User blog comment:Ironreaper/Did Shepard leave Ceberus./@comment-2256917-20100909231056

Yes, Spart is right (and obviously so); however, if we take Ironreaper's question as made with a view to ME3, it seems that Shepard in a way does leave Cerberus. Or, at any rate, his original crew (if one ends by the paragon route) is no longer entirely composed of Cerberus personnel. If Miranda is with Shep in the last fight, she tells the Illusive Man that her siding with Shep. is her "resignation". Also, Shep can tell TIM (afterwards) that "you work for me now" (which, to digress, is a good paragon summary-speech. Paragon is too often weak, as though being good was identical to being soft. Thankfully, there are exceptions: e.g. the paragon persuasion with the Urdnot Scout is far superior to the renegade).