Current Events > Mass Effect series spoilers looks like Bioware has chosen the canon ending

(+) Yeah! (+)

for the new mass effect story



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I mean, I guess they had to pick one if they wanted to continue with a direct sequel.

It seems like the simplest ending to make a new story from.

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I always felt the destroy ending was the one that made the most sense. Control ending seemed like bs and indoctrination, the synthesize ending melded organic and synthetic of trillions of people across the galaxy without their consent and that was weird. The objective from the beginning was to destroy the reapers, destroy ending did that.

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I assumed this was a troll topic, but apparently TC just posted a random ass person's random ass tweet by mistake.

Also, this is much less solid evidence than the genius journalists over at renowned website "GameRant" are suggesting.

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RIP Legion. :(

Shepard Commander.
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So the proper ending?

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Synthesis is the proper ending damn it

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The Mass Relays were only destroyed in the original endings, though. And the destroyed Reaper could very easily just be the result of combat during the war. This is not exactly what I'd call watertight evidence
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rip EDI

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

The Mass Relays were only destroyed in the original endings, though. And the destroyed Reaper could very easily just be the result of combat during the war. This is not exactly what I'd call watertight evidence

if this next game is mass effect 4 this is just a continuation of the original trilogy it fits

Destroy is the only one that makes sense. Shepard would never have the audacity to believe he could control the Reapers. I was paragon the entire way through and even I took the destroy route.

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Control ending is the Illusive Man ending and the Synthesis ending is the Saren ending

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wait, there's a trailer?

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I hate the Destroy ending because it kills all synthetic life.

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I will miss legion cuz he was sheps stalker lol

They had to add "kills all syntehtic life" to the Destroy ending because it was clearly the better ending.

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Ivynn posted...

They had to add "kills all syntehtic life" to the Destroy ending because it was clearly the better ending.

And even then they'll almost certainly retcon it to some degree
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

And even then they'll almost certainly retcon it to some degree

to become homies the Quarians forgave the geth and restarted them and they all lived happily ever after

SSJ2GrimReaper posted...

rip EDI

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Shotgunnova posted...

I should go

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Bioware is such a joke company.

After what they pulled with anthem, i'm never buying a game from them again.

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pogo_rabid posted...

Bioware is such a joke company.

After what they pulled with anthem, i'm never buying a game from them again.

Get out heathen

Halo478 posted...

Synthesis is the proper ending damn it

That horrifying thing? No thanks.

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Aristoph posted...

I mean, I guess they had to pick one if they wanted to continue with a direct sequel.

It seems like the simplest ending to make a new story from.

Pretty much. And it makes the most sense. Synthesis is just... no. And Control, I highly doubt Shepherd would risk it.

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Blue_Popo posted...

to become homies the Quarians forgave the geth and restarted them and they all lived happily ever after

And as for EDI, pretty sure they wouldn't have an AI that complex without at least one backup.

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making a lot of assumptions. maybe the systems alliance just built their own relay pointed at a part of the galaxy without one? or maybe since everyone knows how they work now they do maintenance on the ones they control and decided to slap a brand on it?

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gamerant is a shit website that makes up a lot of thing based on nothing, so take that with a big grain of salt. that image could mean a lot of different hings

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So legion and edi and basically all the human people are gone Liara and maybe grunt and wrex could still be alive

ScazarMeltex posted...

I hate that ending so fucking much because it makes the entire Geth/Quarian storyline pointless.

Rather that than the others.

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Tell me more about the Shepard

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Good thing Legion is not around anymore. His disappointment in us for wiping out all synthetic life would be too much to bear.

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CADE FOSTER posted...

Get out heathen

So, all is forgiven after Andromeda and Anthem? Either you're a delusional fanboy or have the shortest memory of all time.

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Destroy is the only correct ending (of the ones we're given, at least) for both Paragon and Renegade.

It's still not what real Shep would've done. Shep would've told the kid to fuck off, and would've gone down fighting.


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Control Shepard who flew all of the Reapers to the sun after they rebuilt would be the least disruptive potential ending but that would piss off a lot of people. Destroy is probably the most popular to use and it's probably easier to have stuff like the Geth killed off.

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pogo_rabid posted...

So, all is forgiven after Andromeda and Anthem? Either you're a delusional fanboy or have the shortest memory of all time.

get out i said

Fine, but I will say, people like you enable and empower all the bullshit in the industry. You actively harm a hobby I enjoy, and I despise it.

I know you don't care, and that speaks volumes about you. And you know i'm right even if you won't admit it. I hope it bothers you on some level, deep down.

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Destroy is the least shitty ending

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pogo_rabid posted...

Fine, but I will say, people like you enable and empower all the bullshit in the industry. You actively harm a hobby I enjoy, and I despise it.

I know you don't care, and that speaks volumes about you. And you know i'm right even if you won't admit it. I hope it bothers you on some level, deep down.

It's fine being pessimistic or doubtful but hopefully they figure it out and make a good game. It's not really impossible. If they focus on just making a standard Bioware game I think they can do it. The problem is they keep trying to do something more. Hopefully the success of the trilogy re-release shows them that they can go back to basics.

I hope they figure it out because nobody still has really stepped up to do what Bioware's great games did.

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pogo_rabid posted...

Fine, but I will say, people like you enable and empower all the bullshit in the industry. You actively harm a hobby I enjoy, and I despise it.

I know you don't care, and that speaks volumes about you. And you know i'm right even if you won't admit it. I hope it bothers you on some level, deep down.

Good god, you probably need an oxygen mask as far up as your high horse is

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I get the feeling that people who say Destroy is the best ending are just saying that because Shepard survives. The Control ending is by far the best outcome for the Galaxy as a whole.

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Shadowplay posted...

I get the feeling that people who say Destroy is the best ending are just saying that because Shepard survives.

Not at all.

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Shadowplay posted...

I get the feeling that people who say Destroy is the best ending are just saying that because Shepard survives. The Control ending is by far the best outcome for the Galaxy as a whole.

No, I think for most people Destroy is the only ending that is consistent with Shepard as a character and the narrative up to that point.

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I feel like "Destroy" is literally the only ending that allows for a continuation of potentially interesting conflict. I say "potentially" because I don't actually believe a Mass Effect 4 would be all that interesting.

In the case of "Control", there are always going to be easy answers for any conflict: have the Reapers under Shepard's control mitigate. The only potential problem would be if Shepard went rogue, and I don't think narratively anyone wants to go in that direction, and even if we did, it's just the same story again.

If "Synthesis" were canon, it would simply just be too weird and esoteric of a state for a good story. Synthesis was basically the next stage of evolution for all life, and I don't really think we have the capacity to imagine a "what's next" for that, and even if an attempt was made, making it relatable would be difficult.

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Irony posted...

Destroy is the least shitty ending

control, if only because it would give liara's inclusion in the sequel some use. they could easily include a mission that involves tracking down the reaper conciseness to "talk" to shpeard.

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Man i fully expect it to release in 2022 been 5 years next year

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Destroy makes the most sense. EDI, Legion, and the Geth get sacrificed, and that makes the ending more sad or whatever.

Maybe theyll eventually add an alternate universes/timelines/dimensions thingy to the lore to make the other two choices canon to appease the cry babies.

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Indoctrination Theory would have been the most fun. If only we were already in the time of subverting expectations.

Then again, doubt Bioware could pull it off like it deserved.

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The canon ending should be control and the main villain of 4 should be AI Shepard who's become a space dictator with his army of reapers

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