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[drinkurmilk]

A lore-related question. It would seem logical that by the time of Mass Effect, Shepard, given he is in his late twenties and has been enlisted for ten plus years, had already visited the hub of galactic civilisation. Yet a lot of the party's dialogue in the first visit to the citadel is expository. This is understandable from the perspective of players as it is our first experience in this world. But what about the characters in-world? 

[geth47]

In ME1, yes. The receptionist says this, as does the C-SEC officer who sells you equipment. Avina will also mention it.

 

If you start playing in ME3, Avina will speak with you as if it was the first time you´ve interacted with her, while yet admitting that this is not your first time on the citadel. It will be meeting dr. michel, as well as barla von. If you start playing at me2, avina will say how long has been since your last visit. 

 

As you can see, if you start on 2 and 3, it´s not the first visit. Shepard always needs to visit the citadel in me1 at least 3 times

 

it seems to me it´s not only shepard first visit, but also kaidan´s and ash, based on how surprised they are at the place. . 

[Undead Han]

It does seem as if it is the first visit to the Citadel for Shepard, Ashley, and Kaidan.

 

It might make some sense from a lore perspective however, as the Alliance starts off as a relatively minor player in ME1. They may not have a large presence on the Citadel, with Arcturus station instead being the space station hub for the Alliance Navy.

 

On a side note, spacer Shep likely spent part of his childhood aboard Arcturus station as he was a military brat that grew up around the military bases his parents were stationed at. Given Arcturus station's status as the main hub for the Alliance space fleet, its probable that it was among the bases he lived on. Which means in ME3, that Shepard's former home and probably quite a few friends were annihilated by the Reapers.

[Solace]

Because of the political situation in Mass Effect 1, I would say not alot of alliance military is allowed near the citadel because they are not part of the council. Only the council races are allowed to have fleets stationed at the citadel. Alliance military is by appointment only. If you notice, as you walk about the citadel, there is absolutely no Alliance military there just to be there. There is an Admiral that is there by appointment, you are there by the request of your embassy, and the soldiers in the bar are on leave. the whole reason for wanting a Spectre, is to have more political influence in galactic politics. So, with that said, knowing the politics of the story, it would be illogical for you to of been there, at any point in your life, regardless the backstory you choose.

[TurianRebel212]

Yeah, it's his first visit. Shepard was an N7 Operative, meaning that he was basically equivalent to a Tier 1 Operative in today's military.

 

He probably was too busy doing hard core military BAMF stuff to go take in the sights of the Citadel.

[SwobyJ]

His first visit. The Citadel is new to him.

 

He always spends time on Earth, though it is barely brought up. Trained for N7 there. So it is always familiar to him to some extent.

 

You otherwise get to customize the early life and early military experiences.

 

I'm unsure if the Psychological Profile info is before or after graduating the N7 program in Rio.

 

Shepard comes from Colonies/Earth/Ships, has some formative experiences, and then you can optionally give him a great deal of exposure to the Citadel - or barely any (you only need to stop there twice in ME1, not at all in ME2, and only I think two required trips in ME3?).

[ELMIKE2K10]

Yeah it was Shepard's and the Normandy's first visit to the Citadel. The Alliance has no presence on the Citadel (no bases) during the events in ME1(Humans of course at the time are not a member of the council) though it seems that Humans have immigrated to the station since they have a embassy there.  Capt Anderson of course has not only been to the Citadel before, he also has a place there.

[The Grey Ranger]

It's not true that there is no Alliance presence on the Citadel, there is at least one group of human soldiers, in the Presidium lounge, you can talk to one of them about the consort.  Now admittedly they might be there on leave, but there doesn't appear to be a restriction on them being there.

[SwobyJ]

Alliance doesn't have specific authority, but communicates with the ambassador (and later on, the councilor).

 

Ambassadors are appointed by the general species authority (I'd imagine this is an agreement between the Alliance and Earth governments) and accepted by the Council.

Councilors are more directly vetted by the Council but also put forth by the general species authority.

 

So while the Alliance has no formal presence on the Citadel, lots of Alliance personnel may spend time there, and may have influence over the human ambassador and other civil servants.

 

But again, this is Shepard's, Ashley's, Kaidan's and the Normandy's first visit to the Citadel. Maybe some random crew have been there before, but no one important (erm maybe Joker, but I dunno). I think it can be assumed by how things played out, that Anderson has been there before. I mean.. especially with his personal history.

 

Humanity has only had an embassy for a couple decades tops, and a councilor for just a couple years as of the end of ME3. I think we can also assume that the role of the Alliance in the Citadel has always been rather small, but growing in more recent years. Things like Anderson's blocking from being a Spectre could have, for example, added to the (internal organizational) frustration with not being respected by the larger galaxy. Things like Shepard, the Normandy, and (ppsttt) background Cerberus pushes of humanity, likely were all part of an effort to propel humanity out of their corner of the Traverse and into the greater known galactic society.