User blog comment:Commdor/Questions for Mass Effect 3/@comment-84391-20101214152427

<<Will Cerberus and the Illusive Man figure in ME3's plot?<< Is Homer Simpson fat and stupid? One can make a fairly safe bet that the Illusive Man will be in ME3, with Kai Leng (from ME: Retribution) serving as the new Cerberus cheerleader.

<<Will all surviving ME2 squadmates return in ME3?<< If you import the right save, then yeah. If you start a fresh game, then it will likely assume that some made it, and some got smoked, or simply parted ways with you after the Collectors are dealt with.

<<If all ME2 squadmates can potentially die, does that mean they were not intended to be as important in ME3?<< Shepard can potentially die too. Wrex, the Council, and the Virmire survivor had relatively small roles in ME2 because they were being "saved" for ME3. In ME3 that's not an issue, the sky's the limit in terms of what can happen to them. <<Is the situation with the batarians relevant to ME3?<< Three words: Leviathan of Dis. I doubt that Paragons will NOT get a chance to make nice with them.

<<What are the consequences of Clan Urdnot's growing power and influence among the krogan?<< Depends on who's in charge. Wrex already knows what a threat the Reapers are. Wreav would be a bit tougher to convince, and he would probably betray you and start his power trip.

<<Is choosing between Anderson and Udina for Councilor really important?<< Anderson makes a little bit more progress than Udina in smoothing over rocky human/alien relations before he gets sick of the politics. No matter how you slice it though, Udina will probably be Councillor, with Anderson and Kahlee Sanders taking more proactive roles in helping Shepard.

<<What is the relevance of the events of Mass Effect: Inquisition?<< My first thought is that it ties into the Sins of the Father mission. If Thane's son (or renegade Shepard) killed Talid, then he becomes a martyr for the groups that hate humans (and if you opted not to do that mission, or didn't recruit Thane to begin with, then Talid is dead by default). If Talid was saved, then he becomes more powerful. Either way, Udina (likely collaborating with Elias Kelham) decides to solve the problem by elminating Pallin (whose political views are similar to Talid's) and replacing him with someone more human-centric. Kelham becomes the Kingpin of the Citadel, with Udina more or less in his pocket, and does something really terrible in ME3. Pallin could have discovered the secret on Kasumi's greybox that implicates the Alliance, but Kelham probably still is involved. Like after 9/11, when the mafia pilfered scrap metal from Ground Zero.

<<Is the fate of the Citadel Council at the end of ME still important?<< Not saving the Council will likely come back to bite you.