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Mass Effect's Shocking Moments

The Mass Effect franchise isn't just some space shooter. It is a space fantasy epic with enough twists and turns to make you reach for the galactic-barf bag. Here are Mass Effect's shocking moments.

UGO By Sal Basile March 1, 2012
  

The Mass Effect series has been throwing M. Night Shyamalan-sized twists at us since the first game, but which moments shocked you the most? Was it seeing a human impaled on a Geth spike for the first time? Learning that the Keepers were actually working for the Reapers? Or was it watching Shepard bite the bullet in the first few minutes of Mass Effect 2? Whatever moment had you yelling WTF, it was surely memorable.

Find your nearest Mass Relay, strap yourself in and take a look at Mass Effect's shocking moments before diving into Mass Effect 3!

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Reapers Awaken

Shepard destroys the Human Reaper, chooses to destroy or sterilize the Reaper base and saves the day. Depending on your choices and ship upgrades, some squad mates may have been killed during the suicide run to the Collector base, or even Shepard himself. Seeing your favorite character die deserves a moment of silence, but then  jarring image is displayed on the screen to take you out of the moment.

You've destroyed Sovereign and a human Reaper prototype now, but how many Reapers are there exactly? Thousands. The final moments of Mass Effect 2 show the Reapers awakening in Dark Space and moving towards the galaxy, starting the events of Mass Effect 3.

Godspeed Shepard, godspeed.

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