Can Shepard survive synthesis?

Synthesis (Green): Shepard can sacrifice themselves to merge all organic and synthetic life in the galaxy, preventing the Reapers from needing to continue the cycles. With this option, Earth survives, and Shepard's squad survives and are synthesized.
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Does Shepard survive the synthesis ending?

In almost every ending of Mass Effect 3, Shepard will die in exchange for stopping the Reapers. Both the “Control” and “Synthesis” endings will always lead to Shepard's death, as his consciousness will need to be infused into the Crucible for them to work.
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Is there a way for Shepard to survive me3?

How to Get Shepard Lives Ending in Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition? To make sure Shepard lives in Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition, you need to choose the Red Destruction ending with at least 7800 TMS. In the original Mass Effect 3, you can achieve this ending with just 3100 EMS.
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How do I make sure Shepard survives?

In order to get the absolute perfect ending and unlock the secret ending showing the survival of Commander Shepard, you must:
  1. Reach 5000 Effective Military Strength (EMS) NOT 5000 Total Military Strength.
  2. You must also choose to DESTROY the Reapers (NOT synthesis or control).
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Does Shepard only live in the Destroy ending?

Tully Ackland, a community coordinator for BioWare addressed questions regarding Shepard's death and confirmed that he or she in fact lives at the end, provided that the player chooses the "Destroy" ending.
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Is Shepard alive in Andromeda?

Depending on the player's choices, Shepard survives in one of Mass Effect 3's endings. It's unclear whether Shepard will be back, but at the very least, original party member Liara will be making some kind of appearance.
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Is Shepard surviving canon?

It's possible that Shepard's armor survived this process even if they did not. Players can assume with some certainty, however, that the remaining two endings are not canon conclusions to the Mass Effect trilogy.
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Will Mass Effect 4 have Shepard?

Bioware developer Mike Gamble posted a statement on Twitter that seemed to indicate that Shepard isn't going to be in the game. He wrote: “Yeah, that was a mistake. Fixed.” He followed up by saying: “The original thing was written by the people who run the store and aren't familiar with the game.”
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Can Shepard survive Mass Effect 2?

Because Tali and Miranda are Disloyal, they will die after you defeat the final boss. Because Zaeed and Morinth survive holding the line, they make it back to the Normandy, and Shepard will survive as a result.
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Is synthesis a good ending?

The synthesis ending, not only keeps everyone alive, but everyone retains free will- even the reapers, who are no longer forced to carry out the cycle.
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Is there a Mass Effect 4?

Without a doubt, Mass Effect 4 is one of the most anticipated games on the far horizon. With BioWare's signature style and a combination of the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies, the game has a ton of potential. Mass Effect 4 is also reportedly using Unreal Engine 5 to boot.
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Is the destroy ending canon?

The new Mass Effect game appears to be canonizing the Destroy Ending, which has two major downfalls in terms of the Milky Way's future. For N7 Day, BioWare released a teaser/poster for the new Mass Effect game.
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Which Mass Effect ending is best?

Said survival is along with that of your crew and minimal collateral damage to Earth. If you've done all that, congratulations! You've just achieved the best ending in Mass Effect 3 where Shepard lives. All you have to do is pick the Destroy ending with a Total Military Strength of 7800 or more at the Crucible.
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Why does Shepard only live in Destroy ending?

At the end of Mass Effect 3 the Crucible explains to Shepard that choosing the Destroy Ending will wipe out all synthetic life in the galaxy, and even points out that Shepard has some synthetic parts due to being rebuilt by Project Lazarus.
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What happens if Shepard dies at the end of me2?

If you have a dead Shepard at the end of Mass Effect 2, that saved game won't import into Mass Effect 3. You can play Mass Effect 3 if you died in Mass Effect 2 of course, but you'll have to create a new Shepard.
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Why is destroy the only ending where Shepard lives?

This is meant to suggest that the love interest is not ready to believe Shepard is dead, and the final scene reveals they are correct. As the Normandy lifts off, there is hope that the love interest and Shepard will again be together.
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Does Garrus survive Mass Effect 3?

Depending on the choices made throughout the game, and the total galactic readiness rating, it is possible for Garrus to die, killed by Harbinger. Garrus can also survive, and if Shepard chooses certain endings at the game's climax, can be seen placing a plaque in the honour of Shepard.
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Can Legion survive without loyalty?

You are right, you can keep Legion alive without him being Loyal, as @Fred_vdp explained perfectly. You also will not lose other Party members if the rest is Loyal.
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Is Legion A Squadmate in me3?

Legion is a character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise. The character first appears in Mass Effect 2 as a party member (or "squadmate"). After Mass Effect 2, Legion returns in Mass Effect 3 as a supporting non-player character.
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Is Shepard alive in Mass Effect 5?

This line suggests, quite heavily, that Shepard is alive and working with the survivors of the reaper invasion. This is huge in terms of leaks for Mass Effect 5 – a game for which we have had no news in quite some time. 'MrHulthen' was also one of the first to break the story over on his YouTube page.
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What will Dragon Age 4 be about?

It looks like Dragon Age 4 takes place in Tevinter

One entry reads in-part: "the long-awaited follow-up to Dragon Age: Inquisition … will take players to Tevinter as the events of Inquisition and Trespasser threaten to forever change Thedas."
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Will Mass Effect 4 have Shepard Reddit?

He/She will return because of multiple reasons, 1 Shepard is alive at the end of the game when destroy is chosen.
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Is canon Shepard paragon or renegade?

The short answer is neither Paragon nor Renegade Commander Shepard is canon.
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Is synthesis the canon ending?

SYNTHESIS ENDING IS NOT CANON.
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Which Shepard is canon?

"Yup, Commander Shepard was originally a woman," said Cooper. That settles it once and for all: FemShep is the one true Commander Shepard. This is definitely canon, right, BioWare? Check out our coverage of BioWare's most recent N7 Day roundtable for more on the next Mass Effect game.
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