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lrrose2013-04-13 19:45:39

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I messed up, so I reloaded an earlier save. This mission takes place between the assault on the Geth Dreadnaught and the failed rescue of Admiral Koris.

Back after rescuing Eve from Sur'Kesh, Primarch Victus asked Fail Shep to extract a turian platoon that crash-landed on Tuchanka while carrying out a secret mission. Incidentally, the leader of this platoon is the Primarch's son, Tarquin Victus.

The crash site is swarming with Reaper forces. The mission goes like this: find an escape pod, kill a Harvester attacking the escape pod, go to next escape pod, etc.

Eventually, the squad reaches Tarquin himself, who reveals that his platoon was sent to disarm a bomb Cerberus plans to use to wipe out the region of Tuchanka where most of the females live. Unfortunately, most of Tarquin's squad was killed during the crash and the survivors no longer trust him to lead them.

Fail Shep gets Tarquin to use the threat of courtmarshalls and executions to rally his squad and they go after the bomb. Although Tarquin would like our hero's help with the bomb, Fail Shep has a 300-year old war to end.

Besides, nothing bad will ever happen to the krogan under Wrex's watch.

Liveblogger's note: I have already recompleted the Koris mission and will refinish the Rannoch arc tomorrow. I plan on / have made the same choices I made last time, so no updates on those missions will be neccesary. If time permits, I may have another update tomorrow.

EMS (at the time of completing this mission): 997

Death List (at the time of completing this mission):

  • Countless Mooks and civilians
  • Jenkins (Squadmate, Plot)
  • Nihlus (Plot)
  • Fist
  • Stirling
  • Anoleis
  • Gianna
  • Ventralis
  • Benezia (Plot)
  • Rachni Queen
  • Peak 15 Scientists
  • Talitha
  • Conrad
  • Jeong
  • Zhu's Hope Colonists
  • Fai Dan (Plot)
  • The Thorian (Plot)
  • Shiala
  • Tonn Actus (Mission)
  • Wayne
  • Toombs
  • Kirrahe
  • Menos Avot (Plot)
  • Droyas (Plot)
  • Ganto Imness
  • Ashley (Squadmate, Love Interest)
  • Saren (Plot)
  • Sovereign (Plot)
  • Pressly (Plot)
  • Fail Shep (Plot, Resurrected)
  • 20 Normandy Crewmen (Plot)
  • Wilson (Squadmate, Plot)
  • Prazza (Plot)
  • Whitson
  • Jaroth (Plot)
  • Garm (Plot)
  • Jentha (Plot)
  • Tarak (Plot)
  • Kuril (Plot)
  • Jedore (Plot)
  • Okeer (Plot)
  • Daniel
  • Abducted Horizon Colonists (Plot)
  • Kal'Reeger
  • Kureck (Mission)
  • Aresh
  • Niftu Cal
  • Wasea (Mission)
  • Nassana (Mission)
  • Niket (Mission)
  • Enyala (Mission)
  • Weyrloc Guld (Mission)
  • Maelon
  • Rael'Zorah (Plot)
  • Talid
  • Legion (Squadmate, Sort of Resurrected)
  • Thane (Squadmate)
  • Garrus (Squadmate)
  • The Original Crew of the Normandy SR-2, including:
    • Kelly (Quasi-Love Interest)
    • Gardner
    • Ken and Gabby
  • Jacob (Squadmate)
  • Mordin (Squadmate)
  • Grunt (Squadmate)
  • Miranda (Squadmate)
  • Tali (Squadmate)
  • Collector General (Plot)
  • Zaeed (Squadmate)
  • Feron
  • The Shadow Broker (Plot)
  • The Boy (Plot)
  • Primarch Fedorian (Plot)
  • Dr. Eva (Plot)
  • Aeian T'Goni
  • Rana (Plot)
  • Charr (Plot)
  • Dagg (Mission)
  • Wreav
  • Eve
  • Padok
  • Valern
  • Udina (Plot)
  • Kaidan (Squadmate)
  • Kahlee
  • Tashya Porae (Plot)
  • Rila (Mission)
  • Samara (Squadmate)
  • Falere

Comments

Peteman Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 14th 2013 at 6:10:32 AM
Fail Shep, so fail he fails at failing.
Peteman Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 16th 2013 at 5:53:55 AM
I trust we'll be seeing the Hanar Diplomat side mission? It may net you some war assets, but you can help cause the extermination of the hanar and drell.

Same with the Batarian codes? Get some more internal strife?
lrrose Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 16th 2013 at 9:51:25 PM
It's too late for the Hanar Diplomat mission, which cannot be done after completing the genophage arc. Besides, I think Fail Shep's inaction on the issue is worse than anything he could have done by doing the quest.

I'm not quite sure how to mess up the batarian codes mission. Balak's a douche, but he doesn't betray the Alliance. And killing him gets you the batarian war assets anyway.
Peteman Since: Dec, 1969
Apr 19th 2013 at 10:35:40 PM
I thought killing him got the Batarians pissed off at you and they attacked Alliance ships. Or does it do both.

As for the Hanar, that involves the confirmed extermination of the Drell and Hanar, even if it does net you a Spectre team.
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