History Memes / BioWare

The video game developing company Creator/BioWare is notable for their TropeOverdosed games--which produce quite a few memes.

** Recycled for [[Franchise/MassEffect Tali's]] little AttackDrone. "Go for the optics, Chiktikka!"

** Recycled for [[Franchise/MassEffect Tali's]] little AttackDrone. "Go for the optics, Chatikka!"

!!''Franchise/MassEffect'' has its own [[Memes/MassEffect page.]]

The video game developing company Creator/BioWare is notable for their TropeOverdosed games--which produce quite a few memes:

!!''Franchise/DragonAge''
* "Enchantment? Enchantment!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the few words spoken by Sandal, the dwarf savant enchanter, most notably when [[NoodleIncident he's found surrounded by dozens of enemy corpses.]][[/labelnote]]
* MORRIGAN DISAPPROVES (-5) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Morrigan has a tendency to lose approval over just about anything beyond being a selfish bastard.[[/labelnote]]
** And its opposite: SOLAS SLIGHTLY APPROVES. [[labelnote:Explanation]] By selecting a choice that asks a question in the dialogue wheel, Solas slightly approves of the Inquisitor being inquisitive. [[/labelnote]]
* Swooping is ''bad''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Alistair's response to Morrigan's accusation that he "fear[s] that barbarian hordes will swoop down upon [him]."[[/labelnote]]
* You are some sort of sneaky witch-thief!
* Well, shave my back and call me an elf![[labelnote:Explanation]]An example of Oghren's rather... interesting way of phrasing things, with this particular quote coming from his reunion with Branka.[[/labelnote]]
* We're '''RIDICULOUSLY''' awesome![[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Zevran's victory quotes.[[/labelnote]]
* Warden senses tingling... [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common start-of-combat phrase used by an Experienced Warden (even before becoming a Warden!).[[/labelnote]]
* Have ''you'' [[DoubleEntendre ever licked a lamp post in winter?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another Alistair-ism, mostly associated with his RomanceSidequest.[[/labelnote]]
* Oh, look. I have cheese. Also? Virginity. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yet another for Alistair, a virgin with "an unholy love of fine cheeses."[[/labelnote]]
* [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII Goddamnit, Anders.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Quickly became a meme on the Bioware forums, in reaction to Anders' behavior late in the game.[[/labelnote]]
* For a short while around the time of the demo prologue, The Order Dictates was a ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' meme. Why are Isabela's boobs so large? THE ORDER DICTATES!
* [[StupidStatementDanceMix MAKER NOOOOO]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sebastian's melodramatic horror at the Chantry's destruction in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''.[[/labelnote]]
* Press a button, something awesome happens! Button. Awesome. Button. Awesome. Awesome button! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A phrase used by one member of the dev team during the promotional period of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. Quickly caught on as a way to mock [=BioWare=]'s advertising.[[/labelnote]]
* "Dwarven crafts! Fine dwarven crafts! Direct from Orzammar! You won't find better!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A dwarf merchant selling weapons in Denerim repeats this line every time the player walks past him. The distinctness of [[Creator/SteveBlum his voice actor]] helped cement him as a memorable part of the game.[[/labelnote]]
* The fact that the [[HornedHumanoid Qunari]] party member Iron Bull is to be a romance option in VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition has lead to many jokes about [[DoubleEntendre "riding the bull"]]. Received a nod from one of the Dragon Age Keep developers during a Twitch stream. Became an AscendedMeme in the game itself, as Iron Bull says at the start of the relationship, "you want to ride the bull."
* '''Bullshit! That's not what really happened!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A highly-abusable phrase used by Cassandra Penteghast during Dragon Age 2 whenever Varric says something self-aggrandizing or otherwise unlikely. Used by fans in regard to unlikely-seeming twists during Dragon Age Inquisition's development after Cassandra was announced as a Companion.[[/labelnote]]
* All the feels, ungh. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said in the most {{Narm}}-tastic way by Aaryn Flynn after an ''Inquisition'' trailer.[[/labelnote]]
* (Disgusted Noise.) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cassandra's most common individual expression in Inquisition, along with "Deal with it."[[/labelnote]]
* The [[TheComicallySerious ESRB summary]] for the game, particularly the phrase...
-->[[ADateWithRosiePalms I will bring myself sexual pleasure later, while thinking about this with great respect]].
* A certain ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' strip resulted in "Barkspawn" being by far the most popular name for the Dog.
* The Leliana [=NinjaMance=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A certain dialogue event in ''Origins'', which triggers after completing Leliana's quest and getting high enough approval, is infamous for suddenly thrusting the player into a romance with Leliana if you pick even remotely friendly dialogue options. It's particularly grating for two reasons: one, Leliana being a [[GayOption bisexual romance]], you can't escape it no matter what gender you are; and two, by this point you'll almost certainly be well into a romance with somebody else, leading to Jealousy dialogue even though you didn't do anything wrong. Leliana's jealousy tirade is also ''very'' harsh, adding to the infamy.[[/labelnote]]
* ALL HAIL DRUFFY. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A small sidequest in the Hinterlands involves leading a druffalo named "Druffy" back home to his farm. Druffy spawns inside a ravine that's guarded by a ''very'' high-level rift--one that spits out [[DemonicSpiders Greater Terrors and Despair Demons]] easily three to four levels higher than your party. Solution? Grab Druffy. He's marked as essential thanks to his sidequest. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Stand back and watch as a single druffalo]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome completely wrecks demonic forces from beyond the waking world]].[[/labelnote]]
* Restriction: Not Varric. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Since Varric will only equip his SignatureWeapon Bianca as a ranged weapon, every single standard bow states this.[[/labelnote]]
* Zevran has insufficient skill. [[labelnote:Explanation]]While Zevran may be good at "killing and love-making and witty retorts", he starts off with no lockpicking talents and can't open chests or doors (leading to the message above). This especially stands out because he ''specifically claims'' he can pick locks in his introduction. Expect to see this a ''lot''--especially if you're not playing a rogue.[[/labelnote]]
** Trap! Right ahead! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Meanwhile, Leliana has a tendency to notice traps right after the PC ([[http://awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=021411 or Alistair]]) has walked into them. (It helps that she can be a bit of a CloudCuckoolander.) Alistair also has a small reputation for, well, stumbling into traps.[[/labelnote]]
* Which is?[[labelnote:Explanation]] A rare and glaring case where the Bioware devs ''didn't'' [[DevelopersForesight think of everything]]. When Morrigan says that the ruins in the Arbor Wilds are the Temple of Mythal, ''all'' PC's respond with "Which is?" This makes sense enough for humans or dwarves or qunari, but for elves, who are invariably Dalish and can play themselves as deeply devout to their pantheon, it's a rather glaring oversight and makes it seem like the elven Inquisitor doesn't understand a temple devoted to arguably the prime deity of their religion. It's often brought up in bitterness about how anything other than human PC's are added on later, sometimes while cutting corners.[[/labelnote]]
* Naked Landsmeet. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Metagaming to counteract Alistair's possible SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear tends to lead to him going through at least one dramatic scene in his underwear.[[/labelnote]]
* "Mages cannot be treated like people! They are not like you and me!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamous instance of Cullen [[FailedASpotCheck failing a spot check]].[[/labelnote]]
* "Convenient last-minute change of heart." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another phrase loved by Cullen critics, comparing his contemptuous reaction to a mage who decides a conspiracy against Meredith is NotWhatISignedOnFor to how he turns on Meredith at the very end of the endgame.[[/labelnote]]
* "Who is this ''[[ClingyJealousGirl woman]]'', Teagan?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]TheScrappy Arlessa Isolde's reaction to seeing a female Warden with the EnsembleDarkhorse Bann Teagan.[[/labelnote]]
* Salos [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reference to an alleged "leak" of info regarding Dragon Age 4, titled ''Dragon Age: Retribution'' in said leak, that appeared in a 4chan post. A number of factors called its veracity into question, not the least of which was Solas taking on the rather lazy see-through alias of "[[SdrawkcabName Salos]]" in his initial appearances in the supposed game.[[/labelnote]]
* Spider Age [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first game maybe had three dragons total. The second had maybe one. On the other hand you have [[GiantSpider giant spiders,]] giant poison spiders, giant corrupted spiders, SpiderSwarm where one battle can have more spiders than dragons across the entire franchise, massive spiders, massive named poison spiders, fear demons as spiders, massive fear demons as spiders that use SpidersAreScary on the protagonist...fans had noticed how much the designers adore this trope.[[/labelnote]]
* Tinfoil [[labelnote:Explanation]]An epitet used by the fandom to refer to WildMassGuessing, or particularly out-there theories.[[/labelnote]]
* Massive Constitution [[labelnote:explanation]]Gaining approval with party members gives them bonuses in their most important stats. For Alistair, that's Constitution, which gives more HitPoints. The meme comes from the massive approval spike after progressing far enough into his romance to sleep with him, which often puts him over the line to get the "Massive Constitution" bonus (+6 to the stat) and lends itself to [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex double entendres]] [[BiggerIsBetterInBed galore]].[[/labelnote]]
* Morrigan cheated on me! [[labelnote:explanation]]Morrigan can have a son at the end of ''Origins'' with a male PC, Alistair, or Loghain, and the boy shows up in ''Inquisition''. However, the game has no way of controlling for a PC's appearance, so Kieran (the boy in question) is [[ChocolateBaby lily white even if the PC who fathered him was very dark-skinned]]. Since the Morrigan romance was a popular one and most people had the baby with her in some way, a lot of people joked that she'd in fact been sleeping around and the PC was ''not'' Kieran's father. There was at least one mod created that darkened Kieran's skin to make it match up more. The joke is furthered by the fact that Morrigan was by far the most jealous romance option in ''Origins'' (she's the only one who won't let you sleep with Isabella or join you with her, for instance), so it makes her seem like a massive {{hypocrite}}.[[/labelnote]]

!!''Franchise/MassEffect'' has its own page.

!!''Franchise/MassEffect''
* "Shepard." "Wrex." "Shepard." "Wrex." "Shepard." [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI_BAz_NJKE "Wrex."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Abusing the dialogue system for fun and profit.[[/labelnote]]
** Lampshaded in the ''Citadel DLC'' in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrmgzC7u_oE conversation between Shepard, Wrex, and Grunt.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eeruIZ0T44 "I've had enough of your snide insinuations!" *SHEPARD PAWNCH*]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard punches a reporter s/he doesn't like. It's considered to be endlessly satisfying and entertaining to watch.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoNFdnxU6F8 "I've had enough of your disengenuous assertions!" *SHEPARD PAWNCH*]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard punches the same reporter in the second game, with the moment being no less popular.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbZ0h8BMXg "I've had enough of your tabloid journalism!" *SHEPARD PAWNCH - MISSED! - SHEPARD HEADBUTT*]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard attempts punching the same reporter in the third game... and the reporter dodges. So s/he follows up with a knockout headbutt.[[/labelnote]]
* "Because it's a ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG43LcH3CNo big stupid jellyfish]]''!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Renegade Shepard mocking a Hanar became popular for his/her strange emphasis and hand gestures.[[/labelnote]]
** [[AscendedMeme Referenced]] in ''Mass Effect 3'', when dealing with an indoctrinated hanar.
* [[CelebrityEndorsement I'm Commander Shepard]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4yBjbWbDY and this is my favorite page on TV Tropes!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard endorsing a store became a massive, highly exploitable snowclone. By this point, Shepard has a favorite something on everything, often several.[[/labelnote]]
** Creator/MarkMeer (male Shepard's voice actor) has stated that he gets bugged by many of his friends to make a custom ringtone for them based on that line.
** [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 "I'm Garrus Vakarian,]] [[AscendedMeme and this is now my]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgeGNaC6YY FAVORITE spot on the Citadel!"]]
** [[{{Jerkass}} Hey, everyone,]] [[BlatantLies this store discriminates]] [[InsaneTrollLogic against the poor!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]The renegade counterpart to the above.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=467pmIX-oZo Marauder]] [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/269/252/a03.jpg Shields]]: the TrueFinalBoss of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]With ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' lacking any sort of FinalBoss fight, the fandom has seized on the last foe Shepard faces, a random marauder {{Mook}} which pops out of nowhere near the portal leading to the Citadel. The "shields" part comes from the fact that marauders have Energy Shields, which appears directly under their name; combine them and you get Marauder Shields.[[/labelnote]]
** Someone even made a whole [[Webcomic/MarauderShields webcomic]] out of this one.
** One of the designers commenting they didn't have a final boss because it felt too 'videogamey' is also subject to a lot of this, since, if you weren't aware, Mass Effect 3 is a video game.
* [[GainaxEnding SPACE]] [[AWizardDidIt MAGIC]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Most often used to refer to the Synthesis ending, as there is no explanation given for how it works. Occasionally used for the other two endings for similar reasons.[[/labelnote]]
* LOTS OF SPECULATION FROM EVERYONE![[labelnote:Explanation]]Line scribbled at the bottom of a design note seen in the [=iOS=] app ''Final Hours'', which shows that the inconclusiveness of [=ME=]3's ending was intentional.[[/labelnote]]
* Artistic Integrity. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The reason given by Bioware for the Extended Cut DLC merely expanding on the existing ending, rather than creating a new one from scratch as some fans had hoped. Unamused fans wasted no time tearing that statement apart, with some even finding an old Series/{{Seinfeld}} clip bashing the idea.[[/labelnote]]
* We're sorry you didn't like [insert item]. What about [item] did you like? [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line mocking Chris Priestly's comment about the backlash.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o4/Vulpix1000/StillaBetterEndingExplosion.jpg Still a better ending]] than Mass Effect 3. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some consider the ending so bad that ''anything'' is better.[[/labelnote]]
* '''[[ShootTheMessenger SO]] [[EvilSoundsDeep BE]] [[BadEnding IT]]'''. [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]When Bioware released the endings' Extended Cut, they added a 4th ending that allowed you to refuse choosing any of the Catalyst's actions. If you do that or shoot him, Starchild utters the aforementioned phrase before letting the Reapers finish the current cycle.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6caluYuCn1ruyzuxo1_1280.jpg Eternal. Infinite. Immortal. Eternity by Calvin Klein]] [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]In the Extended Cut of the Control ending, Shepard's monologue starts with "Eternal. Infinite. Immortal." whilst Shepard is seen walking into focus from a white nothingness, causing people to comment it looked like an advertisement for men's fragrance; and Mark Vanderloo (The base for the default Male Shepard) is a male model, who actually did the advertising campaign for Eternity by Calvin Klein in real life.[[/labelnote]]
* [[SpecialEffectsFailure The Magical Disappearing Rocks of Rannoch]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On Rannoch, Shepard hands Tali a rock that disappears by the very next shot.[[/labelnote]]
* Does it prove IT? [[labelnote:Explanation]]After some of the more outlandish claims of "evidence" to the [[EpilepticTrees Indoctrination Theory]], posters on Bioware's message boards asked if every discussion posted on the subject of ''Mass Effect 3'''s plot was proof of Shepard's indoctrination.[[/labelnote]]
* '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLpgxry542M SIR ISAAC]] [[UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton NEWTON]] IS THE [[MemeticBadass DEADLIEST SON OF A BITCH IN SPACE]]!''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]An officer explaining a ship's weapons to some grunts became popular for this bizarre-yet-memorable sentence.[[/labelnote]]
* BRB, Virmire. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Virmire is where you have to sacrifice either Kaidan or Ashley. In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' her FanservicePack includes a boob job or six, leading many a fan who saved Kaiden to replay the series and save Ashley. Although it can be used in reverse by fans who don't like Ashley's "[[UnnecessaryMakeover development]]" in the third game.[[/labelnote]]
* Shepard removes Tali's mask to reveal... <[[http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/105/index/931488/1 Insert photoshopped face here]]> [[labelnote:Explanation]]The player has never seen a quarian without a helmet on--the first time Tali takes hers off, the camera cuts away, and fans decided to supplement for themselves.[[/labelnote]]
** In the third game, if Tali is romanced, she leaves behind a picture of herself, which is... a photoshopped face.
* Tali's Hips [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tali has some impressive HartmanHips, and it's mandatory to mention them whenever she's talked about.[[/labelnote]]
* Yo Dawg, I heard you don't wanna get killed by synthetics. [[spoiler:So I made some synthetics to kill you every 50,000 years so you won't get killed by synthetics]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]After the original endings, this variation on the Xzibit image macro series was used to sum up the seeming InsaneTrollLogic of the Catalyst's motivation. In reality, the Catalyst views converting species into Reapers as a way of preserving them while giving them continued life in Reaper form. In the sense that a mummy is "preserved", anyway.[[/labelnote]]
* [[MaleGaze DAT ASS (Effect)]][[labelnote:Explanation]][[MaleGaze The camera knows]] how much a good shot at a love interest's posterior contributes to their respective romance arcs. The most blatant one is obviously Miranda's with her PaintedOnPants, but Jacob surprisingly gets this treatment as well.[[/labelnote]]
** Kaidan's romance arc in the third game repeats this if he was romanced since [[VideoGame/MassEffect1 the first game]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]He turns around to walk on the Normandy after being accepted to come aboard after the Cerberus coup at the Citadel. A romanced female Shepard, and the camera, stare straight at his ass [[EatingTheEyeCandy the whole time]] with a huge smirk on her face.[[/labelnote]]
* '''[[VillainOverride ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.]]''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Harbinger says this before possessing a Collector, turning it into a BossInMookClothing. It and Harbinger's other lines are popular {{Interrupting Meme}}s.[[/labelnote]]
** '''[[IShallTauntYou THIS HURTS YOU.]]'''
** '''I KNOW YOU FEEL THIS.'''
* Ah, yes. ''(airquotes)'' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Oc-pstqpc Reapers]]". [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Council are desperate to conceal all evidence of the Reapers. This line from the Turian Councilor is used to summarize their mentality.[[/labelnote]]
** Oh, we have dismissed that claim.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The unexpected exploitive properties of the subsequent quote have gotten to the point where the Turian Councilor can dismiss just about any claim anyone's ever made.[[/labelnote]]
* Garrus is '''impressed'''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]If you land a headshot while Garrus is with you, he will occasionally comment "Impressive!" in an enthusiastic fashion. Fans took this and ran with it.[[/labelnote]]
** He says it again in [=ME=]3 when you blow up a door with a Cerberus fighter.
** Thane, on the other hand, is '''excellent'''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Thane's combat shouts, in the same manner as Garrus.[[/labelnote]]
* "Can it wait for a bit? I'm in the middle of some calibrations." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Garrus says this whenever the player wants to talk to him when he has no conversations at that point. It becomes common practice to check up on characters after completing an important mission to see whether they have anything new to say, but Garrus' events don't trigger for a relatively long time, so the player hears this phrase a ''lot''.[[/labelnote]]
** Now an AscendedMeme. His love of calibrations is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIgBXQcymzY referenced several times]] in VideoGame/MassEffect3.
** If you romance Liara in Mass Effect 1 but move on to Garrus in [=ME=]2 with the Shadow Broker DLC downloaded, Liara will sardonically remark at one point that the ship's weapons aren't the only thing Garrus is calibrating.
** Talibrations [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tali and Garrus hook up in the third game if neither was romanced by Shepard. Talibrations is the PortmanteauCoupleName for the couple. In the Citadel DLC, if Garrus is romanced by Shepard, a hungover Tali fantasises that he'd be up for including her in a threesome.[[/labelnote]]
** An AscendedMeme twice over, as Cullen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETfef4n1nAc references it]] in VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EpNeTsEEDE Geth do not infiltrate.]]
** Geth do not ''intentionally'' infiltrate.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Citadel security is laughably incompetent.[[/labelnote]]
** Toyed with now to insanity: Bioware added playable Geth to multiplayer, and of the two classes they can play, one of them is ''Infiltrator''.
*** Legion's passive skill is ''Geth Infiltrator''
* "What can you tell me about [x]?" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the first game, Shepard has a very blunt way of asking about what s/he wants to know in the "Investigate" dialogue option, despite being heavily downplayed in latter games.[[/labelnote]]
** "Well, Shepard, they are--"
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-p0ysCF6E "I should go."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard seems to have a tendency to start conversations and then abruptly excuse him/herself. People are beginning to suspect it's being done on purpose... Part of the problem is that the skip dialog button is the same as the select dialog button, and the dialog wheel doesn't always wait for the person to stop talking before showing up, often resulting in unanticipated dialog choices.[[/labelnote]]
*** "I should go." is memetic in itself for how frequently Shepard ends a conversation with it.
*** The ''Citadel DLC'' lampshades [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4AmXtYVFE this catchphrase]]. Turns out, Shepard had ''[[DoIReallySoundLikeThat no]]'' idea [[DoIReallySoundLikeThat they said it that often!]]
*** Shepard's mom says something similar too! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkAXlwDkC7s I have to go]].
* [[AGodAmI I AM A BIOTIC GOD!!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Niftu Cal, simultaneous MemeticBadass and SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, is a FountainOfMemes. He's a dumpy accountant-type that's been pumped full of psychic-power enhancing drugs (and even then his powers are quite feeble).[[/labelnote]]
** I think things... and they HAPPEN! Fear me, lesser creatures, for I am biotics made flesh!
*** I began to SMELL MY GREATNESS!
*** I am a great wind that will sweep ALL BEFORE ME like a... [[ShapedLikeItself A GREAT WIND]]! A great Biotic Wind! FEAR ME!
* Thank you for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJXUX9NECjc bringing me X, T'Soni]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Shadow Broker has commentary on whatever squadmate you bring to help fight him.[[/labelnote]]
* Look at thiiiis... Like viewing memes on the internet... Heavy risk, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh2br8CUWbM but the priiiiiiize.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Another highly exploitable line, this one from the PreClimaxClimax of Jacob Taylor's romance arc. Thus making him, the OnlySaneMan among your crew in the second game, into one of the most iconic {{Memetic Molester}}s of the trilogy, second only to ''Harbinger''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[EverythingIsRacist You humans are all racist!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said repeatedly by a turian to a human C-Sec Customs worker on the Citadel for not letting him board a shuttle due to, among other things, attempting to bring a ceremonial knife on board. Popular for its blatant [[HypocriticalHumor hypocrisy]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[AscendedMeme Blasto]], the [[http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Entertainment#Blasto_the_Jellyfish_Stings first]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfH9oHOzRQ Hanar Spectre]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On the now defunct Bioware boards one of the developers posted the joking idea of Blasto during Mass Effect 2's development. Then the actual game contained previews for an in-universe film staring Blasto that is one huge ''Film/DirtyHarry''/{{Blaxploitation}} parody. The third game went even further, with a good ten minutes of audio from a Blasto movie available for players to listen to. With the Citadel DLC there's even a scene where they're shooting the new one and ask Shepard to cameo.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Film/DirtyHarry "This one has forgotten whether its heat-sink is over capacity. It wonders whether the criminal scum considers itself fortunate."]]
** [[https://digital.darkhorse.com/books/70f119b49d9f40979c7cd75944fd3811/mass-effect-blasto-eternity-is-forever Now has an official comic!]]
** [[BondOneLiner Enkindle This!]]
* It's Kelly's fault! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mordin comments that an STD normally found only in varren, also known as "fishdogs," somehow made its way onto the Normandy. General consensus in the community is that [[AnythingThatMoves Kelly]] [[BoldlyComing Chambers]] is the infection vector.[[/labelnote]]
* Don't. ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck]]''. With Aria. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aria T'Loak's well-known PrecisionFStrike. Despite being something of a ForcedMeme, it's caught on with the community and made Aria a fan favorite.[[/labelnote]]
* This page isn't wearing Heavy Armor; I cancelled my preorder. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A mockery of some of the fandom's criticism of Ashley's [=ME=]3 outfit, which consists of a skin-tight uniform rather than the Phoenix armor she wore in the last two games. It turned out that she also had a heavy armor option (though of a different style than in the previous games).[[/labelnote]]
** "I canceled my pre-order" in general was used to make fun of people who complain that the game was ruined even before release.
* Now we have to spend all day computing pi because Joker plugged in the overlord. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to Joker's hilarious reply to EDI when a spoilery event happens.[[/labelnote]]
* "That was a joke." [[labelnote:Explanation]]After being unshackled, EDI develops a ''very'' deadpan sense of humor.[[/labelnote]]
* "I WILL DESTROY YOU!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Human mooks in Mass Effect 1 had a ''very'' limited sound set, and talked ''constantly''. In Mass Effect 2, this was improved, Jack was given one of their lines as a shout-out. By Mass Effect 3, her students are teasing her about overusing it, too.[[/labelnote]]
** This one dates back at least to Juhani in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. (Who, incidentally, [[ActorAllusion shares Jack's voice actress.]])
* Shepard [[ICantDance can't dance]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Several locations in the series let you "dance," which means vaguely moving side to side while waving your arms pitifully. Later games give [=NPCs=] a variety of upgraded animations... but not Shepard, who might be good at every possible human pursuit ''except'' dancing. It's even lampshaded in-game by other characters and even the game itself, as the tooltip for dancing in the Dark Star Lounge in the second game is "Dance?"[[/labelnote]]
** The Citadel DLC reveals that Femshep [[https://youtu.be/MlyFidcj1Gc?t=1m58s can, in fact, tango]].
** Apparently, so does the Ryder siblings.[[labelnote:Explation]]''Andromeda'''s main playable characters were given the same dancing steps as Shepard, as evidenced during the epilogue at the Hyperion party.[[/labelnote]]
* Shepard [[DrivesLikeCrazy can't drive]], either. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''interesting'' driving physics in the Mako led much of the fandom to believe Shepard is the galaxy's worst driver.[[/labelnote]]
** The dialogue during the car chase in Lair of the Shadow Broker may be a nod to this.
---> '''Liara:''' Still better than the Mako.
* Jacob? Who's he? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Poor Jacob Taylor from [=ME=]2, TheGenericGuy, is by far the least cared-about character in the fandom; not quite TheScrappy, but only because nobody hates him any more than anybody likes him. Despite being around from the beginning of his game and being the only male human LoveInterest in it, just ''try'' to find any fan art or fan fiction featuring this guy.[[/labelnote]]
* That big muscular guy. Isn't his name [=*=]insert [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 David]] [[Film/SpaceMutiny Ryder]]-nickname here[=*=]? [[labelnote:Explanation]]James Vega, the new human squad member for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', is a bit more buff than the other male [=PCs=], resulting in a whole lot of references to the ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' take on ''Film/SpaceMutiny''.[[/labelnote]]
* Kai Leng: Cereal Killer. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kai Leng, one of the main antagonists in the third game, was first seen in a series of novels. One of these novels, ''Deception', features a scene where Leng sneaks into Anderson's apartment, bugs it, and then [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking stays for a few more minutes to steal Anderson's cereal and eat it right there]]. The fans took it from there.[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[InsistentTerminology Emerrrrrgency induction port.]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]During ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', after a certain mission Tali will head to the bar and get completely drunk, insisting her straw be referred to with more technical terminology. And she seems to have so much fun with it.[[/labelnote]]
** In relation: Tequila Se'lai [[labelnote:Explanation]]A play on the Quarian phrase "Keelah se'lai". Used with impunity in case of an intoxicated Tali.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpeRk1YFn8s We'll bang, OK?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Gamer Poop video that edited dialogue from the game into nonsensical jokes.[[/labelnote]]
** Became an AscendedMeme when Creator/MarkMeer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYT66ALUUss said the line for a fan]].
** In that same vein, "I fucking love steak" and Garrus's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crgEIhI3y_o&feature=context-shows&list=SL Damn whore]]
** [[BreastExpansion Then there's]] "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZeI9VzMhQk Battle Tits]]".
* Anderson was born in London. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Anderson mentioned twice to Shepard that he was born in London. The second time was infamous for its awkwardness. His lack of a distinctive accent even though other characters in the setting have them also made the whole thing more jarring.[[/labelnote]]
* Kaidan [[http://i.imgur.com/Bei8a.gif can't find the Geth]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On 2/23/12, Raphael Sbarge, the voice actor for Kaidan Alenko, was asked to say something in his character's voice during a livestream interview. The first thing he could come up with was, "Hello, my name is Kaidan, um... Where are the Geth?" Screenshots and GIFS of Kaidan looking for/being obsessed with Geth were all over Tumblr. Mr. Sbarge has been notified of this meme. He thinks it's quite funny.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3oisfe/ Condescending Javik]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A series of images with Javik, in which he trivializes someone's complaints by comparing them to the extinction of his entire species.[[/labelnote]]
* Thane is ''one hell of a drug''.[[labelnote:Explanation]]If you try to romance Thane, and have the infamous "Sex Talk" with Mordin, he will reveal that Drell (like Thane) secrete chemicals from their skins that, if ingested, cause hallucinations in humans.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://yfrog.com/0flolwhutsheperdj SHEPARD IS PLEASED]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Shepard's UncannyValley face is used to make any situation more uncomfortable.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[YouNoTakeCandle WE KNOW GAVORN'S TRICKS! WE LEAVE!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]What one member of the brutal and primitive vorcha race will say to if you just walk up and start talking to him.[[/labelnote]]
* "I had reach, she had flexibility." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Garrus is talking about a female turian crew member on an old ship he served on. He says this line to emphasize their talents in combat... and in bed.[[/labelnote]]
** This line was available on an [[AscendedMeme official]] T-shirt for a while.
* "Humans are a blight on galactic purity!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A crazy "prophet" batarian on Omega is loudly announcing to anyone who can hear that humans are an abomination unto space. And the crowd of curious listeners? All human.[[/labelnote]]
** "You, sir! ''You'' are a blight! And you, human! And you!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWYUiVfZo9k Techno Turian.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]During Thane's loyalty quest, at one point you will stop at a bar/club area. You can watch as a turian (who looks suspiciously like the Groundskeeper) walks over to some humans and asari, then starts dancing like there's no tomorrow. And he's ''really'' good. Many players have admitted to failing the mission because they stopped to watch the guy.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=28347 "Unzipping a future blouse."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a bizarre ESRB description of ''Mass Effect 2'', also including "space furniture" and "ground-based space battles".[[/labelnote]]
* "[[ThrownOutTheAirlock Throw it out the airlock]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]]At least twice in ''Mass Effect 3'', Javik will suggest throwing someone he doesn't like out the airlock.[[/labelnote]]
** There's a very gratifying CallBack to this in the Citadel DLC. When a Renegade Shepard is ranting about how s/he's going to vent a pair of villains' severed heads out of an airlock (further explanation would require spoiler tags), Javik exclaims: "Finally!"
* "WELCOME TO TUCHANKA, MOTHERFUCKER!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The phrase to use when [[SandWorm Kalros]] [[CoolVersusAwesome clashes]] with a [[EldritchAbomination Reaper]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/9256235/2 All aboard]] [[http://i.imgur.com/xMtxx.jpg the party temple!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The linked thread started on the Bioware forums using screencaps of the Youtube caption feature hilariously mistranslating spoken words from Mass Effect videos. A picture of a Reaper from Mass Effect 3 with the the caption 'Party Temple' stood out, and very soon an image of Sovereign with the aforementioned line was posted.[[/labelnote]]
* I like this human! S/He understands! [[labelnote:Explanation]] The Urdnot Shaman's reaction to seeing Shepard [[UseYourHead headbutt]] Gatatog Uvenk.[[/labelnote]]
* They're fools. You should [[ImAHumanitarian eat them]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Wrex's suggestion in regards to dealing with unsavory people in the first game. For context: When turian Lorik Qui'in complains about having to try to convince the executive board to deal with the the Noveria administrator's unwanted self-serving brand of corruption, Wrex darkly recommends eating them if they don't actually do something about the admin, evidence be damned.[[/labelnote]]
* Do the words "political ''[[PrecisionFStrike shitstorm]]''" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkc_UqD48Ng mean anything to you]]? [[labelnote:Explanation]]Udina asks this question to both Shepard and Anderson in ''2'' after learning of the meeting between them and the Council regarding Shepard's reinstatement as a Spectre.[[/labelnote]]
** AscendedMeme: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd referred to such an incident by these very words.
* Back at the (now-defunct) Polish gaming news Gamecorner, the opening lines of a particularly obnoxious Flash ad for ''Mass Effect 2'' ("Shepard. Nie ma pojecia na co sie porywa"[[labelnote:Translation]]"Shepard. He's got no idea what he's getting into"[[/labelnote]]) became this.
* Why is it that whenever someone says "WithAllDueRespect", they really mean '"kiss my ass?" [[labelnote:explanation]] As spoken by Ashley Williams in the first game. During the Virmire mission, the player has to choose who will look after Kirrahe's team. Ashley volunteers, but Kaidan scolds her, telling her complete "with all due respect" that she has no right to decide such a thing. Kaidan's use of "with all due respect" leads Ashley to mutter this line.[[/labelnote]]
* Remember to stay hydrated. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Garrus' random lines when spoken to on Therum in the first game. Notable for its semi-PSA style delivery. And that Therum is really hot.[[/labelnote]]
* My face is tired. [[labelnote:Explanation]]VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda has become infamous for how inferior the faces and the animations look compared to everything else, and Foster Addison drops this gem during a conversation.[[/labelnote]]
* Peebee's backwards gun. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Prior to a patch that fixed it, Peebee's introductory cutscene has her pull out a Carnifex pistol to shoot a robot, somehow managing to [[http://i.imgur.com/K2WmYaC.png hold the gun backwards]].[[/labelnote]]
* Weebloo[=/=]Weeabloo. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cora is very enthusiastic about the time she spent with asari commandos. This is a twist on "weeaboo," meaning one who is obsessed with Japanese culture. Asari are blue, so you get this meme.[[/labelnote]]
** On that note, "Did you know I trained to be an Asari Huntress"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Cora isn't just enthusiastic about her time with the asari when asked about it, she brings it up ''constantly'' and nearly all of your conversations with her at least mention it. Not only do fans mock her overuse of lines like this, but many like to jokingly act like she actually ''is'' an asari.[[/labelnote]]
* "NOW WITH AN ALL ELCOR CAST"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to a gag in the second game that's often used to mock instances of DullSurprise. The elcor race speaks in a constant dull monotone (their native language relies heavily on extremely subtle expressions and motions) and have to put descriptors in front of sentences to properly convey things to other species. Cue a commercial advertising a production of ''{{Theatre/Hamlet}}'' that made the questionable decision to have an ''all elcor cast''.[[/labelnote]]

** [[BreastExpansion Then there's]] "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WyBll7x-Q Battle Tits]]".

* ALL HAIL DRUFFY. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A small sidequest in the Hinterlands involves leading a druffalo named "Druffy" back home to his farm. Druffy spawns inside a ravine that's guarded by a ''very'' high-level rift--one that spits out [[DemonicSpiders Greater Terrors and Despair Demons]] easily three to four levels higher than your party. Solution? Grab Druffy. He's marked as essential thanks to his sidequest. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Stand back and watch as a single druffalo]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome completely wrecks demonic forces from beyond the waking world]].[[/labelnote]]

* [[AGodAmI I AM A BIOTIC GOD!!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Niftu Cal, simultaneous MemeticBadass and CrowningMomentOfFunny, is a FountainOfMemes. He's a dumpy accountant-type that's been pumped full of psychic-power enhancing drugs (and even then his powers are quite feeble).[[/labelnote]]

** In relation: Tequila Se'lai [[labelnote:Explanation]]A play on the Quarian phrase "Keela Se'lai". Used with impunity in case of an intoxicated Tali.[[/labelnote]]

* [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6caluYuCn1ruyzuxo1_1280.jpg Eternal. Infinite. Immortal. Eternity by Calvin Klein]] [[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers)]]In the Extended Cut of the Control ending, Shepard's monologue starts with "Eternal. Infinite. Immortal." whilst Shepard is seen walking into focus from a white nothngness, causing people to comment it looked like an advertisement for men's fragrance; and Mark Vanderloo (The base for the default Male Shepard) is a male model, who actually did the advertising campaign for Eternity by Calvin Klein in real life.[[/labelnote]]

* Oh, look. I have cheese. Also? Virginity.

* Yo Dawg, I heard you don't wanna get killed by synthetics. [[spoiler:So I made some synthetics to kill you every 50,000 years so you won't get killed by synthetics]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]After the original endings, this variation on the Xzibit image macro series was used to sum up the seeming InsaneTrollLogic of the Catalyst's motivation. In reality, the Catalyst views converting species into Reapers as a way of preserving them while giving them continued life in Reaper form.[[/labelnote]]