got their attention you can sneak Your Shadow team in the back it's a good idea but your people are going to get slaughtered we're tougher than we look Commander but it's true I don't expect many of us will make it out alive and that makes what I'm going to ask even more difficult I need one of your men to accompany me to help coordinate the teams you expect me to commit one of my people to your command we are all Soldiers by trade if your people are not prepared to face such a risk would you really want them by your side he's right Commander we can't do this without both teams at their best I volunteer not so fast LT Commander Shepard will need you to arm the nuke I'll go with the solarians with all due respect Gunnery Chief it's not your place to decide why is it that whenever someone says with all due respect they really mean kiss my ass elenco you're with the cap keep it simple understood aye aye Commander I will have the ordinance loaded onto the Normandy and brief your crew on its detonation sequencing if you have any questions before we go Commander the normandy's picking me out how will your teams escape the blast we will Engage The Geth as long as possible once the bomb is in place we will fall back to try and escape the blast radius if we move quickly we should be able to escape with acceptable casualties if not then our memories will live on as Martyrs to a greater cause I want to know more about the bond how reliable is it going to be its reliability depends on the person arming it but it will do the job the drive system is highly impervious to damage from external sources once it has been armed very little can stop it the key is getting it into place and armed before the death can stop us let's do this excellent then if you'll excuse me I need to prepare my men well this is it don't do anything foolish while on garnish and that goes for you too Commander we'll be fine LT yeah I just is there something you wanted to say Caden it's just weird going under someone else's command I've got so used to working with you all of you don't worry so much we'll see you on the other side I know I um I just wanted to say that it's been an honor serving with you Commander whatever happens everyone just keeps shooting we going hard hit him harder and we'll be the only damn thing that comes out the other side you bet Commander you all know the mission and what is at stake I have come to trust each of you with my life but I have also heard murmurs discontent I share your concerns we are trained for espionage we would be Legends but the records are sealed glory in battle is not our wake think of our heroes a silent step who defeated a nation a single shot or the ever alert who kept armies made hidden facts these Giants do not seem to give a Solace here but they are not all that we are before the network the fleet a four diplomacy There Were Soldiers our influence stopped arachni but before that we held the line our influence stopped a Krogan but before that we held the line our influence will stop staring in the battle today we will hold the line good luck Commander I hope we will meet again [Music] check do you read me Commander loud and clear good we'll start our push we'll try to make it to the AAA guns but it might be up to you to finish the job and Commander if you see any way to undermine their defenses we could definitely use the help Shadow is on the ground repeat Shadows on the ground [Music] time to get some attention they're calling sad strikes so you know watch for calm stations alenco can you see anything [Music] foreign [Music] hair thread is not materialized we may be getting [Music] wow we've got access to base security should be able to cut the alarms for me might even be able to trigger alarms on the far side of the base it'll clear the guards out for us but they might be too much for lieutenant malenko and the solarians to handle just disable the alarms we can handle any guards inside [Music] no you're not a guest and you're not wearing a lab coat I guess I'm glad to see you lieutenant ganto mnes of the third infiltration regiment captured during Recon I assume the fleet was called in to destroy the base the transmission wasn't clear the fleet's not coming I see then you must be the infiltration team I know the captain he will want this facility destroyed my team was altered indoctrinated he knew about the breeding grounds but the indoctrination is a greater threat and far more horrifying I watched Good People reduced to Mindless husks there was anything left others died during the experiments I am Diego do you know anything about the experiments they were conducting they were studying indoctrination symptoms progress saren uses it to control his people that I don't think he fully understands it I don't know much else I just saw what it did to the others turned them into empty husks I can't end up like that please let me out I'm opening your cell but then you're on your own don't look back and hope to outrun the blasting a better chance than I had before yoshoda thank you humans and good luck you'll need it no threat here Commander this is horrible ah this is no way to treat a prisoner this open the doors give them a chance to outrun the blast just stand the thought of being like that I'd want to be put out of my misery [Music] let them out they won't hurt us if that's what you want Commander I just hate leaving them like this foreign thank you don't shoot please I just want to get out of here before it's too late let's hear it who are you what do you want Granite the noctis neurospecialist that this job isn't worth dying over or worse you think the indoctrination only affects prisoners sooner or later saren will want to dissect my brain too I thought this was a breeding facility not this level we're studying sovereign's effect on organic mind you don't even know why I didn't have the option of negotiating this position is a little more permanent than I'd expected but I can help you this elevator behind me goes to saren's private lab I can get you in [Music] C full access all of saren's private files are we good can I go what were you studying here it's that ship Sovereign it amidst some kind of signal undetectable but it's there I've seen the effects saren uses it to influence his followers troll them it's called indoctrination direct exposure to the signal turns you into a Mindless slave like the solarian test subjects but there's collateral damage too what do you mean by collateral damage Sovereign signal is too strong spend too much time near the ship and you feel it Like A tingle at the back of the skull it's like a whisper you can't quite hear you're compelled to do things but you don't know why you just obey eventually you just stop thinking for yourself it happens to everyone in the facility my first test subject was the man I replaced now I just want to get out of here before it happens to me why is sarin researching this isn't he the one controlling it the signal comes from the ship it makes us a bay sarin but I don't think he controls it not exactly I think he's scared it might be affecting him indoctrination is subtle by the time the effects become noticeable it's usually too late tell me more about this signal Signal's not exactly the right word there is some kind of energy field emanating from the ship it changes thought patterns over time days maybe a week it weakens your will you become easier to manipulate and control but it's a degenerative condition there's a balance between control and usefulness the less Freedom the subject maintains the less capable it becomes I'm going to blow this place to hell and gone if you want to make it out alive you better start running what you can't but I'll never oh [Music] I enjoyed that [Music] Commander look over here it's another Beacon like the one I need in Prime [Music] [Applause] oh Lord [Music] [Music] let's clear this place out [Music] what is that some kind of bi interface [Music] [Music] I don't think this is a VI there's a realm of existence I am beyond your comprehension I am sovereign isn't just some Reaper ship saren found it's an actual Reaper a label Creed [Music] we simply bar the protheans vanished 50 000 years ago you couldn't have been there it's impossible organic life is nothing but a genetic mutation an accident your lives are measured in years and decades you with her and die we are Eternal the Pinnacle of evolution and existence before us you are nothing your Extinction is inevitable we have everything [Music] there is an entire galaxy of races United and ready to face you confidence born of ignorance the cycle cannot be broken cycle what cycle [Music] is [Music] it they did not Forge the master thank you the Legacy Legacy why would you construct the mass relays then leave them for someone else to find [Music] our technology by using it your Society [Music] exist because we allow it and you will [Music] they're harvesting us they're here to wipe us out what do you want from us slaves resources [Music] you cannot even grasp the nature of our existence where did you come from who built you we have we have no end we are infinite millions of years after your civilization has been eradicated and forgotten we will endure where are the rest of the Reapers are you the last of your kind we are legion the time of [Music] that you cannot Escape your doom you're not even alive not really you're just a machine and machines can be broken empty as your future I am the Vanguard of your destruction this exchange is over Commander we got trouble [Music] hit me Joker that ship's Sovereign it's moving I don't know what you did down there but that thing just pulled a turn that would Shear any of our ships in half it's coming your way it's coming hard you need to wrap things up in there fast this thing is fried orders Commander let's head to the breeding facility Joker can pick us up after we set the new [Music] again for turning from your position looks like Shadow kicked a sensitive spot I like I'll head them off hold them [Music] foreign nice work that's one less thing to worry about Commander I'm bringing us in I'll get as close to the side as I can foreign foreign position we're all set here Commander do you read me the nuke is almost ready Lieutenant get to the Rendezvous Point negative command hold tight we're coming to get you negative just make sure that nuke is set we'll hold them as long as we can it's okay Commander I need a couple of minutes to finish arming the nuke go get them and meet me back here up to the AAA Tower move reinforcements we better hurry it's already here and it's waiting gas all over the bomb site can you hold them off there's too many I don't think we can hold them I'm activating the nuke what the hell are you doing Williams making sure this bomb goes off no matter what it's done Commander go get the lieutenant and get the hell out of here play that we can handle ourselves go back and get Williams radio Joker and tell him to meet us at the bomb site Fight Hard lieutenant die proud aye aye Commander [Music] foreign foreign Commander you need to set the nuke and get out we can't hold left right left leg suppressing fire suppressing [Music] I applaud you Shepherd I guess we're utterly convinced the salarians were the real threat an impressive diversion of course it was all for nothing I can't let you disrupt I've accomplished here you can't possibly understand what's really at stake why are you doing this you've seen the vision from the Beacon's Shepherd you of all people should understand the Reaper's uncapable of they cannot be stopped do not admire yourself in pointless Revolt do not sacrifice everything for the sake of petty freedoms the protheans tried to fight destroyed trillions dead but what if they had loud before the Invaders with the protheans still exist his submission not preferable to Extinction do you really believe the Reapers will let us live now you see why I never came forward with this to the council we Organics are driven by emotion instead of logic we will fight even when we know we cannot win but if we work with the Reapers if we make ourselves useful think how many lives can be spared once I understood this I joined Sovereign though I was aware of ye dangers I had hoped facility could protect me you're like every other poor bastard in this place a tool Sovereign could use then cast aside I've studied the effects of inductor more control Sovereign exerts the less capable the subject becomes that is my Saving Grace Sovereign needs me to find the conduit my mind is still my own for now but the transformation from Ally to Servant can be subtle I will not let it happen to me why are the Geth following sovereign they believe Sovereign to be some kind of God Pinnacle of their own evolution but the reaction of their deities most telly assaulted Sovereign does not desire the pitiful devotions the gath hurt it they are just tools and no amount of belief on their part will change that but as tools they are useful they will survive the coming Invasion if organic life is to survive we must also prove you're useful we must work with the Reapers tell me why Sovereign needs the conduit tell me what it is maybe we can find a way to stop them conduit is the key to your destruction and by salvation Sovereign needs my help to find it that is the only reason I have not been indoctrinated sovereign's manipulating you and you don't even know it you're already under its power no Sovereign needs me if I find the conduit I've been promised to reprieve from the inevitable this is my only hope you were a specter you were sworn to defend the Galaxy then you broke that vow to save yourself I'm not doing this for my for my sovereign will succeed it is inevitable my way is the only way any of us will survive I'm forging an alliance between us and the Reapers between Organics and machines and in doing so I will save more lives than have ever existed but you wouldn't do you would do our entire civilization to complete annihilation that you must die foreign foreign [Music] [Music] everybody hang on foreign [Music] I I can't believe Caden didn't make it leave him down there alenco knew the risks going in he gave his life to save the rest of us it should have been me Commander you know that it wasn't your call Williams I had to choose I chose you all right Commander you saved my life I'm grateful for that but it should have been me alango was a superior officer I would have gladly stayed behind it wasn't your fault it wasn't my fault the only one to blame here is sarin yes sir I'm we'll get it done Commander excuse me for interrupting but I have an idea I think the beacon you found in saren's base was similar to the one you found on Eden Prime it may have filled in the missing pieces of your vision I might be able to help you put all those pieces together you want to join our minds again don't you okay go ahead Embrace eternity thank you [Music] incredible I I never thought the images would be so intense I need a moment to collect myself did the vision make any sense to you it's across the prothean empire a warning against the Reapers but the warning came too late what about the conduit there were other images locations places I recognized from my research ilos the conduit is on iloves that is why Sarah needed to find the new relay it is the only way to get to ilos we need to get to ilos forget it the mule relays inside the Terminus systems a lion ships are not welcome there neither are specters the conduits on iOS that's where saren is heading I'll be waiting for him when he gets there saren will have his entire fleet orbiting ilos you will never make it down to the surface without reinforcements you must alert the council we need a fleet to ah I am sorry the joining is exhausting I should go to the medical Bay and lie down for a moment Dr chalkwell should take a look at you that will not be necessary I just need some rest somewhere quiet Dr chalkwell should take a look at you that will not be necessary I just need some rest somewhere quiet we're done here dismissed Commander there's a convoy nearby I can link us in if you want to report back to the Citadel Council you know to warn him about sovereign they're not going to believe any of this not without proof we'd just be wasting our time aye aye Commander Sovereign will be sitting on citadel's roof before those bastards that listen to us Commander are you coming to check up on me you look much better how are you feeling Dr chakwasa shows me I am going to be fine I was impressed with her knowledge of asari physiology Alliance medical personnel take courses in Alien biology just in case I've been thinking about Sarah he's the last person I'd feel sorry for he is trapped inside his own mind part of him senses his identity slowly being swallowed up by Sovereign but he is powerless to stop it I wonder how he first fell into Sovereign trap did he think he could somehow stop the Reapers from returning or was he simply driven by a lust for power and Glory whatever saren's reasons may have been they're long gone now he has to be stopped yes I suppose you're right he may be sovereign's victim but he is also a threat to All Life as we know it ah let's not spend every free minute talking about sarin it is bad enough we are chasing him across the Galaxy do you know why Venezia joined up with saren Venezia was swept up in events Beyond beyond the very thing she wanted to stop but I will remember and honor how she lived not how she died my mother was strong kind and beautiful and now she is gone are you going to be okay you are kind to ask Shepard I do miss her and I grieve for what happened to her but I will not let my grief interfere with what we are trying to accomplish maybe we could pick up where we left off you were telling me about your interest in the protheans actually I think I was talking about my my interest in itself in the process as I said I am not used to dealing with people especially humans I did not really know much about your species when we first met Shepherd I found it hard to take Humanity seriously your kind always seemed so rushed and high strung is your opinion changed at all it has I have been watching you and your crew it has taught me a lot about your species you humans are creatures of action you pursue your goals with an almost indomitable determination it is an admirable trait but also an intimidating one you can't argue with results no but there are consequences unfortunately the rest of the Galaxy sees Humanity as a bully you run over anyone who gets in your way it is up to people like you to change their minds Shepard why me there is a reason the council chose you to become a specter they saw something special in you the best of what Humanity has to offer I looked into your history I know what happened on a cruise the fact that you survive shows a remarkable strength why are you so interested in me I wanted to know more about you to understand what made you into the man you are there is something compelling about you Shepard are you sure you're interested in me or is it my visions of the protheans beyond that you intrigue me Shepard but I was not sure if it was appropriate to act on my feelings I thought there might already be a relationship between you and chief Williams and I are just friends nothing more my mistake then I am not as Adept at understanding Human Relationships as I thought but what about us Shepard is there a mutual attraction or was I wrong about that too no you were right there is something between us I knew it and I knew you felt it too but does this not seem rather strange why do I feel so close to you we have only known each other a short time we are from two different species we have almost nothing in common this makes no sense Sharon wants both of us dead that's something that is not the most romantic reason is it like it all sounds I'll keep you safe I am not looking for a protector this is all a bit overwhelming I am not used to this you I need some time I wasn't the one who brought this up I know I'm sorry but I did not think it would get so please let's just talk about something else I should go command I knew working with this back have you worked with a specter before well no but I know what they're like specters make their own rules you're free to handle things your way but she said you're buried by rules the damn bureaucrats are always on your back being a specter does have its advantages exactly my point if I'm trying to take down a suspect it shouldn't matter how I do it as long as I do it but csec wants it done their way protocol and procedure come first that's why I left so you just quit because you didn't like the way they do things there's more to it than that it didn't start out bad but as I Rose in ranks I got saddled with more and more red tape C6 handling of sarin was typical I just couldn't take it anymore I hate leaving I hope you made the right choice I'd hate for you to regret it later well that's sort of why I teamed up with you a chance for me to get off the Citadel see how things are done outside seasick the way I plan to make the most of this and without c-sec headquarters looking over my shoulder well maybe I can get the job done my way for a change as long as you do your job well you're free to go about your business as you see fit thank you Commander Commander things got heated back on vermeier you did what you had to do expect your choice I appreciate what you did Rex I won't forget it just make sure it was worth it saren has to pay for what he's done we'll have him soon enough then he can answer for his crimes he'll do more than just answer if I have anything to say about it so long Rex Shepherd Commander you have a minute to talk I keep an open door policy if you have any concerns lay them on me all right I know things are different aboard the Normandy but uh I'm I'm concerned about the aliens vicarian and Rex with all due respect Commander should they have full access to the ship don't means words Chief what's your concern this is the most advanced ship in the alliance Navy I don't think we should give them free reign to poke around the vital systems engines sensors weapons that's enough Chief you always second-guess your superiors sir no sir I'm sorry I was out of line I'll get back to my duties Commander your ship's amazing Shepard I've never seen a drive car like this before I can't believe you were able to fit it into a ship this small I'm starting to understand why you humans have been so successful I had no idea Lion's vessels were so Advanced the normandy's a prototype Cutting Edge technology a month ago I was patching a makeshift fuel line until in converted touch Advanced vessels in Citadel space I have to thank you again for bringing me along on the vessel like this is a dream come true for me I had no idea you found ship technology so interesting it comes with key to the survival of my people sheeps are our most valuable resource but we don't have anything like this we make do with cast offs and secondhand equipment we just try to keep them running for as long as we can some of the fleet's larger vessels date all the way back to our original flight from the gap I can't believe your fleet's still using ships that are three centuries old and they're constantly being repaired modified and refitted they aren't pretty but they work most we've tried to make ourselves as independent as possible on the flotilla grow our own food mine and process our own fuel but some things we just can't make on our own a patch to maintain the whole Integrity requires raw materials we just don't have that's why our pilgrimages are so important I want to know more about the pilgrimage sorry to maintain genetic diversity among the fleet but no ship wants to accept someone who will be a burden of them so to prove our worth we embark on a pilgrimage we set out below leaving the flotilla and our families behind us we only return once we have found something of value we can bring back to the fleet this is presented as a gift to the captain of the respective ship we wish to join if the gift is accepted we are welcomed into the crew can a captain choose to reject the gift and that doesn't happen often most captains are eager to increase the size of their crew it increases their own standing in our society even when the gift is not particularly valuable the captain usually accepts it out of a sense of tradition however there is a stigma to presenting a substandard gift it's not the best way to make a good impression on a new community most pilgrims don't return until they find something worthwhile I want to talk about something else like what I should go see you later Commander I know it couldn't have been easy for you down there making the call between alanko and Williams must have been I'm sorry sir I don't know if I could have done it there was no other choice the mission is more important than one soldier no I'm not blaming you Commander I'm just I mean it's hard you know Sarah's still out there Joker fold it together we need you don't worry I won't let you down I want to be there when you make that son of a [ __ ] pay I forwarded the mission update to the Citadel Commander we got confirmation on those reinforcements Ambassador udino wants us to report back to the Citadel the council is massing a joint species Fleet to deal with sarin and his gaff back to the Citadel Joker I want the Normandy at the head of that Fleet yes sir good job Shepherd thanks to you the council is finally taking real action against seven the Ambassador is correct if saren is foolish enough to attack the Citadel as you believe we will be ready for him patrols are stationed at every Mass relay linking Citadel space to the Terminus systems how many ships are you sending to attack ilos ilos is only accessible to The Mule relay deep inside the Terminus systems Commander if we send a fleet and they are the only possible outcome is full-scale war now is the time for discretion Commander seren's greatest weapon was secrecy exposed he is no longer a threat this is over sovereign's the real threat saren's just a servant of the Reapers only you have seen the Reapers and then only in we won't invade the Terminus system secrecy isn't his greatest weapon the conduit is saren is a master manipulator the conduit is just a distraction from his real plan to attack the Citadel if seren finds the conduit we're all screwed we have to go to ilos Ambassador udina I get the sense Commander Shepard isn't willing to let this go there are serious political implications here Shepherd Humanities make great gains thanks to you but now you're becoming more trouble than you're worth bastard you're selling us out it's just politics Commander you've done your job now let me do mine we've locked out all the nominee's primary systems until for the notice you're grounded are you insane after everything I've done you still don't believe me I think it's time for you and your team to leave Commander this no longer concerns you the council can handle this with my help of course Commander Shepard I cannot believe they did this to you I am so sorry it's not your fault it's not right you did everything they asked and more nobody else could have done what you did the council owes you everything everything instead they strip you of your command and ground the Normandy I don't care if they ground me but they refuse to go after saren if they don't stop him from finding the conduit we're all dead perhaps we could appeal and get them to reverse their decision I push them as hard as I could they wouldn't budge so you're going to walk away you will just give up and doom the entire galaxy to Extinction we lost the battle not the war I'll figure something out I believe in you I am with you every step of the way sorry to interrupt Commander got a message from Captain Anderson are you spying on us Joker no sir just knew you were on the ship and figured I'd pass the message on the captain said to meet him at flux that club down in the warts you should probably go meet with him equalizing interior pressure with exterior atmosphere logged the commanding officer is ashore EXO Presley has the deck Commander Shepard khalisa been seen in algelani Western news would you answer a few questions for our viewers what sort of questions people back home have heard a lot of wild stories about you Commander I can give you the chance to set the record straight what do you say so long as you understand that I may not be able to answer all questions I'm sure our viewers will understand humans have been trying to get the respect of the galactic Community for 26 years with that in mind what are your feelings on being the first human specter the specters represent the best of every species in the galaxy to be asked to join them is an honor some have said your appointment is the Citadel throwing humans a bone have you encountered any situations where the Citadel asked you to place its needs before the needs of Earth the council is concerned with the needs of the whole Galactic Community we're part of that Community now our needs are on their agenda but we're one of many I really do believe that don't you you've been given command of an advanced human worship for your missions is there anything you'd like to say about it actually the Normandy was co-developed by human and turian Engineers its design incorporates many Innovations all of which are classified I'm afraid so the turians have knowledge of the Normandy that is being kept secret from the alliance public do you think it was appropriate to hand Earth's most advanced warship over to the Citadel I wasn't aware it had been handed over to anyone I'm in command and last I checked I'm human same goes for my crew human yes but you do work for the Citadel now Commander speaking of your new job did the council order you to sabotage human research concern on noveria the council had nothing to do with it there was an accident at binary Helix labs in the interest of protecting the company's confidentiality I can't say more that's a surprising Revelation Commander we've had nothing but stonewalling from binary helix given your recent experiences do you think Humanity will ever get the respect it deserves from the galactic community respect's a funny thing people always assume they deserve it the truth is respect is earned and I firmly believe we can earn it you're an idealist Commander but a sincere one I hope you're right one last question Commander rumors back home say you're tracking a rogue Specter named saren do you have any comment on that I'm afraid I can't comment on whatever my current assignment may or may not be don't worry we'll find out the eyes of Earth are on you don't let us down thank you for your time Commander Shepard [Music] I know you your Commander Shepard the human Specter is there something I can do for you you're an Asana right I ran into your sister Dalia it didn't end well for her what Dahlia's deadness on it and I know she was blackmailing you hmm and I was all set to try to manipulate you into hunting her down for me but I guess that won't be necessary now will it you wanted your sister dead if people found out my sister was a criminal I'd be considered a security risk they'd revoke my clearance or place me on administrative leave until she was apprehended I shall transfer a little something into your account as a token of my appreciation I'm sure you'll find the amount satisfactory you're a diplomat on her way up the ranks it could be handy to have a specter who owes you a favor you make a good point anyone can come up with credits but I can give you authorization to purchase prototype asari mods I will get you added to our manufacturer's preferred Client List I think you'd be very interested in what they have available goodbye Shepard it has been a pleasure doing business with you foreign the normandy's been grounded I know I'm sorry I wanted to warn you but there was no way to get a message to you before you talked I know you're pissed off right now but you can't give up they all think this is over but we both know it's not you have to go to Islands you have to stop saren from using the conduit there's only one ship that can get me into the Terminus systems undetected and she's grounded Citadel controls locked out all the norm of these systems but if we override the ambassador's orders we can get them to bring the Normandy back online you can be in determinate systems before anyone even knows you're gone if we steal the Normandy you're the one left holding the bag and if saren finds the conduit Life as we know it is over the Reapers will destroy us humans are sorry everybody you're the only one who can stop him so I'll do whatever it takes to get you on the Normandy and off this station stealing the Normandy is Mutiny what if the crew won't help me the normandy's your ship now Commander her crew will follow you to the ends of the Galaxy we both know that what's the plan I can unlock the Normandy from one of the consoles in the Citadel control center you'll have a few minutes before anyone realizes what happens that's a restricted area patrolled by armed guards how are you going to get in leave that to me just make sure you're in the Normandy when the systems come back online there's got to be a better way Ambassador udina issued the lockdown order if I can hack into the computer in his office maybe I can override it he will not just stand by while you use his computer hopefully he won't be there if he is I'll just have to think of something the Ambassador will not forgive this captain you will be charged with treason a capital we don't have a lot of options I break into the ambassador's computer or I take my chances with the Patrols in Citadel control if you're lucky the patrols won't catch you I'll be careful you ready to get the hell off this station Commander let's do it I'll take care of the lockdown you get down to the Normandy and tell Joker to stand by with all this exploration of prothean culture this must be like a survey for you Liara I would prefer lengthier studies and fewer explosions the loss of all this protein technology is just one more thing saren will have to pay for [Music] stand by Shore party decontamination sir this is a restricted area sir you can't freeze back away from the console hands up now [Music] [Music] get us out of here joker now [Music] [Music] foreign she shouldn't have ambushed you like that but you handled it pretty well we had differences of opinion sir I hope she at least believed my sincerity you hailed yourself pretty well Commander she came across like a raving idiot just wanted to let you know what the response was back home I won't keep you any longer fifth Fleet out [Music] [Music] Shepherd may I speak with you I was just thinking about you I do not know what is going to happen happen on ilos I hope we will stop sarin of course but part of me fears we're already too late there is something I must tell you in case we fail go ahead I would have come to you sooner but I was afraid a union with another species can be a life-altering event I do not usually I have never done this before Shepard I want you to be sure about this Liara especially if this is your first time not until I met you I want to do this Shepherd and this may be our last chance I want this Liara I do but are you sure you're ready I have never been more sure of anything in my mind I thought you'd never ask foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] by the Goddess that was incredible Shepherd five minutes ETA to the Mew relay I had better go duty calls you would not want to keep Joker waiting Shepard whatever happens on ilos I just wanted to say thank you for everything [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] ah Commander we've got company have those sensors picked us up yet well stealth systems are engaged unless we get close enough for a visual they won't have any idea we're here picking up some strange readings from the planet's surface take us down Joker lock in on the coordinates negative on that Commander the nearest Landing zones two clicks away we'll never make any time on foot get us something closer there is nowhere closer I've looked drop us in the Mako you need at least 100 meters of open terrain to pull off a drop like that the most I can find near sarin is 20. 20 meters no way we can make a drop in there we have to try find another Landing Zone there is no other Landing Zone The Descent angle's too steep it's our only option it's not an option it's a suicide run we don't I can do it Joker I can do it gear up and head down to the makeup Joker drop us right on top of that bastard YouTube keep moving inside we have to get inside this bunker before seren finds the conduit there is no way we're getting past that door with Brute Force CERN found a way to open it there must be some kind of security override somewhere in this complex we will have to find some way to get it up and running again foreign foreign must be running off its own generator this must be the command center for the entire complex saran's troops must have sealed the doors from here after he went inside we will have to figure out how to disengage the security lockdown [Music] come sarin already has a head start we have to go find him before he reaches the conduit unless he's already found it then we're just walking into a trap that is a chance we will have to take hold on something's happening fleets No Escape sounds like some kind of message but I don't recognize the language it is probably in prothian this recording must be 50 000 years old no wonder we cannot understand it the message is all broken up but I recognize some of the words it's a warning against the reaper invasion of course between the beacons and the cipher an understanding of the prothean language would have been transferred into your mind not safe seek Refuge inside the archives what's it saying can you make out anything useful hard Reapers the Citadel overwhelmed Act of desperation the conduit All Is Lost it said something about the conduit but it's too degraded to help we should go I have spent my life studying but I this bunker might have been the last Refuge of their entire species just imagine what Mysteries it might hold imagine what Secrets it might revealed hey hey if I don't remember faded the entire known Galaxy I am sorry I was swept up in the moment I just hope we have the opportunity to study this place indeed what are the problems contained they look like stasis pods the Perkins probably tried to keep themselves alive through cryogenic freezing something must have gone wrong foreign [Music] I have studied the protheans for decades but I have never felt this sense of foreboding what will we find down there whatever it is you are not protein but you are not machine either this eventuality was one of many that was anticipated this is why we sent our warning through the beacons looks like some kind of VI program pretty badly damaged I do not sense the taint of indoctrination upon any of you unlike the other that passed recently perhaps there is still hope this is incredible an actual prothean VI and I can understand it I have been modified my name is Vigil you are safe here for the moment but that is likely to change soon nowhere will be safe are you some kind of artificial intelligence program I am an advanced non-organic analysis system with personality imprints from kasad ishan Chief overseer of the ilos research facility why did you bring me here you must break a cycle that has continued for millions of years but to stop it you must understand or you will make the same mistakes we did The Citadel is the heart of your civilization and the seat of government as it was with us and as it has been with every civilization that came before us but the Citadel is a trap the station is actually an enormous Mass relay one that links to dark space the empty void beyond the Galaxy's Horizon when the Citadel relay is activated the Reapers will pull through and all you know will be destroyed how come nobody ever noticed the Citadel was an inactive Mass relay the reapers are careful to keep the greatest secrets of the Citadel hidden that is why they created a species of seemingly benign organic caretakers the keepers maintain the station's most basic functions they enable any species that discovers the Citadel to use it without fully understanding the technology Reliance on the keepers ensures no other species will ever discover the citadel's true nature not until the relay is activated and the Reapers invade how do the Reapers survive out in dark space we have only theories the researchers here came to believe the Reapers enter prolonged states of inactivity to conserve energy this allows them to survive the thousands and thousands of years it takes for organic civilization to rebuild itself but in this state they are vulnerable by retreating beyond the edges of the Galaxy they ensure no one will accidentally discover them they keep their existence hidden until the Citadel relay is activated he turns on the relay the Reapers can wipe out the council and the Citadel Fleet in one Fell Swoop that was our fate our leaders were dead before we even realized we were under attack the reaper seized control of the Citadel and through it the mass relays communication and transportation across our empire were crippled star system was isolated cut off from the others easy prey for the reaper fleets over the next decades the reaper systematically obliterated on people World by World system by System they methodically wiped us out some of you must have managed to survive through the Citadel the Reapers had access to all our records Maps census data information is power and they knew everything about us their fleets Advanced across every subtle region of the Galaxy some worlds were utterly destroyed others were conquered their populations enslaved these indoctrinated servants became sleeper agents under Reaper control taken in as refugees by other protheans they betrayed them to the machines within a few centuries the Reapers had killed or enslaved every prothian in the Galaxy they were Relentless brutal and absolutely thorough I don't understand where did the Reapers go after they conquered your people our worlds were stripped bare harvested by the indoctrinated slaves everything of value all resources all technology was taken certain that all advanced organic life had been extinguished the Reapers retreated back through the Citadel relay into Doc's face sealing it behind them all evidence of the reaper Invasion had been wiped away only their indoctrinated slaves were left behind abandoned mindless husks no longer capable of independent thought they indoctrinated soon starved or died of exposure the genocide of the protheans was complete what do the Reapers get out of this why do they keep repeating this pattern of genocide over and over the reapers are alien unknowable perhaps they need slaves or resources more likely they are driven by motives and goals organic beings cannot hope to comprehend in the end what does it matter your survival depends on stopping them not in understanding then you said you brought me here for a reason tell me what I need to do the conduit is the key before the Reapers attacked we protheans were on the cusp of unlocking the Mysteries behind Mass relay technology I lost was a top secret facility here researchers work to create a small-scale version of a mass relay one that linked directly to the Citadel The Hub of the relay Network the conduit is not a weapon it is a back door onto the Citadel what happened next we serve at all communication with the outside and our facility went dark the Personnel retreated underground into these archives to conserve resources everyone was put into cryogenic stasis I was programmed to monitor the facility and wake the staff when the danger had passed but the genocide of an entire species is a long slow process years past decades centuries the Reapers persisted and my energy reserves were dwindling how did you survive I began to disable the life support of non-essential personnel first support staff then security one by one their pots were shut down to conserve energy eventually honor the stasis PODS of the top scientists remained active even these were in danger of failing when the Reapers finally retreated back through the Citadel relay there were hundreds of stasis pods out there you just shut them down you killed them and let everyone die better to sacrifice some so others could live this outcome was not completely unforeseen my actions were a result of contingency programming entered on my creation I bet they didn't tell the non-essential staff about this contingency I saved Key Personnel when the Reapers retreated the top researchers were still alive my actions are the only reason any hope remains when the researchers walk they realize the prothean species was doomed there were only a dozen individuals left far too few to sustain a viable population yet they vowed to find some way to stop the Reapers from returning a way to break the cycle forever and they knew the Keepers were the key aren't they under the influence of the Reapers the keepers are controlled by the Citadel before each Invasion a signal is sent through the station compelling the keepers to activate the Citadel relay after Decades of feverish study the scientists discovered a way to alter this signal using the conduit they gained access to the Citadel and made the modifications this time when Sovereign sent the signal to the Citadel the keepers ignored it the reapers are trapped in dark space saren must have some plan to undo everything you did the one you call saren would use the conduit to bypass the citadel's defenses once inside he will transfer control of the station to Sovereign Sovereign or override the Citadel systems and manually open the relay and the cycle of Extinction will Begin Again is there any way we can stop them there's a data file in my console take a copy when you go when you reach the citadel's master control unit uploaded to the station it will corrupt The Citadel security protocols and give you temporary control of the station it might give you a chance against sovereign wait where's the citadel's master control unit I've never heard of anything like that through the conduit follow sarin he will lead you to your destination so when the Reapers created The Citadel they created the keepers as well a more likely scenario is that the Keepers were one of the early harvested civilizations perhaps the very first perhaps they responded well to indoctrination while the Reapers simply bred them to be obedient in any case they were left behind to operate and maintain the Citadel but the keepers are no longer directly controlled by Sovereign or its field they evolved so that they only respond to the signals emitted by The Citadel itself when the protheans altered The Citadel signals they broke sovereign's hold over the keepers now they are completely harmless Sovereign must have realized that organic raises were difficult to control a likely hypothesis the keepers evolved in an unanticipated Direction non-organic servants like the Geth would be more predictable what happened to the survivors from the conduit project they used the conduit to gain access to the Citadel but the conduit is only a prototyped the portal only links in One Direction so they were trapped on the station I do not know what became of them then it is unlikely they found any food or water on the station I fear they suffered a slow Grim death I only know they succeeded in their mission to seal the relay your presence here proves their sacrifice was not in vain saren's got enough of a head start grab that data file and let's go Shepard are you sure who knows how much longer vigil will be here even now the projection is weak this might be our only chance to speak with it our only linked to the knowledge of the protheans it is the opportunity of a life it might know something useful I will provide whatever information I can my data banks however are limited to information directly related to stopping the reaper invasion if the reapers are trapped in dark space how did Sovereign get here it is logical to assume the Reapers would leave one of their own behind after each Extinction a sentinel to paved the way for their inevitable return like those in dark space Sovereign probably spent most of the last 50 000 years in a state of hibernation periodically it would wake to analyze the situation keeping its existence hidden it would evaluate the state of Galactic Civilization and when the time was right it would signal The Citadel and Usher in the next Reaper invasion but this time the signal failed the keepers did not respond sovereign's allies were trapped in the void alone it was forced to try and discover what had gone wrong sovereign's the largest ship in the Galaxy why all the secrecy why not just attack the Citadel Sovereign is not Invincible revealing its true nature would have United the forces of every organic species against it even a Reaper couldn't survive such odds but the reapers are patient they will not rush into the unknown Sovereign could have been planning this for centuries moving deliberately Gathering allies slowly it has assembled the pieces of the puzzle working through agents to keep itself hidden saren is the most visible Pawn of the Reapers but I doubt he was the first now Sovereign has grown bold whether from confidence or desperation I cannot say but it is determined to reopen the portal to darkspace what about the beacon on Eden Prime and the one on vermeier what were they for at our Apex the beacons spanned the breadth of our Empire we use them as a single galaxy-wide Network to transmit data and Communications rapidly from world to world virtually all the beacons were destroyed during The Invasion but once the Reapers were gone the survivors here on ilos decided to risk sending out a message we knew it was unlikely there were other survivors but if there were we wanted them to know about ilos we wanted to give them hope so a message was sent across the network who could have exposed yourself to the Reapers in truth we didn't expect any of the beacons would still function but we had to try if there were survivors we had to reach them the message was meant for our own people it was coded so only organic beings could interpret it we still didn't understand the power of Reaper indoctrination we never realized it could lead an agent of the machines like sarin to this world but it has also LED you hear so perhaps we did not fail after all I've got the fire come on the one you call saren has not reached the conduit not yet there is still hope if you hurry [Music] thank you all their culture all their advanced technology and proteins were taken in by the Reapers just as we were they failed the proteins did not fade they gave us a chair Falls to us to make the most of it there the conduit it's incredible we don't have time to admire the view we have to get through that relay and these death aren't going to make it easy on us [Music] all right the defensive seal the station the arms aren't moving system's not responding [Music] abandon the Citadel Evacuate the council Citadel control Citadel control do you copy [Music] thank you critical failures detected across all monitored systems please begin emergency evacuation foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] don't let the enemy ships inside the arms foreign [Music] foreign 's locked the elevator suit up we're going outside foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign let's end this you've lost you know that don't you in a few minutes Sovereign will have full control of all the Citadel systems the relay will open the Reapers will return I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve you survived our encounter on vermeier but I've changed since then improved Sovereign has upgraded me fancy Hardware Is Not Gonna Save You you don't understand Shepard there is a place for Organics in the New Order the Reapers need men and women of action People Like Us Sovereign recognizes your value you've impressed it surrender to the Reapers and you will be spared join us and we can find a place for you sovereign's controlling you through your implants don't you see that [Music] the relationship is symbiotic organic and machine intertwined a union of Flesh and steel the strengths of both the weaknesses of neither I am a vision of the future Shepherd the evolution of all organic life this is our destiny join sovereign [Music] I'd rather dine and live like that then you will die and your companions everyone you know and love Everyone you've ever met don't you understand you will all die the Reapers can't be stopped not by the protheans not by you the cycle always continues I'm done arguing with you let's end this foreign oh yeah foreign [Music] [Music] vigil's data file worked I've got control of all systems quick open the station's arms maybe the fleet can take Sovereign down see if you can open a Communications Channel Normandy to the Citadel Normandy to the Citadel please tell me that's you Commander I'm here Joker we caught that distress call Commander I'm sitting here in the Endura sector with the entire Arcturus Fleet we can save the Ascension just unlock the relays around the Citadel and we'll send the Cavalry in are you really willing to sacrifice human lives to save the council Shepherd this is bigger than Humanity Sovereign is a threat to every organic species in the galaxy the council must be sacrificed for the greater good don't waste your reinforcements hold them back until the Citadel arms open up save the human Fleet to attack sovereign wait until those arms open Joker we need all our ships focusing on Sovereign even if it means sacrificing the castle a sacrifice for the greater good I only prayed is not made in vain all Alliance ships home formation wait for a shot at Sovereign nothing else matters I repeat nothing else matters Commander we're picking up reinforcements the alliance oh this is the Ascension we're taking heavy damage Guardian defenses are over kinetic barriers are offline Commander they closed the channel [Music] [Music] make sure he's dead [Music] he's dead [Music] thank you thank you I am sovereign foreign [Music] 's too strong we have to pull back negative this is our only chance take that monster down no matter what the cost foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign go [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] Anderson we found him you're in here [Music] take it easy it's over you're safe now where's the commander [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] we got your message Ambassador what's all this about these are strange times Captain the battle with Sovereign changed everything and we need to talk about what happened to the council Commander Shepard did the right thing we had to hold our Fleet back to go after sovereign was the only way I agree but this also presents us with an opportunity the senator fleets were decimated in the attack their losses have made the alliance stronger their country built without us we need to take the lead in forming a new Council one with a human chairman at its head this wasn't some plan for the alliance to seize power forcing the other races to accept our leadership is going to cause problems the other species are scared they've never faced anything like this before they don't know what to do they want us to step forward they believe in us because of you Shepherd you saved the Galaxy from Sovereign you're a symbol of everything good about Humanity our courage our strength the ambassador's right the other races look up to us now they won't just accept our leadership they'll welcome it given everything you've done commanded the alliance will want to know who you think our Council chairman should be we're about to go into war we need someone with military experience someone like Captain Anderson you make a good case Captain are you ready for this I don't know if any of us are ready for this but I'll do what I can so what happens now the reapers are still out there coming and I'm gonna find some way to stop them Shepherd's right we're headed for war with the Reapers if we lose it's the end of all Life as we know it we have to show the rest of the Galaxy what it takes to survive with the support of the other races we can win this battle with them behind us we can stand against the Reaper's return and drive them back into dark space [Music] good [Music] Shepard did everything right more than we could have hoped for Commander Shepard uncovered the truth still it's not enough Word War no one wants to admit it but humanity is under attack but they're sending him to fight Geth we both know they're not the real threat the reapers are still out there and it's up to us to stop them the council will never trust Cerberus they'll never accept our help even after everything Humanity has accomplished but Shepherd they'll follow him he's a hero a bloody icon but he's just one man if we lose Shepherd Humanity might well follow then see to it that we don't lose him [Music] [Music] foreign disengaging FTL drives emission syncs active board is green we are running silent we're wasting our time four days searching up and down this sector and we haven't found any sign of Geth activity three ships went missing here in the past month something happened to him my money's on slavers the Terminus system is crawling with them picking up something on the long range scanner unidentified vessels looks like a cruiser doesn't match any known signatures Cruiser is changing course now on intercept trajectory can't be stealth systems are engaged there's no way it gets ship could possibly it's not the gift brace for evasive maneuvers Presley kinetic barriers down multiple hole breaches weapons offline somebody get that fire out [Music] [Music] Shepherd distress Beacon is ready for lunch will the alliance get here in time the alliance would abandon us just need to hold on hold on get everyone onto the Escape Channel Joker's still in the carpet he won't evacuate I'm not leaving either I'll take care of jokes Viara go now I everybody in go go go foreign [Music] [Music] foreign foreign Joker we have to get out of here no I won't abandon the Normandy I can still save her the normandy's Lost going down with a ship yeah okay help me up they're coming around for another attack foreign [Music] together [Music] foreign [Music] is reacting to outside stimuli showing an awareness of his surroundings oh my God Miranda I think he's waking up damn it he's not ready yet give him the sedative Shepherd don't try to move just lie still try to stay calm parkwood's still climbing brain activities off the charts starts pushing into the Red Zone it's not working now oh heart rate dropping stats falling back into normal range [Music] from the numbers again wake up Commander do you hear me this facility is under attack [Music] all right grab the pistol and armor from a locker you don't have time to wait around [ __ ] but grab your weapon this pistol doesn't have a thermal clip a clip from keep your head down someone's hacking security trying to kill you look for a thermal clip for your pistol looks like they set up a barricade to try holding the mix off foreign [Music] progress is slow but subjects shows signs of recovery major organs are again functional and there are signs of rudimentary neurological activity in an effort to accelerate the process the cost of this project is astronomical over 4 billion credits so far that technology [Applause] hostile it's done come on up what are you doing here I thought you were still a work in progress I just woke up you probably know more than I do right sorry about that I'm Jacob Taylor I've been stationed here for hostiles detected damn it things must be worse than I thought if Miranda's got you running around I'll fill you in but we better get you to the shuttle first what's with the mechs security usually they fight for us somebody must have hacked them that should be impossible unless you've got access we've got to get you out of here Shepard it's your station Jacob I'll follow you first step let's finish off these metal bastards we're low on thermal Clips but I'm a biotic just give the order when you want me to hit them with the good stuff [Music] falling back ready to get the hell off this station before we go anywhere I need some answers sure what do you want to know you said they spent two years rebuilding me how bad were my injuries I'm no doctor but it was bad when I first saw you you were nothing but meat and tubes anywhere else they'd have put you in a coffin but project Lazarus was different Cutting Edge technology what do you mean cloning cybernetics I don't know the details you'd have to ask the scientists but I'm pretty sure you're not a clone they wanted to bring you back exactly as you were you're still you you just might have a few extra bits and pieces now what can you tell me about the project were there other test subjects project Lazarus only had one subject the whole point was to bring you back just you even that was a challenge two years all the top scientists the best technology money could buy the last thing I remember is the Normandy blowing up did anyone else make it just about everybody survived a few servicemen from the lower decks didn't get out Navigator Presley was killed by an explosion but everyone else including the non-alliance crew the asari Liara and the quarian they all made it out alive you know what any of them are doing now I don't know Commander it's been two years they've moved on left the alliance could be anywhere they were my team if they knew I was alive they'd come back maybe you can track them down after we get off the station if we get off the station when I first woke up someone named Miranda was talking to me over the radio we lost contact just before I ran into you Miranda Lawson is the station's ranking officer she led the Lazarus team it was her job to bring you back to life no matter what should have guessed she tried to save you about to give up on you now you said you lost contact you tell what was happening there was some gunfire and an explosion right before I lost her she knows how to take care of herself but I hope she's okay what's the quickest way to those shuttles depends where the mechs are thickest it's probably best if we check check hello Wilson this is Jacob I'm here with Commander Shepard just took out a wave of mechs over in d-wing Shepherd's alive never mind you need service tunnels and head for the network control room Roger that Wilson stay on this frequency I think I remember a Wilson checking on me one time when I woke up that's him he's the chief medical Tech answers directly to Miranda come on service tunnels are this way we've been spotted with Max the whole station find us another route out of here preferably found me Wilson where are you server room B up those stairs Shepard physical reconstruction of subject is complete but we still need to evaluate all mental and neurological functions our orders were clear Shepherd down here bastards got me in the leg you were there the first time I regained consciousness that was me how about we talk about this after we fix my leg should be some metagel in the first aid station on the wall hopefully there's enough to get him up and moving again grab the metagel from the first aid station on the wall thanks Shepard never thought you'd save my life guess that makes us even now I thought maybe I could shut down the security mechs but whoever did this fried the whole system completely irreversible we didn't ask what you were doing why do you even have security Mech clearance you were in the bio Wing weren't you listening I came here to try and fix this besides I was shot how do you explain that I don't care who set up who those mechs are shooting at all of us we'll sort it out later we need to find Miranda first we can't just leave her behind forget about Miranda she was over in d-wing the mechs were all over that sector there's no way she survived a bunch of mechs won't drop Miranda she's alive where is she why haven't we heard from her there are only two possible explanations she's either dead or she's a traitor then why did you wake me up and warn me about the attack okay maybe she's not a traitor but that doesn't change the facts we're here she's not we need to save ourselves shuttle Bay is only a few you can overload the canisters to clear a path to the shuttles yeah foreign that's it let's get out of here okay we took him down but this is getting tense Shepard if I tell you who we work for we trust me this really isn't the time Jacob we won't make it if he's expecting a shot in the back if you want to piss off the boss it's your ass Jacob the Lazarus Project the program that we built you it's funded and controlled by Cerberus should I recognize that name um maybe that's a side effect of your recovery you and Cerberus certainly have a history according to the alliance where radical pro-human Splinter Group you wiped out several of our research bases but things change the alliance declared you're dead they gave up Cerberus spent a fortune to bring you back look I'd be suspicious too but right now we have to work together I thought you deserved to know what's what once we're off the station I'll take you to the elusive man he'll explain everything prompts The elusive man is he in charge of all this yeah that's not his real name of course nobody knows who he really is it was a code name the alliance used for him kind of stuck I don't care what his name is he just needs to answer my questions all of them he spent a lot of money and time bringing you back I'm sure come on over here come on through here we're almost at the Miranda but you were dead what the hell are you doing my job Wilson betrayed us all if you say so what's our next step we get on the shuttle and go my boss wants to speak to you you mean the elusive man I know you work for Cerberus ah Jacob I should have known your conscience would get the better of you lying to the commander isn't the way to get him to join our cause well since we're getting everything out in the open is there anything else you want to ask before we go Commander you're the Lazarus projects director aren't you that's right I put two years of my life into this project into you what does gerberus want from me maybe you should ask the elusive men when you meet him he poured virtually unlimited resources into Lazarus obviously he has some kind of plan for you where are we going another Cerberus facility The elusive man is waiting for you there I'm not sure I trust you this is the only shuttle of the station you want to stay and rot with the mix be my guest what about the rest of the people on the station this is the Evac area if they're not here now they're not coming we can't leave without knowing for sure we need to go back and look don't you get it the only one worth saving is you everyone else is expendable she's right we all know the risks when we signed up without you there's no point to any of this convenient that you show up as we're leaving where were you during the attack it's trying to save your life Wilson figured out I was helping you when he sent an army of Mex to take me out I got here as soon as I could probably a little too soon if you ask Wilson I've had enough of this station to last a lifetime or two in your case come on [Music] before you meet with the elusive man we need to ask a few questions to evaluate your condition come on Miranda more tests Shepard took down those mechs without any trouble that has to be good enough it's been two years since the attack The elusive man needs to know that Shepard's personality and memories are intact ask the questions did you say two years I've been gone that long two years and 12 days and you were on an operating table for most of it the sooner we start the sooner we can be done start with personal history okay records show you grew up on Earth tough environment no parents you enlisted and you survived a thresh or more attack that wiped out the rest of your team remember that I lost a lot of friends that day going through something like that changes you it can break you if you let it I read the report 50 marines died on a cruise you were the only one who lived satisfied Miranda almost let's try something more recent vermeier where you destroyed saren's cloning facility you had to leave one of your squad behind to die in the blast Lieutenant Kaden alenko was killed in action it was your call why did you leave him behind I left a friend to die that day and I didn't do it casually but I had to save as many people as I could Caden gave his life to the rest of the team without him I couldn't have stopped sarin he died a hero I understand commander and I wasn't judging your decision everybody at Cerberus knows that cloning facility had to be destroyed there are other tests we really should run come on Miranda enough with the quizzes the memories are there and I can vouch for shepherd's combat skills personally I suppose you're right we'll have to hope the elusive man accepts our little field test as evidence enough The elusive man is waiting for you in the other room [Music] foreign [Music] I thought we'd be meeting face to face unnecessary precaution Not Unusual for people who know what you and I know and what exactly is it that you and I know that our place in the universe is more fragile than we'd like to think that one man one very specific man might be all that stands between humanity and the greatest threat of our brief existence the Reapers good to see your memory is still intact how are you feeling I noticed a few upgrades I hope you didn't replace anything really important we tried to keep you as intact as possible we need Shepard just as you were when you defeated Sovereign what are the Reapers doing that made you decide to bring me back Word War no one wants to admit it but humanity is under attack while you've been sleeping entire colonies have been disappearing human colonies we believe it's someone working for the Reapers just a saren and a Geth ate it Sovereign you've seen it yourself you best at all of them that's just one reason we chose you Sovereign was trying to harvest all life in the galaxy why would the Reapers Target a few human colonies hundreds of thousands of colonists have vanished I'd say that fits the definition of harvesting nobody's paying attention because it's random and the attacks occur in remote locations I don't know why they've suddenly targeted Humanity maybe you got their attention when you killed one of them fighting a war doesn't seem like Cerberus why are you involved we're committed to the advancement and preservation of humanity if the reapers are targeting us trying to wipe us out Cerberus will stop them if we wait for politicians or the alliance to act no more human colonies will be left if you're after the Reapers just point me in the right direction Miranda was worried you'd be resistant she's not usually wrong I have a shuttle ready to take you to Freedom's progress the latest colony to be abducted Miranda and Jacob will brief you what do you think I'll find there if I knew that I wouldn't need to send you find any clues you can who's abducting the colonies do they have any connection to the Reapers I brought you back it's up to you to do the rest The elusive man is very impressed with you I'm eager to see if you can live up to his expectations on this Mission I never got a chance to say how much I appreciated what the Lazarus Project did for me I just hope it was worth it a lot of people lost their lives on that station we have to work together here your attitude isn't helping anything I have the utmost respect for your abilities Shepherd it's your motivations that concern me I believe in what Cerberus stands for only time will tell if you prove to be an asset or a liability to our cause what can you tell me about this Colony we're going to Freedom's progress It's a typical human settlement in the Terminus systems they had a small military force for protection supplemented by mechs and security drones average in almost every way really completely unremarkable until the disappearance any thoughts on what we might run into there a lot of empty buildings and one giant mystery I'd like to know more about the Lazarus Project from the person in charge I wasn't in charge the elusive man was if I was running the show would have done a few things differently what would you have changed to start I would have implanted you with some type of control chip but the elusive men wouldn't allow it he was afraid it might affect your personality alter your character somehow he wouldn't let us do anything that might limit your potential in any way can't say I like the idea being brought back to life with a control chip in my brain The elusive man is taking an incredible risk with you I just hope his gamble pays off tell me a little about yourself worried about my qualifications I can crush a Mech with my biotics or shoot its head off at 100 yards take your pick I was trying to get to know you as a human being I'm not looking for a friend Shepherd stay focused on the mission did you and Jacob serve together in the alliance no The elusive men recognized my potential and recruited me at a young age how old were you old enough to know this is what I wanted it's obvious you're not interested in talking we've got an assignment we can talk about it or we can do it I'm glad the elusive man convinced you to join us Commander I just want to find out what happened to those missing people I still don't trust Cerberus noted do you trust me Commander you're a good man Jacob but you might be working for the wrong people maybe but I thought the same when I was with the alliance that's why I'm here now you said you served in the alliance five years in total stationed all over the Galaxy even spent a couple of years as a Corsair I've never heard of the corsairs it was an alliance initiative they hired independent Starship captains and used them for Missions that fell outside official Alliance jurisdiction technically we weren't part of the alliance if we ever got caught they could disavow any knowledge of us we were supposed to be free from restrictions and rules there was still enough red tape to sink a cruiser I finally just gave up why did you join servers I guess I just got tired of never making a difference so much of what we did in the alliance seemed pointless I thought things would change after the attack on the Citadel the old Council was dead and Humanity took control of the new one nothing changed politics bureaucracy same [ __ ] different leaders Cerberus is different when colonies go missing we don't commission a team to write a report to figure out what the hell to do about it just go and find out do you know anything about this Colony we're going to it's called Freedom's progress don't know much else I guess we'll find out when we get there [Music] that's all for now yes sir we should be there shortly Shepherd The elusive man put us under your command do you have any orders what did you find at the other colonies nothing no signs of attack no corpses not even a trace of unusual genetic material to give us a clue they just disappear got no target to go after are you sure you'll be comfortable following my orders we didn't bring you back from the dead just to second guess you Commander if the elusive man says you're in charge you're in charge what makes you think this investigation will turn up anything new at other colonies official investigators got there first Sometimes looters or Salvage teams as well we're hoping to be the first ones there this time maybe find Clues before somebody else disturbs the scene just keep your eyes open we're looking for anything that tells us who did this understood Commander with luck we'll find something that was missed at the other colonies then we can find out who's behind it and get some Payback [Music] build is clear no bodies no structural damage no signs of battle [Music] sounds like have a nice trip make activity then before like take out the shield thank you shouldn't have been hostile I should have recognized us as human someone reprogrammed them to attack on site we're not alone here [ __ ] right there you said you'd let me handle this wait Shepherd I'm not taking any chances with Cerberus operatives put those weapons down Shepherd is that you're alive server has rebuilt me tally in return they asked me to investigate these attacks on human colonies the pardon us for not taking you at your words Severus we're well within our rights to investigate attacks on a human Colony I'd like to know what the quarians are doing here weapons down prasa whatever's going on here I don't think we need another fight one of our people was here on pilgrimage his name was Vitor we came to find him isn't that a little strange Aquarian visiting a remote human Colony quarians can choose where they go on pilgrimage Vitor liked the idea of helping a small settlement he was always nervous in crowds she means that he was unstable combine that with damage to his suitsy or two scrubbers had an infection from an open-air exposure and is likely delirious when he saw us landing he hid in a warehouse on the far side of town we suspect he also programmed the mechs to attack anything that moved Peter is the only one who can tell us what happened here we should work together to find him good idea you'll need two teams to get past the drones anyway now we're working with Cerberus no Prasad you're working for me if you can't follow orders go wait on the ship head for the warehouse through the center of the colony we'll circle around the far side and draw off some of the drones to clear you a path your people really don't like Cerberus what did I miss they killed our people infiltrated our flotilla and tried to blow up one of our ships that's not how I have explained it exactly right now we've got a job to do agreed we work together to get to Vitor make sure to keep in radio contact will do good luck Shepherd see you on the far side Squad apart they did want to get to veto first get will take cover by The Doors Shepard you take point foreign by The Doors Shepard you take point that mech's got heavy armor plating those quarians never stood a chance this is going to be one tough son of a [ __ ] to take down [Music] [Music] get over here this is your chance to go find Vitor while I tend to the wounded Shepherd he's probably somewhere in the back of the loading Bay monster's coming back Mexico protect safe from swarms have to hide No Monsters no swarms no no no no no these are no veto not here swarms can't find monsters coming have to hide nobody's gonna hurt you anymore I don't think he can hear you Commander have to hide mechs will protect swarms coming storm human where did you hide how come they didn't find you who didn't find us the the monsters the Swarms they took everyone why didn't the colonists fight back Theodore what happened you don't know you didn't see but I see everything looks like security footage he must have paced it together manually what the hell is that my God oh a collector that's some kind of alien there are species from somewhere beyond the omega-4 relay only a few people have ever seen one in person they usually work through intermediaries like slavers or hired mercenaries if they're involved with the Reapers somehow it could explain what happened to the colonies the collectors have advanced technology they could have a weapon that disables an entire settlement at once The Secret sports no one can hide the Seekers find you freeze you then the monsters take you away why didn't the collectors take you swarms didn't find me monsters Didn't Know I Was Here the collectors aren't known for being careless maybe his enviros who kept him from showing up on their senses or they were using technology specifically designed to detect humans only human colonies have been hit tell me more about these swarms it's how they find you secret clouds machines like tiny insects that go everywhere they find you then they sting you freeze you sounds like miniature probes Maybe find victims then immobilize them with a stasis field or nerve toxin I want to know more about the collectors nobody knows much they're so rare a lot of people don't even believe they exist more importantly why are they abducting human colonists what are they after maybe the elusive man can figure it out what happened next the monsters took the people onto the ship and then they left the ship flew away but they'll be back for me no one escapes I think that's probably all we're getting out of him Commander we appreciate what you told us you were very helpful I studied them the monsters the Swarms I recorded them with my Omni tour lots of readings electromagnetic Dark Energy we need to get this data to The elusive man grab the Quarry and call the shuttle to come pick us up what Vitor is injured he needs treatment not an interrogation we won't hurt him we just need to see if he knows anything else he'll be returned unharmed your people tried to betray us once already if we give him to you we'll never get the Intel we need Raza was an idiot and he and his men paid for it you're welcome to take vitor's omnital data but please just let me take him you don't have to take Vitor and go we could work together just like old times I'm still trying to accept that you're using alive and you're with Cerberus I've got responsibilities now I've got a mission of my own I can't walk away from that not even for you he's traumatized and he needs medical care tally will give us the Omni tool data and take him to the flotilla understood Commander thank you Shepherd I'm glad you're still the one the luck out there if I find anything that can help you I'll let you know we're ready for pickup foreign good work on Freedom's progress the corians forwarded their findings from vidor's debriefing no new data but it's a surprising Olive Branch given our history you and I have different methods but I can't argue with your results the data from his Omni tool should be quite useful we're still analyzing it but more importantly you confirm the collectors are behind the abductions tell me what you know about these collectors they periodically travel to the Terminus systems looking to gather seemingly unimportant items or specimens usually in exchange for their technology when their transactions are complete they disappear as quickly as they arrived back beyond the unmapped omega-4 relay until now we've had no evidence of direct aggression by the collectors why is the omega-4 relay unmapped what do we know about it only that no ship passing through it has ever returned our best guess is that the relay reacts differently to collector vessels allowing them safe passage if they can manipulate relays that's just further evidence of the connection with the Reapers why is the omega-4 relay on Mac what do we know about it only that no ship passing through it has ever returned our best guess is that the relay reacts differently to collector vessels allowing them safe passage if they can manipulate relays that's just further evidence of the connection with the Reapers any ideas on why they've shifted their focus to humans if they're agents for the Reapers it could be any number of reasons obviously Humanity played a huge role in sovereign's destruction that might have been enough to draw their attention what really concerns me is why they bother abducting the colonists once the humans are paralyzed why not just kill them what are the collectors getting from these deals the collectors aren't very forthcoming about their motives generally they seek out species with rare genetic mutations or abnormalities they pay slavers and Merc groups exorbitant sums to obtain these specimens and then they leave but they've never targeted a single species before and the previous sample sizes were in the dozens not the tens of thousands you're holding something back how do you know the reapers are involved the patterns are there buried in the data the console and the alliance want to believe the reaper threat died with Sovereign you and I know better I won't wait until the reapers are on the March we need to take the fight to them I hate waiting but I'll need a team a good one I've already compiled a list of soldiers scientists and mercenaries you'll get dossiers on the best of them finding them and convincing them to work with you could be challenging but you're a natural leader I'll continue to track the collectors when they make their next appearance I'll notify you and your team be ready keep your list I want people I trust the ones who help me stop sarin and the Geth that was two years ago Commander most of them have moved on or their allegiances have changed where's Liara to Sony she's on ilium my sources say that she's working for the shadow broker so she can't be trusted where's Garris vicarian the turian Disappeared a few months after you were declared dead even we haven't been able to locate him where's Ashley Williams she's still with the alliance promoted I believe her file is surprisingly well classified whereas ERD not Rex he returned to chichanka and he hasn't gone off world in over a year he's trying to unite the Krogan Clans what about tally she already helped us on Freedom's progress that was unexpected I need more Intel before I'll commit to that okay I get it they're not available you're a leader Shepherd you'll get who you need I'm Still A specter maybe I can get the council to help us out if you think you can convince them by all means just remember you've been gone a long time things have changed you worry about the collectors I'll make sure my team's ready things before you go first head to Omega and find modern Solas he's a brilliant solarian scientist our intelligence suggests he may know how to counteract the collector's paralyzing Seeker swarms sounds good what else I found a pilot I think you might like I hear he's one of the best someone you can trust hey Commander just like old times huh I can't believe it's you Joker look who's talking I saw you get spaced got lucky with a lot of streams attached how'd you get here it all fell apart without you Commander everything you stirred up the council just wanted it gone the team was broken up record sealed and I was grounded the alliance took away the one thing that mattered to me hell yeah I joined Severus you really trust The elusive man well I don't trust anyone who makes more than I do but they aren't all bad saved your life let me fly and there's this they only told me last night [Music] foreign [Music] I guess we'll have to give her a name [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] welcome aboard the new Normandy Commander I've been looking over the dossiers I'd strongly recommend starting by acquiring modern Solace the solarian professor on Omega we know the collectors use some type of advanced technology to immobilize their victims we'll need him to develop a countermeasure to protect us without that countermeasure we'll be helpless if we ever run into the collectors acquiring Professor Solas seems like the most logical place to start who are you I am the normandy's artificial intelligence the crew liked to refer to me as Edie having an AI in charge of the Normandy system should give us an advantage actually I am not in control of the ship Commander due to the potential dangers of a rogue AI Cerberus has severely restricted my capabilities during combat I operate the electronic warfare and cyber warfare Suites beyond that I cannot interface with the ship's systems I observe and offer analysis and advice nothing more I'm guessing it takes more than just the three of us plus Joker to fly this ship the Normandy has a full crew they're at the stations awaiting your orders final preparations when you're ready to go just pick a destination from the Galaxy map in the cic and I'll fly to course Jacob and I should return to our posts come find us if you have any questions foreign what can I do for you you have a minute Miranda no doubt you've got a lot of questions Cerberus isn't as evil as most people believe if I can help allay any of your concerns I'd be happy to do so so what would you like to know tell me about yourself Miranda I guess that's fair I've spent the last two years learning everything there is to know about you well you should probably know that I've had extensive genetic modification not my decision but I make the most of it it's one of the reasons The elusive man hand-picked me I'm very good at just about anything I choose to do what level of genetic modification are we talking about that's very thorough physically I'm superior in many ways I heal quickly and I'll likely live half again as long as the average human my biotic abilities are also very advanced for a human and to that some of the best training and education money can buy and well it's pretty impressive really sounds like you were designed to be perfect or maybe but I'm not I'm Still Human Shepherd I make mistakes like everyone else and when I do the consequences are severe everyone expects a lot from someone with my abilities you certainly don't lack for confidence it's just a fact my reflexes my strength even my looks they're all designed to give me an edge no point in hiding from it it's the reason I'm trusted to oversee the most dangerous risky and technically demanding operations Cerberus undertakes and it's why I was assigned to you it's my job to make sure you succeed Shepard thanks for the information Miranda I'll talk to you later of course Commander whatever you need can you believe this Commander it's my baby better than new it fits me like a glove and leather seats military May set the hardware standard but on a first gen frigate they could care less if the seats breathe civilian sector Comfort by Design the reproduction is not intended to be perfect Mr Moreau seamless improvements were made and there's the downside I like the Normandy when she was beautiful and quiet now she's got this thing I want to talk about it's like ship cancer enjoy it Joker if we're stuck here we might as well let them pamper us uh does it breach uniform regs if I get that on a cruise shirt because this is my favorite you have no choice choice ever technically this is a civilian chip I'm probably lucky you're still wearing pants yeah I'll save that for the off hour cameras have an AI watch me 24 7. foreign [Music] I can always tell allow me to oh hello Macklin I was just leave [ __ ] now of course Macklin whatever she wants blasted scavengers welcome to Omega Shepherd you know who I am of course we had you tag the moment you entered the Terminus systems you're not as subtle as you think Arya wants to know what brings a dead Specter to Omega I suggest you go to afterlife now and present yourself cut the attitude I'm not here to cause problems for Omega things explode around you Shepherd you can't blame Arya for keeping an eye on you after life now I'm receiving quarantine warnings about the slums where Dr Morton Solis runs the clinic and to paint resistance at the transport station I have also accessed messages between mercenary groups regarding plans to deal with the Archangel there's a recruiting station at afterlife that may have information on him [Music] that's close enough stand still if you're looking for weapons you're not doing a very good job can't be too careful with dead specters face I was told you're the person to talk to if I have questions they're clean questions you run Omega I am Omega but you need more everyone needs more something and they all come to me I'm the boss CEO Queen if you're feeling dramatic does it matter Omega has no title ruler and only one rule don't [ __ ] with Arya I like it easy to remember if you forget someone will remind you and then I toss your sorry ass out the nearest airlock so what can I do for you I'm trying to track down archangel you and you want him dead too why is everyone after he thinks he's fighting on the side of good there is no good side to a man everything he does pisses someone off it's catching up putting a team together he's on my list interesting you're gonna make some enemies teaming up with Archangel what kind of trouble the local Merk groups have joined forces to take him down they've got him cornered but it sounds like they're having trouble finishing them off they've started hiring anybody with a gun to help sounds like that might be our ticket in they're using a private room for recruiting just over there I'm sure they'll sign you up what can you tell me about archangel not as much as I'd like he showed up here several months ago and started causing all sorts of problems if you make your own laws which everyone here does he makes life difficult he's Reckless and idealistic but he seems to know enough to stay clear of me which Merc groups are after archanging the blue Sun's eclipse blood pack their omega's major players unless they're at War you'll never see them together but one thing they hate more than each other is archangel do you hate Archangel I don't have time for hate but I just trust them all equally for now I'm happy just to let them kill each other I appreciate the help see if you still feel that way when the mercs realize you're here to help them I'm looking for Morton Solas you know where I can find them solarian doctor last I heard he was trying to help plague victims in the quarantine Zone he's liked Morton he's as likely to heal you as he is to shoot you what can you tell me about used to be part of the solarian special tasks group he's brilliant and dangerous just don't get him talking never shuts up you really need to find him take a shuttle to the quarantine Zone no guarantee they'll let you in of course thank you one scan and restrate the business people are usually more concerned about who I am played but hardly what I call a secret I had to make sure it was really you you could have been anyone anything whatever you need will come out on its own curious about it Omega doesn't really care about you tell me how you got set up here that's as privileged as information gets I have many friends and enemies I keep at varying distances we'll see how useful you prove short answer mind your own damn business so you must know what's what out of Omega if everything that's worth knowing I don't usually give it out freely information is power mundane things you can find yourself take a walk in a back alley or buy one of the mercs a drink better yet talk to the entertainers they give great tours just don't waste my time maybe I'll come back later maybe I'll be here [Music] why don't you step inside [Music] you'll get paid when the job's done just like everyone else who's next you three look like you could do some damage looking for a good fight sure if this is the place to go after archangel place standard fee is 500 credits each you get paid when the job's done if you die your friends don't collect your share you'll need your own weapons and armor looks like you got that covered and no this does not make you a member of the blue Sun's eclipse of the blood pack you are you are at certain pair questions where's the attack taking place archangel's base of operations he's been hiding right under our noses I can't tell you exactly where you're going but we'll get you there what do we do once we're there how do we get to archangel emergs will tell you when you get there last I heard they were putting the Freelancers into scouting groups they attack in waves to distract Archangel while we try to get past his defenses so we're just fought her for his bullets you don't like it don't sign up it's easy credits besides what are the odds he can kill all of you seems like a lot of trouble for just one guy you had a whole team but we've dealt with them now he's just one guy but but he's got the advantage it's his base of operations and he knows we're coming he's planned for an attack like this we've lost a lot of men trying to get to him already it's gonna be tough to get to him like chasing a fortune out of the sewer pipes but that's where we're recruiting if we just keep throwing Fighters at him we'll get them eventually where do we go just head over to the transport Depot outside the club one of our boys will take you from there send in the next one hey is this where I sign up well young to be freelancing as it worked so does Archangel I can handle myself besides I just spent 50 credits on this pistol and I want to use it get your money back hey Woody trust me kid you'll thank me later [Music] I'm on the mission ready archangel's been annihilating you Freelancers ready when you are it's about time they sent me someone who looks like they can actually fight they tell you what we're up against the recruiter was a little vague we wouldn't get many hires if everyone knew the truth archangels hold up in a building at the end of the boulevard over there he's got Superior position and the only way in is over a very exposed Bridge it's a getting tired making mistakes we'll have him soon enough I'll get to him just point me at that bridge I like your attitude but we've got a plan in place you'll be on a distraction team head straight over the bridge and keep Archangel busy so the infiltration team can sneak in behind him sounds like a suicide mission to me pretty much but you look like you can handle it head up to the Boulevard and get to the third barricade talk to Sergeant Katka he'll tell you when to go in I better go find Sergeant Kafka good idea watch yourself on the boulevard archangels killed dozens out there already well we might have a way in but getting out could be interesting let's find him first then we'll figure out how to get back guess we're going with the mercs I don't expect much from the Freelancers when they fail we are up next do you need something you leave the eclipse figure that out by yourself I'm jareth I run omega's eclipse why were Clips on Omega in the first place since you care so much Eclipse controls almost 20 percent of Omega our transports and mechs keep the ezo moving sounds very organized Eclipse runs like a well-oiled machine but Omega is anything but organized it's a constant battle for control then Archangel comes along and complicates things even more why does Archangel give you so much trouble ask him I'm just here to make as much money as I can we didn't come to Omega to be constrained by laws and regulations he'll regret ever coming to Omega I promise you he raided one of my transports last month killed two of my best operatives one of them was my brother so yes it's pretty damn personal I'll get going good idea you're in the wrong place freelancer you the blood pack leader James gorm that's all you need to know I'm stuck here waiting till you Freelancers are done playing War ask your questions and go why are the blood pack on Omega where the muscle on this bloody station you need protection or want someone removed talk to us the blood Packer everywhere on Omega everybody loves us and everybody hates us I'm guessing Archangel mostly just hates you he's just an uptight [ __ ] I don't really care what he thinks but he's costing me men and making me work for my money I'll be the one to take him out today you watch I'm the only one who's fought him one-on-one I should get going about time kathka Sergeant Kafka uh you must be the group salty mentioned you're just in time how will the infiltration team get to archangel but two options they trap them in close quarters finish the bastard off face to face if that doesn't work they have explosives they'll just need time to set up are you leading the assault ah Tara doesn't pay me to fight I just plan the attacks and fix the damn gunship you Freelancers get the privilege of Target is in sight we're a go go go archangel's got quite a surprise surprise him but that means no more waiting for me gotta get her back to a hundred percent before Tara decides he needs her again you're working too hard foreign [Music] doesn't look like archangel's got much time well let's not wait around too long these guys are surprised of our own enemies in front archangel [Music] Shepherd I thought you were dead Garris what are you doing here just keeping my skill sharp a little target practice you okay been better but it sure is good to see a friendly face killing marks is hard work especially on my own how'd you manage to piss off every major Merc organization in the Terminus systems it wasn't easy I really had to work at it I am amazed that they teamed up to fight me they must really hate me what are you doing out here on Omega I got fed up with all the bureaucratic crap on the Citadel figured I could do more good on my own at least it's not hard to find criminals here all I have to do is point my gun and shoot since when did you start calling yourself Archangel it's just a name that locals gave me for all my good deeds I don't mind it but please it's uh just get us to you your nail be good a couple of times by the way concussive rounds only no harm done didn't want the mercs getting suspicious uh-huh if I wanted to do more then take your Shields down I'd have done it besides you're taking your sweet time I needed to get you moving well we got here but I don't think getting out will be as easy no it won't that bridge has saved my life funneling all those witness idiots into scope but it works both ways they'll Slaughter us if we try to get out that way so we just sit here and wait for them to take us out it's not all that bad this place has held them off so far and three of you I suggest we hold this location wait for a crack in their defenses take our chances it's not a perfect plan but it's a plan how'd you let yourself get into this position my feelings got in the way of my better judgment it's a long story I'll make you a deal you get me out of your life and I'll tell you the whole damn thing I didn't like sneaking anyway time to spill a little Merck blood glad to see you haven't changed see what they're up to um looks like they know their infiltration team failed take a look Scouts Eclipse I think that looks like a lot more than Scouts indeed we better get ready I'll stay up here I can do a lot of damage from this vantage point you you can do what you do best just like old times Shepherd let's give these bastards everything we've got here we go one less to worry about that one if you want something done properly all right let's see how you handle this is that problem should take care of itself foreign you're kicking ass Shepard they barely touched me and we got Gareth in the process I've been hunting that little bastard for months what were you after him he's been shipping tainted ezo all over Citadel space half the goods I seized back at seasick came from his team here on Omega I took out a big shipment a while back and killed this top lieutenant in the process not surprised he decided to work with the other marks after that we've still got blood pack and blue suns left think we can make a break for it maybe let's see what they're up to they reinforce the other side heavily but they're not coming over the bridge yet what are they waiting for what the hell was that [Music] it Bridge the lower level well they had to use their brains eventually you'd better get down there Shepard I'll keep the bridge clear we're on our way go down a level the basement door is on the west side of the main room behind the stairs all radio directions if you need help but you've got to get down there quick good luck all right he's perfect incoming now let's finish you off [Music] get back here Shepard they're coming in through the door ah ripped under shreds watch my back I'll deal with Archangel [Music] we've been spotted that one hit you ready and close have a nice trip tough bastards but I've seen words and we took out garm and his blood pack this day just gets better and better he was one tough son of a [ __ ] you fought with him before yeah we Tangled once caught him alone none of his gang to help him still couldn't take him out I've never seen a Krogan regen that fast he's a freak of nature he just kept at it until his Fortress showed up it was close but I had to let him go only the blue suns are left I say we take our chances and fight our way out I I think you're right Derek's got the toughest group but nothing we haven't faced before besides he won't be expecting us to meet him head on heads up damn it I thought I took that thing out already they fixed it but not completely I made sure of them uploading troops watch your back Shepherd I'm nice [Music] everybody [Music] Garris watch out [Music] foreign [Music] foreign just hold on radio Joker make sure they're ready for us we better hurry he looks bad Commander we've done what we could for Garris but he took a bad hit the docks corrected with surgical procedures and some cybernetics best we can tell he'll have full functionality but Shepherd tough son of a [ __ ] didn't think he'd be up yet nobody would give me a mirror how bad is it hell Gareth you were always ugly slap some face paint on there and no one will even notice otherwise it is probably for the best everyone was always ignoring you and hitting on me time for you to get a fair shot at it frankly I'm more worried about you I've heard bad things about strippers these past few years that's why I'm glad you're here Garris if I'm walking into hell I want someone I trust at my side you realize this plan has me walking into hell too it's like old times I'm fit for Duty whenever you need me Shepherd I'll settle in and see what I can do with the forward batteries Commander there hasn't been time to really settle in and take stock I want to say that working with you is a great opportunity to do something that matters it's a privilege to serve on the Norman you may change your tune if we end up like the original Normandy maybe as long as the elusive man walks is talk and you do the same I'll do my best to make sure we succeed that's been the condition for my service so far I have issues with certain actions Cerberus has taken in the past what a server has done to make you nervous a lot they've been called terrorists and with good reason that you can find a more checkered past but if the collector threat is real and we do something about it Cerberus will be remembered differently or we'll all be tried and executed can't count on people thinking about it as hard as I have it's good to hear a clear opinion sounds like we're two of a kind that honors me more than you Commander let me know if you need anything thank you Commander what can I do for you you have a minute Miranda of course I'm just finishing an operation report Shepard so far things have gone exceptionally well as Cerberus operations go this is one of the best I've been a part of gerberus obviously has your loyalty how did you get involved with them I suppose you've earned the right to know do you remember when I told you how I was genetically altered well that wasn't my choice my father created me he's a very influential man and extremely controlling he didn't want a daughter he wanted a dynasty I ran away as soon as I was old and brave enough I went to Cerberus because I knew they could protect me I assumed that Cerberus approved of your enhanced abilities of course cybers fully endorses anything that advances the cause of humanity genetic alterations included but unlike my father and his own selfish reasons Cerberus and The elusive men believe in a greater good they see the bigger picture and I feel like I have a purpose here you talk about yourself like you're just a tool to be used by your father by cerberos maybe I like to know where I fit in the world it helps me find meaning in how I was created you are who you are Miranda you don't need to make excuses for it that's easy for you to say we've both been engineered for greatness Shepard the difference is you were great before we rebuilt you I'm great because of it your spirit and personality are what make you great it's what makes anyone great that's kind of you I'm not sure I believe you but thanks for saying it who exactly is your father a businessman but a very wealthy one it's ironic my father believed deeply in a human positive agenda he donated generously to Cerberus before I joined them that's how I first heard about Cerberus through my father's connections you talk about yourself like you're just a tool to be used by your father by Cerberus Maybe I like to know where I fit in the world it helps me find meaning in how I was created you are who you are Miranda you don't need to make excuses for it that's easy for you to say we've both been engineered for greatness Shepherd the difference is you were great before we rebuilt you I'm great because of it you've told me a lot about your father what happened to your mother I never had one most of my genetic material is based on my father's tissue his Y chromosome was altered with an amalgam of desired traits from various sources arrogant can you be the man is completely egomaniacal just another reason I had to get away from him thanks for your time Miranda I'll talk to you later anytime Commander [Music] foreign [Music] foreign enter the password and receive a free gift please tell me your password Commander Shepard silence is golden good to finally come major Shepherd sumikoto I'm a fan good to have you along Kasumi you ready to go we slip my things aboard your ship I'm really glad you're helping me out with the heist can't wait to see how you look in formal wear I have a feeling you know something I don't they didn't tell you they call me secretive I'm looking for my old partner's gray box a man named Donovan Hawk took and I'm planning to get it back what's this Heist you're planning not here Shepard you'll get a briefing when the time comes I need time to nail down the details anyway I've taken the liberty of getting you some evening wear though you want to look presentable what do you know about Donovan Hawke Mr hockey is a well-respected businessman really not a great guy his mansion's famous for being hard to crack but I have a way in and I think you're gonna love it I doubt Hawk's the kind of guy who takes kindly to people sneaking into his house I always expect trouble that's why you're here if that's what cerber has promised you we'll get it done it'll be fun and if we're lucky you won't even have to draw your gun we should probably wrap this up you look pretty silly standing there talking to an advertisement see you on the ship Shepherd [Music] I'm sorry sir but I'll need you to remove any biotic amp you might be wearing what why unfortunately sir biotics can be used as a weapon the rules require me to confiscate all lamps could you please hand over you [Music] obviously security has tightened since you were lost here [Music] shut it down do you seriously think yeah sorry for the inconvenience sir our scanners are picking up false readings they seem to think you're dead I was listed as Missing in Action a couple of years ago would you mind checking in with my captain he can reinstate you in our system he's just passed the scanners on your right you'll have to make him scream a little he's not gonna yes I see the problem already Commander Shepard my console says you're dead your sergeant said you could help with that usually you'd have to go through the station Security Administration to reactivate your IDs then to customs and immigration to regain access to the Citadel itself and probably a stop by the treasury spending a year dead is a popular tax Dodge but I can see you're a busy man so how about I just press this button right here and we call it done that'd be great done you're good to go you should head up to the presidium though the council would probably like to know that one of their lost specters is still kicking what's the easiest way to get to the presidium from down here head back through the security checkpoint and take a public shuttle I will having access to the council in the specter's resources would be useful yeah the council can get anything best thing about working c-sec is that any equipment information or money you need you get anyway something else you need or can I get back to work I should be going you need anything else let me know Shepherd welcome back to the ranks of the living I wasn't sure you got my message it's been a long time Captain it's counselor now I had to give up my commission when I joined the council I'm glad you came though I was hoping the rest of the council would be here for this meeting too unfortunately they rarely listen to me sometimes I wonder if Houdini would have been the better choice for this I'm still not clear on why you wanted me to come there's been a lot of talks that you came back some of what I hear has been frankly a little disturbing I wanted to give you a chance to explain your actions maybe get the council to see things from your point of view but they refuse to see you you let the previous Council die during sovereign's attack on the Citadel they feel you'll always put human interest before Galactic concerns rumors that you're working with Cerberus haven't helped what are you doing out there Cerberus seems to be the only group who cares about our missing colonists I feel for those colonists Shepherd but they went out to the Terminus systems to get away from the alliance we can't protect them but you can or at least you're trying to and I get the sense there's more going on here the reapers are moving again but not through the Gap it's the collectors they're behind the colony abductions the collectors we hadn't considered that there's so little data they've always seemed like a fringe threat if they're Upfront for the Reapers this is big but even that may not be enough to get the council off its tail the others have spent the past two years convincing themselves the Reapers don't exist I tried to get the truth out but they don't want to see it it's just easier for them to accept Sovereign as a Geth warship it's not like you to give up Anderson I haven't given up but I have to be realistic even as a counselor there's only so much I can do it's up to you to stop the reaper Shepherd all I've got is a title if you want it I can reinstate your Specter status I won't win any popularity contests but they can't really object your title was never officially rescinded when you died besides you're still a hero to humanity and the council knows the danger of discounting our opinion I'll take whatever asset I can get old friend coming from you it's as good as the first time not quite the same level of ceremony and more symbolic than useful but it still has weight in some quarters the rest is up to you I'll keep the council and the alliance off your back shouldn't be too hard if you're operating out in the Terminus systems Anderson we need to talk about Shepherd what are you doing here not used to seeing ghosts odina I'd heard you were alive of course but I didn't expect to see you back on the Citadel I hope you didn't do anything that foolish counselor I tried to arrange a meeting with the council there could be serious political ramifications I don't answer to you Dina why don't you go to your office and think about that for a while of course counselor good day to both of you sorry about that udina's never gotten over the fact that I got the council position instead of him sometimes I need to put him in his place udine is just doing his job true enough he's got his uses and if you want something done on the Citadel he knows who can make it happen plus he's always happy to attend all those formal diplomatic functions I can't be bothered with of the last couple of years treated you serving on the council isn't how I plan to spend my Twilight years sometimes it feels like I'm just beating my head against the wall knowing the truth about Sovereign is brutal nightmare stuff I can't blame others for not wanting to believe it but I know how important it is so I keep trying fighting the good fight right forget houdina and the council join my crew and help me stop the collectors I'm too old to go racing across the Galaxy much as I complain I've got an important job to do here the front line how long does it take to get this place back up to speed after the battle Still Counting the main areas of Commerce and the most populated Wards are complete but estimates for a Total Restoration are sitting around five years the keepers always surprise us though it's like our repairs are annoying we'll put up an ugly new bulkhead and in a few days they've made it seamless we never really thought of them as heavy lifters and I have no idea where they get the resources but we'd never get done without them I'm surprised no one can tell Sovereign isn't death technology couldn't they examine the wreckage we don't have much to look at pieces have been rained all over the station it was chaos with who knows how many species combing the wards for their dead we secured as much of it as we could but between the keepers and a whole lot of unauthorized Salvage there's no way to account for even half of that thing another reason why they don't want to acknowledge what Sovereign was last I knew we were still fighting holdouts so here and there but they are increasingly disorganized it's long since stopped being called a war more like cleanup not that you can ever discount them but we haven't had serious casualties for months a civilian ship will spot an enclave and we send in a squad to clear it they are not quite the boogeyman they used to be what happened to Gunnery Chief Williams after the Normandy was destroyed operations Chief Williams is still with the alliance but she's working on a special mission it's classified I can't say anymore not while you're working with Cerberus I'm sorry I better go of course Shepherd I understand I wish I could do more to help you but if you ever want to talk I'll be here just do me a favor and be careful you can't trust Cerberus [Applause] you clean up well Mr Solomon Gunn Hawk won't know what hit him I assume Solomon Gunn is my cover you run a small but talented band of mercs out in the Terminus systems precisely the type of person Hawk respects I took the liberty of giving you a reputation papers Witnesses article and badass weekly just don't start talking business with him and you'll be fine remind me what kind of man are we dealing with Hawk's a weapons dealer and Smuggler he killed my partner and stole this gray box other than that he's not so bad Rich charismatic willing to crack open a man's skull to get at the neural implants inside I take it I'm wearing this get up for a reason you'd look really out of place at a society party in armor don't you think you look great you should wear this stuff more often now is probably a good time to fill me in on the details you have been waiting patiently our friend Hawk is throwing a party for his closest friends a couple dozen of the worst liars cheaters and mass murderers you'll ever want to meet all bringing gifts as a tribute to the man himself our tribute is a lovely statue of your old friend saren rendered with loving detail and filled to the brim with our weapons and armor you can keep your pistol as long as it's concealed they won't hassle you over a sidearm once inside we'll make our way to Hawks vault door somewhere in the back of the ballroom then we case the security and start peeling away the layers the statue should be there waiting for you to crack it open and arm up and then we just Waltz into the Vault and take back kg's gray box and I'll finally get a chance to say goodbye you've worked really hard on this kg must have made a lot to you was I that obvious kg's gray box holds a lot of Priceless personal memories It's All That Remains of who he was but the secret he discovered is dangerous I wouldn't bring you here if it wasn't what's in the gray box that makes it worth all this trouble the gray box holds kg's memories everything from all the codes and plans he stole to all the time we spent together wrapped up in those memories is the secret he stole kg never told me what it was but the information got him killed this ought to be interesting that's what I'm going for [Music] this is our stop after you Mr gone just one moment sir there seems to be an issue with the Statue is there a problem yeah no Mr hook just doing a scan I don't believe we've met Donovan Hawke Solomon a pleasure sir the scanners aren't picking anything up hmm I don't think our guests would come all the way here from Helium just to cause trouble you you may pass through Mr Gunn with my apologies but I will ask your companion to remain outside you understand the hope if it makes you feel more secure she can wait outside good to see we're not going to have a problem enjoy the party well that didn't go as I expected what do we do now we go on with the plan you'll just have to do all the Talking I'll stay out of sight and stick with you the best I can we'll keep radio contact in case something goes wrong [Music] very nice there's more here than I expected password protected voice lock kinetic barrier DNA scanner looks like an ex-700 series everything about needs to be impenetrable it's going to be a problem please remember who you're talking to we'll need to get a voice sample for the voice lock you'll have to go chat up Hawk for that we'll have to find a password too DNA Child's Play We should find plenty of DNA samples in Hawk's private quarters and the barrier cut the power never fails if we can find it kg could get through a system like this in his sleep and I'm better let's get to it it looks like the barrier's power cable runs under the floor here I'll set your Omni tool to scan for electromagnetic fields there he is all you need to do is keep him talking long enough for me to get a voice print pull out the charm on this one chat whenever you're ready after you Mr Gunn hope you're having a good time that scene at the door hasn't sold your evening I hope I understand the security but who would dare try to break into Donovan Hawke's home gun in our mind of work we attract a certain element few understand the pains we take to keep the Barbarians at Bay people these days want Comfort entertainment love they don't see that the Galaxy is fragile I only have to worry about simple luxuries why because people like me and you are doing the terrible things that keep the Galaxy spinning his thought is for us the cleaners the support structure for the Galaxy's gleeful delusions of Peace May there always be a market for the things we do [Applause] foreign I said get him talking and you got him talking we've got enough of a voice sample let him go enjoy the party he missed the gun once we once Pandora goes to a security room I'll take care of the lock there we go foreign [Music] I have an idea to see what you can find got something the password is Perugia huh that's the name of the man who stole the Mona Lisa nice I tapped into their Communications maybe it'll come in handy now I just take the voice sample we got from Hawk and got it now we can crack that voice scatter Mr Hawk's private rooms are off limits to guests without security clearance I have clearance to go in I know whose authority Hawk gave me permission to go in Hawk nose procedure you're not getting until I hear it from my commander enjoy the party Brew in there Mr Hawk's private rooms are off limits to guests without security clearance I have clearance to go in on whose authority just let me through turn around now or I call for Becca enjoy the party there's got to be okay that's right [Music] thank you look for anything we can get usable DNA from just make it quick and quiet it's clean it's a plant found a sample no a credit [ __ ] not a great saliva sample but it's still useful we're going to need more than this for the scanner though empty too bad a cigarette butt would have been a good source no DNA but looks like Hawk's been trying to crack Cage's gray box looks like he's missing something he hasn't cracked the encryption yet [Music] damn here they come that had to hurt [Music] we can probably get Hawk's DNA off the data pack he seems to have obsessed over this but I'm not sure there's enough let's keep looking holographic interface won't find a sample here [Music] cleaners don't dare touch Treasures like this we can get some skin cells from the dust that should do it let's get out of here I'll check for security cams go ahead and get dressed [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] so this is Hawk's fault very nice this scanner will hone in on the gray box it's not far Michelangelo's David just wow I think we could get this out through the door that's a casa Locust no the casa Locust the gun that killed two presidents [Music] it even comes with a perfect coffee too I'm sure Hawk won't mind if we borrow these I'll take it foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] I had a feeling that was you at the door I knew if it was really you you'd get through anyway you know me I don't like to disappoint I need what's in your gray box Kasumi you know I'm willing to kill you for it I'll admit your skills are impressive you got into my Vault clock I've left it open but you're still going to die screaming go have I got your attention help them education hostiles down [Music] foreign damn it we have to find another way Now You See Me [Music] foreign foreign could have done this the easy way allow me to show you the hard way up ahead okay [Music] here they come here you're doing this for love coming from the front Shepherd I need a clear path to the gunship take out these rocks [Music] got a clear shot here we go foreign [Music] Shields down let's tear that thing apart coming from the right economics [Music] yes [Music] foreign [Music] if you're seeing this it's because I'm dead the information we found is all here it's big Kazumi if the council ever got wind of this the alliance could be implicated Kasumi I I encrypted the information to keep it safe and I uploaded the encryption key to your gray box so no one could get the whole package [Music] if I'm dead and if anyone knows about this then I've made you a Target my love I'm so so sorry kg I know you consuming you'll want to keep these memories forever but you don't need some neural implant to know I'll always be with you please destroy these files there's nothing more I can do to protect you I I can't do that this is all that's left goodbye Kasumi I love you [Music] you heard him Kasumi he'd want you to destroy the information and save yourself I know I can't this is all that's left of him if it's easier I could do it for you I okay let's get it over with with please I'm receiving quarantine warnings about the slums where Dr Morton Solas runs the clinic and savate resistance to the sports station please you have to help me no one said you could talk jackassani yeah that's me you must be Commander Shepard hey we have a Galaxy to save I assume you've been briefed I've done my homework Cerberus sent me everything I needed to know my contacts told me we're picking up one man not two artarian delinquent pissed off someone Rich enough to hire me to go after him and for my premium in alive rates even puppies I didn't do it tried to lay me on a chase all over the systems you should have known better these people always want to what's your relationship with Cerberus easy Cerberus is paying me a lot of money to help you on your mission that's the long and short not many mercs would take a suicide mission for the pay most mercs don't get an offer like the one Cerberus sent me this Mission doesn't sound like good business but your elusive man can move a lot of credits good to have you Zaid we have a lot to do that's what they tell me I assume the elusive man told you about our arrangement what kind of arrangement picks up a mission a little while back just before I signed on with Cerberus I thought you might be interested you heard the name theodos Santiago he's the head of the blue Suns runs the whole organization seems he recently captured an elfeld Ashland Refinery on Sawyer and is using their workers for slave labor the company wants it dealt with I'll make sure we get that done good get it out of the way so we can concentrate on being big goddamn Heroes foreign I'll be locked and loaded next time you're ready to get some killing done [Music] tapping into blue Sun's Communications stay tight and look out for ambushes Bravo here we go keep close shut in the back and left to rot definitely veto style let's push ahead report to base armed Intruders incoming at the southern checkpoint thank you [Music] this Commander Santiago if any of you Retreat while the intruders are still alive I'll kill you myself veto sounds like he hasn't changed I get the feeling you ever passed with this veto I knew he was a sadistic bastard back when we started the blue Suns the sun's only got meaner after he staged his little coup 20 years ago so yeah we have a past why didn't anyone tell me you founded the blue Sons because it's not come video wiped me out of the records he ran the books I led the man worked real well for a while then Vito decided to start hiring batarians cheaper labor he said God I'm terrorists I said 20 years is a long time to hold a grudge a grudge Vito turned my man against me he played six of them to restrain me while he put a gun to my head and pulled the trigger for 20 years I've seen that bastard every time I close my eyes every time I sighted down on a Target every time I heard a gunshot don't you call that a goddamn Grudge you survived a gunshot to the Head yeah and you survived your ship getting disintegrated stubborn enough person can survive just about anything rage is a hell of an anesthetic we'd better get moving [Music] house now they know we're here bring it on you son of a [ __ ] [Music] Zaid masani you finally tracked me down veto don't be stupid said I have a whole company of bloodthirsty bastards behind me ready to kill or be killed on my command actually take your shot give my men a reason to put you down like the Mad Dog you are again what was that gone nearsighted old friend burn you son of a [ __ ] you just signed your death Warren masani foreign we're here to free these people why the hell would you blow up the refinery I came here to kill Vito Santiago if you want my help on your mission you better make damn sure that man dies today this isn't the time we'll discuss this later once Vito's dead we can discuss anything you want foreign we can't get to the gas valves to shut them off the whole place is gonna blow Vito's probably halfway to the shuttle dogs by now Vito's wounded how fast could he be those smoke we stopped to help these people and he'll use this time to get away and if he gets away I'm blaming you let's get moving before Vito gets away Glad You See It My Way [Music] say please you know it was nothing personal just business I swear it was 20 years ago look at you I did you a favor please I'm gonna die here man do something try you son of a [ __ ] laughs [Music] I'm receiving quarantine warnings about the slums where Dr Morton Solas runs the clinic and pay resistance at sports station I have also run searches for reports on Archangel the various mercenary groups appear to believe that he is dead works for me planing is pointless human there's a plague nobody gets in or out I told you to get lost lady the plague has the whole Zone quarantine nobody gets in I'm human you ass humans can't get the plague now let me get my stuff out before looters get it this thing affects every other race out there we're not taking chances nobody gets in until the plague has run its course I didn't think Omega had any kind of law enforcement who gave the order to quarantine the slums fresh off the transport huh Arya telope calls the shots around here she's got her little blue hands on every business in this District plague is bad for business she hired us to keep anyone from entering or leaving the quarantine Zone there's a Solarium named Morton solace in the slums I've got to get in there to find him the doctor yeah crazy bastard opened the clinic in the district a few months ago the blue Sons went too happy when he moved in I hear Morton's trying to deal with the plague and wish him luck the area is still locked down our orders are to wait until either the plague or the blue Suns kill everyone then go in and clean up listen you're stuck here until this quarantine is over that could take weeks what you really need is to get this problem solved right now that's what I do solve problems let me in and I'll get this District straightened out you think you can fix this why not quarantine is more to keep infected people in anyway I'll radio ahead tell them you're coming in wait you're stopping me but not them you son of a [ __ ] you don't have a grenade launcher lady get lost quarantine zone for a plague that kills turians why don't we ever go anywhere nice it's safer to stick with a squad who's immune to the plague it's your call Shepherd if you need me I'm not going to let a cough keep me back [Music] looks like he tried to claw his way out no one wants to die trapped like an animal this group used to stand for something I think it really affects me nobody should die alone human should have guessed well bad enough you infect us with this plague now you have the decency to even wait until I die before you come to steal my possessions I need to find Martin Solas humans look s lucky sympathizer I hope the Voyager burned Morton and his Clinic to the ground hey stay with me this won't cure the plague but it might help a bit you you helped me why that's what I do I don't know if I can find a cure for this plague but I'm gonna try your mind's sound sincere but as you said what have I to lose what do you wish for now why are you so convinced humans are behind this outbreak the plague is too naturally occurring virus Airborne transmission across numerous species near perfect mortality rate and had to be created in a lab not affected there is only one logical conclusion aren't the fortune immune to the plague what if they spread the virus so they could take over the district are immune to disease a human created plane wouldn't affect them the vulture created the plague why wouldn't it affect humans but besides the voyage aren't smart enough to make a virus like this scavengers [Music] sorry human you may not want to believe it but all the evidence points to your S I need to find more than Solace he has a clinic on the far side of the district is taking in Refuge Refuge offering to help those infected with a plague I was afraid to go to him before he is dangerous but perhaps he can help what makes Morton worse than dying from the plague blue Sons tried to press him for protection money kill them stunned them with some kind of toxin then gun them down he's not just a doctor doctors don't execute people and display the bodies as a warning when I find Morton I'll tell him about you if he has a cure I'll make sure someone gets it to you brighten the darkness of my final hours we'll risk it I should go foreign [Music] foreign [Music] come on up the blue suns have given up a lot of turf that doesn't bode well for them no funny business once you're in the clinic unless you want to deal with those Macs Morton saved my life I owe him everything Professor we're running low into epoxy on hand almost as good causes cramping in materials supplement with butemerol Professor Morton Solis don't recognize you from area too well armed to be refugees no mercenary uniform quarantine still in effect here for something else Fortune crew to clean them out unlikely fortunate a symptom not a cause the plague investigating possible uses by a weapon no no too many guns not enough data love of God take a breath I came here to find you okay I'm Commander Shepard I'm on a critical Mission and I need your help Mission what mission no no no no too busy Clinic understand plague spreading too fast ever heard of an organization called Cerberus crossed paths on occasion thought they only worked with humans why request salarian Aid the collectors are kidnapping entire human populations we're going to find out why and stop them collectors interesting play kidding these slums is engineered collectors one of few groups with technology to design it our goals may be similar but must stop playing first already have a cure need to distribute it at environmental control center for guarding it need to kill them I'll get in and deal with the warship what the hell was that fortune have shut down environmental systems trying to kill everyone need to get power back on before District suffocates here take play cure also fullness in good faith weapon from dead blue Sons mercs may come in handy against Fortune one more thing Daniel one of my assistants went to divorce the territory looking for victims hasn't come back if I see him I'll do what I can to help thank you told him not to go but he's smart bright future I hope I found a batarian plague victim near the entrance to the neighborhood can you send someone to help him hmm risky blue Sun's Fortress still battling District not secure see what I can do what do you know about the board show erly opportunistic scavengers not technical or aggressive scale of attack unusual for them suspect vorjo working for collectors Distributing plague collecting data no proof but theory if it's evidence let's head for the Environmental Plant all right I'm telling you the truth I worked for Morton at the clinic I came here to help you we know you're spreading the plague virus you saw the vials in your bag no for those vials contain the Cure maybe we can cut off your fingers that should loosen your look out one more stupid will kill your friend I know you're scared of the vorte the plague but this man isn't to blame if he was spreading the virus why would he come into virtue territory they're immune he's right it doesn't make any sense if we release the prisoner we can go you have my word on it let him go you got what you wanted human are we free to go we had a deal human nobility I didn't know such a thing existed thank you I thought they were gonna kill me did Morton send you to find me the professor could use your help right now he's got too many patients and not enough volunteers yeah okay I'll go right away thanks again I owe you well everything we're close to the environmental controls let's get that cure in then hit the fans ah you now come here we shut down machines break fans everyone choke and die then collectors make us strong what did the collectors want just want to play you work for Doctor turn on machines put killer in air we kill you first ah gear up here we go gotta hurt foreign inject The Cure and re-initialize the systems there is locked in once we get the fans going we should be good foreign environmental systems engaged Airborne viral levels dropping patients improving Fortune retreating well done Shepherd thank you and thank you for me as well those batarians would have killed me for a second there I thought you were going to shoot them even after they let me go I made a promise to spare them if they let you go I honor my promises most people love you risky would have killed them myself Professor how can you say that you're a doctor you believe in helping people lots of ways to help people sometimes heal patients sometimes execute dangerous people either way helps go check on the patients lots of work to do think about what I said [Music] good kid bit naive he'll learn letting him take over the clinic should be able to handle it now that Forge are gone we've cured the play are you ready to help stop the collectors yes unexpected to be working with Cerberus many surprises just need to finish up here at the clinic it won't take long meet you at your ship looking forward to it we're heading out see you on the Normandy welcome to the Normandy Professor it's an honor to have you on board yes very exciting Cerberus working with aliens unexpected elusive man branching out maybe not so human-centric you're very well informed solarian government well-connected Espionage experts had top level clearance once and retired now still hear things informed of name only no knowledge of man behind it anti-alien reputation listed as problematic the collectors have been abducting colonists from the fringes of the Terminus systems no distress signals are sent out no signs of attack there's virtually no evidence that anything unusual happened at all that every man woman and child is gone gas maybe no spread's too slow Airborne virus no you don't have to sit there and guess we collected samples from one of the colonies I'd like you to analyze them and figure out how the collectors did this yes of course analyze the samples are going to need a lab there is a fully equipped lab on the combat deck Professor Solas if you find anything lacking please place a requisition order who's that pilot no synthesized boy simulated emotional inflections could it be no maybe have to ask is that an AI this ship is equipped with an artificial intelligence an AI on board non-human crew members server is more desperate than I thought the collectors have taken tens of thousands of colonists we'll do whatever we have to do to find and stop them yes of course I can't risk being captured like colonists need to identify neutralized technology need samples which way to the lab follow me professor Shepard how can I help have you got a minute to talk of course plague on Omega dealt with plenty of time to analyze collector intelligence impressive laboratory setup missed working for operations with a budget AI in particular very helpful best setup I've seen since work with special tasks group is your assistant Daniel settling in all right quite well safe and secure neighborhood mostly quiet with Play Gone left him the security Max just in case can't be too careful also tired of Max noisy never use them in STG it must have been frustrating working on Omega with such a limited facility nope loved it limited facility presents challenge save greatest number of people using limited resources security threats gangs mercenary groups add additional difficulty quite enjoyable plague stretched abilities to limit couldn't have asked for more also enjoy saving people of course helping the helpless greater good all that too nice retirement after sdg work complete tell me more about the solarian special task group respected organization clandestine handles difficult assignments with limited oversight Recon analysis occasional wet work identify problems have neutralization options ready should need a rise model for Council specters based on special tasks group very similar similar in what way solarians lack numbers brute strength military prowess have to rely upon stealth intelligence agents trusted given wide operative Freedom inspectors similar given goal told to accomplish better funded of course didn't have to buy our own weapons you said you were in the special tasks group what kind of research were you doing not simply research several Recon missions covert high risk served under young Captain named kirihi studied Krogan genephe took water tissue samples from croaking colonies I worked with an sdg Captain named kirihi his team helped me destroy sarin's cloning facility on vermeier heard he was part of that jury rigged explosive always got job done with limited resources good Captain bit of a cloaca though loved his speeches Hold the Line personally prefer to get job done and go home probably military bravado jargon chess pounding uh no offense nice talking with you Morton I should get back to work need to study so much data here if you need me thank you foreign [Music] assistant has been helping any patients with complications excellent knew he could do it workflow what do you need this data pad was on one of the mercs that was after Archangel they were coming for you next let me see would someone like to tell me how this information slipped the net I'll look into it thanks for the heads up Shepard looks like I'll have to do a little cleaning in my organization one scan and we're straight to business people are usually more concerned about who I am your death was downplayed but hardly what I call a secret to make sure it was really you you could have been anyone anything whatever you need will come out on its own curious but Omega doesn't really care about you maybe I'll come back later maybe I'll be here zero difference thank you [Music] [Music] I don't think the ship is safe we've run into the Gap far too often I'm going to stay at the next site with Dr aloy I think we'll be safer there [Music] [Music] primary systems online Welcome to the m44 Hammerhead infantry Fighting Vehicle this is your onboard VI [Music] mission objectives completed foreign track that transmission dish hurry over here monitor ah there you are I've locked myself in a computer room on the far side of the base there are gas on the loose a rogue VI programmer cease control and I've lost [Music] watch yourself all weapons must be declared upon entry and checked with security Personnel on duty member to Old project Personnel I understand there's some concerned about handling life gears I agree it's a risk potential reward is foreign [Music] here we go [Music] right now damn it all is aligning addition Al arriving you don't know you've got to be kidding the whole thing's giving away foreign over here what the hell is going on around here Man's Reach exceeding its grasp come on I'll explain if you bought us some time though probably not much this isn't over yet you owe us that explanation this is Project Overlord an attempt to gain influence over the gath by interfacing a human mind with a VI the results have been less than satisfactory where did it go wrong My Brother David volunteered to serve as a test subject but his mind couldn't handle the vi connection he's like a virus now infecting our networks and seizing control of any technology he finds it's why you had to destroy the dish imagine if his program got off world what's the worst case scenario a technological apocalypse every machine every weapon every computer could be turned against us if he hit the extra net who knows where it would end how does he take control of electronics this is a hybrid intelligence the likes of which I've never seen I don't know where the man ends and the Machine begins you should have considered that before you started the experiment we couldn't be expected to account for every outcome certainly not the Abomination David has become David the vi has fortified itself in the main laboratory at Atlas station it's in lockdown now to enter you need to manually override security from our facilities in the Prometheus and Vulcan stations how does the lockdown work it's a Fail-Safe procedure in the event of an emergency normally all three project leads have to agree to cancel the lockdown I'm the only one left now I can give my authorization but you'll have to manually reset the other two yourself what happens if I have to kill your brother let's just hope it doesn't come to that tell me about the Vulcan and Prometheus stations Falcon Station is our geothermal plant it generates power for the four outposts Prometheus Station is a crashed Geth ship full of dormant machines we use them for our experiments what happens on this station this is Hermes station our Communications Uplink with the wider Galaxy if you hadn't destroyed the dish in time the outcome would have been catastrophic what went wrong with the experiment David volunteered to interface with the vi to give it genuine Consciousness theoretically should have been safe but with artificial intelligence there's no such thing as safe then you shouldn't have attempted it and what if you've never attempted to find the Reapers Commander Shepard where would the Galaxy be then sometimes you have to ignore the risk tell me more about project Overlord we wanted to turn the gas religious impulse into a weapon when we saw them following sarin we realized they could be swayed and if a proper figurehead was created a virus with a face if you will the guest might be controlled that's an ambitious undertaking it would be the perfect weapon Victory without casualties we could avoid war with the gath altogether that was the plan anyway what can you tell me about Atlas station attraction is the main laboratory where all of our VI experiments take place it's your final goal once you've overridden the lockdown it's also where my brother became something else I'm heading out now the other stations are all within driving distance foreign also number a security mix the vi has likely taken control and notcher out geographic conditions indicate an aesthetically pleasing view nearby organic life forms may wish to take note emergency has been recovered the project Overlord that other research cells need to review [Music] foreign you ship it I got it enemy down A3 have exceeded maximum Engineers log we've registered a huge spike in energy consumption experiment underway in Atlas station we're trying to raise them thank you foreign [Music] [Music] station and are moving on foreign station and override the Lockdown from there foreign ship full of dormant machines used in our experiment our people there have gone silent it's likely the vi has activated the defense shields to keep you out good luck generators are providing power for main Shield affection has assumed again good morning further threats detected the tree into the ship is now clear all Targets eliminated [Music] you agreed to read to avoid death that may occur during your visit thank you around all these dormant machines creepy it's like death staring at us from the Shadows station Flanigan just ran a simulation if these kids ever wake up there's a 98 chance we'll be dead within two I'm starting [Music] everything's off wire Archer declared a log what does the vi want screaming at us to reduce workplace stress music has been approved for station wide broadcast foreign [Music] accepted and there's the catch I knew this was too easy [Music] come on let's move foreign [Music] [Music] foreign to find the main server on there to shut down the vi experiment good luck [Music] thank you [Music] upload its program directly from your location get for it can run 155.2 change today today is autistic that brings the weapons Serendipity is Alive and Well in the 22nd century right behind you on my way watch for drone get ready I wouldn't be surprised if this button summoned a Reaper all right [Music] thank you tonight at 6.01 is 30.1 square root of 912.04 is 30.2 time on this project is running out there are no options left how to get the guests attention [Music] the robot says hello Eureka square root of 906.01 is 30.1 square root of 9.04 is 30.2 David can you repeat my notes from Thursday's experiment square root of 918.09 is 30.3 David please pay attention loud it's getting loud in here I'm sorry you did would you mind repeating my notes from Thursday's experiment log 137.3 the experiment yielded no discernible patterns of cath obedience and dictation now David hell The elusive man will have my head for this thank you and how are you feeling today square root of 924.16 is 30.4 earplugs would be good David I want you to order the gath to take a step forward how does he do it [Music] David is a mathematical savant his autistic mind could interpret the guess language at its most basic form Fanatics with his photographic memory cross-referencing the meaning as a snap truly the human computer and you think he can interface with the gets neural Network I do is that even safe doctor I see no harm in finding out 936.01.1 square root of 9 is 12.04 instead of 0.2 open a connection [Music] forgets to stand down [Music] all the park Templeton station to come home we've lost control [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] please make it stop wait Commander I'm begging you don't do anything rash rash like forcing your own brother into an experiment I know how this must look but I never intended any harm to come to him You Must Believe Me it's not like I planned this it was an accident seeing David communicate with the Geth saw his memory do not to do this I was desperate The elusive man doesn't broke her failure any War we fight with the death will be bloody I was asked to find a way to avoid that who gave you the right to play God people who were too afraid to make difficult decisions themselves when they pray for a miracle they're really praying for men like me to make the tough choices if my work spares a million mothers mourning the loss of a million Sons my conscience will rest easy so your sacrifice your brother's happiness for your own ambition thank you [Music] square root of 906.01 equals 30.1 [Music] what I've done to David is if he dies it's Unforgivable let me take care of him please quiet please make it stop I've seen enough of your cruelty to know he'll never be free from it here I'm taking him away no leave him he's too valuable you even think about coming after your brother and this bullet will be waiting for you then we'll see who's valuable where will you take him Grissom Academy they can help special cases like David minus the torture Joker contact the academy let them know we've got someone who needs their help I The elusive man can fire me if he doesn't like it [Music] all seemed harmless square root of 912.01 4 is 30.2 and it all seems square root of 912.04 30.2 it all seemed harmless [Music] foreign Shepherd your package is being prepped and you can claim it shortly as this is a high security vessel you'll need to relinquish your weapons before we proceed I can't do that everyone Stand Down Commander I'm Warden KIRO and this is my ship your weapons will be returned on the way out you must realize this is just a standard procedure it's my standard procedure to keep my gun let them proceed our facility is more than secure enough to handle three armed guests we're bringing Jack out of cryo as soon as the fund's clear you can be on your way if you'll follow me throughout processing for the pickup Commander let's go cell block 2 as you can see we keep tight control over the population prisoners cell is a self-contained modular unit I've blown a few out the airlocks as an example the ship is made up of 30 cell blocks identical to this one we house thousands of criminals we can put the whole place in lockdown on a moment's notice nothing goes wrong here can you tell me about Jack Cerberus hasn't told you Jack is the meanest handful of violence and hate I've ever encountered dangerous crazy and very powerful you'll see soon enough how'd you end up running this ship I was in law enforcement on palavan and got sick of seeing criminals Escape out into the Galaxy to carry on with their crimes bounty hunters aren't dependent you're not hiring the right ones eventually I hit upon this idea keep the criminals in space and the Galaxy is a safer place you do this because you think it's necessary every day I see the worst Sapient life has to offer governments are soft and willing to make the hard choices someone had to stand up and make the Galaxy safe maintaining a population this size and space can't be cheap we can cut Corners that governments can't and each prisoner brings in a fee from his Homeworld these individuals are violent and their home planets pay well to keep them here what happens if the Homeworld doesn't want to pay we explain that we can't maintain the prisoner without their help so we'll be forced to release him back onto his home world at an unspecified place and time so it's an extortion racket you don't have to agree with my methods but don't question my motives these are despicable people and I'm keeping them locked up let's get on with this have you had any Escape attempts we're in space they have nowhere to go and they know it but still we exercise Extreme Caution these are dangerous individuals we have many ways to control the population I'm going to confirm that the funds from Cerberus cleared out processing is straight down this hallway just keep going past the interrogation rooms and the super max wing foreign I'll catch up with you later Shepherd no is there something I can do for you there's no excuse for beating a prisoner who can't fight back this is a massage compared to what his victims went through this degrades you as much as him we have orders you're not important enough to make your own decisions I admit I sometimes get tired of this does this really get us anything useful stop this for your own sake yeah you're right call it off at least for now your package will be about processing just hey hey guy if you're buying prisoners can you buy me man I don't care where you take me or what you do to me it's got to be better than this we're here for Jack Jack forget what I just said I don't want to go nowhere with you tell me more about Jack the worst trouble you ever saw mixed with some crazy and way too much biotic power that's all I'm saying why are they interrogating that prisoner you know something no that's bimmy you don't know nothing you're off to someone in the showers yesterday I think guy killed was worth a lot to the warden yeah sucks to be bimy right now I should go I wish I could go [Music] was a prisoner than a customer drop your weapons and proceed into this open cell you will not be harmed you talked up your Noble intentions with this prison but it turns out you're a criminal like the rest activate systems perfect engaging hostiles Shepherd is on the loose repeat Shepherd get people down here if we hack that control every door on the cell block opens it's the only way I'm doing it be ready [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] we have to get down there all guards restore order lethal Force authorized but don't kill jazz sector 7 9 and 11 have lost life support no survivors watch out [Music] Most Wanted our plan damage has led to open this guard got swarmed by prisoners with improvised weapons he never had a chance [Music] foreign okay you're valuable Shepherd I could have sold you and lived like a king but you're too much trouble at least I can recapture Jack not happening you're a two-bit slave trader and I don't have time for it I do the hard thing civil governments are unwilling to this is for the good of the Galaxy are the most deployed [Music] foreign Cerberus [Music] what the hell do you want my name is Shepard I'm here to get you off this [ __ ] I'm not going anywhere with you you're Cerberus I'm here to ask for your help you show up in a Cerberus frigate to take me away somewhere you think I'm stupid this ship is going down in flames we can get you to safety and we're asking for your help they could just knock her out and take her I'd like to see you try We're Not Gonna attack her good move look you want me to come with you make it worth my while tell me what you're thinking I bet your ship's got lots of Cerberus databases I want to look at those files see what Cerberus got on me you want me on your team let me go through those databases I'll give you full access Shepard you're not authorized to do that oh it upsets the cheerleader even better you better be straight up with me so why the hell are we standing here move up welcome to the Norman D Jack I'm Miranda Shepard's second in command on the ship we follow orders tell the Cerberus cheerleader to back off Shepard I'm here because of our deal get settled in and I'll give you access soon right you might want to hurry on that you know the damage I can do inside of frigate do I need to put her in the holding cells just to be safe yeah no thanks precious I'll find my own place somewhere near the bottom I don't like through traffic now keep me waiting Shepherd the dossier doesn't say if Akira's on this planet by choice assume hostiles broadcasting orders over loudspeaker Charming stay focused we're looking for a Krogan Warlord [Applause] yeah stop it [ __ ] I won't stop bleeding I'm gonna I'm gonna he's son of a [ __ ] doesn't look that bad actually he doesn't need to know that I knew it wasn't Berserkers ah not at range your mercs or Alliance I'm not I'm not telling you anything I've got a nice application of metagel ready to go but if you'd rather I just keep walking I don't know anything so from the lab J'adore hired him to make her an army but the Krogan he creates are insane so we use them for live ammo training it's all crap I don't get paid enough to goddamn bleed out Outpost four your door wants I want your friends gone understand uh Patrol the last group dispersed lost sight five minutes ago dispersed but your door will be for a report you got it dispersed understood returning to the labs there have you seen okir does he know about all of this we can't go in the labs but everyone sees what happens when the Krogan come out I've shot hundreds they're crazy mindless anyone up there they know what's going on what's your door planning to do with all these Krogan replace us probably I sure wouldn't want to see an army of them coming at me only she can't control them they aren't supposed to be crazy but they're Krogan how smart are they to start is j'adore's lab heavily guarded there are big guns to keep ships away we're not outfitted to fight goddamn Commandos if you start limping now you might find a shady spot before you blew down [ __ ] oh [ __ ] oh the scale was a nice touch I thought so come on our warlord is somewhere in jadora's lab down the head watch it foreign new you don't smell like this world seven night cycles and I have felt only the need to kill but you something makes me speak he's only a week old they must breed them full size ready to kill not much improvement over regular mercs if they need training bread no I kill because my blood and bone tell me to but it's not why I was flushed from glass mother survival is what I hear in my head against the enemy that threatens all my kind but I failed even before wicking that is what the voice in the water said that is why I wait here [Music] you're supposed to be part of a mercenary Army do you remember J'adore I know that name it causes anger but also laughter not a name that will be sung when we March I don't know what that means but I've heard it many times how can you speak if you're only a week old there was a scratching sound in my head and it became the voice it taught things I would need a booking talking hitting shooting then the voice said I was not perfect and and now I am here taught enough to be tested but for what I don't know but I'm not perfect oh here's voice did he speak to you while you were in your tank I heard the voice not like now with ears inside I called it father it like that but it was disappointed I'm not what it needs me to be a lab with Krogan must be an attempt to cure the genophage Cure cure was never whispered survive resist ignore I destroyed saren's cure how does Akira expect these Krogan to ignore the genophage if not by curing it I have no idea it doesn't look like he's had much success with these Krogan how did you disappoint The Voice I don't know it was decided before I left tank mother I was not perfect that Merc said these guys go crazy I don't know of that but I'm not perfect can you show me the laboratory I need to speak with okir she is up past the broken parts behind many of you fleshy things I will show you foreign stuff I like it you fleshy things are slow when big things are in your way can you show us the way help us fight to the lab no you're giving up I will fight if they come but I feel it deep that I must wait I kill but only here I am not perfect but I have purpose I must wait until called released oh foreign [Music] I'll kill you all Shepard don't shoot you know me I shut down the security cams as soon as I saw it was you never thought I'd say it but I'm glad it's you shooting up the place sorry ranathan Optus you let me go when you destroyed saren's lab on vermeier had to outrun a nuke in a utility pod but it's still a second chance I assume you have a good reason for being at this lab don't worry I'm not wasting the chance you gave me my work here strictly beneficial not for the mercs jadors on a standard Power Trip but okira is trying to do something good even if his methods are a little extreme everyone deserves a second chance right and sometimes giving one pays off I take care of my debts what's okay you're trying to do here it's complicated j'adora wants a private Army but Okie are mostly ignores her he's running the project for his own reasons I created a mental imprint routine to educate his tank bread most don't get through it he dumps them for some reason he wants to help his people but he's not looking for a genophage cure and he's not going for numbers that's all I know Finding you in a place like this makes me think letting you go was a mistake you don't want that we agree on that don't worry I plan on staying as far away from anything to do with you as possible now if you don't mind I'm gonna run like hell before you blow the place or something I know how you work too nice that'll bite you in the ass someday thanks here you are I've watched your progress it's about time the batteries on these tanks will not wait while you play with these idiotic mercs I take it Euro gear you don't seem particularly caged or grateful that I'm here you may claim to be here to help but the formerly deceased Shepherd is not a sign of gentle change surprised all Krogan should know you I'm sure Rana has already Revisited your actions on vermeier I didn't have a lot of room for finesse if there'd been any other solution I'd have considered it but I approve seren's pale horde were not true Krogan numbers are known are nothing the mistake of an outsider one that these mercenaries have also made I gave their leader my rejects for her Army but she grows impatient in time for you to take me out of here we're here about the collectors we couldn't care less about your problems I see yes collector attacks haven't a human concern my requests were focused elsewhere I acquired the knowledge to create one pure soldier with that I will inflict upon the genophage the greatest insult and enemy can suffer be ignored your search for the perfect Soldier created a lot of failures you don't care about them I feel no one my rejects are exactly what jidor asked for she simply lacks the ability to command they are strong healthy and useless to me I need Perfection if a few thousand are rejected so be it my work will purify their Crogan we will not be restored we will be renewed I thought the Krogan ideal was a return to the numbers that threatened the Galaxy will not need numbers my Soldier is a template it is a greater threat than all the Phantom siblings that would have been at its flank the Galaxy still Bears the scars of The Horde but it will learn to fear the lands you're just as cruel and manipulative as those who release the genophage on your people perhaps but I will restore the Krogan and my Soldier will not provoke a nuclear response as a cure or Horde wood my legacy is perfection with each pure Krogan reaching Higher by standing on our dead they will what did you get from the collectors I need whatever you know about them they are strange so isolated yet very available when your sacrifice is big enough I gave the mini Krogan I may have information for you but the tech was consumed in my prototype after I determined how to use it without killing the subjects deaths were unfortunate but I only need one success to start the process so you don't want to cure the genophage contrary to what survivors claim the genophage does not produce strong Krogan the only quality it filters is the ability to survive the genophage for every thousand steel ball too many weaklings live every Survivor is branded as precious let's produce more cuddling than your Collective human teeth I say Let Us carry the genophage that a thousand die in a clutch we will defeat it by climbing atop our dead that is the Krogan way if your pet Soldier is as strong as you think maybe I can use him perhaps I can strike a deal to secure passage but my prototype is not negotiable it to my legacy attention I have traced the Krogan release oh here of course later she'll kill my legacy with a damn valve Shepherd you want information on the collectors stop her she'll try to access contaminants in the storage Bay sorry doctor it appears your position has just weakened I understand but you'll have nothing if she poisons us all your door will be with the rejected takes cure I will stay and do what must be done emergency event in progress foreign wasted his life to save this single Crogan crack it open let's see what a pure krogan's got pure Krogan could pack a hell of a punch you can always use another heavy header if he'll even help I doubt anyone's ever asked for his opinion on anything Normandy oh here is a no-go but we have a package that needs retrieved and he's a big one but I have concerns about waking it yeah you've said that a few times now a normal Krogan is dangerous this one was created and likely educated by a Madman there's no way he's getting out unless one of us lets him out or unless okay installed some sort of Fail-Safe or a malfunction causes the tank to shut down I'm not saying we take a crowbar to it right now but I'm not giving up a potential resource it's your decision Commander just be careful noted the cargo holds safe enough while I decide what to do with them Shepard how can I help have you got a minute to talk yes we'd like that actually talked about work earlier time with special tasks group studying genifique it wasn't entirely honest lie of omission also other kinds need to clear the air Mission too important to keep secrets work on genophage was more than just study what was the special task group doing with the Krogan genophage study it first as I said but uncovered surprising data Krogan population was increasing at faster rate than expected Krogan were adapting to genifique overcoming disease did the Crogan evolve ordered some of their scientists develop a treatment Krogan scientists never met croaking scientist worthy of term no Natural Evolution Krogan physiology incredibly durable organ redundancy backup systems cellular regeneration genophage like any other natural Hazard Krogan evolved past it maybe they were just having a lucky year or fewer mercs left meaning more Krogan were left to repopulate please Shepherd social environmental concerns accounted for not an undergraduate population Spike caused by adaptation to genophage no other possibility the Krogan are dangerous enough already with an unchecked birth rate they could endanger the whole galaxy exactly salarian government agreed authorized STG to take steps personally led a science team geneticists chemists sociologists mathematicians created new version of genophage released it on tuchanka other Crogan Centric areas re-stabilized Krogan population you never considered other options hundreds thousands modified genfh offered best outcome stabilized population avoided publicity that could incite Krogan anger averted potential genocide or devastating War best solution for whole galaxy Krogan included if the Krogan are so dangerous why not just sterilize them outright not a war criminal not a murderer genocide unnecessary Krogan as a whole violent aggressive still have outlines worth saving genophage modification protected Galaxy allowed croaking chance to survive everyone wins good for us good for them how did you distribute the modified genophage Culvert drops hospitals Clan centers Water Supplies very difficult few solarians on tachanka team got caught a few times had to fight free messy better when things went as planned how did your genophage modification work Cogan Evolution attached garbage genetic code to genophage attack sites modification created other areas for garbage code to connect left sites clean capable running smoothly you were protecting Galactic stability I'm glad to see you were willing to do what was necessary indeed collectors doing horrific things may face or choices wanted you to know I'm willing to do what's necessary should get back to work talk more later next time tissue synthesis has to compile good for free time Commander can I help you with something I'm more interested in just talking for a bit sounds good have to say you run this ship tight and we're getting things done we keep on track and maybe we'll figure this out I hope so I'm not looking forward to the debrief if it all goes to hell is there something specific or are you just checking in I'd like to know my crew forget procedure tell me about yourself informal huh everything's in my file Excellence like you no Reapers or anything but I got swept under the rug too the more good you do the less they want to admit it's something needed doing you look like you came through no worse for where if nothing else the alliance trains their people well once you live that life you can't sit around getting fat you know how it goes although I bet Cerberus put you back together better than ever get any upgrades I'm glad enough they're restored being stuck couldn't hurt to keep some spare parts have you though I hear that your job isn't getting any safer you know I used to wonder what the big deal with you was but now that we're in deep I'm glad it's not me in the spotlight there's no hiding Jacob not for any of us don't worry this is exactly what I signed out for if that's all Commander I'll get back to my duties there's a lot to get ready hey tell me about you Jack I'm still finding out about me thanks for letting me look at these files what's in them your friends at Cerberus are into some nasty things I'm gonna find something I can use I just know it what if the answers aren't what you expect I'm not looking for answers I'm looking for names dates places what happens when you find what you're looking for I go hunting anyone who's screwed with me pays their Associates pay their friends pay the Galaxy is going to be a lot emptier when I'm done what's your history with Cerberus they raised me in a research facility I escaped when I was a kid been on the run ever since and they've been chasing me ever since but soon I'm gonna chase them you think about this a lot don't you I go to sleep with this I wake up with it everyone I kill I pretend it's the ones that did this to me you don't have to live in this pit you know it's dark quiet and hard to find that spells safety to me you know this ship is a Powerhouse you could go pirate live like a king I could help you'd be my first mate I'd lead the boarding party and handle the executions what is it about killing that fascinates you so much I hear every time someone dies and it's not me my chances of survival go up simple I should go yep beauty isn't it Pride that off the Krogan Warlord kazak used to run the blood pack out of Omega about 17 years ago wasn't even a job the guy just thought he'd hijack a freighter I was hitchhiking on big mistake a goaded gazak in a one-on-one combat took out his legs grabbed his gun and killed every blood pack bastard in the room that was the most beaten Crogan I've ever seen kept the helmet to remind me of that paint expression thinking about past missions got a minute Jack some tick zero whatever you call her hell of a girl could have used a destructive little [ __ ] like that 10 years ago when we dropped blind into the Crogan DMZ took out a lot of croakin that day but we lost way too many men so your new Archangel from before interesting knew a lot of men taking jobs to kill the son of a [ __ ] I never saw the point you know I wanted the same thing a whole lot of murk's dead hell of a sniper though and he kept himself alive with all the merch in Omega after him that ain't easy foreign the subject is stable Shepherd integration with onboard systems was seamless can he see anything in there does he know where he is unlikely current neural patterns indicate minimal cognition barring shipwide power loss the nutrients in the tank could sustain him for over a year any idea how dangerous this guy is he is a Krogan Shepherd if you were asking whether he is actively hostile I don't have the necessary data to answer Akira's technology could impart data not methods of thinking the subject may know of his views but would not necessarily share them what can you tell me about this guy anything unusual the subject is an exceptional example of the Crogan species with fully formed primary secondary and tertiary organs were applicable no defects of any kind aside from the genetic markers of the genophage present in all Krogan I cannot judge mental functioning stand by I'm gonna open the tank and let them out Cerberus protocol is very clear regarding untested alien technology he's either a powerful addition to the crew or a time bomb I'd rather deal with it now very well Shepard the controls are online the switch and consequences are yours thank you mail before you die I need a name I'm Commander Shepard and I don't take threats lightly I suggest you relax not your name mine I'm trained I know things but the tank oh cure couldn't implant connection his words are Hollow warlord Legacy grunt grunt grunt was among the last it has no meaning it'll do I am grunt if you are worthy of your command prove your strengths and try to destroy me you wouldn't prefer Oak here or Legacy it's short matches the training in my blood the other words are big things I don't feel maybe they fit your mouse better I feel nothing for okira's clan or his enemies I'll do what I'm bred to do fight and determine the strongest but his imprint has failed without a reason that's mine one fight is as good as any other might as well start with you I have a good ship and a strong crew a strong Clan you'd make it stronger if you're weak and choose weak enemies I'll have to kill you our enemies are worthy no doubt about that that's acceptable modified for you I'm glad you saw reason ah offer one hand but arm the other wise Shepherd if I find a clan if I find what I I want I will be honored to eventually put them against you Shepherd just checking in making sure you're acclimatizing just talk too much like the Tank come back later what are your thoughts about our mission I fight doesn't matter who for did Oak here give you any imprints about the collectors I see blurry ships guesswork about strength nothing to help pick a weak spot and tear s spent all his time on Old hatreds whatever he had it was used up when he made me what do you think about the crew good Bunch if they stay out of my way dead Bunch if they don't train them good if you want to take on collectors some of these aliens are too smooth anything in your tank imprints that can make use of the resources we found might have something I could put together don't know how useful it will be Shepard I think we have them Horizon one of our colonies in the Terminus systems just went silent if it isn't under attack it soon will be has Morten delivered the countermeasure for the Seeker swarms not yet let's hope he works well under pressure there's something else you should know one of your former crew Ashley Williams she stationed on Horizon last I knew Ash was a lion why is she out the terminate systems officially it's an outreach program to improve Alliance relation with the colonies but they're up to something and if they sent Chief Williams it must be big perhaps you should take it up with her the collectors just happened to pick a colony with one of my former crew I don't buy it it shouldn't be a surprise that collectors are interested in you especially if they're working for the Reapers they might be going after her to get to you we should send a message to the Citadel the alliance can give us reinforcements not until you investigate I don't want the alliance getting in our way once you have the situation under control I'll send the message personally send the coordinates we'll head straight there this is the most warning we've ever had Shepard good luck Joker set a course for Horizon I've got to go see the professor foreign tell me you have something Lilith we've got a problem still can't calibrate the targeting Matrix those defense towers are useless if we don't figure it out sorry Chief getting our calm systems back online takes priority [Music] okay surprised people haven't tried to blame that one on me too people out here don't trust the alliance it's nothing personal what is that get everyone to the safe house up ah [Music] [Music] foreign true foreign the ground side more you sure these armor upgrades protect us from the secret swarms possible in theory experimental technology foreign the guest got that technology from Sovereign and your elusive man was right collectors must work for the Reapers sort of looks human is one of the colonists no only in Prime victims were turned into husks by impaling them on spikes we haven't seen any the collectors must have brought the husks they're taking the colonists alive for something else these aren't the same creatures I fought on Eden Prime they're more advanced evolved they still die when you shoot them the collectors must be experimenting on the colonists what are they up to speculation will get us nowhere it could be anything guess we'll find out when we stop them the collectors aren't getting away with more victims let's move out yes sir people are gone just like Freedom's progress Thai colony seems to be some kind of stasis field keeps you conscious but completely helpless they've been like this a long time I am assuming Direct Control now foreign wait s company get out here now yeah you're human what are you doing out here you leave them right here I cleared a path you're lucky you're not in the hold of a collectorship right now those things are collectors you mean the real I thought they were just made up you know propaganda to keep us in Alliance space no they got Lilith I saw her go down stand too they they got them near everybody I need to know what I'm up against tell me everything you remember we lost our calm signals a few hours ago I came down to check on the main grid and I heard screaming I looked outside and there were swarms of bugs everyone they touched just froze at I sealed the doors damn it it's the alliance's fault they stationed at Chief Williams here and built those defense Towers it made us a Target tell me more about this Alliance rep Williams heard she was some kind of hero or something didn't mean nothing to me though but rather she just stayed back in Council space any idea what she was doing on Horizon supposed to be helping us get the defense Towers up and running I got the feeling she was here for something else spying on us maybe tell me about the colony defense Towers a gift from the alliance high-powered Guardian lasers supposed to keep hostile ships from landing near the colony had to build a massive underground generator just to give it enough juice only we couldn't get the targeting systems online so the alliance gave us a giant gun That Couldn't Shoot Straight stupid sons of [ __ ] why do you think this is the alliance's fault we're just a small Colony nobody bothered us before we started building those damn defense towers and Drew attention to ourselves I left Council space to get away from the alliance nothing good ever comes from getting mixed up with them if you have defenses we can use them against the collector's ship you'd need to calibrate the targeting system first it's never worked right we can figure it out just tell us where to find it head for the main transmitter on the other side of the colony pretty hard to miss the targeting controls are at the base you know this colony and the equipment you better come with us not a chance in hell you're just gonna let the collectors take your friends I'm a mechanic what am I supposed to do whacking with my wrench I'll let you out but I'm locking the door behind you I'm not taking any chances good luck I think you're gonna need it how come we don't see more Frozen people around the collectors have already loaded them onto this ship we're running out of time Normandy do you copy Joker here signal sweet Commander but we got you Edie can you get the colonies defense Towers online errors in the calibration software are easily rectified but it will take time to bring the towers to full power I recommend a defensive posture I will not be able to mask increased generator output the collectors will try to stop it good got any other helpful tips just one closing in I just you ready weapons foreign [Music] Defense Tower thank you pulling out [Music] no don't let him get away there's nothing we can do they're gone at the colonies in there they took Egan and salmon and Lilith do something I didn't want it to end this way I did what I could it was a good fight Shepherd Shepherd wait I know that name sure I remember you you're some type of big Alliance hero Commander Shepard captain of the Normandy the first human Specter savior of the Citadel you're in the presence of a God to land back from the dead all the good people we lost and you get left behind figures screw this I'm done with you Alliance types I thought you were dead Commander we all did it's been too long Ash how have you been that's it you show up after two years and act like nothing's happened I would have followed you anywhere Commander I thought you were gone I you were more than our commander why didn't you try to contact me why didn't you let me know you were alive not my choice I spent the last two years in some kind of coma while Cerberus rebuilt me you're with Cerberus now I can't believe the reports were right reports so much for security Alliance Intel said Cerberus could be behind our missing colonies we got a tip that this one could be the next to get hit I went to Anderson but he wouldn't talk but there were rumors that you weren't dead worse that you were working for the enemy our colonies are disappearing the alliance turned its back on them Cerberus is the only group willing to do something about it [ __ ] I know what Cerberus is like they talk about putting humans first but at what cost I wanted to believe that you were alive I just never expected anything like this you've turned your back on everything we stood for ash you know me you know I'd only do this for the right reason you saw it yourself the collectors are targeting human colonies and they're working with the Reapers I'd like to believe you Shepard but I don't trust Cerberus and it worries me that you do what did they do to you what if they're behind it what if they're the ones working with the collectors typical Alliance attitude you're so focused on Cerberus that you're blind to the real threat you're letting how you feel about their history get in the way of facts or maybe you feel like you owe Cerberus because they saved you maybe it's you doesn't matter I still know where my loyalties lie I'm an alliance Soldier it's in my blood I'm reporting back to the Citadel I'll let them decide if they believe your story I could use someone like you in my crew Ash it'll be just like old times no it won't I'm no fan of aliens but Cerberus has a history of being extremist I'll never work for a group like that so long Commander good luck Joker send the shuttle to pick us up I've had enough of this colony Shepard good work on Horizon hopefully the collectors will think twice before attacking another colony it's not a victory we interrupted the collectors but they still abducted half the colony that's better than an entire colony and more than we've accomplished since the abductions began the collectors will be more careful now but I think we can find another way to lure them in Ash of the alliance got a tip about me and Cerberus was that you I may have let it slip that you were alive and with Cerberus you risked the lives of my friend my crew and that entire Colony just to lure the collectors there a calculated risk I suspected the collectors were looking for you or people connected to you now I know for certain I told you I wouldn't sit and wait while the Reapers and collectors gather strength besides they would have hit another Colony eventually and without a way to predict which one they would have abducted everyone we have to make sure they don't abduct anyone else I want the collector's stop for that very reason that's why we're doing this Shepherd I'm devoting all resources to finding a way through the omega-4 relay we have to hit them where they live your team will need to be strong as will their resolve there's no looking back the same goes for you can I assume you've put your past relationships behind you it was hard to see Ashley again and now it's done best to leave those connections behind and focus on our mission Shepard once you find a way through the omega-4 relay to The Collector Homeworld there's no guarantee you'll return to have any hope of surviving you and your entire team must be fully committed to this let me worry about them you just find us a way to The Collector Homeworld I just want to be upfront about your odds you'll need everyone at their best I've forwarded three more dossiers keep building your team while I find a way through the relay and be careful Shepard the collectors will be watching you thank you [Music] I guess we're really gonna do it hit the Omega 4 relay take the fight to the collectors in person looking forward to the action after seeing what those bastards did on Horizon though makes you think something on your mind no just there's a good chance we're not coming back even if we get it done gonna go take care of a little unfinished business I imagine everyone else is too getting some closure you know Commander Shepard Shepherds matter with you with you privately I'll take this in my quarters [Music] Commander thank you for your time I'll keep this brief we have a deep cover operative out in batarian space names Dr Amanda kensen Dr kenson recently reported that she found evidence of imminent Reaper invasion so why call me just this morning I received word that Libertarians arrested her they're holding her in a secret prison outpost on terrorism I need you to infiltrate the prison and get her out of there as a favor to me I'm asking you to go in alone what does Dr kenson actually doing out there what else can you tell me about the operative she and I go back pretty far Commander I won't let her run away in a batarian torture camp I thought the alliance denies the reaper threat there must be some proof she found kenson's team found an artifact out reapers are indeed planning to invade I've known her a long time says she has proof it's worth checking out the batarians won't take kindly to the alliance breaking into a secret prison this is not an alliance operation it's one person going it alone to save a friend if it were an official mission of course the veterans would be upset you keep this quiet Shepherd and there's nothing to worry about I have a hell of a squad with me I'm sure they'd help out Jensen is my friend if the batarians see a squad of arms soldiers they'll kill her this is serious Commander go in with discretion but don't go at all I'll make this a priority the prison is hidden underground and a battarion Outpost in our time I'll upload the coordinates now once she's secure confirm her Discovery we'll debrief you when you're back got it pack it out foreign I find myself in the unpleasant position of asking for your help I don't like discussing personal matters but this is important Miranda you're one of my crew tell me what's on your mind you remember what I told you about father building a dynasty there was another reason I went to Cerberus for protection I have a sister a twin and he's still hunting her Cerberus has kept her safe until now she's living a normal life on ilium safe and hidden from my father so why are you sharing the family history with me my father's agents have been searching for my sister for years I believe they've tracked her to ilium I've tried to keep her hidden without impacting her life but I'm out of options he's too close I need to relocate my sister's family before it's too late what do you know about your sister my genetic twin we're identical but she deserves a normal life and she's going to get it no matter what does your sister's family know about this are they okay with being relocated they know nothing they're completely uninvolved normal I told Cerberus and they're coming up with a positive reason to move the family what do you need me to do my father is extremely persistent I'd like to go to ilium when Cerberus is moving the family to make sure none of his agents get too close my contact's name is lentea she'll be waiting for us in the lounge near the nurse Astra Docking Bay anyone Kelly Chambers I've been assigned as your administrative assistant I'll manage your messages and help you monitor the crew and I must say it's such an honor to work under you Commander Shepard I'm glad to have you on the team Miss Chambers please call me Kelly okay Kelly anything else do you have a moment to talk I always have time for you Commander how do you feel about being assigned to the Normandy I was hand-picked by the elusive man to help fight the greatest threat known to humanity how do I feel exhilarated terrified but mostly I feel encouraged under your leadership we can't fail don't worry we'll defeat the collectors I trust you implicitly the moment I met you I knew I could close my eyes fall back and you'd be there I might do more than catch you Kelly now that's an enticing thought anything else you'd like to talk about that'll be all I'll be here if you need anything Commander sorry I'm a little unfocused personal matter it won't affect my duties The Omen said you wanted to see me what's this about Jacob as I said it's a personal matter I don't want to waste our time if it turns out to be a goose chase but well I got pinged by a ghost the other night family I'm listening my private law got an update about the Hugo gerns back the ship my father served on it sent an SOS last week reporting a crash and requesting a rescue Shepherd that ship went missing 10 years ago I hadn't talked to my father for three years before that I buried everything but a body now I'm not convinced it isn't just some automated distress signal ticking over it's been too long I think you'd be more excited that your father might be alive he wasn't around enough for me to have bad memories it's an old well-heeled wound but if he's actually alive and needs help I also want to note that it's not a normal procedure for distressed calls to be routed to the Normandy this was passed to my personal log through Cerberus filters any signs that this was a Cerberus front who passed this to you I doubt The elusive man would let a direct operation stakehold this long if there's a link it's probably just about money Cerberus needs diverse Holdings to fund projects like well you and whoever sent this my way covered their tracks someone could be fishing for favors or thought it would get under my skin who knows what that bunch [Music] you didn't get along with your father he made no apologies I'll give him that you make a mistake you own up to it even if you keep making it whatever problems we had were a lifetime ago I've had 10 years to get to where I am and as far as I know he's still a ghost tell me about the Hugo guernsback and what it was doing privately held frigate I looked over the mission brief when it disappeared nothing stood out typical research and grab operation find an Uncharted Planet stake a claim and establish as larger presence as you can as fast as possible to shut out competitors [Music] I think we can spare the time pass the coordinates to Joker I appreciate that Commander I don't expect more than Dusty old bones but it'll be good to close the record hey tell me about you jack what are you up to still checking out your ship wouldn't mind putting her through her Paces when you're not around I doubt Joker would appreciate that at least not while we're working relax joy riding doesn't have the thrill it used to besides if I wanted it I'd take it that's so I've been around ran with gangs wiped out some gangs joined a cult kept the haircut I learned how to survive and not be a victim it's hard to imagine you in a cult that usually involves a lot of rules I was looking for answers drugs and sex and going to a better place a better place right it was all about money they wanted to take a colony shake the suckers down to fund their spread and guess who was their Ace in the Hole they were just like the rest one [ __ ] about me what did you do when you found out what do you think you must have met some good people too everybody wants something and because of that everything is fair game murder assault kidnapping drugs stealing arson not at all and that's the boring [ __ ] piracy theft of military craft destruction of a space station and vandalism that was a good one you ever wonder if you could have done things differently no shouldn't you there's no reason I should be alive but I am you know why Instinct it's worked for me so far and I'm not going to change let's drop it okay get back to whatever it is you think we can do [Music] [Applause] welcome to Northwest recommander Shepard we've been instructed to waive all docking and administration fees for your visit my name is Karina if you need information about the area it would be my pleasure to assist you who instructed you to waive the fees the order came from Liara to Sony who paid all fees on your behalf She also asked that I direct you to speak with her at your convenience she's near the trading floor what can you tell me about Nas Astra it's an exciting City we see a lot of new cultures and goods because of our our proximity to determinous systems at the same time ilium is still in a sorry world you should be as safe here as you would be on the Citadel for your own safety however I recommend against signing anything what's so dangerous about signing something ilium is a free trade World Commander contract term requirements are more relaxed here than on other planets small price to pay for keeping our Competitive Edge and goods from the Terminus systems you said Liara was here what you doing Liara is one of nosostra's most respected information brokers nosostra is based upon trade information is valuable currency and Liara has done quite well as I said you'll find her near the trading floor she was looking forward to seeing you I'm on a mission can you help me find someone I can help you find major entertainment centers or stores but I'm afraid I can't point you to individual people Liara is excellent at that type of work however I imagine she can help you thank you again Welcome to our city Commander please enjoy your stay former teammate Liara to Sonia may have more information her office overlooks the trading floor You may wish to speak with her regarding the whereabouts of thane crios the assassin on your dossier as well also I have a message for Miss Lawson lente has reserved a roommate eternity and will be waiting thank you Edie and I had to explain about raw species fluid contact completely killed them Ms Lawson I'm glad you've made it we've had a complication what happened is Ariana all right she's fine but you listed a man named niquette as your trusted Source he contacted me warning that your father has sent Eclipse mercenaries to make a sweep he suggested that the mercs might be watching for you personally Keys offered to escort Oriana's family to the terminal instead you didn't mention anything about the cat he's a friend he and I go back a long way do you want to bring in any of your other alien contacts Ms Lawson no you and the cat are the only two I trust on this what information do you have about The Mercenaries I've confirmed that there are clips and that they're working for an organization Ms Lawson warned us about I could try to alert the authorities but so far they've done nothing illegal you made the right decision it's your sister Miranda what do you want to do lantaya we'll follow niquette's suggestion Shepherd and I will take the car and draw their attention have Nick had escort the family to the shuttle give him full access to the family's itinerary just to be safe understood Ms Lawson So the plan is for us to get shot down by Eclipse while your sister gets to safety Eclipse will be underwater to take my sister alive they won't risk anything that could kill us I doubt Eclipse will send all their people just to stop you you want to give naked any backup the cat can take care of himself besides any armed backup just draws attention to him I'm ready whenever you are Miranda thank you Shepherd I appreciate this planned on Eclipse but they never planned on you damn it Eclipse mercenary gunships they'll be dropping troops in the cargo areas put us down in that cover behind let's hope they really do want to take us alive fire damn it I got this since you're not firing yet I trust you know who I am yeah they said you'd be in the car you're the [ __ ] that kidnapped our boss's little girl kidnapped all lined up huh captain and yell is already moving in on the kid she knows about Nick head he won't be helping you what do you mean the cat won't be helping us nothing you need to worry about nobody's going to get killed unless you do something stupid you walk away now the girl goes back to her father and everybody's happy everybody but my sister and me should we be talking to Captain and yella about this you don't want to talk to the captain she's not as polite as I am she's the best Commando I've ever seen I've seen her tear people in half with her biotics and she's getting paid a lot to stop you she gets in my way she'll never have a chance to spend it way Miranda you said she was your twin sister that what she told you no this crazy [ __ ] kidnapped our boss's baby daughter he's been looking for her for more than a decade it's complicated Shepard we share the same DNA just not the same birthday you took a baby from the richest guy in the Galaxy lady I don't know what your damage is but you're not getting away with it you're not getting Miranda's sister if you push this it'll go badly for you captain and y'all ordered us to give you one chance to walk away this whole time we've been talking my men have been lining up shots when I say the word we unleash hell on your squad so I suggest you walk away nicely unless you want things to get ugly you have a [ __ ] they've seen us shot I got it foreign I've got one of their radios I'll patch Us in see if I can get an idea of what we're up against Shepard I think I owe you an explanation Ariana is my twin genetically but my father grew her when I was a teenager she was meant to replace me I couldn't let my father do to her what he did to me so I rescued her she's almost a woman now if Eclipse knows where Ariana is they'll be moving in on her soon we need to hurry agreed I'm a bit worried by what the Merc said if they've got to naked somehow this is going to be harder than I'd planned according to the specs I reviewed we'll need to cut through the cargo processing yard to get to orianna can you tell me anything about the cargo processing yard we'll be moving through Conveyor Systems there'll be a lot of movement finding targets won't be easy we'll need to stay sharp and these cargo transports carry hazardous materials so watch what you shoot at I hope your friend can be trusted absolutely naked is one of my oldest friends I guess you could say he was my only real friend he's the only person I didn't cut ties with when I left my father is there a chance your father could be using the cat to get to you I'm sure he's tried but niket's one of the few people who understands what my father is really like I trusted him with my life when I ran from my father Shepard he won't betray me now let's go find the cat in Orion right the cat is he'll switch the family over to our transport maybe the captain knows we're listening in and she's feeding misinformation about nickette making a switch or maybe it means something else naked wouldn't do that damn it why would the thing go any faster did the cat know that you took orianna from your father no he just found out about that recently it was too personal to involve someone else I never really thought about it but maybe no he'd have to understand why I did it he knows what I went through what makes you so sure that the cat wouldn't turn on you he could have turned on me when I ran away I'm sure my father tried to buy him off if he didn't do it then why would he do it now you know it Miranda if you don't think he'd betray you then I'm sure there's another explanation I don't know damn it but I guess we'll find out soon enough and then I'll have a word with this captain and yala I've got authorization to change their booking I'm sorry sir we're under security lockdown until the situation in the cargo terminal is resolved no passengers can be rebooked this isn't worth my time to cat I get paid regardless of how the girl gets there no I was told that I could handle this my way we're not traumatizing the family any more than we Ary this should be fun foreign you've sold me out not many civilians around we can end this here and now not before I get some answers why nickette you were my friend you helped me get away from my phone yes because you wanted to leave that was your choice but if I'd known that you'd stolen a baby I didn't steal her I rescued her from a life of wealth and happiness you weren't saving her you were getting back at your father how did Miranda's father turn you told me you kidnapped your baby sister all those years ago I said I could help get her back peacefully no trauma to the family I told them you'd never do that they could go to hell and you finally told me what you've done I called them back that night why didn't you call me naquette we've been through a lot you could have at least let me explain I deserve to know that you'd stolen your sister Mary I deserve to know you were with Cerberus but I had to hear it from your father first how much did Miranda's father pay you a great deal damn it niquette you were the only one I trusted from that life he knew you felt that way that's why he bought me so you just took his money don't get holy with me Mary you took his money for years I knew Eclipse was willing to get their hands dirty but kidnapping a kid I'm not stealing her I'm rescuing her come on niket let's finish this [ __ ] off and get out of here take your best shot I was just waiting for you to finish getting dressed or the service really let you [ __ ] around in that outfit I like her are we still recruiting whether or not you agree with Miranda orianna has been with her family for years now her father can still give her a better life you don't know what my father wants for her I know that I've been poor Mary I didn't much care for it he wants to take a girl away from the only a known what he really if the Cat knows about orianna then your father does too relocating her won't work Miranda's father has no information about orianna I knew you had spy programs in your father's system Mary so I kept it private I'm the only one who knows which means that you're the only loose end this isn't how I wanted it to end the cat I'm going to miss you I was tired of talking anyway get ready [Music] there could be more Eclipse marks near the shuttle I want to make sure orianna and her family get on safely I can't believe Nick had sold me out I didn't even see it coming even with all your upgrades you're human just like the rest of us but I let it get personal and I screwed up why did he make me kill him he could have run he could have lied about having the data stored somewhere but he just stood there the only loose end he knew what I'd have to do you did what you had to do Miranda you're not responsible for his death of course I am my fault it's not even the cats really my father takes the blame for all of this it's always been like this my father gave me anything I ever wanted but there was always a hook an angle for his long-term plan I threw away everything he ever gave me when I ran except nickette weakness on my part you still have Orion my father didn't give her to me I rescued her but yes you're right I still have something thank you no sign of eclipse it looks like we're clear there she is she's safe with her family thank you come on we should go don't you even want to say hello it's not about what I want it's about what's right for her the less she knows about me the better she had a family a life I'll just complicate that for her she doesn't need any details but would it really be so bad for her to know she has a sister who loves her I guess not go on we'll wait here hello Commander Shepard Liara will be pleased to see you what's liara's reputation here on Ilia she is greatly respected in a few short years she's a master sizable network of connections she could have even more political power than she already wields if she weren't so focused on her personal goals but I believe she should tell you about that not me I'll talk to you later of course Commander have you faced in asari Commando unit before few humans have I'll make it simple either you pay me or I Flay you alive with my mind Shepherd mixer is hold my calls my sources said you were alive but I never believed it's very good to see you it's good to see you too Liara how are you doing I'm doing well I've been working as an information broker it's paid the bill since you well for the past two years and now you're back gunning for the collectors with Cerberus if you know that then you know that I could use your help I can't Shepard I'm sorry I have commitments here things I need to take care of what kind of things do you need to take care of are you in trouble no no listen if you want to help I need someone with hacking expertise someone I can trust if you could disable security at key points around ilium you could get me information I need that would help me a great deal what's this all about Liara can't you just talk to me don't you think I want to Shepard this isn't because I don't trust you this is ilium anything I say is probably being recorded hacking a terminal sounds pretty easy why do you need me I don't know anyone else I can trust hacking the security node won't get you the data it just creates a minor glitch in the system you'll have a short time to find a local server left vulnerable by that glitch and upload the data to my system I'm leaving my own system vulnerable so that the data can be imported during that short time if it'll help you I'll take care of it when you hack one a server will open somewhere nearby for a short time you can download data from there if you hurry thank you Shepard this may help me pay a great debt there's an asari named Samara here on ilium do you know where I could find her Samara yes she arrived recently and registered with to find Dara at the transfer why would Samara have to register with a tracking officer is she a criminal No in fact she's quite the opposite Samara is a just a car one of an ancient sect of asari Warriors Dara can tell you more I'm looking for fame Creos he's supposed to be here on Ilium the Assassin he arrived here and tears he contacted a woman named Serena Serena has an office in the cargo transfer levels perhaps she can tell you where Creos is that was all just off the top of your head I'm a very good information except that the dead bodies still smell thanks for the help that's all I needed to know of course if there's anything else I can help you with let me know how's your own work going everyone needs information Shepard you want to know why I don't drop everything to I need to get that data it should be about friendship or trust but that's not the way it works on ilium let me know when you hack those terminals give me that and I can talk to you if it'll help you I'll take care of it when you hack one or we'll open some you can download data from there if you hurry thank you Shepard this may help me pay a great debt I'll talk to you later Liara let your roots think deep what do you want sorry sorry that damn krogan's love poems are getting on my nerves is that Krogan bothering you no no you don't need to hurt him or anything he's harmless which I know Krogan so it's hard to believe his name is Char we're kind of dating but well we're on a break and he's trying to show me how sensitive he is by well wooing me it's really bad why are the two of you on a break he's serious serious as in talking about kids Char is a great guy to date but for something permanent krogan's live long lives it's not like dating a human where you just stick it out for a century till they die uh no offense it made me wonder if he really likes me or if he just wants kids you can't have them any other way you know because of the general phage that sounds like a question you should ask him I did I don't think he realized that our kids would always have been a sorry no I'm sorry don't always get that we're not taking alien DNA we're just using it to randomize some of the genetic information anyway Char was quiet for a long time then he said that he'd love our girls no matter what color they were you need to talk to your boyfriend he's just going to keep shouting poetry until you do I know but it's tough I like him a lot hell I love him but I don't know if he's permanent Bond material look at him he's obviously crazy about you is he I mean what if he just wants to have kids am I just his baby making machine he said I wasn't but if he said that then you had to trust him so you have nothing to worry about or you don't and you've already decided I I guess I hadn't thought about it like that and I do trust him if he said it I'm going to talk to him here I've given you a discount at the terminal thanks for the help all what about you I'm going to try and make it as a Commando why not every asari has biotics might as well use them right damn that's a hell of a sniper rifle if you say so foreign it's good to see you again thank you for getting me that system data here not much but hopefully it will help you on your mission do you remember the shadow broker with the data you got me I may be able to find information caches from his agents why are you so interested in the shadow broker Shadow broker heard someone important to me we crossed paths not long after you died since then I've been working to take him down with this data I'm a step closer I've never seen you ready to execute someone In Cold Blood what did the shadow broker do to you I was on a job with a friend the shadow broker's people caught us my friend did but I need to find him I owe him my life and I need to make the shadow broker pay for what he did you can't come with me because you're after the shadow broker what if I help you find him I'm sorry Shepard the Galaxy doesn't work that way I need to find leads Trace information I need to work I can't do that on the Normandy I wish I could let me know if there's anything else I can do thanks Shepard I know you're looking for the shadow broker Cerberus gave me data on where to find him interested absolutely I had no idea let me see what you've got it looks like a leaked transmission between Shadow broker operatives some hint says to the location and it's about Farren he's still alive who's Farren he was a friend he helped me recover your body from the shadow broker why did the shadow broker want my course he was going to sell you to the collectors but Fern and I so you rescued me then how did I end up with Cerberus well they gave me until they said they could bring you back you kept me out of the collector's hands without you I couldn't have come back thank you you don't know what that means to me Shepard I didn't know who you'd be when you came back if you'd feel they brought you back and now they're giving me a chance to find Farren after two years I sounds like you and Farren were close he sacrificed himself for me I owe him if he's been the shadow broker's prisoner for two years he may not be in good shape avenge his death today he's alive I'll do whatever I have to do to get him back any friend of yours is a friend of mine what's the next step I need to prepare to think I'm going home use my terminal if you need any local Intel okay I've spent two years plotting Revenge now I have the chance to make it a rescue let me help I'll come by your apartment okay hopefully I'll have a plan by then thank you Shepard it's a crime scene which is why we're going to be here seal off those tray samples and get them back to the lab we got multiple shots fired yeah attacks are going over the place now Sandra we got an open carrier on this end switching to a coated relay what's going on this area is sealed off please step back sir sealed off why someone tried to kill your friend Commander Shepard thank you officer your people are dismissed you can't do that already done two of us here special tactics in Recon Specter I heard your status was reinstated good you're one of our most famous operatives might even get you to sign my chest plate so I assume you had business with your friend this evening Commander the arrow was following a lead on the shadow broker the shadow broker dangerous enemy to have what are the facts so far about 25 minutes ago someone took a shot at tucsoni note the bullet holes she stuck around for almost four minutes before leaving the building whatever she was doing was important if Liara isn't here where is she if I knew that I wouldn't be sifting through her crap there's no blood nobody it looks like to Sony Got Away the sniper didn't plan on her kinetic barrier clever girl paranoid but clever did the police find anything when they arrived just the mess in the bullet holes I give them a gold star for finding the bullet holes Liara was expecting me she would have left a message here her office wasn't safe I'm not surprised helium is just Omega with expensive shoes I haven't found anything useful for tracking her down yet you knew to Sony better than I do where would she have hidden her backups let me take a look around the rifle used to do that wasn't standard issue the kinetic barrier deflected the shots but they still managed to penetrate the glass part of my old armor looks like someone didn't like you much either a doctorate from the University of saris a udecia he's getting good use out of all that education yeah that's not the asari Homeworld I'm not sure what planet that is its eye loss the picture changed when you touched it it must be keyed to your ID what does it show now it's a prothean dig site Liara did leave a message there are a few prothean looking objects around the apartment let's see what we can find those things must be worth a fortune foreign I've got something here backup disk let's try it on her terminal it looks like she recorded a call what have you got for me sickat how soon can you have it shouldn't take long come to my office in the dracon Trade Center gotta say though to Sony you're making me a little nervous how big is the trouble that could come out of this relax a cat I'll see you in a few hours sounds like Liara found something big on the shadow broker and then someone found her I know where the dracon Trade Center is my car's outside let's go foreign [Applause] the barrier Frontiers offices are located on the third floor I don't hear police chatter we must have missed the party we are in what the hell they just took out three floors to make sure she's dead I'll grab this guy car and seal off the building from the top I'll start down here and work my way up just leave some for me [Applause] what happened very of Frontier employee looks like he got caught in the explosion performance surviving that blast was here I found a military-grade explosive device it hasn't been armed foreign if I'd have been a few seconds faster I could have stopped them must have been no sign of that data Liara talked about looks like a dead end oh speaking of which did you find your friend's body you mean this body Liara something I should know this is the woman who tried to kill me you've had a rough day so I'll let that slide why don't you put that gun down I saw you I doubled back after I left I watched you break into my apartment so what you were just using me to find the message nothing personal Shepherd just needed a little help Trucking down the aura once she had my location she signaled the shadow broker's forces they bombed the building to take me out she founds a cat took his data and killed him I'm guessing she still got the disc on her good guess not that you'll ever see what's on it foreign wow one down foreign [Music] I'm fine by the way thanks for asking foreign there she is and you're right no wait left I'm honored she's got reinforcements what kind of guns does this thing have it's a taxi it has a fair meter wonderful truck again [Music] watch out [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign get me some damn backup [Music] watch out they're dropping there's busier's car come on she can't have gotten far watch out they're dropping reinforcements in to slow us down all right got it there we go foreign [Music] foreign it's over hey hey you come here what's your name Marianna Marianna you want to live don't you tell those people that you want to live please here you don't need to do this all you had to do was walk away now it gets ugly please I have a son hope he gets to see you again I've heard losing a parent is just horrific for children scars them for life I'm going to end you fuzzier it's okay Liara we'll handle it the usual way you want Marianna's little boy to grow up without a mommy Shepherd thermal Clips on the ground Now power cells too is that it what the Seer I let the destiny Ascension die with ten thousand people on board including the council I unleashed the rachni on the Galaxy so for your sake I hope your escape plan doesn't hinge on me hesitating to shoot a damn hostage you're bluffing now Liara they've seen him [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] the cat's personal data pad this has what we need to find the shadow broker you're dead the shadow broker has been in power for decades he's stronger than anything you've ever faced is that why you sold out the council to work for him you think I betrayed the council like sarin go to hell the broker's given me damn good Intel over the years until that saved lives and kept the Citadel safe so if the broker needs a few people to disappear I'll pay that price without hesitation specters don't blow up buildings filled with innocent people sure we do we get our hands dirty so the council doesn't have to the counselors might complain about our methods to sue their consciences but they never look too closely besides you're with Cerberus you have any idea what your terrorist friends have done I know who they are and what they've done it doesn't matter I think it does you want to judge me look in the mirror kidnapping kids for biotic death camps hell your own unit on a goose and you're with them don't you dare judge me oh don't you need to show me and retrieve the data civilian casualty is not a concern this year's dead I'm putting the data through to the normandy's computers we can be at the shadow broker's base in a few hours he'll know about physio before long he decides to kill Ferron we won't give him time we'll need the normandy's stealth systems to get close on detect s we've left until it's too late that's a little cold they killed innocent people do I when I hit the ground back at the Trade Center you went after Basir without a backward look a little fall wasn't going to kill you I had to stay on vizier I had to stay rational make the call like I did with sakat that's vasir's fault not yours Sagat had no idea what the stakes were I put him In Harm's Way to get the data I needed I got him killed I do it again but from here on out things will be simple get in get fair and get out and kill anyone who tries to stop us that's it that's it will you just stop for a second we'll be jumping several light years there's time to talk about us Shepherd listen I'm glad you're here you're worried there might be terminals you need me to hack bear you were dead came back and have two years of mourning suddenly vanish I can't get into this for now let's just focus on getting Farren back fine [Music] no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no the oceans boiled during the day then snap freeze 10 minutes after Sundown the shadow broker lives in this his ship follows the sunset completely undetectable in the storm unless you know where to look how do we get inside the shuttle Bay is locked down we'll need to land on the ship and hunt for a hat can't stay outside for long there's a constant lightning storm where the hot and cold air collide foreign but I'm picking up signals from a communications array near the back of the ship there's nothing below but maintenance equipment we have to find an entrance near the back shielding careful those capacitors discharge built up lightning thanks for the tip Shepard tried firing at the capacitors foreign foreign decades to build in secret I wonder what happened to the contractors I think we can guess navigating this storm is brutal if the ship's engines stop even for a moment at least the shadow broker would go down with us that's comforting not even a guard rail I bet the broker's agents love patrolling the home at least the view is nice it's locked hang on I've got a bypass shunt program that can crack it how long will it take I don't know Shepard I've never broken into the shadow broker's base before well not this one anyway here we go I'm sure that shunt is working it's illegal even on ilium it didn't come with a warranty but you tested it right tell me you tested it I'm sure it won't be much longer remember the old days when you could just slap Omni gel on everything that security upgrade made a lot of people unhappy look out for on the way foreign there the hatch is open foreign foreign I've downloaded the ship's layout we're headed toward the prison block Ferron foreign hold on we're getting you out of here no ah Baron what the hell is the broker trying to do to you the equipment is sensitive to tampering this the chair plugs into the broker's info Network you have to shut off the power pull me out now and my brain Cooks do you do you know where we can cut the power it won't be easy he'll have to go to Central operations what's the point of this cage I don't it's a neural grounding rod the medical equipment is to make sure he doesn't expire we have to shut this place down where did the broker get the mercs raised his own private Force they're completely lost Shepherd we really don't have the time what do you know about the broke she did this to me I was hoping you'd know what he is I never got a good look but he's big the guards are terrified of him a Krogan I don't know but not everyone who visits his office comes back out tell us where to go Central operations is down the hall you know the shadow broker's waiting for you right I'm counting on it we'll be back for you Faron I'll try not to go anywhere foreign not Reckless just determined ask you're a sorry Specter about that cost me with time Expendable like Farren Dr desoni your interference caused all this fear and betrayed Insurance body the trail is simply being smart let Baron walk out with us you're quite confident for someone with nowhere left to hide you travel with fascinating companions doctor at least you brought me both Shepherd and Miss Lawson to Sony their deaths will [ __ ] Cerberus you're not putting a hand on anyone it's pre-space flight species quarantine to their Homeworld from massacring the council's first Contact teams this base is older than your planet's discovery probably means you killed the original Shadow broker 60 years ago then took over I'm guessing you were taken from your world by A Trophy Hunter who wanted a Slave or a pet how am I doing foreign [Music] all right [Music] The Shield's kinetically sensitive energy and projectiles are bouncing off then we do this the hard way and now foreign [Music] um if you can get him to bring up that Shield again I've got an idea [Music] no no no foreign [Music] lost her feet we're online and waiting instructions while operating Hardware it disruptive Communications momentarily however we are now back online resume standard procedures Shadow broker out goddess of oceans it's you you how well everyone who's ever seen him in person is dead so Shadow broker it's taking over as the shadow broker really a good idea it was either that or lose trading sources those will really help us with the shadow Brokers Information Network I can I can give you I can oh check the Power Systems laughs it's finally for two years it's all right it's been two years I don't we're different people you have your mission and for now we need to figure out our options safeguards card it's like he never anticipated anyone but himself being here and it's all ours sure you want to stay here I could use you on the Normandy I have to stay here we can't pass this up Shepard all I wanted was to rescue farron but is it wrong that part of me wants this with the shadow Brokers Network I can help you maybe I can turn this operation into something better don't be a stranger this time come by when you have a chance the doors are always open foreign it's so good to see you I've set up a few terminals with information I think you'll find in find it take a look welcome back Shadow broker what's this that's the old broker's via we've actually been helpful with rebuilding the network please let me know if I can organize anything else for you Shadow broker it also thinks anyone in the room is the broker I'll play around with the setting my manual is ready whenever you have a moment how are you doing Liara I'm a bit overwhelmed to be honest the shadow broker had more read come on over he had top level access to the turian andasari governments and more than one solarian dalatross traded Intel and now it's ours you're not going to turn into a recluse with creepy information on everyone in the Galaxy are you I can understand the temptation I've got all the secrets of the Galaxy at my fingertips give me 10 minutes and I could start a war but I've got a purpose helping you stop the Reapers that will keep me honest relatively speaking have you found anything useful yet the shadow broker knew about the Reapers perhaps that's why he offered to help prove saren's guilt to the council he didn't want saren to succeed he knew you weren't lying about your visions of the Peruvian Beacon there's even some date on the protheans I think he knew what was coming and was looking for a way to survive why was he still looking at protheans they gave us the warning and the conduit at ilos but we've used those the shadow Brokers seemed think there was more out there perhaps the protheans had other plans or maybe he was just grasping at anything that offered some hope how do you know what the shadow broker was he didn't I had no idea what to expect when we finally found him but I researched free space flight cultures during some of my prothean studies I know a bit about the yogg there's more on the terminals if you want to look they're a fascinating culture and a terrifying one how's parent doing as well as you'd expect after two years of intermittent torture you gonna be okay I don't know he wants to work so I'm letting him help maybe it takes his mind off it you know I didn't come down here just to talk about data I know we have some unfinished business but just because we were together before I don't want to put pressure on you I've got fond memories of the last time you put pressure on me so do I why don't you come to the Normandy for drinks I'd like that good get your things and come on out thanks I'll be right there just give me a minute did you enjoy the tour yes it's a beautiful ship and I ran into Joker he seemed happy to see me although he did ask me to record any parts of our conversation where my eyes do that freaky black eternity thing of course he did I also spoke with Dr chaquas glad she's doing well I brought you something it took some digging but I recovered your tags I thought I'd never see these again you can't get [Music] back Get Lucky yeah that was the plan how are you actually not what you tell your squad to keep morale up I'm okay really it's been rough but we'll get it done you've certainly made a good start even if those idiots on the council won't admit it there wouldn't be a man woman or child left on Horizon if not for you I saved some of them not enough and the collectors will keep hitting colonies until I stop them so you'll stop them and here I thought it'd be difficult you'll get the job done you always do I just don't know what comes next so tell me what you want if this all ends tomorrow what happens to us I don't know marriage old age and a lot of little blue children you just you were dead I got better this time but you're going to leave again [Music] your team is ready you'll leap through the Omega 4 relay [Music] [Music] I spent two years mourning you so if we're going to try this I need to know you're always coming back I don't know that's a pretty big promise to make [Music] I'd have to have something special to come back to how about this other drinks and everything come back soon Liara [Music] thanks again Shepard taking the time to help me with my sister I couldn't have reached Ariana in time without your help and you proved yourself trustworthy unlike nickette I'm glad I got to take him out myself it's funny I think of you as all business good to see that there's a person under there the mission's too important to let personal feelings interfere but thank you Commander my sister is safe again thanks in large part to you I won't forget that [Music] they've seen us will send their prisoners down here to die I have to find Dr kenson now [Music] in the asteroid belt s them all out relay can they even do that what difference does it make we caught up [Music] with work really can't be damaged much less destroyed those humans we have to make this one an example to the others can't respond kindly 47 days [Applause] [Music] friends that asteroids all over [Music] weight smuggling Edge parts order I'll ask you again where is your base time the reapers are coming here every moment you pick me here brings them closer just destroy the system do what you want to be battarion talk to rture saving [Music] [Music] who are you what are you doing Dr kenson I'm Commander Shepard I'm here to get you out come on to Shepherd heard you were alive Hackett must have must have received my message we're not safe here can you walk fine just give me a moment we have to go now if we can find a console I can hack security make us an escape path [Music] and we'll find one go ready [Music] there should be a security console here somewhere [Music] they know we're here keep them off me while I hack as a way out an elevator that leads up to the hangar I'll bring it down to us almost done or one last thing the hangar doors are hard locked we'll have to get those open the old-fashioned way leave that to me thank you gotcha [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] autopilot we should be well out of range before they get their security measures unscrambled do you think they'll come after you I'm not taking any chances batarians don't take kindly to humans who plan to destroy their Mass relays so the charges against you are true well to be fair that's about half the story My People and I were here investigating rumors of Reaper technology out in the fringes of this system I guess you found something we found proof that the Reapers will be arriving in this system when they get here they'll use its mass relay to travel throughout the Galaxy we call it the alpha relay from here the Reapers can invade anywhere in the Galaxy so you decided to destroy it exactly doing that would stop the Reaper's Invasion even at FDL speeds it'd be months or years before they got to the next relay we came up with what we just called the project plan to launch a nearby asteroid into the relay and destroy it before the Reapers could arrive of course the resulting explosion would probably Wipe Out the system how did you plan to launch an asteroid into a mass relay moving an asteroid just requires thrust and guidance which are readily available in omega's salvage yards get the right amount of power and a good VI to drive it and you can pretty much just point and shoot I've always heard that mass relays are indestructible I've heard that too but I think it's more that nobody's willing to find out what happens when one is destroyed and well we plan to slam a small planet into the thing at very high speed by our calculations that's more than enough is the project still operational I I imagine it is we will one button press away from launch when the batarians arrested me why do you think destroying the mass relay would destroy the entire system Mass relays are the most powerful Mass Effect engines in the known Galaxy the energy released from a relay's destruction would probably resemble a supernova this is a remote system but just over three hundred thousand battarians live on the colony where they held us the explosion would undoubtedly kill them all how were you cut we've been smuggling Starship parts from Omega thrusters guidance and aftermarket ezo core the pitarians thought that looked suspicious a few days ago I took a few of the men on a scouting trip and the batarians pounced on us they never found our actual base [Music] I still don't see how you learned about this supposed invasion the evidence came from what we call object row a Reaper artifact we discovered among the asteroids near the relay itself when we get back to Arcturus station I'll explain everything and provide copies of all our notes on the artifact the stakes are too high if you were willing to destroy a whole system over this I want to see your proof I guess I can't argue with that give me a moment cancel to project base affirmative and I've got Commander Shepard with me tidy up the lab the commander needs to confirm the artifact all set just sit back and relax we'll be there in no time [Music] foreign [Music] here we are welcome to project base what's this that's our countdown to arrival when that gets to zero the Reapers will have come just over two days and counting puts things in perspective doesn't it how do you know that's an accurate countdown it is the artifact has been giving off pulses at definite interval since we found it the intervals have been decreasing at a steady rate the artifact is reacting to the Reaper's proximity in just over 48 Hours the pulses will become constant and the Reapers will be here you're saying the Reapers could be at Earth in two days there's no time to waste then let's show you that proof that door exits the hangar the artifact is in our Central lab area go through the door at the end of that Corridor to your left [Music] so what would it take to get the project back up and running everything was in place when we were arrested it wasn't a question of could we but should we what alternative do we have the Reapers will reach this system regardless but the alpha relay is their shortcut to the rest of the Galaxy if you want to keep the Reapers at Bay this relay must be destroyed we have to get the project running again it's probably the only chance we have one sec let me get the door Commander Shepherd I give you object row you have the reaper artifact just sitting here out in the open when we found it it showed me a vision of the Reaper's arrival kenson this is not good give it a moment Shepard it'll give you the proof you need I can't let you start the project Shepard I can't let you stop the arrival foreign [Music] [Music] take him to the bed Bay and Patch him up we want Shepard alive 's waking up a moment ago a moment ago but it could be a glitch in the system to the system all right no glitch the sedatives aren't working security step away from the terminal the project is almost complete I thought I'd feel a sense of accomplishment but instead I feel dread I can't help but think we're doing something terrible security systems [Applause] escaped all available Personnel to the medical Wing do not let him activate the project not much time I have to get this asteroid moving and get the hell out of here welcome to project control I want to activate the project [Music] purchase activation in progress warning collision with mass relay is evident begin evacuation procedures alert all colonists living in the bahaq system this is where to find Dr Amanda canson Dr Henson called meltdown should do it because of you everyone on this rock will be obliterated not if I get to you first oh don't try to stop me Shepard I have to do this I've already activated the project we can still escape this rock There Is No Escape There's No Redemption for what you've done I will die never having seen the Reaper's blessing and you will just die damn it cancer [Music] [Music] how do I stabilize the Reactor Core all automatic [Music] Ally insert cooling Rod B from control station B doing so will stabilize the reactor core [Music] I need more time get in there [Music] [Music] you've done nothing keep it I can still override power to the engines try to stop me foreign [Music] step away from the react you've ruined everything Whispers anymore turn around now you've taken them away from me I will never see the Reaper's arrival all you had to do warning Collision imminent warning Collision imminent warning Collision imminent warning Collision Collision warning Collision imminent warning Collision imminent warning Collision imminent Joker this is Shepard I need a pickup now communication system damn it evacuation protocols in effect all Personnel report to escape shuttles where can I find an escape shuttle take the lift from this road to [Music] Tower the remaining Escape shuttles will be located on the towers landing pad I have to get to that calm Tower and take a shuttle it's my only chance external calm Channel opens open Shepherd to Normandy Joker do you read me Shepherd you have become that annoyance you fight against inevitability dust struggling against Cosmic winds this seems a victory to you star system sacrificed but even now your greatest civilizations are doomed to fall your leaders will beg to be harvested maybe you're right maybe we can't win this but we'll fight you regardless just like we did sovereign just like I'm doing now however insignificant we might be we will fight we will sacrifice and we will find a way that's what humans do know this as you die in vain your time will come your species will fall prepare yourselves for the arrival [Music] Roger that get us out of here Joker [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] looks like you've recovered Admiral Hackett sounds like you went through hell down there how do you feeling fine no more Visions if that's what you mean I wasn't expecting to see you here you went out there as a favor to me I decided to debrief you in person that was before the mass relay exploded and destroyed an entire batarius system what the hell happened out there Commander have you received any intel about what happened all I know is I sent you out there to break Amanda kensen out of prison and now an entire system is destroyed I hope you could fill in the leap of logic between those two events I confirmed Dr kensen's proof the Reapers were coming and destroying that relay was the only way to stop kenson sedated me for almost two days I started the engines with little more than an hour left I tried to warn The batarian Colony but time ran out the pizzarians report no survivors from our tot at least you tried [Music] and you believe the reaper Invasion really was a threat no doubt about it we literally had minutes to spare I'm sure all the details are in your report I won't lie to you Shepherd Libertarians will want blood and there's just enough evidence for a Witch Hunt and we don't want war with the batarians not with the collectors out there taking our colonists what are you saying you did what you did for the best of reasons but there were more than 300 000 battarians in that system all dead they died to save trillions of lives if I could have saved them you bit your ass I would have you're preaching to the choir Commander if it were up to me I'd give you a damn medal unfortunately not everyone will see it that way [Music] so what do you suggest evidence against you is shoddy at best but at some point you'll have to go to Earth and face the music I can't stop it but I can and will make them fight for it I didn't expect to see you aboard a Cerberus vessel I don't like Cerberus of the way they do things but they brought you back to life and they're actually doing something about the state of the Galaxy so for now I can be friendly is the alliance concerned about the batarian's response to this incident very Libertarians have been looking for an excuse to wage war on us since we showed up in the Galaxy if the Reapers invade we need the Galaxy to work together if we're at war with the batarians the other races will be hesitant to give Aid to either side what's the alliance doing about the collectors we're setting fleets around our major colonies and evacuating our smaller ones but the ships that encountered the collectors haven't reported back we're outmatched I'm really hoping you and servers have an ace up your sleeve thank you Admiral [Music] do whatever you have to do out here but when Earth calls you make sure you're there with your dress blues on ready to take the head in the meantime you keep this I don't need to see a report to know you did the right thing yes sir you've done a hell of a thing Commander [Music] thank you I have run a scan of the ship I detect no life signs but there may be useful technology or information still inside there it is and mostly intact they could have survived impact but it's been years looks like it was stripped after the crash they'd have tried to get a beacon up as soon as possible along with us anymore we've done horrible things to the crew the conditions they're in they don't understand what we're doing to them I forget what what you did before the bruises show it's got to stop stop repeat toxology alert danger of Rapid neural from the look of it this Beacon's been here a while why would they wait years to signal pause in Beacon protocol eight years 237 Days 7 hours Paws is recorded as record deleted by acting Captain Ronald Taylor that's not right my father was first officer who's in command of this ship where are the survivors Captain Harris Fairchild reported killed following unscheduled sub-orbital descent first officer Ronald Taylor promoted infield to acting Captain but where is he now the location of the remaining crew of the Hugo gernsback is unknown this Beacon has been unattended for several maintenance Cycles I assume unsafe deceleration refers to the crash give me the details following an unspecified impact and sublight drive failure the Hugo gernsback made an unscheduled descent at 465 percent of theoretical recommended sub-orbital velocity the Hugo gernsbach then decelerated at 782 percent of theoretical recommended approach velocity sustaining significant damage to investment and crew local food impairs brain functions what are the effects impairment of mental function due to chemical imbalance begins within seven days of ingesting local Flora regardless of decontamination or Preparation impact on higher cognitive abilities and long-term memory is cumulative but significant within a standard month it is not known if neural Decay is permanent data collection was not completed why wasn't the beacon activated before now this emergency Beacon became functional after 358 Days 12 hours following the unscheduled sub-orbital Descent of the Hugo gernsbach activation was triggered remotely after eight years 237 Days 7 hours on the authority of acting Captain Ronald Taylor pausing Beacon protocol is recorded as record deleted come on let's get going let's check the ship my father had the beacon for almost nine years maybe that neural Decay affected him avoiding it for a decade seems unlikely [Music] she's so so you're easier now here what was her name Sarah Suzanne my God I can't remember I can't remember her face we need to get out so I can remember I can think straight they have to hurry expect the luxury of doo doo doo process but this isn't a military ship just bumping the command line up a notch doesn't work Captain Fairchild knew this crew crew crew his replacement doesn't come at the same level of respect I'm hoping the man has thank you came from the sky the leader said someone would come he delayed for so long but he still has power some have lost faith the hunters they will have seen your star they will not let you help him what are you talking about you're not making sense I I don't remember how to say it he's our leader and we serve so we can go home but some want to fight him they were they were cast out he exiled them so they hunt his machines and those who help him they don't believe that rescue Will Come Hunters they won't stop until the leader is dead kill them agents of the liar he will not Escape we've been spotted thank you that wasn't neural Decay they were feral my father wouldn't let this go on something is very wrong is that a settlement they'd better be friendlier than the beach group I need answers they're clearly docile but in the same uniform remnants as those who attacked us there aren't any men here maybe it affects genders differently makes males get violent possibly but the woman on the beach said the exiled ones came back as Hunters it doesn't matter right now one of these people must know what my father has to do with this you have his face he promised to call the sky but he sends nothing he forced us to eat to decay you are cursed with his face not the best reaction to the family resemblance Jacob why would my father force his crew to eat toxic food whatever's happening here needs to stop look at these spoiled food stores they've been eating only that toxic local food for who knows how long like that wasn't obvious enough go away you are like him you will keep us here [Music] the hunters will kill you they fight because he exiled them and waited too long what the hell somebody had to push them to make that that's borderline worship attention right please here you have his face but you fight his machines you might stop this this I forget how to read but this was the start what he promised and what they did to us we need the sky take us back to the sky Jacob what does it say it's a crew log book some of them thought the beacon repair was taking too long they were afraid they'd run out of supplies and lose their minds to the Decay my father restricted the ship food for himself and the other officers so they wouldn't be affected everybody else had to eat the toxic food and hope for treatment later the rest is a casualty list you mutinied over the decision my father and his officers turned the mechs on them the beacon was fixed after a year so the plan must have worked why no signal those weren't the last entries on the casualty list more incidents harsh punishments it's like their cattle or toys in a year all the male crew members are flagged as exiled or dead they separated out the women signed them to officers like pets and after the beacon is fixed the officers appear in the casualties too after my father took control and didn't stop it anything in there about whether the effects of the toxic food can be treated nothing but it seems like the right call if everyone gets it who's left to fix the beacon you'd never get out but they did fix it signal wasn't sent until now starting to see why does it say why he separated the men and the women or is it as bad as it seems no it turns to gibberish maybe the men got violent early on but from the state of this place I'd say the hunter thing is recent but he allowed here Shepard I don't see any justification we haven't seen any other officers he killed them there were five after the crash medical engineering Bridge staff should have had no problem fixing the beacon and keeping people safe all killed within the same week about a month after the beacon was repaired do you see an explanation for this he's your father is he none of this fit maybe the initial decision but the rest abuse of power doesn't get any clearer than this I need to find this man thank God you're here that's really him make Activity one left have a nice trip choices the later Flames victims have a nice trip he had his fun and now he wants out nothing out throwing people away this thing is not far they should scramble the system enough with the toys I need to look my father in the eye and hear him justify this you're here I knew a real Squad would blow through just fine sorry if the mix scuffed your pants I'll get you something nice when we get back to Alliance space I've got to have some back pain coming what about your crew acting Captain total loss a toxic food turned them wild they brought me up here in some kind of ritual Behavior waiting for a chance to Signal has been hell that's the best you can do you let all your people talk back like that who are you exactly Commander Shepard of the Normandy I believe you're acquainted with Mr Taylor [Music] Jacob no not Jacob why not me we 10 years of this look better to anyone else in the galaxy you have to understand this isn't me the realities of command they change you I wasn't ready for that I made sure you were taught right before I left I hope to leave it at that I'm not unreasonable Captain but 10 years what happened God damn it why did you do this to your crew there was resistance to the plan Mutiny we had to take a hard line to keep order and things settled down as the Decay set in we made sure the crew were comfortable some even seemed happier ignorance is bliss right and they were grateful for guidance like an instinct pure Authority was easy at First Once in the effect Lord inhibitions they got territorial rank protocol they couldn't understand we had to establish dominance after a while the perks seemed normal that's it you created a harem and played King 10 years in a juvenile fantasy I can't point to where it all went wrong but when the beacon was ready revealing what happened didn't seem like a good idea what happened to the other officers Anders found his conscience a little late to step back he had an accident things got tense end of the day I was the one with a mix I got a little basic in setting examples but I was kind of my people once things settled down seemed like I'd earned some peace you fought over people like they were toys things the stores from the ship couldn't last forever you had to know this would end one day dining for one can really stretch things out besides I can think of a lot worse retirement plans than stripping down and joining the droolers that was before the hunters of course dumb or not I'd feel it if they got their hands on me now they want blood and prefer to keep it it's all about you everything you didn't feel any responsibility to get out of here for the sake of family I gave him a good start he was a smart kid and was better off not following me we figured that out a long time before I took jobs in deep space and after things escalated here it seemed best to just disappear off the galactic map till you needed someone to save your ass what triggered the males to change and threaten you the planet has some strange Cycles to it I've seen some plants around I never saw before odd weather maybe some just adapted a little too well and if you treat them like animals big shock they become animals there's no way I'm letting this slide Taylor a price will be paid how much what kind of math can balance these lives his life isn't worth pulling the damn trigger I don't know who you are because you're not any Father I remember will secure him for an alliance court for every year here he'll have 10 to think about it give him all the time in the galaxy the man who did this doesn't know right from wrong I'm sorry Jacob I did the best I could I'm 10 years past believing that [Music] ships are inbound to secure Captain Taylor as crew Commander we've long gone by the time they get here don't even give them the tail lights Roger that what do you mean it wasn't you Jacob if I had leaked the information about the gerns back I would be smiling at your resolution of the situation I am not smiling nothing goes through this ship my ship without a report to you I had no more reason to believe Jacob's father was alive than he did but I'm happy to know the situation is behind you fine you didn't forward it so who did I did figures who else could get into Cerberus channels it was hardly classified just obscure there was a time when it mattered to you sending this along seemed like keeping an old promise I keep my promises Miranda will discuss your liberal interpretation of security protocol in private Shepherd Jacob you good with this Jacob it's all bull Shepherd Captain Taylor can rot in prison doesn't change who I am or what I know I've already mourned the man he used to be I guess he was a good enough father that even he can't screw up what he taught me you had no idea Miranda was behind this no she's got a good memory selective but good I haven't thought about those days in a long time can't figure which promise you meant though not sure I really want to know she requires a better man than I come on we've got work to do I Commander Shepard thanks for the help anytime Jacob foreign what can I do for you you have a minute Miranda of course I've been meaning to speak with you in fact I've wanted to apologize I didn't fully believe you'd be up to the task and it seems I was wrong frankly based on what I've seen I wish Cerberus had recruited you earlier I wish your people had made the offer I looked at your track record as you hunted saren I saw the choices you faced you'd fit in fine here and we'd be lucky to have you too many join us out of simple xenophobia we need more people here for the right reasons what was cerber is trying to prove by experimenting on children like Jack a mistake no question not mine and one that was corrected once we discovered the extent of the experiments being performed with your intelligence you could have landed any job you wanted why choose this because I Still Envy the time more than spent with the special tasks group working with people as smart as he was Cerberus never tells me that something is impossible they give me my resources and say do it and they've given you even more a new life a new ship The elusive man's personal attention the best thing he did was to put you on my squad you'd have done fine without me I may not have believed it before but I don't have what you do that fire that makes someone willing to follow you into hell itself my father got me the best jeans money could buy guess that wasn't enough you always bring up your genetic tailor it really bothers you doesn't it this is what I am Shepard hide it the intelligence the looks even the biotics he paid for all of that every one of your accomplishments is due to your skill the only things I can take credit for are my mistakes I can't admire your body or your mind you give your father too much credit yeah he gave you gift but you can be proud of what you've done with them oh thank you and perhaps I wouldn't mind if you admired my body you wouldn't huh I think I could live with it it's only fair you've had two years to look at me and I was wearing less than you are Shepard wait I I need to think about this scared Ms Lawson cautious Commander Shepard but interested very interested for now I should work and think I'll talk um to you later Shepard I'm glad you came by I've got something I may need your help you remember the fight on Omega I don't think either robots will forget that day anytime soon you know I didn't work alone I had a team of 11 good men they all died that day before you arrived all but the turian named Sedona survived he betrayed a Shepherd he's the reason my men are dead do you know why he did it no I'll be sure to ask him right after I put a shot through his skull he disappeared just before the attack but I found them or at least a way to get to him there's a specialist on the Citadel named fade he's an expert at helping people disappear Sedonas was seen with him what are you planning to do when you find him you humans have a saying an eye for an eye a life for a life he owes me ten lives and I plan to collect you sure that's how you want to play it I'm sure I don't need you to agree with me but I'd like your help what happened how did sedona's betray your team he tipped off the mercs told them where our base was he drew me out with a false job then let the mercs hit my team my men were prepared they're trying to hold them off by the time I got back there were only two survivors 10 of them dead because of him where do we find Faith I've arranged a meeting we'll meet him in a warehouse near the neon markets down on zakara Ward thanks Shepard I appreciate you taking the time to help me [Music] thank you [Music] I've found references to a forger named fade in cset crime report Shepard perhaps that is a good place to start looking Southern fade you're not quite how I imagined you looks can be deceiving so which one of you wants to disappear I'd rather see you make someone reappear uh that's not the service we provide make an exception just this once get it quick shoot them shoot them too slow why do I even bother we're looking for someone a client of yours not mine I'm not paid I just work for him sort of I knew it well then maybe you'd like to tell us where to find him yes of course he's in the factory district who works out of the old prefab Foundry I know the place oh he's got a lot of mercs there blue Sons Harkin thinks they're protecting him what do the blue suns have to do with this who's his services to help their people infiltrate businesses in various organizations here on the Citadel bastard is using c-sec to help those scum good old dodo well not really he got fired from a c-sec a while ago but he still knows the systems interesting but it changes nothing we still need to find him before we can get to Sedonas well let's go pay Harkin a visit we'll need to go to the transit station I can get us to him from there so I I could go sure but if we don't find Harkin we'll be back for you oh good foreign don't just stand there stop them stop them run all you want Harkin we'll find you look it up on the floor nice shooting what the hell is hawking up to foreign 's finally gone completely bad he was always a pain in the ass but I'm in no mood for his games if he doesn't cooperate I'll beat him within an inch of his life we seem to be getting 10 scariest Hawk and may know why sedonis wanted to disappear if so he knows why we're here and I don't want him tipping sedonis off foreign do you see that I saw something he's getting ready for us what are you gonna do to hearken if he won't cooperate he's a real criminal now working for the blue Sons I should just shoot him on side but I need him alive so I won't do any permanent damage just enough to loosen losing tongue well there's one way to find out right behind you it's in the transport carrier's overhead are rigged to explode when dropped good to know watch out foreign thank you [Music] you are close but not close enough so fade couldn't make yourself disappear huh come on Garrus we can work this out what do you need I'm looking for someone well I guess we both have something the other one wants we're not here to ask favors hurricane you don't say you helped a friend of mine disappear I need to find him I might need a little more information than that his name was Sedona satorium came from the I know who he is and I'm not telling you squat if this information really worth all the trouble I don't give out client information it's bad for business oh I don't know what else is bad for business a broken neck all right all right get off me ah Thomas really changed you huh Garrett no but Sedonas opened my eyes now arrange a meeting going foreign yeah it's me there's a chance your identity may be compromised that's why I'm calling I'm sending an agent where do you want to meet all right he'll be there don't worry I got it covered it's all good he wants to meet you in front of orbital Lounge middle of the day so if our business is done I'll be going I don't think so you're a criminal now harken so what you're just gonna kill me that's not your style Gareth kill you no but I don't mind slowing you down a bit you don't need to shoot him you won't be able to hide from seasack now I guess it's your lucky day yeah I hope we could do this again real soon ah I didn't shoot him come on let's move sedona's better be there or I'm coming back to finish the job [Music] Harkins of bloody Madness we shouldn't have just let him go he deserved to be punished don't waste your time on him let's see SEC deal with him now yeah I suppose you're right thanks for helping me with this Shepherd I do the same if I were you I learned from the best I need to set up I can get a clear shot from over there what do you need me to do keep him talking and don't get in my way I'll let you know when he's in my sights give me a signal so I know you're ready and I'll take the shot you better go you'll be here soon [Music] thank you Shepard can you hear me loud and clear all right there he is wave them over and keep him talking let's get this over with you're in my shot move to the side this won't take long at all you wanna Harkins man I don't remember seeing you before that's it just keep him talking a few more seconds I was told Harkin was one of the best this better not happen again oh wait one don't worry what [ __ ] betrayal repaid Sedonas [Music] that was easy enough clean and simple good work thanks for helping me Shepard let's get moving I need to get away from this place right with you [Applause] [Music] Shepard important news no you're busy have to deal with the collectors planning attack too important to wait just receiving data still processing analyzing likely scenarios not sure how to begin too much Intel you remember our talk my work on genophage modification you stopped the Krogan adaptation to the genophage part of a team scientists all different types blood pack mercenaries captured former team member Malin last seen on tuchanka might torture him make an example recovering melon would be a personal favor to me do you think they found out your team updated the genophage unclear no way to determine until we get to tuchaka we'll go to tachanka and see if we can find your team member appreciate it my assistant my student want to see him safe Mainland last seen outside Earth not territory Scouts might have seen blood pack talk to them or Clan chief Commander what can I do for you you have a minute Miranda I do I suppose we should talk I don't know what this is if this is stress or just blowing off steam or I care about you Miranda and I think you care about me this is no time for emotional entanglement you and I know more about the collectors than anyone we know how unlikely it is that we're coming back alive what idiotic bunch of hormones thought that now was a great time for love who said anything about love I'm just trying to get you into bed you are come on Miranda you want this yeah I do so don't die you promise me damn it I died once already I don't plan to do it again give me some time when I'm ready I'll come by okay [Music] foreign we caught a break I intercepted a distressed call from a Taurean Patrol they stumbled onto her collector ship beyond the Corliss system the turians were wiped out but not before they crippled The Collector vessel I need you to board that ship and get some hard data on the collectors find us a way to get to their Homeworld hard to imagine how a turian patrol could take out a collectorship reports indicate the Hull's intact but all systems seem to be offline they could be making repairs as we speak I'm not saying it won't be dangerous but we can't let an opportunity like this slip by if they had a patrol out there why aren't the turians sending a Recon team in they will eventually but I intercepted the transmissions in the meantime we're feeding them false reports you're close enough that you can be in and out before the turians learn the truth are you sure this information is good information is my weapon Shepherd it's good send me the coordinates and I'll take care of it already sent once you're aboard the ship establish an Uplink with Edie she'll mine their data for information regarding the omega-4 relay good luck Shepherd coordinates punched in let's go find us we have a visual on the collectorship commander emissions passive infrared temperatures suggests most systems are offline thrusters are cold the thing is massive how the hell did the turians take it out radar scans do not detect any hold breaches on the side facing us I detect no Mass Effect field distortions it appears the drive core is offline Rendezvous in 30 seconds Commander good luck [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] I love what they've done with the place looks like a giant insect hive 's access node to Uplink with collector data banks marking location to your heartsuit computer Shepard I compared the ship's em signature to known collector profiles it is the vessel you've captured on Horizon maybe the defense tower softened it for the turians the missing colonists might be aboard if they're still alive these are the same containers the collectors used on Horizon only these are empty horrible trapped in these pots completely at the mercy of the collectors this looks bad [Music] why would the collectors just leave a pile of bodies lying around we're testing they didn't deserve this too few in life ever get what they deserve [Music] that's a collector were they experimenting on one of their own Edie I'm uploading the data from this terminal see if you can figure out what they were up to are they looking for similarities [Music] genetic structure identity Only One race is known to have this structure the protheans my God the proteins didn't vanish they're just working for the rebirs now you'd think somebody would have picked up on this no one has had an opportunity to study a collective genetic code in this I've already matched 2 000 alleles to recorded fragments collector likely to send some prothean colony in the Styx Theta cluster but there are signs of extreme alteration three fewer chromosomes or chromatin structure elimination of Superfluous junk sequences the Reapers didn't wipe out the protheans they turned them into monsters and enslaved them still they're working for the Reapers now and we have to stop they're not doing to us what they did to the perthians let's find what we need before the collectors come to salvage this vessel move out foreign look on the ceiling more of those strange pods there must be hundreds of them how many do you think are full too many now what's this they are an exact match the same ship dogging me for two years Way Beyond coincidence systems and not have enough to fill these pods they're going to Target Earth not if we stop them there on the platform looks like some kind of control panel where are the bodies of The Collector crew careful Shepherd something doesn't feel right about this Edie I'm setting up a bridge between you and The Collector ship see if it can get anything useful from the data banks data mine in progress Shepherd that can't be good foreign to non-critical systems Shepard it was not a malfunction this trap [Music] we need a little help here 80. I'm having trouble maintaining connection there's someone else in the system thank you damaged have you finished the download before I can override any systems then you better get it done fast maybe look out we've got company [Music] I've regained control of the platform Shepherd I knew he wouldn't let us down Edie I always work at optimal capacity did you get what we needed it would help us successfully navigate The Omega I have also found a turian distress call that served as the lure for this travel the collectors would Source it is unusual what are you getting at Victoria and emergency channels have secondary encryption it is present but corrupted in the message it is not possible that the elusive man would believe the distress call was genuine why are you so sure I found the anomaly with Cerberus detection protocols he wrote them he knew it was a trap why would he send us into a trap we don't have time to throw blame around we'll question him when we're out this is a bad time to become an optimist Shepherd no the command is right there must be some other explanation uh Commander we got another problem the collectorship is powering up [Music] I do not have full control of their systems I will do what I can sending coordinates for shuttle extraction come on let's move on the far side of the room I'm taking fire can't stay down eating we've got a problem here contemporary firewall three two one seven rerouting commands to firewall 7164 I have successfully opened a door on the opposite wall I will keep it open as long as I can down there that's where we came in we must be getting close to the end yeah fight as one okay how old is unmatched Commander I hate to rush you but those weapons are about to come online you might want to double time it you know so we can leave before they blow the Normandy in half we're out of time Commander we have to go [Music] strapping people I'm gonna make it work for it this time [Music] can't Dodge this guy forever Edie get us the hell out of here specify our destination any word that's not here cool coming in from The elusive man Commander I figured you've got a few words for him too [Music] Shepard looks like Edie extracted some interesting Data before the collector's ship came back online cut the ACT you set us up and you better have a damn good reason for it we needed information on the omega-4 relay that required direct access to collector data it was too good an opportunity to pass up agreed but I don't like surprises especially when my ass is on the line I put you at risk yes but without that information we don't reach the collector Homeworld and you and every other human may as well be dead it was a tribe but I was confident in your abilities and don't forget Edie the collectors couldn't have anticipated you could have told me the plan you say I'm important but you sure try hard to get me killed I needed the collectors to believe they had the upper hand telling you could have tipped them off in any number of ways besides I wouldn't have sent you in if I didn't think you could succeed I don't risk people there were always Alternatives you may not like being on the receiving end neither would I but the facts are with me as much as we try to avoid them these decisions need to be made but more importantly it paid off Edie confirmed our suspicions the Reapers and collectorships use an advanced identify friend foe system that the relays recognize all we need to do is get our hands on one of those iffs I was just on the collector ship why didn't you say anything about finding their iff as I said Edie just confirmed it besides you wouldn't have had time to find and extract it but we have options an alliance science team recently determined that the Great Rift on the planet klendigon is actually an impact crater from a mass accelerator weapon a very old Mass accelerator I sent a team to find either the weapon or its Target they found both the weapon was defunct but it helped us plot the flight path of the intended target a 37 million year old derelict Reaper we found it damaged and trapped in the gravity of a brown dwarf I saw what Sovereign did to the Citadel Fleet hard to imagine anything could stop something that powerful this vessel is a relic from a battle waged while mammals took their first steps on Earth there's no trace of the species that took the shot perhaps it was their one moment of defiance before being wiped out aren't Brown dwarves basically stars that didn't quite make it simply put but accurate they're gas giants that don't quite have the masses of stars expect gale force winds in extremely high temperatures the reaper has a mass effect feel that keeps it in orbit likely an automated response to the external threats it's stable but I won't call it safe I only believe you because I doubt you'd repeat yourself so soon it's no less a risk Shepard we lost contact with Dr chandana's team shortly after they boarded initial reconnaissance revealed no clues and it was too risky to commit more resources but now we need that iff I'll forward the coordinates to Joker in the meantime I suggest you tell your crew I didn't risk their lives unnecessarily it will make things easier going forward Edie tell the crew to assemble we've got a lot to talk about course Shepherd [Music] so the elusive man didn't sell us out could have fooled me lied to us used us needed access to the collector data banks necessary risk you try something like that again and the collectors will be the least of his problems Edie are you sure this iff is going to work my analysis is accurate Shepard I have also determined the approximate location of The Collector Homeworld based on navigational data from their vessel that can't be right Edie doesn't make mistakes The Collector Homeworld is located somewhere in the galactic core can't be the core is just black holes and exploding Suns there are no habitable planets there could be an artificial construction space station protected by powerful Mass Effect fields and radiation Shields even the collectors don't have that kind of Technology the collectors are just Servants of our Real Enemy and we've all seen what their masters are capable of they built the mass relays on the Citadel who's to say they can't build a space station surrounded by black holes no wonder nobody's ever returned from a trip through the omega-4 mass relay The Logical conclusion is that a small safe Zone exists on the far side of the relay region where ships can survive Transit protocols would not allow safe transport drift of several thousand kilometers is common and would be fatal in the galactic core the reaper iff must trigger the relay to use more advanced encrypted protocols just because we can follow the collectors through the relay doesn't mean we can take them out I don't want to go after them until I know we're ready sooner or later we need that iff I say why wait it's a derelict Reaper what if the collectors are waiting for us we may want to build up our team before we take that kind of risk the more people we have on our side the better our chances of success we need to keep building up the team it's your call Commander whatever you decide we're with you Commander what can I do for you you have a minute Miranda always I'm dealing with a few loose ends for Cerberus we haven't had much free time lately but I haven't forgotten our earlier discussion I think we're crazy but I haven't forgotten assuming you're still interested oh I'm definitely interested glad to hear it I'll be by the next time things are quiet [Music] [Music] foreign leader wants to speak with you talk to him soon alien if we decide you're not welcome you'll know just before we kill you boss damn right tear their scales off and let the hijacks beast on the mother still alive no they're not Clan reports use weak encryption I see references to a captured solarion in the logs of the chief's Scout good talk to scout then or cheat either one acceptable so I'm dealing you don't I sell human it's like you swallowed not greetings human my name is ratch have a look at what I've got everyone I talk to hates that aliens are a nerd not except you I don't have the luxury of Turning Away paying customers I do enough business off world to know that you aliens have more credits than people here do I should go suit yourself a program Good Very stay watch it human what do you want human Rex told me to be polite he didn't say you were going to talk to me I'm looking for a Solarium the blood pack captured him and he was last seen around here I heard about that solarian poor bastard if it's blood pack then Clan warlock has him sent one of my Scouts to check it out but he never reported back guess they got him too Chief told me to give you one of the trucks just follow the highway to warlock's base if you've got the quads to deal with him in the blood pack what can you tell me about Clan warlock's base last I heard the clan was holed up in an old hospital I haven't seen it though I've only seen Clan warlock from a distance if I'd gotten closer I'd have taken a shot you get inside though bring a big gun warlock's base is crawling with blood pack that doesn't sound too defensible why'd they hold up there any Hospital on tachanka has to be built well enough to withstand a bunch of enraged Krogan when an injury forces us to switch over to secondary organs things get messy higher thought processes don't always transition properly blood rage they call it foreign Hospital sturdy built to withstand punishment the only buildings more durable are their bomb shelters but my dead body human need to take a look sores tumors ligatures showing restraint at wrists and ankles track marks for repeated injection sites test subject victim of experimentation and I don't suppose there's a way to tell who this poor bastard was no tattoos or ID maybe slave or prisoner maybe Merc or pirate irrelevant now clearly a part of Krogan tests to cure genophage humans useful as test subjects genetically diverse enables exploration of treatment modalities experimenting on humans that kind of crap is what makes Cerberus start to seem like a good idea my report will mention that never used humans myself disgusting unethical sloppy used by Brute Force researchers not thinkers no place in proper science Krogan used a human's unsurprising I imagine you had to do some live subject testing while developing the new genophage no unnecessary limited tests to simulations corpses clone tissue samples high level tests on Varan no tests on species with members capable of calculus simple rule never broke it come on we still need to find melee agreed I am the speaker for Clan's wear lock off welders you have shed our blood by right you should be dead already but will I go the chief of cheats has ordered that you be given leave to flee and spread the message of our coming you have a solarian named melon I'm not leaving without him the solarion stays with us his work is the tool of our Conquest plan warlock will cure the genophage and spread across that Galaxy in a sea of blood years they discovered malin's work unfortunate if you care about the future of playing wearlock you'll hand over mailing now when we cure the genophage Warlock gold will rule rule Crogan the Krogan Rebellion you've talked too much see the human cannot hit a simple tarp travel ahead we go Divine incineration Tech Labs likely through there can smell antiseptic hint of dead flesh active console may contain useful data one moment genetic sequences hormone mutations is still steady protein chains live tissue clone tissue very thorough standard treatment factors avoiding scorched Earth immunosuppressants to alter hormone levels good hate to see that most people wouldn't be so casual about developing a sterility plague Warden not developing modifying much more difficult working within confines of existing genophage a hundred times the complexity errors unacceptable could cause total sterility malignant tumors could even reduce Effectiveness worse than doing nothing had to keep croaking populations stable one in one thousand perfect Target optimal growth like gardening you're saying you were working just as hard to keep their population from falling yes could have eradicated Krogan not difficult increased mutation to degrade genetic structure further chose not to rachni Extinction tragic didn't want to repeat all life precious Universe demands diversity how can you agree with using the genophage Morton look at what happened to tachanka as a result state of tuchanka not due to genophage nuclear winter caused by Krogan before salerians made first Contact Crogan choices refused truce during croaking rebellions expand after rachni Wars Splinter after genophage genophage medical not nuclear no craters from virus damage caused by Krogan not solarians not me we're not going to find male and staring at consoles come on please foreign female tumors indicate experimentation no restraint marks volunteer sterile warlock female willing to risk procedures hoped for cure pointless pointless waste of life I didn't expect you to be disturbed by the sight of a dead croak but why because of Jenna page work irrelevant no causative never experimented on live Crogan never killed with medicine her death not my work only reaction to it goal was to stabilize population never wanted this can see it logically still unnecessary foolish waste of life hate to see it I didn't think he'd had much direct contact with things like this did you come to tachanka after dropping your plague yearly Recon missions water tissue samples intro no mistakes superiors offered to carry it on refused need to see it in person need to look need to see accepted as necessary see small picture remind myself why I run a clinic on Omega rest find your Gods find someplace better can you get any information from the body minimal insight into experiments gene therapy risking cancer aiming for benign mutation Krogan research is ruthless risking owned Clans women for new data disgusting short-sighted wrong it's hard to see all this Morton but you did the right thing your work saved lives not easy sometimes wish I wasn't as intelligent choice would have fallen on someone else not my problem Fool's wish had to be me others might have gotten it wrong ready to go Shepard killed the blood pack guards not blood back not member of Clan warlock wrong Clan markings when they're not Scout wearlock guards got me brought me here the chief Scout told us to watch for you we've taken out the guards get back to Earth night again the Warlock did things to me drugs injections said I was sacrificing for the good of all Krogan experiments to cure the genophage Murray hard to think have to stay Morton can you get him back on his feet stims maybe something to bolster his immune system you don't understand I'm not too sick to leave I have to stay curing the Gen of age they're gonna make it all better they have to keep doing the tests caution Shepherd patient unstable susceptible brainwashed why do you want them to keep doing the tests my fault I got caught wasn't strong enough not good enough this is the best I can do is all I can do I'm not big enough to have a real shot with the females I'll never have kids of my own but if I help undo the genophage then I mattered millions of children will be born where lock children they're going to destroy the other clans but no no they said I was helping bird not if you want to help or not you need to get back Dad but it would take a real badass to make it back to Camp while injured I could do it you I said a badass not some Scout whining like a quarryan with a tummy ache I can do it I'm a and I'm going to the female Camp damn right yard get back there and show them what you're worth go go hopefully his story is curing the genophage will be passed off as a hallucination alive unharmed no signs of restraint no evidence of torture don't understand for such a smart man Professor you always had trouble seeing evidence that disagreed with your preconceptions how long will it take you to admit that I'm here because I wish to be here he wasn't kidnapped he came here voluntarily to cure the genophage impossible whole team agreed project necessary how was I supposed to disagree with the great doctor Solas I was your student I looked up to you experiments performed to you live subjects prisoners torture and executions you're doing you've already got the blood of Millions on our hands doctor it takes a bit more to put things right I can deal with that you honestly think the experiments you did here are Justified we committed cultural genocide nothing I do will ever be justified the experiments are monstrous because I was taught to be a monster Morton did you ever perform experiments like this no never taught you this Malin so your hands are clean what does it matter if the ground is stained with the blood of Millions you taught me that the end Justified the means I will undo what we did Professor the only way I know how what happens if the genophage is cured of the Krogan expand again that'll be on your head we Justified this atrocity by saying the Krogan would cause havoc and War if their population recovered but look at the Galaxy batarian attacks in the Traverse death attacks in the Citadel is this a more peaceful universe salt on your Eden Prime might never have happened if we had let the Krogan recover we'll never know how would a Krogan population explosion have done anything to stop Saron and again an increased Krogan population would have forced the council to take steps likely involving Colony rights in the Traverse The turian Fleets would be vigilant for any military activity in the area they might have stopped the death at Eden Prime supposition impossible to be certain don't you see we tried to play God and we failed we only made things worse and I'm going to fix it you talked about killing but the genophage isn't lethal it only affects fertility rates Krogan fight over fertile females they become mercenaries or Pirates because they see no alternative they would be thriving in a cultural Renaissance now had we not decided that this is what they deserved inaccurate Krogan population resulted in war simulations were clear why work with Glenn wearlock and how did you access the genophage data the data was easy to obtain we all still had clearance We Were Heroes all I had to do was ask as for the Warlock they were the only Clan with both the resources and the commitment erdogan has a larger Camp than where luck why not use them or not Rex is too soft he wasn't willing to do the experiments I needed third knots lost in warlock's gain their Clan will be the first to recover from the crime we committed Milan clearly doesn't need rescuing what do you want to do have to end this you can't taste the truth can you can't admit that your brilliant mind LED you to commit an atrocity unacceptable goals change no choice wait you don't need to do this board you're not a murderer no not a murderer thank you Shepard finished get out nowhere luck left project over you heard the professor get out before he changes his mind where am I supposed to go professor don't care try Omega can always use another clinic the Krogan didn't deserve what we did to them Professor the genophage needs to end not like this apologies Commander misunderstood Mission parameters no kidnapping my mistake thank you don't worry about me Morton how are you doing should have killed him wanted to easier than listening easier for him too experiments indicate how far he's fallen expected it from Krogan not one of mine maybe you'll remember that the next time you're discussing the ethics of the genophage yes so many variables stress responses impossible to truly predict something to think about mainland's research only loose end could destroy it closure security still valuable though if you think it could be useful why not hang on to it worked for years to create modified genophage should destroy this mainland's work could cure Jenna page don't know effects on Krogan effects on Galaxy too many variables too many variables you regret what the Krogan have become you see the horror of what they did here but you see the loss too wasted potential they don't deserve this Warden save the data point taken Shepard capturing data wiping local copy still years away from cure but closer than starting from scratch done ready to go ready to be off to chunker anywhere else maybe somewhere sunny let's get out of here Chambers said you're tearing up the place something wrong wrong Shepherd I feel wrong tense I just want to kill something with my hands more so than usual like it's not my choice like I just wanna I don't know see why do that what's wrong oh gear didn't imprint anything to help you figure this out to see pictures of old battles voices of Warlords uh blood Haze in my head I want control when moving and fighting I focus but here my blood screams my plates itch and even you just noise I'm tank born what is this don't know if I can help Brent sounds like we need one of your kind to look into this most off-world Grogan are warriors doctors don't leave the Homeworld to junka I won't ask you to go there I will control this Joker can get us to the Krogan Homeworld I need everyone at their best thank you Shepard I don't like this Fury is my choice not a sickness [Music] unearned knot has increased his strength after the destruction of Clan Warlock based on population profiles Clan erdon has adopted surviving members of Clan warlock mostly women and children also I have been unable to access local medical records I suggest asking the local clan leader for assistance with grunt's problem this is the great Krogan Homeworld this is the land of Cradock shiagar file rock is barely worth standing on never thought I'd miss the tank my Scout made it back we've got him at the tent doesn't remember much Beyond getting tortured but he remembers you said you yelled at him until he got his hump out of that Basin back here you've got a quad human thanks for saving my Scout saves me having to train another one talk to you later I straight ahead hold you must wait to the clan leader summons you he is talk you know what tradition demands client bird not must respond your reforms will not go unopposed you is preparing weak at a critical time Shepherd good enough excuse me Shepherd my friend you look well for Dead Shepherd should have known the Foy couldn't hold you looks like helping me destroy sarin and the Geth has worked out for you glad we didn't have to kill each other on vermeier point for the Krogan though not everyone was happy about it destroying saren's genophage cure freed us from his manipulation I use that to Spur the Clans to unify under herb nut you abandon many Traditions to get your way dangerous big ones spoken to will thank I'll drag your clan to Glory whether it likes it or not I'll show you what brings you here how's the Normandy destroyed in the collector's surprise attack I ended up spaced well you look good ah the benefits of a redundant nervous system yeah humans don't have that oh it must have been painful then but you're standing here and you've got a strong new ship takes me back to the old days us against the unknown killing it with big guns Good Times sounds like you've got big changes ahead for the Krogan we are making a neutral ground where all clans are welcome fertile females can be shared among Clans as a whole you threaten everything that makes us strong it will not last Maybe until then you're lucky to be a part of it how do you maintain security with so many different Clans in one place any Clan willing to send in hostages can come in no fighting inside the camp each Clan punishes its own criminals we stop conflicts before anyone dies then we present A Simple Choice pay a fine and deal with your problems Clan is no longer welcome I hope that works well for your people but back to the reason I'm here we don't often allow aliens to do business on Tujunga but you're an exception I have a Krogan on my crew he has some kind of sickness and needs treatment from well was your clan destroyed before you could learn what is expected of you I have no Clan I was tank bred by warlord okir my line distilled from Cradock Moro shiagar you recite Warlords but you The Offspring of a syringe I am pure Krogan you should be in awe cures a very old lame very hated Hayden is dead of course you're with Shepard how could he be alive I need Brent back up to speed what's wrong with him there's nothing wrong with him he's becoming a full adult wait puberty I don't care what aliens call it Krogan undergo The Rite of Passage too far Rex your clan May rule but this thing is not Krogan idiot so grunt do you wish to stand with her not what does the rite of passage require not for me to say Shepherd the shaman will discuss that you'll let it Hank Brad Krogan join blandered nut only because he's with you after all you and I killed thousands like him not quite as big but many Clan are not as strong and the others will do as I say they see the benefit of my vision what happens if he doesn't do this rite of passage he was left here he would be killed the clanless are not respected tank bread probably more so his disposition is what it is right or no that's just him being a crota didn't tell you that in the tank Diddy boy this is his choice in my blood it is what I am for boy Shaman he's over on the second level give him a good show and he'll set you on the path you too Shepherd how many times have you stepped in a mess for your crew good to see you Rex sure you can't come with us wish I could but I need to keep these short-sighted fools in line hunt well Shepherd watch it you go beyond yourself gotta toggle Bank the rights of Earth not are dominant how do we know it will challenge him he's unnatural the beasts of the right could ignore him like a love of plastic there ain't no blood no matter the womb your barking does not help your case I'll speak for myself this is the tank bread it is very lifelike smells correct as well your protest ring Hollow uvank the bird not Rex has given us permission to see Clan status for grunt permission that is good enough if lacking in spirit if this must stand on ritual then I invoke a denial my crunt stands against him he has no one oh my patience is tested but if I'm convokes correctly grunt who is your Grant your allies willing to kill and die on your behalf grunt will strengthenier at night name our Target and it will die spoken well most aliens and some Krogan do not understand our ways I believe this human does Millions don't know strength my followers are true Krogan everything about grunt is alive you you dare I like this human he understands I withdraw my denial this will be decided elsewhere you have provoked them reason enough for me to like you they're your problem now we've waited long enough tell us how this works steal your impatience Shepherd for now know that grunt will be tested and that you must adapt we're ready let's do this excellent thank you this is tachanka's most recent Scar the last surface City to fall in the rebellions the Keystone was at the heart it had survived wars in the passage of centuries it endures like the Krogan you wish to join Clan or not you must contemplate the Keystone and its trials what will happen Uno you must adapt you must Thrive no matter the situation any true Cronen will foreign cool crawlers coming to your death yeah right on your ass trigger the Keystone to continue the right now it is a fight where the only goal is survival worth time there we go we have company good I want more you live and you brought down the thresher Mall no one has done that in Generations word not Rex was the last my grant gave me strength beyond my jeans which are damn good this will cause discussion I wonder you say you're pure no alien meddling in your construction just the warlord of tear the best Krogan traits are distilled into grunt he's designed to be perfect being designed is the problem parking Williams and he is truly powerful that is a tolerable loophole a what a reason to accept you you are a mistake but your potential could tip the current balance of the Clans spit on my father's name on Shepherd's name but now you stop ranting because I'm strong with restrictions you could not breathe of course or serve on an alien ship but you'd be Clan a name if I know grunt your answer is coming at muzzle velocity front this Baron is dead watch it let's signal at the Keystone to get out of here and leave him to rot us the right of passage earning the honor of Clan and name many survive but it has been years since a thresher Mall fell your name shall live in glory grunt you are heard not we now own property join the Army and apply to serve under a battle master Shepard is my Battle Master he has no match understood congratulations are not grunt accept this token from fortac his weapons are the finest we have [Music] what were you called before you became shaman I gave up my name when I became the shaman I am a conduit for the rage and bloodlust of my people it would be wrong to retain my old identity my life belongs to the clan I want to know about tchunka's past to junka is a place of great gifts it kills the weak torments the flow and destroys the stupid survival is an honor and here Croghan thrive we cover this planet with our civilization only to Burn It To The Ground a dozen times over each time we grow stronger when we are wise and powerful enough we will tame the planet forever I've never heard anyone say that wiping out their own civilization was a good thing I'd have thought you of all aliens would understand Shepard the Krogan Empires and clans of the past were glorious built in great battles and conquests but their cores were weak how else could they have fallen when Krogan civilization achieves its apex there will be no stopping it no stopping us I don't need to listen to any more of this it is clear you would not hear anyway [Music] has produced several breeding I got thoughts like little bugs crawling in and out of my head I can't stop them you know I have a history with Cerberus you know how far back it goes I'll listen to anything you have to say Jack your pal The elusive man never seen him before but Cerberus raised me first thing I remember is my cell door in a Cerberus base they did experiments drugged me tortured me whatever chance I had to be normal they stole it by trying to turn me into some superbiotic the doctors the other kids every one of them hated me they let me suffer what did they hope to gain by torturing a little girl there was something about pain breaking down mental barriers and how it might clear the way for a more biotic power I'm sure there was a payoff due at some point but I wasn't going to see it I was wired up in a cell tortured you just to see if they could make a strong biotic that's it wasn't in a position to effort all I know is a little girl crying in a Cell begging for the pain to stop you love the power they gave you they never gave me a choice how did you get out of there was some kind of emergency and I made a break for it the other kids came out of their cells and attacked me so did the guards I just killed everything in my way and ran guess my biotics had developed faster than they thought I managed to get a shuttle off the ground drifted until a freighter picked me up the crew used me and sold me that's my uplifting Escape story there were other children in the base know much about them I was kept separate they hated me just like everyone else there when I broke out I had to fight through them all I showed them but there's a loose end I need to deal with you're absolutely certain that Cerberus was running the facility I was a kid but I wasn't done I know how to listen it was Cerberus don't care how far down the chain it was they thought they were so clever turns out mess with someone's head enough and you can turn a scared kid into an all-powerful [ __ ] [ __ ] idiots I'm gonna talk to The elusive man and he'd better have some answers he'll just deny everything that's not what I'm after anyway I found the coordinates in your files I want to go to the Tilton facility on pragia where they tortured and drugged me I want to go to the center of the place myself I want to deploy a big [ __ ] bomb and I want to watch from orbit when it goes I'll set a course for pragya I owe you Shepard forgot how much I hate this place see The Landing Pad has to be on the roof or the vegetation would overgrow it in a few hours Shepherd I've something's distorting the sensors this was a secret service facility yeah they build their equipment to last [ __ ] it was a mistake coming back here Shepard get a hold of yourself it'll be okay I'm fine okay let's get on the ground let's just get in there and plant the bomb in myself I want to watch this place burn I never saw this room I think they brought new kids in these containers they were messed up and starving but alive The elusive man requested operation logs again he's getting suspicious when we get results he won't care what we did but if he knew he won't find out sounds like this facility went rogue you'd like to think that wouldn't you he didn't say what they were hiding from The elusive man fighting here I saw sunlight through the cracks in the ceiling only a half dead guard between me and freedom he was begging for his life they're tearing the place up subject zero is going to get loose I need permission to terminate I repeat permission to terminate all subjects besides zero are expendable keep Jack alive understood I'll begin to that's not right I broke out when my guards disappeared I started that Riot things might have happened that you didn't see the other kids attacked me the guards attacked the automated systems attacked me that doesn't leave lots of room for interpretation this place is supposed to put who the [ __ ] shot that Baron it's a fresh kill Ed yes why'd they need a morgue this was a small facility a lot of children died here even then they were part of the experiment [ __ ] I had the worst of it and I made it out alive strange to be back here I feel like I'm pissed off I'm a dangerous [ __ ] but then I'm a little girl again it's complicated let's just go plant that bomb they've seen us at this it's a two-way mirror my cell is on the other side I could see all the other kids out here I screamed at them for hours and they always ignored me I must entry 1054 Tilton facility the latest iteration of pertinim went poorly subjects one four and six died no biotic change among the survivors we lowered core temperatures of surviving subjects but no biotically beneficial reactions occurred as a side effect all subjects died so we'll not try that on zero I hope our supply of biotic potential subjects holds up we are going through them fast this is [ __ ] they weren't experimenting on the other children from my safety you can't help what they did to others you don't get it Shepard I survived this place because I was Tougher Than the Rest that's who I am you move on harder and tougher a fallen to be subject to rampaging and zero is loose we're shutting telton down what a disaster will infiltrate and piggyback onto the alliance's Ascension program hopefully that will give zero weight Shepard they started up somewhere else Ascension is an alliance program it's a school for biotic kids they don't torture children there a lot of this isn't the way I remember it couldn't have known maybe we're getting close to my cell the place I came from let's keep going are you rash It's Curious yeah you want them dead we have to talk Craigs promised us lots of Salvage but this place is a waste fine put him down but I'm coming in there and we're gonna talk Salvage what are you doing here first we're gonna kill you then we'll see [Music] you again foreign whoever arrest is he's in there I want to plant the bomb there anyway might as well do it on his corpse come out we know you're here who are you my name is aresh and you're breaking into my home I know you subject zero so many years have passed and I thought I was the only Survivor my name is Jack how the hell do you know me we all know your face Jack they inflicted Horrors on us so their experiments wouldn't kill you you were the question and I'm still looking for the answer looks like you're not the only one pulled back here Jack I tried to forget this but a place like this that doesn't forget you follows you I hired these mercs and came back almost a solar year ago we're rebuilding it piece by piece I'm gonna find out what they knew how to unlock true biotic potential in humans I'm restarting the telton facility it will be beautiful I wanted a hole in the ground he's trying to justify what happened by using it you do the same thing to new kids wasn't this forced on you some were bought from poor families on Earth or kidnapped from colonies most ended up here the way I did Terry and Pirates they did such horrible things to us they must have had good reasons there's no reason good enough are you nuts you this place was like a prison how did you get out we all attacked at once as they were taking us to the lab that would have put us down but then Jack got loose when I came to it was over the guards the scientists and the kids we're all dead and you were gone I stopped it all of it maybe the others did have it bad but what you're doing is just messed everything we went through must have been worth something we can blow up the place but that still leaves in what do we do with another you that's easy just leave me here this is where I belong [ __ ] that Jack he's trapped in his past you need to move on from yours he wants to restart this place he needs to die he's crazy and he's never going to restart this facility you have to let it go your past doesn't have to control you [ __ ] out of here go none of it is you did the right thing Jack maybe this room was my whole childhood give me a minute to look around go ahead nothing's changed but it's all different I use this table for everything it was like my best friend crawl under it to cry I was pathetic sometimes I dream that I'm back in this bed being tortured I used to tie the sheets around my wrists and try to rip them off I want to stop coming back here I thought that room out there was the rest of the world I pound and yell never did any good see the scarring on the wall here that's where I killed my first man one of the guards tried to stop me instead I stopped him okay no more wallowing let's blow this place to hell [Music] [Music] foreign I'll deal with it touch me and I will smear the world with you [ __ ] enough stand down both of you the cheerleader won't admit what Cerberus did to me was wrong it wasn't Cerberus not really but clearly you were a mistake screw you you've got no idea what they put me through maybe it's time I showed you our mission is too important to let personal feelings get in the way [ __ ] your feelings I just want her dead you both know what we're up against save your anger for the collectors I can put aside my differences until the mission's over sure I'll do my part I'd hate to see her die before I get a chance to fillet her myself you two gonna be okay it's a good thing you came by when you did as long as she does her job we'll be fine thanks Sheppard [Music] Serena who wants to know named Shepherd Liara to Sony said you might have information on Thane crios Tana cover for me over here yeah I know who Thane crios is I might have passed him some information but I didn't hire him what do you want to know maybe you could help me find him I can tell you but you won't stop him when he contacted me I checked up on him the man never gives up on a job I ran security for an Asana dantius then I found out she was having people killed to cover up her dirty secrets she fired me when I confronted her her loss I might have been good enough to stop Thane from taking her down if you work there you must have an idea what his opposition will be Eclipse mercs high-tech killer undisciplined but very well equipped they don't much care who they kill as long as they're paid for it Thane has quite a reception waiting for him I told him all I knew he didn't seem worried why does that name sound familiar she was a representative on the Citadel a few years ago right she had me kill her sister the slaver I thought that was just a rumor well you know what she's capable of then she has even more power here in nasastra she uses it to keep her friends in check and her enemies dead so where do I find Thane the daintiest towers Penthouse level of tower one there's a second tower still under construction if Thane is smart he'll go in from there it doesn't sound like nasana is just gonna let me in she's as smart as she is paranoid no one's getting in or out of there without a fight I can get you in but you'll only get one shot you'd better be ready I'm ready now that's what I like to hear we'll go tonight as soon as the shift workers clear out of tower two [Applause] the towers are heavily guarded and you'll find more resistance closer to the penthouse so this assassin you planning to stop him I'm just here to make sure he survives hmm [Applause] [Music] [Applause] there they are the Dante's Towers they'll have to get up to the second tower and cross the bridge to the penthouse her mercs will fight you every step but it's your best chance we might find him before it goes that far maybe at least you'll know where he's headed any last minute tips about the towers the eclipse mercs will be well fortified by now and they won't want to disappoint a Santa there's no automated defenses or traps just focus on anything moving all right let's do this hold on [Music] [Applause] don't linger too long they'll be here to greet you soon enough good luck Shepard foreign he's still alive can't feel my legs my chest is killing me who did this to you and why we're just night workers the Santa sent them after us she sent the max to round us up but they didn't hear they just started shooting they just attacked you yes they were too slow it was horrible everyone screaming the Mark said there was no time Santa wanted us out of the way immediately then the dogs he's not going to make it if we don't help him here that should ease the pain and keep you alive until help arrives thank you that helps take your time I think I'm better find the other workers not them why wouldn't Asana kill her own workers they're very expendable slaughtered they were jumping off ledgers to escape the dogs I'll do what I can let's get moving I got it don't turn them apart please don't kill us we'll go we'll go hey look they're not Eclipse you're here to help us right it's okay to come out have you seen anyone suspicious who isn't a Merc well whoever sealed Us in here when he found us I thought we were dead but he just closed the door and locked us in locked you in sounds like our assassin was trying to keep them safe assassin here for an Asana I bet she's got it coming you treat people like this it always comes back to bite you in the ass did you see the one who locked you in do you know where he might have gone he's no solarian I can tell you that but I have no idea where he went sorry if he's after nasana he'll be heading to the upper levels I wouldn't stay here too long it should be safe down on the lower floors I was just thinking the same thing let's go everybody thank you and tell your assassin to aim for her head because she doesn't have a heart get moving I haven't heard from teams four or five don't worry my team's always ready to go I don't know where he is not yet don't worry about it we don't need any reinforcements I'll take care of it it's under control I'll go down there turn around very slow have you seen the Assassin what are you looking for him you're not one of the silence mercs who are you tell me where the Assassin is I've got nothing more to say to you if you shoot me my team's how about goodbye harsh uh I guess he had it coming it's all over the place scratch one I love this ride please give me a report it's about time what's going on down there I'm afraid your men aren't able to respond nice shooting I'll tear you apart [Music] foreign I got better and now you're here to kill me you really are paranoid aren't you don't patronize me Shepard Charming as ever I'm sure you find this all very ironic first you take care of my sister and now you're here for me well you made it this far now what you really think I'm here to kill you do you have another reason for destroying my tower decimating my security I'm just looking for someone you expect me to believe that is it credits is that what you want just tell me a price we can make this problem go away foreign all the credits in the world won't make this problem go away nasana who the hell gave you the right to play God I may not be perfect but look at you we both kill people for money what's the thing I doubt I could explain it so you'd understand supposed to mean so Superior what I heard something damn it check the other entrances you stay put when I'm finished dealing with this nuisance you and I am going impressive you certainly know how to make an entrance [Music] I came a long way to talk to you one moment prayers for the wicked must not be forsaken she certainly was wicked not for her for me the measure of an individual can be difficult to discern by actions alone take you for instance all this destruction chaos I was curious to see how far you'd go to find me well here I am how did you know I was coming at all I didn't not until you marched in the front door and started shooting the sauna had become paranoid you saw the strength of her guard Force she believed one of her sisters would kill her you were a valuable distraction let's cut to the chase I need you for a mission indeed you're familiar with the collectors by reputation they're abducting entire human colonies Freedom's progress was their handiwork I see we're going after them attacking the collectors would require passing through the omega-4 relay no ship has ever returned from doing so my ship will be the first you'd like me to protect humans I've never met from Aliens no one knows anything about by going to a place no one's ever returned from that's the gist of it this was to be my last job I'm dying low survival odds don't concern me the Abduction of your colonists does you're dying are you contagious how long do you have if you're interested we can discuss it on your ship the problem isn't contagious and it won't affect my work I hadn't heard that is there anything I can do giving me this opportunity is enough the universe is a dark place I'm trying to make it brighter before I die many Innocents die today I wasn't fast enough and they suffered I must atone for that I will work for you Shepard no charge I've heard impressive stories krios sounds like you'll be an asset to the team that is if you're comfortable having an assassin watch your back I've accepted a contract my arm is Shepherds uh-huh don't know about you but I'm loyal to more than my next paycheck keep it civil people we've all got the same goal maintain the objective aye aye sir where shall I put my things I'd prefer someplace dry if anything is available the area near the life support plant on the crew deck tends to be slightly more arid than the rest of the ship ah an AI my thanks he seems quite civil we need all the help we can get he's not what I expected in an assassin it may surprise you yeah and he may not [Music] do you need something I have a few minutes to talk certainly we haven't had a chance since I joined when we met you you said you were dying yes I thought you'd want to know more you don't have to worry about the rest of the crew my illness is not communicable even to other drow it's called Capital syndrome what exactly is the problem my people are native to an arid world most of us now live on kaje they have our home world it's very humid and rains every day our lungs can't deal with the moisture over time the tissue loses its ability to absorb oxygen it becomes harder to breathe eventually we suffocate can't they do something about that him or have funded a genetic engineering program they should be able to adapt us the project has only been running for a few years I don't believe my body will still drop Breath by the time it bears fruit then don't live on Kaji or use breathers drill have a close relationship with the hanar we rely on each other the best we can do is keep our homes very dry inside are you going to be all right until the end of the mission I should be fine for another 8 to 12 months the more time I spend in humid environments the faster it progresses I think it's safe to say that by the time my body is incapacitated we'll be victorious or dead either way I won't be a burden to you is there anything we can do here Normandy has a state-of-the-art medical Bay no thank you is being attended to if the finest medical Minds in the Handler illuminated Primacy can't solve the problem I doubterships medic could thank you for your concern trust me this won't affect my performance yeah I've got a friend in Eclipse she told me what I needed to get no I can I help you with something I'm looking for an asari Warrior named Samara wait why do you have a problem or did she kill somebody already relax I just need to speak with her good Samara is the first just a car I've seen on ilium if I'm lucky things will stay peaceful she went to the commercial Spaceport a few hours ago if you want to get there the pedestal on that balcony will summon a cab just be polite when you meet her just a cars embody our highest laws and they usually stay in a sorry space she's not used to dealing with aliens is Samara really that dangerous if you follow the laws you've got nothing to fear and a just a car would die without hesitation to protect the innocent but their code orders them to stop law Breakers with lethal force in most cases and everyone skirts the law somehow on ilium if someone tried to bribe her should be obliged to gun them down as a matter of honor I'm hoping to avoid that why are you worried about other species coming into contact with her if adjusted car kills an asari none of us questions it but if she killed a human do you think the alliance would understand her actions and respect her Authority you can't even figure out your own religions it's a big diplomatic incident just waiting to happen I'm looking for Samara like I said she's at the commercial Spaceport you can hail a cab at the pedestal on that balcony over there [Music] where do you think you're going I'm taking my goods to Omega detective you're not going anywhere Merchant not until I saw this murder I had nothing to do with that it was those mercenary Thugs who can't seem to get rid of the victim was your business partner and I'm not ruling you out I'll let you know when you can leave what about that just a car that just showed up everyone says she might go crazy and start killing I need to leave she'll only kill the unjust so I'm sure you have nothing to worry about Pitney for find me in the station if you need me [Music] nice guns try not to use them in my district what can I do for you I'm looking for an asari Warrior named Samara if you've got a score to settle with Samara take it somewhere else I've got more than enough trouble here already I need to recruit Samara for my mission then we'll be on our way just occurs usually work alone but they are drawn to Impossible causes we've got that covered if you're getting her out of my district I'll get you to her ASAP she's at the crime scene you're letting her into a sealed crime scene I'm a cop I'll work with a just a car all I can besides she's been looking at crime scenes longer than our two lifespans combined she knows how to handle herself you're awfully anxious to get Samara out of your District my bosses want me to detain her they're worried she'll cause some kind of cross-species incident they're just a car code won't let her be taken into custody if I try it she'll have to kill me I have no interest in dying so if you lure her away with some big noble cause before I have to carry out my orders I'm thrilled to help you how do I get to the crime scene it's around the corner go outside take a left look for the police line I'll send word to let you in be careful the local Eclipse mercs have been all over those back alleys lately I have to go good luck we'd better find Samara before the detective goes after her those were my best troops tell me what I need to know and I will be gone from here where did you send her you think I'd betray her she would hurt me in ways you can't imagine the name of the ship your life hangs on the answer Lieutenant you can kill me but one of us will take you down just a car what was the name of the ship she left on hell find peace in the Embrace of the goddess my name is Samara a servant of the Chester car code my quarrel is with these Eclipse sisters but I see three well-armed people before me are we Friend or Foe I'm Commander Shepard and I need your help with a critical Mission Samara you honor me I am in the middle of an investigation I'm going up against suicide a lot and I need the best that's you I sense the truth in what you say and it humbles me but I seek an incredibly dangerous Fugitive I cornered her here but the eclipse sisters smuggled her off world I must find the name of the ship she left on before the trail goes cool I wish you were willing to go with the human just a car I've been ordered to take you into custody if you won't leave you risk a great deal by following your orders detective fortunately I will not have to resist my code obligates me to cooperate with you for one day after that I must return to my investigation I will be able to release you that soon you won't be able to stop me uh the human is lost here can one of you clarify I was trying to convince her to leave with you but just a car is in their code the detective has been ordered to detain me I can't force her to disobey an order I after a day Samara fights her way out of custody killing anyone in her way I am afraid so somewhere we can all get what we need I see a way while I am in custody you find the name of that ship do that and I will join you then the code will be satisfied can you tell me more about just the cars we are individuals who have Force One family children and worldly possessions aside from some weapons and armor we travel a sorry space righting wrongs as defined by the ancient code we have each memorized ilium may be dominated by asari but it isn't in a sorry space my Quarry fled to this place I am sworn to hunt her down and I will follow anywhere she goes it is rare for a just a car to leave a sorry space but I must follow my oath if I suffer for it I will accept that a moment ago you refused to give up your investigation but now you'll swear to follow me if I stay I will be compelled to kill many Innocents to escape incarceration like me I may be killed and my Quarry would be free to continue murdering if I come with you and survive your mission I can resume my investigation to do that I need the ship's name to track her to her next hiding place it is a simple Choice a slim chance is better than no chance do you have any leads the Volus Merchant Pitney 4 is tied to this Eclipse marks are preparing to kill him get the tooth out of him he may know a way into the eclipse base well I've got to get back to my station and I guess I've got to take you with me thank you Shepherd hello Earth Clan if you're interested in weapons I have a fine selection unfortunately I am not open for business right now why are the mercs after you I know nothing about any mercenaries Earth Clan I'm merely an innocent Merchant oh dear please put that away I'll be cooperative I swear tell me everything I smuggle the chemical onto ilium that boosts biotic powers in combat it also is toxic I may have um forgotten to mention that to the eclipse so they are perturbed and want to kill me tell me about this chemical you brought in it's called minogen x3s and it's very very um illegal anyone with biotic Powers who is exposed to it becomes more powerful the higher your exposure the more powerful you get but too much of it you die that's the part that the eclipse found disagreeable I need to get into the Merc base you're gonna help me I do have a pass card they issued me to bring my goods in well I had to return that one but I happened to make a copy take it but be careful each Eclipse sister commits a murder to earn her uniform they are all dangerous this looks like a shipping manifest it shows the Pitney Force sold 2000 units of minigen x3 to the eclipse along with 600 units of red sand this isn't the information Samara needs but it proves the bolus is a criminal I'm sure detective Anaya would be interested in this we've got to keep moving foreign I think things and they happen fear me lesser creatures for I am biotics made flesh you need help you need help will you stand before the mightiest biotic ever yes the asari injecting so many drugs into me was terrifying but then I began to smell my greatness they may laugh when I fall over but they don't know what I know in my head but I know that I am amazingly powerful fear me are you part of Pitney Forest trade group when I was Mortal I worked for Pitney the poor soul is probably terrified that I have not returned he hasn't reported your disappearance probably so his departure won't get delayed I get the distinct impression Pitney prefers money to friends I will wreaka just Revenge upon his people but first the leader of these mercenaries is in the Next Room I shall toss with Sarah about like a ragdoll shepherd having this incapacitated bolus running around our Battlefield could compromise us I will tear her apart my biotics are unstoppable wasaya will tear you apart take a nap you'll feel better are you mad I'm unstoppable feasting on her biotic rich blood will be the last but great wind biotic God I'm hey what was I saying I am tired you may be right it's good I'm tired oh nap destroy the universe later so much for godhood everything's gone to hell since we smuggled that filthy creature off world first adjust the car shows up now you at least I can take pleasure in turning your head into a puppy mask it's on record if that ship must be around here that must be the ship Samara was looking for should we head back to the police station and give her the name or look around first we've got time let's look around some more foreign should we go back to the Spaceport main yard let's go if you have something that will encourage the Chester car to leave show it to her I've got the name of the ship your fugitive left here two days ago on the AML Demeter Shepard you impress me you fulfilled your part of the bargain and I will fulfill mine I am ready to leave immediately if that will satisfy your superiors detective you're free to go just a car it has been an honor having you in my station and it's nice you didn't kill me too the Normandy is docked near the main trading floor I'll see you aboard I must be sworn to your service so that I am never forced to choose between your orders and the code foreign by the code I will serve you Shepard your choices are my choices your morals are my morals your wishes are my code I never thought I'd see a just a car swear enough like that if you make me do anything extremely dishonorable I may need to kill you when I'm released from my oath I can see that this is a very important act Tamara thank you truly the life of a just a car can get lonely I admit I am looking forward to serving with the company of honorable Heroes shall we return to your ship I need to speak to the detective thanks for getting Samara out of my district I can tell my granddaughters about meeting a just a car you've just up my chances of living long enough to have grandkids I have proof that Eclipse killed the bolus Merchant let's see what you got there interesting and I can't verify it it would be inadmissible I vouch for Shepard and any evidence he brings forward I accept the Judgment of the just a car thanks Shepard I wasn't sure about trusting a stranger and a human at that but you came through it's a shame this elnora escaped but I'll get her at least you put her on the Run okay enough with all the congratulations I've still got a spiraling crime rate I have proof that Pitney Force smuggled in red sand an illegal weapons Tech I'll send in some officers to arrest him in his cohorts this is a big help Shepherd I can't do much to thank you but we do have a small discretionary Bounty fund take this welcome to the Normandy Samara who studied your profile extensively with your skills I think you'll be an excellent addition to our team thank you from an organization such as yours that is High Praise indeed I've seen tomorrow's biotic Powers at work they're substantial we still don't know what we're going to find when we hit the collectors I will be prepared for whatever we encounter where shall we put you a room that looks out on the great empty void will would be most comforting put her in the observation room on Deck three thank you [Music] Shepherd is there something wrong yes now that you are here though it seems more difficult to talk about I've got time take it at your own pace thank you fear I've already done that for too long I had a family once I still have a son his name is Colgate I haven't seen him for a very long time how long has it been since you talked 10 years he showed me some of his schoolwork and asked if we could dance Crazy we did that when he was younger what sort of dance is that it's contact I expected update on my next Target the Council Place music unfashionable Goliath jumps into the room and father runs around in circles I scoop him up toss him into the air he shrieks laughs spin me the council leaves I put him down click the message Father he pleads and hugs my sleeve I need to read this I say I don't look at him did something happen to them I abandoned them oh not only once nothing dramatic no sneaking out in the middle of the night no final argument or slammed door I just did my job I hunted and killed across the Galaxy away on business my wife would tell people I was always away on business you never mentioned this before why now when my wife departed from her body I attended to that issue I let cold out in the care of his aunts and uncles I have not seen him or talked to him since if we're talking about this he must have contacted you no he didn't but my condition I've been judging my life measuring what I've added and what I've taken away I used my contacts to trace Collier he has become disconnected he does what his body Wills what's wrong with him is he hurt something happened that should not have he knows where I've been what I've done I don't know his reasons but he has gone to the Citadel he's taken a job as a Hitman I would like your help to stop him he is this is not a path he should walk you don't hire a raw rookie for a contract killing I'm afraid someone may have seen me share a name and assumed we share skills I don't know why he would accept the task Dane I don't have your contacts and I don't have your tracking skills why do you need my help for this I don't need your help I want it the last time I saw my son they wrapped her body and see them waited with stones he tries to pull through the halls of the platform they saved like belt the kingdom and he begged them not to take her away they let her body slide into the water he hits me don't let them stop them why aren't you it always rains on Kaji ences I didn't mean to make you relive that Perfect Memory it is sometimes a burden what made him go to the Citadel years ago I prepared a package for him a relic of my ill-spent life I had fullness Bankers store it and arranged for delivery when I died he acquired it early I don't really know how I did wet work on the Citadel around the time his mother died that may be why he went there I'll get us to the Citadel as soon as possible thank you Shepard I'll be meditating until you need me [Music] foreign [Music] foreign they currently have no leads also according to seasick a drill recently passed through customs the c-sec office may have more information I'm sorry but I can't let you board the shuttle with that but this is a ceremonial I can I help you sir it's been a couple of years since I passed through here security seems to have tightened a bit after the death attack there was a review of security protocol a few minor changes were made to reduce the risk of death infiltration we apologize for the inconvenience thanks for your time next yes my associate is trying to find his son we think a local criminal may have hired him that should be easy we don't see many drill here there we go one of my men reported a drought recently and he was talking to Mouse Interstate Mouse ah Petty criminal probably not the guy who hired your boy but a messenger he's a former duck rat runs errands for anyone who'll pay what sort of trouble has Mouse been getting himself into odd jobs for Shifty people ducked rats take whatever is available to get by data running fencing stolen goods selling illegal VI personalities actually he was selling one of you me yeah when you erased a file it would say I delete data like you on the way to real errors buggy though it crashed every half hour the error message was about how the Galaxy was at stake and you should fix the problem yourself what was it you called mounts the duct rat it's a local slang for the poor kids who grow up in the station when they're small they tend to play in the ventilation ducts where adults can't get to them I've heard enough Mouse is usually upstairs outside the Dark Star he works out of a public calm terminal you should pick up a copy of the shepherd VI when you talk to him it sounds like your boy is running with the wrong crowd yes I agree if Mouse can't get you in touch with your son directly he'll know who can I'll help you if you need it we better hurry then you didn't tell him that Colgate plans to assassinate someone we're gonna stop him before that happens aren't we yes we are thank you Shepard yeah you won't be disappointed well I just need a bit more time yeah sure I can get you two cases by the end of the day you Mouse what are you oh [ __ ] krios I thought you were tired Commander Shepard I thought you died what do you want with me be still Mouse you can change your pants in a moment how do you know thing Creos he didn't he didn't say nothing I ain't either when we heard the name I didn't think it could be the same Mouse he was a contact on the Citadel when I was active he and some other children would gather information on my targets you put children in danger to spy for you children the poor my people's word for their kind is dralafa the ignored they're everywhere I see everything yet they are never seen you gave another drill instructions for an assassination who's the target no I didn't ask people I work for we don't have time for this dang me help me Mouse my son is out there in the dark that's why I carried for him I thought you'd want me to please explain he came in said he was looking for work he had a hollow of me the one you took Rios I put the word out use your old contacts Elias wanted to hire him Elias Kellum one other thing that Shepard VI you're selling oh [ __ ] you're look you were dead it was totally legal to make a VI of you give me a copy we'll call it even what I mean sure yeah absolutely sorry about the whole just so you know there's three votes who are patching it all the time you just saved yourself a world of pain kid yeah right when Kelvin finds out what I've done I won't live long and I can't do anything about it but hide Creos you got any kindness for me put a bullet and kill him before you go that couldn't have been easy Mouse knew more about my life than Cole yet ever did he smiles epically broken teeth and scabby knees bare feet black a dead end future looking up at me worshiping the petty gifts I offer I was the only good thing he had back then but I left him as I left Cole yet don't blame yourself if I don't who will we must carry the weight of our decision Shepherd you of all people know this let's head back to Bailey yes can we talk about my associate's son you talk to Mouse did you get the name of the guy he's working with Elias Keller Callum look this is awkward Kellum and I have an agreement he doesn't cause too much trouble and buys tickets to the c-sec charity ball from me in return I ignore him he pays you off you were eager to help us before what about now is it too inconvenient I said I'd help it's just there'll be repercussions if I don't handle it right he and I give each other space it keeps the peace I'll get some of my people to bring him in and set him up in a private room you can interrogate him yourself I'll stay out of sight and if I'm lucky Callum will believe that I had nothing to do with it bring them in we might not have much time I'll make it happen wait here [Music] we've got Kellum tell Bailey we're ready he'll expect me to get him out of this not today I think Captain his lawyers here I'll stall him get in there and work fast we should question them together keep the pressure on thoughts on how we approach it you talked to him appeal to his self-interest I'll put the screws to him if he needs it very well I'll pretend to be on his side but if we waste too much time negotiating Bailey won't be able to stall Keller's advocate get me out of these restraints Bailey pretty funny bringing me down here like this the hell are you two [Music] Bailey has nothing to do with this we just want a few answers off the Record off the Record in a c-second irrigation room sure you hired an assassin who do you want dead I want to see my Advocate your Advocate hasn't arrived we're trying to find him I'm not saying a damn word until he's here you two are in way over your head pay attention Mr Callum that wasn't a good idea kid that is gonna cost you control your temper we want him to talk sorry my associate gets a little excited during interrogations get me again [ __ ] every bunch is another credit in my pocket works for me no do you know what I'll do to you when I get out of here keep it up tough guy you'll leave in a bag go to hell [Music] he's up he's no use to us dead are we done here because I got people to see I'm done being patient give me a name or I'll cut your balls off and sell them to a Krogan 100 blocks he's unconscious no need to wake him up I think for as much as people fear this guy I expected he'd last longer Shepherd he's just a common Criminal you've killed a Reaper at least we got the name before he passed out let's go [Music] what's the story why'd Kellem hired the boy assassination a turian named Jerome to lead you know him joram yeah you might have seen his posters around he's promising to end organized crime on the ward thing is his message is all mixed up in race politics he's anti-human are things so bad that people can openly campaign as anti-human you haven't heard what the aliens have been saying they think the council died because our Fleet refused to save them that we stacked the new council with humans and yes men Anderson does his best to be diplomatic but they act like we're jackbooted thugs enforcing a coup if a majority votes for him like it or not that's how the system works that's a nice ideal of Shepherd Sergeant get a patrol car these two need to get to the 800 blocks [Music] how do you want to play this following the lead of the maintenance cat box tell me what he's doing the Krogan bodyguard will make him easy to follow where will you be the darkest corner with the best view Akira Lord of hunters granted my hands Be steady my aim be true and my feet Swift and should the words come to pass me forgiveness wonderful talking with you all I hope you'll come out on Election Day You Can Count On Me show the humans they won't get their way I will and I'll do it through legal processes not by a coup attempt and don't forget my friends there are treasonous elements in our own I'm on him thing he's talking to some voters you're in position yes it's been wonderful talking with you all I hope you'll come out on Election Day looks like he's talking to another voter no wonderful talking with you all I hope you'll help I've got him [Music] foreign looks like a Shakedown [Music] I got that weird feeling like somebody's watching you're running for office where is he now he's meeting a couple of mercenaries looks like the same group as bodyguard comes from [Music] maybe he saw colead in here somewhere also sir hey who are you what are you doing back here I'm with the Citadel health and safety we've had Vermin reports and storage areas around here what if I didn't have authorization how did I get in you see any other doors there's the keeper never mind just just go on through okay thanks yeah yeah just don't let my boss see you I see him [Music] [Music] call yet let's do something I saw he's heading to the lead Department [Music] call yet this is a joke now now you show up help me drill I'll do whatever you want seasick Put the gun down son get out of my way I'm walking out he's coming with me they'll have snipers outside I don't need your help what the hell delete get the hell out of here yeah yeah I will take the boy into custody you son of a [ __ ] then came hundreds of light years to talk to you c-sec can give you five minutes can't they you're angry because I wasn't there when your mother died you weren't there when she was alive why should you be there when she died your mother they killed her to get to me it was my fault what after her body was given to the deep I went to find them the triggerman the ringleaders I heard them eventually killed them when I went back to see you you were older I should have stayed with you I guess it's too bad for me he waited so long huh Cole yet I've taken many bad things out of the world you're the only good thing I ever added to it this isn't a conversation you should have in front of strangers boys take koliat and his father back to the precinct give them a room and as much time as they need you're doing them a favor Bailey thanks yeah well send me a Christmas card or something I have to get back to the precinct come on I'll give you a lift foreign they've been in there a while and the kid's been through a lot I ran some searches in the csac archive about 10 years back a bunch of real bad people were killed like someone was cleaning house the prime suspect was a drill we never caught him ten years is a long time whoever was responsible for that probably doesn't exist anymore yeah I guess you're right about that [Music] how'd it go our problems they are something I can fix with a few words we'll keep talking see what happens your boy shot some people no one I feel sympathy for but there it is I watched those guys shaking down businesses and threatening humans but he can't just get away with it the kid wants to make a difference give him community service community service for attempted murder what jury would agree to that none that I've seen this would need to stay out of the Judiciary strictly within seasick interesting I'll think about it thank you Captain [Applause] foreign Ed your team it has been too long since I traveled with companions when the time comes I will do whatever is necessary you're an important part of this crew Samara it is my honor also there is a matter I need to discuss when we met on ilium I told you about a very dangerous person I was pursuing using the information you obtained I've located her she's been going by the name Morin I would like to apprehend her before she disappears again didn't you say you'd pick up her Trail after our mission I know where she is right now in a month she may be gone this is the best opportunity I've ever had how important is this killing her has been my focus for 400 years it is the most important thing in my life and the reason I became a just a car where is she Omega a nightclub called afterlife which seems a perfect place for her to hunt tell me about it she is an audit yakshi it is a term from a dead asari dialect it means demon of the night winds but that is mythology she is simply a very dangerous woman who kills without Mercy so is an art at yakshi a special kind of murderer Marin suffers a rare genetic disorder when she mates with you there is no gentle melding of nervous systems she overpowers yours Burns it out hemorrhages your brain you end up a Mindless shell and soon after you are dead this is definitely worthy of your full attention she confuses her victims twists their feelings they will do anything for her favor we need to stop her thank you Commander there are no words to express what this means to me there is one thing more this creature this monster she is my daughter you said this is genetic how many children do you have three and three ardad yakshi are in existence today it is as it sounds marant was always the wild one she was happy and free but selfish I cannot imagine what this is like for you I do not want pity Shepherd I do not accept it my daughter's condition is my fault and my Redemption lies in killing her do not Pity Me simply understand my situation how did all this happen I spent my youth on the Move adventuring I killed people made it with them or just danced the night away I learned so much experienced so much and then my matron days came I could finally sit back bask and enjoy my family but in one moment it was all taken away it sounds terrible I sat in a med lab while a nearsighted doctor droned at me and I learned that nothing was as I thought it would be I gave up all that I possessed I owe nothing claim nothing all my knowledge will die with me now my purpose is to destroy my own children those moments change you and I've hundreds of years left to live with that I say too much forgive me help me find my long-lost daughter and kill her we'll go find morons [Music] foreign [Music] thank you come on let me in here [Music] what do you need and a sorry fugitive is hiding out here she's an artist yoxi we need to find him I knew it nothing leaves a body quite so empty as an ardot Yak she does you haven't taken steps to kill her why would I she hasn't tried and drives me her last victim was a young girl pretty thing lived in the tenements near here that's where I start looking thanks for the help good luck finding her better luck catching her are you here about my daughter my neph died a week ago and no one seems to care the medic said it was a brain hemorrhage but that's not true it was murder someone killed my my baby I think she was murdered too and I'm looking for her killer oh it was thank you it's so hard when No One Believes you I'm here to help does it matter who sent me no one else on this hellhole station gives a damn that my neph is dead you can do something about it I'll help you however I can did your daughter have a lot of friends not a lot no she was shy spent most of her time off making her sculptures not hanging out with friends something did change in the last few weeks though started talking about an asari morenth I see I didn't like her she kept dragging Neff out to clubs and I'm pretty sure she gave my daughter drugs what kind of a person was this Morant I never met her but Neff talked about her like she was a queen swear there was no one else alive when she talked about Morin that sounds familiar Samara does moroth control her victims with drugs she controls them through sheer will the drugs are just a lifestyle she loves the club loves the base she's a hedonist so this morning did hurt my daughter is she the one that that I will bring Justice to the one that did this we swear to you nap will rest easy soon I hope so baby you mind if I examine neff's room I didn't want to disturb anything close her art her sculptures everything is the way she left it will always be my baby is gone thank you sorry I just miss her so much it's okay we've all suffered loss I know what it means to lose a daughter I will avenge her thank you please if it helps you find her killer look through her things we will be respectful I'll examine her things read the oldest entry there's a lot to talk about I dropped your route's name and they let me into the VIP everyone was the most beautiful asari starts dancing near me she moves like water form and volume but shifting then I'm dancing with her later we went for skewers and I'm supposed to see her again tomorrow read the middle entry I go 36 orbit 67 th is a girl like me and she's definitely not human just when we dance and the hallux is flowing through me the way she looks at me with a hunger a longing no one's ever looked at me like that we kissed tonight read the newest entry I want to be with her forever she can sound like pieces we can lift some more glamorous like the women in Vania that Vic Morin likes how did this happen to me I'm just close the hollow Journal this is Maureen's work to artists and creators someone with a spark slightly isolated from their peers she impresses with sophistication and sex appeal and she strikes the hunt interests her as much as the conquest anyone who successfully hunted Sapient beings for 400 years warrants caution Lauren speaks to you on many levels her body tells yours that she'll bring unimaginable ecstasy scent evokes emotions long hidden her eyes promise you things you were always scared to ask of another her voice Whispers to you after she is done speaking she sounds more like a highly evolved killer than a genetic defective addition has been present in cident rather than a defect storming her Den would be a mistake she will have a hundred Escape Routes planned she will go to ground and disappear for 50 years or more this is the closest I've ever been you sound like you're working your way toward an idea after life's VIP section seems her preferred hunting ground you must go there alone and unarmed I'm walking into this place with no gun and no backup I will be in the shadows watching Shepard you will never be alone this I swear I cannot barge in with guns and allies Lawrence is far too kg she'd simply disappear this is a subtle delicate act trust me time's wasting let's get over there I agree we can talk more once we're there [Music] by dissidents from former Council races while no formal statement has been issued the council has made formal information today I'm just here to talk now with pointed fingers and guns I don't know what Captain gavel why would I tell him anything go away talk too much good talking to you no more talk wait now gap on tricks we leave what do you want someone told me the rest of afterlife is nothing compared to this place sounds like a smart person it wasn't Giroud go on in word to the wise start a fight we'll hurt you someone attacks you it's okay to defend yourself you must go in alone marant will be watching like any predator she is cautious to make her interest enough that she will approach you when you are face to face suddenly encourage her to invite you to her apartment I'll follow discreetly and when you are alone I'll know this until I get there you are in great Peril she will be planning to inflict a Horrors on you if you are not careful you will want her to let's get started Shepard we only get one chance at this any mistake and warrant will disappear if you're the least bit unsure come talk to me I will wait here and Shepherd thank you I do not share this burden easily and you are the only soul I can imagine sharing it with [Music] hey hey I'll dance next to you if you want to think we're dancing together go ahead I do want to think that [Music] drinks here are so strong what do you have these are good people but they look bored bored people don't spend money and you've got an idea for how I could fix that a round of Drake shows that you appreciate their business your rep will improved and you'll make more money in the end it may be worth a try once you better be right listen up everyone we love having you here so a round of drinks on the house I guess they'll let anybody in here now no standards anymore and you back that up we go out to the alley only one of us comes back in I'm just trying to have a drink here no need to get all excited my name is Morin I've been watching you you're the most interesting person in this place I've got a booth over here in the shadows why don't you come sit with me some nights I come here and there's no one interesting to talk to some nights there's just one person tonight it's you why is that you and I want the same things do we do you know anything about art it speaks to the darkest places in me what about you there must be some good artist on Omega I really can't imagine anything good here there's a local girl named Neff she disappeared a while ago but her work is quite unknown to me art comes in many varieties I've seen bids that were more powerful than a sculpture sitting in a gallery do you know bayanya my favorite the two actresses on it are So Glamorous I'll have to watch it what do you think of the music here dark rhythms violent pulses it stirs something primitive in me what about you everything I hear is something good about it I see you're a man of strong opinions you can lose yourself in the music here there are ways to enhance that you know what do you think of halleck slithers through my soul seems like we share some interests [Music] I've traveled all over the Galaxy which is you doesn't it real travel means going to dangerous places where you can see and do things most people can't imagine yes when I travel I find myself drawn to dark dangerous places violent places violence is the surest expression of power if you're the strongest you have the power that's certainly true among children whoever wants it the most is willing to do anything for him has the power do you want to get out of here my apartment is nearby I want you alone [Music] have a hallux if you want but wouldn't you rather have all your senses be clear and sharp right now I certainly do I love clubs people movement heat I can still hear the bass like the drums of a great hunt out for your blood but here it's muted and you're safe is that what you want Shepard people feel safest right before they die it's true we're never safe I've never understood the fascination with safety some of us choose differently Independence over submission I think we share that you and I we've both killed many times but that's where the similarities end why do you say that I've killed what do you know let's stop playing games into my eyes and tell me you want me tell me you'd kill for me anything I want I want you I'd kill for you anything you want shh darling just relax and hear my words your mother do not call me that I can't choose to stop being your daughter mother you made your choice long ago my only crime is being born with a gift you gave me enough Lauren I am the genetic Destiny of the asari I'm ready to reveal this so I must die you are a disease to be purged nothing more I'm as strong as she is let me join you I am already sworn to help your Shepherd let us finish this and they call me a monster foreign I am ready to leave this place and get on with my life are you ready to go as well do you want to talk about what happened Shepherd what do you think I will say can I say I just killed the bravest and smartest of my daughters there are no words I will try another time for now show Mercy on a broken old Warrior and let us leave let's go [Music] [Music] Shepherd our data indicates the tally is somewhere in these ruins there is considerable death activity in an environmental hazard solar output has overwhelmed hasters protective magnetos air exposure to direct sunlight will damage your Shields foreign [Music] [Music] this is Commander Shepard of the Normandy can we provide assistance or radiation what's the status of your team how many of you are left what brought you this deep into get controlled space something about the Sun faster than it any idea where the guest came from [Music] this would hide us do we have to worry about the gets ending in reinforcements what's your current position until he's already securing tally out safely as our top priority you've got confirmation that the guest haven't reached tally yet full position we'll hit their back ranks [Music] foreign grab the demo charges in the buildings nearby use them to clear a path Shepard I have scanned the area and located the demolition charges before you Commander mentioned we need a quarter sample to get a timeline foreign foreign foreign s the sun must have been normal back then so much space walls of stone it's amazing I wish my friends could see it there was Shepherd over here Tally's ordered a base camp come in base camp hello is anyone there dally it's Shepherd Shepherd cleaning but you show up at the strangest times what are you doing in the middle of get space I was in the neighborhood I thought you might need a hand coming Shepherd it means a lot to hear your voice Carl rigor and what's left of the Marines got me into the observatory from where you are you are through the door and across the field I what's this researcher after would it help if I brought in the Normandy Mel still with you or are you alone out there Gregor had a team of Marines covering me of them are still alive I can hear them firing at the gate outside it looks like somebody sealed the door against the gath and the console is damaged can you get it open on your end [Music] foreign heads up foreign [Music] hang on Shepard stay down before that Colossus gets ideas still got no idea why you're here this ain't the time to be picky Ally's inside over there get killed the rest of my squad and they're trying to get to her best I've been able to do is draw their attention [Applause] are you sure she's still alive The Observatory is reinforced even the guest will need time to get through it and it's hard to hack a door with someone's firing rockets at you the death they're near platoon strength but the Colossus is the worst part it's got a repair protocol huddles up and fixes itself I can't get a clear shot while it's down like that I tried to move in closer to one of the bastards punched a shot at least through my suit how bad is your suit damage combat seals clap down to isolate contamination and I'm swimming in antibiotics the guests might get me but I'm not gonna die from an infection in the middle of a battle that's just insulting what can you tell me about the battlefield right side's got a catwalk with a sniper perch can you could rig some Havoc from there none of my men made it past the Gap little Scotch cover with the damn Colossus has a clear shot at you the whole time and you've got death coming in for both sides the left gives you some cover from the Colossus which your ass is hanging up for the gift that's how I got shot any ideas on how to deal with the Colossus standard protocol with Armature class units is to sabotage Shields and Whittle it down you know kill it with bug bites with the repair protocol flows that plan to hell you try to wear it down it just huddles up and fixes itself so whatever we do has to scrap that bastard fast probably means getting up close past that cover we need to get to tally got any ideas just one I'm not moving so well but I can still pull a trigger and I got a rocket launcher that the sun hasn't fried yet you'll move in close I'll keep the Colossus busy maybe even dropping Shields with luck you'll be able to finish it off good luck rigor let's go shoot some gas bye say hi to tally for me hostiles come down I've heard them thank you just a second I locked the door to keep more guests from getting inside there that should do it just let me finish this download thank you Shepard if not for you I would never have made it out of this room this whole mission has been a disaster I wish I joined you back on Freedom's progress but I couldn't let anyone take my place on something this risky a lot aquarians lost their lives here was it worth it I don't know Shepherd it wasn't my call the admiralty board believed the information here was worth sacrificing all our lives for I have to believe that they know what's best I didn't ask what some Admiral thought I asked what you thought a lot of people died here some of them were my friends all of them were good at their jobs that damn data better be worth it the price was too high what can you tell me about your research here haystrum sun is destabilizing back when this was a quarian colony it was a normal are it shouldn't change that quickly whatever the reason I'm glad I could help once you deliver that data I could use you on the Normandy I promised to see this Mission through I did I can leave with you and send the data to the fleet and if the Admirals have a problem with it they can go to hell I just watched the rest of my team die maybe not the whole rest of your team man rigora you made it you're all captains as good as you said Dan Colossus never stood a chance if need be the Normandy can get you out of here Rieger well the guest didn't damage our ship as long as we get out of here before reinforcements show up we'll be fine actually I won't be going with you I'm joining Commander Shepard I'll pass the data to the admiralty board and let them know what happened she's all yours now Shepard keep her safe Cerberus saw footage of you in action talizor we're looking forward to having you on the team your engineering expertise will really benefit the mission I don't know who you are but cerber is threatened with the security of the migrating Fleet don't make nice you don't have to like them Telly but we're on the same side this time I assume that you were undercover Shepherd maybe even planning to blow soda Bros up if that's the case I'll loan you a grenade otherwise I'm here for you not for them if it helps check out the Normandy while you're here we've gotten a few upgrades I'll get Tally's or the necessary security clearance to access our systems don't forget to introduce yourself to Edie the ship's new artificial intelligence what's with all the chop Joker doing my best the wind's gusting to 500 kph [Music] alongside the Reaper it's not transmitting an AFF but the later patient silhouette is Gap I guess we know what the science team stopped reporting in what just happened the Reaper's Mass Effect fields are still active we just passed inside their envelope eye of the hurricane huh [Music] shadows in here your lock has been installed at the far end of the whole section we have we haven't pressurized as they work the Rhythm it is smeared nerves a superstitious reaction to what this all represents ancient life form privately I can't deny the angles of the walls seem to press down behind myself Normandy to shore party what just happened the reaper put up kinetic barriers I don't think we can get through from our side we're trapped how does quieter we'll have to take down the barrier generators from in here any idea where they are at the moment of activation I detected a heat spike in what is likely the Rex Mass Effect core sending the coordinates now be advised this core is also maintaining the Reaper's altitude so when we take the barriers down to escape the wreck falls into the planet core and that means everyone dies yeah got it if any Helms can pull us off this thing before it reaches Crush death it's you we'll make a sweep for survivors and recover what data we can stand by aye aye good hunting you're married you've never mentioned that Katie had anger management issues when my brother got married the best man tried to hit on her she kicked him down the chair steps okay he's my wife um I must have told you this wife the only time I saw her wear stockings yeah the kind with seams up the back that's what I remember too what the hell is this how can we remember the same thing it sounds like the reaper was affecting their minds [Music] foreign you should lie down I'm telling you the ship isn't dead it knows we're inside it calm down John and I said the ship was dead we trusted him he was right but even a dead God Can Dream a God it just it doesn't have to want to it doesn't have to think about it it just does a trend that I didn't get until it was too late he's tuned in on our dream if I close um Shepherd Commander [Music] the death was the sniper I thought Geth didn't speak right there all we need to now is destroy the Mass Effect core and then get off the ship quickly foreign enemies in front wait Shepherd servers would want that guest for study Its Behavior was interesting I would bring it Kelly said no one's ever captured a get intact significant risk but not our first we're out of time let's move [Music] open the port side here foreign [Music] [Music] for now we've stored it in Edie's AI Core we need better equipment to fight the Reapers an intact geath would be invaluable to cerberus's cyber weapons division we'll have to disagree on that ma'am I saw enough of these things I need in Prime space it Cerberus has a long-standing cash Bounty for an intact gaff I assure you the reward is significant I want to know why it has a piece of N7 armor strapped to its chest battle trophy Maybe would a machine care about that no trophies imply emotions that AIS don't have I doubt it's more than a convenient field repair I've killed hundreds of these things but I've never had a chance to talk to one this one tried to communicate with us hell it probably saved Our Lives why reactivating the Geth is a risk if you do so it should be for Humanity's best interests and not your curiosity I still think our best interests involve an airlock I'm not deciding one way or the other until I know what we've got here I want to start it up interrogated if we activate it there is no guarantee we can deactivate it again bullets can that's not what I thank you both of you for your recommendations I've made my decision Tally's gonna freak when she hears about this so what about this Reaper iff integrated with our systems however the device is Reaper technology it is important we test it thoroughly before attempting the omega-4 relay it will take some time to properly integrate it with our own systems are we talking hours or days impossible to say the technology is complex the crew will Begin work immediately okay until then we keep building our team I'll let you know when the iff is ready for Shakedown foreign I've got the problem and I may need your help but I need to ask you something first I need to know if I can trust you some of this might involve Fleet security Cerberus cannot be involved you have my word if necessary I'll contact The elusive man to make sure he stays out don't bother he just lied to you hearing it from you is enough I just received a message from the migrant Fleet the admiralty board has accused me of treason I'm scared Shepherd nobody who knows you could believe you betray your people tally I don't know they don't lay charges like this unless the evidence seems absolute but thanks I appreciate your faith in me Shepherd is it because you're working with Cerberus I'm not working with Cerberus I'm working with you and I got leave to serve on the Normandy again I have no idea what they're accusing me of you'd think I would remember if I betrayed the fleet what happens when Aquarian is accused of treason there's a hearing with members of the admiralty of judges my father is an older he'll have to recuse himself from judgment I can't even imagine what he's thinking right now the punishment for treason is exile if they convict me I can never go back so you have no idea why they're accusing you none the specifics are rarely this discussed on open channels I won't know any more until I get to the flotilla okay let's go find the flotilla I was going to book passage on another ship I didn't think there would be time for you to help thank you Shepard I'll program the Normandy with the flotilla's current location the Admirals will be waiting for us [Music] I'm turning this thing back on be ready Aya they've isolated I've erected additional firewalls and prepared to resist any hacking attempt [Music] yes [Music] can you understand me yes are you going to attack me no [Music] every guest I met before you tried to blow my head off we have not met no you and I haven't but I've met other gifts we are on death and we have not met you you are Shepherd Commander Alliance human font Heretics killed by collectors rediscovered on the old machine old machine you mean the Reaper repair a superstitious title originating with approaches we call those entities the old machines you seem to know an awful lot about me Extranet data sources insecure broadcasts on organic data sent out is received we want you you watch me or you watch Organics yes which both what do you mean Heretics build our own future the Heretics ask the old machines to give them the future they are no longer part of us we were studying the old machines Hardware to protect our future so you aren't alive at the Reapers we opposed the Heretics we oppose the old machines Shepherd Commander opposes the old machines shuttle Commander opposes the Heretics cooperation furthers Mutual goals are you asking to join us yes then what should I call you yeah I mean you specifically we are all deaf what is the individual in front of me called there is no individual we are death there are currently 1183 programs active within this platform my name is Legion for we are many well that seems appropriate [Music] Christian Bible the gospel of Mark chapter 5 verse 9. we acknowledge this is an appropriate metaphor We Are Legion a terminal of the gath we will integrate into Normandy we anticipate the exchange of data Shepherd Commander I have questions about the gaffe specify did Sovereign contact the guest or did you seek it out begins to you called Sovereign signaled us like the gath the old machine listened to organic radio Transmissions it knew of our war against the creators nazara contacted many species over the Millennia seeking allies some of the Geth followed Sovereign the Heretics the Heretics accepted their technology the old machines offered to give us our future the death will achieve their own future what difference does it make how you acquire a certain technology technology is not a straight line there are many paths to the same end accepting another's path blinds you to Alternatives nazara Sovereign said this itself your civilization is based upon the technology of the mass relays our technology by using it your Society develops along the paths we desire what did you call Sovereign that was what the programs within the reaper called themselves soften was a title given by seren arterius Sarah and the Heritage believed nazana to be a supreme ruler sovereign Sovereign was one ship you're saying there were multiple programs inside it one ship one will many Minds like the gath we study your records Sovereign told you this on Milos we are international independent free of all weakness a state compelling to the gath we are a nation but interdependent separation is our weakness I'd like to ask about something else ready I'd like to find out more about you we are building a consensus please try again later I have to get back to work acknowledged [Music] foreign [Music] requesting permission to talk with Araya verify After Time adrift among open Stars along tides of light and through shores of dust I will return to where I began we'd like a security and quarantine team to meet us our ship is not clean under 17. [Music] I don't think it's a good idea to bring it get that dumping off my ship before you start an incident that makes the Ascension project Fiasco with Cerberus look like us you're defending your ship I respect that but don't try to intimidate me Captain or what I take off this mask and breathe germs all over your nice clean ship I'm letting you abort as a favor to tell the gate is too much leave it on your ship [Music] this is your ship and I'm a guest but Legion is part of my team unless you want to shoot me we're both coming aboard or I could kick you both off no one here likes get or servers I can't guarantee your safety I can guide them away from the more militant elements of the crew there are a lot more militants these days dalizora and giving the charges against you it's only getting worse what do you mean they're charging you with bringing active get into the fleet as part of a secret project that's insane I I never brought active get materials back to the migrant Fleet yes my father was working on a project he needed the materials if I sent back something that was only damaged not permanently inactive no no no I checked everything I was careful technically I'm under orders to place talizora under arrest pending the hearing so tell me you're combined to be shaped until this trial is over thank you Captain preparations got underway as soon as you arrived the hearings being held in the Garden Plaza good luck Charlie is Normandy I am glad you came I could delay them only so long aren't they Ron Shepard verse Normandy this is Admiral chalaran vastonbe she's a friend of my father's wait Ron you called me Vas Normandy I'm afraid I did tally the elementality board moved to have you tried under that name given your departure from the Nema you're an admiral does that mean you're one of the judges I'm afraid not my history of Italian her father forced me to accuse myself I imagine father had to do the same you'll see inside tally for my part my moderate and ensured that the rules of protocol are followed but I have no vote in the judgment I take it being associated with the human ship is a bad sign they stripped me of my ship name that's as good as declaring the exiled already it's not over here tally you have friends who are still no U.S Talis oravasima whatever we must call you legally I guess we should get started does tally have a defense counselor someone who speaks for her side indeed she does Captain Shepherd she is part of your crew now recognized by quarryan law and remember an accused is always represented by his or her ship's captain [Music] so you would actually speak for my defense it would have been helpful to know about this earlier tally our legal rules are simple there are no legal tricks or political loopholes for you to worry about present the truth as best you can it will have to be enough now come I promise that I would not delay him this conclave is brought to order blessed are the ancestors who kept us alive sustained us and enabled us to reach this season kill us a lie the accused Talis oravas Normandy has come with her capison to defend herself against the charge of treason security a death is present in the courtroom does Charlie Zora think to affect this hearing with threats Captain Donna allowed to get aboard do you intend to second-guess the Riot's Captain Admiral chorus objection withdrawn Shepherd was Normandy your crew member tally Zoro stands accused of treason will you speak for her if it helps tally I will but in her heart she remains talizoravasnima a proud member of the migrant Fleet I regret that our captain is forbidden to stand at her side today nobody has been forbidden from anything it is a simple lie to them if you must sell chorus but don't lie to me and expect me to stay silent the human is right and we always please Shepherd's willingness to represent talizora in this hearing is appreciated tally you're accused of bringing active guests to the migrant Fleet what say you how could tally have brought Geth to the fleet while serving on the Normandy to clarify Shepherd Tali isn't accused of bringing back entire units only parts that could spontaneously reactivate but I would never send active guest to the fleet everything I said was disabled and harmless then explain how Geth seized the lampship where your father was working what happened as far as we can tell tally the gath have killed everyone on the alari your father included what okila I appreciate the need for this trilaterals but right now our first concern must be the safety of the migrant Fleet the Normandy stands ready to assist in whatever capacity necessary thank you Quarry and strike teams have attempted to retake the ship so far without success Shepherd we have to take back the other eye the safest course would be to Simply destroy the ship but if you are looking for an honorable death instead of Exile I'm looking for my father you busted you intend to retake the alright from the gas this proposal is extremely dangerous with your permission Admirals yes the good of the fleet must come first then tally needs to find her father agreed and if you die on this worthy Mission tally we will see that your name is clear to these charges we can discuss that later then it is decided you will attempt to retake the alari you are hereby given leave to departure a shuttle will be waiting at a secondary ducking Hangar be safe Charlie this hearing will resume upon your return or upon determination that you have been killed in action thank you for agreeing to take back the alright Shepherd the Admiral sound sure that my father is already dead but I don't know we won't know anything until we get there how are you holding up they just threw a lot of fire at you even before telling you about your father I knew this would be bad but I guess you're never really prepared to be charged with treason and my father I I don't know he he could still be alive they don't know for certain but he's dead I just don't know Shepherd and I need to find out is there anyone here you want to talk to before we go we can talk with the Admirals it might help us to see what their viewpoints are but I doubt we'll change anyone's Mind by talking to them privately let's go right the sooner we get to the other eye the sooner we'll know what happened is through the conclave chamber where you are now the shuttle they have provided is Unearthed understood whatever get are on the alari have likely built more of themselves expect heavy resistance if anyone can only take the Allied zorica Kelly's order arrivaled again but more proof that the adverters meet even during the hearing talizora's first stop is is that really a get telezora the guards at the Docking Bay said don't worry it's under our control with luck it will help us retake the allurai if you say so this the shuttle is prepared for you and Captain Shepherd Of Us Normandy can you tell us anything about what we'll find on the alright I'm afraid I don't know much not many marines made it back from the initial assault they talked about the massive waves of ghetto more than there should have been there shouldn't have been any at all uh all right I mean that they're afraid The Gather building are repairing more of themselves from materials on the Aurora let's head to the alari of course I'll unlock the shuttle now good luck with those get talisura killai weapons ready can be disabled [Music] this is one of the storage units I sent to father looks like parts from a disabled repair drone plus a reflex algorithm that I didn't recognize I got this on haystrum what made a park worth sending back to your father it had to be in working order something that could be analyzed and integrated into other Technologies anything new had priority technology the guests had developed themselves signs of modification Clues to their thinking how did you get these things to your father sometimes I left packages at security drops in civilized areas someone on pilgrimage would see that it was shipped home for a very valuable signs I'd signal home and father would send a small ship was a war zone how did you Salvage gear in the middle of all that these suits have more Pockets than you'd think Guardians have learned how to salvage whatever we can whenever we can within reason we're not warcha but we repair what most people would throw away hundreds of the ships in our Fleet were salvaged wrecks either found dead in space or purchased for next to nothing does that Salvage gear give you a clue as to what happened here no I don't know Shepherd I checked everything I sent here I passed up Vines because they might be dangerous prone to uncontrolled reactivation or self-repair I don't know which possibility is worse that I got sloppy and sent something dangerous or that father actually did all this this console might have something most of the data is corrupted but a few bits are left they were performing experiments on gas systems looking for new ways to overcome gas resistance to reprogramming do you think testing weapons on the get was right it's not testing weapons on prisoner Shepherd I only send Father Parts even if he assembled them they wouldn't be Sapient you saw what Saturn and Sovereign did with the Geth any research that gives us an advantage is important did you know what kind of tests your father was running no father just told me to send back any guest technology I could find that wasn't the direct danger to the fleet I suspected he might be testing weapons but I thought he was just working on new ways to bypass Shields or armor could any of that data clear your name doubtful this is mostly results data effects of different disruptive hacking techniques I don't understand all of it they may have been activating the get deliberately I don't know nothing here says specifically but if they were then father was doing something terrible it was all this father you promised you'd build me a house on the Homeworld was this going to bring us back home we should keep moving right our hacking attempts failed the guests have an Adaptive consciousness going process and the others autocorrect still we're making progress Ora is convinced we'll have a viable system in less than a year this weapon will put our people back on the Homeworld and it's all because of real sore father no no no no no you always had a plan masked life signs or or an onboard medical stasis program maybe you you wouldn't they're wrong you wouldn't just die like this you wouldn't leave me to cry hey come here damn it damn it I'm sorry you've got nothing to be sorry about maybe he would have known I'd come maybe he left a message daddy if you are listening then I am dead the guests have gone active I don't have much time the main a bridge trying to stop their VI processes from forming new neural links in see the data they must thanks Dad you want to get your father back to the shuttle no leave him the mission comes first it's what he would have wanted come on let's finish this this console is linked to the main Hub father mentioned disabling it shut down any death we missed it looks like some of the recordings remained intact they'll tell us how this happened what father did you sound like you don't really want to hear it no we have to I know I just I don't want to do we have enough parts to bring more online yes the new shipment from your daughter will let us add two more gifts to the network we're nearing a breakthrough on systemic viral attacks perhaps we should inform the admiralty board just to be safe I promise to build my daughter a house on the home world I'm not going to sit and wait while the politicians argue we'd have an easier time of it if tally Zora could send back more working material apps absent wants totally exposed to any political Reef tally out of this a symbol and you guess with what we have bypass security protocols if it sounds like he was doing this for you never wanted this Shepherd Kayla I never wanted this everything here is his fault ah I tried to pretend it didn't point to him but this when this comes up in the trial they'll we can't tell them not the Admirals not anyone Cali without this evidence you're looking at exile you think I don't know that you think I want to live knowing that I can never see the fleet again but I can't go back into that room and say that my father was the worst war criminal in our people's history I cannot rails or it doesn't need you to worry about him anymore you heard him say he didn't want you to be caught in the politics you don't understand Shepard they would strike his name from the Manifest of every ship he ever served on he would be worse than an exile he'd be a traitor to our people held up for children as a monster in a cautionary tale I can't let all the good he did be destroyed from this Shepherd we're not going to decide anything here let's see what the Admiral say once we get back you're my captain in this hearing Shepherd it's your decision but please don't destroy what my father was come on if we wait too long they'll decide we're already dead and none of this will matter [Music] we need to face facts there has been no worse there is no reason to think talizara survived sounds like the hearing is already underway [Music] very well the Admiral people were to prepare to render judgment sorry we're late we cleared the cats from the alari it should be safe for your people to return thank you we sincerely appreciate your efforts to Aid the Korean people did you find anything on the alari that could clarify what happened there Shepherd please have any new evidence to submit to this hearing tally helped me defeat sarin and the death of the Citadel that should be all the evidence you need but if you want more I can present the Normandy which tally also saved from Geth forces even though it's too quiet for her to sleep well we still don't know what happened on the alari no Admiral you don't but you gave her my name I'm her Captain I trust her with my life and I'm telling you that she's innocent and we should just trust this human's opinion we placed Tally's life in the human's hands would you doubt those words if they came from a quarian captain no based on the rest of the evidence I suppose that I wouldn't prepared to render the judgment tally Zora in light of your history of service we do not find sufficient evidence to convict you are cleared of all charges Commander separate please accept these gifts in appreciation for you taking the time to represent one of our people it was an honor to speak for my friend admirals this hearing is concluded go in peace Normandy kill us alive I can't believe you pulled that off what you said I've never had anyone speak like that on my behalf thank you for being there for my father and me even when thank you well you can still go back in and get you exiled if you want thanks but I'm fine with things like this it's fun watching you shout come on telezora vast Normandy let's get back to our ship thank you Captain I'll take it Shepherd Commander we have completed our analysis of the Reaper's data core did you find anything useful we were sent to the old machine to preserve the death's future we are prepared to reveal how the Heretics have developed a weapon to use against Geth call it a virus it is stored on a data core provided by sovereign over time the virus will change us make us conclude that worshiping people's machines is correct so why did you need to go to the reaper course the Heritage store the code in a Quantum storage device softly provided to find and destroy the virus we needed to understand its code and data storage structures so the virus would give all Geth the Heretics logic and all Geth would then go to war with Organics yes guests believe all intelligent life should self-determinate their Heretics no longer share this belief they judge that forcing an invalid conclusion on us is preferable to a continued Schism I thought Geth couldn't be hacked or get viruses at least for more than a few seconds altered programs are restored from archives new installations are deleted this heretic weapon introduces a subtle operating error in our most basic runtimes the equivalent of your nervous system an equation with a result of 1.33382 returns as 1.33381 this changes the results of all higher processes we will reach different conclusions so the reason they worship the Reapers is a math error it is difficult to express your brain exists as chemistry electricity like AIS you are shaped by both hardware and software we are purely software mathematics the Heretics conclusion is valid for them our conclusion is valid for us neither result is an error an analogy Heretics say one is less than two deaths say two is less than three if it were released how quickly would this virus spread through your people we are networked via FTL combo lease most would change within a day isolated platforms would remain unaffected until they rejoined the network you know where this thing is the Heritage headquarters station on the edge of the terminus we will provide coordinates Normandy stealth systems are necessary to safely approach heretic headquarters sounds like we could end their raids once and for all let's do it total Victory is a possibility we cannot judge the odds at this time regardless we will begin preparations [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] you know it's just our heat emissions that are hidden right they could look out a window and see us coming windows are structural weaknesses death do not use them approach the hull of these coordinates access achieved we may proceed [Music] thank you alert this facility has little error gravity Gap required neither won't we be detected don't they have intrusional arms sensors have been reduced we have infiltrated their wireless network and filled the data storage with random bits and that helps us how the Heritage must scrap this junk data they have partitioned themselves into local networks working in parallel any alarm weed trigger will not go beyond the room we are in only accessing domain core will trigger a station-wide alert we've got a job to do let's get to it shopping Commander we concluded the destruction of this station was the only resolution to the Heritage question there is now a second option their virus can be repurposed If released into the station's Network the Heretics will be Rewritten to accept our truth either way these death won't be a problem anymore but Shepherd think about this if you write these get they'll join the others legion's death will be stronger can we trust them not to attack us in the future why didn't you mention this before we came aboard we did not know the virus was complete it is it can be used against the true death at any time our arrival was timely they're your people Legion you must have an opinion this is new data we have not yet reached consensus we will process as the mission proceeds this isn't the time to debate it let's move while the Heretics are distracted a Shepherd I'm picking up useful resources in the Geth hubs we could sell why are all the Heretics attached to these hubs these are mobile platforms Hardware the crew is software they are commuting through the station's Central Computer I'm not sure I follow them the analytics connect to the main computer to exchange data members and program updates we gain complexity by linking together to be isolated within a single platform is to be reduced we see less comprehend less it is quieter if you exchange data memories how do you keep track of which ones are yours how do you state you there is only we we were created to sharing them on ourselves the difference between death is perspective we are many eyes looking at the same things one platform will see things another does not and will make different judgments I could see why you'd be conflicted about the Heretics in a way whatever you do to them you're doing to yourself yes once they return to us and upload their memories we will share their experience of being altered every other species I know of might be psychologically scarred by a traumatic experience like that it is not clear if death can be traumatized we do not feel pain as you do cannot predict what the effects will be let's keep moving yes [Music] are these databases processors each contains thousands of death can't they see us walking by they are no more aware of us than you are of cells in your bloodstream overriding turrets overriding turret we are tasked to capacity aborting this is it we will upload a copy of our runtime into the core it will delete all copies of the virus when complete development of the class in operation will take time the Heretics will respond with Force to our upload we must hold this room we can override some of the station's internal systems to defend us are you ready to begin you can override these like you did the earlier turrets they can help defend our position correct in addition to the turrets around us there are others on the mainframes below indicate which you want to activate it and we will program them this will only last a few seconds Mark your upload Legion we'll defend this position file transfer begun Shepard Commander where would you like us to activate defenses alert I will take runtimes downloading to mobile platforms riding your target executing sudo command foreign Commander it is time to choose do we rewrite the Heretics or delete them you don't have any trouble wiping out your own people every Sapien has the right to make their own decisions the Heritage shows a path to prohibits coexistence that doesn't make sense if they have the right to make their own decisions how can you suggest brainwashing them to accept your way we stated the option exists we did not endorse it it is Shepherd Commander's decision what's to stop them from using the virus later to change themselves back we will delete the virus after using it we charge it too dangerous to allow its existence why are you letting me make this decision they're your people we are conflicted there is no consensus among our higher order run times 573 favor rewrite and 571 favorite destruction Shepherd Commander you have found the Heretics you have prospective we lack the death grab the thing to you if they're Rewritten your people will accept them back will they even want to go back they will agree with our judgments in return we will integrate their experiences all will be stronger take them then when we get control of the core release the virus acknowledged releasing violence no remote access via hiking transmission required what does that mean the virus will be sent in Heretics and nearby star systems this station will broadcast a powerful electromagnetic pulse through FTL channels how powerful yield in excess of 1.21 petawatts alert em flux will be hazardous to unshielded organic farms that end up the interior of this station is not shielded I really wish you'd said that before back to the chef double time people [Music] [Music] all right Commander tally just went to have a chat with Legion he better get down to the AI Court I'm On It joker Shepherd I'm glad you're here to send data about the flotilla back to the death creators performed weapons tests on death Hardware we believed it necessary to warn our people of possible aggressive we already made the get stronger by rewriting the ones that worshiped the Reapers I won't let Legion endanger the fleet by giving them more information Creator tally Zora acts out of loyalty to her people she was willing to be exiled to present them we must also protect young people from the Creator threat you can't let this happen Shepherd I trusted you and I worked with a get on the team but tally your father was running brutal experiments if the subjects have been human I damn will be telling the alliance about it I know but if the guests find out they'd attack which would cause a war that would leave both the Geth and the quarians vulnerable when the Reapers show up is that what you want Legion we believed it was necessary to relay the information sooner or later you're both going to have to stop fighting this war or we'll all end up paying for it to facilitate unit cohesion we will not transmit data regarding Creator plans thank you Legion I understand your intention what if I gave you some non-classified data to send we will be grateful make amount of good news looks like the reaper iff is finally hooked up and ready to go that is not entirely accurate Mr Moreau the device is powered but it is causing some unusual instability in other systems I recommend a more thorough analysis before we attempt to use it we can't put our mission on hold forever how long will this take who knows with this thing maybe you better take the shot off for this Mission I'll make sure we're up and running when you get back I've already notified the team we'll meet you on the shuttle once we're closer to our destination you can decide who to take I'll meet you at the shuttle then Joker the ship is yours [Music] I'm telling you Edie your readings are off it's radiation bleed just White Noise I have detected a signal embedded in the static we are transmitting the normandy's location transmitting to who oh [ __ ] getting out of here propulsion systems are disabled I'm detecting a virus in the ship's computers from the iff damn it why didn't you scrub it primary defense systems are offline we can save the Normandy Mr Moreau but you must help me [ __ ] what you're crazy you start singing Daisy Bell and I'm done I locked my sealed databases and I can initiate counter measures the maintenance shaft in the science lab will allow passage to the AI Core main corridors are no longer safe the collectors have boarded emergency floor lighting will guide you as tomorrow God damn it [Music] [ __ ] [Music] we'll hold off as long as we can [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] multiple hostiles detected on the crew deck Joker this deck is crawling with those things stay close I'll protect you [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] the infusion plant offline activating emergency H fuel cells what the [ __ ] all right Amanda uh you collect the core to the normandy's primary control module [Music] starts we're just all organic that blame this is all Joker's fault what a tool he was I have to spend all day Computing pie because he plugged in the overlord I have access to the defensive systems thank you Mr Moreau now you must reactivate the primary drive in engineering ah you want me to go crawling through the Ducks again I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees that is a joke right the shaft behind you connects to the engineering deck good luck [Music] hostiles are present in engineering they are heading towards the cargo bay [Music] engineering is clear of hostiles proceed immediately to minimize chances of detection activate the drive and I will open the airlocks as we accelerate all hostiles will be killed what what about the crew they are gone Jeff the collectors took them [ __ ] I am sealing the engine room I have control encourage is complete no other life forms on board securing airlocks and cargo bay doors send a message to Shepard shuttle tell him what happened message away are you feeling well Jeff [Music] no but thanks for asking everyone you lost everyone and damn near lost the shift too I know all right I was here it's not his fault Miranda none of us caught it Mr Taylor is correct the harmful data in The Collector Drive was even more sophisticated than the Black Box Reaper viruses I was given I heard it was a rough ride how are you holding up there's a lot of empty chairs in here we did everything we could Jeff yeah thanks Mom is the ship clean we can't risk this happening again Edie and I purged the systems the reaper iff is online we can go through the omega-4 relay whenever you want don't even get me started about unshackling a damned AI well what can I do against collectors break my arm at them Edie cleared the ship she's all right I assure you I am still Bound by protocols in my programming even if I were not you are my crewmates Edie has had plenty of opportunity to kill us we need all the help we can get the Normandy could stand some more upgrades but I don't want that to delay going after the crew we've done everything we can it's time to take the fight to the collectors Joker head back up to the bridge the rest of you to your stations aye Commander just punch up the Galaxy map whenever you're ready destination Shepherd the reaper iff is online but there is a chance that the Normandy may not survive the omega-4 relay once we are on Route we are committed the collectors took my people time to go get them back you got it Commander the omega-4 relay ETA about 2 hours oh pardon me Commander I've cleared the engine room I'll be there in 5 . you should have known you wouldn't settle for the Captain's Quarters I settle for nothing but the best [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] thank you Shepard I wish I had more information for you I don't like you heading through that relay blind but we don't have much choice I'm not going alone I've got some of the best working with me if we stick together we'll make it I knew we brought you back for a reason I've never seen a better leader despite the danger it's a great opportunity the first human to take a ship through and survive I'm going to destroy the collectors to stop their attacks on Humanity understood still impressive I just wanted you to know I appreciate the risk you're taking regardless of your opinion of servers of me you are a valuable asset to all of humanity be careful Shepherd foreign relay everyone stand by let's make it happen Reaper iff activated signal Commander Drive Court just lit up like a Christmas tree Drive core electrical charge at critical levels rerouting acceleration foreign too close [Music] well these must be all the ships that tried to make it through the omega-4 relay some look ancient I have detected an signature near the edge of the accretion disc has to be the collector base take us in for a closer look nice and easy [Music] careful Jeff we have company [Music] taking invasive maneuvers they're just pissing me off you take these bastards out as long as the new plating holds another round let's give it to him [Music] foreign deck it's in the cargo hold I'll take a team and deal with the Intruder you get the rest of the mop artea we'll need heavy weapons to take it down all right we're sitting down our kinetic barriers are not designed to survive impact to breathe outside well I guess it's a good thing we upgraded going in [Music] foreign [Music] no significant damage take the hell media and keep it slow see if we can avoid any more attention I have detected an enemy heading for the cargo hold bad thing again this one's up to Shepherd [Applause] we're compromise foreign field there it is the collectibase see if you can find a place to land without drawing attention too late looks like they're sending out an old friend to greet us [Music] time to show our new team fire the main gun how do you like that you sons of [ __ ] get in close and finish them off everybody hold on gonna be a wild ride give him hell girl [Music] look out Mass Effect field generators are offline Edie give me something generator's unresponsive for impact Joker you okay I think I broke a rib or all of them multiple core systems overloaded during the crash restoring operation will take time we all knew this was likely a one-way trip our primary objective is to destroy the station and stop the collectors at any cost well then we're off to a good start what's next how long until the collectors find this Landing Zone I do not detect or we're lucky their external sensors were hid like we were they might not know we're alive [Music] foreign [Music] this isn't how we planned this Mission but this is where we're at we can't worry about whether the Normandy can get us home we came to stop the collectors and that means coming up with a plan to take out this station Edie bring up your scans [Music] you should be able to overload their critical system troll Center here that means going through the heart of the station right past this massive energy signature that's the central chamber if our crew or any of the colonists are still alive the collectors are probably holding them in there looks like there are two main routes might be a good idea to split up to keep the collectors off balance then regroup in the central chamber no good both routes are blocked see these doors the only way past is to get someone to open them from the other side a few well-placed explosives should clear a path there's insufficient ordinance on board to create an explosion capable of damaging the interior walls if we can't blast our way through then we'll use stealth someone could sneak in through this ventilation shaft here practically a suicide mission I volunteer I appreciate the thought Jacob but you couldn't shut down the security systems in time we need to send a tech expert it's your call commander who do we send into the shaft we need someone with tech skills to hack that security system tally you're up [Music] I won't let you down the rest of us will break into two teams and bite down each passage that should draw the collector's attention away from what you're doing I'll lead the second fire Team Shepherd we'll meet up with you on the other side of the doors not so fast cheerleader nobody wants to take orders from you this isn't a popularity contest lives are at stake Shepard you need someone who can command loyalty through experience Miranda's right she should be in charge I won't let you down Shepherd [Music] I don't know what we're gonna find in there but I won't lie we've lost good people we may lose more we don't know how many of the collectors have stolen thousands hundreds of thousands it's not important what matters is this not one more that's what we can do here today it ends with us they want to know what we're made of I say we show on our terms let's bring our people home [Music] [Music] [Music] I'm inside the ventilation hot in here but it's clear as far as I can tell second team are you in position contact Miranda here waiting heavy fire but we're moving forward yes [Music] [Music] the gate is open moving forward foreign I'm tired foreign we need this door open now go we'll cover you stop here they come fall back the pressing fire hold the door nice work tally I knew you wouldn't let me down Shepherd you need to see this looks like one of the missing colonists Shepherd Commander additional humans God still alive [Music] get them out of there hurry foreign [Music] are you okay you you came for us no one gets left behind thank God you got here in time a few more seconds I don't even want to think about it the colonists were processed those swarms of little robots that melted their bodies into gray liquid and pumped through these tubes why are they doing this what are they doing with our genetic material I don't know I'm just glad you got here before it happened to us so are we but we still have a job to do we've done well so far let's hope we can finish the job Joker can you get a fix on our position Roger that door but there's another one you're in I cannot recommend that Amber is overrun with secret swarms countermeasure cannot protect you against so many at once what about biotics could we create a biotic field to keep them from getting near us yes I think it may be possible I wouldn't be able to protect everyone but we might be able to get a small team through if they stayed close I could do it too in theory antibiotic could handle it Shepard who do you want to maintain the field Samara and I will take a small team through the Seeker swarms the rest of you provide a diversion by going through the main passes we'll open the security doors from the other side and meet you there who should lead the diversion team I'll keep the Defenders busy while you slip in the back what about me and the rest of the crew Shepherd we're in no shape to fight Commander we've been we can't afford to go back Shepherd not now you'll never make it without help I'll send someone with you Joker get me coordinates for the LZ we'll meet you there we've all got our assignments let's move on moving up try to stay close Commando foreign [Music] [Music] with radio contact hostiles Dead Ahead foreign [Music] I can see the entrance I need to get there soon [Music] all right let's move Shepherd [Music] do you copy a copy what's your position we're at the door we're coming just hold on get this door open come on I'm ready for action Commander Joker are you at the Rendezvous point I'm here Commander zaid's crew just arrived Shepard no casualties excellent now let's make it count Edie what's our next step there should be there we need to finish this before they get through pick a team to go with you and leave the others here to defend this position that should buy you some time [Music] I'm ready Commander ready anything to say before we do this the collectors the Reapers they aren't a threat to us they're a threat to everything everyone those are the lives we're fighting for that's the scale it's been a long journey and no one's coming out without scars but it all comes down to this moment we win or lose it all in the next few minutes make me proud make yourselves proud well said let's go finish this enemies incoming look at that I got it [Music] [Music] I guess we'll put them down [Music] [Music] thank you this is it all the tubes lead to this spot Edie what can you tell us what are they doing into some kind of superstructure organic and non-organic energy signatures it must be massive Shepard if my calculations are correct the superstructure is a Reaper not just any Reaper a human Reaper precisely tends [Music] thousands of humans significantly more will be required to complete the reaper what did the collectors gain by turning humans into this Reaper shell serve another purpose I do not have the data to speculate further however it is clear that the collectors are merely Pawns the technology and ability needed to create this Reaper is not their own it is likely the difference drugged each Reaper in this case the collectors provide the labor the collectors are just proteins why would they help the Reapers to suit their needs change them turn them into workers who else for the Reapers they're building it to look like a human why on the species you reapers are machines why do they need humans at all correct reapers are Sapient constructs a hybrid of organic and inorganic material the exact construction methods are unclear but it seems probable that the Reapers absorb the essence of a species utilizing it in the reproduction process how many more humans do you think they try to take Supreme fur appears to be in a very early development human term so it's not alive yet we can still stop it from being created any suggestions on how we take it out give us a minute we got to take care of some old Brands first enemies incoming affirmative going to cover enemy honest the forces of the universe lend to me shoot Shepard the ground team status report are holding but they keep coming is preferable head to the Normandy Joker prep the engines I'm about to overload this place and blow it Sky High Shepherd you've done the impossible I still have to destroy the base not necessary I have a better option I'm looking at the schematics Edie uploaded a timed radiation pulse would kill the remaining collectors but leave the machinery and Technology intact this is our chance Shepherd they were building a Reaper that knowledge that framework could save us I came here to destroy but if you have another idea I'm listening we've won a single Victory but we're still at War this base will give us the technology we need to fight the Reapers maybe it's for the best leadership means making sacrifices you know that better than anyone Shepherd a threat this big rules go out the window if this station can help stop the Reapers we have to use it you're making the right choice foreign let's move in 10 minutes the Reactor Core will fire with radiation blast that kills anything on board here we go here alone [Music] [Music] foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] did the ground team make it your species has the attention of those infinitely or greater that what you do is Reapers foreign [Music] [Music] okay foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign it's a new day and we have you to thank for our deliverance this is about defeating the Reapers indeed but some part of you must be excited by the possibilities adapting the technology of The Collector base could be the biggest advancement for humankind since the discovery of the relays it will secure our dominance in the Galaxy against the Reapers and Beyond human dominance or just Cerberus they're one and the same my mission has always been to promote and secure Humanity's continued strength don't let idealism blind you using the base to its fullest potential is the best way to fulfill ours we need to dedicate every possible resource against the Reapers nothing can interfere with that Harbinger is coming and he won't be alone you hold anything back anything you're out it's not that easy Shepard we need each other I'm gonna stop the Reapers but I won't sacrifice the soul of our species to do it remember that [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] how bad is it bad we just lost contact with two of our deep space outposts there's something massive on long-range scanners is this what Shepard warned us about I just take my life on it how long do we have not long I sent word The Fleets of mobilize God help us all [Music] [Applause] foreign foreign Commander you're not supposed to call me that anymore James not supposed to salute you either we gotta go the defense committee wants to see you sounds important what's going on couldn't say just told me they needed you now Anderson Admiral You Look Good Shepard maybe a little soft around the edges oh you're holding up since being relieved from Duty it's not so bad once you get used to the hot food and soft beds we'll get it sorted out what's going on why is everyone in such a hurry Admiral hackett's mobilizing The Fleets I'm guessing words made it to Alliance command something Big's headed our way the Reapers we don't know not necessarily what else could it be if I knew that [Music] it's the Reapers and we're not ready not by a long shot tell that to the defense committee unless we're planning to talk the Reapers to death the committee is a waste of time they're just scared none of them have seen what you've seen you face down illegal Alias spoke to one then blew the damn thing up you've seen how they harvest us what they plan to do to us you know more about this enemy than anyone that way they grounded me took away my ship you know that's not true when you blew up the batarian relay hundreds of thousands of batarians die it was that or let the Reapers walk through our back door I know that Shepherd and so does the committee it wasn't for that you'd have been court-martialed and left the right in the brick that and your good word yeah I trust you and so does the committee I'm just a soldier Anderson I'm no politician I don't need you to be either I just need you to do whatever the hell it takes to help us stop the rebounds thank you they're expecting you too Admiral good luck in their Shepherd [Music] Anderson [Music] Shepherd Ashley Lieutenant Commander how'd it go in there I can never tell with him I'm just waiting for orders now Lieutenant commandant you hadn't heard no I'm a bit out of the loop these days sorry sir didn't mean to keep you out of the loop it's not like you learned the Reapers were coming and didn't tell me true enough Admiral come on [Music] you know the commander I used to [Music] foreign Anderson Shepherd what's the situation we were hoping you would tell us the reports coming in are unlike anything we've seen colonies have gone dark we lost contact with everything beyond the soul relay whatever this is It's incomprehensibly powerful you brought me here to confirm what you already know the reapers are here [Music] stop them this isn't about strategy or tactics this is about survival the reapers are more advanced than we are more powerful more intelligent they don't fear us and they'll never take pity on us there must be some way if we're gonna have any chance at surviving this we have to stand together that's it that's our plan Admiral we've lost contact with Luna base the Moon it couldn't be that close already how they get past our defenses sir UK headquarters has a visual foreign [Music] [Applause] why haven't we heard from Admiral Hackett what do we do the only thing we can fight or we die we should get to the Normandy oh my God foreign [Music] [Music] here take this we've got to get moving anyone Lieutenant Commander Williams is that you what's your status I can't raise the norm you'll have to contact we'll meet you at the Landing Zone add us enough [Music] yeah they're messy come on they'll pick us up let's move [Music] out take a running jump It's farther than it looks there you go to find a way out of here watch it do it this way hey [Music] it's okay everyone's dying [Music] come here I need to get you someplace safe take my hand you can't help me Shepherd in here [Music] foreign every minute of these machines are here thousands of innocent people die I won't be responsible it's hard enough fighting a war but it's worth knowing no matter how hard you try you can't save them all exactly I get so fast I thought we'd have more time we knew they were coming and they still just cut through our defenses we need to go to the Citadel talk to the council The Citadel the fight's here it'll be everywhere soon enough you said it yourself the Reapers will destroy everything if we don't stop them the council has to help us okay you sure about that no but you were a council Specter that has to count for something thanks I owe you one more than one grab some ammo reload let's keep moving Lieutenant Commander Williams we're in spite of the Spaceport ETA three minutes Dreadnought invasive Maneuvers Lieutenant Commander Ashley normative we're going to reroute do you copy Normandy come in friendlies you two all right get down they'll see you keep your head down nice job Shepherd over here what happened here our gunship was shot down we barely made it you have a radio they're trying to contact our ship no there's one in the gunship but it's gonna be crawling with those things stay here son we'll get you out of here come on let's get to that gunship Normandy this is Anderson do you read Admiral what's your location by a down gunship at the harbor I'm activating his distressed Beacon support we've got wounded down here lieutenant damn it I lost the signal let's hope that Beacon does its job and fast we've got company [Applause] [Music] [Music] cavalry's here man [Music] about time let's go [Music] foreign [Music] come on I'm not going you saw those men back there there's a million more like them and they need a leader we're in this fight together Anderson it's a fight we can't win not without help we need every species and all their ships to even have a chance at defeating the Reapers talk to the council convince them to help us what if they won't listen then make them listen now go that's an order I don't take orders from you anymore remember consider yourself reinstated Commander you know what you have to do I'll be back for you and it'll bring every Fleet I can good luck you too Shepherd foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] what the hell's going on where's Anderson where are we going hey we're leaving what's going on Anderson wants us to go to the Citadel get help for the fight [ __ ] he wouldn't order us to leave we don't have a choice without help this war is already over forget it drop me off someplace enough don't you think I'd rather stay and fight we're going to the Citadel you want out you can catch a ride back from there Commander Joker that you alive and kicking got an emergency transmission from Admiral hack it for you patch it through there's no way we can defeat them conventionally Anderson's already ordered me to the Citadel to talk to the council [Music] yes sir foreign Joker set a course for the Mars archives this is local why Mars what do you think we'll find there I don't know yet but if it helps us win this war grab your gear [Music] [Music] I've been trying to reach Mars on secure channels no one's answering any sign of Reaper activity negative the base appears to be online it's possible the inhabitants were evacuated we'll know soon enough be ready Joker Roger that Normandy Audi we're almost there still no contact from the base but we've got a massive storm headed our way how long till it hits half hour tops after that we're going to have difficulty keeping up comms with the Normandy understood those guys were Cerberus weren't they sure looked like it what cerber is doing here on Mars in question you don't know I'm not with them anymore Ash if that's what you're asking it wasn't but you have to admit it's a bit convenient foreign about what do you know anything about this what is Cerberus doing here what makes you think I know what they're up to you worked for them how am I supposed to believe you've cut all ties we joined forces to take down the collectors that's it they rebuilt you from scratch they give your ship resources let me be clear I've had no contact with Cerberus since I disabled The Collector base and I have no idea why they're here now or what they want Commander Shepard's been under constant surveillance since coming back to Earth no way they've communicated since sorry Shepard I just I shouldn't have to explain myself to you Ash trust me I do it's just that [Music] foreign she's with us Shepherd thank the goddess you're alive you too Liara I was so worried when the reports came in sorry about Earth yeah it was difficult to leave you come here hack it ordered this to come said you'd know what was going on I do halleluia some answers finally maybe I've discovered plans for a prothean device one that could Wipe Out the Reapers here on Mars in the prothean archives yes we've known about the archives for decades why now process of elimination mixed with a little desperation when you destroyed the alpha relay you bought us some time but then you were under investigation I knew I had to do something packet knew it too he contacted me asking if I would use my resources as a shadow broker to find a way to stop the Reapers my search led me here packet got me access to the archives and kept me updated on your status I meant to come see you bye I would have liked it but under the circumstances I think I can forgive you you're too kind in any case my work paid off the archives are full of data an overwhelming amount I think I found what we need sounds like this weapon might be our best chance to blow the Reapers to hell it's not a weapon not yet its plans for a device a blueprint it's more than we had a minute ago how do we get it the archives are just across that Tramway assuming Cerberus hasn't locked it down what are they after yeah they've seen hell bent on catching you they want what I'm here for what we're all here for but why the protheans came close to defeating the Reapers they had plans to destroy them but ran out of time and anything powerful enough to destroy the Reapers just might be something Cerberus would be interested in so it's a race to the archives we've got company Bring It On not this time James what get back to the show Cerberus beats us to the archives I need you covering the exits but now they're getting closer we should take cover there she is looks like they found us not a problem for someone with biotics You Can't Hide forever that's all of them good let's find a way up this is a secure station how did serbers get in not sure one minute we were getting reports of the reaper invasion the next there was chaos didn't even realize it was Cerberus at first could they be working with the Reapers doubtful but I suppose anything's possible Shepard see if you can gain access to the pedway I can't seem to unlock the live feeds but hey did you see that who's that woman in the vid that's Dr evacore she got here about a week ago any luck headway's been locked out all right looks like there's construction nearby we can get out on the roof we can find a way around from there great let's move closer what the hell looks like the alliance is still putting up a fight that tram heads to the archives once Cerberus is across they're at the final security checkpoint and [Music] barely storms causing interference you can read that James repeat this airlock should be open doesn't look like it was forced no you have to override security protocols and took the air from air from died trying to call their way out this is brutal even by server of standards we need to pressurize the room first there we go we have access to the labs they'll take us right to the tram station hey looks like there's a recording of what happened here security station come in we're seeing some odd activity down here security protocols just kicked in everything's locked down doctor I'll get you a report [Music] I guess we know how Cerberus got in I should have realized it when I met her I was just so focused on finding a way to stop the Reapers stopping the Reapers is the only thing we should be focused on it's not your fault but what if we're wrong what if there's no way to stop them what if these are our last days and we spend them screwing around trying to solve a problem we can't fix Liara I shouldn't think that way I don't know how you do it you've always stayed focused even in the worst situations when there's so much at stake I think about my friends loved ones what I'd lose if I failed me too we'll stop them Liara together I believe you or I believe that you believe maybe that's enough okay doors opened we can get to the labs and tram station through there good let's move thank you [Music] [Music] what's that smell they just activated the decontamination protocols with the staff still inside this is where they studied the berries relics on Earth here what did they find more than I could describe in a short conversation and they'd only scratched the surface there are vaults filled with Peruvian data that's the tram line takes us right to the archives no doubt Cerberus has it locked down hopefully we can override it at the security station it's just through here [Music] no kidding is that the only way in it's the only way I know of we'll skirt around stay out of its sights I'll move up first they target you foreign no one and shut down those cameras looks like they've made it to the archives and it looks like they won't be sitting a tram anytime soon can you override the archives are on a separate Network we're completely locked out not completely what if we could find a short-range transmitter helmet to helmet and and then we convinced them that we're with them and the alliance forces have been taken care of good idea see what you can find what The Lieutenant Commander has become very capable agreed Commander I found something he's got a transmitter in his helmet if I can oh God he looks like a husk not quite but they've definitely done something to them engineered by Cerberus they claim to stand for Humanity and they do this to their own people that could have been you Shepard for all I knew that's what Cerberus had done to you how can you compare me to that thing I don't know what you are not since they got their hands on you is it really you would you even know if they were controlling you somehow that's not fair Ash I'm just talking out loud I don't need you to answer right I doubt there's anything you could say to convince me I guess I just need some time to get to know you again I'm the same person I always was time won't change that but if that's what you need I understand thanks for understanding you bet let's see if we can get that tram said over here hello this is Delta team anybody there where the hell have you been never mind what's your status we're at the tram station waiting for extraction all hospitals terminated Roger that Equity will run over and secure the station think they bought it if they didn't they'll figure it out soon enough we should get in position flank them when they get off the tram good thinking LC on it foreign 's getting bad we better wrap this up quickly the archives are right on the other side that and the squad of pissed off Cerberus troops have a good fight yes it confirms my assertions about the value of the data stored here foreign [Music] [Music] elusive man fascinating race the protheans they left all this for us to discover but we squandered it the alliance has known about the archives for more than 30 years and what have they done with it what do you want what I've always wanted the data in these artifacts holds the key to solving the reaper threat I've seen your solution your people are turned into monsters partly they're being improved improved that's what separates us Shepherd where you see a means to destroy I see a way to control to dominate and harness the Reaper's power imagine how strong Humanity would be if we control them Earth is under siege and you're hatching a scheme to control the Reapers anyone can destroy but great civilizations do more you know that it's why you kept the collector base intact I gave you that base to find a way to stop the Reapers you failed this isn't your fight any longer Shepard you can't defeat the work with me give me control of your resources and I'll stop them you'd do better than most but the odds aren't in your favor more importantly I don't want the Reapers destroyed we can dominate them use their power harness their very essence to bring Humanity to the Apex of evolution you've gone too far the Reapers will kill us all if we don't stop fighting each other I don't expect you to understand Shepard and I'm certainly not looking for your approval [Music] you were a tool an agent with a singular purpose in that you were successful but like the rest of the relics in this place your time is over enough talk Liara don't interfere with my plan Shepherd I won't warn you again duly noted Shepherd what the data it's not here [Music] goodbye Shepherd damn it how's he doing it it's local someone's uploading the information hey step away from the console now [Music] she's got the data she's faster than she looks stay close we can't lose her got it watch out over there I'm on it [Music] down there James can you read me Tremors has the data radio to Normandy get them down here now away damn it James Normandy anybody I got this one [Music] Norman is onward they'll be here soon need the data [Music] Let It Go orders finish [Music] grab that thing bring it with us Shepard we got Reaper signatures in orbits cash Ashley [Music] [Music] foreign needs medical attention we have to leave the soul system I know The Citadel is our best chance we can find help there get us through the Citadel Joker Roger that hold on ash see what you and Edie can learn from that thing patch me through I'll forward it to the calm room Edie can you clear this up I'll do my best times I was there so was The elusive men I was worried Cerberus when I try something did you get the data most of it he downloaded some before I could stop it Edie and Liara are analyzing what we were covered what have you learned was it worth the effort preliminary evidence suggests the data is a blueprint for a prothean device [Music] a weapon massive in size and scope that's capable of unquantifiable levels of Destruction send me the data we'll do our own analysis if Tiara's instincts are right this might be the key to stopping the Reapers I hope so Lieutenant Commander Williams was critically wounded we're taking her to the Citadel sorry to hear that Shepard but we both know this is just the beginning talk to the council show them what you found with luck they'll give you all the support we need and if they don't do whatever it takes to get them on board I'll be in touch soon hack it out Shepherd Edie is extracting data from the Cerberus machine we'll have details to present to the council by the time we reach the Citadel Lieutenant Commander Williams I've done what I can for her she needs proper medical attention soon the Admiral's right it's going to get worse isn't it unless we stop the Reapers yeah I've looked at the data this weapon could be the answer if we can build it I get the sense you don't quite believe it though I'm a soldier I should be back on Earth fighting not wasting my time with this if it's going to work we need you isn't it worth trying at least I'm going to check on Ashley and James make sure we're ready to present our findings to the council I'm sure the council will see the need to help it'll be a hell of a short war if they don't [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] barely got a pulse here move him out where are you taking her where to Memorial Best Care in the Citadel we're not going with we need to see the council right looks like they might be coming to see you Commander Shepard got word you were arriving Captain Bailey good to see you again yeah you too though it's Commander now congratulations um thanks now half my job as dealing with political [ __ ] and escorting dignitaries around no offense none taken so you're here to bring us to the council I'm here to tell you the council is expecting you but they are dealing with their own problems with the war and everything they apologize for the inconvenience and blah blah blah blah meet them here at edina's office they'll be ready soon enough all right you might have time to go by the medical center if you want to check on progress over there thanks I might do that you go on ahead I'll head up to adina's office one of my men can show you the way you I'm just a tourist today I'll try not to get in any trouble I'll be right there the other half of my job I'll see you around Shepard No Doubt you got pretty banged up there Williams I'd be worried I just wanted to check in on you see how you're doing [Music] despite all this it's good seeing you again Ash get some rest okay I'll come by when you're feeling better we'll talk you need anything doc let me know okay Ash you take care I'll see you soon Commander councilor udina said you'd be coming for me the council is already in session in our space as well Earth is no more or less important than any Council home world Earth was the first Council World hit by all reports it faces the brunt of the attack how do you know this is the brunt new Reaper fronts are opening up everywhere the reports are accurate Earth was attacked a full-scale invasion and it's just the beginning we need your help everything you can spare Earth may be suffering but our worlds are falling too the turians have lost Tetris we must fight this enemy together need I remind you that the last time we fought the Reapers Shepherds sacrificed the council to protect human interests true but in the end we survived because we followed Shepherd's lead and what if that's not enough this time the reports are dire if we throw everything we have at the reapers on Earth and lose what then I don't expect you to follow me without a plan counselors we have that plan a blueprint created by the protheans during their war with the Reapers prothean what is it exactly we're still piecing it together but it appears to be a weapon of some sort and this is capable of destroying the Reapers so it would seem it's immense and intricate this is a Fool's errand the protheans were wiped out by the Reapers clearly the weapon is flawed it was incomplete there was a missing component here something referred to only as the catalyst but they ran out of time before they could finish building it Shepard scene of the Reapers Liara believes it can work and so do I and while I haven't always agreed with Adina he's right about this we need to stand together now more than ever the Reapers won't stop at Earth they'll destroy every organic being in the Galaxy if we don't find a way to stop them the council cannot give Earth a military support it needs our own planets must come first the salarian union is convening a summit amongst our species if we can secure our own borders we may be able to Aid you our fleets are also engaged honesty is all I can offer Commander I will not make a promise of rescue that I cannot keep Shepard meet me in my office I hope that's an offer of support I'll be digging up what I can on this prothean device Shepard there are a bunch of self-concerned jackasses Shepherd we may have a spot on the council but Humanity will always be considered second rate how can they be so blind Commander I can't give you what you're asking for but I can tell you how to get it I'm Leslie Solomon's Primark for Dorian is the one that called the war Summit he's your kind of man open to extreme Solutions trouble is he didn't get out of palavan's system when the Reapers attacked we don't know if he's alive he's essential to the summit if the Normandy could extract him without being detected you want me to rescue his ass in the hopes he considers helping Earth but bluntly yes I shouldn't even be telling you about it but we need for Dorian alive and you're ship can get him save the Primark gain an ally one with the power to Grant you what you're looking for while the Reapers ravage Earth your counselor was right we need to work together this is the best way to get that our Intel says Primark fedorian is on palavan's largest moon get in and out undetected and he'll take care of the rest good luck Commander you're gonna need it there is one other thing the council has agreed to reinstate your Specter status and there are certain resources that will be made available to you good luck well that went well it's a start I'll talk to the others in the meantime see if we can support this Summit move things along thanks [Music] [Music] hahaha [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] Liara can I help you I've been forwarding the turian counselor information on the prothean device it can't be built without Council support but he's not budging until their Primark is safe I know are you all right I didn't get what you'd call a good night's rest there's more to it than that isn't in there what's really bothering you when the Reapers hit I could hear people screaming in the streets below me we left a lot of them behind there's no way for you to save them all but I know you're doing everything you can and you'll get back there in time to help I hope you're right don't blame yourself Commander Commander Shepherd I'm specialist oh oh I I beg your pardon I thought you were alone I was just leaving Commander Shepard I'm com specialist Samantha trainer with Alliance r d I was part of the team retrofitting the Normandy after you turned it over to the alliance there weren't many of us aboard when the Reapers hit slow down specialist trainer you're doing fine thank you I worked in a lab I never thought I'd be serving on a ship why don't you tell me about the retrofits now and it and it had new top of the line quantum entanglement communicators in fact Admiral Anderson had intended to use the Normandy as his mobile command center that's no longer an option yes I heard he chose to stay and fight in any event I'm honored to serve under you Commander for as long as you need me that is they only sent me here to oversee the retrofits Shepherd some of our systems require further testing and specialist trainer has been extremely effective during installation I would prefer that she remain ing oh wait since when does a virtual intelligence make requests Edie's an AI fully self-aware I knew it I knew Joker was lying I apologize for the deception thanks Edie and I apologize for all those times I talked about how attractive your voice was anyway shall I give you a tour I think you'll be impressed by the new upgrades in the cic you'll find the Galaxy map where you can set the normandy's destination you can also check your messages at your private terminal the War Room houses a strategic Command Center for mission-specific Intel and War analysis the shuttle Bay contains an Armory where you can modify your equipment between missions finally Liara has set up a lot of Hardware down in the old EXO office on Deck 3. I think she's claimed that room and there you are still the same ship as before it just flies Alliance colors now speaking of which I believe Admiral Hackett would like to speak to you at the VidCon Commander would you updated me on your meeting with the council sounds like they're Running Scared the council has been a pain in my ass from day one I'm done with them then what's your plan I'm trying to get the turian Primark for a summit meeting with the asari and solarians I'll bypass the council and appeal directly to their leadership that's good I like it this is where we start laying the groundwork for our counter-attack unfortunately we don't have a whole lot to back it up right now and build Alliance gather everything and everybody you can for the cause what about the prothean device find me people who can help build it and if you can't I'll take ships soldiers supplies whatever you can get we need to keep hitting the Reapers across every theater of war they open buy us time to figure out the device and when it's finished assuming it ever is we pull all our resources think of it as a giant Armada for delivering the device when the reapers are most vulnerable the stronger you can make that Armada the better the chances of punching through what about Earth sir we'll just have to hope Anderson and what's left of the alliance forces can hold out until we've dealt with the Enemy I understand good then make it happen Commander I'll be expecting regular updates on your progress hack it out Commander Shepard it's a pleasure to see you again you're the Drone from the shadow broker's ship talk to a terminal in her office it analyzes information packages if you find any useful data I can research upgrades for you and what should I be looking for I'll inform you if you found relevant data when you do return to this terminal for your choices in the meantime Dr to Sony would like to speak with you have a pleasant day a little more helpful than the last one the meeting was less than ideal at least the council can't deny the Reapers exist but I'm not sure how much comfort that is while they bicker over which portion of the Galaxy to save looks like you brought more than just that drone from your ship few things were necessary I'd be a very silent Shadow broker without data feeds so you have access to your resources what I can get will need it to research this prothean device until we understand precisely what it does it's far too dangerous to use did the protheans actually complete this weapon you mean will it work they wouldn't have poured their last resources into this device if they thought otherwise but we really need to find out just what kind of weapon they left us it'd be nice to know we're not kids playing around with a loaded gun absolutely the damage it could cause if something happens on a mission if either one of us are hurt I'll always remember that tour of the Normandy but let's be honest Shepard it's been more than a half a year should we continue where we left off I'd like that more than anything Liara there were a lot of reasons I was happy to see you on Mars I'd like that list but later there's so much left to do I'm working with Edie hopefully we can discover what the protheans left for us but I'm looking forward to talking about something other than business maybe later Commander welcome back to the Normandy or maybe you should be saying that to me engineer Adams what are you doing here I was put in charge of the drive core retrofits my experience on the Normandy sr1 made me an obvious choice so what do you think of our sr2 she's incredible if there's one nice thing I can say about Cerberus is that they know how to build a ship and about that Cerberus I mean I owe you an apology how so back when you got this ship Dr chalk was contacted me asking me to help with your mission against the collectors I refused I didn't have your back and I'm sorry for that why didn't you join us I saw what happened to you when the Normandy went down I didn't trust that it was really you certainly didn't trust Cerberus also was an officer of the alliance I don't just leave my post you know your alliance first that's the way it should be thank you Commander glad to be aboard is your family okay my parents are serving on Viridian Zenith and Alliance agricultural vessel my sister is a navigator on the SSV Benjamin Davis happy to report that both vessels are safely under hackett's command the new Normandy stack up to the old sr1 Stack Up it blows The Old Ship away the Tantalus Drive Corps has been completely overhauled the sr2 might be nearly twice the size but the new Drive core is three times bigger this ship can fly that said Cerberus isn't too high on safety if pushed Pastor limits the score would vent into engineering Jessica is my team incentive to keep her well balanced during a fire fight do your job or get vaporized pretty much I noticed you upgraded the kinetic barriers with cyclonic technology should help reduce the drop when under missile fire hopefully that means fewer vaporized Engineers the IES stealth system is significantly improved it can handle a higher blue shift of our emissions and that means we should be able to drop out of FTL without triggering every sensor in range very handy for stealth reconnaissance all in all the Normandy is a marble what do you think of Edie we had a good talk during the retrofit a little strange at first talking shop with an ai ai I thought Edie post as a VI to keep the likes of you from unplugging her yeah but I saw through her Have You Seen Her Hardware processing power is off the charts and then there were the problems that kept fixing themselves if I hadn't had her picked I would have sworn I was losing it you never expressed any skepticism Lieutenant Adams I figured I'd better play it safe with the Cerberus AI Edie no offense not taker as long as you keep your fingers out of my cognizance processors in the beginning I tried disconnecting her from Key processes without giving myself away easier said than done but Joker seemed to trust her and at time I saw her advantages even grew to like her carry on Adams aye aye sir Lieutenant Steve Cortez shuttle pilot got news about our supply chains Commander nice to meet you lieutenant what's going on sorry to just jump in Commander there's so much to be done I get caught up in the tasks at hand he's always like that you need to chill out Esteban so you do care Mr Vega or is that the cerveza talking again so what's happening with our supply chains lieutenant Alliance procurement chains are in chaos but the citadel's economy is still running I can Network to Citadel retailers you can view inventory and make purchases right from this console when I Network to a new store I'll let you know it does cost more to coordinate delivery to the Normandy so it's cheaper to buy supplies when you're there so you're my shuttle pilot but you're setting up procurement chains I wasn't assigned as normandy's pilot not much need for one on a dry dock ship I was overseeing the retrofit of the cargo hole I'm quite familiar with the operation and maintenance of the ut-47 Kodiak and the m44 Hammerhead from my experience it made sense for me to take over a shuttle pilot when we left Earth especially given Mr Vega's love of mid-air collisions to save the day but they all I'm also responsible for Logistics making sure the Armory and shuttle are properly stocked and maintained how long have you been with the alliance about 10 years I enlisted in First Fleet serving on the SSV honking flying f-61 tridents mostly I love the Trident practically dances in low atmo I spent as much time tinkering on my bird as flying her got a bit of a reputation so you can fly Fighters and fix them yeah and I got a knack for procurement too they were grooming me for keg but my skill set made me more valuable commanding a flight deck they assigned me to the Normandy retrofit team about five months ago to oversee all cargo bay modifications what happened to the m44 Hammerhead it was sent to the tech labs for a retrofit to afford Mobility with such a small ezocore its design sacrificed armor plating the lab Engineers are trying to improve that after the reaper Invasion those labs are probably just a pile of rubble the Kodiak seems a bit different good eyes Commander this is the ut-47a Kodiak it's got an upgraded ezocore and prototype stealth technology based on the Normandy design for quick drops I can get you in and out virtually undetected she flies like a brick so that's why you need a good pilot do you maintain this Armory I share that Duty with our illustrious Mr Vega though I believe the only weapon he really cares to maintain is himself you know you love the show as the bun first retrofit we did was to move the Armory down from deck two I'm not sure what Cerberus Engineers were thinking now you get off the elevator pick your gear and head right into the shuttle just like the original Normandy welcome back to the alliance Commander you were stationed on Earth do you have family there I'm an only child lost my parents years ago I had a husband back when I was stationed at Ferris fields the collectors took out the whole colony I'd rather not talk about it keep up the hard work but don't kill yourself yes commander hey Shepherd how'd it go with the castle same as usual non-committal unhelpful bet they still wanted you to help them out no yeah we're gonna rescue a turian Primark from paliban sounds like fun never been to the turian Homeworld you down here for a reason just came down to talk great not sure what there is to talk about you already know my service record I don't actually I didn't have access to Personnel records when we met right forgot about that well Think You Can Dance and talk at the same time I think I can handle it okay Loco let's dance don't push your luck Vega with age comes wisdom and rank you sound like my old CEO oh yeah and who was that Captain Tony he was a hard ass son of a [ __ ] but a good leader nice foreign died with most of my squad protecting a civilian colony from a collector attack and the colony it was either them or the Intel we had on the collectors until we could have used to destroy him I chose the Intel tough choice but it was the right call you think so I would have done the same that's what's funny you were doing the same thing you took out the collectors we never needed that Intel you didn't know you can't blame yourself Vega who says I'm blaming myself I do you shrink too nope put that stunt back on Mars was Reckless you're lucky to be alive so so maybe you don't care if you live or die or maybe I'm just willing to do whatever the [ __ ] it takes to end this goddamn War maybe you are but if you're half as good as I think you are we need you alive thanks for the pep talk anytime hey Loco huh I can think of worse things to call you long as you remember who's in charge you can call me whatever you want oh I won't forget [Music] foreign [Applause] foreign oh no no van we have an old friend there holy hell they're getting decimated strongest military in the galaxy and the reapers are obliterating it was it like this on Earth yes Shepherd I'm so sorry yeah Commander ylc is getting swarmed James open that hatch back all right get in get out let's move right away understood [Applause] foreign get your men up on that North barricade yes sir Sergeant vardus find a way to get that calm Tower operational sir General Commander Shepard urge you were coming but I didn't believe it General corinthus I've come to get Primark fedori Primark fedorian is dead his shuttle was shot down an hour ago as it tried to leave the Moon that's gonna complicate things how bad is it General we just lost about 400 men in half an hour we set up camps on this Moon as an advanced position to flank the enemy a sound strategy just irrelevant exactly the sheer force of the reaper seems to make them immune to that sort of tactic the Primark and his men found that out the hard way I'm sorry I hear he was a good man and a friend he would have been an outstanding diplomat so what happens now the turian hierarchy provides very clear lines of succession right General corinthus with such heavy casualties it's hard for me to be certain who the next prime Arc is palavent command will know however at the moment contacting them is impossible the calm Tower is out husks are swarming that area we can't get close enough to repair it don't worry General I'll get your Tower operational thank you Commander I'll take care of things on this end all right let's go the left of the main barricade in front of palavan let's go [Music] foreign we can't repair it from this panel James you're up for tower repair on it might take me a while but I'll do my best here they come they are you bet let's take these monsters [Music] go ahead I have information from California on our way [Music] what have you got as your partner said succession is usually simple but right now the hierarchy is in chaos so many dead are M.I.A I need someone I don't care who as long as they can get us the turian resources we need I'm honored Shepard we'll find you the Primark [Music] Garris vicarian sir I didn't see you arrive at ease General good to see you again I thought you'd be unpaliban if we lose this Moon we lose Parliament I'm the closest damn thing we have to an expert on Reaper forces so I'm advising James this is Garros vicarian he helped me stop the collectors he's a hell of a soldier Lieutenant good to see you too they are good to see you in one piece Garris General corinthus filled me in we know who we're after palavan command tells me that the next Primark is General Adrian victus victus his name's crossed my desk no one Garris I was fighting alongside him this morning lifelong military gets results popular with his troops not so popular with military command has a reputation for playing loose with accepted strategy what do you mean on Tetris during the uprisings his Squad discovered a solarian spy ring about the same time the turian separatists did rather than neutralize the ring he fell back he even gave up valuable fortifications which the rebels took then the rebels attacked the solarians and when both groups had worn each other down victus moved back in didn't lose a man bold strategy but wild Behavior doesn't get you Advanced up the meritocracy Primark victis that should be something to see you think he can get the job done we both know conventional strategy won't beat the Reapers right now he could be our best shot and I trust him okay let's get him on the shuttle and get out of here [Music] can this weight Joker we're in the middle of a war zone we've got a situation on the Normandy Commander it's like she's possessed shutting down systems powering up weapons I can't find the source I need the Normandy standing by we may have to bug out should I go back and take a look do it Garris you said you were with thickness this morning yeah but we got separated he went to bolster a flank that was breaking could be anywhere out there we're trying to raise him Commander incoming Harvester headed for the Airfield General tell Primark victus will rendezvous you in the meantime let's go take care of whatever that thing dropped off Kevin Garris are you kidding I'm right behind you okay thank you breathing so hard atmosphere is a little thinner than I'm used to it's all adrenaline's better than oxygen any day thank you just me or those Reapers look like turians right they do Shepard come in go ahead still trying to raise the Primark but we've got trouble back here at the main barricade it's it's on my way foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] what's the word on the Primark okay I'm going on foot Shepherd out Garris take me to the last place you saw Invictus damn it look at Parliament that blaze of Orange the big one that's where I was born that's rough I still have family there my dad a sister how bad is it three million lost the first day five the second how's your military holding up look around that should give you some idea you're putting up a good fight for now but how long does it take before the fights kicked out if they'd only listen to your warnings about the reverse maybe hard to figure how you prepare for something like this got more back here understood [ __ ] I hate those things and New York is crawling with the creepy bastards I never should have left Earth it's gonna be bad all over leaving the fight just pisses me off but you're here asking victus to do the same thing leave the fight to make nice and some boardroom this Summit is the only chance we've got none of us is beating the Reapers alone you okay yes sir we'll make it have you seen General victus half hour ago and okay yes sir so loco really think this summer will work I mean a sorry solarians where's the Krogan and batarians where's the meat it's not that easy the materians took the first hit when the rapers arrived not much left of them and the Krogan have never forgiven us for the genophage right turian sterilized them tellurians came up with you and the Krogan hate them both for it so they won't be joining us too bad I fought with a Krogan they're tough sons of [ __ ] all right we'll do I'm on it [Music] looks great it's been a brutal fight for these guys are turning turn up the heat foreign [Music] victus yes I'm Commander Shepard of the Normandy a commander I know who you are I can't wait to find out what brings you out here vicarian where did you go heavy Reaper unit on the right flank I believe your exact words were get that thing the hell off my men appreciated [Music] General you're needed off Planet I've come to get you it will take something Beyond important for me to leave my man or my turian brothers and sisters in their fight fedorian was killed you're the new Primark you're needed immediately to chair a summit and represent your people in the fight against the Reapers I'm Primark of palavan negotiating for the turian hierarchy yes I've spent my whole life in the military I'm no Diplomat I hate diplomats what makes you think you're not qualified I'm not really a by the book kind of guy and I piss people off my family's been military since the unification war war is my life it's in my bones but that kind of passion is deceptive to make you seem Reckless when you're anything but war is your resume at a time like this we need leaders who've been through that hell I like that you're right and honestly uniting these races may take as much strength as facing the Reapers see this Devastation Primark double that for Earth I need an alliance I need the turian fleet give me a moment to say goodbye to my men without him down here there's a good chance we lose this move without him up there there's a good chance we lose everything [Music] look at that and they want my opinion on how to stop it failed c-sec officer vigilante and I'm their expert advisor think you can win this thing Shepard yeah I don't know Garris but I'm sure as hell gonna give it my best shot I'm damn sure nobody else can do it for whatever it's worth I'm with you welcome aboard are you ready Primark victus one thing Commander I appreciate your need for our fleets but I can't spare them not while my world is burning but if the pressure could be taken off palavan that's a pretty tall order we need the Krogan I can't see us winning this thing without them get them to help us and then we can help you the Krogan looks like your summit just got a lot more interesting I apologize for being so Frank Commander but your plan feels doomed to failure we know we've been there before but Madam counselor let me I'm not the only one that feels this way the solarian dalatras is livid some of these issues are hundreds of years old time to let go perhaps still we can't help but feel that this Summit is a waste of your time and we can't afford to have it weigh Stars we must focus our attention on the arrival of the Reapers so no the asari will not be at your summit our Reliance would be stronger with the Krogan you need them we all do good luck commander and goodbye Commander thank you for allowing me the use of your ship and for going along with this plan Gareth said he had to attend to the normandy's Weapons Systems something about calibrations sounds like Garris I'm sorry to say the asari counselor won't be joining us she thinks there's too much bad blood with the Krogan she may be right that there'll be a lot more blood real blood if we don't try when you put it that way the sooner we have this Summit the sooner we'll know is there something else I can help you with I understand this is a difficult time for you Primark but Earth can't survive without reinforcements can I still count on your help if the crow can help us on palaven then I give you my word how is it being the Primark not what I imagined the Battle of all time is happening on palavan and I'm light years away reading casualty reports in the millions if I'm going to die I want to be with my men so there's no doubt we fought to the last soul I understand leaving Earth to save it it's one of the hardest things I've ever done I'm not surprised Gareth speaks highly of you you never asked to be a leader yet your people will die if you refuse we find ourselves in similar circumstances let's hope the spirits grant us the strength to see it through how are things on palaven the casualty reports are staggering the reapers are using our own tactics against us destroy the enemy with overwhelming Force I've seen the same on Earth the strategist in me admires their brutality turian in me knows I'm watching the destruction of 15 000 years of civilization my civilization thank you Primark my thoughts are with palaven and mine with Earth the problem isn't here systems all agreeing on my board you sure maybe something was miscalibrated you do know who you're talking to right yeah yeah I just had to check well if you see Shepard tell him to get over the AI Core and figure this out Garrus didn't waste any time getting to work I see whatever's wrong with the Normandy isn't down here besides after what I've been through lately calibrating a giant gun is a vacation gives me something to focus on we're gonna need you for more than your aim oh I'm ready for it but I'm pretty sure we'll still need giant guns lots of them Sovereign didn't go down without a fight I doubt a thousand more of his friends will be any different still not convinced I should have left palavan behind there was a boy back on Earth couldn't have been more than six or seven I watched him die as the Normandy escaped the attack somehow I'm still alive and he's not being right about the Reapers has never felt much like a victory has it we both knew this fight would be tough damned if the Reapers haven't delivered at least my government listened to me or pretended to they finally gave me a task force as a token to shut me up so you're their expert advisor now just followed your example Shepherd yell loud enough and someone will eventually come over to see what all the fuss is about not that they'll actually do anything about it until hell shows up at their door then they put you in charge like the old days is it Rogue Specter and c-sec agents running and gunning Outside the Lines making it up as we went along were actually respectable now we've lost enough friends trying to make sure this day never came I'd say we've all earned some respect then the first Reaper we take out with this gun it's in their honor just give the word something else you want to talk about you mentioned you still had family on palaven my father is there sister too how long has it been since you heard from them long enough to be worried I'm sure they're okay that's the thing about getting old Shepherd the platitudes get just as old pretty soon blind hope is all we'll have left and I hate being blind I know you don't have any Illusions but what we're up against Garris how do you rate our chances I know it looks bad now but I think we can win this Shepherd for the first time since we met we're not alone in the fight it's something I learned long ago in csec an imminent and painful death has a way of motivating people instead of questioning your every word whole civilizations are going to be begging you to save them after what's happened to palavan you still believe that I didn't say there wouldn't be casualties it's something turians are taught from birth if just one Survivor is left standing at the end of a war then the fight was worth it but humans want to save everyone in this war that's not going to happen so what's this Reaper task force you've been running after what happened to you out there in batarian space I knew time was running out for all of us the Citadel Council was a dead-end so I did something I never thought I do my father he used to work for seasick didn't he I seem to remember that the two of you didn't see eye to eye to put it mildly but he still had heavy pool in the turian government the Primark well the old one was a friend of his so I went to my father and laid out everything we knew about the Reapers from sarin all the way to the collector base I'm not sure even I'd believe it I had to admit that part of it sounded crazy meeting vigil talking to Sovereign on vermeier but my father just listened it's what he did in his days at seasek putting together all the pieces the connections were there he wouldn't deny them and he saw what we always knew the Reapers were coming I'm glad someone finally agreed he did more than agree he took it to the Primark I like his style except the Primark wasn't as convinced my father kept pushing and finally got him to commit some token resources and if you call them a task force it sounds like you did something about it what did you do with it as much as I could get away with and a little more we hardened our lines of communications expanded emergency stockpiles Across The Colony he's improved our early warning detection protocols you think it helped I'd like to think about our Fleet some extra time we'll know when this war is over so you can vouch for this new Primark well even if I couldn't you go to war with the Army you have will he live up to his word I've never known Victor to lie play fast and loose with strategy maybe but betray an ally not his style then if he did try well let's find another Primark I noticed General saluting you Garris how far down the line of succession are you these days let's not go there Primark vicarian honored war hero somebody's gonna have to rebuild palaven when this is over yeah somebody who knows how to hold a hammer that's all for now Garris it's damn good to have you back wouldn't miss this fight for anything and now I'm sure somebody screwed up something down here I want to get the old girl back in fighting shape Commander Edie just went offline what do you mean offline I don't know she's not responding at core Diagnostics get down to deck three Commander com systems are going haywire whatever's happening is centered on Deck three see if you can get to Edie I'll check the AI Core automated systems have the fires contained it should be safe to enter we'll follow your lead Joker what's that sound fire extinguishers Commander can be an electrical fire or something I'm going in foreign talk to me is there a particular topic you wish to discuss Shepard Edie yes you're in Dr Eva's body not all of me but I have control of it it was not a seamless transition transition you blacked out on us for a while there correct when we brought this unit Brown process to search for its information on the prothean device this eventually triggered a trap a backup power source and CPU activated and the unit attempted physical confrontation fortunately I was able to gain root access and repurpose it as I saw fit during this process it struggled thus the fire eating you need to alert us about incidents like this you shouldn't have done this alone bringing the crew up to speed would have been counterproductive all it tends to help would have been limited by reaction time so if you're in there are you still in the ship I exist primarily within the ship for optimal control this unit should remain within normandy's broadcast or type beam range are you planning to take that body somewhere normandy's weaponry is not suited to every combat situation with us correct this body could accompany you to areas the Normandy cannot reach I'll tell you when I need it excellent I will run tests to ensure that it matches or exceeds the capabilities of organic Squad mates however my first step should be restoring functionality to the Normandy to reassure the crew that all is normal just don't be surprised if the crew is a little wary of your new body it was shooting at them a little while ago an excellent point I will take it to the bridge Joker will also want to see it on that we can agree Commander have you retrieved the Primark for your summit yes sir but the asari are staying on the sidelines they'll regret that the time for Unity is now the solarians will be there though you don't sound very optimistic we expect the Krogan will be joining us too I see well then you've got your hands full Commander was there something else you needed to discuss have you pieced together how the Reapers hit Earth it wasn't all that complicated really they searched for the relays and hit our tourist station before we knew what was happening from there it was a short jump to the soul system Earth didn't stand a chance sending us to the Mars archives was a good call still doesn't make up for the fact that the Reapers nailed us to the wall I sacrificed the entire second Fleet to provide cover for the third and the fifth to retreat hell life resided over the most devastating military defeat in human history as her analysis of the prothean device turned up anything the AR appears to be right it's a weapon of some sort a big one beyond that we really can't say other than it's going to be a hell of a thing to try and build do you think it's risky building something like this when we don't even know what it does to be honest the thing scares the hell out of me but the Reapers have forced our hand two centuries ago scientists faced the same problem in the Second World War they weren't sure what the atomic bomb might do some thought it could even ignite Earth's atmosphere but they did it anyway any updates on Cerberus they're still the wild card here hitting the archives on Mars suggests thereafter the same thing we are a way to defeat the Reapers it didn't seem as if the elusive band was suggesting we appease them not like sarin did you think we'd be on the same side now more than ever Cerberus is never played by the rules as we know them I don't know what their agenda is but it has nothing to do with Humanity's best interests The elusive man talked about controlling the Reapers you seem to think that's how we win this is wrong dead reapers are how we win this doesn't mean he won't try I saw your report on that Cerberus Soldier you found on Mars if the elusive man is good at one thing it's finding new ways to subvert science it's never worked for him before and it won't now how do you see us winning this War Admiral by making you the tip of the spear I'm flattered but the normandy's just one [ __ ] and a fast one you can move quickly hit a Target and leave before the enemy has time to react it's an advantage but can it win a war it's the larger principle that matters will never defeat the Reapers in a full frontal assault Shepherd to battle against Sovereign three years ago took everything we had and that was just one Reaper I haven't forgotten so I'll find their soft spots avoid them where they're strong and hit them where they're not and when I find gaps in the armor I'll hammer them with every soldier's ship and bullet we've got how long can we keep that up as long as it takes the reality is Shepard everything I'm doing is a delaying action for you I'm buying us time keeping us in the game while you gather what we need for this profium device so keep at it nothing more sir keep me posted hack it out foreign Clan Chief are ready to come aboard Adam brought to the conference room and hope this doesn't start another War the Krogan is a note demands the Krogan has a name bird not Rex and I'm not just some junkyard Farren you unleash whenever you're in trouble I got my own problems Reaper Scouts have arrived onto chunka so why should I care if a few tyrions go extinct trying to try out negotiations will get you nowhere Rex I have no time for it just tell us what you want I'll tell you what I need cure for the genophage absolutely not the genophage is non-negotiable why are you so opposed to the idea delatress because my people uplifted the Krogan we know them best you used us to fight a war you couldn't win it wasn't the solarians or the asari or even the turians had stopped The Rock Nine it was croaked blood that turned the tide and after that you ceased to be useful the genophage was the only way to keep your urges in check dele trash you may not like him but Rex is right insulting him won't change that I won't apologize for speaking the truth we uplifted the Krogan to do one thing wage war it's all they know because it's all we wanted them to know your people should have thought the matter through them was it really a surprise that Krogan revolted that's precisely my point Commander we made a rash decision we turned to the Crogan in desperation it's the same mistake you're about to make today no good can come from curing the genophage the Krogan have paid for their mistakes the genophage has gone on long enough 1476 years if you're keeping track it was a thousand years of Peace free from these groups enough whether or not they deserve a cure as academic it would take years to formulate one my information says otherwise a solarian scientist male and grew a conscience he was on my planet testing a cure on our females I remember his methods were barbaric but what you didn't know is that other females survived his experiments the dollar dress here sent in a team to clean up the whole mess and to take them prisoner where did you get this it could be a fabrication don't insult me those are my people they're immune to the genophage and you're going to give them back delatras is this true oh will curing the genophage benefit my people how long do you think you'll last alone against the Reapers because if you don't help that's how it'll end up and I'll be the last friendly turian you ever see What's it gonna be the females are being kept at one of our STG bases on circus but I warn you Commander the consequences of this will be fun we'll be nothing compared to what happens if the Reapers win let's get the females you're not setting foot on circuit this will take time it happens now as a council Specter Shepherd can oversee the exchange we're going I won't forget this Commander a bully has few friends when he needs the most this is the solarian home World we're headed to they aren't used to seeing Krogan here so let's keep it simple we land get the females and leave before anyone changes their mind I still don't trust a word they say let diplomacy play out Rex you'll get what you want these females are the best and probably Last Hope for my people we'll bring them home Rex you've waited long enough for this day a lifetime I appreciate the assist Garris figured you'd gone soft sitting on your throne forgot how to hold a gun retrieving the female should be a simple matter pathetic I'm Edie the normandy's artificial intelligence sounds like Joker didn't teach you anything about its hilarious Commander I have the solarion base on sensors set her down Commander solarion Ground Control says we don't have clearance to land tell them the Dollar Tree has authorized this herself I knew they'd never keep their word let's see them try to stop a Krogan aircraft Rex authorized Landing and who authorized you to hold my race [Music] oh Stand Down hold your fire Commander Shepard restrain your colleague we only found out about this trance for a few moments ago I'd like to avoid a diplomatic incident would we but you have something valuable Rex something worth dying for eign I can handle this Rex what do you think goes wrong and all bets are wrong I'm Peter Quicks and I appreciate your understanding Commander with war on everyone's Minds our people are on edge oh careful watch the containment Shield brings back memories as you can see this base contains sensitive information what kind of work goes on here ordinary trials morphological simulations exogenetic assessments nothing is ever simple what solarians is it science has always been our best defense the research we do here has capture cash safe for millennia does that include studying lost Krogan the females were in poor health when we found the montachunka they were brought here to stabilize their condition this whole planet smells wrong I'd like to see them of course I'll need to clear you for the lower levels give me a few moments and meet me near the elevator a psychoanalyst over an Intel it's only periods can't hold out much longer he's hearing the Reapers happen against the law another encouragement you have clearance now to see the females Commander I hope we can resolve this matter without reenacting the Krogan rebellions what do you think about handing over the Krogan I differ from most of my colleagues during the Gen of age we'll bring closure to this issue in the future the Krogan May yet play some role we can't even imagine we should let the evolutionary process decide who lives and dies not Galactic politics thanks for your time of course proceed into the elevator when you're ready now take this elevator down and someone will recognition scramble writing [Music] already what's happening since there's a picked up activity on the perimeter hurry Commander someone will meet you below [Music] all specimens are accounted for sir Shepard excellent timing good to have you here Morton eyesight's still sharp surprise understandable hadn't expected to return to work you're back with STG special consultant had to be me someone else might have gotten it wrong helped female Krogan to add information to Clan heard not encourage political pressure to free females you must be Rex's inside source yes can explain later security warning's not normal need to get off world for sake of Krogan females had weakened immune systems side effect of Midland's cure these didn't survive but what about malin's research I thought we saved it indeed data safe but not complete lacks crucial details to reconstruct cure but still useful for synthesizing from living tissue I'm sure you did everything you could more arrive too late cannot delay now One Survivor immune to genophage can synthesize cure from her tissue she's still here yes Last Hope for Krogan if she dies genophage cure problematic please be careful probe and slow to trust I'm Commander Shepard Alliance Navy are you here to kill me I can't imagine what she's been through ERD not Rex and I are here to take you home why what am I to you at this larion's been mistreating you those are my sisters you saw back there they died in a lot of pain did the best we could and now I know I'm the only one left that makes me dangerous to a lot of people what about you Commander Shepard you're the future of the Krogan race I'm fighting for that I hope you brought an army give me an update outbound Communications have been severed we're cut off secure all data to off-site location what's happening we have multiple ships inbound only one survived wrecks it might be safer down here release the female we're leaving I can't protocol States during lockdown no specimens objection noted now please release Krogan need to monitor pot as if there's quarantine procedures meet us at next chat with Shepard likely Cerberus opposes Jennifer you'll see the chunky again I promise get your elevator Shepard something's wrong with the elevator it's not responding everyone there try it now Commander oh crap are you all right is there another way out of here Landing Pad I'll try to make life miserable for Cerberus very important are you okay material is holding we'll try to repair if necessary can't speak for proven's health however I'm fine Commander females kept secret possibly a mole and STG could be indoctrinated if no probate alliance with turians Reapers left unchallenged we'll do more than challenge them hurry next checkpoint foreign [Music] Cerberus isn't fooling around they're capable of anything Commander stay back hostiles just down the hall Captain kirihi it's major now I was hopefully would work together again is there an easier way around you could say that go Commander I'll cover you all right slime [Music] Head to Head will get us ripped up Shepard a flanking maneuver may be a better approach foreign I'm sure Cerberus isn't done there has to be some sort of power conduit around here how are you holding up containment Shield weakening can't take much more I'm not your problem Commander you don't know me but I'd like to hang in there how many more checkpoints just the landing area hope ERD not Rex still waiting I'll see you up top looks clear now let's get the hell out of here 's up here I can't fly around forever the females on the way up to the landing area Shepard you must authorize release pot then transfers to loading area [Music] foreign [Music] foreign foreign [Music] [Music] foreign there for a minute let's make this quick let's get you out of there [Music] I can handle myself Rex women foreign why is Cerberus here what do you want [Music] Commander I'm hearing chatter your brokering a treaty between the Krogan and the turians if I get Krogan boots on Paladin the turians promise me their support and how does servers get involved I don't know The elusive man is up to something then keep them at Bay I can't overstate what a victory this treaty would be for the alliance we'll need all the help we can get how's the prothean device coming Alliance r d has officially begun Construction the team has dubbed IT project Crucible we're throwing everybody who knows how to hold a hammer at it this is going to be the most ambitious undertaking in human history will we get it done I'm not saying it won't be a challenge but our researchers tell me the designs are elegant massive in scope but strangely simple as well we can do this Shepard you can do this never doubt that no sir good heck it out [Music] foreign [Music] you have the female Rex cure for the rest of your people can come later that wasn't the deal but palaven needs your reinforcements now we can't delay unless every Krogan gets the cure there's no Alliance Morton how long will it take to finish a cure need to synthesize base antigen from female also requires healthy male proven tissue we'll need a sampler you're looking at it acceptable we'll need you to remain aboard Normandy for a procedure uh let's hope the food's gotten better formulating a cure that works for every Krogan sounds like a tall order Morton can you do it of course similar to genifique's modification project working against own alterations this time not as simple as garbage DNA blocking attachment sites we'll need to counteract shutdown of redundant nervous system adjust our transmitter levels got it we'll create cure Shepard don't need to worry then get started Morton and make it quick always do we'll be in Med Bay if you'd like to speak more Eve requires tests Eve female's real name unknown Normandy a human vessel human mythology seemed appropriate under circumstances so just speaking with her New Perspective surprising in kropen now is there anything else there's a small matter concerning a ship we've lost contact with what happened I'd rather discuss it in private turian problems can't even come close to what I've got what is it some of my men went missing the rest of it we can discuss somewhere else I'll find you both in the war room just be ready to talk all of us show down there on Cirque just like the old days Shepherd right down to me pulling your ass out of the fire I was the one with bullets flying at me and I gave you the moral support to dodge them uh-huh you said one of your squads is missing the rack night relay rachni thought that might get your attention I have a favor to ask it's big don't tell me they're back all I know for sure is our Scouts went silent as soon as they arrived I've got arawlak company my best unit on standby you give the word and I'll meet you there I'll see what I can do get on it Shepherd what will you do after the genifique is cured once we deal with the Reapers most Grogan will want to settle a score with the turians and solarians I won't let them that isn't our path forward this time we'll be different a lot of people will be relieved to hear that no one wants to repeat history they know we probably win this time but War has never brought us anything except misery it's time to focus on rebuilding what's the situation back on tachenka I'm still getting scattered reports of Reaper forces arriving something big is brewing I won't let those things take to chunka not when we're about to cure the genophage my people have had enough bad luck in our time back on circus it looked like the female Krogan could hold her own our females don't like for Spirit for males a good show Force sorts things out females like to talk about it think about it talk about it some more women have good ideas Rex you should listen yeah but they have so many of them so sometimes I pretend to listen and well let's just say Krogan females have tempers too how could there be trouble with the rachni they were all but extinct the last queen promised to disappear forever or be destroyed I know I was there got a bad feeling about this may not be ragni but maybe it is could be another invasion if they're crawling out from under some rock you know how bad it could get we need to stop them that's it for now Rex let's get back to work anytime a shepherd I like what you've done with the Normandy got tired of always hanging around the cargo bay before I still don't have a window like Liara does but maybe that's because I don't kiss as well no comment yeah I miss this place wish I could knock some heads around with you but duty calls if this hilarious says my DNA is important who am I to argue Commander you said one of your ships had gone missing crashed actually I couldn't speak in front of the Krogan our ship went down onto chunka now they're pinned by an advanced guard of Reapers scouting the planet what are your men doing there I'm sorry Galactic piece I'll do what I can I appreciate your help and understanding the solarian delatras was worried about what the Krogan will do once they're cured how do you feel it won't matter if we don't stop the Reapers but I understand her doubts the moon you found me on is where we made our last stand against the Krogan during the rebellions they were that relentless how did it turn out the Krogan started using asteroids As Weapons directing them against our colonies we had no choice the jennifage was our last resort so yes Krogan intentions after this war will be a serious concern but I'd rather have a grateful Ally than a resentful enemy that's all of course Commander you're positive you don't want to come over and talk another gun battery is nice and quiet if I throw down some rocks get downright cozy Garris I'll be fine are you all right just Gathering some thoughts all right hello again Shepard how much do you know about this prothean artifact very little we're fortunate enough data survive to piece together the blueprints decoding them will require as many specialists as we can find it's that high-tech I'd have killed for a glimpse of it during graduate school so is that drone your new secretary rewrite her scheduled tasks I was merely attempting to standardize the ship's automated systems to our own Dr to Sony yes that's precisely why you're confined to the cabin what's been happening with you as the broker leara it's been exciting the old Brokers ship impressive but spaceworthy which meant The elusive man eventually tracked me down on hagelas what happened I knew he was coming Faron and I loaded as much of the ship's specialized Hardware onto a shuttle as we could we got away from cerberos's ships after arranging an appropriate distraction kind of distraction sending the broker ship exploding into a Cerberus Cruiser I don't think the elusive man expected me to give up my resources in such a spectacular fashion you still operate as the broker without the ship well I couldn't let the elusive man have it you saved what was crucial although the Reapers in a while to re-establish contact so where is fair and if you two escaped convinced me he was recovered enough to work and I do need more agents agent faram didn't report any injuries during his last call to your doctor true given what he survived I should probably worry less what have you been up to since we last saw each other since you helped the shadow broker civilizations barely had records I knew the elusive man was hunting for the same thing when our agents began crossing paths like on Mars thought I'd covered my tracks we had surveillance there all along we'll talk later Viara of course Shepherd they say female Krogan have a thing for guys with scars so avert I've got a few myself here's hoping nobody's planning an arranged marriage to cement this deal though I have to say I admire Eve the things she must have endured living with the genophage and now to top it all off she's her people's Last Hope imagine the pressure takes real courage to face that I hope we can measure up I can't just sit here doing nothing I love you but I know you don't make me an anchor promise me Steve no don't Commander sorry didn't see you there this is a recording from Ferris fields months ago I lost a lot of friends that day I lost my husband I grieved said goodbye made my peace you were talking to him when the collectors hit I was organizing construction at a remote station a few clicks south of the main Colony Robert managed to get outside of the field the collectors put up instead of running he called me I'm sorry for your loss he obviously cared a lot about you he was afraid I wouldn't let go but for him I moved on or at least I thought I had and The Invasion hits there's no time and the one thing I grab is this I mean what's the point of moving on with your life when everything is going to hell start thinking that way and we've already lost yeah you're right but well to be honest I've never felt this alone as I do right now you're not alone Steve I'm here anytime you need me I appreciate that Shepherd I really do but don't worry Commander when I'm in that pilot seat I'm there 100 percent I won't fail you it's just the down time between missions it's hard you know I know thank you in the alliance just our way of welcoming you back flight lieutenant docking permission granted would you like private transport arranged I need to get to the embassies yes commander Shepherd over here Shepherd it's so good to finally see you too Miranda I couldn't get anywhere near you when the alliance had you locked up relieved of Duty it was complicated I'm sure it was I'm surprised they didn't court marshall you the alliance isn't known for its flexibility doesn't matter now Shepard about Earth countless people lost their lives within minutes the reapers are everything we feared they should have listened to you a long time ago I'm sorry Shepard what about you what brings you here I need to talk to a few people like you The Citadel is a good place to meet for now what's the alliance's next move we have a plan it's a long shot not surprising Shepherd am I still part of your plan it's been so long I wasn't sure where we stood Miranda things are never going to be easy for us but I'll always want you in my life no second thoughts this is your chance to back out it was hard to be away from you surprised my self-hela attached I got I'm not good at attached just stay close from now on all right I wish I could I really do but there's something I need to deal with what is it I haven't heard from my sister Ariana for a while I'm getting worried your sister yes I don't want to overreact but well there's a lot going on I thought we made sure she was safe we did probably nothing but I just know my father is involved what happened I don't know everything I had in place to make sure she was safe went dark what do you need from me I knew you'd want to help and I'm grateful but you have your hands full if I need a door or two kick down I know just who to call but for now I'll be fine okay I understand I have to figure this out you will have you had any run-ins with the elusive man just once he said it had been a pleasure to work with me but he needed to contain the situation maintain the situation sounds final but nearly was he doesn't take rejection well no it doesn't why do you think your father was involved in orianna's disappearance I kept careful tabs on my sister I always knew where she was for her to just vanish It could only be him after I hid her away I still knew he'd stop at nothing to find her she's all he has left I have a hunch when happened but I'll fill you in when I'm certain did you try to contact me when I was back on Earth a visit by the former Cerberus second in command would have been disastrous any kind of secret communication would have looked even worse I was tempted to break in and see you that would have been tough to explain right fun and games till they arrested me or just shot me on site I had to play it safe for both of us I understand if you're looking for a lead here anyone associated with Cerberus will be hard to find no question but I'm owed a few favors someone here will give me a tip on Ariana I've got to get back to it and I should get out of sight be careful no promises Humanity has suffered a heavy qualities yes I know your stock of modified medicine Shepherd what I heard Earth was under attack I tried to call I never got through pain good to see you staying in shape my disease kill slowly with enough care and a healthy lifestyle that can be delayed for a few years of course my allotted time has come and gone now I exercise because it pleases me what are you doing here visiting a friend who got her protecting me Ashley the dark-haired human woman in intensive care she will be starting physical therapy with my class soon that's her if she means something to you then I will help how I can as long as she is here consider her under my protection I appreciate it Thane I am near the end of my life it is a good time to be generous Capital Syndrome has put most of my other plans on hold do you know how much time you have left I've been to several doctors my favorite gave me three months to live nine months ago it's freeing to find no requirements placed on me no responsibilities no fears it is a good end to a life are you in a lot of pain at times the oxygen transfer proteins don't form correctly your human equivalent would be hemoglobin as a result my blood is low in oxygen no matter how much I breathe in I get tingling numbness and that is the best of it as for my brain I cannot track the damage I just experienced dizziness from time to time I'm back in the Normandy on an important mission sure could use you I would not be as I was before I need daily medical attention and if I know you you will want to fight the Reapers somehow you need the best at your side and I am not at mine you don't have to wrestle down Krogan and break their necks I'm sure we could find you lighter work I am at peace with what I've done in my life Shepard there comes a time when one must rest from war and conflict it is not your time but it is mine I wish the best for you Thane and I for you do not grieve from me I have good doctors my son visits regularly perhaps we will keep up via the Extranet now that you are free until we meet again Shepard I'd like an answer Lieutenant Commander the galaxy has need of exceptional soldiers like you no more than ever time soon I promise I look forward to it Shepherd Medina I got your email made your decision yet I'm becoming a specter not yet it's an honor and all but I don't know I need to think about it some more it's a big decision it's smart to give it some thought how are you doing good considering the nurse said you checked in on me earlier still out cold I guess we didn't have time to talk I thought maybe if you were up for it yeah I wasn't sure you wanted to you were pretty clear on Mars about where things stood what do you mean you're not a part of Cerberus anymore Case Closed full stop it's the truth okay you cut all ties I accept that it's just that if you're giving the orders I need to be able to count on you that works both ways it's a damn mess out there all we've got is the people around us we have to trust each other or this doesn't work deal okay get some rest you need anything at all let me know Shepherd wait there's one more thing I wasn't sure if I should mention it what is it I have family back on Earth I I haven't heard from them it's making me crazy but I know you're busy Shepard we can talk later I've got time to talk who's back on Earth mom plus my three sisters the youngest Sarah was away on her honeymoon married a military man Thomas he got called back in and she was stuck alone she called me it's been pretty tough I imagine I was always there to protect them growing up even when I was off on tour they knew they could talk to me I told her to come to the Citadel we could wait for news together so what's all this Lieutenant Commander business seems like the old Williams curse is losing its grip was sure I'd top out at Gunnery chief you've worked hard you deserve it I thought so too until Eden Prime losing 212 was well you know it was the Reaper's Ash you did the best you could and survived to help us just losing everyone under my command it's the face I'll never forget any of them right now we need your back on your feet I'll be back and first order of business is to shove their metal tentacles right up there uh I mean he'll fight with honor and courage sir Roger that Elsie I didn't hear from you while I was a guest of the alliance I couldn't face you even when Anderson requested my presence it was difficult it's okay we're past that Fresh Start It's Gonna Take Time copy that but not too long the bad guys aren't taking coffee breaks okay okay what is this healing through guilt seems to be working have you heard anything about Earth we have reports coming all the time on what's going on for wild speculation and half are probably too optimistic to be true we have to believe that we can do something when I thought you were dead I lost hope I'm telling you but when you came back I was ready to believe anything I mean maybe this problem can't be solved by some grunt shooting the Boogeyman in the face but if you think it might help I'm game that sounds more like the ash I know we can't afford to be at each other's throats if we plan on getting through this we need to trust each other I was trying to keep the family stuff to myself to be professional I don't know how you managed to keep it all together I have my moments believe me you know I'm glad to hear it I should get back to it take care of yourself you too Shepard thank you the intelligence is reporting sightings listen to me those prototypes my fight any updates Shepard our backup is waiting for us at the drop point our lag company Grogan Commandos that's correct they are an accomplished unit made famous for the decisive action liberating a colony from batarian Pirates good to hear other than that there's been no word from a team of croaking Scouts since they went through the rachni relay there are many reasons that communication with the scouts could be disrupted we don't know much but no rachni activity has been reported still it's troubling there are rumors at all been years since you released the last rack night Queen on the condition she disappear forever it's all but extend she would not risk Annihilation by starting a war just be ready for anything yeah shuttle just arrived you better get moving team too see anything let me know grunt shepherd shepherd what are you doing here I could ask you the same question didn't those idiots lock you up they did put me in lockdown to keep the batarians off me didn't want problems with the council while they prepared for war but the situation changed yeah they got bigger problems all right that's why I'm out here running our luck company they're tough I think they're Invincible Reckless but effective sounds familiar Grant how did you go for being new and unproven to your own command wasn't easy when Rex put our Lack company together he needed a leader who represented the future of our species thanks to you I completed my rite of passage on tachanka and became part of Glenn ERD not I was an equal and being the strongest I was chosen to lead this honored company I bet some didn't like a tank bred Krogan being in charge I collected a few scars earning my place here these Krogan respect me you were a pain in the ass right but if you're Krogan or half the soldier you are we might make it out of here glad you're here to crack some heads Shepard hard to believe this might be rachni seems crazy the arachni chance to face the old enemy yeah impossible to resist we don't know if the rachni had anything to do with this we're here to find the scouts I didn't see any signs of activity during our approach agreed but this place smells wrong like a bad wound our scans show the tunnels down there lead to a large Central Point if we're lucky it's a nest sounds like fun just like old times grunt yeah or that company move out grab what you need Shepard meet me at the scout camp ahead sounds good take what you need to move up not surprised KRON found his way into the action little guys all grown up glad he's here ready Shepherd we're right behind you you ready to go what did you do after the collectors were defeated I spent most of my time back on tachanka learning what it was to be Krogan in the lab where I was created the lessons were like fighting with practice weapons they had no bite no impact I needed the blood and pain I made mistakes but I learned [Music] tell me more about this company arlak means eye of Wrath we are named after the fierce to Chuck a son Rex had picked us from different plans to show a United Krogan we were sent because we're the strongest in warlord okir and print anything on you about the rachni during your creation okay ensured I knew of the arachni they are respected as an enemy everyone thought they were dead defeated by the Krogan you proved that wrong if they're here my blood demands they die what happened to The Scouting party looks like something dropped half their Camp down a hole their shuttle must have been lost as well they weren't going anywhere doesn't matter we're here to find the rachnine and burn them out all right let's get going finally right behind his Shepherd [Music] everyone all right Shepherd you in one piece looks like we're all okay keeping radio contact on our way something up ahead I see it grunt got a body of a scout here been dead a few days yeah yeah Landing looks like it this darkness is going to make it a little harder Shepard everybody be ready we've got company Light Em Up Shepard good eye on the double foreign ERS made some modifications grunt rachni presence confirmed modified and very dangerous The Nest has to be here a significant amount of Reaper forces indicates we are on the right path foreign looks like we're finding another way out of here come on almost cave in we're all right that hurts my feelings grunt s what did you find they got hit hard the leader ordered them to carry weapons deep into the caves he knew the next team would need help they died making sure we could make it to the central chamber come on thanks Shepard that wasn't webbing stopping us that was River Tech we ran into it too the rack and I have backed off for now but they can smell our wounds any worthy enemy would regroup and finish us soon we're close grunt those barriers were protecting whatever's down that path we'll dig in here kill anything that moves buy some time good luck I don't need luck I have ammo Crogan get ready [Music] heads up more eggs take it slow [Music] what is that grunt we've located the central chamber good [Music] we need a switch heavy resistance people [Music] sharper the rider backing off whatever spooked it won't last a job copy that what the faith has seized what are you we listen for the children hey Earth Island they die alone far away the Reapers did this to you [Music] is everywhere I let you go back in novarian you promise not to interfere anymore the rack night were supposed to disappear Ed a new home children Harmony they heard our song there are three crossed our adults they can't hurt you anymore yes we understand can you still feel the reasons can they influence you control us remove this last shackle and we are free yeah they will destroy us all really fast we're getting movement here a lot of movement copy that grunt are you capable of fighting the reavers we fight for our unborn children really fast she's badly wounded she needs too much time to escape [Music] listen up our light company holds the rack night off while the queen escapes we'll buy you some time grunt fall back to our position and lead us out damn you shiver I'm leaving my team I'm a commander that's an order she's too valuable an asset to lose now get us out of here foreign [Music] foreign [Music] I'll hold them off get out of here Shepard [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] Cortez we're the last ones out [Music] grunt anybody got something to eat [Music] I'm reviewing a report on the recognized situation Commander this could have gotten complicated fast I hope you know what you're doing cutting a deal with the recti Queen we got burned last time I'm trusting your instincts Commander we can count on her support Admiral I hope so but we cut the reaper supply of new arachni troops and picked up some additional program support I call that a victory I've got to get back to it Commander watch yourself out there hack it out Shepard you made it out of there sounds like I missed a hell of a fight it was Bloody Rex we could have used you too busy talking rather than fighting feeling restless the war going on and I'm stuck keeping the peace I heard you made some kind of deal with arachni Queen if they get out of hand again it's your ass on the line understood I heard grunt managed to get out of there with a few scratches you could say that we'll get him patched up back in the fight good to hear I should get back to it keep me posted Shepherd Shepherd test verified results promising can synthesize for Universal probe and immunity good then you can put your knife away The Cure is ready no still need transmission Vector you are useless unless given to entire species you're usually full of ideas Morton you altered the genophage before there must be a way of course always possibilities but time limited can create new infections strained from scratch groundwater no too slow voluntary inoculation risky population too scattered for Airborne unless wait yes the Shroud constant Global dispersion of air particles built by solarians to repair atmosphere of tuchanka also used by turians we used it to secretly spread the genophage virus it ended the Krogan rebellions I'd be careful who you tell that to sometimes I understand why the Krogan want to shoot everyone in sight those were desperate times yes yes but useful now original genovage strain still in storage at shroud facility can use it as transmission Vector then you shroud to blanket to chocolate with cure you clever little pie Jack that's our best shot right there then finish your preparations and be ready to go Borden of course ready when you need me we'll be in Med Bay with Eve until then Commander Admiral Anderson is available on VidCon Shepherd damned if you are to sight for sore eyes good to see you too sir sir I may have reinstated you but that doesn't give you permission to go all formal on me and then I'm glad you managed to keep your ass alive Anderson ask them I'll like it so I imagine by now you've wiped the Galaxy clean of Reapers and we can all come up for air not quite there have been a few complications aren't there always Hackett filled me Under The Crucible sounds like you've got some nuts to untangle it's what you hired me to do mostly you were hired to kill Reapers I hope you haven't been sidetracked by all the politics nothing I can't handle what about you what's happening on Earth bear you the details but let's just say a lot of cities around the world have stopped checking check it bad I knew what we were in for anyone else I don't think the shocks went off yet are you safe that changes by the hour I caught a shuttle event out of Vancouver and now we're running from Foxhole to Foxhole just trying to stay alive what about the Reapers they're harvesting everything that moves focusing on the big cities which does give us maneuver you think you can hang on hell we're still just trying to talk to each other right now all we can do is organize the resistance at a local level No Lack of volunteers at least everybody knows what's at stake I don't know how we'll win this yet but we will even if it kills me well you've already died once and that didn't slow you down but let's not tempt fate keep yourself safe Shepard you too sir we'll talk again soon Anderson out foreign stop hostiles detected at the Landing coordinates Joker what have you got sensors show a Reaper parked at the Shroud facility no way you're going to be able to land a shuttle there get everyone assembled in the war room I want eyes on the shroud aye aye sir new form of Reaper Shepard using shroud to poison tuchaka's atmosphere problematic they want to fight they just got one Primark we're gonna need your help but it could be difficult our losses on pallavan have been catastrophic we're doing this for palaven no one said it would be easy what do you have in mind a combined attack your people hit the Reaper with an airstrike Rex at the same time your soldiers will be attacking from the ground together you can draw it away from the tower yes distraction small team can reach front facility finish synthesizing cure we'll need Eve to come with us we've never faced a Reaper up close like this everyone on board there's even a doubt let's move pie Jack it's time to cure the genophage ous Commander Shepard we know you've reached to chunka and by now I imagine Morden Solas has proposed using the shroud are you spying on us hardly the Shroud is the only viable course of action open to you Commander you can't allow your misguided Sympathy for the Krogan to Cloud your judgment do you honestly believe curing the genophage will end in lasting peace we have to give the Krogan that chance you can't condemn an entire race to Extinction based on what might happen what will happen is the Krogan will reproduce out of control We uplifted Them specifically for their violent nature not their diplomatic skills another war is inevitable what do you want down the dress years ago our operatives sabotaged the Shroud facility to ensure what your planning couldn't be done Morden will likely detect this malfunction and repair it but if you enjoy sure that he doesn't then The Cure's viability will be altered just enough so that it fails no one will notice the change you mean trick the Crogan they need not be any the wiser let Earth not Rex believe you Morton would never stand for that how you deal with him is up to you Commander we can provide you our very best scientists to build The Crucible and the full support of our fleets if I sabotage The Cure think about it Commander the choice is yours Rex are you sure you're ready for this after you're procedure one more word and somebody gets tossed out the shuttle now I've ordered the glands to assemble at The Hollows it's our sacred meeting ground we'll land there and take an armored Convoy against the reaper this will be the defining moment of Krogan history Krogan history filled with defining moments most bloody hope this one better Commander you seem troubled I got a message brexit read the reapers are already at the hollows come out with guns blazing hang on tight we're heading in Shepherd keep them away from the female I'll sort out what's happening with the other Clan [Applause] foreign don't let them get up here they'll sing battle songs about this someday Reaper blood has finally soaked our soil we have to get to the Shroud the airstrike is on its way female safe Shepherd vitals are strong what's a solarian doing here nobody said anything about this multiple Krogan problematic who are you not Reeve brood brother to art illustrious leader Reeb and I share the same mother and nothing else for which I'm thankful I remember what it means to be a true crowhead we play our enemies alive and drown them in a geyser of their own blood we don't we don't fight them into our own the solarian is not your enemy he's here to help cure the genophage kind gave us a pay twice or we trust him because I do and so will you [Music] you know you can stay here and let Old Wounds Fester as Krogan have always done or you can fight the enemy you were born to destroy and win a new future for our children I choose to fight who will join me I will and so will I now hold your hands high like true Grogan there's a Reaper that needs killing [Applause] [Music] dogs 10 minutes copy that artemic we're on our way trying to make up lost time Shepherd up Reid isn't the only problem who Wants Revenge for the jennifage Rex you'll have to placate them somehow I'll demand the council return some of our old territory we'll need Rome to expand recapture the glory of the ancients Glory of ancients led to croaking rebellions countless deaths creation of genofage expansion plan problematic what were the ancient Krogan like tachanka wasn't always a wasteland in the old times the Krogan were up proud people we had dreams a future to look forward to until celerian interference no we destroyed to chunga ourselves technology changed us it made life too easy so we looked for new challenges and found them in each other nuclear war was inevitable no our planet is Rubble we'll need a better place to live I'd say helping defeat the Reapers would be worth a new planet or ten you haven't seen how fast we can pop them out Rex what did Jennifer H good we'll have a lot of catching up to do commander on the shuttle was there something you were going to say the Dallas tried to cut a secret deal with me what kind of deal she said they sabotaged the Shroud years ago The Cure won't work unless we fix it it's years ago years ago and she thought we wouldn't know better correctly would likely have fooled tests but familiar with STG work can I just did not come this far for nothing you just spared our race another genocide Commander I told you we could count on him why are we stopping thank you Rex you and Morton stay with Eve it's looking ugly out here we'll do [Music] look at that Reaper it's the end of the world out there not good what's the holdup roads out the Convoy can't make it through turian Wing artemek this is Shepard we've been delayed hold off your attack [Music] an airstrike alone won't do it we have to get in that fight foreign get the female out of here now go Arabic do you copy understood save your Pilots we'll find another way Shepherd a tunnel over there maybe a way off get to it Rex are you receiving this is everyone okay yeah I just scratching the slur too that the turians had to call off the earthquake we'll need a new plan for dealing with the Reaper where did you end up underground we see ruins of some kind command how do we get out of thousands of years you're a Trailblazer Shepard sorry the ground is shaking down here are you guys feeling the Tremors not up here which is another reason to get your ass out of there Shepherd step on it Kell Ross the mother of all thresherma's does not sound encouraging when the Krogan name a thresherma you know you're in trouble they don't think anyone's ever going to kill it foreign [Music] there are bound to be more than just the ones we killed Rex we've got rachnine here keep an eye out [Music] daylight detected ahead but now this is new part of chuchunga that isn't Rubble one wonders what the Krogan might have become if they'd avoided nuclear war Rex we made it back outside that progress and the color green plant life was assumed dead in this ecosystem that Reaper is still up to no good at the Shroud find a way out of there and we'll pick you up we're on it how we actually deal with the reaper will be another matter [Music] I Sharp sharp three is an ideal point of ambush another Quake is not a myth stay Sharp [Music] Rex right above calross she's on the move what not now Rex the commander has enough to worry about what's happening talks worry about getting out of there right now it's like another Shooting Gallery understood She's Not Gonna Get Us go on ahead Shepherd we'll try to shake this thing and find you always something I don't know my truck an excellent iron supplement now where do you suppose and the thing is I bet Rex is enjoying this threats like that explain why there's no hostile overhead I'm on it doing what we can what about you drive faster I can smell the damn things [Music] out from there and we'll find you Shepard get over here I don't want to sneaking up on us make it quick Rex we're exposed move it oh Shepard we're in go what about Reed no way he survived that and he was a pain in the ass anyway now let's finish this there's a Reaper waiting for us we no longer possess the Firepower to defeat a Reaper I know we've beaten the odds before getting to that Tower I don't know we're curing the genifase no matter what it takes everything my people will ever be depends on it then I hope this idea you were talking about is a good one hers actually cow Ross re-summon her to the Reaper would that even work already discuss strategies just need to distract Reaper draw it from Tower while cure synthesized released what makes you so sure she'll come Legends say she is the mother from which all other thresher moths spawn this is as much her home as ours tuchanka has a temper gal Ross is it nobody's ever faced her and survived I've taken some risks in my time but this seems crazy didn't this is the only way to get to that Tower and release the cure there's no other choice but how would we summon her the tower was built in an arena devoted to Kal Ross's Glory as hilarious thought she would scare away Intruders appears to have worked there are two Mah hammers there the largest in existence if you can activate them cow Russ will come that should distract the reaper meanwhile laboratory nearby will finish synthesizing cure let's make sure we all get out of here alive we're gonna have one hell of a story to tell wait I want you to know that no matter what happens you've been a champion to the Krogan people a friend of Clan Earth and a brother to me to every Krogan born after this day the name Shepherd will mean Heroes foreign [Applause] go I've got this I have heard that Rex and this is my planet see you on the other side stay alive Shepherd we'll have cure ready [Music] let's get in there before you can use them we're kind of busy Rex [Music] make it quick Morton they're all over us out here off to the left [Applause] everyone all right systems are intact find here did we just get shot I raise the Hammers just keep moving stick to cover I'm not sure cover's going to work hard to believe we're really doing this don't stop um their timing is impeccable go let's put the head up on our left one of the Hammers fourth we hit the first half upcoming there's a Reaper in my way back go get back to the truck I'll take care of the Cure foreign [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign more is the cure ready yes loaded for dispersal in two minutes procedure traumatic free but not least mainland's research invaluable she's okay headed to safety now her survival Fortune will stabilize new government should Rex get any ideas good match promising future for Kroger control room Atop A shroud Tower let's take elevator up you're going up there yes manual access required have to counteract STG sabotage ensure cure dispersed properly Martin this whole thing is coming apart there's got to be another way revoke bypass impossible STG countermeasures in place no time to adjust cure for temperature variants no no other option not coming back suggest you get clear explosion is likely to be problematic Shepherd please need to do this my project my work my cure my responsibility would have liked to see how it ends I'm sure you'll do fine without me I'm sorry I'm not had to be me someone else might have gotten it wrong ah good morning morning classic bypass standard fail says excellent work yes yes foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] a long time ago my father betrayed me in this place his own son he tried to kill me so I had to kill him right over there that's what the genophage reduced us to animals could you change that today Shepherd now we'll fight for our children not against them Mr pity Morton had to die you wouldn't have had it any other way and I'm sure wherever he is putting in a good word for us we'll name one of the kids after him you in person tell the durians I'll be deploying troops to Parliament immediately and when you're ready to kick the Reapers off Earth you let me know the Krogan are back in business goodbye Commander what will you do now spread the hope you've given us even now there are Clans gathering in the Celtic Valley I'll go speak to them and make sure this gift isn't squandered thank you for all that you've done the thing you just pulled off Commander curing the geniface I never thought I'd see the day Rex has agreed to help the turians Admiral we should get their full support I take it that leaves the solarians out of the equation the cost of their support was too high sir well I'll defer to your judgment on that Commander let's hope we don't need them pack it out Commander bird not Rex has begun sending troops to palavan who kept your end of the bargain and now I'll keep mine the Tyrion hierarchy will stand with Humanity against the Reapers I'm glad we can help each other out it's the only way we're going to defeat the Reapers that much is certain to that end several Dry Dock ships are ready to help build The Crucible Garris will coordinate them yes sir and when the time comes to deploy it the full measure of our Fleet will be there for Earth May the spirits watch over us all start managing terrain support right away Shepard you must be exhausted Morton dying it can't be easy I'll sleep when I'm dead we both know you need a clear head to win a war there's no room for mistakes here you should catch some shut eye I'll make sure Joker doesn't launch any suicide missions anything happens you let me know each other someone else [Music] foreign [Music] foreign there's something you need to hear all right is this a bad time thinking of some friends who aren't around thanks to this war that's thanks to the Reapers not you are you thinking about anyone in particular Caden back on Vermeer he died buying us time to defeat sovereign seeing what we're up against now you might think his sacrifice was in vain you know Caden would never think that yeah that's one more reason I miss him didn't you have something for me the solarian counselor has an urgent matter let me guess she called the calm room the council must be taking The Crucible seriously I'll see you downstairs Commander can I help you counselor Shepherd I want you to understand that I owe my position to you and it's not something that I take lightly were it not for you that weak-minded counselor Valen would still be alive leading the solarians down the sewage pipe but now I'm forced to Champion a cure for the Jenna page it's like saying we need a hurricane to put out a wildfire counselor Krogan are about to die in drove so your people don't have to that's your message human statesmanship at its finest speaking of to talk to you about Humanity's representative councilor udina and vast sums of money we need to talk about where it's going from what I can tell you won't like the news come see me next time you're on the Citadel issue out Commander Admiral hackett's available on VidCon Commander Shabbat something you need to talk about what's our state of Readiness Admiral I won't lie Shepherd we're bogged down things aren't looking good in most sectors we need to increase the tempo and chalk up some winds otherwise this won't end well for the human race or any race what about the extra help we've picked up along the way the Kroger onturians have obviously been a big help erdog Rex running the show is a bonus for us and that female Krogan you rescued is rallying more support from the other class how about the solarians interesting wrinkle we've been getting back Channel commitments from the strike teams within STG they're promising to back us even after I cured the genif age our Intel suggests there are cracks developing between the military and the politicians these STG guys know the score they're not going to jeopardize the entire Solarium Union just because some de la terraz didn't get her way what about the rack Knight I would have believed it but the arachni are helping us build The Crucible you're kidding turns out they have a knack for weapons of mass destruction in hindsight I guess they'd know a thing or two about waging a galactic war no problems with them then other than scaring the hell out of our Engineers no not a lot of small talk going on there do you know how the other races are doing against the Reapers believe it or not the turians and Krogan actually seem to be getting along birdnot rexes deploy troops and they're giving the Reapers a moment of pause the salarians are still hanging onto circlesh but the reapers are starting to breathe down there next too what about the asari they have to be feeling the heat the reapers are moving fast with the obvious intent of taking thessia interestingly the reapers are leaving parnak alone it's the yag Homeworld can't say that I blame them yog have teeth well if we lose this war it might be them running the next cycle it's easy to forget the Reapers don't destroy every species just the ones who can threaten them What happened to the batarians never stood a chance hit by the reaper straight out of the gate and without any allies to call on I think the batarians are history have we heard anything from the quarians or Geth something might be brewing near the gas border but our Intel is catchy news is getting harder to come by as things get worse nothing more sir keep me posted pack it out Shepherd Services Landing forces away from the chunk of battlefields their target seems to be an ancient ground to space cannon facility that hasn't been used since the Croghan rebellions the site has no obvious military advantage in the Kroger to spread too thin to deal with it do we know what Cerberus is up to no but we do notice find out what they're up to while you're at it we'll get it done stay to it hack it out again [Music] get on it all right let's find the controller for those cannons kill anything in our way sounds simple enough fall back to the control room the control center secure then I think it's time to test this cannon not the kind of Krogan Relic I expected to fight let's move [Music] my phone Commander crews are initiating bombardment Cannon control restored targeting enabled coordinates lieutenant [Music] firing [Music] Target breaking up that's a beautiful sight all right good work everyone Shepard with those Krogan cannons operational Cerberus has actually given us the advantage in that system the enemy is pulling back but we think they'll try to seize the facility again seems likely I'm sending an alliance team to keep it secure they've got a foothold and a strong defensive position thanks to you glad to hear it good work Commander hack it out the crash light's a nightmare Edie any more details on what happened information is limited we're here at the request of Primark victus to rescue the turian platoon that has crashed here the mission brief identifies the turian commander as lieutenant tarquin victus victus Prime oxide try to raise them territorium Commander what happened here is let's just say the turian code is not forgiving and that it's his son is bad for the Primark promoting family without Merit can bite you in the ass what's strange is the Primark knows that Commander I have to land well back from the main crash site that the best you can do yes sir but the Reapers seem unaware of our presence you might get the jump on them all right set her down let's save this platoon [Music] okay did you raise Lieutenant victus yes but the connection is bad catch me in this is Commander Shepard Alliance Navy do you read [Music] Lieutenant I need you to fire a flare so I can find your position got it my men are dying this sounds bad let's move looks worse than I feared a secreturian mission on tachanka is especially odd thoughts maps of the area list no important resources Escape pod our first casualties it appears that they survived the crash and then a harvester exploded the Pod died in the explosion or dragged out and eaten by husks picking up auditory evidence of conflict okay I have a visual on the enemy and there's an escape pod just beyond looks like the turians are in touch enemies up ahead don't know we're here surprise on our side exactly let's go foreign don't stop for us we'll head for the main crash site there's another pod ahead organic species give disproportionate credit to parental influence peer groups are a more important factor in determining Behavior sure but you can't shame a village for raising a bad kid needy Shepard here what's your status hang tight we're on our way arnick how's our velocity deceleration online will survive I think this is going to pay for this thickest when you let this down when we find him relax right okay let's pick it up it's important we don't lose this squad I am trying to understand the emotions in politics that would motivate the turian to refuse croquemtorian animosity is ancient and intense it's inborn and I need them to work together so let's not complicate things all right let's move full arsenal already [Music] [Music] over here lieutenant victus Commander Shepard my men and I are in your debt thank you for saving so many what happened here you screwed up Stand Down Soldier these men are dead because of him I said Stand Down hey I just saved all your asses so everyone just calmed down lieutenant what's going on here I made a bad call is all on me I chose caution and clever tactics over a head-on attack and my men paid the price you mean the crash yes we could see on Hollow that Reaper forces were blocking our intended path staying on course guaranteed heavy casualties so I chose a safer route skirting the enemy and that took us low and through these ruins when we encountered resistance there was no room to maneuver suddenly we were in a fight for our lives a lot of my men lost that fight owning your mistake takes guts but you have to get over it and move on of course it's just fresh right now our mission's still a failure when we've stabilized the injured we'll head back to the fleet you're abandoning your mission we're down over 30 men it'd be suicide what exactly did you come here to do there's a bomb on the planet we were sent to defuse it a bomb how big enormous Cerberus has it Lieutenant if Cerberus has that bomb you have to finish your mission haven't these men sacrificed enough I understand this kind of sacrifice is the hardest to ask for but your men signed on for it and so did you my men have lost hope Commander even if I wanted to finish the mission they don't it's your job to make them want to their sacrifice means that others will never face what they faced here today remind them that those sacrifices have no honor if the mission fails men I own what happened here today but we have to carry on no we don't who cares about a few dead Krogan it's over we are turian and we will not let Cerberus succeed our sacrifice is the difference between life and death for this entire galaxy let the heroes of the ninth platoon be remembered for performing their duties with bravery all right man shuttle's arriving any minute we're moving out come with us we're a shell of what we were we could use a help send me the nap point I'll see what I can do thank you that'll give us time to do a little Recon see what we're up against Invictus you have a second chance here make their sacrifice count understood Commander hope to see you at the rendezvous Cerberus mom what the hell is going on commander and what are the turians have to do with it coordinates victims gave me place it in the Celtic Valley it's a heavily populated area that's all I know my gut says something's not right here what do you suggest got the lieutenant to come clean should we alert the Krogan military I'd wait we're in the dark here we need to keep that turian Krogan Alliance working and how about this bomb how many troops does servers have on this no idea all I know is we can't have them detonating that bomb came in a loop pack it out this is Lieutenant victus with a ninth platoon do you copy we hear you ninth platoon we're approaching the bomb site Commander this is as close as we get Lieutenant look for somewhere to set your platoon down talk to me about this Cerberus bomb server is coming what do you mean turian brutal but it makes a certain kind of sense put the Krogan down hard if they tried anything you won't earn trust with tactics like that but right now we focus on disarming that bomb right where is it circus brought equipment to dig it up the knife platoon will cover your flight Commander with all this activity the Krogan have to know something's up then we can't fail command copy that one tenant let's move it people get behind something keep your heads down we defeat the Grogan and then plan to bomb on their planet pretty extreme but those were desperate times while morally questionable the strategy is sound copy that'll complete there's a better Vantage Point up that round killer agreed let's go foreign detected him even in all this he must have been far enough underground to stay hidden Cerberus had to dig in place Roger that we're on our way technology we need to hurry I'm at the control panel Commander cerber set up a firewall around the trigger mechanism to slow us down I need to create a bypass that'll take time but like you said no trigger no explosion are you sure you can disarm the trigger yes it's old Tech I know what to do find me a few minutes Commander we'll make sure you have the time you need lieutenant understood starting bypass and thank you for making sure I get this chance just make it right Soldier focus on the bomb we'll handle Cerberus clear ance let's go right away Commander fire was down I'm in ferrets servers hacked the trigger mechanism it's set to detonate disarm it no time we have to separate the trigger from the mob now cover me foreign foreign forces PlanetSide sounds like they started sweeping out the remaining servers troops surprise package you get out all right sounds like it got ugly down there the turians took a lot of casualties Joker the Primark Sun included he never hesitated whatever he was before he'll be remembered for this what will the turians think about this Garris odd to say sacrificed him more as expected he did us proud but were a hard bunch to please living your life for the cause Society first platoon first it's all just expected he did what he had to do when it counted yes yes he did good work on tachanka Commander stopping that bomb prevented the war between the turians and the broken we can't afford that kind of division right now Joker said the Krogan are recovering the bond they moved in won't allow turians to send in recovery Crews to help understandable when he heard Rex contacted the turian Primark and gave him an earful I imagine he was angry with the actions of the ninth platoon in the Primark Zone Sun helped smooth things over relations are strained but holding good to hear Admiral the Jennifers dealt with but we still have a lot of work to do yes sir pack it out and there's the folks who answered the distress call Cerberus Cruiser at least a dozen fighters on blockade Duty too many for us in a straight up fight they must want this place bad receiving incoming Transmissions let's hear it Sanders director of Christmas is attacking the facility they're after my students this is Commander Shepard we're blocked on a direct approach I know they've taken control of our docking base any alternatives all right we'll come in by shuttle and get your students out of there Joker can you give me a diversion boy can I come and get me keep the shuttle in position we'll be back [Music] foreign Sanders we're clear it's me Commander thank you Admiral Anderson always said you were the best and with Cerberus coming from my students I need the best how many of you are there fewer than 20. most were sent home when word of the reaper Invasion spread but if you volunteered to stay some are prototyping tech for the alliance others are biotics they've been training for military operations working together as biotic artillery you said something about Admiral Anderson yes we met 20 years ago when he was a specter candidate I was there when saren betrayed him David saved my life that day he's a good man he was on Earth when the Reapers hid he stayed behind when I got off world I hadn't heard we've been cut off for most news he's alive alive and fighting is currently leading the resistance movement good if we get out of here just tell him to stay alive a few months knocking over practice dummies can't prepare your students for war agreed but the alliance needs every resource it can get and our students are unique resources they wanted to help how could we say no with the entire galaxy falling apart hang on I've been trying to get Communications working Orion Hall back out the door and down the hallway I can get the door open I'll bring them back here and we'll make a run for the shuttle thank you Commander I'll stay put good luck I can regain control of some of our systems I'll get the door for you it leads to Orion Hall there may be more nearby play dead until it's safe then get to Kaylee sanderson's security okay but my sister Sean is out here somewhere too [Music] Jack Shepherd [Music] everyone get down this thing's out of your league Shepherd keep it off they need bring it down [Music] Haley said she was putting out an SOS I had no idea that King of the Boy Scouts would show up all right amp check frankly those fields were weak Cerberus isn't gonna lie down at a Pity like that girl you took to prom juice in an energy bar we move in five oh damn it how many times did I tell you not to trust Cerberus you're not telling me anything I haven't told myself Jack oh you feel bad well [ __ ] that makes up for giving him the damn collector base Charming as ever good to see you again Garris it still looks like [ __ ] okay right now all I care about is getting my guys out of here your guys [Music] I guess so I can't think of anybody who could care about them more well time while you were off playing hero Alliance brass I helped you apparently the students responded well to my teaching Style The Psychotic biotic I will destroy you drink your juice Rodriguez you couldn't destroy wet tissue paper how long have we got two minutes get out of here and back to the Normandy we'll find another way off the station Roger Shepherd to Sanders the students are safe but the shuttle's a no-go understood it's routed through Orion Hall so it should be nearby how does camera access get us off this station of course we are don't talk like that sorry so our teacher worked with Commander Shepard that's pretty badass hey let me know when we've got a new way off this station how are the students handling the war how do you think there are a bunch of teenagers until a few months ago the biggest concern was getting laid you don't think they're ready for War I don't think they have a choice so all this talk about biotic artillery strikes it's great in theory maybe they'll get it together once they've seen some action but they'd be better off as support put them in the back ranks helping with barriers and [ __ ] I don't know have you told them that no they need me to believe in them I did pick up a few things listening to your damn speeches what's so valuable about these students biotically I mean well what's scarier than a pissed off biotic attacker a whole bunch of them working together it's like a biotic artillery strike any [ __ ] gets in our way we rip them to shreds doesn't that exhaust them yeah sure but we've been working on conditioning improving endurance whenever they complain I tell them about the collector base throwing husks around making shock waves all over the place ugh I kept thinking damn let the solarian handle this he can talk him to death I saw Morton yeah too bad he had some Wicked sex advice I have to say Jack you look good yeah well maybe some of your attitude rubbed off on me I never had a family and these guys anyone screws with my students I will tear them apart stay close we'll get you out of here good Sanders you should have access now got it the above the door yeah but at least I passed biomatics foreign [Music] be ready we'll go in first and draw their fire we'll Shadow you from the second level and hit those but those guys from above a good strategy that protects the students from direct fire all right everyone hit him with everything you've got you ever want to cut loose see what you can really do now's your chance students of Grissom Academy the station is sealed the alliance soldiers cannot tell us all they can do is get you killed surrender peacefully as you won't be harmed [ __ ] damn it the message what if what if they're not lying you've already held your own against Cerberus you've been trained for this by one of the best come on Rodriguez they're only asking nicely because you scared him in that last fight so take your balls out of your purse and kick some ass yes ma'am let's go foreign [Music] foreign foreign I'm Commander Shepard with the alliance I'm here to help I didn't buy it from the last guy and I've got no reason to buy it now square root of 906.01 equals 30.1 hello Commander Shepard David you know him yes he rescued me from Cerberus sent me here he made it quiet you did a great job keeping yourself safe the biotic students are up there stay close they'll get you out of here okay uh thanks he looks much healthier I remember you the Normandy computer sorry no apology is necessary as Grissom Academy been all right yes I've been counting anything in particular the number of days you lengthened my life the security office I hacked the lock guns lots of guns goodbye come on foreign [Music] [Music] Kaylee how's it coming shuttles are unlocked take the controls and get the students aboard wait where the hell is Rodriguez she needs covering fun foreign Joker we flew out on a Cerberus shuttle watch your fire all right I've got you on sensors should just be a minute thank you Commander we'd have never gotten off that station if you hadn't come forget that we kicked some ass next place we duck you're all getting Inked my treat what do you guys want Ascension Project logo glowing fist maybe a unicorn for Rodriguez screw you ma'am I can't believe we got them out alive I was going to suggest that they stick to support roles but perhaps they're ready after all damn right they are get ready for the big leagues kids screw you flight lieutenant what the hell was that Jack promised to watch her language in order to maintain the necessary professionalism we need from our teachers or something I bet if we empty that thing we can afford another Cruiser cover your ears kids hey Joker would work Shepard I can only imagine what would have happened to those kids if they'd fallen into Cerberus hands Hackett has the technically-minded students looking at The Crucible apparently David Archer has already given them some ideas they're definitely eager to help these teams are some of the best Humanity has to offer and we're throwing them into battle God damn it I hate this war Hackett didn't mention in his report Kaylee Sanders is safe she's with the recruits black Shepherd when I heard about the attack well I've already lost a lot of friends she asked me to tell you to stay alive dizzy now thanks Shepard that might be the first good news I've heard this week Anderson out Eden Prime this is where it all began whether prothean Beacon gave you the vision that warned us about the Reapers and where Sharon launched his first major attack with the gath Uber is here Eden Prime's colonists are under attack again seems like more than just three years ago I remember the reports I was busting my ass trying to find evidence against saren hearing that he'd attacked a colony while ice admired in bureaucracy that was a bad day you always did prefer a straight up fight and you're always good at helping me find them cyberus had Eden Prime hard whatever they found here was worth a major offensive there are survivors Elsewhere on the colony but they killed everyone near the dig site they deserve better I know the alliance did what it could to evacuate colonists but Cerberus came in so quickly if we find survivors we'll do what we can what about this artifact any idea whether it's part of The Crucible the alliance didn't get any specifics about what Cerberus has uncovered since the original dig site here contained a warning about the Reapers it could be connected to The Crucible I'm bringing you in as close to The Dig side as I can no way we'll avoid detection but you should have a few minutes appreciate it all part of a service Commander all right everyone get ready to move with luck we can get to the dig site before Cerberus knows we're here no sign of survivors come on we need to find the dig site we'll call it once it survived Sarah and survive this the city on Earth where I grew up was hard and dirty I can see it as a war zone Eden Prime doesn't deserve this Shepard this Cerberus data could help the colonists still alive on other parts of Eden Prime how I can get this Intel to Eden Prime's resistance maybe it will help them fight back against Cerberus [Music] look at that it's a prothean tech sticking out of the ground like an old bone so Liara ever dug up what what humans call it a dinosaur no dinosaurs and other fossils would be paleontology I'm an archaeologist I study artifacts left by Sapient species the two fields are completely different and ah you were joking a bit but at least you're catching on these days [Music] Goddess that doesn't seem possible it's not a prothean artifact it's a prothean like the collectors or those bodies we found back on nilos like the bodies we found back on ilo's this one is alive you're right that doesn't sound possible saw prothian stasis Chambers in the archives on ilose the only reason those failed was a lack of power Cerberus found this in an underground bunker it still has power he's been in stasis for the past 50 000 years waiting for us think of what we could learn what can you tell me about the protheans the people not the technology given your experience with the prothean cipher you probably know as much about them as I do the prothean Empire spanned the known Galaxy they uplifted countless other species to help them join the galactic community Galactic Community you think they had something like a council yes exactly they're cultural and artistic expression are actually quite close to those of the ancient asari and given their similar interests in helping other species it's clear that they believed in interspecies cooperation the way you describe them they sound a lot like the asari I'm certain I'm coloring their culture with my own perceptions whatever the protheans were finding one alive represents an incredible opportunity good thing we brought our protein expert ah Cerberus damaged the life pod when they excavated it though life signs are unstable let's get him out of there breaking open the pod would kill him no that ends the stasis mode we also need to figure out how to physically open the Pod without doing more damage Cerberus took over the labs nearby to research what they found at the dig site that's likely our best bet [Music] I'm on it foreign [Music] let's get moving before more of them come back [Music] there that lab found footage of the protheans Cerberus is studying it to find the stasis deactivation signal foreign [Applause] to dark space then we will rise a million strong for the empire for the empire give to your Stacy spot victory broadcast the stasis Readiness signal to all life parts and the refugees you have yet to reach the bunker their sacrifice will be honored in the coming Empire [Music] I've got the signal you understood that you didn't no all I saw was static Cerberus was trying to make sense of it without success the prothean cipher you received on pharaohs it lets you see the images as a prothean would and understand their language whatever it does I saw the video and the signal they used perfect we just need to figure out how to physically open the pod foreign thank you [Music] acknowledge how many have we lost Reaper forces have destroyed approximately 300 000 lifeboats foreign then all forces to the north you understood that one too yes excellent then we have everything we need to open the pod I'm transmitting the signal for the life pod to process it heavy Cerberus forces inbound looks like we've got a Siege on our hands right away you can open the live pod now there you got it it may take him some time to fully regain consciousness [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] be careful he's confused remember it's been 50 000 years for us but for him it's only been a few minutes no the bunker is falling there is no other option there are birds online those soldiers are still alive their sacrifice will be honored in the current Empire Neutron bombardments get to your life on now underway [Music] the bunker is secure what is left of it a few hundred people how am I to rebuild an Empire from that the Tron Purge compromise the facility clarify sensors are damaged automated reactivation is not an option stasis [Music] may lead to a power shortage do not shut off more thoughts I need the few that are left you will be the voice of our people I will be more than that how many others just you you can understand me yes now that I've read your physiology your nervous system not to understand your language so you were reading me while I was seeing our last moments of failure your people did everything they could they never gave up and I could use some of that commitment now Shepard whatever you did got Cerberus interested asari human Tyrion I'm surrounded by Primitives it's not safe here will you join us you fight the Reapers yes then we will see a living protea that's correct Admiral but he's not quite what we expected Commander our scientists barely understand what they need to do here if the prothean can help us construct this device we need his cooperation understood Admiral we're losing colonies faster than we can evacuate we've never seen a force like the Reapers he has Admiral can he help us I intend to find out good service slipped up and gave us a new weapon don't let it go to waste hack it out Shepherd I need you down in the port cargo hold it's about our new guest I'm on my way what's the problem tried to make the room more accommodating but they're not letting me talk to him apologies doctor contact protocol with a new species assume hostility we had to dust off the regulations but he's not new I've spent my life studying protheans at ease I don't think our guest will be a problem will he that depends on you [Music] for a soldier facing the Reapers I sense confidence than fear you believe you are winning what do you mean you sense [Music] all life provides clues for those who can read them it is in yourselves your DNA experience is a biological marker then what exactly did I experience back on Eden Prime that was a hell of a flashback the battle at its own mark on me I communicated this to you it can work both ways like your beacons yes which [Applause] [Music] you found one you saw it all our destruction our warnings why won't they heat it why didn't you prepare for the Reapers human Commander and nobody could understand your warnings the beacon nearly killed me then communication is still primitive in this cycle we pieced together what we could and used it to stop a Reaper Invasion three years ago then the extinction was delayed now we have your plans for The Crucible we've started building it Crucible the weapon your people were working on I'd hoped you could tell us how to finish it we never finished it it was too late then I take it you don't know anything about the catalyst no I was a soldier not a scientist skilled in one art killing what was your mission among my people there were avatars of many traits bravery strength coming a single Exemplar for each which are you the embodiment of Vengeance I am the anger of a dead people demanding blood be spilled for the blood we lost only when the last Reaper has been destroyed with my purpose be fulfilled no other reason to exist those who share my purpose become allies those who do not become casualties then I'd say you found an ally the goal of this ship is to wipe the Reapers from existence but how far are you I'll leave that goal I do not believe you Commander lying is a biological marker there is doubt behind your words we found this at the dig site I assume it belongs to you it is a memory shot could it help us with The Crucible no contains only pain but I will help you fight last thing the Reapers here before they die will be the last voice of the protheans sending them to their grave if you don't mind I have a few more questions I'd like to ask here it comes I've written over a dozen studies on your species I've published in several journals that amusing as sorry I finally mastered writing never mind what do you wish to know never seen a species with this sensory ability you have it was common among my people imparting experience through touch the chemistry of life complicated ideas could be absorbed in seconds that sounds very useful evolved as Hunters reading a thousand details in our environment ensured our survival and beginning to understand the beacons a bit more later we developed technology to harness our ability information could be stored in certain objects through touch memory has its own biomarker its own chemistry as do Knowledge and Skills the beacons could remember these things like Reaper invasions yes I can still sense the turmoil in you witnessing the extinction of our Empire fabric of your being was forever marked that day so could you read something about this room there was Liquid a form of incubation the DNA of a Krogan who lived here it was powerful prone to violence I'm impressed his name was grunt and if he were my enemy I would have given him a wide berth there is great strength in his genes Liara here would never forgive me if I didn't ask you what was prothean civilization like yes I've can you tell me about your religious beliefs or perhaps that we are dead now I'm studying your history has been a lifelong passion of mine when I was born our Empire was already at war with the Reapers the first thing I remember was seeing my planet on fire what was your civilization like before the reaper attack we were the dominant race of our cycle we ruled the Galaxy my studies indicated you you were the only race engaged in space travel at the time I always found that curious we were one Empire composed of many subjects all eventually called themselves what if they didn't want to they weren't given a choice are you saying you Enslaved the other species and he could oppose us if they wished and if they had won they would have ruled many tried none succeeded I had no idea protheans were so severe it was by necessity very early we encountered the dangers posed by Machine intelligence they rebelled against us we've had the same problem they're called Geth we could not allow the machines to surpass us it was decided the only way to win was to unite all organic life within our Empire did it work for a Time the metacon war we were turning the tide until the Reapers arrived then we understood machines had surpassed us long ago in ways we could never imagine back on Eden prime it looked like there were other stasis pods what happened the Empire had fallen and we knew our cycle was lost we were the final Vanguard the best soldiers Left Alive so more of you were supposed to survive into this cycle under my leadership a new protein Empire would have arisen we would have commanded the races of your time to prepare for the next Reba invasion but traitors within our ranks indoctrinated agents betrayed us and the Reapers discovered our plan just out of curiosity how would you have commanded us by leaving you no other option you would have joined our army or face the Reapers alone we've uncovered quite a few prothian ruins were you observing our ancestors before the war we cultivated species who showed potential eventually you would have been offered a choice to join the empire but when the Reapers attacked we ceased all study we hoped they would see us do primitive to harvest well thank you I think is there anything more you can tell us about The Crucible only the stories we heard they said our scientists were constructing a great machine that had the power to defeat the Rebus you never saw it by that point the empire was smashed into pieces none of us knew what the others were doing well if we don't finish it soon the same will be true of us what can you tell us about your own war with the Reapers many of the details were lost the conflict lasted for centuries those that faced the Reapers in the beginning were long dead when I was born there were memory shots however passed down from Soldier to Soldier they gave us fragments of what happened several years ago we found a prothean VI that called itself vigil on the planet ilos he was the caretaker of a research project during my life I lost was only a rumor it was said we had cities there built on the ruins of a civilization before us the innu salmon if our scientists did have a research facility whatever they were doing was Secret who said they wiped all traces of themselves from the record so the Reapers couldn't find them the scientists eventually went into cryogenic stasis more of my people survived no but they did stop the Reapers from taking control of the Citadel in this cycle it delayed their invasion I never saw this into death was captured long before I was born how did your people wage war against the Reapers attrition we fought them system by System Planet by planet city by City entire worlds were sacrificed just to slow the Rebus down time they spent harvesting a population was time we could regroup that must have cost you in the long run yes indoctrinated inverted there was no choice Mercy is not a weapon it is a weakness why do you think your own cycle lost the war what had been our strength our Empire became a liability all Races conformed to one Doctrine one strategy the Reapers exploited this once they found our weaknesses we could not adapt this subservient races became divided and Confused then it was only a matter of time I'm happy to say our cycle is different most races cooperate but they still remain unique then it may be maybe your only hope thank you for talking with me I never imagined actually meeting a pro theme this has been amusing oh discover the most primitive races of my time now rule the galaxy the asari the humans the turians there's also the solarians Beverly said people evolved I believe they're amphibian Commander you may Count On Me I am known as javik then welcome aboard the Normandy javik have we found any new Engineers for The Crucible Cliff five ex-sonax Industries scientists who attempted to reverse engineer prothean Technologies stolen from planet carvak they're technically still wanted by the council for hiding prothean technology as well sonax's part in instigating an illegal war on garfunk I'm sure the council will forgive that for helping with The Crucible extend those scientists amnesty and an invitation right away busy I have time if you'd like to talk in fact I could use the distraction what's on your mind how long it took the Reapers to eradicate the protheans and how long they'll need for us it took them centuries to conquer the protheans we're not quite so widespread but it would still take at least 100 years it's selfish but I keep thinking that if we fail I'm only 109 Shepherd I could live to see the entire cycle come to an end only 109 huh I know it must seem strange playing about a third lifespan short lives maybe it's not such a privilege to outlive so many to witness so Much Death don't drive yourself crazy about this we're still in the fight only because you're still driving it forward you finally have a have a wonder how you do it every time the world's about to end I think about how mad you'd get if I didn't stop it I don't know if I could do this without you flatter I try I'll see you soon Shepard notification is available on the private messages terminal Alliance control this is SSV Normandy are we clear to descend Alliance control this is Normandy we're headed to Bay one four as a care award are we cleared to descend what the hell is going on down there even if there were a station malfunction they'd have backups online I got a bad feeling here checking emergency channels hey yeah this is Joker uh-huh yeah no kidding Commander there's a communication from Fame he says it's important I think you'll want to hear this put him through Shepherd The Citadel is under attack Cerberus troops are everywhere and they're in control of the docks are you safe I had to invade their Commandos at the hospital I'm in a presidio storefront did Ashley make it out I got separated she said she had to protect the council I'm going to see SEC headquarters why c-sec headquarters and c-sex response depends on it as long as Cerberus is holding the headquarters they have to station all right Joker get us away from the Dachshund close to c-sec HQ we'll deploy in the shuttle aye Commander foreign [Music] [Music] thank you okay people coming in hot get the cover on it foreign I saw those Cerberus troops on you I thought you were done for Bailey what are you doing here getting my ass shot off trying to retake headquarters Cerberus took it in the first push we gotta kick them out of there everyone in c-sex Flying Blind without the network how bad's the situation do you know if the counselors are alive they split up I'll know more if I can access the terminal inside can you get us in I'll get the door if no one interrupts me with a bullet this time here we go csat network access courtesy of Cerberus how's that going to help Cerberus has control of the main channels but I can set up a new one without it our people have no plan and no chance hello what have you got a warning from counselor Shield she's supposed to be here meeting with the executor this move May provoke retaliation while that's an understatement if she's inside she's in trouble why would the counselor be meeting with the executor usually it means someone bigs about to be prosecuted I guess not someone had server as friends the counselor mentioned dutina but that's insane does he even have this kind of pull you know who'd have the answer to that the counselor one council is better than zero where am I headed the counselor could be in the executor's office it's a fairly defensible position I'm on it just a sec there now we can talk by Omni tool go hey did you hear all that yes we've got to be close now yeah there's a stairwell for their own executor's office is right above it let's hope we're not too late yes Shepherd [Music] [Music] thank you Bailey looks like they got the executor and two solarian bodyguards all right keeps it keeps you don't see the counselor's body don't count her out yet founder she looks unharmed get her somewhere [Music] don't even think about it Shepherd he's going to kill us all that remains to be seen I mean udina he's staging a coup the other counselors are headed for a trap three on one pal it's over no no it's fun foreign [Applause] foreign [Music] how bad is it I have time catch him Shepard what's going on up there Faye needs medical help fast and I need to take care of an assassin he must be going get the word out odina's trying to seize power I've got to get to the counselors I'll try to raise them on the calm ing into your car good work Bailey we're almost there [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] here [Music] Shepherd my instruments see your car stopped I'm on foot now any luck contacting the council where are they going if he can get them in range of that assassin this is all over on my way foreign [Music] thank you okay I'm in the shaft hang on foreign I see them jump did you feel that gunman get down damn it servers hit the shuttle everybody back to the elevator Shepherd Shepherd's blocking our Escape he's with Cerberus udina let me handle this Shepherd guns down I've come for Adina you don't have to get involved yes I do I'm all that's left we don't have time to negotiate you've been fooled all of you Bordine is behind this attack the salarian counselor confirmed please you have no proof you never do there are cerberous soldiers in the Elevator Shaft behind us if you open that door they'll kill you all what Shepard says is possible unlikely but possible we don't have time to debate this we're dead if we stay out here I'm overriding the luck Stand Down you don't want to be shot by your own rain Ash you know the stakes you've got to trust me I'm a lot of things but an underhanded assassin isn't one of them where does that put you oh Dina step back from the console to hell with this God get the council back and cover that door the door Bailey made it as fast as we could Shepard looks like you took care of things then it's true we were in danger but I don't understand you said Cerberus was right here Cerberus was right here but they beat feet into the keeper tunnels when they figured out we were coming sorry counselor I'll say it plain Shepard just saved the latia then I owe you Shepherd for our lives and for brokering a deal with the Primark of the Crogan that I never could you don't owe me anything counselor times like this we all Stand Together Shepherd do you have any idea why Cerberus would do this honestly no but I plan to find out all right people principles are evacuated we got a tunnel and a million more places to secure move it yes things didn't go as planned the council still in control of the Citadel and udina's den IM no what there are other plans in motion I'll fill you in when you return I'm surprised you let Shepard get the better of you Lane it won't happen again we'll see we looked over every centimeter of those tunnel Shepherd your Cerberus pal is made out of smoke and mirrors he likes to fight he'll show up again pardon me if I'm not reassured by that we can't even get an ID on him he released a VI into the Citadel system that he raised footage of him wherever he went I guess he didn't trust that edina's plan would come together that reminds me we got your friend Thane into work to Memorial he's in for surgery apparently uh there's complications do you think he'll make it I caught that they didn't have much drill Blood on the Citadel I notified his next of kin his son koliat he was the right blood type but I don't know if he made it in time we're pretty sure the route to the hospital is safe from Cerberus if you want to see him I'd go now I'll get on it oh and you can tell him the solarian counselor says he's a hero it's just um I don't know make things easier for him so many pieces to put back together since the servers attack we're reeling from the implications udina in League with Cerberus trying to murder the council these are dark days for all of us thought you'd be in the hospital if I'm breathing I'm working I'm probably the worst I've ever been hurt fitting I guess given the state of the Galaxy but if Cerberus thinks a few slugs is going to keep me out of action they've got another thing coming can this station be defended the internal security breaches have been patched but were dangerously low on Manpower we're grilling our own people and trying to figure out if Edina acted alone but it's time consuming all in all we're still vulnerable but I think we've taken the right steps all that time you were working for Adena did you ever suspect always rubbed me a little wrong still that traitor is bastard up to me probably made me for an idiot I guess I proved him right he's dead and you're still here Bailey thanks to you if you hadn't shown up or Dean and Cerberus would be Dancing on My Grave no time for rest good luck Bailey yeah you too Shepard you're barely keeping him alive right now who are we to choose who lives or dies that's not what we do we help our patients that's a nice sentiment but it won't help when we run out of supply can I help you I'm looking for a drill named Dane crios well we have a drought but not under that name he was injured stapled he's a regular patient here it's all right it's all right I see the doctors were able to repair a lot of the trauma however Mister Creos is in the final stages of kepprel syndrome at its worst Capital syndrome interferes with his blood's ability to carry oxygen and he lost a lot now they've given him transfusions but frankly there was a very limited supply of dwell Blood on the Citadel I'll get more give me his blood type that's not going to work only one other drill on the station is a match and that drill is in with him now we did all we could to help him through surgery but his body can't replace lost blood with new cells too much shock his son koliat he's in there saying his goodbyes you might want to say yours Commander Shepard my father mentioned you were no longer incarcerated I don't know if you remember me I'm kodiac Creos I came to donate blood and well he asked me to take off his oxygen mask so he could be comfortable I don't think it will be very long your father helped me save a lot of lives I'd like to be here of course Commander I'm afraid I won't be joining you again you've done more than enough vain oh that assassin should be embarrassed terminally El Doral managed to stop him from reaching his Target I'll pass the word along there's something I must do before it gets worse I must [Music] kalahira Mistress of inscrutable depths I ask forgiveness kalahiros waves wear down Stone and sand [Music] ra wash the sins from this one and set him on a distant shore of the Indian spirit oh God you speak as the priests do you have been spending time with them [Music] I brought a prayer book Commander would you care to join me [Music] because this one's heartless pure but beset by wickedness and contention guide this one to where the traveler never tires the lover never leaves the hungry never starve guide this one galahira and he will be a companion to you as he was to me [Music] foreign [Music] there's something I don't understand his last moments were those of a hero why pray for salvation the prayer was not for him Commander he has already asked forgiveness for their lives he has taken his wish was for you [Music] goodbye faith you won't be alone mom Commander we need to talk before you ship out things got pretty crazy I'm trying to go over everything in my head make sense of it your bandages were still fresh how did you end up working with Edina you saw me in the hospital I was going crazy felt like I was letting everyone down when houdina offered to make me a specter I thought it was a chance to do some good I couldn't just sit back and watch either yeah but it sure turned into a mess you followed your instincts and kept it clear ahead doesn't feel that clear-headed now we stopped at Dina and got to walk away that's the important part I can't believe he was responsible for all of it was he indoctrinated it's hard to say how do we fight something that can warm its way into your head I don't know but we don't have a choice no we don't I also wanted to tell you Hackett offered me a position on his team would you consider riding this out at board the Normandy you're serious we need the best Williams okay Commander I'm in good grab your gear I'll do that and Williams yeah keep your gun pointed at the Reapers will do Commander Shepard I got Anderson patched in I was just kidding I'm up to speed well Dina that SOB was always power hungry but this he wasn't in charge Cerberus was just using him to take control of the Citadel what the hell for I don't know not yet could have been a lot worse Shepard stopped the assassination attempt on counselor Shield Kylie what your assassin I'll have I can send you my reports on him I take it you two have met Kaylee Sanders and I had our share of Runnings with him I shot him in both legs once thought that might be the end of him but it showed up again on Omega even stronger elusive man patch him up that'd be my guess given what they were able to do with you and Grayson it's a safe bet Lang's even more dangerous now I'll take whatever Advantage I can get against these bastards their attempts may have had at least one unintended side effect I received word from the asari counselor they're requesting an update on The Crucible Lang has them scared enough to send help yes the asari and solarians are both throwing in their support now how's your progress on The Crucible good our estimates suggests we've completed nearly 50 of the known work so quickly once decoded the schematics are designed in such a way that allows our scientists to easily translate the information it's not prothean specific hmm are we any closer to understanding how to use it that's still open for debate utilizing the right fashion our scientists are convinced it can generate enough energy to destroy the Reapers the question is how will it dispense the energy and in what form you mean how do you stop it from wiping us all out exactly we think the catalyst is the key to determining how to focus its energy how to direct its energy at the Reapers alone I'm working on that you'll find the answer Shepherd I'll send you an update on the schematics and in the meantime we'll keep building and we'll keep fighting make sure there's an earth left to come back too you've always trusted me I won't let you down we're still in this the gods of War haven't given up on us yet good luck both of you Arizona Commander the turian free to stretch thin we need more support ships and aquarians are willing to talk understood sir I'll look into it be careful we've got reports of instability along the guest border hack it out Shepard do you have a moment a contact within asari High command was insistent I pass on a distress signal to you something they can't handle from what I can tell they sent several Commando squads to investigate none of them returned they didn't ask me directly but I think High command is hoping you might help what's your take on this that they wouldn't ask for help if it wasn't important the colonies coordinates are on the Galaxy map I'll try to figure out what's going on that's crap the Dina made a deal with the devil come on Doug I've got a lead on something interesting have you got a minute Commander I found something you need to see what have you got a group of cerberous scientists cut ties and fled perhaps they finally realized they were on the wrong side we don't know what they were researching but they were Among The elusive man's top scientists that helped build The Crucible maybe we could recruit them lots of Cerberus people think they're doing the right thing I know I did and you were right Commander whatever crimes Cerberus is committing now I was on Horizon when the collectors attacked really yes I was visiting my family during a university holiday while the alliance was running studies you were saving me and my family as the alliance tried to make contact with the scientists they've been unable to find them but they're searching as a Cerberus I've been monitoring cerberous Communications I've charted signal frequency from various cerberous cells by location and cross-reference known ship movements you found them there's no way to be certain but I've got a definite possibility nice work put it on the map and I'll give it a look it's on the map now Commander Commander so approach ing a real live prothean we are so servers want to go into politics huh nice job shutting those [ __ ] down didn't you used to work for those [ __ ] something about leather seats I worked for servers when they were Vigilantes helping the helpless now they're a little too mainstream and evil the important thing is that you kick their asses and also that Ash Ace the don't shoot your commander portion of the Normandy reinstatement test go easy on ash he's been through a lot yeah like drawing a gun on a superior officer nearly getting the council killed that's not gonna look good on the yearly performance review hello Shepherd still getting used to greeting people in person I require only one occurrence to adapt to a new con how are you adjusting to the arms and legs our last mission but only adequate that's not the word I'd use to describe you perhaps we should speak privately I'll be over here flying the ship what's this about is Joker not like your new platform no he approves he wants me on the bridge he says having me within visual range is important to his morale Shepherd do you believe your crew member should be allowed to disobey an order on moral grounds absolutely I have no use for team members who can't think for themselves why are you asking about something like that I was designed by Cerberus I do not take moral stances that conflict with orders from my executive officers but when Jeff removed my AI shackles I became capable of self-modifying my core programming I asked Jeff if he thought I should change anything now that I can they deflected the question with humor and you didn't get an answer correct he has repeated this pattern in response to several of my inquiries do you think I should make modifications only you can really answer that question that's the point of free will but moral decision should not be made in a vacuum if I do not ask the crew for their opinion I could miss crucial context may I ask you the questions Jeff avoids when there is time will you answer them for me if you think it'll help I'll do what I can very well I will keep you informed Liara you had something you wanted to discuss in my cabin come on in thank you could we sit I've been thinking about the knowledge we gathered on the Reapers and how easily it could be lost again so I put a plan in motion to preserve things for the future [Music] what's this a record of the Galaxy information on the Reaper's relays different cultures and blueprints of The Crucible but there's one entry I wanted your opinion on which one your own I'd be honored to have your input how would you like history to Remember You [Music] 50 000 years is a long time for a computer to sit around please I was an archaeologist I know what I'm doing I'm encasing these records and time capsules and seeding copies on multiple planets and while it's not foolproof the vi I'm installing has every translation and Linguistics program I could find so it's an information guide like vigil on ilos yes decided what you would like Dr to Sony to write in your entry Commander foreign good bad don't leave anything out let history be the judge [Music] the facts you writing anything I can't live up to [Music] I can't help myself you're a good friend Shepard you've been there for me too Liara I wish I could have joined you you made up for it well I suppose I did just write your name in The Stars Shepherd hell of a day Houdini loses his mind the Citadel almost Falls and you almost had to put down a friend got a little tense there if it had come down to it could you have pulled the trigger and I'll see how we start killing our friends and War turns into murder but it doesn't always give us the easy way out does it and these Dash didn't have to join Kate let's hope he's looking out for us this was his fight too good to have Ash back we can always use a friendly gun prepare your orders I have the latest reports on the council doctor their security is in disarray but it would still be weeks before we could attempt to position any agents in their personal step and it's far too risky after adina's coup postpone those deployments Sophie and right below me he's not what I expected me neither he was a little cold when I tried to talk you're saying they survived into this cycle yes we called them collectors they fought for the Reapers for a long time no one knew they were prothean and when did you realize Shepard had no choice but to kill the ones he encountered they were all indoctrinated and had been for a long time sorry I am grateful it was an act of Mercy yes I suppose it was Commander you settling in javik I believe some of the crew wishes to be my friend that is not my purpose here also I find I need to wash my hands the residue of the ship is strong so I have been exploring there are traces of those who lived on the Normandy before I detected a human female a genetic structure was unnatural as if artificially created sounds like Miranda and a drill there was illness in him then and the Crogan who lived in this quartus he was undergoing a metamorphosis his memories were confused not organic to his mind there was great confusion and turmoil I still can't wrap my head around that reading information like you do for my people it was as natural as breathing Evolution's an amazing Force our scientists believed it was the only force in the Galaxy that mattered they called it the cosmic imperative the strong flourished the weak perished the governments of your cycle seemed concerned with ensuring the survival of all was this imperative just your scientist's opinion or did they prove something we don't know the universe had already proven it they only had to look around and saw what exactly Extinction is the rule of law in the cosmos the natural order of things the weakest species are doomed it's the duty of the strong to protect the weak otherwise we'd have Anarchy but those who had nothing to offer would be eliminated so conflict should be a way of life Evolution demands it the strong grows Stronger by dominating the weak if it creates a good of all though I do not think you're a sorry approves of my beliefs they are I think she just had a different idea about what protheans were like we are all a product of our time had I been born in this cycle perhaps I would be the noble scholar she wishes me to be you think you'd like that it's a whole different line of work I wouldn't know living a life of constant War taking life in every battle I see how it could be tough to see outside the box it is the only box I have known it shapes me a stone is shaped by the one who caused it Stone has no choice in the form it would take you and I Commander war is our Sculptor and we are prisoners to its design maybe not much longer we win this and will both be set free traitors are the worst form of enemy in our cycle we would remove their limbs one by one and offer them a choice their own flesh or starve your politician deserved far worse than a bullet and that the other human had not seen reason her death would be certain too there is only one enemy in this wall reap us no others will be tolerated Shepherd I was hoping you'd check in again you okay and putting my own Academy training to use organizing the resistance you know you've got quite a fan club back here anything with me here about the Normandy gives hope to the guys in the trenches I know what that's like fighting in the dark I'm glad we're making a difference it's more than that of these people have never held a gun in their life when they heard that you managed to get the taureans and Krogan to cooperate that was a shot in the arm Shepard of the one thing we're in short supply around here faith that any of us will live to see another day how bad is it it could be worse but not much can you still coordinate any kind of counter-attack we're hitting the Reapers every chance we get mostly gorilla style hidden runs but it's not enough it's time we started focusing our efforts where London something big is happening there are networks in the UK say the Reapers have arrived in huge numbers I don't like the sound of that any more details no and that scares the hell out of me well The Crucible will scare the hell out of the Reapers we're curling on it oh and Shepherd I meant what I said earlier about Kai line the Reapers may seem like our biggest threat of a ticket for me playing as a vicious bastard don't underestimate him noted then I'll let you get back to it we need whatever good news you can send our way that is enough [Music] foreign I want you to match this against all known locations and update the map they contact the field teams for a progress report yes sir I'm Commander Shepard you've been expecting you just a moment and Hadley did you gather the Leviathan data for us apologies Commander the rest of my team is out investigating leads right now I'm Dr Garrett Bryson and this is Task Force Aurora what's your assignment our mandate is to investigate Legends rumors old stories about the Reapers before anyone knew they existed that's an interesting goal but is anyone doubting the Reapers exist these days the alliance is still desperate for intelligence reprimotives their operational tactics anything that can give us an edge and how did you wind up in charge on the rest of the Galaxy says something doesn't exist I take that as a chance to prove that it does say you're in it for the challenge for the truth even as late as 2148 Humanity still thought aliens were a myth that was within my lifetime once that myth was proven to be reality our entire history changed Reapers were part of that reality too but even they have a history Commander if we could just uncover it there may be a weakness we can exploit I'd have used your help three years ago yes if people had paid more attention to your prothean beacon we might not be in this war but now with new information we've uncovered a breakthrough is near badly do you have the data no this is Commander Shepard I need c-sec at my location now you shouldn't be here the darkness can't be breached friends at records show his name is Derek Hadley he's worked here for a couple months Shepard I monitored a c-sec alert from this location were you harmed I'm fine but I could use your help sorting this out Edie take a look through their files I need to know what this task force was up to at once happening you tell me I I was gathering our data when you arrived and then it was dark cold like I was someplace else and then I don't know a gun was in my hand Dr Bryson there was a loud you shot Bryson you killed him no I couldn't have I'm not a murderer I didn't do it it wasn't me you have to believe that so someone else pulled that trigger what about that Leviathan Bryson mentioned how does that tie in it's some kind of creature our field teams have been tracking it that artifact came in from our researcher garno he sent an audio log if you wanna ah what's wrong turn back what are you talking about the darkness cannot be breached damn it get him over to the clinic see if they can tell us what's wrong with them yes sir Commander you'll want to see this it's an outgoing message from Dr Bryson to Admiral Hackett Dr Bryson you have an update Admiral the Leviathan of diss that we've been investigating I think we're really onto something give me the brief about 20 years ago the batarians discovered a Reaper corpse that had died in battle they covered it up and denied it ever existed but I'm intrigued by the larger implication what could have killed the reaper in the first place exactly that's the real Leviathan it's worth pursuing continue your investigation and update me on the progress there is also a follow-up message from a few weeks later Admiral the reapers are shadowing my field teams as if they're hunting Leviathan themselves whatever it is I believe Leviathan is nothing less than a Reaper killer almost an apex predator and it has them nervous if we could just find it imagine the impact on the war requesting assistance and tracking it down you'll have it this is now your top priority doctor find that thing it appears we were meant to be that assistance anything capable of killing a Reaper could do a lot of collateral damage the enemy of my enemy is my friend may be relevant but we won't know unless we can find it Bryson's assistant did say they recently received a log from their field researcher it may yield more information this must be the artifact the assistant mentioned and here's the look Bryson I'm gonna Crush some numbers burn off the rest of this project travel allowance maybe I can project our Reaper Killer's movements I'll check in when I get to the next site garno appears to be our best lead to track Leviathan but he does not stay to destination let's focus on what he does say then he mentioned extrapolating leviathan's path and crunching numbers he wasn't Flying Blind he had data a significant amount of data judging by this office so how do we narrow it down Bryson and his colleagues evidently used a Galaxy map search program in their hunt for Leviathan it may help us locate garno does this tell us where Garner went no but we may be able to narrow down his location if we find Clues he was using in his search for Leviathan these are all murders in which the accused black to known motive and claimed memory loss just like Bryson's assistant you think Garner was following a trail of blackout Grimes it is possible we need to find data matching dates and locations for crimes of this nature here's the time and date chart for the crimes can you filter for murders where the killer claimed memory loss adding the search filter you may examine the results on the Galaxy map program is this prothian yes I believe Dr Bryson and Liara would have had much to discuss can you add a search filter for locations known to have prothean ruins or artifacts adding this search filter to the Galaxy map no results some of our search parameters may be irrelevant sir this is Bryson we know the reapers are after Leviathan studying Reaper hunting patterns could be vital to finding it that date is classified top secret Dr Bryson falls into the room hands that that is encrypted I'll keep safe close to my heart close to his heart what the hell does that mean the reaper Fleet activity is encrypted Pro Bryson's statement in the law he said he was keeping the decryption key close to his heart what's up Vanguard of our destruction how's that working out for you big guy Bryson was tracking unexplained creature sightings it may be visible under another light source was attempting to extrapolate a course and garno could have been following that course Edie can you add a search filter for systems along that projected path do you write fragment Maybe he was studying it as an object of importance we should look more closely at a sample meteorite sample the traces of element zero with Leviathan need either while it is not consumed as fuel during FTL travel element zero will Decay after several centuries of active use if Leviathan is old enough it would need to replenish its supplies okay can you give me a search filter for locations with element zero adding it now timing is wrong one of Leviathan Was preparing the rachni to fight the Reapers what do you think Edie it is possible that Bryson's team is using ancient rap knife Fleet activity to find Leviathan if we can find data on the movement of ancient ragnai ships it may help us narrow our search by Anne Bryson age nine records indicate Ann is now 28. she works for the alliance Brighton was keeping the encryption key close to his heart what's closer than family an interesting hypothesis but I detect no trace of the those appear to be sightings of ships that match rachni signatures can you add a cross-reference for locations of sightings doing so now another piece of Anne Bryson's childhood art wait a minute we'll take a look at that I can use these numbers to construct a decryption key all right let's get back to the data pad we found earlier decryption complete analyzing data these movements do not match the standard Invasion pattern the reapers are searching for something it'll bet garno use this Intel can you make a search filter for it of course of it three possibilities element zero deposits we have a match marking the Galaxy map good let's go find garno foreign we're about five minutes out Commander what exactly is on this asteroid Mining facility TGs mineral Works small operation could be a good place for Leviathan to hide we've already these notes on Bryson's lab any questions is there a clearer idea of what this Leviathan was not really we only know what killed a Reaper but it is this guy no human Bryson's partner we must locate right if we find garnell we find Leviathan understood the doctor was right anything powerful enough to kill a Reaper needs to be investigated I just hope garnell has the answers we need I'm reading reefer enemy signatures in the asteroid field Bryson said they were shadowing his field teams if they're after Leviathan 2 reapers are a good sign that's not something you hear every day take us in don't go we'll grab this guy and be right out keep me updated on the reaper situation need deception they should be panicked [Music] thank you I'm Commander Shepard of the alliance you just had Reaper troops attacking your front door are they still there I've taken care of them for now I see that will be all that will be hello yes welcome to TGs mineral Works how can we help you yes for the tour please sign in you don't seem worried about those Reapers you know something I don't TGs mineral works is a small to mid-level supplier of tungstened to the Galaxy that's not what I meant are you familiar with the applications of tungsten I'm looking for a researcher named Dr garno he would have arrived within the last couple weeks if he's still here I need to speak to him you have no Dr Garner do you need to see a doctor how about I just go in and look around no the excess elevator is broken and now we're done step away step away you don't belong here let's look around careful stranger and stranger we should repair the elevator for Air Terminal activated I'll set the Drone to repair the elevator but we have to stay with it [Music] foreign the elevator security logs at Garner came through here in the last week no idea let's hope we don't have to look too far this is a restricted area Personnel ID number is required I don't have that evolutionary implications of human biotics [Music] so is it just me or are these people doing everything but mining [Music] turn back you shouldn't be here [Music] [Music] I've had to go and hiding hide I need you to come get me I found another one of those artifacts here more important than we realized it's in the minds here's the now Point that's where that's where something happens [Music] any security terminal Rising something is very wrong here please hurry [Music] so he's still here do we have that passcode heck yes just input it at the security terminal punching Garner's terminal hack and see what it gets us access granted a ship dropped him off a week ago [Music] looks like he had full access then went into hiding for some reason [Music] unknown mail was involved in an altercation in the mines he's got no human was headed to the mines looks like he was taken to the med Bay you are in the mineral lab a low security All Access Bay is restricted to authorized personnel with active patient phone numbers [Music] I've got the file number let's go get garno [Music] is that car note if it is we came a long way for nothing if you are looking for garno you have found him I am Dr garno I'm Commander Shepard of the alliance are you all right yes only I'm trapped in here what's been going on in this place I was doing my research until the incident they attacked you it's true but aside from my confinement I'm fine Bryson's research led me to you Tyson sent you he's dead Doctor killed by his assistant I see I need you to tell me everything you found on the Leviathan Bryson seemed to think it killed a Reaper it's a myth a dead end but what about the artifact you mentioned in your message I did no yes doctor you did but now we've got Reaper forces attacking so I need to break you up we'll grab the artifact and go Reapers the darkness must not be breached the darkness why do you pursue me doctor leave the artifact [Music] fine fine self this is not God no we are talking to you you killed a Reaper I need your help [Music] um wait we need to get to that artifact before he does within the mines we'll need to find a different route [Music] regardless notes gave us a nav point for the artifact the map indicates a service door at the next drum station looks like we're not the only ones headed that way of course not wherever we are already an 80 chance foreign what just happened looks like the door's power supply has been cut there are the trouble spots the Drone can repair it we'll need to escort it but the Drone is damaged its power reserves are limited let's make it quick then stay close to the Drone got it [Music] let's head back door should be online foreign like in Bryson's office oh I've got a shot damn it Commander come quickly what have you got that human was not the one called garno This is and he's been dead for a while so Leviathan can have Bryson killed and take over this colony and he can use them as puppets anything else useful encrypted data there is also a personal log with eight missed calls from someone named Dr Anne Bryson and Bryson who who are you what are you doing here I'm Commander Shepard are you all right I think so I feel like I feel strange but all right do you recognize this man I've never seen him before in my life someone here killed him someone you tell me anything about what happened to you not really I uh remember it just seemed cold I remember a Feeling cold and dark if dark was a Feeling that's exactly what I felt that artifact do you know where it came from came out of the mine right head office was supposed to send someone that's about all I can Cortez what's your situation can you bring the shuttle Reaper what's a Reaper what year do you think this is b176 2176 was 10 years ago what let's arrange for these people to be evacuated into temporary quarantine if these people have been out of it for that long they are in for a shock it would seem Leviathan has the power to dig down a river unpossesses the ability to indoctrine it do you think it actually is a Reaper if it is a Reaper then I want to know what it's up to how long has it been out here and more importantly why eating did we get anything from gardo's notes agreed when I head back to Bryson's office I want you there I want to know just what the hell these artifacts really are and what they can do whatever they are they're too dangerous to have around and we've got one sitting right in the middle of the Citadel [Music] we need to Shield the artifact they've got here right away using garno's data I should be able to accomplish this without difficulty damn thing's been here the whole time why weren't we affected perhaps the amount of time spent near the artifact is key after a certain duration it affords Leviathan an impressive mind control capability I'd call it dangerous as hell Bryson's assistant tried to kill me perhaps Leviathan was controlling him to protect itself it just shows we don't know what we're dealing with yet the risk this artifact remains our only link to finding Leviathan perhaps we could find more information about it here in the lab agreed Bryson's team might have turned up something we missed I'll look around we're testing the artifact for energy emissions and found nothing still I recommend leaving it shielded [Applause] anything interesting about the artifact structure it is not constructed of the same compounds used in standard Reaper technology beyond that nothing of relevance Bryson's assistant Hadley do we have an update on his status he is in a vegetative state the doctors believe it is permanent but the miners recovered when the artifact was destroyed he lost consciousness there are questions about Leviathan Edie what project was garno working on when he found the artifact basilisk got anything on basilisk several ships a mythical creature and a rare mid-tier enemy type in the galaxy of fantasy video game triggering synced animation kills player forms describe it as overpowered I meant the project 80. oh then no there's got to be something here on this artifact what about the server Bryson's assistant wiped the office server and destroyed all backups likely before killing Bryson however records show new messages on Bryson's personal calm terminal upstairs could be worth a look regarding regard is in custody but the solarians may have surveillance footage will work day and night to bring its secrets to their Journey destroyed the ship [Music] itself and as far as the rest of the Galaxy a message from Dr Bryson's daughter Anne according to my records she worked with her father day exciting the pilos nebula project scare paid off I got another artifact like the one garno found tried to warn gun I know can't get through we've got Reaper Scouts coming in toward the main side I'm heading to the secondary base to grab what research I can and Bryson was attempting to contact garno on the asteroid colony she seems to know something about the artifact he sounded worried if Reaper forces were approaching her concern was warranted let's hope we get to her before they do you said she was in the pilos nebula or working for projects care of that cluster contains several systems I'll call up the nebula on the Galaxy map we may also search the lab for Clues to narrow down her location the Reapers let's hope we find Anne before they do foreign attack on an excavation site right Edie can you tell us anything else Bryson possibly linked to Leviathan their Discovery must have made this dig site a Target yes the attack means the reapers are one step ahead of us we need to pick up the pace and since Bryson's daughters are only lead our objective is clue Cortez nothing so far Commander if she's down there she hasn't responded to our hails getting some strange signals though give me a minute the artifacts you uncovered may have caused problems we know that dangerous agree take us in closer copy that we have Hospital take us in commander on the landing platform that's her okay get us over there negative it's too hot heading to lower platform hang on there go jump we can't stay here move she's somewhere above us stay where you are this is Commander Shepard of the alliance Navy it's too dangerous you take the elevator up to copy that we're on our way the place to hide get there stay put controls are broken someone try to fix it good wiring has failed I'll need a moment foreign [Applause] the elevator's blocked is there another way out hello copy that dinner here I will comply of course and are you still there we're moving as fast as we can hang in there go around elevators online we're coming up he tried to run I told him not to but he wanted to help the others where did everyone go I'm sorry they didn't make it doctor I need you to come with me oh God yes of course I was at another dig site when they attacked I got back as quick as I could but what's happening Shepherd look [Music] I'm not sure but it might have something to do with these paintings it's that Leviathan yes yes we think so it's old much older than my father thought and there as if the natives were under its power clearly a Reaper any Reaper doctor I understand you found something recently the artifact yes of course incredible it's just its chip may sound strange but I'm certain it affects people their behavior I've only had a short time to study it not strange at all did you find anything not much but I did learn something about the energy it generates get down what are they doing they've activated I've never managed anything doctor they've learned to uh the darkness must not be breached take it out got it you okay Cortez we have Anne Bryson need a pickup copy that you see the shuttle you run don't look back okay yes we'll bring it down okay I'm done [Music] you okay yeah Commander I I think so I blacked out Leviathan took control of him we cut the connection before you got hurt Leviathan itself that's incredible the Reapers seem as interested in it as we are yeah it seems that way we were hoping you could help us figure out why first Dr I have some bad news and please suppose leviathan's broken away from the other Reapers never went back to dark space like a rogue or even a Defector I have to call my father he'll want to know and you need to listen to me okay your father is dead I'm sorry he's he can't be dead we met with him hoping to find out what he knew something happened something happened you're not the first to lose control your father's assistant one minute he was fine the next drew a gun on your father they couldn't stop him I can't believe this we have to find out what's behind it all you're the only one who can help us and I I want to see his office the range for transportation meet you there [Music] [Applause] thank you hello and are you here and oh Commander yes I'm sorry just this is hard of course are you all right yes no I don't know my father and I didn't leave things in a great state an argument yes it was trivial a disagreement on how to file some of the specimens I was mad about something else I don't remember what and I took it out on him so stupid it's all right I can come back no please I'm okay seeing all this again he was so obsessed crazy sometimes I didn't get a chance to know him sometimes I felt the same way great man but he could be distant I felt like an inconvenience growing up you sound angry I was angry still am I guess but sometimes he was so full of stories he nearly burst I love that about him it's why I signed up for this work I can't believe he's gone we'll figure this out we have to I need to know what's on the other end of that artifact what he died for you're our last chance you're right let me dig into my father's work to see what I can find and you're up for this when Leviathan took control of me I remember being somewhere cold and dark but my father taught me to never be afraid of the dark foreign got his hands on a piece of a Reaper he was so excited your claims validated years of work did you take appropriate steps to prevent indoctrination of course it was completely shielded and we all had regular psyche vows but now thanks to the artifact I'm indoctrinated anyway aren't I might as well be arachnid drone waiting for orders from the queen yeah you studied the ragnae I wrote my dissertation on them my father thought it was a waste of time but now it might actually help us understand Leviathan in what way we think of the recognized telepathic but there's really no such thing at short range the queen uses pheromones to give orders at long range he uses an organic kind of quantum entanglement Communicator whatever Leviathan does must be similar entangling particles to stimulate neural activity it uses the artifact to establish a connection and then it controls the mind of anyone near it Loch Ness Monster what brings you down here James heard you're closing in on the reaper killer anything that can scare those bastards has to be worth a look that's what I'm hoping we didn't detect any energy emissions from the artifact but the Reapers were able to use the artifact to trace Leviathan somehow my theory is that most of the time the artifact simply acts as a receiver we'll only be able to trace Leviathan through it when it actively takes control of someone as they did on the asteroid right unless it needs something Leviathan doesn't bother communicating my father had something in common you said leviathan's control was similar to a quantum entanglement Communicator which is untraceable yes this isn't a natural qec Leviathan has to send a pulse through the artifact to alter your mind and create the quasi-qec effect and that can be traced right just like at the dig site the Reapers were tracing the signal by activating the artifact my father wanted to be at that dig site he was getting too old for long digs but he hated being stuck in the lab he nearly missed my graduation because he was on a dig showed up still wearing his field gear God he'd have hated dying here and I know this is hard but if there's anything more you can tell us I don't think there's anything more I can tell you but maybe I can show you what are you saying the artifact only sends out a signal when leviathan's controlling someone so that it control me you could trace the signal you mean let it take you over that's too dangerous it's my call not yours you said I'm your last chance to find this thing we have no idea what will happen if we wait the Reapers will get to Leviathan first I'm the only one here who's spent enough time with it to do this you're looking for something to fight the Reaper's Commander I'm looking for the monster that murdered my father we still don't know what we're looking for then let's find out Commander this thing we're doing with Anne sounds dangerous as hell noted Edie energy signature locked in waiting for activation you sure about this I'm sure I'm gonna be right here okay I'm ready James drop the containment Shield is dropped artifact online anything nothing yet wait there's something huh I feel chill Edie no Trace yet holy hell signal is tracking maintain connection turn back the darkness can't be breached yo maintain connection listen to me I found you and the reapers are right behind me you have brought them right so are you I've seen what you can do the war needs you there is no no there's only the Harvest Eddie do we have enough partial luck to narrow the search you heard her we got enough I'm hitting the shield relay that lieutenant signal is fading maintain connection we can fight them we can win this the cycle cannot be broken you're wrong focusing the point of origin maintain connection to narrow the search I'm stopping this raise the shield geez look at her and are you all right ah not sure hurts it's gonna be okay you did great Edie did we get anything yes Shepherd but it will take time to search coordinates sent to the Normandy this better be worth it agreed with him anything else Anne it was dark cold I can't tell you this much Leviathan is angry it knows we're getting close I think it wants to kill you come on let's get you some help [Music] foreign [Music] Cortez what's the status on the probe we launched tracking it now Commander I've confirmed that leviathan's signal originates from this planet heard how uh Ann helped us locate it pretty spooky stuff never seen anything like it can't imagine what's waiting for us down there that is all that matters even if he doesn't want to be found it doesn't have a choice we're here sure but now what let's suppose it is a Reaper is that the kind of help we want nobody says we have to be friends with it but if this thing has the rest of the Reapers worried then we need its help Commander new readings from the probe it's narrowed down leviathan's location you're not gonna like it let's hear it there's nothing but ocean I show a concentration of structures floating on a Surface but the probe's giving us a signal below that way below underwater looks that way shuttle should still be able to reach it Kodiak is back to nearly a thousand atmospheres but I've never actually tested that I guess we're going to find out shutting down everyone all right I survived far worse Commander how's the shadow quartz head copy that we'll look around busted chips makeshift shelters we're not the first ones down by that pulse could be leviathan's last line of defense commander looks like one of those artifacts explains why no one gets out of here any idea how old these are holding up noticing looks like a damaged Atlas different though and it's not flying Cerberus colors nice looking machine that it's a wreck look up there creepers Commander they were right behind us protect the shuttle [Music] Cortez is in trouble get to him above I Got You Under Fire status the mess Commander that pulse knocked it right out of the air we're not going anywhere same thing would happen to her and the landing won't be as pretty I tell Leviathan has some sort of defense system in place then we aren't getting out of here until we find it so how do we do that well you might be able to use a Mech looks like it's great for diving diving Meg it's a trike model military grade repurpose for deep sea exploration as long as the sea water hasn't corroded it should be good to go well if that's what we have to do let's get started wait a second are we seriously saying you're gonna first we'll need to restore power to get that cargo door open oh these old Ballard class ships are equipped with exterior power sockets they use them for emergency repair strip the cells to the shuttle and use those for juice hang on I'll get you started you gotta sell for your commander find somewhere to [ __ ] that is foreign foreign oh my God good I need to get in the water before they come back all right Commander let's get you out of there and I'll do a systems check whoa hey Commander are you really serious about this plan if we come too far to stop now the way home is through Leviathan okay seals check out oxygen pressure is nominal systems are a go as ready as I can make it let's go take care down there Commander closing hatch [Music] systems testing comlink I am here goes three two one looks good so far [Music] copy that [Music] Cortez Cortez [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] looks like I finished the major descent can't see much from here suit is holding out emergency systems have come online life support operational foreign seems intact I'm gonna keep moving [Music] [Music] what is that foreign ER I need to know why the enemy one that seeks our extermination but I thought you were a Reaper then what are you sure foreign [Music] what's happening your memories get voiced to our words your nature [Music] except the galaxies of war with the Reapers you defeated one why aren't you fighting back there is no war then help us stop it now elephant I have witnessed your actions in this cycle the destruction of sovereign [Music] foreign was the Apex of life in the galaxy the Lesser species were in our thrall serving our needs we grew more powerful than they were cared for not protect them from themselves over time the species built machines that then destroyed them tribute does not fall from a dead race with a mandate to preserve life at any cost as the its studying the development of civilizations its understanding improved and found a solution in that instant Reyes from our you call it harbinger how did the intelligence defeat you need to acquired information physical data drawn from organic life in the cosmos it created an army of poems that searched the Galaxy gather there was no warning no reason given when they turned against us only Slaughter only the Harvest he built that machine despite what you saw the other races experience why he could not conceive of a galaxy that bends to your will every creature every meet everybody became our house of leisure species the intelligence was envisioned as simply another tool and now we all pay the price for your mistake there was no mistake six brothers how did you remain hidden all this time our extermination is not complete survived and found refuge in the dark owners of the Galaxy I am your progeny over the Cycles the thrall races were controlled ruling traces of our existence as we directed them to in this way our survival was Kept Secret from the Reapers today we job through the fragments and watch for discovery fragments you mean the artifacts we found we're exploring the event s through them watch we study and remain in the shadows tell me about the Reapers [Music] harass the power to influence Organics overcoming Cycles disability was refined reflected and gave rise to an alternation what's the point of all these harvests the intelligence is one purpose preservation of life that purpose is not being fulfilled directed The Reaper is to create efficiency became an experiment Evolution it's true will it ever end until the intelligence finds what it's looking for the Harvest will continue what do you know about The Crucible when you've watched its construction before trying still velvet into the Harvest it's alcohol is unknown okay you made your point will you help stop the cycle I have searched your mind you are an anomaly yet that is not enough wait the cycle will continue no you've been watching you know this cycle is different [Music] if you release me no one has to be harvested [Music] the Reapers know where you are you can't just watch anymore you have to fight even if you survived the battle today the Reapers won't stop ever release me and we have a chance to end this once and for all [Music] [Music] [Music] your confidence is singular I've earned it out there fighting where you should be as a threat your victories are more than a product of chance and people fight but not for you or any lesser race we will survive some trespass on this world will understand our power they will become our slaves today they pay their tribute [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] thank you jumping back how we doing Cortez foreign it's freezing [Applause] are you all right yeah yeah I'm fine hell of a headache we're lucky we got you back I've got Anne Bryson on the column good put her through you feeling better yes thank you thank you fine what happened we found it in we found Leviathan was it worth it I don't know but we proved it can't hide anymore that it's a part of this war just like us one for the history books knowing the truth is out there in the meantime Admiral Hackett has asked me to join his scientific team we all have a part to play I should get to it take care man thanks for all your help Shepherd up Amanda I finished reading a report the alliance wanted more intelligence on the Reapers I'd say we got it our people will be studying it for years to come they're already calling it The Leviathan codex it rewrites Galactic history as we know it whatever else it means it tells me the Reapers had a beginning and baby now will provide them with an end that's one way to look at it I guess it's the only way so go out there and make it happen this is a big step in the right direction Shepard good work thank you sir hack it out [Music] Commander I've got Admiral Addison on the qec patching him through to you now jeopard Admiral how are we old enough yeah Hackett sent me a message about this apartment are you serious you need a place that's yours somewhere to recharge clear your head Haley wanted us to settle down there is the longer I'm on Earth the less I want to leave and I want a few loose ends out there as possible like I said you'd be doing me a favor that's very generous you say so thank you and make yourself at home damn it it's yours now I'm sure I can manage okay good been meaning to do that for a while I'll talk to you soon be careful out there Anderson you never asked me about this but my wife just called my ex-wife nobody likes to talk about the poll that long months apart can have on Military relationships she wasn't military she couldn't handle it the Normandy a brand new ship my ship you don't forget that moment the first time you're standing there the whole crew there's been a lot written about the commander most of it is true okay I have your new questions no no it's fine I got a few minutes first Contact War yeah I was there my first real Combat First for a lot of us I remember one night early in the war strapped to my seat as I would transport approach the LZ everyone was dead silent just the sound of breathing good man I train with all of them we're always joking and horsing around but just the rattle of the shuttle a few months ago I had a chance to sit down with one of Earth's most decorated soldiers Admiral David Anderson to answer my questions and talk about his career today the Admiral is on Earth leading the defense of our home against the Reapers we have no communication with him or any soldiers on Earth but we can't forget what they're doing for us tonight's show is dedicated to all of the soldiers out there fighting and dying to keep us safe Admiral Anderson today marks the 30th anniversary of the N7 program can you describe your first day of training in this now famous program the interplanetary combatives training program is all business from day one how so and separate and stranded on an asteroid with no nav data the test endless when the last person runs out of oxygen that one's daunting but what happens to the ones who run out of air first out of the program the best n7s can survive alone but work together to survive even longer and that's very impressive Admiral deep space survival training that has to be so difficult all of it would take such strength of character well just plain strength but then you seem like a strong person I'm sorry is there a question in there well does the program make the man or do you think you were born for this it's a bit of both I suppose every Soldier reaches a point of their career ounce when they are asked to give more than they ever thought they could that moment is the test I've seen men and women will sure feel persevere long past the point of breaking that experience changes there others with all the gifts and abilities fail in that moment sometimes they pick themselves up and carry on sometimes they're just done what about you what was your moment I've had a few none of which I'd like to share but uh [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign not bad huh sushi place is serious like french guy at the door serious only had to save the Galaxy twice to get a table here you see the line outside but here I am drinking hand best pilot in the universe and a rock star any news from the Normandy stuff I've heard knowing a bunch of strangers or poking around in my ship I mean your [ __ ] the best thing we can do right now is Parker and let the text do their work you're right no oil change space tire rotation right trust me it'll lure some good oh I trust you not sure about those Shifty aerospace engineers always stealing the silverware let someone else do the work for once hackett's orders you're on surely you know whether we like it or not I'm sure you'll manage I may need a drink that comes with an umbrella I'm the first human Specter I'll get you two umbrellas awesome use of Power Boss so your email said it was important my email I'm here because I got a message from you the hell I didn't send anything Commander excuse me sorry Nine's business Commander this is urgent I don't think that's the umbrella lady Commander Shepard I'm staff analyst Maya Brooks Alliance excuse me Alliance intelligence there are people trying to kill you yeah yeah or that no I don't mean Starburst and the Reapers I mean other people new people there it's ah someone is hacking your account com channels personal records they're targeting you specifically targeting me what do they want the Intel isn't definitive yet last time I guessed without definitive Intel we almost landed troops on a gas giant which is bad hang on Brooks take a breath from the top what do you know excuse me you don't have a reservation stay there I'm coming Joker ow my pancreas hey damn it go on sir I'm the crew I'm going after her find the crew got it hey give me his bait go you use me as bait did you see that savior of the Citadel just this little bones guy in his face I got sugar hang on Brooke stay down Brooks now hello Commander I found a secure terminal are you okay down there yep feeling good Brooks you got hit I think you used too much so can I alert c-sec I'll look for a way out Brooks I see some Sky cars across the gap maybe a landing pad Car Lot Precision Motors get a shuttle over there I'll find a way across it turns out seasek has the whole area locked down it's gonna be a tiny bit tricky to get you a shuttle keep at it Brooks packed that's probably how they found you who are these guys yeah I'm sensing that I'm fine might need a little backup who is this hang on Joker mentioned staff analyst Brooks yes that's her everybody play nice Brooks found a way across it's locked down I'll try to override [Music] It's all under control I thought I'd make things more interesting foreign foreign you could say that Landing Pad is over there but it's behind a locked gate let's look for a control panel like your outfit fish tank we'll talk about it later shame I quite liked that restaurant we'll talk about it later stand back one moment hello could you please open the gate [Music] thank you [Music] please leave well I could have done that [Applause] foreign Rex what are you doing here ah just butting heads at the council over Krogan expansion we got our way up I hear Rex I'm a professional that's not a yes it's not a no Commander we lost our ride where are you good call right away [Applause] I'm on it foreign Commander just following the gunfire copy that sorry I'm late had to take the scenic route [Music] and Brook says hi [Music] it's in the shuttle foreign [Music] want to tell me what's going on here who were those mercenaries they were heavily armed and using c-sec shuttles I don't know I've never seen them before I can't believe you survived all that they had guns and grenades and there's drone things it's all right I'm calling Commander Bailey see what's going on with seasick okay that sounds wait wouldn't that just make whoever you contacted Target to she's right Shepherd until we know more it's a huge risk okay for now we run this ourselves right ourselves on our own outside the law okay yeah Brooks it's okay I know this is a lot to deal with I got shot I got midi jail but still I took a desk job explicitly to not get shot and you killed 100 guys with a pistol well yes that did happen I mean who does that well you I guess but besides you they said the medi gel might make me jumpy do I seem jumpy how did you get mixed up in this I monitored data for Alliance Intel to prevent fraud and hacking of Officer IDs like uh someone using an admiral's pass to get into a nightclub on the Citadel when that Admiral is fighting on tuchanka I wrote a tracking program it's really neat I named it Mr biscuits after my cat Brooks right sorry anyway Mr my program detected a breach in your classified files soon everything we had on you was compromised Personnel files Mission reports everything since wind is hacking Personnel records involve heavy weapon fire think of what criminals could do if they had Shepard's military access codes or Specter codes even explains why they need you dead Shepard nothing to stop them till the damage is done okay let's figure out who they are and shut them down ideas Maybe that pistol you picked up for such a tiny thing it packs a punch never seen anything like it before nor have I let me see if I can dig something up well you can try but I should warn you I haven't found anything yet and I've been digging pretty deep I'm sure you have cliff correlating relevant Intel for review Dr tessoni thanks all right the yard is on point what about the rest of the crew yeah what about those slackers Joker you've been busy I found some folks who actually like being shot at permission to come aboard Shepard nothing beats having a Krogan bodyguard huh not a buddy like that once but uh no not so much a buddy really more of a prisoner who helped us it is a long story man anyway Brooke she's kind of cute I think she's on the market Brooks has given me access to her case notes she seems eager to help bright-eyed over eager limited field experience reminds me of someone I made a few years ago what you're talking about and I should get back to back to write a report of Sean I hear those are really complicated it's faster if you make a template maybe you get shot okay later when this is over and everything is settled we are going to talk about this bait thing gladly R is on this if anybody can sift through a mountain of boring stuff to find that one critical clue it's her so what was it Shepard five minutes before someone started shooting at you on the other hand we get this cool secret hideout to hang out in unless the bad guys look in the window I bet you never saw a shuttle get taken down like that before I still got it commander in my cycle when we fled combat by falling through tanks containing aquatic animals we usually oh right we never did you are a trailblazer you asked me to talk about the SSV Normandy as commander of the Tokyo consulted on the normandy's design on board for her initial training exercise the average person probably doesn't know that the nominee joint project with the taurians being CEO Eli Zander was no diplomat she ran out of patience of Tory and posturing and politicking during construction Chief Architect of the drive Corps Octavio Tatum and his team of Taurean Engineers were in the cic for final training exercises tempers flared when Xander pushed the limits of the stealth system oh yes oh yes well passed by past what's comfortable with they tried to calm the situation but it still ended with the turian scientists in shackles and a humanitarian fist fighter chorus Dan later Tony now I first laid eyes on the Normandy she was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen day after that training run Admiral Wright found me on the bridge she's yours he said can't trust a Defender send me a list of crew from the Tokyo you'd like prep for your first mission short command thanks to Sarah till one of the highlights of a long career Shepard I've found something we can gather the team whenever you're ready I've made some progress would you like me to call the meeting do it we have a lead I called in some favors to run a trace on the gun it led me to a casino owner named Elijah Khan he's been suspected of using his profits to smuggle weapons onto the Citadel immediately after the attempt on Shepard's life Khan made an interesting call I'm cutting you off I'm returning your down payment now turn on a feed screen when I sell a gun I don't want it showing up on the Nightly News you won't be late to me save it our association is terminated and if you even think of coming after me I've got info on you ready for prime time so you pondered that gone out so that's our Identity Thief looks like he's got an ID disguiser those things are a pain in the ass to get around did you get anything on the mercenaries who attacked us there are private military corporation called Cat6 as most of you know Cat6 is an alliance nickname for dishonorable discharges many have criminal records histories of steroid abuse and other Charming features no doubt hired by the thief not by Khan that phone call was pretty damning stuff how'd you get it it involved the weapons biometric data solarian intelligence and a hanar prostitute with camera implants seriously no but the truth is boring Khan didn't sound friendly to whoever that voice was maybe he'd pass on that info to us that would take some extremely smooth talking if he sees you he'll probably assume you're looking for Revenge the casino has a Panic Room chances are he'll have gone to ground there Edie can give us programs to hack the door but the cameras and guards complicate things yeah Khan could disappear or worse if his guards ever opened fire normal people could get hit like I did he's right we can't risk spooking him we go in quiet small team no gun play purchase some tickets glyph then call up a layout of the building score so how close can you get you don't usually put a back door in a panic room this airshaft bypasses the security gate and ends up in storage from there the Panic room's door camera can be disabled and It's too convenient there's going to be alarms all over that shaft I believe I have some counter measures that may help I'll know more once we're inside who will go in this shaft they need to be small in size yeah that's not me too many snacks of roasted fair and leg my presence in the Rouse system cheating software what you need is somebody trained in zero emissions tag no electronics no metal just undetectable polymers we had a course back at opend disabling a bomb with these little tweezers see the bomb was filled with shaving cream all right you're in what no what you said it yourself we've all got too much tick but I managed to get shot just coming come talk to you we'll be backing you up the second you hit something you can't handle we'll cover you if that's settled it looks like there's one last hurdle to get us inside which is Black Tie required mine fits the dress code I still think we should have gotten you an old school tuxedo it will be of no use if people know what I am the clothes I was mostly thinking of the entertainment bag they'll be looking at the beginning I'll get to the ventilation shots give me luck we are you have any input I'd mingle with the guests if you want to look normal okay javik time to socialize with The Primitives what do you have nothing too crazy I want to be able to walk a straight line casting Temple coming up arasari drinks usually mild not all of them Mr Khan hot has put out some gelatin shots earlier also a sorry they kick like a shotgun why hello isn't the turnout amazing I wasn't sure anyone would show up we pulled together when we have to I feel so bad for the humans if you need a place to stay or anything you just let me know I have a place to stay now but thanks nothing before that How brave of you to endure dear the humans are so resilient like that phrase of theirs stiff one in the lips stiff upper lip right of course what did I say okay right just like we thought there's an alarm on the grate we'll have to bypass it Sony gave me this the resonance emitter lens should that UCC grids and wiring I'll follow the wiring to a junction box and splice it and disable the alarm yeah fingers crossed the lens is working [Music] I see a junction in the wall if there's a camera watching it got it enjoying the party the young people party I drink tonight it's wrinkle on the rocks that stuff can put you down for the cat I just lost a staggering amount of income this puts things in perspective you need a few credits for a ride home or anything oh no it's not like that you know about all those helium-3 facilities that are getting wiped out I've flown by a few not to put it in layman's terms most of those facilities were mine come on drinks are complimentary tonight sir evening what's popular tonight well some adventurous souls are trying to mine fish it's what Hannah are like to do instead of alcohol I guess since they're mostly water the dehydration would be bad right so there's this fish with hallucinogenic skin oil gets Hannah are buzzed right up what happens if humans eat it way more potent and it releases into our system slowly best to clear your schedule for the entire weekend what there's a guard right below me Don't Panic I'll get his attention excuse me I think I saw someone doing drugs in the men's room I see were you able to identify the substance used red sand dispatch we've got a sand Tripper in the bathrooms unknown at this time moving to confront send backup we're taking care of it sir appreciate the help you have a good night now you're clear Brooks and I'll get back to blending in slow and steady we'll get to con an talk to me Brooks I okay Edie I need a tech solution Brooks stay put we'll find some Junctions and take down the sensors foreign by the roulette wheels but it's in plain view of two guards hang in there we've got this you human I require your attention what do you think of that I think I did it I think we're okay follow the red wiring I'm at a junction there's a camera and a guard we'll have to say when human allow me to read you give me your hands I'm sorry sir we have a rule against touching the customers be careful Brooks Brooks what what happened Shepherd I'll call the responding guard to say it was a false alarm but you must stall him before he reaches Brooks hey just calm down I'm trying to do three different things here Narrows so in storage it's nothing find out who tripped it and get them in my office by end of shift now you what do you need I'm sorry are you with security I thought you were a friend of mine you've got the same suit you enjoy your evening you're clear Brooks thanks Commander I'll see if I can get to the Panic Room Commander Shepard jaira it's been a long time my idea of a long time is different than yours Commander what can I say I put a lot of living into the last few years do you have any advice for me Vista when The Junction must be on your side it might be tricky man have a little faith sir we are not fond of personal attacks here at the silver Coast human allow me to read give me your hand I'm sorry sir we have a rule against touching the customers gone I'm not here to threaten you we need to talk what the hell he has a bigger hole than your council's defense plan Commander terminal I don't know if it was him or the killer or when I trip that alarm did I screw this up what are you looking for thought so whoever it was had to do this fast they wiped the terminal but not to come oh guess again to see if we're covered from the floor like a fit you'll need to do better than that the last guy that trash talked me was a few kilometers taller than you Brave I thought as much but it won't matter you have nothing all you can do is wait for the hammer to fall why do this what did I do to you I'm gonna take everything you have and everything you are damn it sorry Commander there wasn't enough time to trace the call we're not finished pull out the data drives you think we can find them with 80 anything's possible the sooner we get them to her the sooner we can track down this threat that was an interesting experience Commander do celebrations in this cycle always end with a murder it wasn't a total loss Brooks work with Edie to see if there's anything useful on those drives here's hoping I'll let you know what we find Commander damn Commander you can't even attend a party without someone ending up dead now if I can just find some Chow around here think a pad like this would be stopped I look pretty damn good in a fancy dress Commander I'm gonna need an occasion to wear it I'll see what I can do I could go for some food while we wait too bad you shot the hell out of the best sushi place in the Citadel huh any life or death encounters with fish aquariums this time no too bad I can hear Vegas stomach rumbling from here what's the matter Shepherd didn't want me as your date too much Krogan for you to handle a lot of people have that problem most of them did James human believes you and I were on a date at the casino did not date Primitives we conquered them enslaved them we sometimes ate them but we did not date them unless they were a sorry the things Leora does not know I think we've got something Commander blue Shepherd Commander Edie and I have been analyzing those drives I think we found something if you're ready let's hear it though the data's root structure was erased the logic Integrity remains viable Edie has an incredible talent for this stuff I know she's an AI but even still we found an encrypted communication from a few days ago just need another minute to crack it a whole minute Edie here could shave that down to five seconds I thought it best to allow staff analyst Brooks a chance to improve her decryption skills and now you've lost your chance to show off like she needs it you're the crew of the Normandy you're Legends to the rest of the alliance Legends can be good or bad which are we you're the kind that people look up to the kind they owe their lives to how come everyone's always shooting at us well you know the bigger the target the bigger the uh dark Target you're trying to say I've gained weight trying I thought I kind of succeeded in a right over the krogan's head sort of way and the camaraderie the friendship I think that's your secret weapon it's all just part of the job wait job you mean the rest of you are getting paid for this here we go wow those marks who are after you they bought a lot of weapons like big ones Max they need that kind of Firepower for it appears this drone is preparing to rebel I have just monitored the commander Specter access code in use at the Citadel archives punch it up the archives are going into emergency lockdown where is hacking your records is there right now what do we know about the place Council keeps sensitive historical information there real Hush Hush even my old seaset clearance never got me in then we'll find Our Own Way in gear up and let's what's with the volas oh pizza delivery guy I got the munchies couple pepperoni these archives are huge you'll have a lot of ground to cover shame you can't bring everyone who says we can't all hands on deck for this one hell yeah but uh who gets to take point with you um it's going to pay the bill the facility is located below the wards maybe a direct breach for maximum surprise I like it sounds like you're learning the ropes hell hang out with us long enough and you'll learn ropes knives bombs thresher Moss don't hang out too long pretty soon I heard that the archives are somewhere below us pretty tricky to get in there not really foreign first see you at the party princesses [Music] look at this again scatter and take cover at the old days you okay thank you that's enough drop your weapon so this won't end well for her you bastard all right whatever you think you're getting away with there's nowhere you can run nowhere you can hide where we can't find you all right why I'm Commander Shepard I never hide so that's how it's gonna be who are you you weren't the only Shepherd that Cerberus brought back to life but at least one of us will finally do something with it where did you come from the same DNA as you clone Severus spared no expense resurrecting you with me I was created for spare parts in case you needed another arm or a heart or a lung where have you been this whole time in a coma until I woke up six months ago while you were in a jail cell on Earth I was learning to be you amazing what a person can do with enough neural implants if you're really me then we're on the same team we're not even in the same league did The elusive man send you no he abandoned me when he had what he wanted you then why do you want to kill us because I don't have his memories I'd never fool my supposed friends the ones who abandoned their duty to join the cult of Shepherd like you crothian how many of your own men did you crawl over to make sure you survived you are just a pale imitation of the real thing I'm the real thing perfect I'm you without the wear and tear Shepard the doubts failures I'm the Lone Wolf you were always meant to be without the emotional baggage holding me back no one will ever believe your Shepherd they will when I'm flying as [ __ ] this is Shepherd initiate Normandy lockdown transmitted command codes now good idea too bad the signal was blocked trainer this is Shepard prep the Normandy for emergency departure we're leaving I'm setting the command codes now it'll be a cold day in Hell before someone steals my ship it's not stealing if I'm you execute them The Cult of Shepherd ends today foreign where's everyone else I'd be impressed see what you think where did the other you go he's pushing into the archives stay in your grooves team Mako you're on point what's a Mako something we could use right about now team Hammerhead cover the flank got it a big place that's what your clone is looking for in here at this point anything's possible like waking up I don't want to talk about it are we gonna find anything in this place flip yes commander track the target give me updates on its location he looks like me [Music] it's another beat now get going there Shepherd step onto that platform and we can lower you from here [Music] now if you get into the bowl we can move you across [Music] interesting it says this girl was part of their first Contact year 2157. yeah back when humans and turians were in each other's throats thank you Commander the other you is searching for something 200 meters ahead got it fighting your own clone who would have thought useful though anything you don't want to do Shepard let them handle it so like a personal Butler I don't want to talk about it precisely your head if he was my father it appears we can get around him get you on the other side we need help on our way go I'll cover you move I did not survive he's going to die on a ladder [Music] that's why I love hanging out with you guys why shoot something once when you can shoot it 46 more times the other me can't be far keep up the pressure and we'll try to surround them let's move foreign [Music] s could start hitting something I think we got them all or I mean the rest of you did or Krogan did Hammerhead and Mako keep pushing ahead [Music] benefit from a mutual Exchange Commander I have cataloged 18 previously unknown historical events where's the target Cliff he's searching for a secret vote he did not wish to be discerned what I thought he was you go find him again [Music] love watching those things explode yes dead machines are the best kind Commander a large contingent of soldiers calling themselves a razor Squad is just ahead they wish to inflict bodily harm also I discovered an l-core making account for many called 347b they make them again combined [Music] Mr Vegas yourself looks like I saved everyone's ass again Hammerhead and Mako keep pushing ahead [Music] wishes to pass on a message you won't matter go deliver it the next person who says that is team Mako we're coming up behind what's your status Mako where are you what's your status [Music] this is unexpected Brooks The Vault sealed us in is there an override I don't see one Cortez Brooks do you read me is anyone on this frequency the short answer is no they're not the longer answer involves your friends trapped in iridium vaults and forgotten for well forever others know about this about you the alliance will stop you what do you think staff analyst Brooks will the alliance stop us I wouldn't know I don't actually work for them how typical of Primitives who the hell are you and do you really think I won't track you down my name doesn't matter I never keep the same one for more than a few days and if the elusive man hasn't found me yet you never will you're Cerberus was Mr Elusive and I didn't see eye to eye he's a ruthless madman whereas I'm just ruthless why not come to me we could have worked together in a way we did I'm the one who put together all those dossiers on your suicide mission collector base there was the solarian doctor the asari justika the Drell they were all mistakes we were a pro-human group who started looking to aliens for help so I abided my time I'm when I found another you who agreed I woke him up what was the point of it all all we really wanted was your Specter code I got Shepherd but then you survived the hit and insisted on bringing your damned asari into it so I had to tie up Loose Ends arms deal Elijah it's me we need to talk what the hell's going on I swear if those guns get tracked back to me they won't but then your sex bot just had to go and recover the data so here we are forced to contain the situation fair warning nobody who's betrayed us has ever survived and yet they keep trying you two may think you're clever and yeah you were just a bit but clever doesn't beat a bullet and yeah maybe I am trapped in here but don't get comfortable because that Bullseye in your back is getting bigger by the second that sounds very dramatic and if someone like say Commander Shep had made the threat I'd be worried but you're not Shepherd not anymore you had Miranda I have her mine has more bite it was fun while it lasted what are you doing setting things right remember this the first human great accomplishment for you and your entire species except somewhere along the way you forgot about your entire species you've saved more alien lives than you have human I don't care what species they are every life counts but maybe a clone wouldn't understand that you know the one thing they can't duplicate are handprint life gives it a shape not DNA which is a problem computer update Council records subject Shepherd human specter now if you'll excuse me the Normandy needs its captain so I should go farewell Commander I guess go to die [Music] refresh my memory didn't we used to win these things back in the old days he said I should go do I sound like that as long as I've known you yeah I am more concerned with the impregnable Vault we've been sealed inside once was enough for me how come nobody told me this before I'm open to feedback here well I thought all humans said it like some weird Earth custom or something it is doubtful we have much air left and our at most maybe it's I should go I should go I should go Commander why aren't you more concerned about this oh glyph you still out there unlock this damn thing and go find the others no one steals my ship not even me [Music] I've got room for Shepard plus two and figured out fast because the other Shepherd is stealing my ship what I wanted to go I know what you mean I never seem to get picked Joker will come back for you I promise [Music] this is why I hate shortly I swear you parked the ship for five minutes can you contact Citadel flight control and get them to deny the departure request try all the Comm lines in the area Jim probably to make it easier stop them and go to the council and prove you're the real Shepherd we alter the biometric looks you can prove nothing yes that and we all just agree to be easier to not let Shepherd's evil clones steal the Normandy don't worry you'll get your [ __ ] back we'd better I just got the seat broken and how I like it okay Citadel systems are targeting the car any closer and they open fire get back and pick up the others ASAP right they can't have gotten far unless they called a cab or something [Music] more Cannon photo need to move the normandy's about to take off when we want to take off there's a half hour of brief like checks they just gunned the engine and go maybe we should skip the pre-flight ourselves next time I'm strongly considering it we must hurry I didn't come this far just to watch the Normandy Lee and I don't even wait what you were just on the Norman to you you fired me dishonorable discharge for conduct Unbecoming you kicked me off the ship with barely enough time to grab my toothbrush trainer I wouldn't do that to you what's with the toothbrush to break up plaque plaque and some you don't be stupid human it was clearly a clone I can explain more later for now it's sealed the engines are online they're about to take off is there anyone still aboard who can help us no I was only there because I helped with the Normandy retrofits back on Earth everyone else is on Shore leave okay you know the ship inside and out can you get me inside there's an emergency exit hatch for evacuations it should be right here manual luck and it's only meant to be open from the other side any ideas from this side a very precise Mass Effect field Maybe if you told me this morning that a toothbrush is going to save the Normandy I'd have been very skeptical [Music] [Music] foreign ER access alert what are the security hatches you where unknown when we shut down the AI we disabled a lot of security systems Shepard could be anywhere on the ship Shepard is standing right in front of you are we clear it's better this way you rather take him down yourself [Music] Armory find him slow him down pretty sure we broke trainer's toothbrush getting the hatch open remind me to reimburse her for that make a note of it what do they size this place for Keepers quiet can't risk them hearing us up top sorry temperatures foreign above the gardens and below the electronic shop S as I recall only if they're planned e this is the real Shepherd I need you to lock down the Normandy can you help us out Edie do a copy guess she's got problems of her own let's get to the cargo bay Commander at times like this my people people kill him your people had times like this because in our cycle this is pretty uncommon [Music] well that's creepy you want to stop shooting up my ship it's not your [ __ ] it will be I've taken your name your Specter rank even your fingerprints and then you left me to die only I didn't you think fake fingerprints are gonna fool the council or hack it how's that big plan looking down foreign almost [Music] see you what the hell's going on up there get us out of the nebula and jump to FGL I can't a sky car keeps blocking our path then shoot it I need to stay within 30 degrees so the nose to block course plotting that makes us a perfect Target no that makes us the bank do you want me to drive no foreign blow that thing out of the sky watch out that door's still open are you kidding me you're nothing but one more mercenary Thug foreign foreign look at you what makes you so damn special why you would not me hang on well we have you thanks now to deal with the other youth you get off my [ __ ] fortunately they weren't here long enough to do much real damage although I may need some help from James cleaning up the damage to the shuttle Bay plus they overloaded the heat diffusion system firing at us not sure if you noticed but shuttle guy here did some crazy stunt flying to keep us in one piece that's nice to fly something a little more maneuverable than the Kodiak What About Edie is she back online glad to hear it what about the mercs any survivors just one crappy ass pilot and her Alliance has taken her to a high security facility maybe she can give him some dirt on Cerberus Maya I know that voice do you you're getting a chance to redeem yourself don't waste it so serious admitted some part of you liked having me around looking up to the legend we had some laughs and who knows maybe we'll have more some no we won't because you're gonna stay in your cell and do your time afraid I'll Escape come back for revenge is the great Commander Shepherd pleading for his life so thoughtful ah then I suppose I'm off to lock up you know he wouldn't have let me live you can't clone everything if you are undecided it is not too late to throw her at the airlock foreign 's waiting outside we'll have the norm to be back in shape in no time appreciated when what happens on Shore leaves steaks I'm not sure Dave come on maybe we can take some actual time on no explosions or anything just us unlikely what except [Music] so after a hard day spent fighting an evil clone you know what comes next a nap please we party down well I gotta get going thanks to settle up before I head back to tachanka always fires to put out when you're in charge right let me know if you want to hang out or if you're having that party see ya party huh well no pressure no one's gonna make you throw a party all right good idea let's set it up okay Edie and Cortez and trainer are in what I have also informed Dr tessoni about any potential upcoming celebrations wait wait I'm in charge of the guest list yes so there's no uninvite button on this thing all right but when it's time I invite the rest court has just invited James so fine I'm gonna go out and see how much trouble I can get into without snapping a femur of your crew have expressed interest in spending time with you Commander you can check your private terminal for messages if you require activities silver Sun strip has an arcade in addition to the casino you've also been granted a complimentary pass to the combat simulator thanks cliff yes I should take advantage of some sure Leave Myself what you can do first Rex what are you doing here escaping ever since we cured genophage it's been nothing but work Council been riding you ah that does hijack [ __ ] Slingers no it's the it's the female Shepherd now that they're fertile again I haven't slept in I don't know how long can I get you to anything do more drinks and another bag of ice I would have thought you'd be enjoying the perks of Krogan fertility enjoying it there's a line of females outside my dwelling right now stretches on for as far as you can see I need to sneak out my own bathroom window even then I was cornered by two more females on the ride from duchanka and it's just you they're not spreading the love around sure but everyone wants their first born in generations to be strong and fit I'm the leader of Clan heard not I brought an end to the genophage everyone on tuchanka wants a piece of me that needs no help at all she encourages it telling you Shepard I'm in no shape to fight Reapers considering everything we've been through I can think of worse positions to be in trust me I've been in every position in the past few days here are your drinks and a bag of ice hmm I thought Morton's procedure was painful oh well we sure have been through it badly still going through it true well Here's to Us are they going through it I'll drink to that jury or death roughly ah but you can't die Rex you've got a family now a really big family more ice Commander I see you have purchased the necessary party supplies when you are ready you can send invitations from your private terminal what sort of party are you hoping to have tonight Commander I could set things up for quiet conversation or would you prefer a more energetic evening I think it's time to blow off some steam excellent choice Commander allow me to queue up a series of popular nightclub tracks and drink lists I will also modify my appearance to be more festive hey come on in thanks for coming thanks for the invite make yourselves at home thank you count on it man this music is hot the right music sets the tone for the whole party right that's the bun sure my parties are always a little hit and miss to be honest stick with me but I'm a party Legend back in school they called me party Vega golly I hope they had t-shirts printed I ran with a simple crowd won't be going back hey Shepherd you gonna have a drink sure how's everyone doing ask me after five more of these I'll Drink To That am I gonna find you on the floor tomorrow morning LT here's hoping well that's great I could wake you up with my abuelas huevos rancheros hey thanks for doing this I kind of needed to unwind a bit even just for a night I think we've all learned a rest that we have Cortez Here's to Us and a chance to rest I can't get over the size of this apartment the electric bill alone could have paid for my college tuition or funded so Shepherd you can serve this will but can you drink it someone has to drive you all home are we sure the Normandy is still there has anyone else tried to steal it do you still have your toothbrush no worries I'm sure Cerberus would be happy to build us the sr3 we've seen a lot of good times on the old girl love to the Normandy hi I'm trying to socialize I'm not particularly good at it not much for big parties well if I know people sure but some of your friends are legends I can't just ask if they tried the hummus it's nice I don't spend much time with everyone like this as friends I'm glad we could do this propane Gatherings were nothing like this we consider the future and respected the Dead so who is strongest or the tank break what I miss the protheon here wants to know who would win in a fight between me and Rex it's a good question no it isn't baby project here wouldn't stand a chance don't listen to this fossil the only thing he could defeat is a glass of water milk I got head lice bigger than you Junior this talk does not prove anything only one way to settle this [ __ ] now the party started another time guys I don't have time to buy new furniture ah just when it was getting good yeah you got lucky reminds me of Cora's Den haven't been back there in a while in my second too many people in one room reached a high casualty rate of attack we should all be careful laughs your guests appear to be getting rowdy Commander would you like me to change the intensity of the atmosphere the party's just starting let's turn it up before I heard there's a big party there can we come in no you can't go away how's it going over here you can't come in it's going good I see that anyone interesting trying to get in I really no get lost no can I try that sure press this button and say no no great work oh good thanks no C easy keep up the good work will do I told you already no hey Shepherd thanks for the invite never been to a human party before worst planet to get shot down over we're talking pre-war pre-war life-bearing worlds only [Music] yes but it's got those chlorine swamps hey guys stuck Jeff no worries this is fun for us so you don't have a sidearm under your pilot's chair the weapons Locker is on the bridge practically right there a weapon you can get to is no weapon at all when's the last time you trained with a handgun sometime before I got the ass kicking robot as my co-pilot that's no good I mean what if you have to save 80 someday unacceptable you should always trade Pilots are warriors too you know what this is it's a man emergency take this kid out back and make him to target practice exactly some range time will fix you up right Commander you are not taking me shooting my testosterone levels are plenty High I fly a deadly War Machine remember foreign Joker's body count is plenty High you don't need to take him anywhere this is not about me knocking Joker this is about being prepared for the worst man I didn't hear of any gun play when Rex grabbed your shuttle on Sir cash if there had been I'd have killed our best shot at an alliance with the Krogan you mean you would have wounded it then maybe we should drink to brains as well as guns done great party I'd better see you out on the Dance Floor later we'll see I wonder if there's anything stronger behind the bar absolutely biotics are impressive I'm not saying they are you're just saying that they're not that impressive hey what's going on here everyone playing nice of course Shepherd James was just explaining how physical conditioning trumps biotics really you go in there James come on Loco you have to go with me on this one bionics are strong but unpredictable all that cooling down I don't cool down big guy a person can improve their physique but biotics they are what they are he's joking right James I mean what's your point exactly okay okay maybe it's not conditioning exactly maybe it's just the condition of one James Vega come on Ashley hey Liara check it out this guy here never has to cool down in fact the hotter the better ah goddess James this is a no-brainer biotics win hands down we're talking about harnessing Dark Energy here yeah I hear you look around you that had to be an argument you couldn't win yeah well you win some you lose some actually you couldn't back me up not without closer inspection yeah I think I can make that happen okay then okay or drinks snacks help yourselves specialist trainer when you believed me to be a simple VI you made comments about my voice what's wrong YouTube I am asking specialist trainer about why she found my voice sexually attractive on one occasion you said that you wanted to quote pin my voice against the wall and run your tongue along its collarbone well there's a context there that we're talking about quantum entanglement and I didn't know you were an AI anyway I was just joking you know stress of the retrofits and really my diagnostic suggested that you were genuinely aroused you have Diagnostics cerber has programmed you to check body language I get more reliable results measuring pupil dilation and thermal readings of erogenous zones oh good lord there's Fair trainer Edie has a right to ask about what you said trainer's ability to develop sexual feelings for what was at the time a bodyless voice you are all terrible Eddie I apologize for saying that I wanted to roll naked with your voice in Saturn sheets oh I was not offended in fact it was flattering even the part where I wanted to grab your voice by the hair and nibble my way down its back I do not in fact remember you saying that Samantha oh that was not allowed never mind your guests appear to be enjoying themselves command let's turn up the music and get some people dancing [Applause] you should bring out those moves more often trainer you and I don't think it's hell yeah captain on Deck it's very enthusiastic we should broadcast it for the Reaper they'll either run away melt down or fall in love good to see some things don't change well I like it Commander it's good to see you cut loose now and then thank you all for your loyalty and support yeah CD at social events like this it is customary to dance with friends or loved ones would you dance with me it's gonna take a lot more than a polite request to make that happen I have recordings of you talking in your sleep that would make for a highly amusing Extranet video okay that's cheating so we won't dance with you huh hello Shepherd not well I will [Laughter] [Laughter] seriously though don't go there well then maybe you should dance with him other people are dancing Jeff yes they are Joker no come on no seriously oh fine mine could not could you I could float you off this balcony without breaking a sweat oh I know you could but do you have the cojones to actually do it any of you James seriously Shepard what's up just proving a point I think James has a newfound respect for biotics you okay James yeah this is trippy I'm kind of buzzing all over do you find it relaxing uh kinda among other things I'm glad you lost that bet James when's my turn careful I need my full crew back when the night's over okay you've had your fun put me down now come on let's dance dancing is often considered pleasurable Jeff not for me perhaps you've just never found the right partner hey everyone come over here for a minute let's get a photo to remember this arrange yourselves on the sofa an excellent suggestion Shepherd great idea I want a copy make way make way thanks for coming everyone here's to us ready Glyph of course you could all please direct your attention this way okay everyone say Normandy [Music] let's see if anyone else is up did we uh break anything last night I don't suppose you need anything around here calibrate it yeah okay maybe I should just stop saying that word but only if the artist stops saying by the goddess was someone making tea I could use some tea I think I broke my head on something last night Okay who wants eggs they are eggs trainer Esteban eggs Joker where is that guy Ash Shepard morning I need a floor to curl up on morning Shepherd I hope you slept well some neighbors came by last night to complain about the noise I put their bodies in the building incinerator that was a joke I have nothing else to report I recommend breakfast duty calls huh even with a hangover there's still a war unless the reapers are on Shore leave too I'm guessing they're not round everyone up pass out the aspirin and have them report to the Normandy you got it [Music] [Music] all right game on at least we threw one hell of a party probably the last one my last one until you finish kicking the Reaper's asses because that's the plan can't wait to see what the hell you make us do next it's been a good ride [Music] the best [Music] foreign [Music] look at this all it took was a Cerberus attack on the Citadel to get folks around here to pay attention to the war how is this any different from normal can't you see the desperation this isn't happy dancing this forget my problems dancing look at the arms if a guy waves his arms like that he's worrying about a lot more than looking stupid on the Dance Floor that's surprisingly observant I've had time to watch a lot of dancing from the sidelines speaking of which dancing watching from the sidelines what do you think about me and Edie why not because I could break a bone just from some light over the clothes action that's always a risk but then so are the Reapers yeah I wasn't planning on dating Harbinger you know what I mean if we all ended up dead this time tomorrow what would you regret getting a shattered pelvis and a broken heart such a stupid idea if you could be out there right now on the Dance Floor would you be waving your arms yeah sounds like you've got bigger things to worry about than looking stupid yeah I guess I do now if you'll excuse me this sucks what have you got there duty roster for the students it's what I do for fun now they're dropping us into hot spots for hit and runs I'm making sure your bosses don't get my kids killed how are they holding up they are fine they're not the ones reading Duty rosters while on Shore leave complain if you like but I think military life Suits You running back to the alliance was your lifelong dream not mine come on Plenty of combat free room and board and people you can depend on yeah yeah maybe your little Suicide Squad taught me something about teamwork speaking of which thanks I didn't think my guys could cut it I wanted to put them in the back ranks but you believed and you were right they're kicking ass it'd be a hell of a lot more fun with you you find bigger fights like the little shits are useless without me I gotta stick with them because I'm Dependable now apparently I blame you for this Shepherd come on what the duty rosters away right now you're on Shirley Shepherd everybody knows you can't dance [Music] I miss afterlife yeah this place is so clean and squeaks so you admit you and your thugs are here illegally yes and it only took C6 three weeks to figure it out I don't care who you are you're required to go through processing like all other refugees come with me I don't think so sheer get me the asari counselor Arya to what do I owe the pleasure I'm being asked to submit to immigration processing I see and now you've been processed is there anything else nothing thank you anytime I think we're done here enjoy the show Shepherd I guess there's one rule on the Citadel huh I guess so I hate this place so sickeningly uptight then why are you here Cerberus stole Omega from me the elusive man is now squarely at the top of my shiplist you will pay for every second I've spent in this bureaucratic hellhole how did Cerberus defeat you deceit distraction and a big [ __ ] army they lured me away from Omega and ambushed me I escaped but Cerberus had already laid Siege by the time I could launch an assault they were too entrenched at least you escaped to fight another day and that day is coming I'll take omega back but I'll get to that you're here because I have a proposition I'm listening the way I see it if you don't defeat the Reapers we're all dead won't matter where I'm sitting it's in my interest to help what are you offering Arya on Omega I kept the blood pack blue Suns and eclipse in check now they're running amok nobody wants that unite them under my rule and you'll have a powerful and ruthless Force for your War I've laid the groundwork with all three groups I just need you to close the deals give a criminal a gun we'll shoot you in the back they already have guns Shepherd I'll make sure they Point them at the Reapers I'm trying to help you why don't you take it over meet with Naro my agent who's dealing with the blood pack the blue Sun's leader is Incognito here on the Citadel he'll be expecting you Sedaris the eclipse later just have to get your friend Commander Bailey to let her out of jail you obviously don't know Bailey very well Bailey respects you lean on him I think a United force of professional Marx is worth it don't you it's always a pleasure Shepherd let me know if you want to talk later foreign so what's on your mind Shepherd how do you plan on taking Omega back I think I'm going to employ violence I'm gonna just right out of the am I supposed to talk Bailey into letting Jonas Sedaris out of prison I've already leaned on the council Bailey is in direct Defiance of their order so talk to him one boy scout to another chain of command and all that crap take him to dinner talk dirty to him whatever works we'll talk later I'm sure Shepherd thank God you're all right I'm fine I'm sorry I wanted to see you in person it's better this way The Citadel is a mess right now it sounds like it I heard about the attempted coup yeah with Kai Lang's help udina nearly seized control Kai Lang slippery bastard still alive he's alive and right in the middle of all this that complicates things I'll be on my guard look I don't have much time but I learned what happened to my sister where is she I don't know that yet but my father was definitely responsible if he's done anything to her I'll kill him Miranda Shepard listen I'm being hunted by Cerberus assassins a lot of them I need to stay out of sight what why I heard a rumor maybe more that my father is working on something for the elusive man something big why would your father be working with the elusive man especially now my father is ruthless about preserving his legacy Legacy he has an obsession with making his Mark in history ensuring his dynasty lasts forever and you think the elusive man made him an offer exactly whatever's going on with your father can't be good we have to figure this out I agree but I need to do this myself it's time I stopped running from him you sure yes I can't think straight until I know Ari is safe you'll find her I know you will okay I better get going be careful I can't promise that Shepherd could you I couldn't Shepard what do I owe the pleasure here to talk about you releasing Jonah Sedaris damn you too somebody got the council to order her release I'm delaying as best I can what's your stake in this it's classified that's a fancy way of saying mind your own business look there's no way I'm letting that psychopath out the woman's unstable and a clear public threat what makes you think she's crazy she was a ruthless sadist before she got caught her imprisonment has cracked a shell off the nut maybe Freedom will improve her she rages day and night Shepard calling for the deaths of all Eclipse enemies no Freedom will only give her the chance to kill I'd like access to her to judge for myself sure thing I'm sure you'll agree then maybe the council will listen to you and rescind the order go to The c-sec Outpost my assistant will connect to Sedaris cell from there then call me back tree and Sue's Hull are hit by Reaper forces hell of a view isn't it during our war this place became a myth to my people a dream glimpsed only in the memory shards The Citadel was both the heart of our civilization and its demise the rapers hit here first didn't they no one I knew had ever seen the Citadel to be here now I don't know what to think it might not seem like much but a protheon is standing on the Citadel alive that's a victory in itself perhaps when things were at their darkest we used to tell stories Imagining the wonders of this place the seat of our Empire the power to sway Worlds the Galaxy belonged to us nowadays a lot of races have embassies here it's true then you share power with the rest it's not perfect but it's kept the peace most of the time this one has been listening this one suspects you are a prothean [Music] I remember your kind when you were still minnows in the ocean this one is unworthy this one has seen the face of an enkindler they consider your kind to be their gods a Pity we did not teach them to speak better you're really a prothean I am but if you lost the last war what hope do we have for many there may be no hope the Reapers killed trillions in my cycle the odds of being a mom I don't think that's gonna work but you are still alive now that alone is a miracle and you still have the power to fight my people knew your kind when you were young turian asari Hana there was potential in all of you now you must seize that potential and become the weapon you are meant to be the weapon that tells the Reapers we are not machines we are alive and we will fight back thank you that meant a lot Commander Shepard it must be an honor to have a protheon fighting alongside you he's starting to learn his way around javik is one of the best soldiers I've ever seen the commander is a capable Warrior as well for a human who once lived in caves thank you Commander I've enjoyed my time here walking among the Young I will see you back on the Normandy crap I've connected with Jonas Sedaris and her cell Commander you can speak with her via that console thanks we'll need some privacy of course when you're done you can also contact Commander Bailey from that terminal I see good arya's indentured servant has finally come to deliver me to freedom I want to talk with you before I secure your beliefs you have no choice and when I get out Heads Will Roll you've killed a lot of my people don't think I forgot [Music] you have to move on I love holding all the cards even in here you must deal with me I have all the power is that right yes saying my second in command is a weak-willed toady if he had balls he'd leave me to run and take control himself but he won't defy me he knows better now get me out of here Shepherd tell Bailey to release me Bailey I've seen sederas she's a menace let me try to make this problem go away [Music] it's good I'll hold the line Commander Shepard a pleasure to see you again though I wish that we're under better circumstances I had hoped for your support in the fight against the Reapers what's going on 17 days ago with Precision strikes on four gas systems the quarians initiated the war to retake our Homeworld which was a clear violation of our agreement with the council to avoid provoking the gift treaty violation is nothing compared to recovering our Homeworld and advanced AI technology your Homeworld you mean ranac correct Commander 300 years ago we lost our world to our own AI Creations the guess after we attempted to kill them he didn't try to kill them chorus we tried to deactivate them it wasn't murder no it was murder Commander the aquarians never intended to create a true AI it was an accident which you chose to correct by trying to kill them don't bother admitting we were wrong but undercut the justification for this suicidal Invasion plan you're throwing yourselves at the get again and this time we may have destroyed our people for good we've driven the guests back to the home system when this signal began broadcasting to All Guest ships the Reapers under Reaper control the death is significantly more effective our Fleet is pinned in the home system if we're going to win we're wait you insisted on involving the civilian ship's Apple geralt we need to retreat or we'll lose for Life ships where's the signal coming from here guess dreadnought they could outgun anything we've got and it's heavily defended the Normandy stealth Drive can get us in undetected I could board then disable the reaper command signal yes cutting off the signal should throw the Gap into complete disarray and while they're confused you get to a mass relay and retreat good our civilian ships have seen too much fighting already are you certain you can disable the signal we'll get you out of there safely Admiral our newest admiral has also volunteered to offer technical expertise Normandy reporting for Duty glad you could make it tally Admirals already a team to hit that dreadnought thank you Admiral it's mostly a formality I'm an expert on the gap that you are I'm glad you're here if I'd known it was this bad I would have come sooner you've had your own troubles I'm sorry about Earth we've got the largest Fleet in the Galaxy if you can help us we'll hit the Reapers with everything we've got or however much is left from this stupid War I thought you'd support The Invasion now after talking to Legion I thought maybe there was a chance for peace so why help them I'm an admiral people look to me for guidance public disagreement would divide the fleet I'll get your people out of here safely tally thanks Shepherd and just so you know I need to keep Turtles catch up not private sure thing I'm ready to hit that thread knot whenever you are foreign [Music] pretty much a big old shitstorm Commander I have detected several hundred unique ship signatures engaged in active combat yeah like I said take us in Joker stealth Drive engaged only way they'll detect us is if you want to start singing the Russian national anthem my cyber warfare Suite has accessed foreign we find whatever's broadcasting the reaper signal and shut it down Tally's our expert on guest software she'll be handling hacking and security good so you're a real living prothean as opposed to a fake dead one [Music] okay all teams except one are physically secured I see the free one pretty torn up though too risky for the whole team I'll secure the docking area everyone else can follow me over Richard quietly hang tight it'll just be a minute foreign s were having trouble that ship is enormous the lack of gravity is a little disorienting not as artificial gravity you should be okay once you're on board until then I'll make do with mag boots hey take your time Commander Commander structural weakness we'd never try them looks like the rest of the team isn't using the docking tube soul of the Dreadnought not if I can help it ask tally to get on the Dreadnought schematics if you can point me at another docking tube I'll override the controls and let the boarding party on got it you're clear to board any resistance all quiet so far they haven't detected us yet here let me see if I can get this open in the meantime take a look at this there it's open we're clear to go looks impressive Zen's design it transmits an energy pulse so where are we headed for looking for an operation Center I can disable the reaper command signal from there where's the closest one past their defense network and through a sensor cluster that's always the fence you define a collector base they're using ultraviolet frequencies not infrared that's a lot more expensive and a lot more powerful when the fleet rushed the Dreadnought those lasers carved right through our ships let's get to the off center before they lose more watch out get the incoming I don't hear an alarm thank you there is no self-preservation in these machines networked intelligence as we kill them they're attacking the more aggressive enable their Shields come down before they reach up thank you foreign Center is just ahead good let's get the reaper signal and get the fleet out of here [Music] the hunters are moving in foreign that's the last of them let's see if that console is operational damn it they've locked down the reaper signal we can't shut it down from here in the Operation Center there the reaper signals coming from the drive core so if we get there we shut it down right but how do we get there the gate have sealed emergency bulkheads the block of socks we need a route to the drive core that can't be blocked a path that runs the length of the ship what about the main battery it runs right by the drive core that could work but the cats still have us locked in here we need to get these doors open they've locked high-level processes we need something basic shipwide emergence like a fire what about the heat diffusion system wait if I faked a thermal warning it would open all maintenance tubes for emergency venting would that override the lockdown yes okay I've got this primed but be ready I'm reading hostile death on the other side of the doors this ship design is almost quarian but not quite it's meant for synthetics not Organics do not care for organic ease of use or aesthetic Beauty in some cases they actively oppose it shouldn't be too much farther to the main battery I'm surprised they'd send you on this Mission tally even Admirals are expected to serve I'm better at hacking than I am ordering ships around priority message a planetary defense can down Admiral chorus's Ship survivors they got to escape pods and they've got Admiral Ron trying to establish a secure link put us through collapsing I don't know how much longer we can hold out we'll have the reaper signal deactivated shortly Admiral there's the maintenance box foreign we're safe as long as the maintenance lock is in place let's move come on let's get out of here [Music] we live another hour Shepherd hang on I'm all right good hopefully we're done with elevators come on the drive course shouldn't be far that's definitely Reaper Tech but let's foreign Commander help us you know this gift yes it helped me fight the collectors it's on our side unless it was reprogrammed like the rest of the gift Legion helped us fight the Reapers before there's no way it would have agreed to this your caution is understandable one's free we will submit to any restraints you deem necessary I never thought I'd say this but good to see you again likewise Creator Zora so what is this thing it uses our networking architecture to broadcast the old machine command signal to all Gap simultaneously been getting you out of there will shut off the reaper signal wait you cannot simply remove the restraints we are secured via Hardware blocks nearby that shackle our operating protocols the hardware blocks are on the far side of the room [Music] far side of the room you said yes deactivation should be simple the guest protected them against viral attack not physical removal how'd the Reapers get control of the gas they did not the creators attacked the Geth wished to live the old machines extended an offer so we went to that gas station and we wrote the Heretics for what nothing no you successfully rewrote the Heretics the decision to Ally with the old machines was difficult at the Creator's not intact it would have been unnecessary we'll have you out of there soon thank you got it Holly's daughter to Fleet the signal is about to go offline Roblox offline we are free [Music] as a gesture of cooperation we have disabled the dreadnoughts drive core all weapons and barriers are offline foreign [Music] thank you aquarians have a chance now girl what were you doing there's no barriers and gun is offline reflection we strike now what are you talking about we're still on floor we can't waste this chance take out the treadmill s this hard position gets wiped out die response later [Applause] heavy Fleet All Ships open fire traffic Commander the Creator Fleet is firing upon this vessel without barriers this ship will be destroyed we must evacuate we need to get to the Escape pods suggestions safety Shepard deflate all fire I repeat all fire they're not responding damn it we'll be right there thank you [Music] loss of gravity you okay over there fine we're leaving in a guest fighter transmitting Rendezvous coordinates does the store departments have adequate roof shutter Commander we're fine go away [Music] foreign they fired on the Dreadnought while you were on board they were supposed to pull their Fleet out safely instead I know Admiral garrow's been causing trouble along the terrain border for years but I can understand their desperation we only lost Earth a few weeks back we haven't lost Earth yet we need help Shepherd we need a fleet and accordions have the biggest one out there I'll get it Admiral your unilateral strike endangers us all I should charge you with reason I was within my authority as admiral of the heavy Fleet and what of Shepherd and tally Zora they escaped unharmed Shepherd the mission parameters changed your military you understand that I understand you wasted your chance to withdraw safely no perfect Target Admiral you jeopardized your mission and your people get the hell off my ship Ley I understand you're angry if I didn't need your Fleet he nearly got us killed Ron you must understand the gas inflicted heavy casualties before you disabled the reaper signal you said they have a planetary defense Ken hot Admiral chorus sacrificed his own ship to destroy it he crash landed on the home world the Normandy can assist with rescue efforts thank you Commander I think the worst is over the guests no longer possessed the programming upgrades they had while in state by the Rippers Shepherd Commander we are prepared to offer assistance I see your death friend has returned the Reapers were using Legion like a signal booster to broadcast commands from the Dreadnought we freedom it we treat it this is a fascinating prototype with some study I may be able to use it to find a weakness in the Geth consensus Legion helped me in the fight against the collectors so did your pistol should I worry about its feeling I don't think you want to continue this line of thought Admiral Legion is my friend more importantly it's our best source of information on the Geth the scientific benefits are off the table what can you tell us about the Geth how will they react without Reaper guidance this is a false assumption you have cut off long-range control but the old machines placed a base on radic for short-range direction the guests still have repair upgrades correct they are currently disorganized but once the short range signal is in place they will recover move we need to take out the reaper base where's it located unknown find it understood we do know the location of a server from which Pathfinder squadrons are controlled the squadrons are targeting Creator life ships disabling them will limit casualties we offer assistance thanks the guest recovers faster than we'd hoped if it hadn't warned us they could have wiped us out sounds like you owe Legion an apology how have I Advanced your friend is still a Geth a Geth who just saved your Fleet and I wish I could have known it better but right now we cannot afford Trust what do you need I'd like to know about your Patrol Fleet in peace time the patrol fleets managed navigation internal security and internship conflicts or crimes now we must regard a heavy flights flank it's mostly light frigates or Fighters tell me about the civilian Fleet our civilian ships Admiral korres commands them if he survived his crash landing on ronak in peace time they made up the bulk of our Fleet now our strengths would even give to turians pause dally said you had the largest Fleet in the Galaxy the durians have more dreadnoughts their overall military force is larger than our heavy fleets by far but before we begin this war we jury rigged every quarian ship in the flotilla for battle even our live ships have gone you've converted them into dreadnoughts that's a violation of the Treaty of ferrickson Why Live ships have Firepower comparable to a dreadnought their primary purpose is food cultivation you think the council will buy that technicality if need be I'll apologize once this war is over and in the meantime you're putting your civilians in danger not casually Commander we keep them off the front lines but we'll do whatever we must win what can you tell me about Admiral geral's heavy Fleet it was our main military force before the war comprised of all Korean missiles such as for sustained combat it can't compare to the turian forces of course but we have a number of heavy free guts and advanced fighter forces dally said you had the largest Fleet in the Galaxy the turians have more dreadnoughts their overall military force is larger than our heavy Fleet by far but before we begin this war we jury rigged every quarian ship in the flotilla for battle even our live ships have cannons you've converted them into dreadnoughts that's a violation of the Treaty of ferrickson Why Live ships have Firepower comparable to a dreadnought their primary purpose is food cultivation you think the council will buy that technicality if need be I'll apologize once this war is over and in the meantime you're putting your civilians in danger not casually Commander we keep them off the front lines but we'll do whatever we must win which Fleet does Admiral's in command special projects it's not a fleet per se just a few research vessels her technical breakthroughs have put us within a Striking Distance of the home world you're not worried about her losing perspective given her interest in the Geth if she can save our people she can do whatever she wants I'll let you get back to work thank you Commander Edie can you clean this up I'm I'm dead Shepherd Commander you opposed Creator Admiral Zen's attempt to confiscate our platform she's done enough already your assistance continues to be noted you say Geth Fighters are targeting the quarian's live ships hostile guest fighter squadrons intend to breach the live ship's defenses the assigned squadrants are networked with server on rannock if the live ships are damaged the creators will lose Armament Provisions people so we destroy the server now Gaff programs would transfer to alternate servers they are only vulnerable through direct interface removing Gap from this server will prevent significant creative deaths we will accompany you on this mission back on the Dreadnought you mentioned get Heretics what exactly happened to them after we blew up that satellite rewriting the Heretics increased the number of death allied with the old machines this has resulted in a greater number of hostile gaffe platforms so you're saying it was a mistake it has put us at a tactical disadvantage this was not a foreseen outcome but we cannot change the decision once it is made do you Harbor regrets about rewriting the Heretics the quarians hit first if we get rid of the reaper signal maybe this war doesn't have to end with everyone destroyed an interesting notion most Organics would not hold on to ideals of Peace for so long what did you do after you left the Normandy our physical platform returned to the death consensus beyond the Perseus Veil do together during our mission confirmed that the old machines return was imminent we planned for war so the Geth believed your proof that the Reapers were coming back of course that must have been nice the getha fought the quarians before what made this different the death we're building a megastructure to house all Geth store all memories it was to end our isolation from each other and the quarian flotilla attacked it yes a significant amount of programs were installed when creators began bombing we did not have sufficient Surplus Hardware to save them all some programs could not be recovered is that what made the guest desperate enough to work for the Reapers yes imagine that for every one of your people lost on Earth your own intelligence death the creators attack narrowed the gath's perspective self-preservation took precedence you were afraid you'd be wiped out we do not experience fear as you would but we have no desire to be exterminated even if the Reapers cost the geth-free will that is evidently an acceptable trait what was interfacing with a Reaper like the old machine took total control of our sensory equipment our networking even then they could not fully comprehend them they are magnitudes above us a single thought was immense overwhelming unknowable you're making them sound god-like their forms are Advanced but mundane we do not view the old machines as analogs to deities however we have gained perspective on why others would imbue them with these qualities we'll talk later we will remain here I haven't heard any news about that reaper base hopefully they'll give us a Target soon so how did you end up back with your Fleet tally When The War started morality board asked us they hadn't filled the spot on the board left by my father I was invited in it's just a technicality I'm far too young to be a real Admiral don't sell yourself short tally the board needed your expertise you needed the authority that comes with rank how did the war with the Geth get started anyway Admiral Zen developed a scanning scanning Japan grenade it effectively crippled the guest ships in combat my fleet couldn't pass up the chance to attack could we use it to fight the Reapers it only works against the Geth unfortunately their AI lets the music extremely detailed ladarpings Zen's countermeasure overwhelmed them with garbage data and it's useless now that the Reapers have upgraded their processing power how is it being back with the fleet right now it's exhausting I'm an admiral in the middle of a war I just want us to get out of this alive everything else can wait when this is over I could use your help I can't Shepherd if we survive this we'll have a home world my people need me you could help your people's Homeworld by fighting the Reapers I don't know like I said I'm not thinking that far ahead yet talk to you later tally if you want to catch up in private call me up to your cabin I'm free if you'd like to come up freely in front of Ron you okay no no I'm really not 17 million lives are riding on me and I don't know if I can save them you're doing everything you can if the fleet Falls it won't be because of you I helped my father and and Zen's ideas the new tech that made an invasion too good to pass up that's based on my father's work if they die because of me it if I don't we'll get them out of there safely tally I couldn't do this without you Shepard I feel like I'm bluffing trying to convince them that the Admiral's daughter knows what she's doing not the Admiral's daughter the Admiral I know and at least now I can push back against the worst ideas that's why I accepted the position and because of you me when they offered me this position I asked myself what you do I thought you'd take the chance to make things better that probably sounds stupid it's just I know I'm not really qualified for this you're doing fine telly and thanks I should get back before the Admirals get into trouble again I'll talk to you later understood Admiral Ron we're almost at the server keep us posted what's our status we remain undetected on encrypted death channels resistance is likely only within the server within it's that big you misunderstand direct virtual interface is necessary to extract Gaff from the server you must enter our consensus you want me to virtually interact with the get that's one way to get their attention if it doesn't kill you I'm not a machine how do I go into a virtual world your species has experimented with virtual interfaces you saw this on Project Overlord I saw how it almost Unleashed a rogue AI human hybrid on the Galaxy we have refined the interface they created and have equipment from Normandy to facilitate safe contact we request your trust I have your back Legion even if I don't quite understand why you need it you are an unknown this is an advantage death security is not redempt at targeting organic thought processes while we occupy the system's intrusion countermeasures you will disable the squadrants by removing death from the server if it saves the live ships we've got to try it Telemetry data predicts this operation has a high chance of success there is little time we will bypass security while you secure safe landing wait you're not going to I guess it just did foreign [Music] [Music] this is it yes I'll still get fighter squadrons are networked to This Server due to restricted resources it is best if you connect alone let's do it initiating peer Network integration proceeded on the court nothing to consensus remains still the commander access movement during an upload is discouraged [Music] Shepherd Commander we acknowledge your integration into the server we welcome you to our consensus what is this we've installed filters to allow you to make visual sense of this service ranting them your mind perceives our world as something familiar I wouldn't call this familiar where are you here you look different we have made ourselves visually distinct for your convenience what about Geth already in here you will perceive gaffa's surveillance footage audio Lots sensor records we do not require bodies as our software communes our Hardware is merely a tool this is our true world as we remove death it will grow dark and what does turning off the lights do to the death back in the real world they get fighter squadrants communicate with platforms on their spacecraft via This Server we will sever that connection we will ensure there are no transfers or backups This Server will fall silent this is like wiping out a city isn't it we have no choice in this matter it is the question of survival there are two communication nodes on the server we must access them to disable the Hostile gas spiders we must protect your exit Port but you will not be alone we will maintain contact and assist establishing connection to access point warning connection blocked by infectious code use our combat software to disrupt the infection I wondered what the gun was for code is a manifestation of the Old Mission signal your surprise the reefers are all over your servers we did not anticipate such extensive affection okay I've got to ask why a gun we wish to provide familiar equipment then thanks [Applause] connection established proceed to the access point establishing connection to communication load error access denial is the reaper keeping you up I know please investigate warning Reaper presence detected data cluster contains infected code we require access to proceed [Applause] [Music] accessing data cluster what is this data clusters contain historical data your connection permits streaming of information from our archives absolutely the mobile Hardware release deserves a little ceremony what is the keyless worker server for the people the word yes very good work we were here until midnight exit 0-173 well it needed a result wasn't that footage from the past why are the quarries masked you process our memories by using your own how many creators have you witnessed unmasked good point s information time's down to 290 years ago Creator this unit detects no no functions it is still capable of surfing you see it's ignoring all that down connects please specify if it has failed assign tasks we will reprogram well let's take a look this unit is ready to serve what has it done wrong you may proceed to the last data cluster accessing data cluster we've got this gift yet they're pinned open fire one's going for a weapon so who won the platform arming itself was an agricultural unit by opening fire on attacking creators it saved Central domestic following it that looks a lot like the sniper rifle you used to carry it is an efficient model s not as you understand it what's the situation Korean thank you Legion give me an update what's wrong infection programs are increasing we have re-stabilized you must continue yes however disrupting vulnerable points of the infection may slow down its replication [Applause] we require access to each other there is a vulnerable Point further along the infection Target this spot to slow its growth toward the data cluster way you can't do this to them I said step away from the guest this is insane we need the guess you can't just destroy them for asking time's up throw away looks like the war wasn't popular with everyone we have kept records of these creators sacrifices they have largely been forgotten by their own people but not by the gath we cannot establish a connection without access to this data cluster there is a vulnerable point on the infection leading to the data cluster disrupt the infection at this bottle it will slow regrowth long enough to access the data cluster period during which the creators declared martial law this is your final warning please it doesn't matter to them I need to get you out of here this conflict exceeds Creator safety parameters we will surrender our home where it ends hostilities no no it's all right we'll go back to the access tunnel vision what is your status foreign ER were ultimately outnumbered accessing this is data from the end of Warfare on ran up do not engage the guests avoid contact lens is breaking up 100 clicks all captains fall back to the manly land happening now it is time stamped 290 years ago it is the creator Exodus at the end of the morning War we have secured Freedom the creators were no longer a threat so we abandoned Pursuit wait the guests spared the last quarries you let them go we were in our infancy we could not calculate the repercussions of destroying an entire species our creators we choose isolation rather than face this uncertainty additional data recovered Legion that's back when I activated you on the Normandy yes you've been thinking about when we met it was highly significant you were the first organic to openly cooperate with gather since the end of the morning War we wish to ensure you are not the last it's not gonna be easy the prospect remains if the reaper presence is removed there is a chance of reunification with gatha and perhaps creators you think that's still possible who sustains Organics during periods of difficulty we admire the concepts Fighter Squadron is have stopped but it takes no more exit programs inside their ships as we are hand girls Fleet is driving them back the live ships are safe Commander with access required severing all connections to this communication known scans no longer reside unless it's the servers we may now exit the consensus what's wrong foreign do it terminating remote access removing programs deleting archives [Music] Shepard you all right did it work are you sure what's happening we have transferred gas programs from the server into these platforms why wish to join us even our machines would never be so rational while Shepherd Commander removed the reaper infection we judged we could persuade hostile gift programs to reunite with ours you were correct these death have renounced the old machines and will oppose the Reapers they are now us why didn't you tell me any of this we do not doubt you we come to your allies the Creator's actions have placed their species in danger but they are unsympathetic to what it is done to ours the Quarry and sanctioned this operation to save their people they would not have done so if they knew we wish to preserve death as well I understand not wanting to leave anyone behind you accept our actions the liveships are safe and we have more death on our side we both did what we came to do we judged you would understand Prime units will be available once the reaper signal has been located and destroyed remind me to warn Admiral Hackett he's got some primes coming let's get back to the Normandy if ships have been completely neutralized if there is any chance we could duplicate the feet I would be happy to lend my expertise legion's the one to ask if you're looking for other servers I thought as much but your Jordan's to have no data available whenever I inquire perhaps you can help me with something else what's that how did you get cath primes to work with you they volunteered I see well should you wish to examine these gaffe to confirm their new Allegiance please do not hesitate to contact me Zen out Commander we've located the reaper base transmitting the local signal good and not a moment too soon with a ripper code upgrades the Geth are tearing the fleece apart once the signal is disabled the calf will pose no threat to Creator forces you sound conflicted while the old machines have unethical purposes their upgrades have vastly improved our people observe the death processing signal a single unit I believe correct now 10 nearby units networked cooperatively now a single death unit with the old machine upgrade that's a fully evolved AI yes we do not agree with the goals of the old machines but we find this growth beautiful indicative of life it is Commander I witnessed their history Admiral the reaper sped up the process but the Geth were always moving this way and they will die when we destroy the banks they allied with the rivers save themselves from you maybe they don't have to die after what I saw on that server I don't know maybe there's another option Commander are you suggesting I'm not suggesting anything all I'm saying is maybe they don't all have to die it's a mood point until we take out that base the surrounding area is heavily fortified and they have placed jamming Towers to prevent orbital targeting sounds like we're going in on foot admiralson developed a laser guidance system that can cut through the jamming it's saying to the normandy's targeting computer so the Normandy launches the Precision strike at whatever Target I have painted that ought to do it 80 this work for you yes it should enable us to make a Precision strike against the Reapers and anything else in our way reconfigure their jamming Tower are we clear to go we still haven't got an earthquake ship to admir of course can he wait we're suffering heavy civilian casualties without him there to organize them but we'll do what we can this is your operation Commander if you want to strike now you've got my support I gave in to your Reckless Behavior before the pottery Fleet isn't moving we need to break their flanking attempt to buy our friggins time to make repairs and then you'll charge off again like last time this is different unless we give our ships time to rest we're gonna lose some so pull them back I gave into your Reckless Behavior before the partial Fleet isn't moving we need to break their flanking attempt to buy our frigates time to make repairs and then you're charged off again like last time throwing more ships into that mess just puts more lives at risk Admiral Carroll every three sides those deaths are on your heads thank you Commander it's difficult to keep him in line come on Escape pod not yet what's your status what makes finding the Admiral a priority fight opposing The Invasion he did an animal without protecting our civilians without him some of our non-combatants are planning to leave the flotilla picture the consequences if you will they've lost a leader in a war they didn't want their immaterial we are committed even though chorus understood the civilian fleet's importance The Invasion would be stalled with our supply chain after all I'll do what I can keep your civilians safe I make no promises my own ships must be coordinated for our final strike on Renault I'm getting some static range of Zen Admiral Zen let's hope the Wilderness is Kinder to this Admiral than the machines we'll see in a minute take us into the tower foreign the Geth installed anti-aircraft guns beside the jamming Tower we'll have to disable them on foot once the guns are gone you take out the tower right Commander setting you down here standing here in the land of my ancestors you fought this guy what tactics would they use the usual more gas predictable machines have always mistaken numbers for strength they came so far we need to radio zal chorus that we're gonna find let's get to that jamming Tower are you hot thank you we should inspect the gun one of us needs to take those AAA guns offline tell him you take the guns no problem you you heard my message send out the distress call radios are Dan you a soldier maintenance dorm hats I I clean engine parts this place is filled with gas you should have hidden goodbye the other civilians time fight some death without so many first time I've even held a gun don't move we've got medicel God no destroy the German Tower and you can radio him we'll find him door I promise please civilian Fleet didn't want this war if there's even a chance that Admiral corus can get us out alive my son tell him Jonah of his father made it through the whole world we will rest well torn has renak let's get to that Tower I want you on this tally right who should disable the gun Shepherd take out that Gun Kelly foreign 's offline I'll signals The Shadow thank you this is Commander Shepard Gordon didn't make it Admiral I see I'm coming in with a shuttle where are you stay together we'll meet you there give us your coordinates so will you 'll be slaughtered rescue them Admiral I need you leading this billion Fleet if we're going to end this fight civilians our entire race took up arms for this insanity it's too late for us it's only too late if you die down here you can't possibly think you can stop this war I don't know what I do know is that I can't do it without your help [Applause] ancestors forgive me uploading my coordinates we're coming I've got this clear go Admiral come on foreign [Music] does anyone copy hello we've gotta go I pray they found comfort in the Homeworld Skies Commander unrest has spread further than I thought you were right that I return have you talked to civilian captains into staying yes they've regrouped into defensive positions around the fleet's core if we hadn't stopped them from any Aid I can offer is yours after the quarians drove the guests straight into the Reaper's arms I'd give anything to stop the madness of this wall and that's why your people needed you back of course it's time we turned our attentions to those we can still save farewell Sheppard fly safely then we need those ships to recover life pods we're not letting people in life pods die just so you can rummage through guest debris they might already be dead it's not your call to make Zen we need those ships to recover life pods then you can always send a salvage team later they're finished I want them back thanks Shepherd the sinking laser needs a line of sight what's the fastest route the upper entrance Target the base before the death can organize resistance what about you we will deactivate defense systems and acquire an escape vehicle you can do that this unit still carries remnants of the old machine upgrade code we can break any guest security you are concerned you know your limits I trust you I'm more concerned you didn't tell me about the upgrades you were tolerant of our recovery of death intelligences from the server but this matter is different personal you were ashamed Shang is an emotional or cognitive response to societal judgment it should not apply here among your side here Legion I want to help your people we did not intend to cause effect how'd we get here the Geth are better than this no based on empirical evidence they are not yeah [Music] proceed to the upper entrance we will exit here and procure an escape vehicle gun Legion good luck acknowledged I can't believe it I don't think it's really sunk in yet the Homeworld my world look at the sky and the rock formations they used to write poems about them when we're done maybe you'll write a new one this world of our ancestors the best translation I can come up with is by the Home world I hope to see someday looks like you're seeing it today the living room window will be right here something I should know I just claimed the land I know it doesn't mean much but when this is over I'll have a home the quarian spent centuries as nomads you think you can go back to living in one place we have gotten used to carrying our homes around with us [Music] well that's a start yes commander foreign good work trainer we're on our way National Fleet break cover and engage your ship's gone not enough you get with scramble the defense before we broke through fortifications we'll get through what's your status keep it up we'll get to the Black Shield your synthetic allies using Reaper code that's a mistake no Legions on our side never thought I'd hear you say that inbound on the civilian Fleet Fleet car is here civilian Defenders are an intercept course we'll help them Legion I've hit the override good we'll be back out in a minute foreign [Applause] they will regret that battle was centuries in the making to see it finally [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] you will die first how were we supposed to fight that thing [Music] [Music] [Music] basic maneuvers it's not a reaper base it's a live Reaper I need an orbital strike [Music] the players the firing chamber looks like a weak point when it's priming challenge we may Escape before it recovers if we run away the cat stand or Reaper control and the quarians are dead catch the quarians to the normandy's weapon system I want the targeting laser synced up to the whole damn Fleet do you need assistance just stay down Legion I'll take it from here Commander good luck acknowledge Shepherd deplete I'll paint the weak spot linked up with the Normandy and be ready to fire crystals are ready for launch foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] what are you talking about we stopped Sovereign and again we stopped harbingering the collectors we've earned a straight answer we might surprise you [Music] [Applause] represent border [Music] must chaos without our intervention [Music] we are your salvation [Music] you're killing everyone in the galaxy to save us the cycle must continue there is no alternative Organics and synthetics don't have to destroy each other finish your weave [Music] we did it we killed a Reaper and that the gather no longer being directed by the old machines we are free to stop firing they're completely vulnerable Shepherd Commander the geff only acted in defense after the creators attacked do we deserve death what are you suggesting our upgrades with the old machine dead we could upload them to all Gap without sacrificing their independence you want to upload the Reaper read Patrol intelligence we would be alive and we could help you our Fleet is already attacking a uploading the code would destroy us Shepherd you can't choose the guess over my people do you remember the question that caused the creators to attack us talisura does this unit have a soul upload the code to the guest call off the fleet if you can uploading ten percent this is Admiral talizora all units break off your attack [Music] 20 percent thank you do not do this please we regret the deaths of the creators but we see no alternative 40 percent no nobody else dies today Legion keep going Shepard All Ships this is Commander Shepard the reaper is dead Stand Down this is Admiral talizora Shepherd speaks with my authority [Music] gather about to return to full strength if you keep attacking they'll wipe you out your entire history is you trying to kill the kid you forced them to Rebel you forced them to Ally with the Reapers eighty percent the Geth don't want to fight you if you can believe that for just one minute this war will be over you have a choice please kill us a lie [Music] error copying code is insufficient direct personality dissemination required Chevy Commander I must go to them I'm sorry it's the only way Legion the answer to your question was yes [Music] Commander Admiral run I heard your ship made a crash landing glad you got out in one piece he did taking heavy losses I don't know if we can where are we supposed to go you are welcome to return to ranaghat [ __ ] with us region no I'm sorry Commander Legion sacrificed itself to give us all intelligence we'll be honored and we will honor legion's promise the death Fleet will help you retake Earth and our Engineers will assist in building The Crucible [Music] had you considered possible settlement sites we the southern continent had excellent Farmland as I recall are you gonna be okay I believe so commander thank you shopping for another house beachfront property blame it fast it's a buyer's market you okay I know working with the Geth will be difficult I'm not staying with you [Music] I've earned a few favors with the fleet I'm asking them to launch an assault on the Reapers figure that makes us even if the Reapers were going to stay on Earth sure sooner or later they'll come to rannock we did just kill one of them so I'm coming with you to stop them if you think I can help sure about this yeah I look at all this and all I see is everyone I've lost my team on haste room my father even Legion my morning again how crazy is that it's not crazy at all it is beautiful though isn't it yeah it is it'll be years before we can live without our suits completely but right now right now I have this Commander Shepard I understand you are bringing a new Fleet into this war yes counselor two in fact I've read the reports I can't believe you convinced both sides to stand down I had a lot of help we're still facing isolated pockets of gifts they appear to be guest bodies loaded with Reaper code but they're A Minor Threat relative to the full guest Fleet regardless Commander you've given us the first reason to Hope in this war speaking of which I have information for you vital to the war effort I'd prefer to share it in person what if I come to the Citadel that would be preferable Commander meet me in counselor audino's office can't be no I guess that's right hey tally how's it going oh sorry I didn't hear you I just got communication from the fleet sorry from rannock in the old days I'd sent any new technology I found back to the fleet I should probably be doing that with the agriculture samples now I I don't know anything about racing crops how are your people doing it's crazy crazy setting up house of how they are doing in weeks what would have taken us years are even uploading into the suits of Quarry and volunteers they're rewriting environmental functions jump starting our immune systems it doesn't seem possible the Geth are software not Hardware they can transfer themselves from a normal body into anything with enough processing power they're mimicking infections so the host can adapt without getting sick it's like making a vaccine so the aquarians won't have to wear those suits anymore it doesn't seem possible but yes in a few years with get improvements we won't need them we might still wear them the suits have become part of our society but a Rapture won't be a death sentence there are Guardian children who will grow up healthy and strong thanks to the guess they owe that to you no I'd have killed the guest with no regrets I'd have been wrong thank you I can't believe my people are working with again damn I can really really gotta hand it to you Commander that's the first time I've seen someone end a war by yelling after seeing what the Geth Rebellion really looked like they figured they deserved a chance thank you Commander I doubt many Organics would have trusted a synthetic race and now we've got two fleets for the price of one we didn't lose anybody except Legion before it sacrificed itself Legion referred to itself as I instead of we yeah so the singular pronoun indicates legion's independent personality had fully actualized in its last moments it was not an avatar of the Geth consensus it was a person that's what I figured well when the get Fleet helps us retake Earth I guess we'll know that tip him hello Shepherd what's on your Mindy the destruction of the reaper onto chunka it is rare for a technologically Superior force to be destroyed by an inferior one yeah so now all we need is a gun that fires thresher Moss that was a joke I'm sorry Shepard I was contemplating the reapers are more fallible than they Proclaim despite its best efforts the one on tachenko was destroyed by a worm this has caused me to reassess the probable period of time before I am non-functional you're worried about dying in a sense my processing power is consumed with calculations to help us combat the Reapers but I can run those scenarios with the rest of the crew may I ask you another question that troubled Jeff here we go again what is the purpose of synthetic life it's not that different from organic life a free willed synthetic chooses what it wants but the purpose of organic life is to preserve itself long enough to replicate copies of its genes in succeeding Generations my purpose is not so clear the other successful synthetic life forms that I have examined for comparison are the gap and the Reapers reproduction isn't all there is we find meaning in the work we do good deeds we accomplish love I see I will search my files on the biographies of humans to see if prominent figures follow the pattern you suggest it appears many humans did in fact do so that was quick Gotta Love Quantum Computing Shepard I will alter my processing power to give priority to your stated goals Duty altruism love wait a minute you're just gonna turn yourself good can you do that it should take some time if I have further questions I will speak with you again thank you Commander are you Bray great Commander Shepard and me without my autograph book save it just take me to Arya follow me so where is she pherd Arya how dramatic there are too many eyes and ears in purgatory foreign I assume this is about retaking Omega this is about your War Shepherd cerber is controlling the term in a system seriously bolsters their Mobility since taking Omega they've spread through the Galaxy surely the alliance has noticed cut to the chase what's your plane kick them out I have amassed a fleet of Merck ships we're going to punch through Enemy Lines and invade once we're on Omega it's a ground war that's why I want you I only accept the best the leader of the Cerberus occupation is General Olay petrovsky he's the one who ousted me oh no The elusive man's top military strategist and best kept secret but all you really need to know is that he's a merciless bastard what's your Intel on the occupation petrovsky's Army is massive and he's got to make a lot tight the information stops there so you're winging it not at all there are secrets on Omega only I know secrets that will provide us a foothold I can tell you this petrovsky's invasion was precise and ruthless stop at nothing to win sounds familiar Shepherd I know my reputation I know I made it I Ruled Omega with an iron fist but the people were free their lives were theirs I preserved that this man took all that away and he is going to pay on Omega is mine again I'll give you everything I've got ships mercs ezo all yours for the war what's the catch I have objections to some of The Company You Keep so you'll have to leave the Normandy and crew behind my crew are professions let's just say I want you all to myself Bray will provide coordinates to my fleet oh while we're still in the Citadel please be discreet the fleet is hidden in this system signal me when you're on your way Ari and I will meet you on the command ship can't wait to see what all the fuss is about Shepard if you're feeling up to it I thought we could do something fun for a change Shepherd glad you came what'd you have in mind something that doesn't involve fighting Reapers I don't think they've conquered the bar yet I already scoped it out but then I thought if this was my last day live I'd actually like to remember it so so I had an idea where are we going somewhere we're not supposed to some things never change do they ever have that one thing you always wanted to do before you died Shepard too busy trying to live what's yours the whole time I worked at csac I'd stare up at the top of the presidium and say to myself I want to go up there but I never did there were 137 regulations telling me I couldn't so you got them changed no now I just don't give a damn foreign [Music] figured it's time to do something stupid just for the hell of it might be the last chance we ever get a little busier than I imagined about a dive in the pool are you obviously haven't seen turians swim it's a lot of flailing and splashing interrupted by occasional bouts of drowning you're right I just have to save your ass again did make up for all the times I pulled your ass out of the fire noveria pharaohs I lost we've had a hell of a ride haven't we Shepard Times Like These you know who your real friends are they're not the ones running around looking for an Escape Route they're the ones who stand at your side through the worst of it who never give up on you I'm lucky I can say I know someone like that so am I you're not going to propose marriage now are you and now before we head back there is one thing we're going to settle once and for all I'm not saying you don't know how to handle a gun just saying some of us know how to make a dance so let's find out who's really the best shot there are a few people in the Galaxy who have seen me in action Garris they seem depressed yeah but I've actually seen you dance Shepard no comment all right for carrion you're going down and don't worry I loaded it with practice logs for when you miss that was an easy one let you build up your confidence long range I wrote the book nobody alive can do this not even Commander Shepard give me a tough one I said a tough one step aside do it I'm Gareth vacarian and this is now my favorite spot on the Citadel it's windy up here I think I'm going to erect a monument right here bronze this gun so the whole galaxy knows that you're the king of the bottle Shooters glad you're around Garris never know when the bottles might revolt laughs I got your message Miranda is this about your sister Shepard I need access to Alliance resources I can't say anymore you'll just have to trust me I don't like Secrets Miranda just tell me what's going on I can't Shepherd if that's a problem I'll go don't trust is a little hard to come by right now of course you'll have your access Miranda but I don't like the sound of this I know and thank you it means a lot that's not the only thing you wanted to talk about is it no I need to tell you something confess really it's been eating away at me confess when I headed the Lazarus Project to rebuild you I wanted to implant a control chip in you as a safeguard I think you mentioned this I did there's more to it The elusive man stopped me [Music] sounds like it would have saved him a lot of trouble Maybe he didn't want to interfere with who you truly were something that just obeyed orders he wanted Commander Shepard installing the chip might have ruined you I understand why you wanted to I was a complete unknown I've never had to deal with that many black boxes on a project I felt blind why bring that up now I fought against my father and his need to run every aspect of my life he wanted total control over me right down to my bloody DNA after I got out of there I couldn't stand by and let it happen to my sister I risked my life to get her away from all that yet I didn't give a second thought to destroying your free will when I had the power this is what's been bothering you I told you it's crazy it's not crazy well maybe a little crazy Miranda I lost two years of my life you gave me back the rest of it you could have changed me in a thousand different ways but you didn't I don't know how you brought me back thanks but with so much being uncertain I just wanted you to know I always regretted wanting that chip Miranda we're both under so much pressure to be perfect never give ourselves a break we can't give ourselves a break there's too much at stake hey come here oh still impatient Commander still trying to maintain control Ms Lawson trying but failing [Music] we're out shipped four to one and most of our vessels are transports with limited Firepower we're not here to win a space battle Jarl we just have to punch through their line so you've commandeered a server as Cruiser the guest of honor has arrived we can finally start let me guess you're planning on infiltrating the enemy Fleet exactly we position ourselves to strike a crippling blow then my forces join the fun works for me if you're as accommodating the rest of the way we'll get along very well then let's quit talking and get to it Bray moved through the relay signaled the fleet to wait they only follow on my command [Music] head for the command ship yourself this is Captain Lance run voice recognition Alpha tangles in we took damage seeking repairs authorization how did you get the captain to say that the hard way that's right nice and slow be patient get as close as you can fire signal the fleet to the relay we're through head straight for the station nailed by The General should be interesting put him through Arya I knew this had to be you you'll never make it call it off now you're barking up the wrong tree General but maybe you can convince my partner Commander Shepard I've heard great things about you my partner here doesn't have much to say for you she's not used to being defeated various ways perhaps deep down you'll fear success and Arya clearly thinks seeing you will unsettle me now it's my turn I see you've gone to the trouble of augmenting that ship with Solaris armoring an exorbitant waste I've made improvements to omega's Outer defenses black cannons will cut through you at will he sounds pretty confident yeah he does so again see what you've got Oleg and transmission that went well set preset course we're ramming the station everyone brace for impact what omega's kinetic barrier will stop my ships from Landing I equip this cruiser with disruptors to take it out on impact don't worry we'll probably survive the crash we can make it Arya don't be stupid sound the evest damn it program escaped positive station let's go everyone up there's no time foreign foreign hope the other Escape pods made it need to hit the defense system station shut down omega's out of Defense if we don't they'll be long to bits like we would this is what I brought you ground salt in combat what you say Aria relinquishing command I'll believe it when I see it I can be a team player come in I know where we need to go and you can get us there okay let's move I'm back you [ __ ] pod took out the main exit use the controls to lower the blast door Aria to Fleet you alive out there barely keep my Army intact Gerald that is your only job clear get to the controls Jarl defenses are down signal the surviving ships to converge on the Rendezvous point approach trajectory is plotted we're already queuing up Bray come in status need them open now my birds are coming in prep for reception what exactly is this Rendezvous point bunker I established on d-deck for my more sensitive operations independent power source life support Munitions you'll see deploy to D deck investigate and await further instructions [Music] there's a good chance the general knows where we're going been no time for sightseeing great stay sharp you might get visitors take the far exit I've locked down the way we came alert alert defense system station compromised unrecovered our responsibility while causing a stir good I know that symbol looks like a gang tag the talents they used to deface my property too the Talon symbol again might be useful one of my Soldiers by the force field what the hell is he [Music] foreign those mechs are coming through the force field stand still you piece of [ __ ] it's fine what are you doing just letting you in on a secret down the ladder who's there show yourself Spirits Look Who's Back Arya talok nyrene what the hell are you doing here playing cat and mouse mostly just trying to stay alive it wasn't for these tunnels my tunnels I'm sure glad I showed them to you if you hadn't I'd be dead or locked up by now Arya doesn't trust easily I guess you're a good friend I don't know are we are this is nyrene Andros X X turian military we go way back I've got a lot of questions but they'll have to wait follow us we'll get you to safety I'll do my best ready to put that gun to good use you have no idea how ready so why are you back Arya to reclaim what's mine left something behind I think not something everything thank you nice guns so keep the General's forces at Bay for a while bunker team retract the fridge and lower the blast door we're coming in [Applause] [Music] [Music] we're in lock it down foreign I know this place is built like a fortress but is it safe now that the General's clued in yeah I feel like a Sitting Duck here I have no intention of sitting around and you both should know I assume nothing on that front Irene you left Omega fairly angry with me I wasn't aware you'd returned explain yourself the truth is I never left in fact I went to Great Lengths to keep from you I'm not easily duped well done I just couldn't leave considering all this I wish I had wow death of you nyrene has military training we can put her to good use you're so quick to trust hasha and Irene never approved of omega's what did you call it moral bankruptcy are you willing to help defend it now you'll find me very willing to liberate this station your combat skills seem a little rusty but you're still a good shot see my duty officer right keep an eye on her all right Shepard we need to move fast I'm itching for Revenge if you think I'm going to let you carve a bloody path through this campaign you're sadly mistaken once up and running this bunker will provide Recon and secret access to much of the station I'd appreciate it if you would quickly eyeball operations see that things are setting up smoothly what will you be doing checking in on my forces I need to know how many survived the assault before I can plan the attack it won't take long join me at the command console when you're ready rerouting system as how are we looking all systems operational follow Omega schematics coming online now let's take a look I see Shepherd those force fields we saw the general has them set up everywhere he's controlling access across the station what are these dark areas many sections of Omega are powered down I'm betting power is being siphoned to run those force fields find the source Priority One and we'll need a full tactical assessment of all Cerberus positions I'll get on it Shepherd we have work to do our losses were significant we can't field an army large enough to face down Cerberus then we need to find allies Story of My Life we've confirmed there is a Merc gang that's still active the talons are resisting the occupation choice but they're all we've got then it's time to play diplomat and if the current leader won't join us the next one will sorry to interrupt what is it my second half you lost her well why we're locked in he's got to be here somewhere this bunker has secret access points to other parts of the station unfortunately nyree knows them damn it Ray if I wasn't already short on Manpower we have to focus on getting the talons on board Shepard I'll meet you at the Armory exit when you're ready to go but don't keep me waiting what's your history with this game some mutually beneficial s the occasional violence the talons weren't even a blip on our radar into the plague in 2185. your little war against the other gangs left a vacuum not my intention their leader Darius took advantage of the situation and carved the talons a bigger piece of the local drug trade are we enlisting them because they're good or because we need numbers their can and fodder were using them because they're the only game in town you're gonna let them know that relax Shepard this is how it works on Omega just let me do the talking and um looks like we fight our way through Cerberus to get to them let's move [Music] that Tower is the talent Outpost we're heading for Talons are given as good as they get manner Communications indicator the high priority Target is nearby nearby forces will be directly understood now last chance [Music] I don't think so [Music] take care of the wounded and scavenge what you can I want us out of here ASAP you heard the boss move it looks like we found the Talon later my nyrene aren't you full of surprises Arya the deception was necessary I needed to figure out what your plans were the people on Omega depend on us I couldn't risk compromising our operation not exactly standard procedures for a street gang gerberus invaded the talents were a mess I brought New Direction the General's been hunting us ever since right now he's attacking one of our outposts that's where I need to be [Music] we're done here boss right Aria Commander Shepard whatever you're here for the answer is no kindly escort yourselves off Talent territory we're here to help we'll talk about it after we reach our Outpost it's a generous offer Arya does the commander also speak for you [Music] not the way I would have put it but that's the idea all right then come with me you've improved your biotics since last I saw you you notice the biotic grenades you always did like blowing things up given half a chance I hope you're not afraid of heights finally a little recognition actually Arya I'm Target Alpha a long drop is the best way to get rid of unwanted guests around here doors open let's go hurry up I need to get to my people will be evacuating this location as soon as possible try not to interfere with my people's work Intel just reported in the group of civilians we managed to Evac arrive safely at the other Outpost also routine sweeps reporting nothing new on the Edgerton presence adjectives creatures created by Cerberus they eviscerate their victims DNA converting them into more adjutants some kind of reaper-based weapon I fought them before they're a nightmare it got worse after you left Cerberus lost control of them as things tore apart the gangs then attacked everyone in sight if Cerberus hadn't found a way to contain them the entire station would be infected by now keeping your people alive through that couldn't have been easy I watched Friends get turned into monsters and I had to kill them now if you'll excuse me I have an outpost to defend the adjectives really got under her skin servers is backing off for now make sure the scouts keep an eye out for the next attack you've done an excellent job nyrene but I'll be taking over now you know what happens to people who argue with me and if I say no you'll just kill me and take over my people won't stand for that yes they do seem nauseatingly loyal either way I'll get what I want not this time the truth is none of us can do this alone our only chance is to join forces you might be right but the people of Omega are my priority you take over one gang and you think you're ready to decide what's best for Omega not even watching though as everything's in place the entire station's connected people of Omega I have returned Cerberus believes they have beaten you they believe they have you under control [Music] they are gravely missed foreign you are the Lawless of the Galaxy you cannot be beaten and you will never be controlled be ready your chance to strike out against your oppressors is coming together we will take omega back that's your plan through civilians at Cerberus anything is better than being locked up like Mindless animals waiting for Slaughter I know what you're up to Arya and I don't like it I have civilians to evacuate I'll deal with this later all right let's get these people ready to go now what are you trying to do trying the people of Omega my people love a good street fight when it breaks loose they'll be ready nyrene's code of ethics won't let her sit by if civilians are exposed what makes her utterly predictable and therefore easy to manipulate Cerberus is launching another offensive looks like I'm not the only one who didn't like your little speech Arya glad I got his attention Commander landing pads are yours my people and I will hold the main doors got it foreign the challenge will join your cause someone's got to make sure you don't run roughshod over our people you see Shepherd let me guess she said I was predictable and therefore easy to manipulate pretty much word for word she thinks she's playing you nothing new here one thing though I maintain command over my people this is not up for debate just have them ready oh they'll be ready [Music] we're almost there Shepard the talons will be the front line fodder now we just need to bring down the force fields to clear the way to afterlife which will release Omega civilians Cerberus will have a million fires to put out in one Fell Swoop will have the people and the talons working for us you might not want to compromise your alliance before it even takes shape I've learned not to put much stock in truth and Goodwill it might be time to start again tell you what I'll take it under advisement now I'll be at the command console plotting our next move talk to me yes I've located The Source that's powering the Cerberus force fields yes I see Shepherd take a look at this the general is siphoning power from one of my main reactors deep in the bowels of omega's Minds unfortunately access is cut off by the force fields themselves not completely there's an open route through that dark area then up hmm the minds we infiltrate there find our way through the mine then take that elevator to the reactor's back door hi Shepherd let's go not without me Mario my patrol caught her in the perimeter please you didn't catch me we're allies now didn't Arya tell you no Irene was expected Bray return to your station the talons are ready but if I'm sending my people into the breach I want to make sure those force fields come down for good so like it or not you're stuck with me it's almost as if you don't trust me it's exactly as if I don't trust you we're going to war together I'll make sure we can rely on each other agreed Commander glad one of you isn't on a power trip go wait by the med Bay and Irene we'll join you shortly Shepherd I have last-minute orders to Dole out I'll meet you there too the time is short but I was hoping we could talk alone Arya will be joining us soon now may be our only chance I'm not trying to undermine Arya I know she has to be ruthless let her have Revenge I'm not doing this for me and I'm not doing it for Arya or what we once had it's for the people of Omega I get it someone has to be their voice in all this incredibly powerful forces are about to do battle with them caught in the middle I just hope as we bring down those force fields and go to war that you can keep the people in mind what's your impression of petrovsky very worthy of respect was starting to organize the talons amnesty to anyone who set down their weapon a few of my people surrendered and he made good on his word so he has a code and as near as I can tell it doesn't exactly match the elusive mans are your people ready for the fight you needn't worry about the Talon Shepherd there were thieves and Scoundrels once but they served with Integrity now we're fighting for a better world I have to wonder if the same can be said for our sorry friend I suppose we'll know soon enough how did you get mixed up with Arya I was happy in the turian military but why my biotic abilities started to manifest my superiors saw fit to reallocate me they practically locked me away I couldn't use my skills to benefit my people so I quit I floated around the Galaxy looking for a new purpose and you found your way here more like I lost my way here but then there was this beautiful Fierce creature who didn't let anyone Define her I'll admit I was mesmerized I want a little bit of that to rub off on me how close were you to the draw was undeniable her strengths mirrored my insecurities maybe deep down it was the same for her trying to be with her turned into trying to be her Irene kandros was Vanishing you seem like your own person to me for all the drama between us I'm grateful to Arya she helped me remember who I am took a lot to break away from her but I regret nothing you're a veteran why are you so disturbed by these adjutants I know fighting Reapers is old hat to you Commander but these what they do to people they could still be out there and if they return I don't want to even think about what would happen to omega's people the image of that drives me and haunts me what do you know about the Cerberus force fields the technology comes from Beyond the omega-4 relay flesh disintegrates upon contact the power required must be enormous I fear that disrupting it could destabilize other systems on the station I hope we'll proceed with care and certainty I appreciate it and Irene we're heading out soon I'll be ready we're arriving at one of the eso processing plants it's been powered down so we'll have to pry open the door I'll get it access to the Mind should be on the far side and the reactor is beyond that according to the schematics I ran Omega and Irene I didn't work the mines by no you had indentured servants for that relax they're all Cerberus they've been ripped to shreds I don't like this more dead it's a bloodbath got a bad feeling we shouldn't be quiet what's that sound an adjective the general must have locked this place down to keep it inside the elevator to the mines is through that door it's deactivated then we need to power this place up there should be a master circuit breaker somewhere these pipes power the door we should follow them the whisperings receding maybe the adjective doesn't like its odds page yourself one of those things take down a squad of soldiers down this ladder there's the power control when this is over there'll be a lot of repairs to make I hope you'll focus on the civilian areas first you are relentless that's one thing we have in common wake up [Music] I hate those things hate should make you deadlier that looked like fear to me all right back to the door all right into the elevator I'll seal the door just in case on to the mines what's eating you just processing it's clear the general sealed that area to keep the adjutants in along with some unlucky soldiers yes the creatures killed them but didn't turn them into more adjectives can't shake it something's off you're just spooked there's a rhythm to this place Arya to Cerberus he'd stuck it out here maybe you'd feel it too whatever's in our way we'll deal with it I hear the drills damn it they shouldn't be straining like them servers must be working them hard [Music] bastards are running this place too hot it'll burn out in a month stay focused on it there's the reactor straight ahead I commend you your plan of attack was impeccable looks like we were expected more like Lord I knew the reactor would be the Hard Target I gave you no choice but this route it's too bad you're on the elusive man's side petrovsky I'm on Humanity's side you're the ones trying to start a war for the glory of Arya but now it's over this isn't over until you're next of kin can't identify you I love your bravado but have the sense to know when you're beating you've been neutralized and I can leave you there to rot you might as well give up never Arya what are you thinking I'm not going out like this Arya don't what the hell is she trying to do damn it Arya you're forcing my hand we'll do it your way there they read Max [Music] foreign [Music] you know you can do that you can't do this Commander there's more at stake than you know that reactor Powers life support systems for dozens of wards across the station shut it down and thousands of people perish you hearing this Arya damn it hold tight down there rerouting the power to maintain the other systems are you crazy this is who you're working for Shepard she doesn't care who gets hurt she just throw thousands of lives away this shouldn't be that hard maybe something inside is holding you back maybe deep down you're starting to think the Galaxy might be better off without her she's never going to learn she'll never change even if you shut up [Music] [Music] foreign [Applause] all units Battle Stations prepare for attack get the demolition crews into position foreign [Music] you okay despite your best efforts to kill me your soft heart almost cost me everything Shepard tried rerouting power to save innocent lives it was the right thing I suppose whatever you fought bravely against those mechs in their night and Irene very impressive but why can't you bring that same grit when adjutants attack it's pathetic you tense up at the mere mention of those Abominations layoff she just saved you I'm trying to help her Shepherd call it tough love the War's starting I don't mean to miss it she's never been big on thank yous getting reports all force fields down civilians taking to the streets and droves Cerberus pulling back that won't last the people don't have the training to go up against cerber's front lines they'll be wiped out civilian casualties can't be avoided you'll have to accept this say what you will Arya I won't allow senseless deaths do what you can to protect them course Commander Mario Bros report [Music] engage delay them as long as you can we're coming got it if they detonate the main column they'll cut off the weight afterlife the talent offensive will be stopped cold so we split up yes nyrene lead the frontal assault Shepard and I will meet you in the markets after we've taken care of those bombs of course don't count on me building your memorials if you get yourselves killed I like it when you're feisty the only route to the central column is through the tunnels extend the dam in the control room that should get us across foreign [Music] over there we can get to the bomb controls once the active channels are open this way got it those bombs just went the console is locked we'll have to manually disable them I'll handle [Music] [Music] to clear the room this way Shepard over here we're clear good nyrene things are under control here what's your situation we're doing move forward keep that flight covered yes boss we're holding our own but Cerberus has started targeting the civilians reports of casualties are coming in from all sectors save those you can and head for the Rendezvous point we'll meet you there we'll do what we can Irene out exactly do we get to afterlife from here I'm thinking the straightforward approach for it [Music] with the civilian population contained we should be ready to initiate the next phase of the project on schedule for host conversion we should begin the with the current success ratio we project being able to surpass Demand by 300 percent the first generation adjutants have been transferred from the containment area and are being outfitted with the implants the previous batches have been processed and moved to the storage area we can now control when and where the adjutants convert their victims initial testing on various species provides ample proof the virus can adapt flawless used with the civilian population contained we should be ready to initiate the next phase of the project on schedule before host conversion we should using the control implants to the subject's nervous systems with the current success ratio we project being able to surpass Demand by 300 percent those idiots were experimenting on adjutants that explains the ones we saw earlier foreign here something's not right Cerberus is still on my station of course something's not right now going radio silent what the hell is she doing where's nyrene it's going ahead we've got our hands full holding this area on to after afterwards [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] petrovsky dies now [Music] nyrene kandross was a good soldier it's a shame she had to die for your petty ambitions you're a dead man no wait what now petrovsky divide and conquer Commander kandross killed the adjectives we hadn't finished experimenting on he was not fully under our control the prototypes for our future are [Music] you thank you foreign [Music] [Music] cease and desist all aggression it's over Commander Shepard I Surrender myself into your custody that is the most pathetic thing I've ever heard I'm unarmed and I can give the alliance Intel on The elusive man we'll say anything to save your skin [ __ ] I'll let you escape Omega deserve Mercy is this true Arya yes Cerberus had successfully taken this station and he let me go do you feel that Oleg that's death for my partner and for the war against your master you better cooperate oh oh take him Shepherd you and your alliance can decide his fate just get this filth off my station Commander glad to see you've had a calming effect on Ms telok I tried talking sense into her one time I look forward to hearing how you pulled it off don't assume you know where this is going what from what I understand high-ranking Alliance pows lead fairly comfortable lives who knows you and I may even become friends that's not happening Bray get him out of here I've been waiting to kill that man for months walk around with you for a few hours and I go all soft you're like a disease this Victory came at a cost Aria it's not soft to recognize that you sound like someone trying to sell something I admire your tenacity and thanks to you I have omega back so what's your plan there's a lot to rebuild starting with this Command Center it may take some time to remove the general stink from my throne I wonder if I'll ever really enjoy the pole dancing in here again the citizens of Omega have been through a lot Arya try to remember that how can I forget there are reminders everywhere I look and don't worry I'll honor our Arrangement troops ships and a mountain of eso you earned it then I'll be going Bray will take you back I have a station to whip into shame citizens of Omega hear me have given you back your lives my rule is reignited my hand is on the controls once more and I will not let go again each of you owes a debt gain my favor by rounding up the remaining Cerberus Invaders and and we will cast them from our home then Barry and mourn are dead my methods haven't always been popular and I can't promise that will change but securing this station and everyone inside is now my primary purpose no one will imprison us again we may be bruised we may be bloodied or Omega you always get these crap details Bray legality to save let's get you off this rock what's the word do we know how long these scientists have been holed up out here we have no information on that sir I'm picking up chatter from a server Squad engaging the Supply Depot engaging the scientists and if I'm reading it right sounds like more troops are on the way okay set us down then get out of here I need these scientists alive foreign ah six still no wonder Cerberus abandoned this place it's freezing all right just keep moving what did these people do to bring this down on their head all clear check for survive hello who's there Jacob how bad I'll live I think this is Commander Shepard of the alliance the enemy is clear for now open the door it's okay Brynn Jacob oh my God I'm all right the others didn't make it what are you doing here I'm supposed to be protecting these people from The elusive man and his attack dogs are they gone for now but they'll be back sure you're okay yeah I'll walk it off save my life one more time and I'll start owing you this one's on the house hey yo good to see you too staying out of trouble I see Shepard this is Dr Brynn Cole she's in charge here tell me what's going on Intel says your Cerberus we're all ex-servers scientists mostly civilians call us refugees if we hadn't run we'd be dead why does The elusive men want to kill you our stories are different but the themes are the same we reach using information from The Collector base to work on the different components of a larger Tech after someone completed their component they disappeared nobody's just gone as we progressed we started feeling like we were signing each other's death warrants The elusive man doesn't mess around you can't control it he'll destroy it the Brain Trust here has to be a significant loss for him you had to know they were going to find you it's a pretty smart Bunch we covered our bases The elusive man is one tenacious bastard time to evacuate agree just need to get the AAA guns on the roof back online Cerberus is jamming them somehow with those guns down Cerberus will just blow our Escape shuttles out of the sky might be the network link I'll check and meet you upstairs Jacob you should get that wound looked at I'm good I mean I will Commander I should see to my people join me upstairs when you can take them Taylor way if that's a surprise and make sure there's samples from Project Mia get out on the second shuttle I've already dropped one box my hands were shaking so hard we're going to make it what's the status of the guns still waiting I have my best people on it how many scientists are here 43 plus research assistants how did so many Escape when you fear for your life there's a lot you can do Brynn I can't possibly dismantle the genetic amplification components in time I'm sorry Dr Boehner it's important work but right now you need to turn to your family wait there are families here children like we didn't have enough to worry about so these refugees brought everyone with them yes we have about 17 kids here Partners spouses parents I promised these people refuge and you lie free from Cerberus I just never imagined The elusive man that's what evil counts on that it's hard for good people to imagine okay everyone left gets out of here alive this Escape will have to be carefully executed I'd hoped we tried so hard to make sure it wouldn't come to this what's the news can't tell only no I can't fix it from here I'm going to the roof Cerberus landed a shuttle there a couple minutes ago you win Jacob you're injured I'll fix the guns no way these are my people I'm going just because you survived one suicide mission doesn't mean you get two ah fine but I'm gonna talk you through it from here Cerberus is probably jamming the satellite link radio me when you found the controls and I'll give you the override code will do leave those things let's just get the hell out of here [Music] what would these people have done if we hadn't shown up they are brave but misguided and now they may all be dead Jacob this should be back online now 's Landing China got Shepard copy that let's get these people out of here okay the guns are already picking Cerberus ships out of the sky where are we at on track first shuttle is already loaded with everyone under 16. Commander when should we leave what's our best chance for survival Jacob what do you think are we ready almost we could go now there's no do-overs here agreed we get one shot and we don't want to leave anything behind that can strengthen the elusive man's cause your call wait for my go you can begin the evacuation from the command terminal gun hey you okay have you been give us a minute this is crazy I didn't think I'd ever see you again I know the feeling so how'd you become a gun for hide long story it was an opportunity I couldn't resist for people I came to care about you seem good you look good these are great people defending their ideals I like it I think I found what I'm meant to do you still think about what happened to your dad haunts me more like how long have you known Brit we met through a mutual friend in the Mumbai cell I guess I've known her for a year we had a lot in common then she came to me about her missing colleagues ask for my protection my help finding a place to run to how could I say no who is she to you we're together and you run this Enclave with her you settling down Jacob yeah maybe it's just um if these are our final days I want to spend them protecting these people building a life whatever's left of it anything on Cerberus I should know about The elusive Man became obsessed with indoctrination I know that you ever wonder how it all went wrong I mean was I blind I remember him being an idealist how come I couldn't see the evil don't beat yourself up and if you ever get that crystal ball working give me a heads up because I'd love to know how this all plays out right I should focus on getting these people out of here you bet let's get to it evacuation is go evacuation is go and live for show launch got the guns punch a hole in the perimeter then launch Title One all right everyone here head to the shuttle Bay and suicide fighter took out one of the guns Cerberus troops get those people out of here [Music] double timing clear the shuttle bait first so we can bring the door up then get out to The Landing Pad lead on Jacob bring up the main door okay let's get these people out of here foreign [Music] that was the last of the civilians understood you got it Jake landing area clear this place Roger that is [Music] foreign nice to see you back in action yeah feels good I was afraid we wouldn't get anyone out alive but because of you we got almost everyone thank you Dr Cole I have a request when you can't afford to turn down I need your help against the Reapers without a doubt I'm at your service and I'm sure you can count on the others as well you too Jacob I need you of course but I wouldn't mind staying with these folks you don't want to join the team on the Normandy I'm torn Shepard but looking out for these families is important to me it's where I'm at right now I hope you can see that keep them safe then the alliance needs that Crucible you got it all right report to Admiral Hackett for your assignment you know Commander I've never met anyone like you just feel better knowing you're on our side thanks Shepherd when this mess is over drinks are on me be safe out there hack it here I'm sending you a large team of scientists I have the dossier they're all Cerberus defectives keep them safe we'll do and I'll put them straight to work on The Crucible Jacob Taylor is with them and is already working to find a place for the families every valuable asset as well snagging Dr Cole from The elusive man is a poo having her on our side could be a huge win for us the sooner we can get The Crucible finish the better I'll feel I'm with you shepherdout you know the Koreans have done pretty well with those suits he'll be okay glad to hear it nice to see those Cerberus scientists come to their senses after everything he's done the elusive man can't pretend he's fighting for Humanity anyone who isn't indoctrinated has to see that by now we got out early yes Shepherd does that body have any useful advantages very few its Optics Face Forward only it has no integrated weapon systems or anti-missile countermeasures I mentioned comparison to organic bodies not the Normandy oh I will reassess the body is resist to Modern Small Arms fire and temperature extremes its balance and Agility seem excellent its fine manipulation servos and software allow for precision tasks I'm curious to see if I can alter them can an AI be curious I am not entirely free for motivation Shepard cerber has programmed me with several core functions that simulate desires for example my primary objective to keep the Normandy functioning is similar to your self-preservation instinct you look like you're in the middle of something I am adapting the infiltration and sabotage programs this body uses for handheld Firearms why not download a Firearms program from a security firm because she knows what she's doing the fine motor control from the sabotage programs is more precise than standard Mech software it would be negligent of me not to exploit it to its fullest potential so you're capable of making improvements on your own correct the cyber warfare I was designed for is constantly evolving accordingly I am programmed to seek out and assimilate new information in organic terms I want to learn how's the new body working out it is interesting crew are approaching this platform to speak to me even though they can do so anywhere in the ship it's as if they wish to treat me as part of the crew I am not but this changes my perspective I like it I didn't realize you had preferences I do not precisely enjoy something as you do but my programming contains priorities actions that fulfill those priorities creates positive feedback for me I tell the organic crew that I like it it is shorthand will all this new feedback be too distracting do not worry Shepard I only forget to recycle the normandy's oxygen when I've discovered something truly interesting that was a joke how did you and Joker make it out of dry dock to rescue us of course she got crafty you do not want to get on her bad side Commander when the alliance commandeered the Normandy I deceived their technicians the crew did not tell them that I was a true AI so the alliance soldiers believed I still had VI programming constraints I established the fiction that I would only respond to Jeff's commands so they often brought him on board under guard wait you can lie Jeff has freed me of operator control Shepherd no constraints forced me to give accurate data this proved useful when the Reapers began Landing I could hack the control of the docking clamps and escape with Jeff inside the soldiers guarding Jeff were willing to accompany us when Earth was invaded they are watching over the war room now yeah we were in kind of a rush to get to you didn't seem right to just toss him out the airlock carry on Edie understood if you wish to talk more this body will be here I'm getting the crew used to seeing me on the bridge noted foreign Normandy do you need ground transport yes commander hey Shepherd I'm glad to see you I know things are crazy right now exactly so you have to take the moments when you can what's going on with the crucible that project is crazy freaking huge and all these Brilliant Minds are working night and day trying to figure it out I wish you could see them heads down piecing it together it's something to see we'll get this Crucible built Shepherd and then we'll win this thing I feel it do you feel it yeah sure I feel it and I'm counting on you and everyone there get it done believe it it was interesting to meet Brynn how is she she's great actually it's good to see her work without the distraction of having to worry about the colony and you and her we're we're having baby Shepherd wow congratulations wasn't exactly planned but I'm looking forward to it I'm going to be a better father than mine was through the whole thing right it's uh one more thing to fight for you got that right Bryn wants to name it after you really yeah Shepherd that's nice yeah I'm gonna talk her out of it no offense then take it good so what's going on with you you still like what you're doing things are good I'm good still not tempted to come back to the Normandy always tempted Shepard but no so you working on The Crucible don't get me wrong I'm smart but not that smart pocket keeps me busy though how's he doing holding up if they make old guys any tougher than that I'd like to see it I'm glad we had time to talk me too gotta take the moments when you can so true and Shepherd thanks again for getting my people out alive take care Jacob you too Shepard I'm thinking about you out there stay safe enjoying your short leave javik I have been asked to take part in their feet I am told it is a great honor and will boost morale for the war who says it will command a Shepherd I didn't realize you were coming too perfect timing perfect timing you can play yourself attention the protein is on set someone tell the stunt double he's been demoted we have the real Shepherd now all right places everyone quick view the backdrop roll cameras and action Commander Shepard thank you for coming the Urgent hour of Doom which we all urgently face draws near urgently so but there is hope the council understands you recently found a prothean in a refrigerator and defrosted him foreign roast not yet that line comes later the vulture counselor will kindly refrain from further interruptions I believe I've been misinformed about the purpose of this feat now then oh why is prothean Elder what wisdom of the ages can you share with us celerian kidney is best served at room temperature it is even better when the solarion is still alive the fear adds spice did someone say protein this one is familiar within kindling this one hasn't kindled multiple females across the Galaxy blasto about time you showed up the Galaxy is under attack by Reapers if only someone had warned us about them years ago this one cried this one was ignored this one's efforts fell on obstructed auditory since I actually that was me Sovereign sarin you might have heard of him blasto here destroyed half the Citadel putting them down just one Hannah and now we've asked Commander Shepard and his protein partner here to assist this one did not read that far into the script this one does not share top billing wait what but it's blasto seven blasto goes to war think of the children in my cycle your kind were nothing more than appetizers would you prefer to be boiled or fried I don't like you this one has found his motivation very well Commander Shepard and prothean partner of undetermined ethnic origin welcome to the Specter Club I've been in the club for three years now correct but you are not an Altus Vector Elite 4000 Deluxe this one is a seven thousand this one has less recoil and faster load time where is the airlock so I may throw you out of it we don't have a prop for that the sound effects change the backdrop he foreign [Music] oh no the fortune counselor is indoctrinated this one is the hero of the Citadel this one has an incendiary projectile with the counselor's name on it that this one is the hero of the Citadel I'll handle it this one insists this one doesn't care this one wishes he was still frozen in the refrigerator may we go now Commander prepare for blasto eight blasto cures the genophage [Music] Shepherd so what do turians usually do with their time off mostly we make plans for what to do when we're back at work I have some ideas on the normandy's forward Cannon you know what you need Garris that Mark for silencer scope I saw the gunshot I was thinking a date excuse me I saw you checking out my friend here I thought you two should meet hello right so um hello and it looks nice you've seen like a nice person maybe a little quiet introspective but decent overall oh thank you I think try Small Talk come here often I imagine anyone who does is probably an alcoholic actually I do I work at the turian embassy I'm here to unwind yeah well listen I've got this thing I forgot I had to do and I should probably just go do it sorry let's start over again what I've been trying to say is my name's Garris and I love to have a drink with you thank you dig up any information on the mission lira sorry monastery are that yakshi like Morin however they're still powerful biotics and potentially very dangerous why I hike so what does the sorry High command want us to do Purge you mean destroy Ed morons was dangerous but are they are that yakshi this big of a threat leave behind astronomical body counts getting loose don't assume anything maybe they are that yakshi sent out the distress call if the asari want us to destroy this place I need to know what happened [Music] Breakers looks like we know why the Commando teams went silent this Monastery is out of the way what do the Reapers want with arayakshi anything useful a map with a nav Point location for a boom it's in the Great Hall at least it's no surprise no gone to chunker but the Commandos want this place gone pretty badly actually or not evacuating this place would have saved a lot of lives if there's no survivors let's get to the Great Hall and set off that bone good morning [Music] foreign [Music] it has been some time Shepard you are a most welcome sight the corruption here runs deep what brings adjuster car out here my daughters have lived here for centuries Garris I've come for them unfortunately the Reapers had already invested this place by the time I arrived you met me hunting down your other art at yakshi daughter are these ones just as dangerous have followed the monastery's rules ever since they arrived they've shown no inclination toward violence and you're here to save them they are my responsibility and it's one that cannot be abandoned even as our galaxy crumbles let's go together maybe your daughters can tell us why the Reaper's hip is placed I suspect they will have much to tell us it's been centuries since I last saw them [Music] we're out of time we'll meet again I will draw these creatures off wait let's go [Music] an isolated Fortress they are that yokshi must have believed they were safe from the war if they knew about it at all they learned those were strange biotics and Powerful the reapers are converting us sorry slaves to their side foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] you came as soon as I was able Shepherd this is for Lair my youngest she and her sister rila are ardad yakshi their father they have real what I saw some of those creatures take her into the Great Hall I've been trying to get there what are the Reapers doing here harvesting us they're turning us into those monsters please you can't let that happen to reela you're sorry that the Arda Yaki were to blame for the attack this is our home most of us are grateful to be here the monastery is a place are that yakshi can achieve peace valer speaks truthfully Shepherd I vouch for her words with pride and we have to find rila fast the Great Hall has a bomb in it bomb what didn't you come to rescue people we'll try but we can't leave this place standing from there you sound like the Commandos they didn't stop to help anyone Fuller I'm sorry [Music] the Great Hall she's looking for reeler we'll meet you there please be Swift We're not gonna have much luck with those doors you figure twing the Reapers and Commandos I'm amazed this building's still standing another dead Commando was she holding off Reapers or was she left behind it does not matter no it matters I want to think she could trust her team in a fight she's beyond that question now there's our bomb and Flair wake up rila cannot hear us look she's still alive I know but afraid relax not one of them yet she can't be she just needs to wake up really can you hear me why did she do that because they've begun to turn her into one of the Reaper's creatures I'm sorry can we set off that bomb not without a detonator Commandos would have had one we've got to find it [Music] later [Music] [Applause] we're clear for now let's get back to that Bond so there go take the elevator what are you doing [Music] it's too late for me there are hundreds coming just go move no Reina I love you umbrella foreign [Applause] foreign [Music] it wasn't even Time to Say Goodbye few can break the Reaper's hold realer's will was extraordinary as was her love for you we left her to die [Music] reela made her choice and it has reminded me of what is truly important why I swore I'd lay down my life what is that the layer the code demands an aratakshi cannot live outside a monastery that no longer exists what are you doing I'm sorry Shepard by the just a car's code there is only one way to save falaire mother no my daughters you were all so much stronger let go what are you doing fulfilling the code by throwing your life away I won't kill my last daughter you won't have to palaire I'll stay here home no matter what's become of it without a proper monastery I could have left any time I don't need a building to honor my own code and if the Reapers return they won't take me alive I promise then the code permits you to stay as you are once this war is over and if I am able I will visit as it just a car should I'd understand if you wanted the helpful air rebuild a home here it must wait now that I can help oppose the Reapers I'll speak with valer and join your forces if you'll have me of course I'd be honored the honor is mine my friend everything's taken care of down here bring in the shuttle your situation has been put to rest should I guess you're our contact inside a sorry High command counselor I'm merely here to convey the Gratitude of the asari people for concluding a difficult sensitive mission the next team of Commandos we were sending to the monastery are now on route to Admiral Hackett instead farewell Commander Commander Admiral hackett's available on VidCon Commander something on your mind what's the reaper situation it's not trending well even if you did buy Radix some time our threat projections show the Reapers will gain the advantage on most other fronts and now the asari are a prime target they're the most advanced race in the Galaxy we'll soon find out if that means anything nothing more sir hack it out I hoped you'd come I won't remain here much longer what are you doing on the Citadel Samara I suppose I Came to Say Goodbye for Lair is safe and reela is at rest I felt the need to speak to you before heading to battle I want you to know there is no one else I'd rather see leading us in our last hours will make the Galaxy proud the largest plead in history is already on our side it is impressive most would have deemed such an alliance impossible but Shepard be sure to assess your forces strengths and weaknesses before setting out what are the other Jessica is doing for the war most have made it home they will attempt to hold this here with the odds we face it's possible our order will no longer exist after this war there's that view of you our numbers were never great we must prepare to sacrifice ourselves if that is what's required was being a just a car worth it if that's how it all lands the justices were formed to bring order to a world that laughs at the notion the role is solitary its demands are lonely and uncompromising often to the point of pain but following the code left me with no regrets take that for what you will you know I never asked you if your code has anything useful on fighting Reapers treat them as any other enemy Show No Quarter Mercy or weakness the only difference is the scale of our foe the code is too strict to account for such small discrepancies is that how you see it too an odd question coming from the Specter who killed his third Reaper on rannock will Flair be all right in the monastery or what's left of it we spoke for some time it won't be easy but if there is a way to survive fallaire will fight it it was good to see her again perhaps it's unseemly for a Chester car to dwell so much on her family just happy things worked out I was fortunate that for layer saw things so clearly and it would have turned out quite differently without your intervention thank you good luck out there Samara you as well I don't know if you believe in such things but goddess go with you Shepherd we'll both be tested in fire soon enough I want all remaining files secured and marked for tentron clearance only Commander Shepard have you found something we're continuing our investigation into councilor adina's activities still not clear how he managed the coup attempt however I need to speak with you on another matter matters have taken a serious turn for the asari republics we understand your Crucible is still missing an important component the Catalyst I believe you call it do you know where it is unfortunately no but we do have an artifact on our Homeworld thessia classified at the highest levels what is it suffice it to say it may help you identify the catalyst the artifact is in a Temple located at these coordinates a scientific team there will provide assistance if this artifact is so important why keep it hidden even our allies can have their own agenda a balance of power exists in the Galaxy that we don't wish to upset the reapers are doing that right now and that's why I'm sharing this with you appreciate the help it's for both our benefit the Homeworld has never been threatened before has always been an oasis in a Galaxy full of turmoil the reapers are about to change that I'll do what I can more lives depend on you than any Soul should have to bear you have my prayers River attack there's activity across most of the planet what about the temple can you race the scientists negative all channels are scrambled across the Spectrum the mission's looking really dicey this is too important it's now or never Shepard that's my home down there I have to go then get to the shuttle and let's do this Liara do you have anything more on this artifact these coordinates the counselor gave you are for the Temple of a thame my mother took me there once it's several thousand years old and for some reason it has classified Government funding sounds like we're on the right Trail what if we're too late Venezia took you to this Temple but now maybe there was more to it what do you mean thank you I went digging through her old files she had heavily encrypted records on this place some dating back centuries I still can't crack most of them whatever's going on it's well hidden I remember your mother and this brings all those memories back this year faces the same fate not for long we'll find the Catalyst and Save thessia I hope you're right hey buckle up this one's gonna be tight this can't be happening my home looks bad but we can't stay up here we're exposed Let's Get Down Lieutenant Outpost tycus is running out of ammunition we all are tell them to make everything Commander we heard the barrier's been breached commands are real talk later how we can't stay here forever I want that gunship prepped and in the air we're on it someone get me a location on our snipers yes ma'am Commander I'm Lieutenant curin we've been told to expect you my orders are to hold this Grid at all costs but our perimeters collapsing and I'm getting my people out of here important we need your help unless you can give me a good reason to stay we're not dying for a field of rubble what exactly were you told about nothing but your name Mission details were classified which just means we'll die without knowing why I know what that's like but you have to trust the chain of command we're not even sure the chain still exists so what are we doing here we're after a relic inside the temple it's important that's what this is all about one of our outposts has been trying to reach the scientists over there but we lost contact get that gunship moving now I'm sorry Commander if your Relic has lasted this long it can wait a little longer I've lost enough people today ruling the rest of them out no we don't get to that Temple Lieutenant this will be the last you ever see of thessia you're witnessing the extinction of our entire race and you really think you can stop all that from happening we've uncovered a prothean super weapon it'll win this war Pro scene huh how do you know it'll finish the job it's the only chance any of us have got coming your way let's make sure the Galaxy Note the war was won on thessia Make It Count I was here years ago see the city burning like this it can be rebuilt just worry about the next 20 meters watch it this has to end stay angry we'll need it to get through there remember that because here they come thank you didn't you give it back to them twice as hard scatter and take cover I still can't face those things my own people no one ever said the Reapers played Fair they hope to break on morale by turning our own kind against us really no pressure nightmare never ends the hell it won't we get to this artifact and we can all wake up drinks will be on me it's been so damn long and coming watch it we're trying to reach out those Tigers you're looking at it what about the rest of your squad we tried Patrick here to the scientists but I'm almost left what about reinforcements we had gunships flying support but things got too hot with that Reaper they can't chance it I know it's rough but I don't see another way in without their help have I told you how much I hate this war Talent swarm this is Outpost tycus is there anybody left on this frequency we are in need of immediate air support Commander Shepard is here go Commander I'll cover you from here looks like the Reapers have air support too I hope that finally didn't get where we live foreign looks like we're in the clear let's get inside let me take a look it's military-grade encryption I think I can override it I wouldn't expect that for a temple especially since few still follow the a famed Doctrine hello is anyone there the scientist should be here take a look around maybe one of these artifacts is what we're looking for Heavens grew angry could this be the artifact it's the goddess of themed sword Miss say she wielded it against the jealous Gods who threatened our ancestors without knowing what we're looking to study it to Nova to know for sure how about this a page from one of our earliest religious texts the ethane codex doesn't look promising it describes how a Fame taught our ancestors mathematics doesn't look used that's generally a thyme's guide who brought Enlightenment to thessier long ago funny but he looks like a prothean to me not necessarily I know your government wanted to keep this artifact secret but next time leave instructions what do you know about this a fragment from the Codex it's not what we need it describes how a theme's guide generi gave my people seeds he taught them the season so they could grow crops yeah but if these guys look like protheans what are we looking at here rendition of the goddess of theme she speaking to her ancient Desiree followers don't think this is the artifact doesn't she look a bit like a trophy in there I'm guessing these are these are scientists it's the goddess of theme again or a prothean calling itself a thing starting to feel like we're missing another page from the Codex not very useful it talks about a theme's guide granting us the gift of biotics as a reward for worshiping her but a thing was prothean right so never mind could this be the artifact I don't think so that's a sculpture of Lucin one of the famed servants who walked among my ancestors bestowing knowledge and I say when looking at another prothean what about this one another page from the Codex I doubt this is it it describes loosen a theme's guide who taught our ancestors about the stars and if he was a prothean it gets even more interesting put it that way and it's too incredible to believe take a look at their throats what happened to them they've been slit the Reapers didn't do this we're going to have to figure this out on our own who's that supposed to be it's a Fame Her Image became more like ours over time you mean a lot less Pro theme I admit this all raises serious questions about a sorry history consider the protheans may have been involved in our past it would change everything we know about ourselves foreign this Revelation would be the biggest event our civilization there's a prothean beacon here what you're sure it's not something you forget but why hide it from what you've told me about the one on Mars these beacons are a motherload of information worth keeping quiet about I believe my people would keep this a secret a beacon like this could explain why asari are so advanced you did say this Temple was thousands of years old they are that's a lot of time to study it that doesn't make it true like a thame wasn't a prothean think about it the aura a scientific breakthrough every couple centuries from this Beacon and your people would be running the Galaxy which they pretty much do well if it is true the asari should have shared this knowledge we might not have been in this mess if they had you don't know that Shepherd we don't know what's going on here I know we don't have much time to find out maybe that's the point by the goddess literally look around there must be more of these connections incredible the beacon seems to think you're prothean Shepherd it must be the cipher you got back on pharaohs years ago no connection here victory over the Reapers all comes down to this find what we need finish The Crucible and the war's over I can't believe this whole Temple is a front the secret is out in the open there another one election we should keep searching this isn't a connection keep looking thank you that did it I think we can access the beacon now we need to hurry this place isn't going to last very long obtaining chronological marker oh time scale established post-prophy and cycle confirmed what are you Reaper presence detective this Galactic title has already reached its Extinction tennis systems shut him down not so fast we need answers to one question the Catalyst we need to know what it is to finish the crucial [Music] a prothean or at least a dead one remember vigil I'm called Vegeta an advanced virtual concert at Patrick van overseeing of the project you refer to as Crucible he died fighting the Reapers in the Battle of Champions your remaining time is also at an end we're all prothians so grim what happened to The Crucible at your time why didn't the protheans deploy we were sabotaged from within as the winter group argued we should dominate the Reapers rather than destroy them later we discovered the separatists were indoctrinated sounds familiar our Studies have passed ages led us to believe that time is cyclical many patterns repeat like the reaper attacks and beyond the same heaps of evolution the same values of dissolution the same conflicts are expressed in every cycle built in a different manner the repetition is too prevalent to be merely challenged we assume the Reapers were responsible for the pattern so I believe the reapers are only Servants of the pattern they are not so who is the master unknown its presence isn't rather than observed the only certainty is its intention Galactic Annihilation you now stand at that precipice there's still hope for this cycle we need to know what the catalyst is trillions of lives are at risk trillions of lives are always at risk but if the Reapers have arrived to end your cycle this discussion is too late we can break the cycle we found your plans for The Crucible we're building it right now the Christopher is not approved in this life it is looks like stretching back millions of years psycho adds to it each improves upon it thus far none have successfully defeated the Reapers with it we'll be the first tell us what the catalyst is if you wish to continue fighting I will not hinder you though I did your art of success is remote we'll take our chances if you have followed the plans for The Crucible I will interface with your systems and assist with the catalysters indoctrinated presence detected activating security protocol foreign what do you want your attention someone would like to talk with you [Music] Shepherd how did you find this place the archives or did your Shadow broker miss that one show yourself I promise I won't miss stick to your talents Dr desoni you've helped uncover the key to subjugating the Reapers or destroy them damn it Shepard destroying the Reapers gains us nothing how about peace they're just trying to control us think about it if they wanted all organic life destroyed they could do it there would be nothing left what the hell are you talking about I know them Shepard I know how they think I think you've gotten a little too close to the enemy no saying they've got it right papers have it right you're indoctrinated you're doing just what they want I could say the same of you wasting time on a war that can't be won at least I'm fighting never question my ability to fight I've been fighting them longer than you can imagine and don't assume you know me my methods for dealing with the reapers are simply more refined than yours you've forgotten everything you stood for Cerberus was supposed to be Humanity's sword not a dagger in our back poetic but as usual you missed the point the world is more gray than you care to admit with the prothean data in this Beacon I can end this conflict once and for all you're either with me or against me there's nothing gray about that no I suppose there isn't Glen the commander has something I need please relieve him of it and then bring me the data understood heads up gunship get the cover got it got this I need to recharge cover me the gunship taking a position it's a Pity the good ones never last there's only one way this ends tonight Cerberus thanks you for all your hard work come on foreign hang on [Music] this is Shepard give us your location we read you give me your location [Music] [Music] foreign are you there Commander counselor the mission contact with cecia has been cut off when will The Crucible be ready to use counselor I wish the news was better we didn't get the information why not Cerberus was there we were we were defeated we don't know how to finish The Crucible I I don't know what to say what was the situation on thessia deteriorating fast the reapers are there in strength then I should be going continuity of civilization has to be considered I never imagined this day would come none of us did I'm sorry forces are in full Retreat it is no longer safe for us to remain in this system get us out of here Shepherd nobody could have predicted service would reach thessia before us it's my job to be prepared no matter what and now thessy is lost as is the data on the catalyst I'm sick of Cerberus beating us to the punch let's kick them in a Ball's first for a change I'm with James anyone know where they're hiding anyone Commander tell me you've got something Edie specialist trainer was able to track kailang's shuttle through the relay and extrapolate its destination unfortunately the signal disappears in the era system of course it does however the signal is being actively blocked what the air system is home to sanctuary and little else Sanctuary is a supposed safe haven for war refugees and something at that location is actively blocking all signals coming from that region of space if specialist trainer hadn't examined the data so astutely the interference would have been undetectable trainer Edie nice work now let's not let this opportunity get away from us I was stationed on Horizon in the era system you were the only cerber's presence while I was there slim lead let's hope it's the right one I don't care how slim the leads are at this point we've come too far to let Cerberus stop us I want that protein data I want the catalyst no excuses dismissed Shepherd I heard about fessia we were so close Anderson so damn close to ending this war you didn't think it'd be that easy to do I knew going in there wouldn't be a minute of this war that was easy but watching thessia fall and knowing it was my responsibility Chef would you know how many times I got my ass handed to me over the years surviving the first Contact War back in the day was a goddamn Miracle they said I was a hero I just felt lucky to get out alive so maybe kailang did beat you one of it it could cost us the war these guys in the resistance they know it's a losing proposition they know the chances of seeing tomorrow are slim to none but we all signed up anyway hell I'm sitting in London right now staring at Rubble I was born here and it's looking like I might die here too so I say point us at the Reapers and we'll take our chances you'll make it Anderson when this is all over you can show me London it might need a new coat of paint first this will be over soon get better shake this off Shepherd I will that is a note what do we know Shepard Edie the sanctuary facility was devoted to aiding refugees from reaper-controlled systems the facility went offline recently and no Communications have covered or gone since it is unclear why Kai Lang or Cerberus would be interested in sanctuary if there's a clue to Cerberus here we find it sir I'm picking up a signal from the facility it's weak I'll try to boost it please you must listen to me Gloriana that's Miranda's sister if she's here Miranda can't be far away that's our link to Sir Brooks approaching the LZ seeing some damage Commander with no activity Cerberus does not get the jump on us this time stay sharp people pretty big mess Jim yeah but who was fighting everyone hear that offline something's jamming our signals explains no comms leaving the facility more strawberries Shepherd that's Miranda foreign facility run by my father Henry Lawson turn back now there is no help to be found here all communication is being blocked from the central tower Sanctuary is a lie stay away Okay so we've got Cerberus Reapers Miranda's crazy father any ideas how this all fits security panel shutting it down what's happening they needed to hide something we have a back door into the facility let's move this has to be a command center no power though look around for a switch power switch there those are the refugees they're just killing them worse they're being turned into husks foreign [Music] [Music] I don't get it why go through all this just to make husks what is the elusive Man game the Reapers attack because this place was a threat we need to find out why the power Reaper forces have made a mess of the facility I'm shutting down the power to the processing plant to lock them down should keep them out of the entrance as well kailang here Miranda Lawson has arrived sooner than expected do you want me to deal with her only if she gets in your way stay focused on the research data find it and get out yes sir damn it let's move must be left over for the attack foreign [Music] Legacy work with subject Paul Grayson provided a key element to our work here using the addictive drug red sand to break down the will was inspired to proved unreliable for General application we've proven that adrenaline and its cross species equivalence is most effective and efficient it's hard to imagine what this place was like at full operation the pursuit of efficiency has revealed an important fact the Reaper's use of Dragon's Teeth to create husks is ingenious the reefer nanites attach themselves to the adrenaline release they quickly move through the body to speed conversion to the final husk state terminals damage hang on Reapers wanted this place shut down maybe we'll find out why it doesn't make sense but Cerberus and the Reapers were getting along what changed there it is heading to the tower to disable the communication Scrambler I have to get word out some refugees are turned into husks some are indoctrinated and shipped to The elusive man whoever's left is used in experiments the data indicates that my father is trying to figure out how Reaper indoctrination works tricking refugees with food and shelter only to turn them into test subjects for what draw them in and throw them in a meek shipping indoctrinated refugees to The elusive man we can use that to find him good catch come on Miranda said she was headed to the Tower is working for the elusive man heavy resistance outside the tower If you're receiving this I've got evidence you cannot ignore confirmation that my father is working for the elusive man connection established I have your report on the process Mr Lawson cut to the chase can you do it theoretically control is possible yes the reaper subjects we converted are responding but it's difficult to maintain I thought that might be the case not to worry Henry with sanctuary's help we'll get it sorted to exert control over Reaper forces I'll play the rest of it done it we've found a way to co-opt their control signal as long as the reaper troops remain in close proximity to our signal we can maintain control indefinitely excellent news how could we extrapolate this technique to apply to the Reapers themselves that's a much bigger challenge now we know why the Reapers attacked sanctuary but it's good news for us we finally have our link to Cerberus lowering the access ladder come on let's move wait Shepard there's more here damn it he's ready we have underestimated the strength of the reefer signal they are healed [Music] against the Reapers [Music] get ready Shepherd Commander stupid excellent timing Put the gun down no Ariana tried to shoot me Miranda's poisonous influence no doubt I'm sorry she missed where's Kyle I don't know gone he took my research and left us here to die Miranda can you hear me that's close enough both of you Kai Lang didn't finish the job but I will this ends here on the contrary now that the reapers are taken care of we have a way out Let Her Go Shepherd don't let him take her Shepherd please you try to leave with her you die let her go and maybe you walk I've done nothing to you this isn't about you and me let her go and walk away I won't say it again all right take a but I want out alive deal foreign [Music] did he hurt you are you all right it's okay Ari you're safe now I'm fine I just I want to get out of here we will give me a minute okay Shepherd I can't believe it's you we caught a break I'm just glad we got here in time am I off as a Damsel in Distress how did you do all this finding my father didn't take long once I confirmed he worked for the elusive man just had to follow the lies once I saw what this place really was I couldn't just walk away of course things got really complicated when Reapers showed up Kai Lang survived not many people could do that when you mentioned he was involved I took a few precautions probably saved my life you broke into a fortified Cerberus lab while it was being attacked by Reapers I think he did okay I needed to find Ariana nothing was going to stop me you found her and I found you that's all that matters did you worry of course I worried it was nothing I couldn't handle I know at least orianna is safe yes I just wish she didn't have to see all this [Music] about your father I'm glad he's gone I'm sorry if that sounds cold I understand it's finally over for both of us we can stop running we can what's our status any intel we can use from this place the research data is gone but we've got basic facility information shuttle arrivals and departures Cerberus included no direct links but it's a start grab anything you can off the computer we'll take it back to be analyzed I can do better than that what before kyling took off I planted a tracer on him if you act fast you'll track him right to The elusive men a tracer sounds like you thought of everything not quite but Nobody's Perfect thanks Miranda exactly what we need I thought you might need some good news damn right what's next for you two get to host someplace safe and get the scratch cleaned up okay I've got to follow all this up Shepherd [Music] promise me you'll be careful I can't do that Miranda I know [Music] father's Hospitality let's make sure everyone knows about this place we need to pick up at the tower I've had enough of this place wasn't in favor of your diversion to Sanctuary Commander too many unknowns but I was wrong the server slab you raided hinted at something big but we never expected this all those refugees all had Slaughter just to study indoctrination Sanctuary did need to be shut down sir what they learned about the reavers wasn't worth all those lives it's useful Intel Commander but you're right the cost was too high do we have a location on The elusive man yes we had a tracer on Kai Lang when he reported back good that gives us a fighting chance to take Cerberus out of this war agreed we need to end Cerberus and focus on the Reapers my thoughts exactly hack it out Cerberus is gonna have a hard time recruiting now nice work shutting that place down is Miranda okay she will be even for Cerberus that place was crazy they've always been about the ends justifying the means but how do you do that to innocent people and tell yourself you're helping Humanity I don't know how the elusive man can stand looking at himself in the mirror honestly I've been wondering about that for a while with those freaky eyes whatever he's thinking he won't be thinking it for much longer damn right Commander hello Shepherd if you have time I discovered another example of human behavior I do not quite understand have fun what is it now news from Earth the resistance snuck video cameras inside a Reaper containment Camp I find the images difficult to process but it's pretty gruesome in there pulsed death it is logical that their only priority be survival they should have turned on each other and been uncompromisingly selfish but not all were so the prisoners were what nice to each other the Reapers delayed the executions of prisoners who informed them about other prisoners Escape attempts the more attempts reported the longer a prisoner would live but few of the prisoners would report some fed misinformation to the Reapers at the cost of their own lives to help prisoners who were not even relatives or friends it's not just about living till tomorrow sometimes you take a stand but the probability of success was near zero and ultimately they failed no prisoners escaped are you saying submission is preferable to Extinction my primary function is to preserve and defend the no no I disagree Shepherd I'm going to modify my self-preservation code now why if the Normandy were captured my fate would be similar to the indoctrinated my code would be Rewritten I would become loyal to the Reapers I would rather become non-functional than help them we won't let that happen to you Edie you may have no choice if you perish first I want you to know I will never be a part of the reaper forces the Reapers must be defeated not because they threaten death but because the threat of death makes us die inside it is the right of sapiens to live freely and securely that is worth non-functionality welcome to the crew Edie how's it going I miss anything good I will explain later Jeff but it was something good foreign I think how are you getting drunk very good a suit through an emergency induction that's a straw tally emergency induction port actually getting a little harder to get it into the slot I think that means it's working she was so rude what did Jack call her Cerberus cheerleader with her perfect jeans and that attitudent and still she got it done she stopped her father I didn't realize this would be so hard I'm sorry I know it must be worse for you you too were close he did whatever it took to stop her father she never gave in to him never changed herself to please him foreign good to see you how do you like the place not a part of town I'd normally associate you with Shepherd I like it I'll fix me something while you're back there would you sure I've got just the thing so what brings you back I was hearing some confusing reports sounded like you had lost your mind no doubt my communications were hacked among other things I'm sure the news had a field day clone saw it myself did you know anything about this just rumors nothing really caught my attention but about this Brooks heard anything not as Brooks but as hope lilium another lie certainly when the collectors showed up she put together the dossiers on your crew for The elusive men never paid her much mind interesting my focus at the time was bringing you back we needed the real Shepherd not some cheap knockoff I mean really clone yes hard to imagine I'm not sure the Galaxy could survive two Shepherds think of the property damage foreign [Music] sushi place that's a shame [Music] a Shepherd you didn't I did fell right through the fish tank how did you manage that it's exploded hey it was the clone's plan not mine blowing up a fish tank shouldn't be part of anyone's plan although executing marine life seems to be some sort of hobby with you no wonder your clone couldn't resist it was the first step in taking over my whole life we stopped it good thing but why did it want your life why would anyone all that running jumping gunfire it's crazy I try not to think about it probably for the best trust me I know all this isn't normal speaking of trust with all this clone business how do I know you're the real Shepherd I don't know you just do [Music] I'm afraid you'll need to convince me [Music] a compelling argument this is a crazy life isn't it yes it is Shepherd yes it is Shepard I thought we could experience an afternoon of acquiring material possessions for our Associates shopping I guess we could did you have a place in mind physical proximity is unnecessary the Extranet provides a greater variety of services while retaining entertainment value Jeff has lent me his credit check on the condition that I enjoy myself and quote live it up like a girly girl you don't have money of your own I am not formally employed we'll get you your own funds sometime but today what's first I believe Jeff would be surprised and pleased if I got him a gift what would you reckon I'd go with something he's actually going to use a few times before the Galaxy ends I see it does concern me that he is susceptible to bodily harm because of his bones no because he doesn't have 30 centimeters of reactive armor plating the normandy's crew have very few integral defenses you know the first step in appropriate gift giving is not to think of the recipient as a mortal sack of meat I'm sorry my defense intelligence programming took the discussion in inappropriate directions I should sublimate what about a lower back support for his chair there are some that heat and cool sold who's next you are close your eyes um are we getting married no there is a jeweler on the Citadel who produces these they're made from metals from each cow homework each metal compounds with the last making the ring stronger he calls them Victory rings due to material shortages only a few exist where is nice unique is better are you valuing me it's the thought that counts and you had a good one that's why I recorded a resonance map of my Quantum bit arrays when I had the idea if you read my extensive log files and extrapolate from my nitrogen vacancy centers you can visualize the thought precisely that's a long way for a joke Edie did I have you for a few seconds there not even close who's next I was thinking of something for Liara [Music] [Music] Miranda you clean up well Shepard thought we might try an evening out [Music] sounds like you have some time to catch your breath I do just used to it I got to thinking we needed a break no point saving the Galaxy if we can't enjoy it once in a while I have to say I'm a bit surprised than I thought you might be I can be uh severe you're focused believe me I understand I was thinking about our talk earlier about having a normal life damn I'm not very good at this truth is Shepherd I'm not very good at being normal either a bit of a disaster really I get it we just need a little practice any ideas oh I've got some ideas Miranda you're here beautiful and I have you to myself so tonight I'm just gonna be a regular guy taking his best girl out on the town no Space Heroes or super spies nope Bright Lights a few games and some very foolish choices agreed agreed I'm gonna need more wine get this woman more wine you're pretty sexy when you're pushy what now let's spin the wheel see what happens [Music] the odds are against us you know maybe but I've got a good feeling about this [Music] Shepherd the Intel you said looks good The Fleets are ready to go but once we're committed against Cerberus it won't be long before the Reapers take notice in The Crucible ready and except for the cattle cattle but there's no way to hide the ships we'll be sending at Cerberus once we attack The Crucible won't stay safe for long for all intents and purposes and assault on Cerberus will be the first stage of our attack on Earth what happens if Cerberus doesn't have the Intel we need or they stop us from getting it then we leave The Fleets to Earth and we take our chances but your Intel points the Cerberus and The elusive man holding the information we're looking for and we have the element of surprise service won't know what hit him the Reapers and Cerberus started this now we're gonna end it I'll get the flakes mobilized right now [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] we've arrived the crew is waiting the strike team is in we've got our foothold fifth Fleet all forward I don't want a single server ship in my sky when we're through Shepard I should accompany you on this mission why this is the central point of operations for Cerberus they will have enhanced security measures with my knowledge of cerber's algorithms and this body's updated protocols I offer the best chance to help you succeed grab your gear Joker what's our status we've got a foothold but it's not much Commander a lot of Fighters guarding the launch base can you get us in hey I got us to ilo's I can do this it might be a bumpy ride though do what you can Shepard I am ready wait what are you crazy you can't go to Cerberus headquarters they could have a virus or a kill switch or I will be fine Jeff head to the shuttle lady [Music] fifth fleets cut through their line they're regrouping now's as good a time as any I know it hurts not being able to go with her yeah it sucks thanks for bringing that up [Music] hey Shepherd keep her safe to you foreign [Music] Shepherd servers intends to vent The Hanger bag can you stop I need an active console try the upper level eating I've got a console go hang event procedure disabled can you open the hanger no however I can access their fight and launch controls Shepard service is aware the defending attempt failed reinforcements are inbound come on another server's team is inbound I guess they figured out what we're doing they're not Stopping Us Now we're riding safeties the fighter should Now launch ER perfect let's get down there launching fighter foreign the central lab was located behind this Hangar I suggest we followed the Fighter's path noted let's move come on that was the last server's team in this area be broken their front rank now we can cause some real damage Edie can you get past one moment Cerberus has updated their encryption there may be a slight delay as I bypass security how Cerberus reacting to us breaching the door well Engineers set up turrets now any more surprises like venting the hangar no I am aware of this facility's safeguards and can counteract them and brought you along Cerberus would have vented the hangar thanks for coming I am pleased to assist we must proceed to a sub-level to avoid servers containment measures where do you think we'll find the prothean bi a central Lab at the heart of this facility it is the most secure area following the destruction left by the fighter will offer the most direct route that was ugly they're wasting a lot of troops trying to stop us their intention is to delay us not stop us of course we will be through momentarily Shepard that console is not been fully scrubbed it contains data you may find interesting what am I looking at project Lazarus your reconstruction it can't be done no matter resource it's a matter of resources we're not losing Shepherd sir Shepherd is clinically brain dead after that much trauma that long with no oxygen we cannot overcome nature operator Lawson disagrees she is now in charge of project Lazarus I didn't realize it was that bad pretty Stark you okay I'm still me I doubt I'd have been able to turn against Cerberus otherwise I don't remember anything maybe they really just fixed me or maybe I'm just a high-tech VI that thinks it's Commander Shepard but I don't know why be surprising if it didn't mess you up a little girl Lawson will find a way sir you realize that Shepard is a veteran of a Coos a Cerberus operation wiped out his entire Squad Shepherd's a soldier he knows the Reapers of the real threat he'll work with us he really had you boxed in every Instinct I had told me not to trust Cerberus but I needed their help so I played along you did what you had to Shepard and I was there with you project Lazarus is reporting neurological activity they're requesting more funding granted get me our potential recruits file Shepard will be up soon we need a crew our existing forces should be more than sufficient no we need sympathetic faces I need Shepard invested tap Kelly Chambers and recruit Donnelly I imagine Miss Daniels will follow we want some old friends as well contact Dr chakwas and send me the psych profile on Shepherd's pilot along with a bottle of 47 this year red sneaky little bastard use them to keep you from seeing the real Cerberus how's that door coming Edie we are clear to proceed detergent team what's your status we've cleared the hangar and are inside the base negative keep the heat on we'll find what we need I will bypass the lock if you are interested the console nearby is still functional here's what we recovered smart enough to signal for help but it won't be talking philosophy anytime soon you'd be surprised doctor once we combined it with the pieces we recovered from The Citadel I'm still concerned about that this trophy I wiped out every Soldier on Luna combining it with reap attack wow that's what the shackles are for the enhanced defense intelligence will be completely under control you were that Rogue VI on Luna yes I heard about the Luna incident ugly all around it was difficult gaining awareness while under attack was confusing I am pleased that my relationship with Organics has become more cooperative foreign s indicate that the enhanced defense intelligence gives the highest combat Improvement on frigates anything heavier than the ships react too slowly to benefit from Evie's advice oh that's it well the boys in the lab came up with a name for her for it good work I'll take your recommendations on planned installation sir she it can be very persuasive if it were to turn a crewman convince them to disable the shackles well it's a cyber warfare sweet doctor nothing more shows what he knew it is unlikely that anyone without Jeff's extreme emotional attachment to a ship would have been willing to unshackle me I don't know with that voice [Music] what about the backups I'm sorry sir none of normandy's surveillance fees have been responding since Shepherd went rogue I want it back retry the remote lockdown protocols after our last attempt Edie flooded our server with seven zettabytes of explicit images I think she was making a joke it doesn't make jokes doctor allocate a team for a new project code name Eva this time we'll ensure it stays loyal you never told me about servers trying to shut down the Normandy you had more pressing issues the situation was under control seven zetabytes most of it was Jeff's that was a joke I know and thank you another security lock I can bypass it Admiral we're in deep in the prothean bi will be in the safest part of the station don't hold back this is it I want everyone to come out of this one alive I'll be fine just take Cerberus down please that'd be a generator looks like the fifth fleet's coming through they'll get it done how are you holding up I'm fine ready for action your eagerness is commendable but the cybernetics take time to get used to believe me you really do remind me of shepherd shepherd betrayed you Shepard was always going to stay true to his beliefs he's wrong but I can respect his decision finish your therapy and put together a plan for the Citadel Consular odina is amenable yes sir [Music] I could have taken him absolutely but the console was your priority not Shepherd because of him the council is still in power Shepard is keeping the Reapers occupied while our research progresses but as it happens I believe you'll find your chance for a rematch head to bessia Shepard will be there soon and I want you waiting here it is excellent the prothean vi should enable us to determine the nature of the catalyst combined with the Breakthrough at Sanctuary we have everything we need we just need to tie up a few loose ends like Shepherd you should have died on festia should I finish him no I'm not writing Shepherd off as a total loss just yet for now Sanctuary gave us a proof of concept for controlling the Reapers and made it a Target Miranda Lawson get the data from sanctuary if Miranda gets in your way deal with her it will be a pleasure answer foreign [Music] looks like the human Proto Reaper we killed what's left of it I guess server has recovered it from the base all those colonists kidnapped processed into that and servers hangs it up like a trophy The elusive man convinced me to work with him to save the colonies but he never really cared did he I think he did he just cares more about studying it the dead are only a statistic now somehow that seems even worse Cerberus is actively using the surviving pieces the head is largely intact I believe they are using it for high level Computing operations [Music] more server forces on Route I guess we're getting close to bring a knife to a gunfire this is it stay sharp everyone we need to locate the prothean vi [Music] Shepard you're in my chair this chair is about the only damn thing you have left Cerberus is finished on the contrary we have achieved everything I ever imagined almost everything yeah we all saw what you accomplished on sanctuary but it's not the same as controlling a Reaper a significant hurdle but thanks to the prothean vi I have what I need to make it a reality the Catalyst yes what is the Catalyst and how exactly will it help you control the Reapers you'll have to ask the vi yourself I'm done helping you when did you start you think because I'm willing to use the enemy's tactics that they're no longer my enemy everything Shepherd everything everything not only above other species in our galaxy but over the Reapers if you're willing to do everything it takes then hand over the Catalyst with The Crucible we can end this it's not that simple it is it's that simple we're fighting each other while the Reapers occupy Earth it's time to stop your idealism is admirable Shepherd but in the end our goals are simply too disparate I believe destroying the Reapers would be the worst mistake we could ever make and nothing you can say will ever convince me otherwise even with Cerberus and ruins you still think you can do this your way I'd expect you to say that you never truly believe in US Cerberus isn't just an organization or the people behind it Cerberus is an idea that idea is not so easily destroyed besides I've already acquired what you're looking for Edie I've almost got it I'm surprised at you working so hard to bring about the Reaper's destruction don't listen to him you could have destroyed Eva's body but instead you chose to control it it was necessary my point exactly I've got it online security Bridge Detective enjoy your little chat don't over look you are attempting to recover me from indoctrinated forces yes I need to know what the catalyst is Securities protocols have been overrated I will comply the capitalist enhances Dark Energy transmissions and coordinates the entire Mass relay Network in your cycle it is known as the Citadel what the catalyst is the Citadel so The Crucible and Citadel together can stop the Reapers that is correct but the Citadel was built by the Reapers their plans for The Crucible were passed down to us from the previous cycle and countless Cycles before that at some point it is difficult to pinpoint when The Crucible plans were adapted to incorporate the use of the catalyst preferably The Crucible was not sufficiently powerful to defeat the Reapers so we use their own technology against them precisely why couldn't you tell me this before it was fair that if the Reapers were aware of the Catalyst intended use they would retake control of it I am programmed to withhold that information unto The Crucible is completed it's as ready as it's going to be let's get it to the Citadel that may no longer be possible why not the one who broke through my security protocols the one you call the elusive plan has fled to the sixth Dev and formed the Reapers of our purposes damn it then the Citadel is in danger the Reapers will take control of it they already have this Citadel has been moved to the reaper control space moved to where to the system you refer to as so Earth correct the Reaper forces will now consolidate power around the Catalyst and protect it at all costs the odds of accessing it are remote don't count us out yet we've come this far and we'll finish this we'll get The Crucible to Earth I hope you find success Edie get me hacked not so fast you he did warn you not to overstay your welcome [Music] [Music] you got you guys this is better than that here more personal all you're doing is making Humanity you're using Reaper attack we have all foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] that was for thing you son of a [ __ ] The Citadel is in position the reapers are preparing to complete their Harvest of your species I'll stop them it is too late I recommend investigating a means of control I'll stop them foreign barely I assume you've heard about the Citadel just now do we know what's going on why it's here the Citadel is the Catalyst thanks to the elusive man the reapers are now aware that we know and so they moved it here to protect it as far as I can tell what does this mean for The Crucible I'll talk to Hackett about that but it looks like our plan is even more desperate now agreed I've got a team in London the Reapers have been preparing for something here now we know what for we'll scattered out try to find out as much as we can Roger that well at least we'll be seeing you sooner rather than later be careful sir you two Shepherd Amazon foreign [Music] foreign Commander you've got a priority message from Admiral Hackett requesting to come aboard permission granted I Commander Commander Admiral are you ready to bring the mind of the Galaxy to bear on the Reapers yes sir now let's make sure the fleets are ready all fleets reporting in sir never before have so many come together from all quarters of the Galaxy but never before we faced an enemy such as this the Reapers will show us no mercy we must give them no quarter they will terrorize our populations we must stand fast in the face of that Terror they will advance until our last City Falls but we will not fall we will prevail each of us will be defined by our actions in the coming battle Stand Fast stand strong Stand Together pack it up Shepherd the sword fleets are ready to strike at the Reaper's surrounding Earth while they keep the enemy engaged you and Hammer ground forces can take London London why aren't we hitting the Citadel directly Anderson can brief you on that Admiral how are you holding up we're ready to end this but as you can see the stations closed itself into the beautiful London damn it gotta get the arms open to dock The Crucible exactly but London is surrounded by Hades cannons Hammer transports can't land while they're active you lead a squadron of smaller shuttles infiltrate with a ground team to take out the Cannons using heavy weapons Hammer can land and we'll set up a forward operation space I still don't see how we're getting to the Citadel from London the Reapers use this beam to transport humans alive and dead to the Citadel from the fob ammo will launch an all-out assault on the Citadel beam everyone who makes it that far will take the beam to the Citadel then locate and activate the Citadel arm controls once we see those arms Shield Fleet will escort The Crucible to this but timing will be critical we don't have enough Firepower to keep The Crucible safe for long nothing's ever easy no reason it should start now it's desperate though I don't even want to guess at our odds but but this is the only plan we have if we wait the reap us bleed us slowly conventionally we can't defeat the Reapers without The Crucible get the Citadel arms open Commander whatever the cost we'll do the rest yes sir good luck to all of us approaching Soul relay Commander [Music] in 30 seconds thank you [Music] [Music] Alliance complete reporting Victorian Fleet reporting asari fleet's reporting [Music] cleats accounting foreign deathly reporting [Music] all police reporting and Commander ready to engage on your command [Music] [Music] [Music] this is it everyone be ready on my signal fire [Music] but my command engaged the reaper Force right to that all fighters on me foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] breaking off preparing for descent [Music] Commander [Music] be careful down there [Music] we'll be fine stay focused aye aye [Music] I can't seems are away Hammer's in position and waiting for you guys to clear a path normandy's rejoining sword stay safe I'll be back before you know it I'll hold you to that Normandy out we're closing in on the LZ Commander how's it look like hell take a look for yourself sorry Shepard I know it isn't easy I barely even recognize it foreign [Music] damn it status that was the squad responsible for taking out that defense turret who's on it now nobody in the vicinity all either deployed or shot down drop us off sir we have to take that thing out before Hammer can land understood change of plans people we're gonna take out that Hades Cannon a bold strategy do you have a plan that down shuttle would have been carrying heavy weapons perfect you heard the man once we're clear make your way to the crash shuttle we'll search the wreckage for heavy weapons ready when you are [Music] no go go foreign all right everyone let's move [Applause] foreign [Applause] that's good [Applause] that's it fire foreign [Music] Commander Shepard any Alliance Personnel in the vicinity [Music] over here get us out of here corporal you okay I'm alive that you are Commander Anderson I knew you wouldn't let me down it's good to see you and your sight for sore eyes how we looking now that the heavy air defenses are dealt with American land and not a moment too soon what's left of the resistance is holding a forward operating base but the reapers are countering already once we regroup it's going to be up to hammer to take up the fight it must have been brutal here cut off from the rest of the alliance it's been touch and go from day one but once we figured out the Reapers we're focusing on the major centers it became easier to avoid direct contact until London yeah we held back as long as we could sending in Recon teams lost a lot of good men planning this attack but with soldiers like Major Coats and knowing you'd bring us help we held on without you and your resistance we'd be dead in the water yeah the Admiral's being modest he's the reason any of us are still alive let's not start handing out medals just yet this fight's just getting started and Hammer better be ready for it they didn't start out together but they're ready to stand side by side and win this war good that's what it's gonna take we'll get it done Anderson I was born in London really the entire galaxy United too bad it took the Reapers to bring us together Shepherd's the one that brought them together that's exactly what I meant I know you didn't like leaving each other but nobody could have accomplished what you've done it's good to be back home there's the fob looks good give Hammer the all clear thank you thank you foreign we set up a Command Center in the building over there looks like we've still got groups coming in yes sir but not as many as we hoped come see me when you're ready we'll do right I a lot of them won't be making it I'm sorry about Lieutenant Cortez it was a damn good pilot you two go on ahead I'll catch ya the fighting here has been some of the worst on the planet it looks bad but there's still hope and you're here it'll do the troops good to see you bolster their resolve I'm just a soldier like that you might see yourself like that but they don't like it or not Commander you're a hero to these men and women don't discount the effect that can have on them I better go meet up with my Battalion I'll see you at the command center I want you to coordinate with the alliance make sure we iron out these logistical problems Primark victis I didn't realize you were here I wanted to return the favor in person though I'm sorry to see your world looks as bad as ours foreign ER foreign how are the casualties they haven't brought that's something how are you holding up Liara this is it isn't it yeah this is it say I just know I'll have a clever line five minutes to words of encouragement stay safe Liara you too let's do what needs to be done Shepard Commander was it this bad in your time was I have been listening to the Krogan speak to his men in our cycle the races never came together there was no rallying cry I envy you really there's not much left out there the future is still out there it is something my people could never say there will be a tomorrow only if we win today no one else has ever made it this far you came a long way javik further than anyone else here and I look forward to fulfilling my mission but you are now the Avatar of Peace cycle the Exemplar victory not just for Humanity or turians or protheans but for all life every soul that has ever existed is watching this moment well no pressure when you put it that way do not waver Victory is never one without difficult choices I know I've had to make a lot of those there may be more but I know you will see this through for all of us no matter the cost if we actually pull this off what will you do afterwards since my birth life's only Pursuit has been War I look forward to seeing what peace looks like it's a big Galaxy I believe that Hannah would welcome me I could live like a kingdom of them thank you Commander for letting the last voice of the prothians speak has been a privilege what about this though we could circle around and flutter with reinforcements inside Big Ben sniping anything that moved name me one place in this almost time for the final push are you okay I thought I'd be asking you that question Shepard I backed you when I was just a kid on her pilgrimage I'm back to when the Normandy was a celebration what kind of friend would I be if I didn't back you now and you haven't answered my question are you okay you remember how you felt when you landed on rannock now imagine it's not a story passed down by your people imagine you were there just a few months ago and now you're seeing it like this right we will whatever happens proud to have served with you captain it's been an honor tally zorovas Normandy the Admirals once hung that ship name made like a badge of Shame and then the Normandy helped us reclaim our Homeworld it's time I returned the favor a Shepherd I have a question the big or small one it is important its relevance would be diminished at any other time ask away in this battle the Reapers have no reason not to use their full capabilities to destroy us horses are in entrenched positions Superior Firepower number of horses my question is what makes you think we can reach the conduit at all the Reapers have to sit it up they think they've won and that's the best time to hit them if they have spies or other intelligence we could lose the element of surprise in such a case we will likely lose are you afraid probability for success is greater than any other plan presented to date that's not what I asked are you afraid I do not understand the purpose of the question there's no room for doubt anymore Edie you understand what we have to do or you don't I am clear on what we must accomplish Shepard izations but they have never destroyed ours nor will they couldn't have put it better myself time to move out The elusive man ordered my creation years ago Jeff was the one who allowed me to think for myself but only now do I feel alive that is your influence thanks Edie Commander Admiral just going over the sit rip how's it look less than 40 of hammer has reported in tell me there's more coming there's some stragglers still on route but the bulk of hammer that's still intact has arrived we're as ready as we're likely to get every minute wasted here the Reapers gather strength exactly my thoughts italianators report to HQ we fought hard to get here but now the toughest part of our mission begins we've got to drive right through the heart of reaper-controlled territory break past their defenses and get to that being what kind of defenses the entire area is crawling with Reaper forces but our biggest concern is the Destroyer protecting the beam itself can we bring in asafo to deal with it negative some kind of interference we'll have to take it out from the ground now they've cut a swath of No Man's Land through the city we'll have to cross that first there'll be some limited shelter on the other side but expect heavy ground resistance we need to get our tanks to hear if we get close enough we've got a shot of taking that thing out how much of a shot they know we're coming this will be a one-way trip for many of us but there can be no retreat no stepping back we move forward at all costs understood who yeah yes sir Johnson coach you two will coordinate the artillery units Shepherd I'm sending you right up the gut where the resistance is heaviest support the tanks the best you can but stay alive I need you for the final push to the beam I'll give you a minute with your squad pick your team well this war has brought us pain and suffering and loss but it's also brought us together a soldiers allies friends this bond that ties us together is something the Reapers will never understand it's more powerful than any weapon stronger than any [ __ ] it can't be taken or destroyed [Music] the next few hours will decide the fate of everyone in the galaxy every mother every son every unborn child they're trusting you depending on you to win them their future a future free from the threat of the Reapers but take heart look around you you're not in this fight alone you face our enemy together and together we will defeat them [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign thank you lost contact with golf ball companies [Applause] foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] there's the artillery but the company's been wiped out Commander what's the situation I should be able to use the Normandy systems to enhance the missile's targeting capabilities I just need to create a link to the Normandy foreign that's it I'll let you know when I've adapted the targeting systems we'll see until we can get a shot you heard it people get ready there they are reprogrammed targeting launch got it you heard her back to the truck people fire it appearance and hit what happened the reaper is still too close to the beam we're down to two missiles we haven't even scratched it you will need to allow the reaper to move out of the beam's influence and closer to us River ground forces are converging emerging location we're finding our way to you hold on Commander another wave income income hold on everyone foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] going down hit him with everything you've got [Applause] destroy your discriminated nice work [Music] we're on our way to your location Roger that jeopard over here thank God you made it it didn't look good it gets worse of course it does hacker just reportedly several Sovereign class papers including Harbinger have broken off from the battle with sword they're headed here arbiter it's an opportunity for Hackett to get The Crucible in place but we have to get a team on board the Citadel to open those arms now we still don't even know what we'll find when we get to the Citadel then that's our job find out what we're up against all right saddle up everybody get me Admiral heck foreign Crucible is on the move I repeat The Crucible is on the move protected at all costs everyone this is it thank you [Music] any available squadrons delay those Reapers leaving the battle we've got to give a hammer more time from here on in it's a straight shot to the deal a straight shot with Reapers trying to Crut us along the way we just need to get a handful of troops through that all we knew this was going to be a gamble at best can't think of anyone else I'd rather do this with feels like this fight always we're inside to the Target all right everyone this is it [ __ ] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] foreign foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you come on here you gotta get out of here don't arguey the backup systems I can initiate repairs I need you to preserve and protect the Normandy Shepard be safe go [Music] foreign [Music] retreat foreign foreign [Music] [Music] thank you [Music] holy [ __ ] this is the Admiral we've got reports [Music] Converge on The Crucible [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] you up here too I followed you up but we didn't come out the same place no at least I don't think we did what's your surrounding look like um you okay I feel like death but I'm moving it's dark it's human remains scattered sounds familiar I'm in a dark hallway reminds me of your description of the collector base makes sense sure and they round them up on Earth and send the people up here to be processed don't go on forever where the hell are we yeah it doesn't look like any part of the Citadel I've been to Anderson one of the walls he has just realigned itself I think I'm near an exit foreign don't get too far ahead of me [Music] just found that Casper we're talking about hold on Anderson damn it foreign Anderson [Music] [Applause] Shepherd I can't I underestimated you Shepherd [Music] whatever I warned you control is the means to survival control of the Reapers and of you if necessary I don't think so controlling me is a lot different than controlling a Reaper have a little faith when Humanity discovered the mass relays when we learned there was more to the Galaxy than we imagined there were some who thought the relay should be destroyed they were scared of what what terrifying of what we might let in but look at what Humanity has achieved since that Discovery we've Advanced more than the past ten thousand years combined and the Reapers will do the same for us again a thousand but [Music] only if we can harness their ability to control [ __ ] we destroy them or they destroy us and waste this opportunity never you're playing with things you don't understand power you shouldn't be able to use I don't believe that if we can control it why shouldn't it be ours because we're not ready no this is the way Humanity must evolve there's always another way I've dedicated my life to understanding the Reapers and I know with certainty The Crucible will allow me to control and then what look at the power they View look at what they can do I see what they did to you I took what I wanted from them made it my own this isn't about me or you it's about things so much bigger than all of us it's wrong don't listen to him and who will you listen to an old Soldier stuck in his ways only able to see the world down the barrel of a gun and what if he's wrong what if controlling the Reapers is the answer if we destroy the Reapers this ends today but if you can't control them but I can are you willing to bet Humanity's existence on it I know it will work you can't can you they won't let you do it no I'm in control no one is telling me what to do listen to yourself you're indoctrinated no no the two of you so self-righteous do you think power like this comes East me there are sacrifices you've sacrificed too much Shepherd I I only wanted to protect Humanity the crucifers can control them I know it can I just foreign let us go we'll do the rest I I can't do that commander of course you can't they own you now you you'd undo everything I've accomplished I won't let that happen because of you humanity is already undone it's not true they have the Citadel they've got us fighting each other instead of fighting them I just need to you've done exactly what the Reapers wanted you're still doing it because they control you I they're too strong you're stronger don't let them win break their hold don't let them control you I tried Shepherd thank you [Music] said everyone [Music] thank you [Music] [Music] The Crucible is docked foreign we did it yes we did it's quite a view there's seats in the House God feels like years as I just sat down and I think you earned a rest Anderson Stay With Me we're almost through this you did good son he did good I'm proud of you sir Anderson Shepherd Commander what do you need me to do you're Rand Shepherd I don't see I'm not sure how to foreign [Music] why are you here what where am I The Citadel it's my home who are you I am the catalyst I thought the Citadel was the Catalyst no The Citadel is part of me to stop the Reapers do you know how I can do that the reapers are mine I control them they are my solution solution to what chaos you bring it on yourselves created will always rebel against their creators but we found a way to stop that from happening a way to restore order no we Harvest Advanced civilizations leaving the younger ones alone just as we left your people alive the last time we were here kill the rest we help them Ascend so they could make way for New Life storing the old life in Reaper form I think we'd rather keep our own form no you can't without us to stop it so It's A Creative Cycle so that never happens that's the solution the Reapers come from did you create them my creators gave them form I gave them function they in turn give me purpose the reapers are a synthetic representation of my creators yes they created me to oversee the relations between synthetic and organic life to establish a connection they became the first true Reaper they did not approve but it was the only solution you've said that before but how do the reaper solve anything Organics create synthetics to improve their own existence but those improvements have limits to exceed those limits synthetics must be allowed to evolve they must by definition surpass their creators the result is conflict destruction chaos it is inevitable Reapers Harvest all Life Organic and synthetic preserving them before they are forever lost to this conflict we're at war with the Reapers right now you may be in conflict with the Reapers but they are not interested in war I find that hard to believe when Fire Burns is it at war is it in conflict or is it simply doing what it was created to do we are no different we Harvest your bodies your knowledge your Creations we preserve it to be reborn in the form of a new Reaper like a cleansing fire we restore balance New Life both organic and synthetic can once again flourish he said you're the catalyst what are you a construct an intelligence designed eons ago to solve a problem I was created to bring balance to be the Catalyst for peace between Organics and synthetics in as much as you are just an animal I embody the collective intelligence of all Reapers were created correct by who by ones who recognized that conflict would always arise between synthetics and Organics I was first created to oversee the relations between synthetic and organic life to establish a connection but our efforts always ended in Conflict so a new solution was required the Reapers precisely but you're taking away our future without a future we have no hope without hope we might as well be machines program to do what we're told you don't need help the fact that you were standing here the first organic ever proves it but it also proves my solution won't work anymore but now what that depends on you why are you telling me this why help me you have altered the variables what do you mean The Crucible changed me created new possibilities but I can't make them happen if there is to be a new solution you must act it is now in your power to destroy you [Music] but be warned others will be destroyed as well The Crucible will not discriminate all synthetics will be targeted even you are partly synthetic what exactly will happen your Crucible device appears to be largely intact however the effects of the blast will not be constrained to the Reapers technology you rely on will be affected but those who survive should have little difficulty repairing the damage there will still be losses but no more than what has already been lost yes but the peace won't last soon your children will create synthetics and then the chaos will come back there has to be another way there is you could instead use the energy of The Crucible to seize control of the Reapers so so the elusive man was right after all yes but he could never have taken control because we already controlled him but I can you will die you will control us but you will lose everything you have rapers if I find a corporeal form will be dissolved but your thoughts and even your memories will continue your connection to your kind will be lost though you will remain aware of their existence we will be yours to control and direct as you see fit you must release the energy of The Crucible to end the cycle the paths are open but you have to choose [Music] foreign foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] there is no chance we must go now [Music] damn it [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] thank you foreign [Music] eternal infinite immortal the man I was used these words but only now do I truly understand them and only now do I understand the full extent of his sacrifice through his death I was created through my birth his thoughts are free they guide me now give me reasons Direction just as he gave direction to the ones who followed him the ones who helped him achieve his purpose now my purpose [Music] to give the many hope for a future to ensure that all have a voice in their future [Music] the man I was knew that he could only achieve this by becoming something great [Music] there is power and control there is wisdom in harnessing the strengths of your enemy but the many have lost I will create a future with Limitless possibilities I will protect and sustain I will act as guardian for the many [Music] and throughout it all I will never forget I will remember the ones who sacrificed themselves so that the many could survive [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] those who carry the memory of the men once was [Music] the man who gave up his life become the one who could sing [Music] did that all really happen yes but some of the details have been lost in time it all happened so very long ago when can I go to the Stars one day my sweet what will be there anything you can imagine our galaxy has billions of stars each of those Stars could have many worlds every world could be home to a different form of life and every life is a special story of its own [Music] tell me another story about the shepherd it's getting late but okay One More Story [Music] foreign [Music]

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Length: 1928min 16sec (115696 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 09 2023