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[Captain Cornhole]

Before starting, I think it is important that I clarify that this is purely speculation and like the Indoctrination Theory there is nothing to solidly back up my claims. The evidence I will be presenting is circumstantial, and is up for interpitation. Furthermore this in NOT a whitewashing of the current ending. 

Having been a fan on the Mass Effect series since 2007, being deeply absorbed in the lore, I always seemed to get the feeling through gameplay and story that there is something "otherworldly" to the Mass Effect universe that isn't directly mentioned or hinted at. I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but perhaps it is best surmized by paraphrasing Sovereign, with it being something "beyond our comprehension". Again I sorta find it really tough to describe, describing it in the sence that there is an object, clearly comprehendable and within your grasp. Except your in the room fumbling around incapable of clearly grasping this "object". It is frustrating cause I can't quite accurately describe this feeling I get from playing the game exactly the way I want too, I'm not able to do it justice.

Playing Mass Effect 1, 2 and replaying 3 I get this "otherworldy" feeling as though there is something more to the universe then just the physical plain of existence that the game takes place in. I don't want to call it a spiritual realm, or afterlife or higher plain of existence cause those terms are just cheasy and signifiy different things then what I'm trying to explain. Going back to Sovereign, when it says there are things beyond your comprehension that we are incapable of understanding, that is exactly the feeling I get. I feel as though there is more going on in the universe, behind the curtains then just fighting the Reapers. I think there is more purpose the machines then just the StarChild lets on. 

Perhaps, by now your thinking I'm going in circles with my explaining or lack there of. That said the story of Mass Effect seems to oh so slightly hint at other beings more uncomprehendable then the Reapers themselves. This fits well with the Lovecraftian feel of the Reapers, having entites so powerful and terrible they don't need a reason to screw around with the physical plain of existence, if you wish to call it that. I get this vibe that there is more to the Mass Effect universe then just the Reapers and the Starchild.

Let me elaborate a few quick in-game instances that helped spur this concept:

1. Firstly we have Ashely talking to Shepard about the Universe having some sort of design, as though there is a creator or creators behind the scenes pulling the strings or watching.

2. Conversation with Sovereign, the machine elaborates on concepts or things beyond comprehension. I'm sure all of you got chills during the scene. It emotes that lovecraftian element of things utterly beyond human understanding and power.

3. The Thorian, Shiala explains how ancient the Thorian was and how intelligent it is. Indicating it and it's kind could have been around for millions of years.

4. The whole idea of Shepard dieing is really interesting and it suppose it really depends on how you look at it. After the Collectors blew the Normandy to smitheroons where was his consiousness? Either way I think it was still tied to his/her physical body in some sence as you play and Shepard in ME2. But it make you wonder about the concept of an afterlife in the Mass Effect universe or some higher plain of existence. I could go on about this, but your all smart enough to get the picture.

5. Asari, Drell and Turian religion, I just thought the conversations with Liara, Thane, Benezia and people like Garrus offered deep insite into their religions and it goes along with the theme of an afterlife, particularly when Benezia dies and during the Priority Earth mission.

6. Legions, descriptions of the old machines in ME2 and 3. Describing one single thought as overwhelming, this is indeed lovecraftian.

7. Conversation with Harbinger. Again goes along the Lovecraftain lines.

8. The idea of a virtual world, such as the Geth Consencus hints along the lines of alternate realities or different plains of reality. Even Joker hints along with this after the consencus mission, I'll work on getting a source up for this.

9. Various conversations with EDI hinting at themes of a subjective reality and consiousness. This is primarly prevelent with the Cerberus base mission and the terminals offer insite into Shepard's and EDI's past.

10. Cut conversation with Ashley about the afterlife. I'll get on source up later. But it goes along the theme of another plain of existence and a creator being.

11. The StarChild always came off as angelic too me. Especially with the glowing pannel that lifts Shep through the sealing, artifically creating atmosphere for Shepard to breath (and don't say that was some sort of barrier) and healing Shepard's wounds to a certain extent.

Now here is the meat of the issue. This has lead me to very much so speculate on the motives of the StarChild. Ifthere is some afterlife or higherplain of existence with being beyond comprehension like Sovereign described then what I'm about to suppose makes a certain amount of sense.

This idea came to me after several replays of ME3 and has been growing on me. First off we have already established that the StarChild is a liar, as Shepard can survive, we already know this. But that said, my theory is this:

The StarChild is somesort of being that has ascended to a higherplain of existance or afterlife, call it what you will. And the Reaper's are it's method of protection for what ever may face it in the next plain of existence. Just bear with me, like the Chineese Emperor who built the Terracotta army for Protection, this ascended being created the Reapers to harvest an army for it in the afterlife. The organic slushy in every reaper is the StarChild's Terracotta army.

My theory is that since the StarChild cannot interact that much in the physical realm it needed Shepard to complete it's plans to bring it's army of reapers to the next plain of existance. Only after this being ascended and set forth it's plan for the Reapers to harvest organic life to build in army, it realized it forgot to create a method for summoning it's army to the afterlife. So over the eons as the Reaper's reaped it slowly helped different species construct the Crucible. And when the Crucible was ready to fire it needed Shepard to do what it couldn't, whiich would be fire the device. It manipulates Shepard into choosing the Destroy ending, thus killing the Reapers and sending them to the afterlife to serve as the StarChild's army.

Think about it, for the blue ending it uses the vision of the Illusive Man as a deturrent for choosing that option, as it threatens Shepard with death over the synthesis option using his/her despise-ing-ness of machines to avoid that option. Knowing that Shepard will likely want the reapers dead, and is fatigued wanting to give up (go out in blaze of glory) it presents this as the best option.

That's just my theory, take it or leave it. I just felt it would put the ending into a little better context without giving it the whitewash that the indoc theory does.