A page for some of the better quotes from ''[[VideoGame/{{MassEffect2}} Mass Effect 2]]''.

!!Shepard's Quotes

--> (Thane's recruitment mission)\\
'''Shepard:''' "They tell me it's a suicide mission. I intend to prove them wrong."

--> (Paragon option for discounts on Citadel stores)
--> '''Shepard:''' "[[CelebrityEndorsement I'm Commander Shepard]] [[MemeticMutation and this is my favorite store on the Citadel.]]"

--> (Paragon discount conversation with Saronis Applications clerk)
--> '''Shepard:''' "You wouldn't believe the number of times I hear, 'Why is this ship turning around? We're only halfway there!'"

--> (Renegade response to Mordin's request to disperse plague cure before he joins you)
--> '''Shepard:''' "Just once, I'd like to ask someone for help and hear them say, 'Sure, let's go. Right now. No strings attached.'"

--> (On arrival at ''Purgatory'')
--> '''Guard:''' "As this is a high-security vessel, you must relinquish possession of your weapons."
--> '''Shepard:''' "I'll relinquish one bullet. Where do you want it?" (Renegade response)

--> (Leaving ''Purgatory'' with Jack)\\
'''Jack:''' You think I'm stupid?\\
'''Shepard:''' This ship's going down in flames. I've got the only way out. I'm offering to take you with me. ''And you're arguing.'' (Renegade response)

--> (On arrival at the Citadel, being processed)
--> '''Shepard:''' "I was only mostly dead. Try finding that on government paperwork." (neutral response)

--> (Renegade Shep, on solving a problem for an asari on the Citadel)
--> '''Shepard''': "When you want a problem shot, ask a turian. When you want a problem talked to death, ask an asari. When you want a new problem, ask a salarian. When you want a problem solved, ask a human."

--> '''Shepard:''' "I've had enough of your disingenuous assertions!" (Renegade Interrupt on Khalisah al-Jilani. Followed by a [[MemeticMutation SHEPARD PAWNCH]])

--> (In the Dark Star club on the Citadel, if you insist on ordering your fifth drink)
--> '''Shepard:''' "Hell yeah. Put more of the stuff in the... the thing more stuff goes in."

--> (During Thane's recruitment mission, on the way up to the penthouse)
-->'''Mercenary:''' I've got nothing more to say to you.\\
''Shepard [[DestinationDefenestration pushes the merc out the skyscraper window]]''\\
'''Shepard:''' How about goodbye? (Renegade interrupt)

--> (Renegade response to the quarian Admirals during Tali's trial)\\
'''Shepard:''' Do what you want with your toy ships. But leave my crew out of your political bullshit!

--> (Renegade response to Tali[=/=]Legion conflict)\\
'''Shepard:''' You can either fight by my side or be crushed beneath my heel, but you will ''not'' stand in my way!

--> (Romance with Miranda)
--> '''Miranda:''' What idiotic bunch of hormones thought that now would be a great time for love?\\
'''Shepard:''' (''jokingly'') Who said anything about love? I'm just trying to get you into bed. (Paragon response)\\
'''Miranda:''' You ass.

--> (Before going through the Omega-4 Relay)\\
'''Shepard:''' The Collectors are about to find out what happens when you piss me off.

--> (Paragon response to the Illusive Man's proposition on the Collector base)\\
'''Shepard:''' We will fight and win without it. I will not let fear compromise who I am.

--> (Renegade response to the Illusive Man after the Paragon outcome of the SuicideMission)\\
'''Shepard:''' I'm sorry, I'm having trouble hearing you. I'm getting a lot of bullshit on this line.

--> '''The Illusive Man:''' I made you, Shepard! I brought you back from the dead!
--> '''Shepard:''' And I'm going to do what you brought me back to do. I'll fight and win this war without compromising the soul of our species.

* Overlord

--> (Near the end of the final mission)\\
'''Shepard:''' Get ready. I wouldn't be surprised if this button summoned a Reaper.

--> (Paragon conclusion)\\
'''Gavin Archer:''' No! Wait! He's too valuable! (''shoots at Shepard'')\\
'''Shepard:''' (''evades the shots, hits Archer with his/her pistol'') You ever come after [[spoiler:your brother]], and this bullet will be waiting for you! Then we'll see who's valuable!

* Lair of the Shadow Broker

--> '''Shepard:''' "Is that it? [[spoiler: Vasir]], I sacrificed hundreds of human lives to save the Destiny Ascension. I unleashed the rachni on the galaxy. [[GoodIsNotSoft So for your sake, I hope your escape plan doesn't hinge on me hesitating to shoot a damn hostage]]." (Paragon response on confronting an antagonist with a hostage during the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC).

--> '''Shepard:''' "I let the Destiny Ascension die with ten thousand people on board - including the Council. I personally destroyed the last rachni queen. So for your sake..." (The same Paragon response with different import choices).

--> '''Shepard:''' "Hiding behind a hostage [[spoiler: Vasir.]] No stomach for a real fight. Just like an asari."
--> '''[[spoiler: Vasir]]:''' "Drop the thermal clips, Shepard."
--> '''Shepard:''' " You girls should just stick to dancing. You know, play to your strengths."
--> ''Liara wincing''
--> '''[[spoiler: Vasir]]:''' "Drop the clips."
--> '''Shepard:''' "I'm gonna kill your hostage, [[spoiler: Vasir]]. And then I'm going to show you how a real Spectre gets things done."
--> (Renegade response to the hostage situation)

* Shepard's various heroic monologues at the end of ''Arrival.''
-->'''Renegade Shepard''': Yes. People will die. Maybe we'll lose half the galaxy. Maybe more. But I will do whatever it takes to rid the galaxy of the Reaper threat.

-->'''Neutral Shepard:''' Some humans are afraid that the Reapers are too powerful. But when [[spoiler: the Alpha Relay]] breaks, everyone will see that we can fight the Reapers. ''And win.''

-->'''Paragon Shepard:''' Maybe you're right. Maybe we can't win this. But we'll fight you regardless, just like we did Sovereign. Just like I'm doing now.

-->'''All Shepards:''' However "insignificant" we might be, we will fight, we will sacrifice and we will find a way. [[PatrickStewartSpeech That's what humans do.]]

!!Joker's Quotes About Squadmates:

'''Garrus'''
* On recruitment:
-->"Hey, Commander, we got Garrus back! He was always my favorite. With that pole up his ass."
* As a squadmate:
-->"It seems like Garrus has finally worked that stick out of his butt, but now he's trying to beat guys to death with it. I can't believe I liked the old Garrus better."

'''Miranda'''
-->"I wouldn't say anything bad about Miranda... and expect to survive the reprisal."

'''Jacob'''
-->"Jacob is way too nice a guy for the number of ways he knows how to kill people."

'''Mordin'''
-->"No surprise, Mordin acts superior to everyone. Like he's got tenure at FU."

'''Samara'''
* On recruitment:
-->"So, Commander, even your asari are trained killers? You get everyone at the same store or something?"
* As a squadmate:
-->"I feel like Samara could shoot me in a very tranquil manner, which does not make me feel any better about it."

'''Jack'''
* On recruitment:
-->"Okay, Shepard, glad you're back, but keep an eye on that last one. We can only hold so much crazy."
* As a squadmate:
-->"I'm not going to say anything about Jack -- I'm not that stupid."

'''Grunt'''
* On recruitment:
-->"Did you collect stray cats as a kid? Because we really needed a mega-krogan, so thanks for dragging him home."
* As a squadmate:
-->"Grunt is... not a stabilizing element, Commander."

'''Thane'''
* On recruitment:
-->"Oh, another dangerous alien aboard, Commander. Thanks. Why can't you collect coins or commemorative plates or something?"
* As a squadmate:
-->"Thane seems like the strong, sensitive, murdering type. You know those are always great to have around. A real cuddler."

'''Legion'''
* On recruitment
-->"So yeah, geth...on the ship. Uh, ''geth''?! Ah, we're all fricking insane."
* As a squadmate:
-->"Having Legion around is just begging for a rifle up your ass, without the sweet-talk."

'''Tali'''
* On recruitment:
-->"It's great to see Tali on board, Commander. Just like old times. It is her, right? I mean, because of the mask, it's - ah, never mind."
* As a squadmate:
-->"Well, I always liked Tali, so... let's just move on."

'''Zaeed'''
* On recruitment:
-->"Hey, Shepard. Another hard-ass on board, huh? That's great, because I really need more stink-eye coming my way."
* As a squadmate
-->"Zaeed is like you, but takes checks. As long as it's not my money, we're good."

'''Kasumi'''
-->"I like Kasumi, but why do I feel like I need to check the Citadel for parts she may have pawned?"


!!Joker's Quotes In General

--> (After Miranda's loyalty mission)\\
"So, Commander, you ever think Miranda would lighten up a bit and... I can't even finish saying it."

--> (After Tali's loyalty mission)
-->"I'm glad that mess is over for Tali, Commander. Some of those quarians… I guess living aboard a ship can really mess with your priorities? Not that I would know… ah, I just burned myself. Great."

--> (After Jack's loyalty mission)
-->"Hey Commander. Glad we figured out Jack is crazy. Because that was really up in the air, just hanging there."

--> (After Samara's loyalty mission\\
"I'm glad things worked out, Commander. I was worried you'd dump Samara for some crazy soul-sucker with a death fetish, all lithe and sexy and...never mind."

--> (When he's about to give EDI control of the ''Normandy'')
-->"Great. This is were it starts. Then when we're turned into organic batteries guess who'll they'll blame. ''This is all Joker's fault. What a tool he was. I have to spend all day computing pi because he plugged in the Overlord.''"

--> (After you meet Wrex[[hottip:*: if he survived Virmire back in ''Mass Effect 1'']] on Tuchanka)
-->"I'm not real broken up about Wrex not coming with us. I'm good with our current level of headbutting. I think we're at headbutting capacity."

--> (On EDI gaining anti-Reaper countermeasures)
-->"Yeah, so if she starts spouting off about being the "vanguard of our destruction," I got shotgun on the first lifeboat out of here."


!!Joker's ramblings if you stand idly beside him

-->"So, come here too often?"

-->"I thought mom was bad with the backseat driving."

-->"I gotta hit the head, Commander. We done for now, or do I have to use the bottle I keep under here?"

-->"Man, what I wouldn't give to go planetside. Wading through muck, getting shot in the face. Man, that is the life."

-->(Sound of woman gasping in a porn scene.) "Uh, sorry. That was supposed to go to my earpiece."

-->"Why is it always claws and guns? Why can't we piss off a fuzzy planet? Still dangerous, but hey, bunnies."

-->"Know what I hate about deep space? Crap radio stations from two centuries back. Gosh, we were idiots."

-->"Right now, I'm thinking about taking up bullfighting. What do you think?"

-->"You know what pisses me off? Calling this the cockpit. Alliance ships have bridges. Asari have cockpits. Oh, wait. No they don't."

-->"Yeah, this is 98 percent of my job. I just watch buttons flash. Sometimes I press one."

-->"If Mom could see me now, we'd have zombies on top of everything else."

-->"Two years, and everything hits the crapper. That'll teach you to die on me."


!!Normandy crewmembers:

--> '''Engineer Donnelly:''' "So Gabby, what do you think of our new quarian boss?"
-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "Hush! She's right over there!"
-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "Ah, she can't hear us with her head in that bucket. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful bucket. The whole suit is lovely. Quite ''snug'', in all the right places."
-->'''Tali:''' "You know I can hear you."
-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "Hah!"

-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "That scunner can't cook a good haggis to save his life."
-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "Yeah, but all haggis tastes like ass anyway."
-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "Aye, but in the right hands, it can taste like mighty fine ass."

-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "I've got green across the board. The forward tanks are buoyant and elevated."
-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "Are you talking about the Normandy, or Miranda?"
-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "I'm talking about the one that's covered and protected, not bouncing in the breeze."
-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "I don't know. Operative Lawson's uniform is very official. It always makes me stand at attention."
-->'''Engineer Daniels:''' "You're such a dog."

-->'''Ken:''' Gabby, you'd say the ''Normandy's'' a she, not a he, right?\\
'''Gabby:''' Of course. The ''Normandy's'' the sweetest girl there is.\\
'''Ken:''' And EDI's a she, Tali's definitely a she...\\
'''Gabby:''' What are you getting at, Ken?\\
'''Ken:''' I'm just saying, I'm feeling a wee bit threatened here. There's a lot of female energy, and I'm just one guy...\\
'''Gabby:''' You're such a dick.\\
'''Ken:''' See? Look where your mind went! I gotta look out for myself.

-->'''Engineer Donnelly:''' "We're off to kick the Collectors right in their daddy-bags."

--> '''Joker:''' You just want me crawling through the ducts again.\\
'''EDI:''' I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees. (''long pause'') That is a joke.


!!Squadmates

'''Garrus'''

--> "You do realize this plan has me walking into hell too? Hah, just like old times." (recruitment phase conversation)

--> "A quarantine zone for a plague that kills turians. Why don't we ever go anywhere nice?" (Mordin's recruitment mission)

--> *dodging a shot from the Geth Colossus* "Definitely like old times." (Tali's recruitment mission)

--> (On Mordin's loyalty mission)
--> '''Garrus:''' "...hospitals aren't fun to fight through."
--> '''Shepard:''' "What is fun to fight through?"
--> '''Garrus:''' "Gardens, electronics shops. Antique stores, but only if they're classy."

--> "You know me. Always like to savor that last shot before popping the heat sink... *beat* Wait, that metaphor just went somewhere horrible." (romance conversation)

--> "I had reach, but she had flexibility." (Normandy conversation; can be a springboard for a female Shepard romance)

--> "The Collectors killed you once, and all it did was piss you off. I can't imagine they'll stop you this time." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Scratch one!" ([[BondOneLiner combat taunt after killing with a sniper rifle]])

--> "Scoped and dropped!" (sniper-rifle kill taunt)

--> "I love this rifle!" (random combat taunt)

--> "Impressive!" (random headshot compliment)

--> [[MemeticMutation "Can it wait for a bit? I'm in the middle of some calibrations."]] (conversation dead-end)

--> "Remind me never to get on your bad side. I almost feel sorry for the Reapers." (after the suicide mission)


'''Grunt'''

--> "Ha! Offer one hand, but arm the other. Wise, Shepard." (introductory scene, after draining his tank)

--> *seeing the burning corpses of plague victims* "Anybody hungry?" (Mordin's recruitment mission)

--> "I am pure krogan; you should be in awe." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "Less than a finger deep to sever your spine. You're soft. Salarians, asari, all soft. Quarians, not so much. Turians, you have to work the blade, I guess. Don't see much point to it though. Heh, much point. Ah, never mind." (Normandy conversation)

--> "I would never stab you in the back, Shepard. People like you and me? Straight to the face. *after a brief pause* Kidding! Kidding! (Normandy conversation)

--> "See, now we're having fun! Me remembering good deaths and you... you with... [[BuffySpeak your funny human thing]]." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Feel the BLOOD RAGE!!!" (heard when charging in combat)

--> [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am. KROGAN!]] (heard when activating Fortification)

--> "Shepard is my battlemaster. S/he has no match." (after loyalty mission completion, to Shaman)

--> "Battlemaster, I have everything. Clan, kin and [[BloodKnight enemies to fight.]] (Normandy conversation if all dialogue is finished)


'''Jack/Subject Zero'''

--> "They thought they were so clever. Turns out, mess with someone's head enough, you can turn a scared little kid into an all-powerful bitch. Fuckin' idiots." (Normandy conversation)

--> "I feel like... I'm pissed off. I'm a dangerous bitch. But then, I'm a little girl again. Shit, it's complicated." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "Hello dead people!" (random combat taunt)

--> "I will destroy you!" (random combat taunt[=/=]CallBack to [[VideoGame/{{MassEffect1}} the first game]])

--> "If I die, I'm haunting you, Shepard." (KO quote)

--> "That was mean...but damn funny." (If Shepard lets Niftu Cal take on the Eclipse mercenaries)


'''Jacob'''

--> "The Alliance is all politics. Somebody has to take down the bad people." (Normandy conversation on why he joined Cerberus)

--> "Get over here!"[=/=]"Have a nice trip!"[=/=]"Gravity's one mean mother, huh?" (when using the 'Pull' ability)

--> "Gotta figure... if all the people hoping we win stood up, the Collectors would have a much bigger fight on their hands. Claws. Whatever. I bet we have a lot more friends once we win. Hope we live to see it. [''Shepard responds''] It's a hell of a job, isn't it, Shepard? Being the good guy." (Normandy conversation)

--> "I'm good, Shepard! Ready for anything! We live, we'll get loud; spill some drinks on the Citadel!" (Last ''Normandy'' conversation)

--> "You have a say every time you fight back, Shepard. [...] That's when it matters most. You push back. You want a list of people who give in, look at the assholes we end up fighting. You don't let anything get in the way of what you need to do. That's why I wanna be here... with you." (Romance)

--> "Telling me felt good, right? Made you think someone understood. But you know what? It's still there. You dealt with it before, and you'll have to keep dealing. Because you know what's more important? Everything." (Romance)

--> "Sneaking into the Captain's quarters? Heavy risk. But the ''priiiiiizeeeeee''..." (Romance)


'''Kasumi'''

--> "Commander Shepard, we have the finest companions waiting for you. Perhaps someone petite, smart and Japanese would be your style?" (advertisement, before entering your password)

--> "Okay, really? How many times can you walk by without stopping?" (advertisement, before entering your password)

--> "I'm the best thief in the business, not the most famous. Need to watch my step to keep it that way." (recruitment phase conversation)

--> "People are talking out there... and I hear it all." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Going dark!"[=/=]"Now you see me..." (when using the 'Shadow Strike' ability)

--> "Ha ha!" (random combat taunt; possible ShoutOut to ''[[{{WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons}} The Simpsons]]'', given how she sounds like Nelson Muntz)

--> "Michaelangelo's David... just, wow! Think we can get this through the door?" (loyalty mission dialogue if you examine one of the statues in the vault)

--> "How did [Donovan] Hock get Lady Liberty's head?! Damn you Hock!!!" (loyalty mission dialogue)

--> "I gotta say, that Jacob... Mmm. He seems pretty intense. I wonder if he likes Japanese girls with a penchant for kleptomania?" (Normandy conversation)

--> "I swear to God I didn't touch anything!" (said when first entering the Citadel with her in your party)

--> "They're really selling the 'geth did it' message. I bet you can't even say 'Reapers' without inciting a panic. Reapers!" (Citadel conversation)

--> "Aww, I was looking forward to crawling around in a dark basement!" (Garrus's recruitment mission)

--> "Tali is so cute. You're all she talks about, in a rainbows-and-butterflies kind of way. She loves you, Shepard. Be good to her." (Normandy conversation, after romance with Tali)

--> "It's really weird to see Miranda smiling while she's working. And it's all because of you. Be gentle with her, Shepard." (Normandy conversation, after romance with Miranda)

-->"Oh, Shepard. The engine room? Really? Down there where Tali works? Okay, I gotta ask... just how genetically modified is she? Because -- wow." (Normandy conversation, after romance with Miranda)


'''Miranda'''

--> "We're all hoping you can do the impossible, Shepard. No pressure." (Normandy conversation)

--> "I'm an excellent judge of character. I think you'll find my assessments to be right on the money." (Normandy conversation)

--> (Normandy conversation)\\
'''Shepard:''' Sounds like you were designed to be perfect.\\
'''Miranda:''' Maybe, but I'm not. I'm still human. I do make mistakes. And when I do, the consequences are severe.

--> "Night night!"[=/=]"Now let's finish you off!" (when using Warp)

--> "On the floor!"[=/=]"Fall and die!" (when using Slam)

--> "Cerberus never tells me that something is impossible. They give me my resources and say 'do it'."

--> "I need to think about this. And stop smiling, damn it." (Renegade Shepard romance)

--> "What idiotic bunch of hormones thought that now would be a great time for love?" (Romance)

--> (Romance conversation)\\
'''Miranda:''' You and I know more about the Collectors than anyone. We both know there's a good chance that we're not coming back. So if it's not worth it...\\
'''Shepard:''' Come on, Miranda. You want this.\\
'''Miranda:''' I do. So don't die! You promise me, dammit!

-->(Before encountering the FinalBoss on the SuicideMission)\\
'''Illusive Man:''' Miranda! Don't let Shepard blow up the base!\\
'''Miranda:''' Or what? You'll replace me next?\\
'''Illusive Man:''' I gave you an order, Miranda!\\
'''Miranda:''' I noticed. Consider this my resignation.

'''Mordin'''

-->(recruitment phase conversation)\\
'''Shepard:''' Do you ever pause for breath?\\
'''Mordin:''' Sorry. I'll...try...to...slow...down... No no no. Can't do it. No time.

--> "Life is a negotiation. We all want. We have to give to get what we want." (recruitment conversation)

--> "Lots of ways to help people. Sometimes heal patients; sometimes execute dangerous people. Either way helps." (recruitment phase conversation)

--> "Trying to determine how scale-itch got onto Normandy. Sexually transmitted disease only carried by varren. Implications... unpleasant." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Have ruled out the possibility of artificially intelligent virus. Unless it's *very* intelligent... and toying with me. Hmm... tests." (Normandy conversation)

--> *with guilt* "Hard to see big picture behind pile of corpses." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "Flammable! ...or '''in'''flammable. Forget which. [[KillItWithFire Doesn't matter!]][[hottip:*:It really doesn't matter; both words mean the same thing.]]" (battle quote, when using Incinerate)

--> (Normandy conversation regarding Mordin's past singing Gilbert and Sullivan)\\
"I am the very model of a scientist salarian,\\
I've studied species turian, asari and batarian,\\
I'm quite good at genetics (as a subset of biology),\\
Because I am an expert (which I know is a tautology.)\\
My xeno-science studies range from urban to agrarian,\\
I am the very model of a scientist salarian!"


'''Legion'''

--> "Shepard-Commander." (first line)

--> "The geth believe all intelligent life must self-determinate." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Organics fear us. We wish to understand, not incite." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Geth do not ''intentionally'' infiltrate." (Citadel conversation with C-Sec customs officer)

--> *Alarmed* "This platform is not available for experimentation." (Tali's loyalty mission)

--> "Windows are a structural weakness. Geth do not use them." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "No two species are alike. All must be judged based on their own merits. To compare another species to one's own is racist. Even benign anthropomorphism." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "Where did we go wrong? How have we become so different?" (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "We do not comprehend the organic fascination of self-poisoning, auditory damage and sexually transmitted disease." (inside Afterlife on Omega)

--> "Trade of organics is proscribed on places you call 'civilized'. Yet you do not question the restrictions placed on EDI aboard the ''Normandy''." (on Illium)

--> "Executing sudo command." (loyalty mission, hacking defense turrets)

--> (Normandy conversation)\\
'''Shepard:''' That doesn't explain why you used my armor to fix yourself.\\
'''Legion:''' (''after a long pause'') There was a hole.\\
'''Shepard:''' But why didn't you fix it sooner? Or with something else?\\
'''Legion:''' (''longer pause than before'') No data available.


'''Tali'''

--> "Shepard? Is that… you're alive?" (Freedom's Progress conversation)

--> (Freedom's Progress conversation)\\
'''Prazza:''' No army would spend that many resources just for one soldier!\\
'''Tali:''' You don't know what Shepard's capable of. It was money well spent.

--> "Go for the optics, Chik'tikka!" (when using the 'Combat Drone' ability)

--> "Please Shepard; I'm a quarian! Give me a hunk of scrap metal, a circuit board, and some element zero, and I'll have it making precision jumps!" (On asking her about the Normandy)

--> *response to the 'robbed' racist volus* "I am clan Zorah, crew of the starship Neema. And you are an idiot!" (Citadel conversation)

--> "My brain agrees with you. My gut says I should jack his suit's olfactory filters so that everything smells like refuse!" (if you tell her the racist volus on the Citadel isn't worth getting angry about)

--> "It's fun watching you shout." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> "I've already got better, Shepard. I've got you." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> *Shepard confides in Tali* "I know... well no not that I know... it's just that... well... it's not normally like this... I mean, wow... its very hot in here." (Romance conversation)

--> "What could I possibly be suggesting? I mean, a young woman gets saved by a dashing commander who lets her join his crew and then goes off to save the galaxy? How could she possibly develop any interest in him?"

--> "I watched you save the colonists on Feros. No one else could have done that. I watched your face as Lieutenant Alenko[=/=]Chief Williams died on Virmire, I watched you stand strong against everything the galaxy threw at you. I watched you for so long. And yet I never thought you'd ever see past... this... (''gesturing at her helmet'')" (romance conversation)

--> "Just so you know I'm running a fever, I've got a nasty cough, and my sinuses are filled with something I can't even describe. And it was totally [[WorthIt worth it]]!" (post-game romance conversation)


'''Thane'''

--> (first encounter with Thane)
--> '''Thane:''' (bowing over a fresh kill): ''silence''
--> '''Shepard:''' Hello?
--> '''Thane:''' I apologize, but prayers for the wicked must not be forsaken.
--> '''Shepard:''' Do you really think she's worth a prayer?
--> '''Thane:''' Not for her. [[WarriorPoet For me]].

--> "The measure of an individual can be difficult to discern by actions alone." (recruitment phase conversation)

--> "Amonkira, Lord of Hunters, grant that my hands be steady, my aim be true, and my feet swift. And should the worst come to pass, grant me forgiveness." (loyalty mission dialogue)

--> "My wife is dead. My son is lost. My body's acts in this life are tales never to be told. When I'm gone, it will be as if I never lived." (Onboard the ''Normandy'' if you fail his loyalty mission)

--> "Consider. The oceans are full of life. Yet it is not life as you and I know it. To enter it, you must release your hold on land. So it is with the soul. It must release its hold on the body, or it will become lost." (Normandy conversation)

--> "Sleep well, and dream of bulbous women." (to Niftu Cal)

--> "Your body is dust!"/"Spread your matter to the sea!" (using Warp)

--> "Go now to the sea." (combat quote)


'''Samara'''

--> "By the code I will serve you, Shepard. Your choices are my choices. Your morals are my morals. Your wishes are my code." (recruitment phase conversation)

--> "Jacob is an earnest young man. Events will either forge him into a great man or utterly destroy him. Miranda is undoubtedly a hard woman. I respect her strength and determination. She carries many burdens and doesn't share them with others - as it should be." (Normandy conversation)

--> "When you live by a code that compels you to harsh action, you learn the dangers of curiosity. If I must kill a man because he has done wrong, do I really wish to know that he is a devoted father?" (Normandy conversation)

--> "You are more individualistic than any other species I have encountered. If three humans are in a room, there will be six opinions. I like your species. I am curious to see what you will do." (Normandy conversation)

--> (On Tuchanka)
--> "To pit living beings against each other for entertainment...unforgivable.
--> If I survive your mission, I may return here and instruct the krogan on compassion. I'll need many bullets."

--> "Your life is mine!"[=/=]"Embrace eternity!" (using Reave)

--> "Find peace in the embrace of the Goddess." (PreMortemOneLiner delivered to a merc)


'''Morinth'''

--> "My lovers spent their last moments experiencing pleasure you can't imagine." (post-SuicideMission conversation)


'''Zaeed Massani'''

--> "I was just waxing goddamn nostalgic." (Normandy dialogue)

--> "I get paid extra for anti-armor duty." (facing the Geth Colossus)

--> "Rage is a hell of an anesthetic." (loyalty mission conversation)

--> *addressing Vido Santiago* "BRING IT ON YOU SON OF A BITCH!" (loyalty mission dialogue)

--> "Sit down!" (when using the 'Concussive Shot' ability)

--> "Sleep well... you deluded jackass." (if you stop Niftu Cal from going against the Eclipse captain)


'''Conversations'''

* On the Citadel:
-->'''Garrus''': "You ever miss those talks we had on the elevators?"
-->'''Tali''': "''No.''"
-->'''Garrus''': "Come on, remember how we'd all ask you about life on the flotilla? It was an opportunity to share."
-->'''Tali''': "This conversation is over."
-->'''Garrus''': "Tell me again about your immune system!"
-->'''Tali''': "I have a shotgun."
-->'''Garrus''': "Maybe we'll talk later."

* On Tuchanka
-->'''Fortack:''' I used to be a scientist. I designed weapons. Now my genius is wasted on frivolous things. Things that don't explode. My predecessor said no one would understand the true worth of my work. As I pulled my blade from his chest, I knew he was telling the truth.
-->'''Shepard:''' Not exactly what I would call effective academic peer review.

--> '''Mordin:''' Salarians created genophage... I've heard. Still trust them with medicine and agriculture?\\
'''Fortack:''' Why not? It's not like they can make us any more sterile. (''{{beat}}'') Wait, forget I said anything.

* Onboard the ''Normandy'', if you didn't romance anyone before the suicide mission
-->'''Shepard:''' Have you got a minute to talk?
-->'''Mordin:''' Actually, wanted to talk. Medical matters. Aware that mission is dangerous, different species react differently to stress. Aware you come by a great deal. Have had other species become attracted to me before. Awkward. Not interested.
-->'''Shepard:''' You've had members of another species make a pass at you?
-->'''Mordin:''' Constantly. Very awkward. Skin tone apparently attractive by turian standards. Subset of krogan sexual deviants enjoy salarian flexibility. More cartilage in skeletal structure. Asari offers intriguing, actually. Wonder why. Transspecies pheremones unlikely to work. Must be neurochemical.
-->'''Shepard:''' Wait a minute Mordin. You're just yanking me around, aren't you?
-->'''Mordin:''' Shocking suggestion! Doctor-patient confidentiality a sacred trust. Would never dream of mockery. Enjoy yourself while possible Shepard. Will be here studying cell reproduction. Much simpler. Less alcohol and mood music required.


* Overheard in Eternity on Illium
-->'''[[FanNickname Valley Girl Quarian]]''': So then he says, "Oh, it's okay. Our amino acids are all different, so it's not like we can get diseases or anything if we go natural."
-->'''[[FanNickname Friend-Zone Turian]]''': I'm telling you, this is why you shouldn't date humans.
-->'''Quarian:''' So then I had to explain about cross-species fluid contact. Completely killed the mood.
-->'''Turian:''' Not to mention that you're a quarian. How could he be so insensitive? You deserve somebody who's going to respect you. Somebody who's going to treat you right.
-->'''Quarian:''' Oh, I think I'm just going to stop dating for a while.
-->'''Turian:''' No! Don't do that. Don't let some human spoil you.
-->'''Quarian:''' It's always the same thing. "Ooh, she could get sick. Ooh, she's vulnerable. I wonder what she looks like under the helmet."
-->'''Turian:''' You'll find someone out there who cares about you for who you are. Someone whose food you can eat, even. If you're hurting for something to do, maybe after work we could catch a vid or something?
-->'''Quarian:''' Oh, that's sweet, but a little dry spell isn't going to kill me.
-->'''Turian:''' We could watch 'Fleet and Flotilla', it got awards for its portrayal of, um, turian and quarian relationships.
-->'''Quarian:''' Anyway, if worst comes to worst, I did have the nerve-stimulation program built into my suit.
-->'''Turian:''' And I hear that the loves scenes are... [[FlatWhat what?]]
-->'''Quarian:''' Oh yeah. Standard equipment for any responsible adult. Here, let me fire it up... uhh, excuse me human? Private con-ver-say-ti-onn? Ugh.
-->'''Turian:''' A little space, please?

* Lair of the Shadow Broker
** Chasing Liara's would-be assassin through Illium
-->'''Liara:''' She's got reinforcements!
-->'''Shepard:''' What kind of guns does this thing have?
-->'''Liara:''' It's a taxi! It has a fare meter!
-->'''Shepard:''' [[SarcasmMode Wonderful.]]
** Regarding the hotel where they crash-land
--> '''Shepard:''' What kind of club is this exactly?\\
'''Liara:''' This is Azure. It is named after a part of the asari body.\\
'''Shepard:''' Where is it located?\\
'''Liara:''' On the lower reaches, near the bottom.\\
'''Shepard:''' I meant where on the asari body.\\
'''Liara:''' So did I.
** During the assault on the Shadow Broker's ship
-->'''Liara:''' Their attacks are disorganized. They'd be more effective if they all attacked at once.
-->'''Shepard:''' Please don't give the mercs ideas.
-->''more troops arrive''
-->'''Liara:''' The next wave looks like a big one.
-->'''Shepard:''' You just had to give'em tactical advice.
-->'''Liara:''' But now there'll be fewer left to deal with inside.
-->'''Shepard:''' Keep dreaming, T'Soni.


!! Harbinger discussing the "viability" of each race:

--> "Human. Viable possibility. Impressive genetic malleability."

--> "Quarian. Considered due to cybernetic augmentation. Weakened immune system too debilitating."

--> "Turian. You are considered... too primitive."

--> "Krogan. Sterilized race. Potential wasted."

--> "Asari. Reliance on alien species for reproduction shows genetic weakness."

--> "Salarian. Insufficient lifespan. Fragile genetic structure."

--> "Drell. Useless. Insufficient numbers."

--> "Geth. An annoyance. Limited utility."


!! [=NPCs=]

'''Shaman'''
--> "There's some fire and from an alien! Oh, ''the shame'' this heaps on those who whine like pups." (Grunt's loyalty mission)

'''Captain Bailey'''
--> "You think he's [Thane] the only man whose ever messed up raising a son?" (Thane's loyalty mission)

'''Aria T'Loak'''
--> (First conversation with her on Omega)\\
'''Shepard:''' You rule Omega?\\
'''Aria:''' (''laughs dismissively'') I '''''am''''' Omega! But you want more. Everybody needs more something. And they all come to me. I'm the boss, CEO, queen if you're feeling dramatic. Omega has no titled ruler, and only one rule. Don't [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] with Aria.

'''Matriarch Aethyta'''
--> "Welcome back babe. Can I get you anything? Sorry, no sex. Just cleaned the bar."

--> "Yeah! Kick him in the quad! Sorry. My father was a krogan." (if Shepard knees Conrad Verner in the groin)


!! Gameplay Tips on Loading screens
-->"If an enemy krogan gets close, it will charge. [[{{Understatement}} You don't want that]].

-->"There are no decent galactic dating services. To have a shot at romance, you have to talk to people."


!! Random advertisements on hub worlds

--> (On Illium)\\
'''Announcer:''' The Council thought that Blasto, the first hanar Spectre, would play by the rules.\\
'''Blasto:''' This one has forgotten whether its heat sink is over capacity. It wonders whether the criminal scum considers itself fortunate.\\
'''Announcer:''' They were wrong.\\
'''Blasto:''' This one doesn't have time for your solid waste excretions.\\
'''Announcer:''' He's got a lover in every port, and a gun in every tentacle.\\
'''Blasto:''' Enkindle this.\\
'''Announcer:''' ''Blasto: The Jellyfish Stings'', available for extranet purchase this fall from Illium Entertainment!

--> (From a drink vending machine on the Citadel)\\
"Nine out of ten Tupari drinkers recommend Tupari to their friends! The last one ''is on my list''."\\
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"I know you're weakening. Tupari is on your mind! ''Give in.''"\\
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"Tupari: [[BiteTheWaxTadpole Brings your ancestors back from the grave!]]"\\
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"Commander Shepard drinks Tupari. Don't you want to be like Commander Shepard? [''Commander Shepard is referenced under license from Alliance Military Recruitment Services.'']"\\
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"I knew a man who went three days without a Tupari sports drink. He got hit by a shuttle!"
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