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[[WMG: The Scrin are this universe's [[MassEffect2 Collectors]]]]

* The cliffhanger end of chapter 13 might hint at this: the Battlemind's final attack ended up pulverizing Shep's lower spine - to say nothing of her other injuries (and the obscene amount of stimulants she was pumping herself with to stay on her feet after losing an arm), the compound effect of which has resulted in her heart giving up and flatlining.

The story has already been introducing plot elements from Mass Effect 2 much earlier. It would fit, especially considering how rapidly the story has been flying off the rails. Whether or not she will be rebuilt, and who will do it (Nod? Phoenix? GDI?) is up in the air, though.

* WordOfGod is that at least ''some'' Red Alert tech still exists; he also hinted that a lot of that tech was (unknowingly) an attempt to make devices that created effects similar to Scrin technology, but were ultimately abandoned for being inefficient. But Kane still has the blueprints lying around....

[[WMG: More ME2 characters are going to show up before they do in canon]]

And since Stalin's favorite adviser is still around in the 2180s... who's to say he doesn't have these devices lying around somewhere, perhaps now that technology has advanced to the point where they are no longer AwesomeButImpractical, but rather now AwesomeYetPractical?

[[WMG: Allied and Soviet technology from the Great World War II will play a key role in defeating the Reapers.]]

* Another alternate theory is that Jack was created by the Pheonix organization, since they appear to be this setting's version of Cerberus.

* An alternate notion may be that there is a Cerberus in this setting, but when Jack escaped she found Nod. Remember that in her background, she ran into a cult that tried to use her and that she ended up destroying. Except Nod is a much more palatable religion....

Her backstory will be largely similar to the OTL Jack, only Nod had the foresight to make sure she actually remained loyal to Nod, through a combination of compassion (something Nod has never had a problem with) and indoctrination. It worked, and now she's one of Nod's secret weapons. Why? Because it would be an interesting contrast.

* You have to work in the destruction of a wall somewhere in there.

(Not related to the TV series {{Renegade}}.)

Why? Because it would be awesome. Garrus looking at the size of Human Reaper with awe while slowly taking Cain off his back and muttering "Well I do like a challenge now and then"

Nod seemed to have deliberately arranged for Shepard to become a hero by arranging for her to rescue the Elysium prisoners from the batarians. However, knowledge that she helped the Brotherhood would make her very suspect, and the fact that she knew about their military capability and never told anyone in GDI would destroy her. That kind of knowledge would make for excellent blackmail material, and Nod always has ulterior motives. It seems like Nod created their own high-ranking GDI hero and ensured that they'll be able to use her for their own ends at some point.

Since Ashley and Jacob are switching places in the storyline, it stands to reason that Ashley will join Nod. But why would she do that? One possibility is that she is a follower of Nod already - that is, Nod is her religion. Sometime after Kane went public, she resigns from GDI and joins the Brotherhood.

Which sets up a corollary to the above WMG that speculates the Scrin are divided like the geth: Unlike the geth, the "main" Scrin faction, in contrast to the majority geth in ME canon, will probably not be interested in peaceful coexistence with the rest of the galaxy. As the Scrin are still a race of Tiberium addicts who have destroyed multiple alien species long before targeting Earth, they're likely to be just as hostile to everybody else as they are to the Reapers. Which would set up some pretty [[MeleeATrois crazy battles]]... or some serious TeethClenchedTeamwork.

Which sets up a corollary to the above WMG that speculates the Scrin are divided like the geth: Unlike the geth, the "main" Scrin faction, in contrast to the majority geth in ME canon, will probably not be interested in peaceful coexistence with the rest of the galaxy. As the Scrin are still a race of Tiberium addicts who have destroyed multiple alien species long before targeting Earth, they're likely to be just as hostile to everybody else as they are to the Reapers. Which would set up some pretty [[MeleeATrois crazy battles]].

Well, this one seems kind of obvious, and one early WordOfGod was that there's a reason that said faction was known as the "Reaper" faction.

* Though WordOfGod has [[ShrugOfGod implied]] that the Scrin may be more like the Geth. A small minority has thrown their lot in with the Reapers, while the rest are just as much enemies of the Reapers as anyone else.