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[Zatwu]

I was looking through GameInformer and was looking at the picture on page 53. If you look at it its the Reapers attacking some place within view of earth. Then suddenly I realized that's the Citadel approaching Earth and being attacked by the Reapers!

Is the Citadel what Shepard uses to defeat the Reapers?

EDIT: To clear up some misconceptions, this is not Palavan as Africa and Madagascar can be clearly seen on the planet. This is also far to close to Earth be the moon.

Here is a cropped picture provided by marshalleck with green outlines around Madagascar and Africa. I've also added red outlines to the Citadel arms visible in the shot.


Here is another more complete image provided by MartinDN. It does not have outlines but it allows you to see another arm on the left.


And here is a picture of the citadel linked by leonia42. Note how the arms curve at the tips.


(Note: these images do not violate copyright, as they are just excerpts and not entire pages used to illustrate a point in a discussion--"fair use")

Modifié par Zatwu, 01 mai 2011 - 03:17 .

[marshalleck]

 That's not the Citadel. The Citadel doesn't have mountains on the ward arms. 

Modifié par marshalleck, 30 avril 2011 - 05:29 .

[IrishSpectre257]

There are Turian dreadnoughts in the sky in that screenshot. That's Palaven in the distance, not Earth.

It matches up with what we've heard about their homeworld in that one article.

Edit: Actually, I'm not so sure now that I've gone back and actually looked at the picture. It's hard to tell if those are mountains, and it certainly looks like the Citadel's arms on each side of the picture.

Modifié par IrishSpectre257, 30 avril 2011 - 05:40 .

[Zatwu]

I don't think those are mountains. Those are the curvs of the arm. And you can see two other arms to the left and right. Plus I can see Africa and Madagascar on the planet.

[marshalleck]

IrishSpectre257 wrote...

There are Turian dreadnoughts in the sky in that screenshot. That's Palaven in the distance, not Earth.

I thought that too, but had to edit it out of my post. It's clearly the continent of Africa, with the island of Madagascar visible. 

[Leonia]

IrishSpectre257 wrote...

There are Turian dreadnoughts in the sky in that screenshot. That's Palaven in the distance, not Earth.

It matches up with what we've heard about their homeworld in that one article.

I have been wondering that.. especially after reading that nice info dump from Arcian recently. At first I thought it was a view from the moon but the "earth" is too close and the continent that you can see in the image doesn't fit any shapes we are familiar with from Earth. It's definitely Earth-coloured but it very well could be Palaven.

I can't tell if those are mountains, dreadnoughts or what..

Modifié par leonia42, 30 avril 2011 - 05:35 .

[marshalleck]

Zatwu wrote...

I don't think those are mountains. Those are the curvs of the arm.

Hmm. I see where you're going with that, but the perspective seems weird. I'm still not sure about that. Maybe. 

[IrishSpectre257]

I find myself really hoping this turns out to be completely false since it is potentially a pretty huge spoiler (even though it is just speculation)

Modifié par IrishSpectre257, 30 avril 2011 - 05:38 .

[Zatwu]

Topic title edited to reflect this.

[Leonia]

Hm, I see Africa now but the "mountains" make me think it's not the Citadel.. though the arms do make sense..can the Citadel move?

[Zatwu]

Dunno if it can move, but if it could it would be one of those things people don't find out because the Keepers run the Citadel. Could be one of the twists/modifications to the plan you find out towards the end. And it fits with the theme of Epic Moments.

Shepard hijacking the biggest phallic symbol in the universe to lay some smackdown on Harby?

Modifié par Zatwu, 30 avril 2011 - 05:46 .

[marshalleck]

leonia42 wrote...

IrishSpectre257 wrote...

There are Turian dreadnoughts in the sky in that screenshot. That's Palaven in the distance, not Earth.

It matches up with what we've heard about their homeworld in that one article.

I have been wondering that.. especially after reading that nice info dump from Arcian recently. At first I thought it was a view from the moon but the "earth" is too close and the continent that you can see in the image doesn't fit any shapes we are familiar with from Earth. It's definitely Earth-coloured but it very well could be Palaven.

I can't tell if those are mountains, dreadnoughts or what..

The planet in the background is definitely an image of Earth. Here's a cropped and edited image (which does not violate copyright, as it's just an excerpt and not an entire page used to illustrate a point in a discussion--"fair use") that clearly shows off the silhouette of Madagascar and the continent of AFrica outlined in green.



And for reference, the island of Madagascar:

Modifié par marshalleck, 30 avril 2011 - 05:57 .

[Antivenger]

Methinks the Reapers are a little PO'd at Madagascar after playing Pandemic 2.

[Zatwu]

Thanks for the pic marshalleck.

[HappyHappyJoyJoy]

Shutting down the ports won't save you now, Madagascar!

[didymos1120]

May be an orbital habitat of some kind.

[Zatwu]

Don't think so, seems pretty epicly big to dwarf Reapers. The left arm has been cropped in this pic but you can still see the right one. Maybe the destroyed turian ships mean don't use the Turians to defend the Citadel during the attack or something.

Modifié par Zatwu, 30 avril 2011 - 06:00 .

[Zimary]

I don't know. The architecture looks more like its from Earth than the Citadel, so I am guessing its the moon or something. It just doesn't look like the Citadel, and its so small compared to the scale its represented at in ME1 and 2. Again, the architecture looks nothing like the Citadel, there are mountains in the distance, and the things on the sides aren't curved or shaped like the arms of the Citadel, they look more like ships.

[marshalleck]

And in the full image, the upper arms aren't visible. Which is why I said the perspective on the ward arms (if that's what they're supposed to be) seems off.

[Leonia]

It's way too close to be a shot from Luna though the architecture definitely seems Earth/human appropriate.

[Zatwu]

Here's the earlier pic with the arms outlined.


As for the upper arm, you could be right but the image is a lot shorter than it is wide and the left and right arms are barely in there.

Modifié par Zatwu, 30 avril 2011 - 06:07 .

[IrishSpectre257]

marshalleck wrote...

And in the full image, the upper arms aren't visible. Which is why I said the perspective on the ward arms (if that's what they're supposed to be) seems off.

In a ME1 loading screen, the upper arms are barely visible. in the artwork, the fold at the end of the arm is much closer than in the loading screen. So if it's taken from a POV towards the end of the arm, it makes sense that we couldn't see the upper arms.

Modifié par IrishSpectre257, 30 avril 2011 - 06:07 .

[Leonia]

For comparison:

[marshalleck]

IrishSpectre257 wrote...

marshalleck wrote...

And in the full image, the upper arms aren't visible. Which is why I said the perspective on the ward arms (if that's what they're supposed to be) seems off.

In a ME1 loading screen, the upper arms are barely visible. in the artwork, the fold at the end of the arm is much closer than in the loading screen. So if it's taken from a POV towards the end of the arm, it makes sense that we couldn't see the upper arms.

True, but doesn't the location of the left and right arms and their apparent relative angle seem off? Given each arm's uniform size, the arms to the left and right are so much smaller it's made to look as though they are much further away and also extend further than the arm in the foreground, which doesn't really match with the dimensions of the Citadel as we know it. I don't know. Like I said, I can see why it appears to be the Citadel, but I still think the angles don't look right. 

[Zatwu]

Well as you can see its tilted a few ways. So it wouldn't seem symmetrical like in the loading screen.

The biggest issue with this I think it is makes the Reapers seem a lot smaller unless those are the Mini-Reapers we've heard about...actually yeah I think these are the smaller Reapers since they aren't much bigger than the Turian ships.