It’s also possible that while BioWare has committed to the Destroy ending, other choices will still be able to imported from the original trilogy, or picked in advance of starting the game. It's also possible decisions like the salarian's fate will be left unknown, implying Mordin either sacrificed himself or just reached the end of his short lifespan. That’s bad news for Mordin Solus, whose final fate is among the most difficult decisions in Mass Effect 3. It’s likely, for example, that some of the best known and most emotional scenes of the original trilogy will be made canon. If BioWare is committing to certain canonical choices in order to continue the story in the Milky Way, there may be other optional aspects of the story which fans can expect to be confirmed. As a result, it also makes it hard to tell which other companions could still be alive based on their species' relative lifespans. RELATED: Everything You Need to Know About the Citadel's Strangest Species Before Mass Effect: Legendary EditionĪsari live for centuries, so Liara’s appearance in the trailer doesn’t actually help narrow down how long after the defeat of the Reapers Mass Effect 4 will take place. Whatever the studio’s long term plans are, the fact that Shepard is possibly alive - or even a recoverable human body - most closely resembles the Destroy ending. If nothing else, tempting hopeful fans with Shepard’s return and then not delivering would probably be a bad strategy for BioWare. This could mean a number of things, but would appear to hint that she is searching for Shepard.
The Reapers survive the Control ending, so unless the Reaper in the trailer was killed by another means it’s very likely that the next game will take place in the Destroy timeline.Īt one point, Liara recovers a piece of N7-branded armor from the snow. Liara’s presence and her apparent lack of the synthetic qualities - everyone got green eyes in the synthetic ending - implies that the trailer takes place after either the Control or Destroy endings. She is scaling the huge, snow covered husk of a dead Reaper on an unknown planet. The video shows a character who appears to be old squadmate Liara T’Soni. There are a few reasons to think that the new Mass Effect 4 trailer shows the sequel taking place in the Destroy ending timeline.