First off The Ark looks like The Citadel, center of galactic civilization and habitable environment for all.
- Big choices from the original trilogy (like the ending) won't impact ME:A
- It's pretty much confirmed that the Andromeda explorers left before the ending of ME3, but when exactly isn't clear yet
- Again, the game will take place hundreds of years after ME3
- To prevent speculation: it's pretty much safe to say now that Ryder left the Milky Way before big choices were made by Shepard (instead of BioWare making certain choices canon)
- The journey to Andromeda took hundreds of years, so the game is set hundreds of years in the future
Due to The Ark's design I believe it'll have the same functions as The Citadel in Andromeda. Expansion and upgrades can be made for The Ark to sustain life. A fail safe in case Andromeda is an absolute sh1thole. It's all about the survival of Milky Way civilization.
There'll be a way for Ark residents to signal Milky Way people to head over to Andromeda--sort of like how The Citadel could alert Reapers it's harvest time.
The Krogans don't need ships , all they would need is people in charge of the Ark project wanting to save a bunch of Krogans.
There could be multiple reasons , the Ark project is ethical as possible and every race is given a chance at survival.
The Arc project is pragmatic and Krogans are tough as hell and make good meatbags , besides in case they get out of hand there's the good old genophage.
The Arc project is biaised and some people working on the projects are Krogan themselves (I doubt it but you can always imagine something ) or those people have a soft spot for Krogan ...say a rich Asari funding the Arch project has a Krogan father or lover and voilà.
Some example are silly , but you can imagine reasons to put any race you want on those Ark.
Someone up there really loves the Krogans. We leave for Andromeda before the Krogans redeemed themselves in The Reaper War. Despite the risk, Krogans are brought along anyways. Our new bestie is likely the Krogan as it's rumored we start the game with him, and he has been seen everywhere with us.
Trailer N7 guy, who isn't us, even has his own Krogan buddy.
Everything we've been given so far suggests Krogan play a huge role in this game.
I can't imagine there being anything other than the one Ark. If it stays true to its Biblical inspirations, then the project runners would want to have representatives of every sentient Milky Way species aboard. Biggest reasons for this would be compassion and posterity.
Staying true to the value of the Biblical Ark is great for Bioware. They maximize happy fans by including as many Milky Way Races as possible into the game.
Bioware also has the freedom of choices for squaddies. Want a big AZZ flexible roster of squad mates ME2 style? No prob. There are more than enough aliens.
Geth have a low likelihood of being in Andromeda because of The Ark. No one trusts them until Shepard makes that one very specific choice. Without that decision they're seen as hostile to all.
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that no Turians have been shown yet, but I'm confident they'll be in Andromeda. Turians are close to humans and very willing to work with us--joint project Normandy and first race to offer aid for Earth in The Reaper War.
The racial politics will either totally ignored or very interesting. How will humans juggle the peace between Krogans vs Turians & Salarian on a ship with limited space?
I think Drells and Quarians will be included on The Ark. Neither cause any real trouble for the major races. Drell history has shown they can easily integrate and contribute to alien worlds. Quarians are master ship mechanics and would be handy to have aboard The Ark. Instead of Keepers we get Quarians.
I don't think we'll see Batarians. There's a lack of trust. No Vorchas either as these guys are out of control.
As for non-sapient creatures, 1 or 2 couples of well-trained Varren.
And you already know the Asari politicked their way aboard. Volus finance their way into the trip. Elcor most likely screwed. Hanar screwed unless a Drell sneaks them on in his backpack.
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