Can you save matriarch Benezia?

Fortunately, Benezia is on her own for the final phase, so avoid her biotic attacks and lay your own at her to bring her down. Even though she can briefly be her former self, she knows she can't escape Saren's mind control as long as she's still alive.
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Can you capture Matriarch Benezia?

Matriarch Benezia, a top advisor to Saren, is on Noveria. If you can capture her, it is likely she has insight into his plans.
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Can you do hot labs after Benezia?

Captain Ventralis informs you that Matriarch Benezia is in the hot labs. He gives you access to the area once you've dealt with the rachni during your initial conversation. Once you enter the hot labs after receiving access, you cannot leave without activating its purge function.
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How old is Matriarch Benezia?

Being a Matriarch means Benezia must have lived for nearly 1000 years.
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Was Benezia indoctrinated?

However, Benezia underestimated the power of Sovereign and she too became indoctrinated by the ships power. She became a slave to Saren as did all the Asari guards and commandos that followed her. Benezia is the mother of Liara T'Soni.
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Can you save Mother Benezia?

Fortunately, Benezia is on her own for the final phase, so avoid her biotic attacks and lay your own at her to bring her down. Even though she can briefly be her former self, she knows she can't escape Saren's mind control as long as she's still alive.
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Is Shepard immune to indoctrination?

I'm confident that it can be suggested that Shepard is immune to the indoctrination process and that is what generally scares the Reapers. Take note that the Leviathan's which has as much if not more power than the Reapers use the same ability as the Reapers and it is ineffective against Shepard.
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Should I let the Rachni Queen live?

Letting her free will award you with Paragon points, while killing her will raise your Renegade rank. And this is pretty much the only difference in Mass Effect 1. Letting her go or killing her, doesn't change anything to this entry.
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What happens if you let the Rachni Queen live?

If players choose to spare the Rachni Queen, she'll flee to the wilderness of Noveria and promise Shepard that her children will remember the kindness shown to her by the Commander. If players decide to kill her, the Rachni Queen will plead with Shepard.
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How do you beat Matriarch Benezia?

Once Matriarch Benezia is no longer protected by her shields, it is best to quickly hit her with Stasis, Neural Shock, or Damping, as her biotics are powerful enough to one-shot Shepard immediately. Keeping Immunity and Barrier up can also be beneficial.
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What happens if you initiate neutron purge?

Arm the Purge

When you're satisfied you got all pertinent information from the Mira Console, offer her the code and the neutron purge will initiate. This gives you two solid minutes to head all the way to the far South, where you can reconnect with the tram and seek safety.
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Where do I go after killing Benezia?

If you kill her, you'll get renegade points. If you save her life, you'll get paragon points. Hint! At this moment, you can return to the tram (NOV12-B) and end the mission or grant the queen request and head to the hot labs (NOV12-C).
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How do I get the cure in Mass Effect?

Make a Cure

In the main room is a Locked Crate with Easy Decryption next to the laptop where you make the cure, while in the middle side room there's a Medical Kit. The side room at the back will have a Secure Storage Locker with Average Decryption. After grabbing the goods, you can then make a cure.
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What happens if you save the Rachni Queen in me3?

In Mass Effect 3, if you saved the Rachni Queen, she will be captured by the Reapers. However, unlike most other sentient beings, she is resistant to the Reaper indoctrination, and thus proves useless to them. She is kept in shackles, and you must lead an assault on the base where she is kept in order to free her.
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Does the Rachni Queen betray you?

If you enlist the help of the Clone Rachni Queen: the clone isn't the same Rachni Queen, and ultimately will betray you. You initially get 100 points of Rachni support for the war; but ultimately they turn on you later in the game, and an email will reveal that they have fleed.
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Should I go to feros or Noveria first?

While the missions can be taken in any order, there's a natural gameplay and story progression to taking them on in a certain sequence. You can generally take on Therum or Feros first without major consequences, but going for Noveria first is not advisable.
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Is it better to save the Rachni Queen or Aralakh company?

If you choose to rescue the original queen from Noveria, Aralakh Company will suffer grievous losses in the holding action, reducing their strength by 25 points. However, the queen provides rachni workers worth 100 points.
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Should I free the Rachni Queen me1?

Overall, the best decision is to save the Rachni Queen. She offers more benefits to having saved her in Mass Effect 1 than killing her. When she appears again in Mass Effect 3, and you choose to save her from the nest, she becomes a superb asset.
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Does grunt survive the rachni?

If Shepard chose to spare either queen, Grunt dies if his loyalty wasn't secured prior to the suicide mission. If Shepard chose to abandon either queen, Grunt survives regardless of his prior loyalty, limping out of the rachni nest all bloody and asking for something to eat.
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Should I save or sacrifice the council?

Weighing the pros and cons, it's best to save the Citadel Council at the end of Mass Effect 1. Whilst having the Destiny Ascension as a war asset is worth slightly less compared to the fully stocked Alliance fleets (70 vs. 100), Shephard will have an easier time throughout the trilogy by sparing the alien leadership.
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Should I save the Rachni Queen in Mass Effect 1 Reddit?

Too bad it never mattered in the end anyway. It had No Effect. The Rachni were a threat 2000 years ago. The queen herself is 2000 years out of date technology wise, with no workers and having to build her entire civilization from scratch.
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Can grunt be saved me3?

Completing the ritual allows Grunt to become a member of Clan Urdnot. This Loyalty mission cannot be failed, so as long as players completed it, Grunt should remain Loyal to Shepard. This ensures that, no matter the player's decision during Attican Traverse: Krogan Team, Grunt will survive.
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Is the Illusive Man indoctrinated me3?

He was indoctrinated around 2157 on Palaven while touching a Reaper Artifact. Obviously I have some interesting things to read. That settled.
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Are the Reapers indoctrinated?

Indoctrination is the term used for the "brainwashing" effect the Reapers and their technology have on organic beings. A signal or energy field surrounds the Reaper, which subtly influences the minds of any organic individual in range.
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Was harbinger the first reaper?

During its encounter with Shepard, Leviathan reveals that Harbinger was the first Reaper created, and that it was formed in the image of the Leviathans.
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