History Heartwarming / MassEffect3

* After Thessia, Liara is devastated, and some of the other crew aren't sure how to comfort her. Tali and Garrus anxiously argue about which of them should talk to Liara; neither knows what to say and they don't want to make it worse. If prompted, Ashley will say that she'll talk to her. Over the comm, EDI does talk and listen, deflating Liara's bitterness about how her relationship with her mother tied into it. When she confronts Javik in a rage, however, he needs some prompting to say something encouraging to her for once; after Liara leaves, Javik tells Shepard that, true or not, it was what she needed to hear.
* After the mission on Horizon, Tali calls up Javik; one call has her basically sloshed, but she also puts in a much more serious call, where she expresses her horror at the whole thing. Javik was numbed to that and worse and says so, but less harshly than usual. Tali says that she's sorry he had to go through that - and he responds, "Your sympathy is not needed, quarian... but it is appreciated." He then seems to backpedal a little, claiming that quarians have always been emotional and it's thought to be a product of their biology.

* In ''Leviathan'', Shepard's love interest actively scolds him/her for diving to the bottom of the ocean on an unknown planet, in order to speak to an EldritchAbomination. S/he was more worried about ''Shepard's'' welfare than the multiple Reaper forces s/he and another squadmate were holding off, until s/he got back.

--->'''Kaidan:''' You scare the hell out of me with these risky stunts Shepard, but I guess it's part of what I love about you.

* One small one: When Joker is on the Citadel, he remarks how everyone finally realizes how serious things are getting by the way they're dancing. He notes they're waving their hands around and don't care if they look stupid. Shepard pounces on that and urges Joker, who has always stayed on the sidelines thanks to Vrolic's Syndrome, to dance and not care if he looks stupid. Sure enough, Joker is on the dance floor dancing the best he can, and sounds truly happy when you speak to him.
** Keep in mind, this is also when Shepard volunteers to make an ass of themself dancing with Jack.

* At some point in the game, Joker will ask Shepard about whether getting into a relationship with EDI is stupid or not, to which Shepard can say it is stupid, but Joker deserves every right to make "stupid" choices.
** Also, in a way, both [[Heartwarming/MassEffect Heartwarming]] and [[Awesome/MassEffect Awesome]] how Shepard uses Joker's own logic "against" him. The conversation begins with Joker looking on as the marines on the dance floor dance and look stupid while noting that they, the marines, don't mind because they got bigger things to worry about (i.e. the Reapers). The conversation moves on to his beginning relationship with EDI and Joker remarks how stupid it is. Choose to encourage him and Shepard asks if ''he'' would be dancing and making an ass out of himself if he could. Joker nods and Shepard answers that perhaps his relationship with EDI is stupid, but apparently he has bigger things to worry about. Joker thinks about it for a few seconds, smiles, and limps to the dance floor to dance with EDI.

--> '''Shepard''': If I may Admiral, I have a personal question.

--> '''Shepard''': ...why me? Why put me in charge of all this?
--> '''Hackett''': ''Because'' you're the only person in this whole damn navy who ''knows'' how to kill Reapers.

--> '''Hackett''': Shepard let me tell you something that I've learned the hard way. You can pay a soldier to fire a gun, you can pay a soldier to charge the enemy and take a hill, but you can't pay them to ''believe''.

--> '''Hackett''': When you went up against Sovereign all those years ago there was no good reason to believe you'd win. But your crew didn't seem to care, they went along anyway. Your trip through the Omega-4 Relay? ''That'' was a suicide mission if there ever was one. Yet there your crew was, standing beside you! ''Proud'' to serve! Why? Because they believed in ''you''. Their leader. ''That's'' what I need now.

* ''Mass Effect 3'': "Citadel" is set up to be this between Shepard and their crew, particularly the love interests. Some clips show male Shepard and Tali watching a film featuring a quarian and a turian (specifically Fleet and Flotilla), [=FemShep=] and Garrus dancing, [[ShirtlessScene male Shepard and Jack embracing,]] and female Shepard sharing a beer with Kaidan.

* If you spared Maelon and saved his data, then cure the genophage, he'll send you an ecstatic email, stating "This validates all the pain my experiments caused." He was truly regretful about the barbarity of his experiments when removed from it with some perspective, but everything he wanted was accomplished. In addition, he states he wants to meet with the Krogan females and apologize and ask for their forgiveness.

** In Mass Effect 2 Thane remarked that he doubted that many would mourn him when he passed from his disease. [[spoiler: His funeral scene in Citadel proves him wrong. It's attended by not just Shepard and Koylat but Thane's fellow Normandy crewmates as well as the Salarian Councilor he saved and Bailey.]]

** Just how casually Jack says "Can you imagine anyone doing that?" when she mentions Eezo having been abused and abandoned. The bitter, viciously jaded Jack we met in [=ME2=] would have been jumping on the chance to point out that kind of cruelty as evidence that she's right to hate and distrust others, and likely gleefully mocked the idea that anyone could possibly be ''surprised'' at the idea of people abusing an animal. The fact that she's outraged at the idea, and doesn't even notice the irony, speaks volumes of how profoundly her worldview has changed since meeting Shepard.

--> ''"Thing is, you never heard a complaint. Never once got "No, sir. I can't do that." (S/He) never hesitated. Few people know what Shepard's been through. I'd like to think I come pretty close. And I worry sometimes (s/he) forgets: there's a whole bunch of people who lose sleep over (him/her) getting back home. Maybe it doesn't need to be said. Maybe we're too dumb to say it. Soldiers like the Commander are rare. (Men/Women) like Shepard... even more rare."''

** Javik also admits that nobody he knew in his cycle had ever seen the Citadel and he has no idea what to feel. Shepard can tell him that a Prothean standing on the Citadel, alive, is already a victory in and of itself. [[FridgeBrilliance Especially when you remember]] the last time Protheans arrived on the Citadel, they ensured that this cycle would have a chance at stopping the Reapers.

* This conversation with Garrus after the fall of Thessia. When Shepard has comes as close as s/he ever has to a HeroicBSOD:

* Adams enthusing over Gabby and Ken, while praising the former as the best engineering progidy he's ever seen. Later, he, Gabby, Ken, Tali and EDI develop a tech together that adds War Asset points to the entire Alliance fleet.
* Talking to [[AcePilot Steve Cortez]] on the Citadel. He sees a turian frigate that's very scarred up, seen a lot of conflict, and compares it to himself, limping around and having no [[DeathSeeker reason to live.]] Shepard can Paragon interrupt Steve by looking at a passing Alliance frigate, who was repurposed from a warship to evacuating civilians. He tells Steve there are always reasons to live. It snaps Steve [[HeroicBSoD out of his funk]], and saves his life in the end. GoodFeelsGood.

* If you chose the geth - and ''only'' if you chose the geth, for some reason - then when back on Earth you can talk to [[http://youtu.be/u5O5RdWZsGo a Geth Prime]] who promises that the geth are fighting for their future - and once the war is over, they will help rebuild yours.
* All of the final good-byes in 3 are this, though some more than others.

** A small one from the extended Synthesis ending: There's a scene where an alliance marine is getting mauled by a Husk, when the blast from the Crucible hits and knocks them flat. The human quickly gets to his knees and begins edging away from the Husk, only to see it looking around with a dazed expression and very human-like body language; almost like it's thinking "What happened? What the hell have '''''I''''' been doing?" Very poignant coming from a previously mindless automaton.

*** Also, consider Paragon Shepard will be doing so he won't kill EDI and the Geth just to destroy the Reapers. EDI and the Geth will probably be feeling both [[TearJerker sad]] and happy, especially if you played Renegade style on the second game and Paragon style on the third, making Shepard's CharacterDevelopment into TheAtoner and TheMessiah for Synthetics. Also a great way of telling "Fuck You" to the Reapers and the Catalyst's InsaneTrollLogic.

-->'''Stargazer:''' It's getting late but, okay...one more story.

* You're actually given a ''Paragon'' interrupt when dealing with ChewToy Khalisah Al-Jilani, in which Shepard ''comforts'' a legitimately distressed Al-Jilani, telling her that s/he's doing everything s/he can, and that she should ''keep'' pressing people on helping Earth and its cause. You then get a war asset notification. It gets a bonus if you refrained from punching her in the previous two games as well.
* If you chose to send David Archer to Grissom Academy, he is there helping to protect the students during the Cerberus attack. He then tells Shepard that he's spent much of his time in the Academy "counting." When Shepard asks what he's been counting, he responds with "The number of days that you have lengthened my life." Made all the more powerful by the reprise of the same music that played at the end of Overlord if you spared him.

** While the interactions between Kahlee Sanders and Jack are few there is a respect there that Jack doesn't show to anyone else except Shepard. The letter intercepted by Liara has them conversing as friends and colleagues. They may have a quasi-familial relationship like Anderson and Shepard do. Keep in mind how hard it it for Jack to respect ''anyone'' and, well...

* Kelly Chambers can be met on the Citadel. She gushes about how happy she is to see Shepard, and a Paragon interrupt gives her a big hug. She's also helping out refugees on the Citadel, and if you save her by convincing her to change her identity, she'll help out the war effort by finding some ex-Cerberus engineers to build the Crucible.

** A Paragon interrupt even lets you firmly grasp his hand afterwards.

--->'''Urdnot Wreav:''' His [Mordin] kind [the Salarians] gave us the genophage, why should we trust him?\\

* If you bring Ashley to the Geth Dreadnaught, Tali says it's good to see her again, using her full military rank. Ash tells her that it's okay to have a FirstNameBasis with her.

** The fact that if prompted, Liara speaks of Shepard in almost mythic overtones, because the galaxy needs heroes, even ancient alien ones.

* The entirety of the Rannoch mission, if you [[EarnYourHappyEnding bust your chops in this and previous games]] to be able to TakeAThirdOption. Despite the war, despite the geth, Tali takes a moment to stake a real estate claim and decide to build a house there. "But we quarians are used to bringing our homes with us," she frets... And so Shepard ''picks up a rock'' and gives it to her. And then Legion [[GoOutWithASmile Going Out With A Smile]], and Tali watching the sunset with no mask... (Of course, if you aren't able to make things work, the mission can turn horribly traumatic as well.)

* Nearly ''everything'' Paragon Shepard does in this game seems to chalk up to one of these. Shepard may be a badass, cybernetically enhanced, supersoldier with possible biotic powers, but their ''real'' superpower is a simple inherent faith in people to do the right thing when the time comes, a faith that is rewarded almost every single time.

* If romanced Miranda in the second game but fail to save her from Kai Leng, she gently runs a hand on the side of Shepard's face she lays dying in his arms, with Shepard having a clear look of "It's all my fault." Shepard thanks her for saving them, comforting her in her last moments by telling her that she did the right thing and that he will look after Oriana now. Miranda doesn't need to worry anymore... ''her sister is safe''.

* Bring your LI with you when you infiltrate the Illusive Man's base with EDI. You'll find video logs about Shepard's resurrection, and they say flat-out that Shepard was brain-dead, causing the Commander to actually [[TomatoInTheMirror have a moment of doubt]].

** Thank GOD for the Paragon interrupt, though, which leads to a rare [[TheStoic expression of emotion]] as her daughter proposes a way to ensure that the code is upheld and they live.

** And in the extended cut ending, you can see a shot of Falere and Samara together.
** And a small one for the staff of the monastery. While it was harsh and very structured, some of the correspondence showed that they saw their jobs as protecting their charges from the Galaxy as much as they were protecting the Galaxy from their charges. One email has the Matriarch angry at one Justicar's tendency to bring in hysterical and scared women to the Monastery and pledging that it will never happen again. Another one has the staff approve of everyone but one to go visit Thessia, with the one exception being a legitimate concern.

'''EDI:''' I am not easily repulsed, but I expected the prisoners to adhere to a comprehensible hierarchy of needs. Stripped of societal norms and threatened with death, it is logical that their only priority be survival. They should have turned on each other and been uncompromisingly selfish...but not all were.\\

* In ''Mass Effect: Datapad'' for iOS devices you receive messages from in-game characters as you interact with them in ''Mass Effect 3'' itself. Using the app while romancing Garrus gives you this heartwarming message:

** The Synthesis ending. During the entire game, we see Joker and EDI's romance forming. Choosing the Synthesis ending has a cyborg Joker and a cyborg EDI walking into the new world, almost like Adam and Eve. EDI gives the broadest smile in her life as she rests her head on Joker's shoulder in pure joy.

* Mordin telling Shepard about his first meeting with "Eve."

* Javik's character development by the end of the game is impressive. When you first meet him, he's dismissive of everyone around him, calling the other races "primitive" and being very suspicious of EDI and Legion. Over time, however, he begins to see the potential the people of this cycle have as they band together and stand the best chance in tens of thousands of years of beating the Reapers. To wit: when Shepard first meets him on the Normandy, s/he offers to shake hands with him, but he doesn't accept the offer. Before the final mission, however, he offers his own hand to shake. Take that Paragon interrupt, and fill yourself up with warm-fuzzy feels afterward.

*** More heartwarming (or tearjerker) is keeping in mind that Kahlee Sanders probably sees Gillian Grayson in Jack, as the latter is pretty much Gillian Grayson 2.0.

'''Wrex:''' (''[[UseYourHead Headbutt]]'') Because I do, and so will you!

--->'''Urdnot Wreav:''' The salarians gave us the genophage, why should we trust him?\\

** The real heartwarming happens as Legion starts referring to itself as an individual, using the "I" pronoun for the first time, and again later with the Prime after Legion is dead. Just through that one subtle difference, you can tell that the geth have transcended the computer code they originated from, to become truly sentient beings.

* There is a meta-heartwarming in the trilogy's final achievement. If the player manages to defeat the six player classes in the arena, they are declared The One and Only.

* And while we're on the subject of Zaeed, there's also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d7z1WSIj1E another example]] that crosses with meta in Citadel DLC when you play with female Shepard. If you only invite Zaeed to the party along with the default guests, you have the conversation written down below. There's just something jarring in listening Zaeed admit something so personal that he can only say it to Shepard in private; especially knowing that [[Creator/RobinSachs the voice]] who said it is now permanently silent, making them, in its own, strange way, the last words Zaeed says to her. And then it gets even more poignant when you realize that he didn't utter a single curse during the whole conversation: You know he's serious and it's not just the booze talking.[[note]][=FemShep=] is basically Samara's substitute here. If she's present, Zaeed is hitting on her with basically the same dialogue. Samara is not amused.[[/note]]

* Anderson's biography mentioning Shepard. The sheer, undisguised PRIDE dripping out of his description, and his defense of [[HeroWithBadPublicity Shepard]][[labelnote:Note]]It's implied this was between ''Arrival'' and the beginning of ''Mass Effect 3''[[/labelnote]], is incredibly heartwarming.

** Also heartwarming? The interview is being conducted by Khalisah al-Jilani, and she is 100% sincere. After the running gag of punching her, she isn’t bothering with tabloid journalism, offering a truly genuine and respectful interview.
** A Meta-CMOH is just the Citadel DLC as a whole. Over 5 years the franchise grew to new heights, nearly changed genres, created countless new characters and, while some bits weren't as good as others, no one could deny the franchise as a whole. Throughout Mass Effect 3, you could tell that the developers were truly in love with the franchise and the worlds they had created. And so the last piece of the Shepard Trilogy is not some new grand threat, it's not some new piece of lore to fill in blanks, it's nothing to tease out a new sequel. It's one last hurrah, one last chance to be with the characters so many people love, closing it out with an hour of party that's nothing more than hearing characters from all three games interact. If nothing else, the Citadel DLC's a love letter to the franchise, and the perfect way to end it.
-->''(Either Shepard's living love interest or Joker gives a pep talk finishing with some variation on "It's been a good ride.")''\\
'''Shepard:''' ''(after they leave, s/he smiles)'' The best.[[note]]On the meta level, this exchange is the last bit of dialogue in the last DLC, so it was very likely the last bits of line recorded. It really is a send-off for the entire trilogy.[[/note]]

** If you have EDI with you, David recognizes her. EDI comments on how good he's looking and David looks over and says "I remember you. The Normandy computer. ...Sorry." EDI responds, "No apology is necessary." You'll get fuzzies growing on your heart after that.

*** Actually, that was probably Garrus' (and Zaeed's) idea of a party. Much like Kasumi's drawer raid. Sure, the two of them are definitely concerned for Shepard's (and other partygoers') safety, but they were definitely having a [[JustForPun blast]] with it.

'''Shepard:''' ''[quietly, almost to self]'' Good.

*** For those who don't get it, let's elaborate: the genophage is cured. The krogan are going to be breeding like rabbits to get their numbers up, which will really press them for space. Tuchanka is an irradiated death world, lined with varren, wormnecks, thresher maws and a million other nasties willing to swallow us whole. For humans, Tuchanka seems like the worst place to live for the wildlife, and the population space alone. And Wrex offers humanity a place there. Thanks to Shepard, [[IOweYouMyLife humanity is more than just another race in the eyes of the krogan]]: they are ''brothers and sisters''.
** Even the (deadpan, but obviously humorous in its delivery) throwaway comment about naming "maybe a girl" after Mordin... sure, it's clearly a joke. It's also a dig at traditional human gender roles, because he's talking to Shepard. But ''among the krogan?'' Wrex and Bakara just said that they intend to name a healthy, firstborn, ''fertile female krogan'' after Mordin, the man who designed the genophage in the first place and modified it for a good measure. The legacy of the genophage was a shattered, divided krogan people, where fathers never knew their children and females were by necessity treated, not as property, but as essential breeding stock...even by the females themselves. Naming a ''daughter'' after Mordin--a daughter who will grow up alive, free and strong, surrounded by her siblings, raised by both of her parents, because curing the genophage has given her that chance--is a ''profound'' honor. For the eyes of the krogan, Mordin is forgiven.

* If female Shepard has romanced Traynor, then just before the final push, it's possible to have a conversation with her where Samantha says she wants to settle down, buy a house and have kids with Shepard. Then she states she's not kidding. Verges into being a tearjerker, since in pretty much every ending, they'll never be able to get that little house with the picket fence.

-->'''Jack:''' Wow. ''[{{beat}}]'' Thanks. I still really hate you, [[TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou but you have]] [[BuxomIsBetter fantastic tits.]]\\

** A Meta-CMOH is just the Citadel DLC as a whole. Over 5 years the franchise grew to new heights, nearly changed genres, created countless new characters and, while some bits weren't as good as others, no one could deny the franchise as a whole. Throughout Mass Effect 3, you could tell that the developers were truly in love with the franchise and the worlds they had creaed. And so the last piece of the Shepard Trilogy is not some new grand threat, it's not some new piece of lore to fill in blanks, it's nothing to tease out a new sequel. It's one last hurrah, one last chance to be with the characters so many people love, closing it out with an hour of party that's nothing more than hearing characters from all three games interact. If nothing else, the Citadel DLC's a love letter to the franchise, and the perfect way to end it.

*** More heartwarming is keeping in mind that Kahlee Sanders probably sees in Jack the fate of Gillian Grayson if the girl was fall in Cerberus's hands.

*** Garrus's evolving attraction to Fem!Shepard is also this: In the first game, he develops an immense level of respect for her as both a soldier and a leader, in addition to functioning as his MoralityChain if you play Paragon by reigning in his CowboyCop tendencies. In the second game, he's utterly lost without her guidance and presence, and what he is doing is at least partially motivated by the Council trying to destroy everything she'd accomplished, showing that he does still respect and value you. He becomes relieved to have his friend back in his life, and is grateful to you for bringing him closure with Sidonis, especially if you take the Paragon option. When you start his romance path via offer of casual sex, he's blindsided but agrees because of [[IfItsYouItsOkay his respect for you as a person]], and not because he "has a fetish for humans." [[RelationshipUpgrade The attraction gradually deepens]] [[TheWoobie when he lets slip that he's terrified of screwing this up and wants whatever this is supposed to be to go right, since literally everything else has been going wrong these past two years]]. Come the third game, he's definitely gained a greater appreciation for Fem!Shepard physically, all while his emotional attraction still has priority. By the time we get to late in the third game, and especially in the ''Citadel'' DLC, he admits that he's extremely attracted to her, from her hair, to her LittleBlackDress, to her body. He's just completely smitten with all of her.
*** If you notice, Garrus is the only member of Shepard's crew who doesn't angst (even with his responsibilities with his own people). He doesn't have any conflicts with Shepard, avoids bothering them with problems, and doesn't ask for anything (except for Shepard to be with him on top of the Presidium, and then at the final battle [[spoiler:to come back alive]].) He never even blames you even for the most horrific Renegade choices. This is particularly powerful for a Fem!Shep romancing him, because while she's the rock the rest of the galaxy hangs onto, Garrus is well and truly the rock ''she'' hangs onto, forgiving her for everything because he knows what a horrible position she is in.

* Finding out that Space!Shepard's mother is still alive and well in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', you would expect her to be among the casualties defending Earth but surprisingly Shepard's mother made it out alright.

*** Also, consider Paragon!Shepard will be doing so he won't kill EDI and the Geth just to destroy the Reapers. EDI and the Geth will probably be feeling both [[TearJerker sad]] and happy, especially if you played Renegade style on the second game and Paragon style on the third, making Shepard's CharacterDevelopment into TheAtoner and TheMessiah for Synthetics. Also a great way of telling "Fuck You" to the Reapers and the Catalyst's InsaneTrollLogic.

* If Fem!Shep has romanced Traynor, then just before the final push, it's possible to have a conversation with her where Samantha says she wants to settle down, buy a house and have kids with Shepard. Then she states she's not kidding. Verges into being a tearjerker, since in pretty much every ending, they'll never be able to get that little house with the picket fence.
* ''Mass Effect 3'': "Citadel" is set up to be this between Shepard and their crew, particularly the love interests. Some clips show Male!Shep and Tali watching a film featuring a quarian and a turian (specifically Fleet and Flotilla), [=FemShep=] and Garrus dancing, [[ShirtlessScene Male!Shep and Jack embracing,]] and Fem!Shep sharing a beer with Kaidan.

* Crossing with CMOF for the bluntness of it all: In "Citadel" when Shepard and squad arrive [[spoiler:at the Normandy as it's getting stolen by Brooks and Clone!Shep]], you find Traynor [[spoiler:who was just thrown out of the Normandy]]. If Fem!Shep romanced Traynor, she is pissed because [[spoiler:Clone!Shep just fired her for fraternization]]. What happens after is just adorable.

*** With Fem!Shep and a non-romanced Bro!Shep, when you invite her up, you get to hear the first time Miranda refers to anyone as "''my friend''". At the party itself, the IceQueen is actually quite friendly with everyone, even those who ostensibly don't like her, like Jack and Tali.

*** Garrus's evolving attraction to Fem!Shepard is also this: In the first game, he develops an immense level of respect for her as both a soldier and a leader, in addition to functioning as his MoralityChain if you play Paragon by reigning in his CowboyCop tendencies. In the second game, he's utterly lost without her guidance and presence, and what he is doing is at least partially motivated by the Council trying to destroy everything she'd accomplished, showing that he does still respect and value you. He becomes relieved to have his friend back in his life, and is grateful to you for bringing him closure with Sidonis, especially if you take the Paragon option. When you start his romance path via [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex offer of casual sex]], he's blindsided but agrees because of [[IfItsYouItsOkay his respect for you as a person]], and not because he "has a fetish for humans." [[RelationshipUpgrade The attraction gradually deepens]] [[TheWoobie when he lets slip that he's terrified of screwing this up and wants whatever this is supposed to be to go right, since literally everything else has been going wrong these past two years]]. Come the third game, he's definitely gained a greater appreciation for Fem!Shepard physically, all while his emotional attraction still has priority. By the time we get to late in the third game, and especially in the ''Citadel'' DLC, he admits that he's extremely attracted to her, from her hair, to her LittleBlackDress, to her body. He's just completely smitten with all of her.

* The fact that [[TheMeanBrit Zaeed]] actually bothered to try and get a kid a plush toy. Never mind the fact that it eventually turned into him wanting to beat it for honor.

*** If you play through a save where Shepard did not do the ''Overlord'' DLC (such as the default start), you can tell that Gavin really did care about his brother and came to realize the horrors of what he did on his own, after being forced to nuke the base from orbit. Shepard in this scenario is a lot more tolerant of Gavin since s/he did not see the horrors firsthand. (He does cotton to the fact Gavin isn't telling the whole story.)

*** It laps ''heavily'' over into {{Tearjerker}} territory, but if you wait too long to go to Grissom Academy and Jack and the students are captured by Cerberus, Jack's vicious protectiveness of ''her'' kids is taken UpToEleven.

** Even the (deadpan, but obviously humorous in its delivery) throwaway comment about naming "maybe a girl" after Mordin... sure, it's clearly a joke. It's also a dig at traditional human gender roles, because he's talking to Shepard. But ''among the krogan?'' Wrex and Bakara just said that they intend to name a healthy, firstborn, ''fertile female krogan'' after Mordin, the man who designed the genophage in the first place. The legacy of the genophage was a shattered, divided krogan people, where fathers never knew their children and females were by necessity treated, not as property, but as essential breeding stock...even by the females themselves. Naming a ''daughter'' after Mordin--a daughter who will grow up alive, free and strong, surrounded by her siblings, raised by both of her parents, because curing the genophage has given her that chance--is a ''profound'' honor.