Is the kid Real Mass Effect 3?

The kid in Mass Effect 3 is a symbol for Shepard's trauma, but its connection to the Catalyst is only explained by a strong fan theory. At the beginning of Mass Effect 3, Commander Shepard will happen upon a young, nameless boy playing by himself.
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Can you save the kid at the beginning of Mass Effect 3?

No. His death sets up the stakes for the story and will be important later in the game serving as the basis for a very controversial figure in the series. The beginning of ME3 hits like a ton of bricks. There's nothing you can do about it.
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Can you save the little boy in ME3?

I played the demo and the full game with different choices, and there's no choice that gives you a way to save the little boy in the vent. Sadly, he is destined to die no matter what choices you make.
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Is Shepard the catalyst?

It is Shepard who has to activate the crucible... he is the catalyst for the change.
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Why does the catalyst look like the boy?

Discovery. The Catalyst took this kid's form and made it glowy When Shepard encounters the Catalyst during the closing stages of the war, it chooses to represent itself as a translucent projection, taking the form of a young boy the Commander saw killed during the Reaper invasion of Earth.
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Who is the little kid me3?

The kid in Mass Effect 3 is a symbol for Shepard's trauma, but its connection to the Catalyst is only explained by a strong fan theory. At the beginning of Mass Effect 3, Commander Shepard will happen upon a young, nameless boy playing by himself.
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Is Starchild a harbinger?

Here's the thing: Starchild (Harbinger) is obviously lying through his teeth at Shepard. First off, he tells you that choosing destroy will kill all synthetic life. Well, in the ending, we can clearly see that EDI is fine.
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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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Is Shepard indoctrinated?

The Indoctrination Theory is one of the most popular alternative readings of Mass Effect 3's ending scenario. It supposes that Shepard, by the time he reaches the Crucible at the end of the game, has already been indoctrinated by the Reapers after being slowly manipulated over the course of the entire trilogy.
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Can you stop Kai Leng from killing Thane?

Unfortunately, there's no way to save Thane in Mass Effect 3. No matter what decisions you made in the previous game, or what decisions you make in the trilogy's third installment, he'll always be mortally injured by Kai Leng.
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Can you shoot the Starchild?

Sadly, the "shoot the starchild" ending came about from the lead writer getting pissed off at the fans that said they'd rather shoot the starchild than pick any of the RGB endings. Really, the ending that happens is just a big middle finger from the lead writer. =\
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Which is the true ending of Mass Effect 3?

Mass Effect 3 ending - Destruction (Red)

At lower Total Military Strength this will destroy everything else too, though if you're prepared enough then it's possible to save Earth, the Normandy crew, and Shepard. This is the only ending choice where Shepard can survive.
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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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Can Shepard survive Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition?

Your moral standpoints might reflect more with the implications of the Control or Synthesis endings, choosing to destroy the Reapers with a Total Military Strength of 7800 or more is the only way to ensure Shepard's survival. Said survival is along with that of your crew and minimal collateral damage to Earth.
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Does Legendary Edition Fix the ending?

BioWare had confirmed it would not change the ending of ME3 for Legendary Edition — no more than it did when it released the Extended Cut DLC. So there's no “fixing” the ending of Mass Effect 3.
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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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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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Is the Illusive Man indoctrinated?

In case of TIM, he was indoctrinated shortly after Shanxi around 2157 during the events of the grafic novel ME: EVOLUTION. It functions as a backstory for him and we get to know his real name.
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Did the Leviathans create the Reapers?

Its pawns slaughtered most of the Leviathans, using their genetic material to create the very first Reaper, Harbinger, who was physically designed after the Leviathans themselves.
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Why are there no Prothean Reapers?

After centuries of careful, systematic work, the Reapers had killed or enslaved every Prothean in the galaxy, and stripped their worlds of resources. Removing all traces of their presence, the Reapers then retreated through the Citadel into dark space and sealed it behind them.
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Why did harbinger want Shepard alive?

Instead, they made an arrangement with the Shadow Broker to discretely recover the body in order to mask their interest. Nothing really changed during Arrival. Keeping Shepard alive would be the most pleasing outcome to the Reapers, so Kenson's fervour towards that goal can be chalked up to overzealousness.
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Who created the Catalyst AI?

About Catalyst AI

Founded in 2017 by Raymond Siems, Dr. Ahmed Zaidi and Evan Martin after emerging from the renowned computer science and engineering departments at the University of Cambridge, the Catalyst team has built award-winning products in agritech, healthcare, fintech, ecommerce and fashion.
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Is The Citadel the catalyst?

The catalyst is a neccesary component in the design of the crucible in Mass Effect 3. The Catalyst is originaly thought to be The Citadel, but at the end of the game it is revealed to be an AI that takes on the form of the boy killed at the beginning of Mass Effect 3.
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Is Harbinger the catalyst?

In mid-January, Bungie launched a secret mission called Harbinger, which not only gives players random rolls of Hawkmoon, but also offers its Catalyst. Note that you'll need Hawkmoon to even access the missions, so go grab that before going any further.
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