Morality Guide (Mass Effect 2)

This page is intended to show the exact conversation and/or action triggers to receive Paragon and Renegade points.

Background and Psych Profile
Starting Paragon and Renegade Points
 * Spacer/War Hero ?
 * Colonist/War Hero ?
 * Earthborn/War Hero ?
 * Spacer/Sole Survivor ?
 * Colonist/Sole Survivor ?
 * Earthborn/Sole Survivor ?
 * Spacer/Ruthless ?
 * Colonist/Ruthless ?
 * Earthborn/Ruthless ?
 * Imported from ME1 up to 190 Paragon or Renegade

Prologue: Awakening
Meet Jacob
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I need answers!"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Just a few questions."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'm tired of taking orders!"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'm tired of taking orders!"

Rescue Wilson
 * 2 Renegade for saying "It doesn't matter."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "But she tried to help me."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Maybe, maybe not."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "That sounds familiar..."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You lied to me."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'll never work for Cerberus!"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What are you after?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'll never work for Cerberus!"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What are you after?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What are you after?"

Meet Miranda
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I knew he was lying."

Background Check
 * If War Hero
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I had no choice."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I had to win."
 * If Sole Survivor
 * 2 Paragon for saying "It was painful."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I refused to die."
 * If Ruthless
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I lost a lot of people."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I did what was necessary."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "It was a hard choice."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "It was that or die."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "It was that or die."

Meet the Illusive Man
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You don't know me."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I need some answers."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You're not my friend."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Skip the pleasantries."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Not bad."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'll need a lot of convincing."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Maybe I believe you."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Where do we start?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Do I have a choice?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'll find the evidence."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Do I have a choice?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'll find the evidence."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'll find the evidence."

Miranda
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Thanks for resurrecting me."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'll do my best."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You sound jealous."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We don't have to become enemies."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Is there a problem here?."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What's your problem?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What's your problem?"

Jacob
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Those colonists need my help."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I didn't join Cerberus."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'll reserve judgment"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Yes."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Maybe."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No."

Totals


 * 28 Paragon, 0 freebies
 * 34 Renegade, 6 freebies

Freedom's Progress
Orders to Miranda and Jacob
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Someone could still be alive."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Do whatever it takes."

Encounter with Tali and Prazza
 * 5 Paragon for saying "I'll prove it's really me." (Only available if Tali received geth data in Mass Effect.)
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Don't point those guns at me."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I didn't have a choice."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I did it to help humanity."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We need to team up."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "We'll handle it from here."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Sounds like a plan."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Forget it."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Sounds like a plan."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Forget it."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Forget it."

Introduction to EDI
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Joker won't like this."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Glad to hear it."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Glad to hear it."

Dossier: Archangel
Blue Suns recruitment
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt
 * 2 Paragon for saying "How old are you?."
 * 5 Paragon for using Charm interupt
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Yes."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Yes."

Tarak Sergeant Cathka
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Calm down."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What an ass."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "This should be good." (Only available if Zaeed is in party.)
 * 2 Renegade for saying "This should be good." (Only available if Zaeed is in party.)
 * 5 Renegade for Renegade interrupt

Archangel
 * 2 Paragon for saying "It's good to see you."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Is that you, Garrus?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "They won't get through."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Let's kick ass."
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt
 * 5 Paragon for saying "I'm not leaving you alone."
 * 5 Renegade for saying "You need help."
 * 5 Paragon for saying "I'm not leaving you alone."
 * 5 Renegade for saying "You need help."
 * 5 Renegade for saying "You need help."

Debrief on Normandy
 * 2 Paragon for saying "No worse than usual, buddy."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You've got my back."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You've got my back."

Dossier: The Convict
Prison Guard
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Go to hell."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "It's not going to happen."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "It's not going to happen."

Prison Guard overseeing beating
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Is this necessary?"
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "This is beneath you."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "I told you to stop."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You're doing the right thing."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "That's justice"

Outprocessing
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Let's negotiate."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What about serving the galaxy?" (Only available if Investigated in conversation with Warden Kuril.)
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Hell, no."

Debrief on Normandy
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Give her the files now."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You can wait for your files."

Dossier: The Warlord
Wounded Merc
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Medi-gel change your mind?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Where's the warlord?"
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Get rid of them."
 * 5 Paragon for saying "Start running."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "Reply with bad instructions."
 * 5 Paragon for saying "Start running."
 * Saying "Don't answer."
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt
 * 5 Paragon for not using Renegade interrupt
 * 5 Paragon for not using Renegade interrupt

Rana Thanoptis
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Why are you here?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Everyone there should be dead."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Try harder to avoid trouble."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Stay out of my way."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Stay out of my way."

Warlord Okeer
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Okeer, I presume?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Change your tone."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "A tough decision."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I did what I had to do."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Will you join us?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Is your soldier ready?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'm handing you to Cerberus."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Why so concerned?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Why should I trust you?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Looks like I hold power now."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Why so concerned?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Why should I trust you?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Looks like I hold power now."

Debrief on Normandy
 * Saying "That excited, are you?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "So we'll be careful."
 * Saying "He gets out, we vent the hold."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "So we'll be careful."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Replaceable."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Relax, it's sealed."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "So we'll be careful."
 * Saying "He gets out, we vent the hold."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "So we'll be careful."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Replaceable."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Keep it to yourselves."

Waking up Grunt
 * 2 Paragon for saying "He's too valuable to leave."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Do as I say, EDI."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You'll get more than that."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You'll get more than that."


 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Join my crew. We'll find it."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "My command is your reason."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Stand down or else."
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You leave me no choice"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I was being generous."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I released you. You owe me."
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You leave me no choice"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I was being generous."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I was being generous."

Horizon
Examining Dead Husk
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Let's go save the colonists"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "We're wasting time here."

Delan
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Calm down."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Who are you?"
 * Saying "We might need your help."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You're a coward."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Wait here."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You're a coward."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Wait here."

Debrief with the Illusive Man
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I didn't save everyone."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I enjoyed the fight."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "No more colonies get hit."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Let's go on the offensive."
 * 5 Paragon for saying "My team is strong."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Don't worry so much."
 * 5 Paragon for saying "My team is strong."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Don't worry so much."

Jacob
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We can do this."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Don't lose your nerve now."

Kelly (Only available if Mass Effect love interest encountered on Horizon.)
 * Saying "That is history," or "Yes."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Thank you."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No, it's easy."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No."

Dossier: The Assassin
Wounded Salarian Worker
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'm sorry."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You're lucky."
 * 5 Paragon for using Paragon interrupt.
 * If Paragon interrupt is not used
 * 5 Paragon for saying "Hang on."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "We're done here."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "We're done here."

Eclipse Trooper
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I need answers."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I've got an offer."
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt.
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Don't be stupid."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "I hope you can fly."
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Don't be stupid."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "I hope you can fly."

Telon and Chesith
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt.
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Let me help you."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "Put down the gun."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I don't think so."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Not that one."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Not that one."

Debrief on Normandy
 * 2 Paragon for saying "What's the problem, Jacob?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Watch yourself, Thane."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Keep an eye on him."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Keep an eye on him."

Dossier: The Justicar
Tracking Officer Dara
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I only want to talk."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "So what if she did?"

Samara at crime scene
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You killed in cold blood."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Yes, I am."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No, not really."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I need you on my team."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Maybe I can help."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Maybe I can help."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Maybe I can help."

Pitne For
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt.

Elnora
 * 5 Renegade for using Renegade interrupt.
 * 5 Paragon for saying "Go."

Niftu Cal
 * Saying "You should lie down."
 * 5 Paragon for using Paragon interrupt.
 * 5 Renegade for saying "We're right behind you."

Samara at police station
 * 5 Paragon
 * 5 Renegade
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I am honored."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Welcome to the team."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You'll do anything I say?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Welcome to the team."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You'll do anything I say?"

Debrief on Normandy
 * 2 Renegade for saying "We need her."

Illium: The Justicar: Smuggling Evidence

 * 5 Paragon if datapad given to Detective Anaya
 * 5 Renegade if datapad given to Pitne For

Illium: The Justicar: Stolen Goods Found

 * 5 Renegade
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I did."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What's it to you?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "What's it to you?"

Dossier: Tali
Answer Quarian Radio
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'm here to help."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "They're all dead."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "What's your current status?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "What's your current status?"

Tali on communications console
 * 2 Paragon for saying "No one else is left."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I came here to help."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'm recruiting you."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'm recruiting you."

Kal'Reegar
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Is she safe?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "No. Stay down."
 * 15 Paragon for using Paragon interrupt
 * 15 Renegade for saying "Sounds like a plan."
 * 15 Renegade for saying "Sounds like a plan."

Debrief on Normandy
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I agree completely."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Feel free to study the ship."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Feel free to study the ship."

Dossier: The Veteran
Meet Zaeed on Omega
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Welcome aboard."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Report to the Normandy"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "No. He didn't."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "There's always a catch."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We can do that."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "If there's time."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We can do that."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "If there's time."

Zaeed: The Price of Revenge
Extending the Bridge Through the Gatehouse
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You know this guy?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Vido sounds dangerous."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "That was unnecessary."
 * 5 Paragon for using Paragon interrupt (Using the interrupt will eliminate all further morality points until Worker asks for help)
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Warn me next time."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We came to save these people."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You do what I tell you."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Keep to the mission, or else."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "If that's what you need."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Keep to the mission, or else."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "If that's what you need."

Worker asks for help
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You suggest we leave them?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You must really want him dead."
 * 15 Paragon for saying "Forget Loyalty. We save them."
 * 15 Renegade for saying "Zaeed's right. Vido must die."
 * 15 Renegade for saying "Zaeed's right. Vido must die."

Samara: The Ardat-Yakshi
Acquiring the mission
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Sounds like you."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I can see why she's dangerous."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Let's go get her."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I'll think about it."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Samara. I'm so sorry."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You should have gold me."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Samara. I'm so sorry."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You should have gold me."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You should have gold me."

Talking to Diana, Nef's mother
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I believe you."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'm on your side."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Yes."
 * 2 Paragon for using Paragon interrupt.
 * Not using interrupt
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No promises."
 * Not using interrupt
 * 2 Renegade for saying "No promises."

After reading holojournal
 * 2 Renegade for saying "This sounds easy."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "A perfect predator"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Can't wait to meet her."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Can't wait to meet her."

Talking to Vij
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Get away from me."

Insulting Verf
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "Let's stop outside."

Talk to Bartender Edwin
 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Treat your customers."

Talk to Vertin
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "Not much."

Confrontation between Samara and Morinth
 * 30 Paragon for killing Morinth
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Are you okay?"
 * 45 Renegade for killing Samara

Yeoman Chambers

 * Saying "What do you think of Cerberus?" followed by "Does Cerberus hate aliens?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You are very loving"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You're naive."

Doctor Chakwas

 * 2 Paragon for saying "Why are you here?"

Engineers Donnelly and Daniels

 * 2 Paragon for saying "Hello."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Shape up!"

Jacob
First Conversation
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Bringing you wasn't my choice."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Glad to have you aboard."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Appreciate your honesty."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Do your job. Nothing more."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Do your job. Nothing more."

Second Conversation Third Conversation
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Don't be so formal, Jacob."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I need a reason?"
 * If male Shepard
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You're still in top shape." (No more morality points in this conversation after this)
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I like that you took a stand."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "They lost a good man."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "We don't need them."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Can't tell people everything."
 * If female Shepard
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You're still in top shape."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Something you'd like to see?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I like that you took a stand."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Thanks for thinking of me."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You think I'm perfect."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "They lost a good man."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Thanks for thinking of me."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You think I'm perfect."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I make you nervous?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "For now."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I make you nervous?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "For now."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "For now."
 * No morality points (confirmed for male only).

Miranda
First Conversation
 * No morality points.

Second Conversation
 * 2 Paragon for saying "I'm not Cerberus."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "This is my operation."

Jack
First Conversation
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I didn't let you."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Do you want better quarters?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "My mission is too important."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "How would you help?"
 * 2 Renegade for saying "How would you help?"

Grunt
First Conversation
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You have no reaction?"
 * 2 Paragon for saying "And yet you became strong."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Ignore it. I need a warrior."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "Ignore it. I need a warrior."

Thane
First Conversation
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Can we help?"

Second Conversation
 * 2 Paragon for saying "You're not a typical assassin."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "You don't seem confident."

Kylan (group of batarians in Afterlife entrance hallway)

 * 5 Paragon for Charming "Careful, now."
 * 5 Renegade for Intimidating "A dead man."

Aria (first visit)

 * 2 Renegade for saying "Like hell."
 * 2 Paragon for saying "Simple enough."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I have similar rules."
 * 2 Renegade for saying "I have similar rules."