Ass Pull: While the Reaper IFF uploads on the Normandy, Shepard and his team leave the ship to go.somewhere? This moment happens to exist just to set up the rest of the Normandy crew getting kidnapped by the Collectors.
#MASS EFFECT 2 BONUS POWERS SOLDIER FULL#
Full stop, deader than a door nail, DEAD. Its possible Shepard believed that he/she thought he/she was only severely wounded and that the line only mostly dead was the truth, but in Mass Effect 3 when you invade the Cerberus base, you find some data logs about the Lazarus project where it is put to rest once and for all that Shepard was DEAD. He/she DIED and yet seemingly takes it all in stride over the course of Mass Effect 2, casually joking that he/she got better to virtually anyone who brings this up. Then of course theres Shepard him/herself.Subverted somewhat in Mass Effect 3 when you find out he feels tremendously guilty about Shepard's death. Could be justified in that he has the EDI to automatically correct any mistakes he might make, and he's had two years to come to terms with the guilt. For someone who lost the most advanced ship in the Alliance at that time and was responsible for getting the captain killed, Joker shows no angst at all about his confidence in being able to fly the new Normandy and handle the mission that he is on.She also downloads a book on grief and loss, although whether its about the loss of her father, squadmates on Haestrom, or Shepard during the original Normandy's destruction, or some combination thereof, is up to the fandom's interpretation. In addition, if you read Tali's dossier on board the Shadow Broker's vessel, it reveals that Tali tried to write to the families of the quarian soldiers that died on Haestrom, but put her email aside for the moment when she was unable to think of how she could justify their sacrifices. Tali will state that life isn't about what you deserve - and that she thinks her father would have found it fitting that she mourned him by blowing up a lot of geth. Ultimately subverted, as demonstrated when Shepard speaks to her on the Normandy, saying that Tali deserved better. The amount of trauma Tali is put through is almost comical, yet she remains outwardly optimistic, polite, and helpful through it all.Chakwas mentions that she's discussed dermal regeneration with him, but he refused, as he seems to like his scars. His Lair of the Shadow Broker dossier also reveals that he won't go on video chat with his sister since he was injured. When you're romancing him, when he tries to dissuade Shepard, he says: "Look, Shepard, I'm not-" He stops there, but his hand is touching the scarred side of his face for a moment before he drops it. He appears to take his new scars well, but by speaking to Kelly or Garrus himself, you'll find out he's in serious pain (emotionally and physically) and just putting on a brave face for the sake of the mission. Appears to be played straight, but ultimately subverted by Garrus.