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“The chances of surviving are… slim.” — Spoilers for Mass Effect 2 follow. |
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The SSV Normandy SR-2 is a starship that appears in Mass Effect 2. The SR-2 is provided to Shepard's team by Cerberus, and its leader, the Illusive Man, to assist in their mission to put an end to the Collectors' galaxy-wide campaign of human abductions.
Its design is similar to the Systems Alliance's SSV Normandy SR-1 except that it is approximately twice the size of the original, is more human-centered in its design and, thanks to Cerebus's considerable funding, features extra civillian-grade comforts for its passengers. It is unknown if the ship retains the Normandy SR-1's stealth characteristics. Unlike the SR-1, the SR-2 cannot land on every planet - due to its size - and thus shore parties must use a shuttle to get to the planet surface.
Internal Layout
Deck 1: Captain's Cabin
The captains deck is the topmost deck of the ship and is entirely comprised of the captain's quarters. Aside from a bed, bathroom, office desk, and other standard furniture the Captain's Cabin features a computer terminal for tracking progress on Achievements, another terminal for monitoring basic information about squadmates and recieving emails, a trophy case containing souvenirs from previous missions, a closet for modifying Shepard's casual attire and combat armor layout, and a sound system that can play tracks from the game's soundtrack.
There is also a display case for toy models of ships from the ME1 and ME2 and a large fish tank. Both can be stocked by stores that Shepard encounters. If the player imported a character from ME1, and the imported character ended the game with a successful romance, a picture of the romanced character also appears on Shepard's desk.
Deck 2: Combat Information Center
The Normandy 2 CIC
The command deck of the SR-2 is comprised of the ship's bridge, CIC (Combat Information Center), Research Labs, Armory, Confrence/ Communications Room and main airlock. As with the layout of the entire ship, the SR-2's bridge and CIC mirror that of the SR-1 except wider and longer in scale.
From the bridge Joker can pilot the ship while communicating with the ship's virtual intelligence, E.D.I. Shepard can also use a control panel next to Joker's seat to open and close the hull's heat shields. The CIC of the SR-2 is still centered around a large galaxy map which Shepard can use to plot his crew's next destination, and directly next to the map is a computer terminal where Shepard can access electronic correspondences and review basic information about his team. Yeoman Kelly Chambers is stationed at the galaxy map as well.
Unique to the SR-2 are the Armory and the Research Lab situated behind the CIC. The lab on the ship's starboard side is stocked with state of the art lab equipment and includes a terminal where Shepard can spend raw materials to develop upgrades for his squad or the ship itself, as well as review existing upgrades. The SR-2's armory on the ship's port side displays weapons acquired by the player and a terminal where Shepard can organize his crew's loadout. Professor Mordin Solus and Jacob Taylor can be found in the lab and armory respectively.
The Communications Room is situated between the Armory and Research Lab. The room is dominated by a large rectangular confrence table where Shepard can hold briefings and discussions with his crew as well as communicate via hologram with the Illusive Man in real time thanks to the ship's quantum based communications array.
Deck 3: Crew's Quarters
The third deck of the ship is where the crew spends most of their downtime. It includes Miranda Lawson's office, crew quarters, bathrooms, and a mess-room run by Mess Sergeant Gardner. The medical facility run by Dr. Chakwas is also situated here. This deck is very similiar in terms of layout to the original Normandy's 2nd deck. The Main Battery is also on this deck near the cyro pods. Garrus Vakarian, Miranda Lawson, Thane Krios, and Samara can be found here.
Deck 4: Engineering
The fourth deck is the engineering deck and houses the ship's core, which is a large floating sphere powered by technology visibly different to the technology that powered the original Normandy. [1] can be found her on the lowest part of the ship down the stairs just outside Main Enginnering.
EDI
EDI (pronounced 'E-D'), which stands for Enhanced Defense Intelligence, is the AI of the SSV Normandy SR-2 and is represented by a holographic floating blue sphere at various terminals throughout the ship where she can provide basic information about the Normandy and Cerberus. EDI functions as the electronic warfare defense for the Normandy and because of the potential danger of a rogue AI, she has been given behavioral blocks and can't interface with the ship's systems.
The Illusive Man restricted Shepard's access to some of EDI's files and capabilities for unknown reasons, although EDI surmises that it's probably because he doesn't want Shepard to know everything about Cerberus just yet. It is only later in the game that Joker unrestricts EDI's access to the ship's full array of systems.
EDI is voiced by Tricia Helfer.
Crew
- Commander Shepard - Commanding Officer
- Kelly Chambers - Yeoman
- Jeff "Joker" Moreau - Helmsman
- Jacob Taylor - Head of Armory
- Doctor Chakwas - Chief Medical Officer
- Mordin Solus - Research Scientist
- Miranda Lawson - Executive Officer
- Rupert Gardner - Mess Sergeant
- Gabriella Daniels - Propulsion Engineer
- Kenneth Donnelly - Power Engineer