Who is female Shepard modeled after?

In truth, the Femshep model probably wasn't quite as good as the Male one, which was a head-scan of a real-life person, model Mark Vanderloo. “I think she was a really good example of an ME3 character that had some room for improvement,” character lead Meek explained.
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Who is female Commander Shepard modeled after?

Shepard's gender, class, first name and facial appearance are chosen and customised by the player. Mark Meer provides the voice for the male Shepard, while the default male Shepard's face and body were based on Mark Vanderloo. Jennifer Hale voices the female Shepard.
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Is Shepard canonically male or female?

The character is clearly a woman. "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?
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Was Shepard meant to be a woman?

Mass Effect's Commander Shepard was originally intended to be a woman, according to the series' lead animator Jonathan Cooper.
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Who is Commander Shepard based off of?

8 A Model Modeled

Commander Shepard's face is not only modeled after someone not named Mark Meer, but is modeled after an actual model. Shepard's sculpted male face is that of Mark Vanderloo, a Dutch professional model. It's easy to see why BioWare chose to model Shepard after Mr.
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Mass Effect 3 - Female Shepard Launch Trailer (2012) | Official Sci-Fi RPG Game | HD



When did Shepard become N7?

Shepard distinguishes themself in service between the ages of 22-24, and is N7 by 29 (start of ME1).
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Is Shepard dead in Mass Effect: Andromeda?

In one particularly difficult to achieve version of the Destroy ending, it's hinted that Shepard is still alive. While there has been no confirmed canon ending to Mass Effect 3, this specific version would leave the door open to the most possibilities in a future game.
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Who is Canon Shepard?

Commander Shepard is the main protagonist of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, whose gender, appearance, skills and pre-service history are all customizable and have impacts on the story. Shepard's first name is also customizable, but is never stated in-game.
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How did Shepard survive reentry?

His gravitational mass is not dense enough to reenter the atmosphere, no human body has enough mass to unless shot at terminal velocity, instead his body re-entered the upper layers of the planets atmosphere and he orbited the planet's own gravitational well.
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Is Shepard genetically enhanced?

Shepard is a Genetically Enhanced Super Soldier

One thing most fans seem not to realize (largely because most fans didn't play the first game) is that Shepard is actually a genetically enhanced super soldier.
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Is Shepard Dead Mass Effect 3?

A BioWare staffer confirms that Shepard is alive in one of the Mass Effect 3 endings. Fans of Mass Effect 3 may have gotten what they wanted with the release of the Extended Cut of the game, released last week by BioWare.
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Can female Shepard romance Jack?

As a female Shepherd in Mass Effect 2, you can have main storyline romances with Garrus Vakarian, Jacob Taylor or Thane Krios. There's no option for a female relationship with Jack, although it has recently been revealed that this was once considered as an option for the original release.
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How old is Shepard in ME3?

Here are some characters' ages by the time ME3 begins. Shepard is 32 years old.
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Are the Reapers in 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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Why is reentry so hot?

During re-entry, the shuttle is going so fast, it compresses the air ahead of it. The compression of the air layers near the leading edges of the shuttle is quick, causing the temperature of the air to rise to as high as 3000 degrees Fahrenheit! Being in contact with the shuttle, it heats the shuttle's surface.
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What is Commander Shepard's rank?

His actual rank being Lieutenant Commander.
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How did Cerberus revive Shepard?

When Commander Shepard was killed in a Collector attack that also resulted in the destruction of the SSV Normandy, Cerberus was able to recover Shepard's corpse with the help of Liara T'Soni.
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Is renegade Paragon or canon?

The short answer is neither Paragon nor Renegade Commander Shepard is canon.
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Is Shepard Renegade or Paragon?

Paragon Shepard will aim for cooperation and trust with aliens, even the tough Turians, while renegade Shepard has a "humanity first" approach and antagonizes people in the news cycle, such as slugging a Westerlund News reporter.
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How old is Garrus Vakarian?

In accordance with this timeline, Shepard would be 29 years old in the first game, making Garrus 25 years old. Turian aging is very similar to human aging, unlike with most other species. In the Mass Effect universe, both typically live until ~140 years old.
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Will there be a Mass Effect 4 with 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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Will there be a Mass Effect 4?

Ultimately, bringing Shepard back may restrict the series more than anything, however, keeping it from trying bold new ideas and characters, which is seemingly what Mass Effect has always been about. For the moment nothing is confirmed, and Mass Effect 4 is likely still at least a couple of years off anyway.
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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 Ryder an N7?

The rank of N7 is used to designate ICT graduates who then go on to complete a combat tour with distinction. The original Mass Effect's legendary Commander Shepard was an N7, and so was your character's father, Alec Ryder. But you? You're not an N7.
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