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1	* BrokenBase: While the novel itself is near-universally despised, fan opinion is divided over the revision ([[DevelopmentHell which still hasn't materialized]]). Some fans were optimistic about the revision and hold Creator/BioWare to its word, others pointed out that the novel's problems run far, far deeper than the [[ContinuitySnarl continuity errors]] and that just fixing the lore errors isn't good enough to redeem ''Deception'' and that the entire book would've needed to be re-written. Then there were those who felt that the promise of the revised edition was just damage control and that it would [[{{Vaporware}} never actually happen]], who were ultimately been proven right.
2	* CanonDefilement: Here is a [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBpMF3ONlI308D9IGG8KICBHfWKU0sXh0ntukv-_cmo/preview?pli=1&sle=true list]] of its many, ''many'' [[ContinuitySnarl continuity errors]]. Let's just say it'd be easier to make a list of what it got ''right''. Good thing later editions will fix these problems... hopefully.
3	* FanonDiscontinuity: Even after [=BioWare=] apologized and promised a revised edition, many fans still treat ''Deception'' as this. Not helping matters is that William C. Dietz, the author of the novel, claims that two [=BioWare=] officials ''did'' look it over before it was published.
4	* HilariousInHindsight:
5	** We actually do get to visit the apartment on the Citadel in the Citadel DLC for ''3'', presumably where Kai Leng ate that cereal.
6	** ''Citadel'' would also feature a toothbrush making a significant event happen, though [[spoiler: instead of a murder, it allows Shepard and company to break into the ''Normandy.'']]
7	* {{Narm}}:
8	** Kai Leng [[EnemyEatsYourLunch eating Anderson's cereal]]. The inevitable "[[{{Pun}} cereal killer]]" jokes don't help. Neither did the text stating that he did it because he was "an adrenaline junkie and enjoyed being where he was".
9	** Kai Leng "was about to pee in a vase that he had selected for that purpose". Yes, that happens. In those exact words.
10	** [[spoiler:Gillian]]'s death. It should be tragic, but there's something inherently funny about the fact that Kai Leng killed [[spoiler:her]] with a toothbrush.
11	* NarmCharm: Kai Leng eating Anderson's cereal was actually highlighted on the forums as a moment to be ''kept'' in the revised edition because it's so utterly ''hilarious''. And frankly, Leng is so petty even in the actual games (see: him sending Shepard insulting e-mails in ''3''), that it's honestly still perfectly in character for him.
12	* NeverLiveItDown: When Kai Leng infiltrates Anderson's apartment to plant a bug, he takes the time to eat some of Anderson's cereal. The sheer randomness and pettiness of this act caught on with the fandom, leading them to give him the FanNickname of "Cereal Killer" and joke about what other characters' breakfast foods he'd steal. To this day, it's hard to talk about Kai Leng without somebody bringing up the incident.

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