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Mass Effect Morality

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So it's been a while since my last Mass Effect work, and yes, I'm still working on Part 2 of the second chapter for the Ultimates. It'll be here before you know it. Otherwise, enjoy!
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Paragon: Shepard, Garrus Vakarian, Admiral Anderson
Neutral: Ashley Williams, Kasumi Goto, Jack
Renegade: Wrex, Zaeed Massani, Shepard
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I actually think this picture is all sorts of bad.


First renegade = chaotic in the universe because Renegade is about accomplishing the job without regards to rules which is exactly what chaotic is about.


Secondly, if I did use the traditional D&D and just swapped the words:

Paragon Shep is indeed Lawful Paragon, Zaeed is indeed Neutral Renegade, Jack is Chaotic neutral only in ME2 (in ME3 she kinda learns how to play by the rules, even stopped using curse words and is "growing as a person" towards the lawful spectrum => in ME3 she is true Neutral because she obeys some laws and some dont based on whats good for her students - thats what she cares about really right wrong? NOPE, rules or not? NOPE Being chivalric or despot? NOPE Only safety of her students matter)


- The rest is totally wrong

1) Switch Garrus and Anderson because Anderson follows the rules for the most part and only chooses not to follow them when the risk is Galactic annihilation so he choses the lesser evil. He doesnt need strict adherence to order (like people being formal) BUT his charisma and charm insures that they follow chain of command) => Anderson is either a Lawful Paragon OR neutral Paragon (I would say neutral paragon because he is willing to bend the rules if need be but not to the point of being chaotic - he doesnt bend the rules for the hell of it or make his life easier, he breaks them to save lives) AND Garrus is totallly chaotic paragon because he totally doesnt give a slightest **** about rules, laws and "red tape" - is willing to torture and beat his "interviewees" until blood is everywhere, plants evidence and randomly kills mercs on Omega - totally chaotic person with an intent to catch the criminals so he has Paragon intents of protecting the innocent, saving more bilions people over there by sacrificing less bilions over here etc.

2) Ashley Williams is Lawful Paragon - she wants to save, protect and everytime someone dies because of her she takes it personally, she obeys the rules 99% of the time - sometimes she can talk disrespectful of chain of command BUT if you tell her that she is out of line, she will immediately be like "Yes, sir/Ma'am" and stop dead in her tracks.

3) Kasumi is totally Chaotic Paragon - she saved girl from slavery, in Citadel DLC she helps the poor and in need while robbing the rich, saved Hanar homeworld because of her actions and usually advocates religius freedom and rights of other people. She just has 0 respect for the laws because they are just rules someone powerful wrote on paper and she chooses to ignore them.

4) Wrex starts as a Chaotic neutral - 0 respect for law and authority, lives etc but he doesnt do it because of malice really he does it because he sees benefit (usually for himself - shoots fist because of contact which means more credits) HOWEVER he is willing to back down from having his way if the person persuades him that there is a point in doing the contrary. In ME2 and definitely in ME3 he is Chaotic paragon - breaking rules, customs, traditions and rules of his people in order to uplift them and make krogan into better people, he helps his friends as well.

5) Renegade Shepard is a Chaotic paragon - yes, he has a mean streak and can do some sadistic actions BUT the games justify it always as "I cant trust you" or "We dont have time for saving some people over there because whole galaxy is at stake" etc. I would choose General Zods quote for Renegade Shepard - "No matter how violent, every action I take is for the greater good of my people." - General Zod where Renegade Shepard is like "No matter how violent, every action I take is for the survival of the entire galaxy."


So all in all - the whole change of words means you dont understand their meaning (Paragon by definition is Lawful good and Renegade is Chaotic good - there is no evil in ME and chaotic clashes with Paragon because Paragon aint chaotic - Paragon is alwful by definition AND same Renegade is chaotic by definition so lawful Renegade is a nonsense) and from 9 characters you got correct only 2 and 1 in one game while 6 were dead wrong.