Is there a way to keep Shepard alive in ME3?

So, to recap how to save Shepard in Mass Effect 3: Achieve a Total Military Strength Score of at least 7,800. This can be done by completing every task, side quest and expansion available in the game before undertaking the final story mission.
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Is there any way for Shepard to survive Mass Effect 3?

The players will have to choose the Mass Effect 3 perfect ending by going for the option in which Commander Shepard lives at the end of the game. All the players need to do is collect a total of 7800 Military Strength or higher and choose the Destroy ending.
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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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Is there a Mass Effect 4?

Mass Effect 4 is also reportedly using Unreal Engine 5 to boot. Yet, beyond just the visuals and the return to the beloved franchise, the story is going to be one of its biggest driving factors. The Reapers are gone, plenty of Andromeda mysteries remain, and hundreds of years potentially pass.
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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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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 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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Does Shepard survive 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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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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How do you know if Shepard survives?

In order to get the absolute perfect ending and unlock the secret ending showing the survival of Commander Shepard, you must: Reach 5000 Effective Military Strength (EMS) NOT 5000 Total Military Strength. You must also choose to DESTROY the Reapers (NOT synthesis or control).
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What is the best ending to Mass Effect 3?

The one critical thing to getting the best ending in ME3 is the War Assets mechanic. If you get enough war assets before your final battle against the Reapers, Commander Shepard lives, and the trilogy ends on a happier note.
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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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Which ME3 ending is Paragon?

Mass Effect 3's control ending is effectively the trilogy's Paragon ending. If the player chooses to have Shepard assume control of the Reapers the harvest is stopped, the Mass Relay system is rebuilt by the now-benevolent Reapers, and all synthetic life survives.
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Which ending is canon in ME3?

The New Mass Effect Game Making The 'Destroy Ending' Canon Has Two Major Downfalls. 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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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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Is there going to be another Mass Effect game?

What we're calling Mass Effect 5 for the time being, is officially in the works. And it's expected to follow in the footsteps of the story established with Mass Effect Legendary Edition perhaps with some Mass Effect: Andromeda sprinkled in.
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Do the reapers go to Andromeda?

Despite having the capacity and longevity to travel to and from intergalactic space, writer Mac Walters has revealed that there are no Reapers in the Andromeda Galaxy, the setting of BioWare's 2017 game Mass Effect: Andromeda.
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Is destroying the Reapers renegade?

Renegade: Shepard refuses, attacks, “causes the Citadel to detonate”, wipes out the Earth, but destroys the Reapers and allows the rest of the galaxy to survive.
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Is destroying the Reapers paragon?

The paragon choice is the choice that gets rid of the threat of galactic destruction by the reapers with the fewest casualties possible, and without imposing on others' free will. A truly paragon Shepard would be willing to sacrifice his/her life for the benefit of others.
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Who is the best romance in Mass Effect?

Liara T'Soni

Liara's status as by far the best long-term romance option in the original Mass Effect game is already reason enough to rank her high on this list, but her lofty placement is really all about how your relationship with Liara evolves across the trilogy.
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Why do shepherds scars glow?

If Commander Shepard accrues enough Renegade points in either Mass Effect 2 or 3, they will have extremely prominent, glowing red scars across their face. Gaining a high number of Renegade points also makes the Commander's eyes glow the same red.
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Is male Shepard canon?

Similar to the Hero of Fereldan, Hawke, and the Inquisitor from the Dragon Age games, Bioware never gave Shepard a canon gender. Boy or Girl, Shepard is whatever the player decides they are.
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Can Commander Shepard live?

In the Perfect Ending, it is implied that Commander Shepard survives, along with the entire Normandy squad and all of planet Earth.
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Which end saves Shepard?

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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