This thought have been bugging me for sometime
Relays active at the time were affected by the crucible and there are more relays that are dormant that We don’t know what happen to them. So if they are intact not all relays needs to rebuilt but how would these work together?
It is never stated or anything that the Citadel could activate dormant relays.
As far I know it could only lock/unlock them.
Liara T'Soni.
Yup, that Liara, no joke, BUT calm your tits first.
Observe the video I got it from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKs66auLTf8
Since not everyone can bear through essays, let alone the video kind, I'll list key takeaways:
Liara's rise to power as the Shadow Broker, a far cry from her semi-damsel status in her intro
Vid uses the "sleight of hand" theory, implying that the trilogy left hints
The oddity of her being the only other nonhuman onboard rather than Tali (Pilgrimage notwithstanding, hunting Geth would be a fine priority) when the Normandy got shanked
The events of the Redemption ME2 prequel comic are brought up
Becoming more like her mother in some ways as well as increasing ruthlessness and lethality
A comparison to the Illusive Man
Darth Vader and Revolver Ocelot, then Loghain (DA: Origins), the Sith Lord roster from Kotor 2 brought for comparison
If I may add my extra cents:
She could be allying with the Geth and a reborn Cerberus. Not necessarily the same name, but its spiritual essence. The Director from Mass Effect Infiltrator never got truly dealt with
Geth survivors could either be rebuilt or were far enough away from the Crucible's blast
That line about a pissed-off Council, the warning not to underestimate human defiance, plus the MR7 relay colors being shared with Cerberus AND her dad being grumpy about getting ridiculed for bringing up the Mass Relay Tycoon idea...
I imagine that post-RW, Liara would become her own SB, a Paragon version of the Illusive Man/Cerberus (now with more aliens and 100% less Reaper mindfucking) that wants to bring the Asari back to their pre-war state/former glory
Shady, but wanted to do the right thing no matter what
Was shook and put through the wringer by the carnage of the war, especially Earth, Palaven, and Thessia (emphasis on the last one, what with the Prothean uplifting and beacon revelations possibly driving her to believing the Asari should rise on their own this time), much like TIM was w/ the First Contact War and general human weakness
Consistently pulled in resources and people after another for the Crucible, as well as endorsing alliances. Not much villain material at first…until you realize she could have some of them go rogue or independent for her cause. The convo with her and Javik post-Priority: Thessia showed her mortification w/ the revelations and the Council’s belated support after all
All of this sounds like it'll be a reversal of the trilogy, lel, complete with goodie and baddie Geth and Cerberus 2.0 in an alignment kitchen sink.
So what you think? Is an antiheroic angle more plausible otherwise?
And how do you think all this will link to Andromeda? Maybe some media subtext about it like,
"Andromeda was a misunderstood ambition that has achieved some success in spite of its failings, it deserves to be continued despite what the Council may say."
in there, xd.
