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[Heimdall]

Convenient Reaper Attack

The greatest defense of all

[TobyHasEyes]

xIxDarkWolfxIx wrote...

So what will that evidence prove? The Reapers exist, so what? Shepard still committed Genocide. Even if Shepard proves it was necessary it does not change the fact that he just wiped out 300,000 Batarians and a Garden World. I know they are not in Council Space and therefore Shepard did not commit any crime, even more so as the Alliance and the Hegemony are in a state of De-Facto War but very few people would get away with what Shepard has done.
I believe it was a necessary evil but it is still morally wrong, no matter what the cause.

 If he can prove that the Reapers were about to attack, then not only would it make the proceedings seem so much less important, then it would give an explanation for what he did. As you say, he did not comit a crime so it is a public showing so the Alliance can distance themselves from those actions. With the Reapers around, don't think that would be a priority for them

 Also wanna get across this point; Shepard did not commit genocide. The deathtoll was not entirely Batarian by Shepard's choosing (even if some Renegade Shepard's would not mind choosing their deathtoll as such)

[Iakus]

My Shepard's defense.  Turnabout is fair play, after all :

Council Lawyer: Commander Shepard you have been accused of being a member of Cerberus…

Shepard: Ah, yes, “Cerberus” the former Alliance black ops organization allegedly gone rogue and now seeks human advancement by any means necessary.  I have dismissed that claim.

Council: Really?  Then explain that Cerberus symbol on the side of your ship.  And on the uniforms of the crew.  And the armor, and everything else on board.

Shepard: Is that the symbol for Cerberus?  I thought it was the logo for Cord-Hislop Aerospace. I make a few extra credits by providing advertising space for them.

Lawyer: Your crew are all known member of Cerberus.

Shepard: Really? My “security team” is composed mostly of nonhumans.  The fact that you believe this "Cerberus" would tolerate aliens on their ships shows just how fragile your mental state really is

Lawyer: Sir, this is a serious matter.  You stand accused of destroying an entire star system as well as its Relay…

Shepard: Everyone knows that’s impossible.  The batarians are a very charismatic and persuasive people.  They convinced the Alliance that I was responsible.  Just as they convinced you.

Lawyer: And you have an illegal, not to mention unshackled AI on board your ship.

Shepard: There's no evidence to say it's anything but a sophisticated VI. I tried to get one of those VIs that of me being sold on the Citadel. Never did receive it. So I made do.

Shepard: Look.  I believe that you believe these charges. But that doesn’t make them true.

Lawyer: ::head explodes::

Modifié par iakus, 29 mai 2011 - 07:31 .

[Heimdall]

Judge: How do you plead?

Shepard: *Points out window at descending Reaper fleet*

Judge: *Head Explodes*

[Nashiktal]

The whole point of the trial is to create a scapegoat in which to avoid a war with the Batarians. (And possibly as a recap for the past two games) There is unlikely to be much of a defense at all.

[J0HNL3I]

Tucker did it!

[DPSSOC]

[Someone With Mass]

Something like this would be hilarious.

[Chuvvy]

I'll be going with the "Yeah but still." defense and the SODDI defense.

[Chuvvy]

Someone With Mass wrote...

Something like this would be hilarious.

That'd be good.

[TomY90]

DPSSOC wrote...

I would love it if shepherd did a blackadder in the court case.

[DPSSOC]

TomY90 wrote...
I would love it if shepherd did a blackadder in the court case.

Though it'd probably be closer to this

[leggywillow]

My trollish Renegade's will probably go a bit like this.

Judge: Is it true you destroyed an entire batarian settlement?
Shepard: I plead the fifth.  ::large stage wink::

[Malanek]

This is Sheps chance to talk and present evidence for hours straight to the entire galaxy about the reapers without the council being able to muzzle him. He has a heap of evidence ranging from saren, sovereign, geth recordings, prothean artifacts collected, lack of alternative theories for prothean extinction, mass relays carbon dating, collector technology, collector DNA, collector base, remains of human reaper, lack of alternative theory behind abducted humans, recordings of derelict reaper including bits taken from it etc etc.

It's unclear exactly when the reapers will turn up but IMO Shepard has enough evidence to convince a large portion of the galaxy that something could be up with this reaper theory and that should be the basis of turning himself in.

[TiaraBlade]

tomorrowstation wrote...

Any_ILL wrote...

Chewbacca is from Kashyyk!

He moved to Endor, tried to pass himself off as the tallest Ewok evar. You didn't know?!?


As for the trial: all the evidence against Shep will probably be hyberbolically trumped up so as to allow us to respond with a lot of Paragon/renegade opts, much like Miri and Jacob questioning Shep in the shuttle.

In fact, the trial will most likely use evidence of every major act Shep did in all three games to orient new players as to what Shep is all about.

Wow, that sounds brilliant!

[Yakko77]

Alternatively, what would you as the prosecution use against Shep?

Obviously the actions taken in the Arrival DLC come to mind and the mere act of being in Cerberus (willingly or not) will likely be brought up but what else? Or can anything else be brought up since many of the acts that Shepard carried out that are even remotely questionable were carried out under Spectre immunity and such.

Also, who is going to be prosecuting Shep? Is it the Council? Alliance? A batarian delegation? Or just some hot shot ambulance chasing lawyer looking to add another victory to his inflated resume?

Modifié par Yakko77, 30 mai 2011 - 04:22 .

[Destroy Raiden_]

Prosecution you say? I can do that! OK


Assault in the second degree punching face of steel girl, Archer, that guy you beat up for thane’s LM

Accepting bribes/ extortion – from all the stores you ever promo or threaten, dealing with mouse

Destroying a prothean artifact – beacon in Eden Prime and the Arrival relay, the entire structure where Liara was imprisoned in back in ME

Crimes against the galactic species – killing the Arrival batarians, if you killed the queen, if you killed the colonist on feros

Second degree murder – Spector girl, Benezia, Jowng, Set on fire Krogan, Dantius (asari in thane’s loyalty mission), killing guards at purgatory, ect

Accomplice to murder – aiding Garrus in LM

Accessory after the fact – helping Garrus escape after LM, helping him, thane, kasumi, and jack escape

Theft – stealing the Normandy, all your cybernetic parts, the crew, Kasumi’s LM, if you kept the Cerberus data, stealing the SR1

Kidnapping – said crew, Oriana (by stopping her from going back to her dad)

Owning illegal AI – EDI, Legion(girl on citadel counted him as sheps synthetic assistant.)

Harboring terrorist, criminals, ect – half your ground crew

Terrorism – Working with Cerberus

Using illegal cybernetics – your body and all the reaper tech tim put into you

Tax evasion – you were dead but I’ll charge you anyway!

Fraud – you faked your death

Presenting and using false ID – Kasumi’s loyalty mission

Using weapons of mass destruction – nukes on both Virmire and Jack’s LM

Destruction of property – every place you ever shot up while on mission, destroying purgatory

Impersonating a spector – can be used if council says they revoked your spector status backs in ME and forgot to tell them about you getting it back or refusing the name only spector status they offered in ME2. Their word against yours = you lose.

Cyber crimes – you hacked those terminals for Liara

Fraternization – you slept with members of your crew

Public intoxication – if you drank yourself under the table at all

Fleeing the scene of a crime – Garrus LM

Giving up military secrets – Giving Tali that data back in ME

Spying – just the meer fact you work with Quarians, Geth, and Rachni you could be giving them info. Also giving tali that data again

Facilitating the escape of criminals – you destroyed purgatory and by doing so released most of the prison population.

Slavery – you paid for Jack

Drug dealing and possession of illegal substances – if you gave that guy outside of the club on the Citadel his think drugs.

Messing with the keepers – if you scanned them

Interfering with a criminal investigation – you stopped Bailey from looking into Thane, you interrupted the cops at Liara’s home

Harboring a Yakshi – if you chose Mornith

Ok that’s all I can think of right now.

[Meshakhad2]

I intend to use Wrex, Mordin, and Legion as my defense team. I will be invincible.

[CroGamer002]

Destroy Raiden wrote...

Prosecution you say? I can do that! OK


Assault in the second degree punching face of steel girl, Archer, that guy you beat up for thane’s LM

Accepting bribes/ extortion – from all the stores you ever promo or threaten, dealing with mouse

Destroying a prothean artifact – beacon in Eden Prime and the Arrival relay, the entire structure where Liara was imprisoned in back in ME

Crimes against the galactic species – killing the Arrival batarians, if you killed the queen, if you killed the colonist on feros

Second degree murder – Spector girl, Benezia, Jowng, Set on fire Krogan, Dantius (asari in thane’s loyalty mission), killing guards at purgatory, ect

Accomplice to murder – aiding Garrus in LM

Accessory after the fact – helping Garrus escape after LM, helping him, thane, kasumi, and jack escape

Theft – stealing the Normandy, all your cybernetic parts, the crew, Kasumi’s LM, if you kept the Cerberus data, stealing the SR1

Kidnapping – said crew, Oriana (by stopping her from going back to her dad)

Owning illegal AI – EDI, Legion(girl on citadel counted him as sheps synthetic assistant.)

Harboring terrorist, criminals, ect – half your ground crew

Terrorism – Working with Cerberus

Using illegal cybernetics – your body and all the reaper tech tim put into you

Tax evasion – you were dead but I’ll charge you anyway!

Fraud – you faked your death

Presenting and using false ID – Kasumi’s loyalty mission

Using weapons of mass destruction – nukes on both Virmire and Jack’s LM

Destruction of property – every place you ever shot up while on mission, destroying purgatory

Impersonating a spector – can be used if council says they revoked your spector status backs in ME and forgot to tell them about you getting it back or refusing the name only spector status they offered in ME2. Their word against yours = you lose.

Cyber crimes – you hacked those terminals for Liara

Fraternization – you slept with members of your crew

Public intoxication – if you drank yourself under the table at all

Fleeing the scene of a crime – Garrus LM

Giving up military secrets – Giving Tali that data back in ME

Spying – just the meer fact you work with Quarians, Geth, and Rachni you could be giving them info. Also giving tali that data again

Facilitating the escape of criminals – you destroyed purgatory and by doing so released most of the prison population.

Slavery – you paid for Jack

Drug dealing and possession of illegal substances – if you gave that guy outside of the club on the Citadel his think drugs.

Messing with the keepers – if you scanned them

Interfering with a criminal investigation – you stopped Bailey from looking into Thane, you interrupted the cops at Liara’s home

Harboring a Yakshi – if you chose Mornith

Ok that’s all I can think of right now.

Shepard is screwed.

[CroGamer002]

Someone With Mass wrote...

Why don't we just bring in Legion and have him show everyone the data about the Reapers the geth have most likely stored somewhere?

Yeah, I don't think they'll let Geth to be even near Earth.

[GenericPlayer2]

leonia42 wrote...

Regardless, I want Baltar's lawyer. That guy was badass.

That would be awesome. I actually looked him up and the actor for that role is named Mark Sheppard. BW MUST hire him as VA for Shep's lawyer! (if such a role exists in the story...)

[HTTP 404]

"hey, whaddya gonna do?"

is my shep's defense

[Dave of Canada]

"Commander Shepard, what do you have to say about yourself?"
"I'm a spectre."
"We know this, but this crime is outside of Citadel laws and you must be punished."
"I've got a galaxy to save."