Talk:Powell

Powell - Saviour of the Galaxy!
I can't believe this isn't mentioned as much as it should be (not necessarily just here, but anywhere by any Mass Effect fan in general), but Powell is basically the reason there's any hope for the entire galaxy in the first place.

Had Powell not been lazy and taken a nap behind the shipping crates before the attack on Eden Prime began he'd probably have been killed or fled from the area before Saren turned up. Had that happened nobody would have been left alive to point Shepard towards Saren (the only reason we know it was Saren who killed Nihlus is because Powell was there to hear the two talking and refers to Saren by name when talking to Shepard).

Even if Shepard, Kaidan and Ashley decided to venture toward the space port on Eden Prime of their own accord and had proceeded to shut down the explosive charges (and there's no guarantee they would have headed that way without Powell's information) they wouldn't have known about Saren. Without knowing about Saren the entirety of the events of the first game probably wouldn't have happened and the Galaxy would have fell to the Reapers with nobody pursuing Saren prior to the Battle of the Citadel.

Of course, Tali's evidence may have provided what was needed to go after Saren, but there's also no guarantee that Tali would have survived the attack in the ally on her own, and even if she had survived she might not know who to trust afterwards and the evidence may not have gotten into the right hands in time.

Not really of any importance, but it's a talk page, and it's empty, so here's some talking. I thought it'd be interesting to point it out for anyone who hasn't noticed how pivotal Powell was yet.

118.209.128.190 04:45, December 3, 2011 (UTC)