User blog:Commdor/Questions for Mass Effect 3

This is a running list of questions arising from the Mass Effect games and other media that I want the trilogy's conclusion to address in some way. I may update the list from time to time, and if I remember, when Mass Effect 3 is released I'll compare it and see what got answered and what didn't. The questions are in no particular order, and may vary from obvious, important loose plot threads to inconsequential details I'm just curious about to things that may not even matter. This is intended to be for my own reference, but feel free to comment.


 * What is the (apparently Reaper-related) information in Keiji Okuda's greybox that would damage the Alliance?
 * Does the Alliance know more about the Reapers than the rest of the galaxy?
 * Is this linked to the Reapers' attack on Earth?


 * With the Citadel relay inaccessible, how will the Reapers return to the galaxy?


 * What do the Reapers gain from attacking Earth?
 * Are humans that much of a threat?
 * Is it revenge?
 * Is there something on Earth the Reapers are looking for?
 * Are the Reapers killing humans outright, or abducting them Collector-style to build more Reapers?
 * Why are the Reapers landing on Earth and not bombarding the planet from orbit?
 * Are the Reapers attacking other planets, human or otherwise?


 * What is the relevance of the events of Mass Effect: Inquisition?
 * What is Udina's agenda?
 * What role, if any, will Commander Bailey play in ME3?
 * What was the info on the datapad?
 * Why was Executor Pallin acting so strangely?


 * How will canon issues between the games, Mass Effect: Retribution, and Inquisition be resolved?
 * Is choosing between Anderson and Udina for Councilor really important?


 * What are the origins of the Keepers?


 * Will saving the rachni have a noticeably significant effect on ME3?
 * Will players who didn't save the rachni have reason to regret that decision?
 * Were the rachni really pawns of the Reapers during the Rachni Wars?


 * How will BioWare handle the vast number of possible outcomes from the suicide mission?
 * Will all surviving ME2 squadmates return in ME3?
 * If all ME2 squadmates can potentially die, does that mean they were not intended to be as important in ME3?
 * Will players who didn't keep all squadmates alive miss out on material in ME3?
 * Will choosing to destroy or preserve the Collector base have significant consequences in ME3?


 * Will Cerberus and the Illusive Man figure in ME3's plot?


 * What are the consequences of Clan Urdnot's growing power and influence among the krogan?
 * Does the possibility of curing the genophage tie into this?


 * Is the fate of the Citadel Council at the end of ME still important?
 * What will a saved Council do that a human-sponsored or human-only Council does not, etc.?


 * Can differences between the quarians and the geth be reconciled?
 * Will the quarians really go to war?
 * Are the geth amenable to compromise (i.e. willing to return quarian worlds since they have no need for them)?


 * Is the situation with the batarians relevant to ME3?


 * What are the "official" names of Space Cows and Space Beetles?


 * Will the Reapers' origins and purpose ever be explained?


 * What is Mass Effect's future beyond the trilogy?