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[ZipZap2000]

Male

Romanced Liara

Saved the council

Destroyed the collector base

Sided with the Quarians

Cured the genophage

Destroy ending

That's all the mentions we need to get before moving on.

[von uber]

Why does it have to have a canon sex? And if so why does it have to be male?

Especially as Bioware have already previewed both sexes armours, and their DA:I promos have been fairly 50/50 (and if anything erring towards the female).

[DuskWanderer]

Why does it have to have a canon sex? And if so why does it have to be male?

Especially as Bioware have already previewed both sexes armours, and their DA:I promos have been fairly 50/50 (and if anything erring towards the female).

 

That's just on the message boards. According to the data, FemShep is picked about 1/5 of the time. Another part of it might be because MaleShep's appearance has been consistent. 

 

But honestly, it's all crap. The big choices will always allow for the character import or at least a DA: Keep-like thing, precisely to avoid those kinds of problems. 

 

If it were up to me, the choices would be far different. Killing off the krogan and saving Mordin, for the big one. 

[ZipZap2000]

@Von nobody is saying your Shep should be retconned to be a male but if they are going to have an 'official' version of events they'll go with sheploo every time.

 

Edit: I actually like that in some alternate universe from my Shep there is a fiery redhead tearing up the galaxy btw.

[SporkFu]

@Von nobody is saying your Shep should be retconned to be a male but if they are going to have an 'official' version of events they'll go with sheploo every time.

 

Edit: I actually like that in some alternate universe from my Shep there is a fiery redhead tearing up the galaxy btw.

[DeinonSlayer]

What do you wanna bet ME:Next centers on Conrad Verner, LARPing his way through the Terminus Systems in imitation armor and forming a merc outfit along the way without really grasping what he's done?

[SporkFu]

What do you wanna bet ME:Next centers on Conrad Verner, LARPing his way through the Terminus Systems in imitation armor and forming a merc outfit along the way without really grasping what he's done?

I would consider this to be the greatest game Bioware has ever made. 

[ZipZap2000]

@Sporkfu depends on which ending you picked. If it's destroy or synthesis she's dead or mangled and i'll risk it.

[SporkFu]

@Sporkfu depends on which ending you picked. If it's destroy or synthesis she's dead or mangled and i'll risk it.

Well, if they're making a canon shepard to be simply mentioned in the next game, that's one thing. They could easily make a male/femshep version of that.

 

If they're making a shep to be played ion the next game -- Please no, Maker preserve us and hear our plea -- that'd be different. 

[von uber]

@Von nobody is saying your Shep should be retconned to be a male but if they are going to have an 'official' version of events they'll go with sheploo every time.

Why though? Given the next game is not about shep why does the sex matter?

Regards that 1/5th stat, I always found that dubious. For a start it doesn't include me (or anyone else who came afterwards), what about those who chose both etc.
If you use that as your reasoning then it's also liara all the way.

Eh I guess I get passionate about this as I am so, so, so bored of the archetypal male grizzled space marine trope.
Give me something different.

[themikefest]

My femshep is canon. In fact my playthrough is canon.

[Dabrikishaw]

Male

Soldier

Liara Romance

Killed the Rachi Queen

Saved Ashley

Spared Wrex

Saved the Destiny Ascension

Made Udina Councilor

Kept Maleon's Data

Destroyed the Geth Heretics

Survived the Suicide Mission with everyone loyal

Cured the Genophage

Quarian/Geth Peace

Synthesis ending.

I forgot to mention giving Cerberus the Collector Base.

[Darks1d3]

I forgot to mention giving Cerberus the Collector Base.

As much as I disagree with that sentiment, giving Cerberus the Collector Base in ME2 gives a much better explanation of how Cerberus became what they were in ME3.

[DuskWanderer]

My femshep is canon. In fact my playthrough is canon.

 

If BioWARE understood this, do you know how much easier the Revan/Meetra debates would have gone? 

 

Fortunately, with DA: Keep, they seem to, at least understand how it works. As for me, Blond DudeShep Vanguard with bro-fists everywhere. Even Especially the lady-bros.

[Barquiel]

Why does it have to have a canon sex? And if so why does it have to be male?

Especially as Bioware have already previewed both sexes armours, and their DA:I promos have been fairly 50/50 (and if anything erring towards the female).

 

I don't think it is necessary for Bioware to make a canon Shepard (they can always call her/him the Shepard ).

But I think it is necessary to pick a canon ending to have any hope of writing a sequel...and I guess depending on the story BW wants to tell the fate of the geth/quarians/krogan/rachni have to be canonized as well. But the fates of single characters or even choices like the collector base are rather irrelevant, I think.

[Han Shot First]

Why does it have to have a canon sex? And if so why does it have to be male?
 

 

Sheploo is the face of the series. He was in most of the marketing. If you were to ask gamers (whether or not they played ME) who Commander Shepard is, he is the character most would probably describe. Also something like only 20% of players used Fem Shep.

 

Of course there will be no canon Shepard for the game series. There is no reason to canonize gender in a sequel, and if Shepard is going to be referenced there should either be an import feature or something like the Dragon Age Keep. If the series were adapted to film however the main character would almost certainly be male.

[Dabrikishaw]

As much as I disagree with that sentiment, giving Cerberus the Collector Base in ME2 gives a much better explanation of how Cerberus became what they were in ME3.

That's really my reasoning for most of the choices I picked.

 

Why pick Anderson as councilor when he gets replaced by Udina anyway?

 

Why sacrifice the council in Mass Effect if they get literal pallet swaps in Mass Effect 3?

 

I could have done the same for the Rachni Queen, but at that point I was getting tired.

[ImaginaryMatter]

As much as I disagree with that sentiment, giving Cerberus the Collector Base in ME2 gives a much better explanation of how Cerberus became what they were in ME3.

 

I save edited all the game files where I chose to destroy the base and converted them into playthroughs where I kept the base. Having the Reaper show up after it's remains were sitting on a giant reactor that blew up, in a black hole infested part of space, and after only 6 months (and as a power source?!?!). That segment is definitely one part of the game where the writers are treating players with open contempt.

[von uber]

Also something like only 20% of players used Fem Shep..... If the series were adapted to film however the main character would almost certainly be male.

 

As noted above I find that statistic dubious (like 64% of people didn't meet Wrex - implies that a lot of people didn't do trilogy runs - similar to only 36% getting peace (i.e. having Tali and Legion alive, implying an ME2 import), or 40% getting their long service medal.

 

What these, and the 80% figure suggests, along with a 40% preference for the Soldier class and (I read elsewhere) 80% of Mansheps didn't even alter the face - is that most players just picked default and are probably mainly new players who picked ME3 as the best place to start.

 

And as i noted previously, the stats don't include myself, or probably a lot of other people - nor is it likely they represent multiple playthroughs. As with anything, grain of salt time..

[Han Shot First]

As noted above I find that statistic dubious (like 64% of people didn't meet Wrex - implies that a lot of people didn't do trilogy runs - similar to only 36% getting peace (i.e. having Tali and Legion alive, implying an ME2 import), or 40% getting their long service medal.

 

What these, and the 80% figure suggests, along with a 40% preference for the Soldier class and (I read elsewhere) 80% of Mansheps didn't even alter the face - is that most players just picked default and are probably mainly new players who picked ME3 as the best place to start.

 

And as i noted previously, the stats don't include myself, or probably a lot of other people - nor is it likely they represent multiple playthroughs. As with anything, grain of salt time..

 

It's not just ME3 actually. A low percentage of players used Fem Shep through all three games. The ME3 stats were in line with those for ME2 and ME1 as well.

[von uber]

It's not just ME3 actually. A low percentage of players used Fem Shep through all three games. The ME3 stats were in line with those for ME2 and ME1 as well.

 

You got a link to these? That could be quite interesting to see.

[Vazgen]

You got a link to these? That could be quite interesting to see.

Here it is

[Han Shot First]

You got a link to these? That could be quite interesting to see.

 

No, I only remember it being posted on the forums a long time ago. I think ME2 had a slightly higher percentage of Fem Shep players, but still a minority. (Twentysome percent IIRC)

[Arcian]

Well given that bioware have said the new pc is *name* Shepard-T'soni I think it's quite clear what things are canon.

My sides are Go for TLI.

[Han Shot First]

I found the percentage breakdown for ME2: