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* LyingCreator: Remember when Bioware stated that the leaked plot details were outdated? Yeah, not so much actually.
** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]" and that the game would have MultipleEndings with wildly diverging paths? How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene & providing no resolution to any of the characters except for (Maybe) Shepard]] strike you?
** Being able to get the best ending without playing multiplayer? Also a lie, but see the above.
** The [[spoiler:Prothean]] squadmate was explicitly stated to be in the game even without the DLC, just not as a squadmate. This is completely false.
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** The [[spoiler:Prothean]] squadmate was explicitly stated to be in the game even without the DLC, just not as a squadmate. This is completely false.
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** [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash ]] is an Asari soldier!

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** [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash ]] is an Asari soldier!
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[spoiler: Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man]] was considered as the FinalBoss.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[spoiler: Reaper-ized [[spoiler:Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man]] was considered as the FinalBoss.FinalBoss, but rejected as uncharacteristic: [[spoiler:the Illusive Man's strength is his mind, so making him a bullet sink would diminish him. Instead, he casually strolls in and neutralizes Shepard with Reapertech indoctrination abilities; to win, you have to [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath Talk Him To Death]] - either by [[DrivenToSuicide Driving Him To Suicide]] to save humanity from his mistakes, or [[IShallTauntYou Taunting Him]] into dropping his guard]].
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** TroyBaker is Kai Leng, and he's literally going to [[{{Persona 4}} renovate your ass!]]
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*TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: What some believe Bioware did with the endings.
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* TeasingCreator: Here's a [[http://www.tentonhammer.com/me3/news/twitter-posts-hint-at-more-possible-surprises-for-mass-effect-3%20?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss pretty good rundown.]]
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* ActorAllusion: [[SteveBlum Grunt]] is not only back for a side-mission, but after [[spoiler: surviving his attempted {{Heroic Sacrifice}}]] and emerging from the caves, not only is he covered in blood, giving him a reddish appearance, but his first question after surviving is to ask if there's [[DigimonTamers anything to eat]].
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** [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash ]] is an Asari soldier!
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* NamesTheSame: Miranda's father Henry Lawson shares the name with an early [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lawson Australian Poet]], which is apt considering the likely origin of the Lawson family based on their accents.
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** The leaked script included a few post-Rannoch mentions of Admiral Xen, including a direct confrontation and Hackett reporting [[spoiler: a botched attempt to hack the geth after peace is declared.]]

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** The leaked script included a few post-Rannoch mentions of Admiral Xen, including a direct confrontation and Hackett reporting [[spoiler: a botched attempt to hack the geth after peace is declared. She wouldn't have succeeded, but it would have cost the geth a few ships.]]

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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green & Robin Sachs (Zaeed Massani) used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.
** As mentioned above, Dr Baynar and Dr Cole are voiced by Nicholas Boulton and Jo Wyatt, who played Male and Female Hawke in DragonAge2.

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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green & Robin Sachs (Zaeed Massani) used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.
** As mentioned above, Dr Baynar and Dr Cole are voiced by Nicholas Boulton and Jo Wyatt, who played Male and Female Hawke in DragonAge2.VideoGame/DragonAgeII.



** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as [[spoiler:the Normandy performing an epic GunshipRescue while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger]], and [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]]]].

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** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as [[spoiler:the Normandy performing an epic GunshipRescue while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger]], and [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]]]].Anderson]]]].
** The leaked script included a few post-Rannoch mentions of Admiral Xen, including a direct confrontation and Hackett reporting [[spoiler: a botched attempt to hack the geth after peace is declared.]]
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** President Bartlet has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, ThisIsGonnaSuck.

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** [[TheWestWing President Bartlet Bartlet]] has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, ThisIsGonnaSuck.
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** [[''TheWestWing President Bartlet'']] has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, ''ThisIsGonnaSuck''.

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** [[''TheWestWing President Bartlet'']] Bartlet has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, ''ThisIsGonnaSuck''.ThisIsGonnaSuck.
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** [[''TheWestWing President Bartlet'']] has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, ''ThisIsGonnaSuck''.
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** As mentioned above, Dr Baynar and Dr Cole are voiced by Nicholas Boulton and Jo Wyatt, who played Male and Female Hawke in DragonAge2.
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** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as [[spoiler:the Normandy performing an epic GunshipRescue while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger]], and [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]]]]]. that was cut from the game.

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** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as [[spoiler:the Normandy performing an epic GunshipRescue while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger]], and [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]]]]]. that was cut from the game.Anderson]]]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[spoiler: Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man]] was considered as the FinalBoss.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[spoiler: Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man]] was considered as the FinalBoss.FinalBoss.
** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as [[spoiler:the Normandy performing an epic GunshipRescue while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger]], and [[spoiler:[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]]]]]. that was cut from the game.

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*** Dr Cole also talks to a scientist with the same voice as male Hawke.

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*** Dr Cole also talks to a scientist with the same voice as male Hawke. [[spoiler: If you betray Wrex and sabotage the genophage cure, he backhands a guard voiced by the same guy during your confrontation.]]



* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green & Robin Sachs (Zaeed Massani) used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.

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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green & Robin Sachs (Zaeed Massani) used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.SarahMichelleGellar.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A [[spoiler: Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man]] was considered as the FinalBoss.

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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' fans will recognize Vosque as Varric and Dr Brynn Cole as female Hawke.

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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' fans will recognize Vosque as Varric and Dr Brynn Cole as female Hawke.
*** Dr Cole also talks to a scientist with the same voice as male
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** Being able to get the best ending without playing multiplayer? Also a lie, but see the above.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that ''Buzz Aldrin'' of all people [[spoiler:voices the grandfather in the epilogue]] is its own shade of awesome.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that ''Buzz Aldrin'' of all people [[spoiler:voices the grandfather in the epilogue]] [[DistantFinale epilogue]]]] is its own shade of awesome.
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** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' fans will recognize Vosque as Varric and Dr Brynn Cole as female Hawke.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that <i>Buzz Aldrin</i> of all people [[spoiler:voices the grandfather in the epilogue]] is its own shade of awesome.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that <i>Buzz Aldrin</i> ''Buzz Aldrin'' of all people [[spoiler:voices the grandfather in the epilogue]] is its own shade of awesome.
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*HeyItsThatVoice: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that <i>Buzz Aldrin</i> of all people [[spoiler:voices the grandfather in the epilogue]] is its own shade of awesome.
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** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]" and that the game would have MultipleEndings with wildly diverging paths? How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene]] strike you?

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** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]" and that the game would have MultipleEndings with wildly diverging paths? How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene]] cutscene & providing no resolution to any of the characters except for (Maybe) Shepard]] strike you?
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** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]?" How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene]] strike you?

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** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]?" ending]]" and that the game would have MultipleEndings with wildly diverging paths? How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene]] strike you?

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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.

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** On that same note, remember Casey Hudson [[http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/12449/mass-effect-3s-ending-more-brutal-if-side-quests-neglected saying that]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding taking your time will result in an]] "[[GoldenEnding amazing, very definitive ending]]?" How does [[spoiler:every ending just being a slight variation on a set cutscene]] strike you?
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green & Robin Sachs (Zaeed Massani) used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.
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* LyingCreator: Remember when Bioware stated that the leaked plot details were outdated? Yeah, not so much actually.
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green used to work on ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' with Prinze Jr's wife, SarahMichelleGellar.

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