User blog comment:Mike Gilbert/My Idea for ME Next./@comment-5194036-20140802093506

If we think of events that are universal to all Shepards, no matter your Paragon/Renegade choices and sidemissions undertaken as the events that will shape the universe of ME Next, having Aria as either a major protagonist or a major antagonist. Bioware has a tendensy to make DLC cannon to the series, so the Omega DLC from ME3 would be considered "completed", no matter if you played it or not. This would mean that Aria would be back in charge of a major mercenary force, in a galaxy crippled by major losses from the Reaper war. If we look at Arias personality, the reasons for her involvment with Shepard and uniting the Blue Suns, Blood Pack and Eclips (and maybe the Talons?), would suggest that she intends to expand her influence in the galaxy. This would fit perfectly with the "new angle" Bioware wanna take the series, if indeed you turn out to be playing as a mercenary, either for or against Arias new empire. I say this, because they don't wanna make a Shepard 2, which would suggest to me that the new protagonist won't be an active soldier or Spectre, though they might be former millitary/Spec-Ops to merit their superior fighting skills. I would love to have a protagonist and crew similair to the Smuggler class in Star Wars: The Old Republic, with a cocky lead, and loyal crew...