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[jtav]

Help save me from my depressing headcanon.

The topic of Shepard's post-war fate came up in another discussion and I said he was likely to end up with an impressive-sounding sinecure and kept from having real influence while the legend of Shepard is manipulated for various ends. That seems unduly grim. My Shep doesn't actually care that much about living happily ever after with his LI (well he does, but it wasn't exactly going through his mind in the chamber). An ending like Zaeed's feels both him and me with horror. He needs meaningful work, even if his frontline days are over. Shep's pretty charismatic, so I thought of some kind of diplomatic career, but I don't know how feasible that is, especially with an ex-Cerberus LI. Any suggestions from those who like Destroy more than I do?

[Eterna]

Shepard is still a Spectre no? Your Shepard could just continue to do Spectre work.

[Fixers0]

The war is over. The Reapers have been defeated,
And the Cerberus rebellion has been foiled.

The remaining Cerberus operatives will be hunted down and defeated.

The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed. But, I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger.

In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Council will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire for a safe and secure society.

Modifié par Fixers0, 09 juin 2013 - 08:20 .

[NeonFlux117]

Wake up. Or most likely, Die in pile of rubble in space.

Great ending bioware. GREAT.

[justafan]

Fixers0 wrote...

The war is over. The Reapers have been defeated,
And the Cerberus rebellion has been foiled.

The remaining Cerberus operatives will be hunted down and defeated.

The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed. But, I assure you, my resolve has never been stronger.

In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Council will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire for a safe and secure society.

This would work better in Control if you ask me, it would require a bit more political posturing and sabotage before Shepard could take full power in destroy.  I see him getting the now vacant counselorship easily enough, though maybe with enough revelations about a certain Thessia beacon, Tuchanka Bomb, Yhag program, and whatever else the Shadow Broker has laying around, maybe he could pull it off.

However, I prefer to think that Shepard gets a cushy diplomatic job, not quite ambassador, but some type of human figurehead position.  He could meet and talk with all the high level officials of other species, but he really isn't all that involved with the political process, since I never thought of Shepard as a good politician (he's a little too punch-happy).

At this point though, I find it highly unlikely that they would let Shepard continue serving in a combat capacity.  Sort of Like Captain America, he is now a symbol of hope in a galaxy desperately neeing some.  They will not risk him getting killed by some random cruiser or rogue faction..... again.

Modifié par justafan, 09 juin 2013 - 08:52 .

[Eterna]

NeonFlux117 wrote...

Wake up. Or most likely, Die in pile of rubble in space.

Great ending bioware. GREAT.

Is it really necesary to derail a thread with this speal? 

[hiraeth]

I always headcanonned that my Shepard would help rebuild the galaxy. Act as a spectre/diplomat (much like she did when she was forging the Krogan-Turian alliance for the war) and ensure that galactic unity is preserved. I also imagine that my Shepard keeps serving in a military sense, so maybe fight off any merc gangs or rebels who threaten galactic peace.

[Skvindt]

Just a few ideas off the top of my head:

-Continue working as a Spectre

-Continue his career in the Alliance military, possibly aspiring to become an admiral (Not all military work involves frontline service.  My father was a pilot in the Air Force, but spent a fair amount of time in the office planning, writing reports, etc.)

-Diplomacy, politics, advising the council (Regardless of your LI being Miranda, the fact that he ended the Reaper threat should influence the council to at least listen for his input on some matters)

-Motivational speaking (He's a hero, he can inspire people and offer leadership talks)

-Start a business ( A new challenge for him that doesn't involve gunfire for a change )

-Consulting

Modifié par SRX, 09 juin 2013 - 08:58 .

[KaiserShep]

My Shepard pretty much settles into the position of organizing efforts to rebuild and aid survivors left stranded while the rest of the relay network is up and running.

[Samtheman63]

retire and raise a family, maybe get a steady part time job or find some hobbies.

the next ME game should be sims style!

Modifié par Samtheman63, 09 juin 2013 - 09:09 .

[ryn_wolf]

retire and have lots of little blue children

[jtav]

I just said I didn't want him to retire and raise a family. (well, kids later, but alongside the job) I'm still trying to decide whether sone kind of foreign service equivalent is a feasible career path or whether Miranda will play havoc with security clearances.

[Jafroboy]

Whatever you want, thats the beauty of a Role Playing Game!

[IntelligentME3Fanboy]

 his funeral.

what you fail to realize is that no human being can survive all these wounds

he's already died in ME2.Let him rest

[Yestare7]

 
Hospital time.

Throw Citadel party

Get Liara pregnant

Move to Thessia

Happily ever after.

[ryn_wolf]

Yestare7 wrote...

 
Hospital time.

Throw Citadel party

Get Liara pregnant

Move to Thessia

Happily ever after.

yes!!! exactly 

[tanisha__unknown]

Retire to somewhere sunny with a beach.

[ElSuperGecko]

1: Go to a medical facility.
2: Recover.
3: Report in to Hackett and/or what remains of the Council
4: Implore said authority figures to use unmanned probes to tow the Reaper corpses into the gravity well of the nearest star
5: Throw badge at them and quit when they refuse
6: Find an extranet terminal and send messages to all squadmates & love interests
7: Wander down to a beach
8: Order a drink (preferably not from a Batarian barkeep)
9: Lie on a deckchair, wait for friends to arrive
10: Wait for inevitable "Shepard, we screwed up" extranet message from Hackett/Council

[KaiserShep]

Jinx1720 wrote...

Retire to somewhere sunny with a beach.

Run tests on seashells. 

[Iakus]

jtav wrote...

Help save me from my depressing headcanon.

The topic of Shepard's post-war fate came up in another discussion and I said he was likely to end up with an impressive-sounding sinecure and kept from having real influence while the legend of Shepard is manipulated for various ends. That seems unduly grim. My Shep doesn't actually care that much about living happily ever after with his LI (well he does, but it wasn't exactly going through his mind in the chamber). An ending like Zaeed's feels both him and me with horror. He needs meaningful work, even if his frontline days are over. Shep's pretty charismatic, so I thought of some kind of diplomatic career, but I don't know how feasible that is, especially with an ex-Cerberus LI. Any suggestions from those who like Destroy more than I do?

Assuming Shepard is unwilling or unable to continue pursuing a military career, either as an Alliance officer or a Spectre, there's still several options:

Diplomacy:  Regardless of the exact makeup of the fleet, Shepard managed to get an impressive number of species to work together.  Shep could become a diplomat, a formal ambassador, maybe even the next human Councilor.

Cleanup:  Both the CItadel and Earth are a mess.  Shepard could help direct cleanup work, rescue details  first responders, etc

Teaching:  Shepard could become an instructor at a makeshift naval academy.  Or a biotic Shepard could become an instructor in that (perhaps Jump Zero could be taken out of mothballs until the relays are going again)  

Colonist:  Once the relays are back up and running, Earth will want to reestablish contact with its colonies, and they may need help.  Shepard could end up settling on one of them, helping them get up and running again.  Perhaps as just another settler, perhaps in something more high-profile.

Cleaning up the galaxy is something that's likely to take a human lifetime or more to complete.  There's any number of ways Shepard can continue to contribute

[Bizinha]

Yestare7 wrote...

 
Hospital time.

Throw Citadel party

Get Liara pregnant

Move to Thessia

Happily ever after.

+ Retire from Aliance
+ Help rebuild Thessia and Earth+ Devote to her/his hobbies

[Iakus]

Guys, jtav specifically asked for stuff Shepard can do as a second career post-Destroy. THis is not a SHep ready fro retirement yet

[AntiChri5]

I sometimes have a hard time seeing post-destroy Shepard as anything other then a councilor or high ranking diplomat/ambassador. He just finished personally uniting many of the major powers of the galaxy and then led them to victory over an enemy no one thought beatable. If the Council system survives the Reaper war, then he would be the new human councilor.

But it probably didn't. You bypass the councillers in ME3, then the Citadel gets taken and they probably all die.Shepard could be instrumental in building a new council, with representation for other species that contributed (depending on how your game went). And maybe more then one councillor per species. More a kind of senate.

I can't really see Miranda holding back his career. She turned on Cerberus and worked against them at great personal risk, contributing to their complete destruction. Even if she hadn't, Shepard vouching for her would be more then enough. He probably has the pull to make her a Spectre.

So maybe Shepard as a new human Councillor with Miranda functioning as his right hand. Unless you want them to be professional equals?