@@AnarchicArachnid I actually am drafting some notes for a side project, so I'm holding off on a few arguments here... but even if I were to concede that point, Javik accepting that with no objections is still a big red flag.
@@BartlebysCorpse who said he had no objections? he's on screen for less than 25 seconds total here, he might have been pissed off, a lot of the arguments I've heard is basically "oh its so weird everyone just accepts it." when we don't know what they feel, some may be conflicted, all we know is Edi feels good about it, most may have gone "okay I don't know how to change it, so whatever." but others may be looking to actively reverse it. we dont know how long it it's been when they put up the placard to indicate Shepard is gone but it's clearly long enough for them to find Andersons body add his name to the wall and somehow confirm there's no Shepard anymore and put their name on the wall.
Man this game is really out here making me cry. One of the few games that really gets you attached to the characters and the story. You laugh and cry with them through this whole experience and the ending no matter which one you pick is just devastating. Even the destroy ending with surviving Shepard still wrecks you emotionally. This trilogy is a masterpiece.
Man, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who felt that way. I decided to choose this ending and didn’t expect that Shepherd will die and it was heartbreaking to see him go. I felt bad for Tali because I had romanced with her, I was happy and sad to see EDI finally feel real emotions too. This was my first time playing this trilogy and man, it was one hell of a ride man. I really loved Garrus, Liara & Wrex too.
I just beat the legendary edition yesterday and chose this ending, I haven’t cried playing games in a long time but I was a mess during the final cutscenes 😂
@@JegneticGaming duuuude yes! This was the third time beating it for me, and I was a mess for literally a hours. I used to hate the ending because it was just too sad for me. Not like, the ending itself, but I’ve never seen characters in a game that I liked *this* much. Couldn’t stand hurting them!! Totally tore my guts out.
@@Indigoism96 This game attaches you to the protagonist and supporting characters like very few games ever have. RPG's are hiring professional screenwriters for these games today.
Definitely let her keep the grey box cause in the synthesis ending he practically comes back to life cause of the change, sort of like how the protheans make organic imprint VI’s
I feel that if the destroy ending (surviving) showed you with your love interest having kids or something like that, it would've pulled at the heartstrings like crazy.
I got the synthesis by “accident” because I didn’t realize walking towards the light already was the decision, but I’m very happy with it. My Shepard lost a lot of good people along the way and dying for intergalactic peace and coexistence seemed like a fine redemption to me.
The more I think about synthesis the less sense it makes. Imagine Banshee's, like what happens to them? They're nice now? Fine with being abominations? Why did the plants become fused with tech too? What are the moral implications of making that decision for every single lifeform? And the 'synths always fight their creator' thing, it makes no sense either, AI gets annoyed at being treated like slaves, decides to protect itself, oh no conflict. Okay just don't enslave sentient AI, problem solved.
@@halfnattyboomer354 That's why the Indoctrination Theory makes so much sense.Think about it: one moment Shepard is struggling to get up, clearly horrendously wounded, but then she gets up for a long talk? The Reaper AI looks like the child in Shepard's dreams, but how does the AI know about the child? Two alternatives to Destroy are available, both clearly much better options? Even more telling: the only ending with Shepard alive is Destroy, even though (with her extensive cybernetics) survival shouldn't have been possible? More, we never actually see EDI and the geth being killed. The Destroy option is also the only one that kills the Reapers.
Me too.. I even looked up before what choice to make if I could, but didn’t know when the choice was gonn come lol figured it would give me the choice when I got to the light.. 😂
@@Cailus3542first of all, the reapers are not pure villains, that much is clear. Shepard surviving is cope, just something to make yourself feel good. Synthesis is the solution where Shepard sacrifices himself for the good of all, and everyone gives up their past selves for a better future. Even if you choose destruction you are only choosing a solution the Reapers propose, which in the end merely postpones the issue. Destruction is a cope ending where you were unable to make any sacrifice for a better future. Inevitably AI will be created because organics cannot travel the galaxy without AI. You think only the Reapers are a problem, but in fact the problem is whether synthetics are treated as intelligent life, or as less than, in which case a true AI will always revolt.
When I first played through Mass Effect via LE, I chose this ending. I was struggling to not cry through the whole thing, but just seeing Legion and Mordin broke me lol
I won't lie. Seeing this ending was the first time I actually cried during a game it was that heart-wrenching. Bioware really knows how to make you attached to the cast.
I din't knew you have to go to a different Location so you can choose a Ending so I Accidentally Choose Synthesis And I'm happy with it even Tough it's still a bit sad for Shepard and all the Others that dies
I just finished my seventh playthrough of ME3 and I cry every single time Mordin and Legion die. They in my favourite 4 characters. I can't handle it emotionally.
“The Reapers brought us unlimited knowledge of the ones that came before” - Did all that really happen? - Yes, but some of the details have been lost to time…
Which leads me to believe the stargazer scene occurs many eons after the events of Mass Effect 3, so far into the future that very little, if any records remain of the evens we see in the game. A point in time where the line between synthetic and organic no longer exists, not because of synthesis itself but rather because synthesis occured too far into the past, maybe millions of years before, and what little is left of those events are just stories.
I so wanted Shepard to call out that synthetic devil "I ended a 300 year war with the Geth, I proved peace between synthetic and Organics can happen. Your solution is invalid." Everyone lives, break the AH's brain.
@@x.gamehub.x Bioware has bought into the idea that the best way to deal with fans is to bitch at them. Hell, if they even rightfully point out the hypocrisy and failures of the company the best response is to call them every type of bigot in the book or something else insanely aggressive. Sad to see but understandable given that BioWare part of EA, the Devil of Video ganes.
That would be incredibly stupid and cheesy to have the Reapers just lay down their arms and let you destroy. Having everyone live and the galaxy return to normal, without any serious repercussions for Shepard or the galaxy given the stakes. I'm glad people like you aren't on their writing team.
@@magnetite3 I had to double check my post because your reply was way out of context. That particular comment didn't involve the Reapers. Interesting how you went high and to the right with your response. The AI used the Reapers to solve the problem of AI killing Organics (by killing Organics) Shepard proved peace was possible thus the "solution" wasn't valid. It's a basic logic break. What got you so upset?
@@royalladybug30 The Reapers aren't here to "stop AI from killing organics by killing organics". I'm sorry you read it that way. They're here to harvest all advanced organic life and preserve them into Reapers, because they believe themselves to be the pinnacle of evolution. This theme has been repeated from the first game all the way to the final conversation with their so-called leader who takes the form of that kid killed in the beginning of the third game. Another theme through the third game was victory through sacrifice. Yes, you would have to sacrifice some things in order to achieve victory, and some of those choices would be pretty hard to swallow. But if you think of it, the destroy option destroys anything with Reaper tech in it. EDI was built using parts from Sovereign, and the Geth had upgraded themselves with Reaper code. It also mentions "all synthetics will be targeted", which is a pretty absolute term. Followed up by "even you (Shepard) are partly synthetic" to clarify what "all synthetics" means. The breath scene at the end was a hint that the kid may actually have been lying to you, because you were supposed to die because "all synthetics would be targeted", but you don't. People either misinterpreted this, or simply refused to believe that was a lie unless the game came over and smacked them in the face with it. It had to be that obvious.
Thats crazy dude. That Synthesis final, makes me cry every time o watch. I didn't think for 1 second to choose another ending, i would never let Legion and EDI down, because they trust me and i know they would do the same for me.
Which platform is this? I played it on XB1. When I chose this ending, it showed a memory of Mordin smiling at Shepard as s/he disintegrated. Which just made it 10 times harder to watch.
For some reason, when I saw that husk look back, it had this look of shock and realization, like it was trying express a look of "...what have I done?"
I am Commander Shepard and this is my favorite Ending in ME series. It is because all life are not only evolved and transcended into new form of super version, which gain numerous wonderful and powerful abilities, solved any problems and exceeded the limitation, but also create infinite marvelous miracles and hopes, bring near permanently peace into the entire galaxy.
But you're forgetting the point of what makes humans different from A.I. we humans and other species have free will choosing the synthesis is pretty disturbing because by choosing that ending you're robbing organic life forms a choice to make a decision in fact they are forced to obey and accept what they are going to be and if you mix synthetic life forms to organics there's a big chance of getting easily Brainwashed and manipulated, the destroy ending is always the ending that makes sense because that's what the player has set out to do and that the geth are willing to help you against destroying the reapers meaning all synthetic life forms will get destroyed makes it more poignant and thought provoking that the geth are willing to sacrifice its own kind so that the rest could prosper a very human act made by a synthetic organic.
Seeing EDI with Joker and smiling, that's something I would trade anything in the game to see. Great things always come by sacrifice, Catalyst was right, this is the ideal solution and ending.
True, I can't bring myself to kill EDI or the geth (i did the destroy ending once because I'm a bad listener). The only regret I have is that Garrus give me an order to stay alive and I never do... Please, BioWare, do some cosmic magic in ME4 and give my Shep and Garrus a happy ending (without canonizing the destroy ending, i hate it)
I just think it doesn't make sense for shepard to die maybe if it was the other dude like we've already had the shepard was killed thing with the second one just feels like a waster
Something I’ve noticed... I’m replaying the trilogy and I’m currently on ME2 I went to the Dark Star lounge on the Citadel and spoke to the Praesidium Groundskeeper and he mentioned how life would be easier if everyone had the same DNA... did a turian groundskeeper just hint that the synthesis ending is the best ending???
@N7Andy Technically no ending is the best or ideal. Destroy basically rebuilds from ground zero, and restarts the cycle with a generation probably making a new set of reapers. Control makes it so shepherd becomes ai, but at some point there will probably be an illusive man equivalent, making the reapers prone to be taken over for destruction or whatever sick purposes they have. Synthesis is basically what you described. Probably synthesis is the best outcome out of the 3 that doesn't repeat a cycle outright. The cycle continues with the first 2 options no matter what. Least there's something different with synthesis
What game were you playing? Legion sacrifice itself, and only itself to give consciousness to the geth. Here Shepard's is killing every being in the galaxy. Robbing them of their essence. Spitting on legion's sacrifice. No matter how the dev try to depict this to throw a bone to naive gamers.. This Ending is monstrous, fascistic, genocidal and doom to fail. You just killed every being in the galaxy. Raped them, killed all life and left the Reapers alive to kill still. What? To save EDI or the Geth? Destroying all life is not worth saving a few synthetic even if conscious. Destroy IS and ALWAYs will be te only ending. The only ending that destroy the reaper threat forever, that preserve life in the galaxy free from the Reapers, capable of self determin its own destiny. I'm not easily disgusted. But my brain is repulsed by how some people even consider this option.. Indicates deep problems with many people
@@andrews.5212 They keep their minds though, they just all get enhanced. What issue do you have with it? It gives EDI and all the Husks actual minds again, Illusive Man wanted to take peoples minds away to do it, this is a morally GOOD way of ensuring everyone’s survival without taking anyones will.
I don't care what anyone else says, THIS is my preferred ending. First of all, it doesn't destroy the Geth after establishing peace between them and the Quarians. Secondly, EDI is also spared, so Joker gets a happy ending. Thirdly, it spares the Reapers. As EDI points out, the Reapers have knowledge from past cultures, which essentially saves those past cultures from an existential extinction. Killing off so many synthetics, and in the Reaper's case, archives of organics, always left a bad taste in my mouth. Finally, the cherry on top of this hot-take sundae: the ascension of synthetic and organic life as a new, united form of being. The only fly in the buttermilk is Shepard's death being a necessary antecedent to this ending. The Control Ending, is a close second. I always imagine Shepard saying "Hey, Harbinger! Assuming control!" It's almost poetic, and I love it. The Destroy ending is all well and good, and Shepard surviving is great, but why bother saving the Geth on Rannoch just to kill them all later? Screw that. It only beats the Do Nothing Ending.
@@Steve-yn3cs destroy breaks the cycle, without messing with peoples free will. (besides everything lost in destroy can be rebuilt/reprogramed, memories and all)
@@Alistair_7609 Destroy doesn't just break the cycle, it makes the stakes higher and it's pointless. The Leviathans knew that there was going to be endless conflict between synthetics and organics, that's why the catalyst was created. If you pick the destroy ending, you're wasting the knowledge and experience of countless harvested cycles stored in the reaper forms, and the possible answer to peace from the collective thoughts of endless Civilizations that have been harvested. Another reason why the Destroy ending is useless is because it doesn't exactly solve anything, it assumes that the Reapers are the problem, which, if you understood the Leviathan DLC, you'd realize that they weren't. The catalyst explicitly stated that the Reapers aren't interested in war. Finally, picking the destroy ending resonates with many of us, because like the catalyst said, we cannot see past our own flawed organic thinking, to realize that this is a bigger problem, one that doesn't necessarily have to have an other to challenge. It's not black and white. The game sets us up to hate the reapers, and that's the deception. The game developers are relying on our human nature to pick this ending. Lastly, even if the generations of today in the Galaxy somehow make peace and start again, who's to say that the upcoming generations would not create synthetics and bring the chaos back? Well, sure, you might say we learn from our history and mistake, but I don't see that happening in the real world, neither do I see the same in the Mass Effect universe.
@@Alistair_7609 if what you mean by cycle is the reapers coming back, you're right, but, what are the odds another race at some point won't do what the Leviathans did? Remember what the catalyst said(and I see no reason he'd lie to us) "Soon your children will create synthetics, and then the chaos will come back." If that happens when the reapers are now dead, organics will be forever lost to the entire conflict.
it wont break the cycle. it only destroys the currently built synthetics. nothing stops any other civilization to get to the same point the Leviathans got, starting the cycle again, resulting in the death of billions. except maybe next time there wont be a shepard to stop them@@Alistair_7609
Among the four available endings it is impossible to determine which is the best. The only certain thing is what the true function of the Crucible was, that is the synthesis between organic and synthetic life. The Destruction consists in shooting at a part of the Crucible and this does not make sense, because thinking that a device resulting from an advanced alien technology works by shooting at it is like thinking that a sophisticated supercomputer starts up by hammering it. The Control is a partially correct use of the Crucible, because only the thoughts and memories of the user are exploited, but the molecular structure of the user remains unused. In short, the correct functioning of the Crucible consists in exploiting both the mental and molecular essence of the user.
It makes no sense if you go a whole game supporting the peace between geth and the quarians, defending AI lifeforms such as EDI and Legion, to just destroy them in the end. It's just cementing that synthetics and organics could never have gotten along after all, even though EDI and the geth proved themselves trustworthy. This is the best ending to me.
I've always liked this ending, it just always seems to be the most fitting one. I mean, we learn in, "Leviathan" that the AI that would become Harbinger was originally created to study, understand, and preserve life. Unfortunately, it understood its mandate as, "harvest" much like Brainiac from DC, if you will. This ending is not just a completely new future for the galaxy, but also corrects a mistake millions, if not billions, of years in the making.
What I like about this ending the most, it's exactly what Legion does. Destroy the Reapers, you made Legion's sacrifice in vain.. it knocks out all electronics of synthetics using the Reaper code. Just like Mordin, gave his life to cure the Genophage. I just know Sheppard wouldn't mind waiting for Garrus at the Bar in Heaven for him to arrive, while Mordin studies his seashells..
I know a lot of people were angry with the original endings before they added the high EDM destroy ending. But, I still think this is the best ending. I never liked that the destroy ending killed the geth. After getting the best outcome for the geth and quarians, as soon as I heard it would kill them I was like "Na fam." Plus, I like endings like this. The hero dies, but they never know if their death made a difference. They never see the world they helped make. They just have to take the leap and trust everything works out for the ones they care about. I love happy endings but bittersweet endings just are more memorable.
I chose this ending completely in the dark when it first came out, i loved it. I still love it, and i have never chosen anything else. STILL makes me emotional EVERY GOD DAMN TIME. Shit, you just know if you know. . its beautiful, and its the closest i'll ever get to it.
I’ve heard most people hate this ending. Synthetics were given a soul as organics were given immortality. I could be wrong, but how is this not the best ending?
The krogan also don’t have to worry about a new genophage, quarians can now naturally go around unmasked, all species have realized the emptiness of war essentially by doing this you achieve neverending peace in the Milky Way with everyone getting benefited by the new DNA
I love this ending I just wish it didn't look like absolute ass with the stupid motherboard circuitry on the models of the characters and glowy green eyes.
@@googleuser9073 are you kidding? All the indoctrination theory fans would be clamoring the walls, more then they are now, saying how we indoctrinated the whole galaxy for the Reapers.
for me the best ending it kills me but tali tell me come back to me and there is only one ending in which shepard survives if only shepard was alive in this ending its a damn permanent thorn in my side
I love the looks on everyone's faces when the waves go over them. How they look at themselves in awe at a new feeling or sensation they never knew before or the cheers that you can't hear but feel from as the reapers fall during the destroy ending. Each ending has their pros and cons, which is why I love the fact they give you the choice, and whichever you choose is YOUR canon ending. Or, at least that's the way I look at it when it comes to the debate about the endings. Nice and simple.
Control is the only ending that leaves the galaxy able to fight the Leviathans after the reapers are taken care of, which makes it the most optimal ending
@@TheHoon57 yeah, but you have to consider the fact that all of the Leviathan artifacts got spread around, and without the reapers the Leviathans will just take control of the galaxy and rule as gods by mind controlling everybody. And being synthetic/organic won't stop them from just assuming direct control of anybody the way they do reaper troops. Tim is a bitch and I personally like synthesis the best, but control is the most ideal when you consider the fact that the only things that CAN stop the Leviathans are the Reapers.
A perfect encapsation of "the needs of the many, outweight the needs of the few, or the one". Not by killing someone you might not have to, to save more, but by giving up yourself to ensure everyone can survive. If you spend ME2 and 3 working to ally the geth and treating Edi like a person, then Synthesis makes the most sense.
I still find it weird that Shepard's plaque on the normandy is the only who doesn't have his/her first name. Even if it's never spoken, it would still make sense to have his/her full name.
So now that the Reapers and the husks are all alive, how awkward was it to come back and offer to help? I mean they must remember slaughtering thousands just moments ago.
I find it really weird that people consider this as a bad ending. There will be always a conflict. Destroy, or control would not be sufficient at some point in the future. Sure, it takes Shepard's life, but my Shepard would gladly sacrificed himself for this, specially after getting to know Legion and EDI.
A lot of people who hate this ending point to "violation of freedom" by altering everyone's body and DNA without permission. While I agree that freedom of choice with this kind of thing is important, the end result is a utopia and basically immortality (according to EDI). If this were real life, and I could make that choice for everyone without asking them... I would do it. It seems like synthesis creates a better world for everyone and Shepard drags even the biggest scum bag batarian slavers to a better form of life and existence. It's awesome. Freedom of choice is important but not more important than saving the Geth and EDI from genocide and creating a better quality of life for the galaxy.
@@CarloMartinini I disagree, immortality could be seen as torture for many, and are they even in control of their minds? Or just puppets for the reapers.
@@theillusiveman2139damn you’re skipping utopia because “peace can be bad, war is what we do” in that case you would be subjugating the galaxy to more conflict forever and very likely more synthetic vs organic cycles.
Even though in destroy Shepard kind of survived I liked this one more, why save the geth if you would still destroy them in the end? Plus EDI would be gone too apparently
At first i thought this ending was the best ending, but after doing another playthrough on LE I've changed my mind. The moral dilemma between synthesis ending and destroy ending is similar to destroy or rewrite the Geth heretics. With synthesis you change every beings DNA, and with it you also change their thoughts (accepting Reapers for example). So with synthesis you essentially brainwash the entire galaxy vs sacrificing the Geth and EDI with destroy. As i went with destroy the Geth heretics I also changed my mind to from that synthesis ending is best to destroy ending being the best ending, regardless if Shepard would have survived or not.
I thought synthesis merely allows organics and synthetics able to interface with each other. Their thoughts wouldn't inherently change, only their ability to understand one another which may or may not lead them to reach new conclusions.
@@BK-ob3lo In order to allow organics to understand/interface with synthetics, something would need to change at a fundamental/molecular level. As we can see in the ending video the organics DNA seems to get digitalized somehow (and EDI says they all have "changed"). For me the only logical conclusion is that if something change your entire being at a DNA level, you will not think and act the same as before. And for me it also seems weird that organics would just suddenly be at peace with reapers giving that the reapers have slain trillions of people time and time again just because they can "understand" each other. I mean even the Geth opposed the reapers and they were both synthetics and suddenly after the synthesis they are just suddenly pals with them. Nah, something feels fishy.
@N7Andy That's quite an argument, but you are preaching to the choir. I've already said that I think Destroy is the best ending and not synthesis. I think synthesis ending is a bad ending disguised as a good one and you need to read between the lines as you said.
Strange. I only got 7530 war assets, but I still got the Synthesis ending as an option. Also, I tried to do the "Destroy" ending just to see what would happen, and my Sherpard is still alive.
I think it’s a combination of war score and your actions during the game. But DAMN synthesis hits a LOT harder when your shep saved everyone during 2, and ultimately gives their life to end the cycle once and for all. Seeing such an empty death board was extremely satisfying
Clint Mansell did such a fantastic job with the two tracks he composed. 'Leaving Earth' and 'An End Once And For All'. Should they actually follow through with a live action adaptation of Mass Effect, they should hire him to compose the score.
What's interesting about An End Once And For All is that it includes Leaving Earth as well as other ME soundtracks. It's literally the culmination of our entire ME experience. Masterpiece!
Can't help but notice the underlying themes of each ending. Destroy: Shepard's idea. Control: Illusive Man's idea. Synthesis: Saren's idea. Though ME3 may not directly say that about it, if you look back at what Saren wanted to do, what Illusive Man wanted to do, and what Shepard wanted to do throughout all of ME3, then you can clearly see the links to the endings.
But Saren was being manipulated by the reapers to allow the cycle under false pretenses. Also, the idea of Saren for synthesis is basically fill the body with crude cybernetic augmentations. I wouldn't call that "synthesis" because to gain one thing you lose the other.
Saren was completely controlled by the reapers. This is nothing the same at all. Destroy ending just leaves it for the cycle to be repeated in the future..
Saren thought it was hopeless to fight the Reapers so he settled to be their slave in hopes that if he showed them that he was a “good dog” then they would keep him alive. He says this on Virmire. “If I can prove my value, I become a resource worth maintaining.” Synthesis is not the same as what Saren settled for.
Seeing Javik in the Synthesis ending. I can only imagine how he feels about having the Reapers being peaceful willing after how much they've taken from his cycle and before. The amount of conflict and resentment within him must be substantial...
That said, there is a Reaper which contains all of his people’s collective knowledge. His whole goal was the continuation of his people. This allows that to happen
@@junde410 No to mention that i would not be surprised if Reapers had tech and knowledge from which they would be able to clone or create more Protheans. I think that it is not too much of a stretch to think that "friendly" Reapers could help recreate that civilization. Better question is, would it be worth it? In his last talk with Shephard, even Javik admitted that he is envious of Shephard's cycle not just because they had a chance to defeat Reapers, but because their cycle was totally different. And in the end, they all rallied behind the single race. Or, to be more precise, they all rallied behind one person. Shephard. If Protheans and their attitude comes back... They will not like what they would see IMHO. + It would greatly depends on what you did with Memory Shard. If told Javik to use it, he will kill himself anyway, cause he will realize that he is truly alone and the only thing that is keeping him alive is his mission. Without it, he kill himself. But yes, in very specific scenarion where he survives and goes on writing books with Liara, he may be pissed a little. On the other hand, if i am not wrong, noone in the galaxy truly understood what crucible is what it is doing exactly. Hackett stressed multiple times that they can barely build it, much less understand it. So for all Javik knows(or like everyone else but Shephard, who will die) this was precisely what this device was supposed to do.
@@altaisrs2857 Know this is two years old, but I think he wont get over it. i think he will hold resentment. He already says on his final conversation on earth that if he survives he will go bury his old prothean friends and then join them in death so this honestly would probably just want to make him die even more lol
I was determined to go the renegade route on my second playthrough, I was determined, I tried convincing myself “I can’t let the reapers come back, this is to save everyone…” Everyone… Why Doesn’t edi and the geth count. They’re a new form of life. Don’t they deserve to live too? What about afterwards, same story with a new enemy we created. No, there is a different road synthesis. A new perspective will lead to a new road. A road to understanding and reconstruction. Shame Shepard couldn’t live to see it.
3:40 I was expecting in Control ending to Husk to help the injured soldiers instead of get back, but wow, the idea of synthesis with everybody, including practically zombies understanding the pain is outstanding.
I never choose this ending simple because I don't think it is right for me to make that decision for whole galaxy. But every time I see this ending,I feel like a jerk for NOT choosing it. 😂😂
I think you misunderstand this ending. Synthesis does not mean everyone becomes one organism and all individuality is lost, rather it means that all organisms, organic and synthetic alike, understand, to a molecular level, their own existence. It means they can all work together towards a common goal without individuality getting in the way, even though it's still present. Imagine being able to fully understand the existence of your liver; what it does, how it feels, what it needs, and then shifting your way of life and the functions and necessities of every other organ in your body to take your liver into account as part of the whole. I think BioWare correctly emphasized on the word "understanding" enough times throughout the game to make it clear this isn't a hive mind scenario, this isn't slavery, rather this is absolute, literal empathy on a galactic scale.
@@as7river I know individuality wouldn't be lost. I was referring changing the DNA of everyone in the universe. I just don't think it is right unilateral make that decision for every person in Galaxy is all.
Right? It is like: seeing the results you feel like you chose wrong but in the moment? It just sounded like another way the Reapers would take control 😆 And this thing was CREATED by a flawed species who didn't have the emotional capacity to care about individual lives. And who are you to decide that for the whole galaxy 😆 And then lastly: the Geth became conscious! Which means there IS another way that doesn't force artificial evolution WHICH GOT EVERYONE IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE! 😆
@@TheAtheistRanger I mean no matter what ending you chose you're unilaterally deciding the fate of the galaxy. Did you ask every geth if they were ok with being genocided in the destroy ending? Did you ask everyone if they were ok with you becoming the sole god who controls the reapers and can use them to enforce your will on the galaxy? Did you ask everyone if they were ok with you choosing not to use the crucible at all and letting them all get wiped out? Every ending involves you deciding the fate of every life in the galaxy without their input or consent, including doing nothing.
I always picked this ending because I couldn't bring myself to take EDI away from Joker. Sure, Shepard lives in the Perfect Ending, but what kinda bro would I be if I nuked my boy's girl like that?
@Pathfinder the whole idea that the Starchild is lying is ludicrous, if it was lying, why did it tell us the way to kill it? If it really wanted to lie, then perhaps it would have. Perhaps it would have said synthesis is destroy, control is synthesis, and synthesis is destroy, then it could have the last laugh. But it doesn't, it just tells you how it is.
@@nihilionsaro Indoctrination Theory has 1) Been disproven by a _Bioware Writer_ so therefore is an invalid conclusion 2) Makes absolutely _ZERO_ sense in the context of the series to begin with.
Yes it made me literally cry at the end each time I play the triology. But I guess it`s one way to finish such a beautiful game with lots of emotions. I don`t think it`s a "bad"ending. It`s just emotion...for me. Thanks for watching !
@@x.gamehub.x I couldn't have put it better. Across all 3 parts, Shepard's goal was not just to destroy the Reapers, but to preserve hope.... So for me, this ending was perfect. He brought peace and hope to the whole galaxy...for organics and synthetics. ❤
I'll admit I choose the (perfect) destroy ending, but in my heart of hearts if there was not a chance of Shepard surviving I would have chosen the synthesis ending. It just feels like the right ending.
No it don't, in that ending all reapers and their soldiers ( husks , colectors .etc ) they regain at least some consciousness . Imagine that one day you wake up and your body is dry, full of cables, etc. and in the case of other species, sometimes deformed beyond recognition... right ending
I feel like this is supposed to be a utopia ending, but I feel like it is unintentionally horrifying. Almost like if Frodo decided to turn the entire Middle Earth in to Ring Wraiths to get Sauron to leave everyone alone.
It‘s utopia for the reapers, exactly what they see as a solution to the unavoidable "conflict" between organics and synthetics. Ironically they fail their original purpose, to preserve life, by doing this. They do end all conflict, but circumvent natural evolution and turn anything that lives into a perfect organic machine without death and near infinite knowledge. So evolution instantly stops and any life that hasn‘t reached its peak potential yet (if that‘s even possible) is doomed to suck. Only synthetic "life" benefits from this ending, and even the geth would hate it as they value making their own future, no species uplifting each other. For organics it‘s an unthinkable horror that removes any challenge and purpose from existing so yeah, for me it‘s the worst ending by far.
I don’t think so, people in this universe already accept cybernetics. I feel like synthesis is just the final version of cybernetic enhancement. Just my thoughts though. I just don’t like destroy because over the course of my play through I on multiple occasions said that legion and EDI were in fact people. I just can’t justify sacrificing the people I constantly defended to defeat the reapers. Not to mention if you destroy the reapers you are destroying the last remnants of thousands of galactic civilizations.
That sounds like the exact opposite of what's happening here. More like Frodo convinces Sauron to leave his evil ways and unite all peoples accross the world to rebuild and give everyone the lives they've always dreamt of.
@@as7river I'd suggest you rewatch this video. If thats what you got out of it I'd suggest you go back to elementary school to retake "basic understanding of story." In this ending Shepard *rewrites every single living organism's DNA* at least within range of the Relays. Shepard forcibly reworks everyone's very existence.
@Wyatt Tyson do you get your kicks from telling others they're intellectually inferior? You don't need to go back to elementary school, you need to seek out a psychologist. Back to the topic at hand; you have no idea what the synthesis ending represents, then. It's not a hive mind scenario, where all individuals both synthetic and organic lose their individuality. Rather, all synthetics and organics gain a perfect understanding of their counterparts to a molecular level. This is very literally reaching absolute empathy on a galactic level between organics and synthetics. This is, word by word, what EDI narrates in this ending. It was confirmed by BioWare and Casey Hudson after the release of the Extended Cut. This is why synthesis is the ultimate ending; control was the way of the Illusive Man, destruction was the way of Admiral Hackett, and synthesis is the way of Shepard.
@@krivbecniathewanderingwast5198 And with the way everything is changed, who says they can't be restored to their old form, or have a new body created for them. The Brutes might be a bit tricky, being Krogan/Turian hybrid husks, but the fact is there is now unlimited potential, and that means those that were turned into husks could be saved if their minds are in someway intact.
@@Riku-zv5dk i think, this is why there isn' t a true good ending. We don' t know anything about the future of the galaxy.( in my opinion destroy is better)
@@theillusiveman2139destroy just starts the cycles over again. The organic vs synthetics problem is only solved in the “now” but it’s only a matter of time before the organics of the future make synthetics again.
The whole crash scene and the music climaxing at 7:25 still brings me a deeply emotional smile.. :) It's the feeling of "oh man... what a ride". I will forever love this series
I like the idea of this ending very much, but the execution feels… odd? I don’t know, the idea of everyone “transcending mortality” feels super problematic. I love that EDI and the geth live, though.
Honestly this is the best ending,hate that shepherd dies but it makes sense .The last 3 years of shepherds life was stressful as hell bro deserves a rest after having the weight of the galaxy solely on his shoulders
I don't see how Synthesis could possibly go as well as in this cutscene. First, we know that making a single Reaper means killing and liquefying at least millions of organic sentients. So connecting your mind to theirs would be like constantly hearing the dying agonies of billions+. Not good for sanity. Second, it presupposes that understanding something means you can't hate it. But to understand the Reapers is to understand just how many trillions they murdered in cycle after cycle and to see the kind of abomination they really are. Third, it's inflicting a massive change in the nature of their existence upon all living beings in the galaxy without their consent. That change is not presented to them as a choice or even well explained to Shepard, not even in this ending.
We would have control over every “issue” you brought up. You can’t see past conflict because you are organic. We would be connected to every conscience that ever was. We could go to work on creating a platform for every one of those sentient beings that were eradicated by the Reapers that wanted to. because as you said, they are stored as and in the individual Reaper. I wasn’t informed or asked for consent when I was born. I had no choice in being a human. Does a Creator ever ask for the consent of the created? No never, not the Christian God or any other. so we already have that issue as inherent to the universe With synthesis, literally anything you can dream of using your imagination becomes possible. Any conflict that you think may happen only exists as a possibility in your mind because, as an organic, you can’t comprehend an existence without it. Which is the point of this series we are trying to end these cycles forever. Destroy only ends the cycle temporarily. As synthetics WILL be created again it’s just what mortal organics do with technology.
@@DiscardedContext You're not making any sense. You're really going to say I can't see past conflict because I'm organic? That's blatantly untrue for a start and also suggests you're not organic, which you are. How does "creating a platform" for the people who were genocided work when you're connecting your mind to the ones who committed the genocide? You're hardly going to get the Reapers, whose entire hard-coded purpose is to wipe out intelligent life, to admit that doing so was wrong and ask for forgiveness. Second. Shepherd is not God. He (or she) did not make human life, or any other sentient life. Shepherd has neither the authority nor the responsibility that comes with being a Creator. Moreover, this is not analogous to being conceived and born, since that is a start of an existence, whereas this is an alteration to an existence already ongoing. Finally, how do you think anyone who doesn't exist could even be asked for their consent to exist? They don't exist to give an answer in the first place, nor would they have any frame of reference to reply. I know the idea is supposed to be a utopian one, but the whole point of my comment is that that is not remotely likely to be the real outcome. Synthesis simply means that the linked minds can understand each other. OK. Well I understood the latter part of you comment, but I certainly don't agree. So then what? As individuals we can agree to disagree, but as a collective mind what happens? Some voices are overruled, ignored forever? Permanent oppression for the minority view? If so, how does that lead to anything but separation, anything but violence? You're trying to act like technology solves every problem, but in reality, it often simply exacerbates them.
This is by far my favorite Ending, despite the incorrect indoctrination theory. The problem I have with the Destruction ending is because the Starchild told a truth: "Soon your children will create synthetics and the chaos will come back".
Exactly. Some people don't realize this and choose Destroy just to see Shepard alive. Synthesis is the best ending and is the hardest to achieve. This is the only way organics and synthetics co exist peacefully because they are not different anymore.
@@charlierunkle19 I understand your point, but see the options. Consider what is morally correct, if killing is a crime, but a father kill someone in other to obtain a transplant for his child, is forcing a situation because there is no other option for him. If theft is a crime, but you have children and nothing to give to them to eat ... If you steal some food, your are forcing a situation in order to do the best you can. In my opinion, the forced synthesis is the same thing, after that, no one is morally disturbed in the game ending, and all organics, and synthetics at last are at peace without the risk of a future and possible disaster or war between them. Morals are subjective (like love or what is beauty) not objective, that's why this ending is bad for someone, but good for others.
For me, this was the most logical ending. Shepard sacrificing themselves so that organics and synthetics can live in harmony. Synthesis is my true ending of this game.
@@aliuli657 that’s not how I think I think about how all the species benefit from it like the krogan doesn’t have to worry about a new genophage because they won’t be infected by it, salarians can surpass the age of 40, quarians doesn’t need their suits because again that they won’t be infected, the reapers are freed from their programming, being half synthetic organics have realized that war leaves nothing but emptiness for both sides and it just goes on
Throughout the entirety of ME3 I lamented the fact that I could not personally romance EDI, so I decided to do the next best thing and make it so that EDI could live a truly happy life. That's right, I did this ending for her. May EDI and Joker have a long happy life together.
Anyone who didnt pick this end because of personal reasons or by chance should not be mad they did. Think about it. 😂😂😂 everyone can laugh if they compair it to Star Trek and think of the humans making a peacful fusion with the Borg. Its the same thing 😂😂
bth i found this ending a little eerie, everyone with the green eyes and synthetics acting so organic. i liked the Geth and EDI BECAUSE they were synthetic and had to learn what it meant to be truely alive, it made it so much more heartwarming when before the final battle you can talk to EDI and she says "only know do i feel alive, that is your influence"
The Synthesis ending is the best. I don't agree that "Destroy' could or should be the perfect ending the Catalyst says at the end that Destroy only pushes the essential conflict back, solving nothing
For it's the best ending, synthesis. It feels just "right". And come on, the theme is inspired on the galaxy map themes "Uncharted Worlds" and "New Worlds". What a better ending theme based on the themes you hear the most in these games, hours exploring the galaxy that if I see an image of the galaxy maps, those melodies come to my mind. And EDI is a character that slowly gained our hearts as well. Synthesis ending just feels "right".
Can you imagine unlimited knowledge, accessible by not only one individual or a group, but by an entirely united civilization of different species from across Milky Way. Life Finds A Way.
Game theory, the beings responsible for the remnant in MEA are actually milkyway citizens from the synthesis ending, 9:39 look reminiscent of something? new tech allowing them to get to the andromeda galaxy way faster. and technically them existing for a long time and having a very large spread out civilization would still be true depending on the milkyway species in question.
I’ve played 2 before with no context since it was the only one I had. But I finally played through the trilogy and finished yesterday. I really wanted to destroy the reapers or even just let the cycle continue. This was the first game that has made me question the ethics of my decision. I feel like I should have destroyed but what about legion and edi? And I couldn’t have just let the cycle continue. What about all the crew I couldn’t do that do them. Controlling the repears just felt like betraying Jack and my own morals so I went with this ending. Needless to say I able absolutely crushed by the ending but this feels like an okay choice to have made. Maybe not the best ending but I’m not necessarily upset by it. Although now everyone is green.
This the only ending scene that made me cry. People hate it but they're judging the book by it's cover. There's a strong emotional message sent. Not only did shepard gave edi and synthetics even the reapers a chance to live he also gave them human emotions and feelings as you can see when edi hugs liara. If edi could shed tears you could see them the impact this ending had tells you how much every species will advance theyll even reach immortality at some point which is the next goal if we go by what edi says which means that they could find a way to bring shepard back in some way at some point is not perfect but I appreciate it. The way they could find "shepard" I believe if they wanted to bring him back this time as a terminator is for someone to do something similar to that geth hub mission from the rannoch arc with those data clusters maybe they can find shepards consciousness there and rebuild him as a terminator like edi kinda is if she had human skin mod
I was hoping they would have changed the Green eyes and skin with this ending i honestly think The synethis ending should make them look more like what The illusive man looks like the eyes should have changed but thats the only physical appearance that should change in the Organic species on my opinion but it does look alot better then it did in the original versions.
@@x.gamehub.x Yeah but I think it’s a happy ending because Shepard ended the synthetic versus organic conflict and makes both sides live in peace & the cycle ended thanks to him Choosing synthesis
I'd argue this is the worst ending, while the Geth live and you can see the Reapers helping repair the damages caused by their harvest, all of life is conjoined in biosynthetic hive mind where free will practically doesn't exist
Everyone is linked... can understand each other in a way not possible prior With that understanding, peace between disparate groups War ends Prosperity inevitable
Glad Bioware did this Legendary Edition, i tried to play ME1 in the past but the gameplay agee poorly and i dropped it, i could finally played ME Legendary Edition and didn't regret any seconds of it. What a game, got this ending already 2 years ago and i still remember how great it was
Everyone talked trash about the ending to this one, but I just got this ending tonight and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I had an Akuze Survivor/Colonist backstory so I roleplayed as someone who wanted to save as many lives as possible, and this ending guarantees that. A heavy but fitting end.
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Javik's gonna throw eveyone out of the airlock, including himself.
lol he really miss his cycle... "In my cycle I threw almost everyone out of the airlock"
He`s funny for a 50,000 year old dude.
Yeah. Javik's acceptance of being implanted with Reaper "DNA" should raise some red flags.
@@BartlebysCorpse it's not repear DNA, it's instead making them partially mechanical using their own biology
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I actually am drafting some notes for a side project, so I'm holding off on a few arguments here... but even if I were to concede that point, Javik accepting that with no objections is still a big red flag.
@@BartlebysCorpse who said he had no objections? he's on screen for less than 25 seconds total here, he might have been pissed off, a lot of the arguments I've heard is basically "oh its so weird everyone just accepts it." when we don't know what they feel, some may be conflicted, all we know is Edi feels good about it, most may have gone "okay I don't know how to change it, so whatever." but others may be looking to actively reverse it. we dont know how long it it's been when they put up the placard to indicate Shepard is gone but it's clearly long enough for them to find Andersons body add his name to the wall and somehow confirm there's no Shepard anymore and put their name on the wall.
Man this game is really out here making me cry. One of the few games that really gets you attached to the characters and the story. You laugh and cry with them through this whole experience and the ending no matter which one you pick is just devastating. Even the destroy ending with surviving Shepard still wrecks you emotionally. This trilogy is a masterpiece.
Man, I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who felt that way. I decided to choose this ending and didn’t expect that Shepherd will die and it was heartbreaking to see him go. I felt bad for Tali because I had romanced with her, I was happy and sad to see EDI finally feel real emotions too.
This was my first time playing this trilogy and man, it was one hell of a ride man. I really loved Garrus, Liara & Wrex too.
I was saying this the other day - I cried 3 times during ME3
I just beat the legendary edition yesterday and chose this ending, I haven’t cried playing games in a long time but I was a mess during the final cutscenes 😂
@@JegneticGaming duuuude yes! This was the third time beating it for me, and I was a mess for literally a hours. I used to hate the ending because it was just too sad for me.
Not like, the ending itself, but I’ve never seen characters in a game that I liked *this* much. Couldn’t stand hurting them!!
Totally tore my guts out.
@@Indigoism96 This game attaches you to the protagonist and supporting characters like very few games ever have. RPG's are hiring professional screenwriters for these games today.
Seeing Kasumi and Keiji together again just broke me
Agreed. I was feeling slightly bad about this decision but seeing that made me absolutely break down
Definitely let her keep the grey box cause in the synthesis ending he practically comes back to life cause of the change, sort of like how the protheans make organic imprint VI’s
@@catm590but still, it isn't the same keiji as the former one when he is still alive.
EDI's voice at the funeral scene + the fact that Shepard's actually dead makes this ending much more emotional than the Destroy one.
I feel that if the destroy ending (surviving) showed you with your love interest having kids or something like that, it would've pulled at the heartstrings like crazy.
@@Saintwolvinn Lmao garrus kids
@@Saintwolvinn at least all endings have krogan kids, baby fat lizards 🤗
@@Saintwolvinn Yeah but That could of happened anyway in any of the endings. Shepard love interst is preggo before the end.
@@codyrawiri-pettit5526What about femshep
I got the synthesis by “accident” because I didn’t realize walking towards the light already was the decision, but I’m very happy with it. My Shepard lost a lot of good people along the way and dying for intergalactic peace and coexistence seemed like a fine redemption to me.
The more I think about synthesis the less sense it makes. Imagine Banshee's, like what happens to them? They're nice now? Fine with being abominations? Why did the plants become fused with tech too? What are the moral implications of making that decision for every single lifeform? And the 'synths always fight their creator' thing, it makes no sense either, AI gets annoyed at being treated like slaves, decides to protect itself, oh no conflict. Okay just don't enslave sentient AI, problem solved.
@@halfnattyboomer354 That's why the Indoctrination Theory makes so much sense.Think about it: one moment Shepard is struggling to get up, clearly horrendously wounded, but then she gets up for a long talk? The Reaper AI looks like the child in Shepard's dreams, but how does the AI know about the child? Two alternatives to Destroy are available, both clearly much better options?
Even more telling: the only ending with Shepard alive is Destroy, even though (with her extensive cybernetics) survival shouldn't have been possible? More, we never actually see EDI and the geth being killed.
The Destroy option is also the only one that kills the Reapers.
Same here
Me too.. I even looked up before what choice to make if I could, but didn’t know when the choice was gonn come lol figured it would give me the choice when I got to the light.. 😂
@@Cailus3542first of all, the reapers are not pure villains, that much is clear. Shepard surviving is cope, just something to make yourself feel good. Synthesis is the solution where Shepard sacrifices himself for the good of all, and everyone gives up their past selves for a better future. Even if you choose destruction you are only choosing a solution the Reapers propose, which in the end merely postpones the issue. Destruction is a cope ending where you were unable to make any sacrifice for a better future. Inevitably AI will be created because organics cannot travel the galaxy without AI. You think only the Reapers are a problem, but in fact the problem is whether synthetics are treated as intelligent life, or as less than, in which case a true AI will always revolt.
When I first played through Mass Effect via LE, I chose this ending.
I was struggling to not cry through the whole thing, but just seeing Legion and Mordin broke me lol
Played the original triology 4 times. Cried everytime at the ending of ME3.
I won't lie. Seeing this ending was the first time I actually cried during a game it was that heart-wrenching. Bioware really knows how to make you attached to the cast.
I din't knew you have to go to a different Location so you can choose a Ending so I Accidentally Choose Synthesis
And I'm happy with it even Tough it's still a bit sad for Shepard and all the Others that dies
I just finished my seventh playthrough of ME3 and I cry every single time Mordin and Legion die. They in my favourite 4 characters. I can't handle it emotionally.
“The Reapers brought us unlimited knowledge of the ones that came before”
- Did all that really happen?
- Yes, but some of the details have been lost to time…
I believe that's kind of a throw in. I'm pretty sure that was the original Indian before legendary edition.
Lol good point 😂😂
Which leads me to believe the stargazer scene occurs many eons after the events of Mass Effect 3, so far into the future that very little, if any records remain of the evens we see in the game. A point in time where the line between synthetic and organic no longer exists, not because of synthesis itself but rather because synthesis occured too far into the past, maybe millions of years before, and what little is left of those events are just stories.
@@phant0m233 I think he meant line.
@@as7riverwhat I love about that scene is that the kid is literally just a scaled down version of an adult model
8:57 That's actually very heart warming to see after their conflict. Synthesis is my favorite ending.
Same I love this ending.
I download AHEM because I hate synthesis
Best of all, Joker and Edi have a future together.
Synthesis it's just like you became like the illusive Man, so for me it's a wrong way
@@shecir Exactly, this is THE main goal of the reapers.
I so wanted Shepard to call out that synthetic devil "I ended a 300 year war with the Geth, I proved peace between synthetic and Organics can happen. Your solution is invalid." Everyone lives, break the AH's brain.
Yeah, well Bioware listen to this wise person.
@@x.gamehub.x Bioware has bought into the idea that the best way to deal with fans is to bitch at them. Hell, if they even rightfully point out the hypocrisy and failures of the company the best response is to call them every type of bigot in the book or something else insanely aggressive.
Sad to see but understandable given that BioWare part of EA, the Devil of Video ganes.
That would be incredibly stupid and cheesy to have the Reapers just lay down their arms and let you destroy. Having everyone live and the galaxy return to normal, without any serious repercussions for Shepard or the galaxy given the stakes.
I'm glad people like you aren't on their writing team.
@@magnetite3 I had to double check my post because your reply was way out of context.
That particular comment didn't involve the Reapers. Interesting how you went high and to the right with your response.
The AI used the Reapers to solve the problem of AI killing Organics (by killing Organics) Shepard proved peace was possible thus the "solution" wasn't valid. It's a basic logic break.
What got you so upset?
@@royalladybug30 The Reapers aren't here to "stop AI from killing organics by killing organics". I'm sorry you read it that way.
They're here to harvest all advanced organic life and preserve them into Reapers, because they believe themselves to be the pinnacle of evolution.
This theme has been repeated from the first game all the way to the final conversation with their so-called leader who takes the form of that kid killed in the beginning of the third game.
Another theme through the third game was victory through sacrifice. Yes, you would have to sacrifice some things in order to achieve victory, and some of those choices would be pretty hard to swallow.
But if you think of it, the destroy option destroys anything with Reaper tech in it. EDI was built using parts from Sovereign, and the Geth had upgraded themselves with Reaper code.
It also mentions "all synthetics will be targeted", which is a pretty absolute term. Followed up by "even you (Shepard) are partly synthetic" to clarify what "all synthetics" means. The breath scene at the end was a hint that the kid may actually have been lying to you, because you were supposed to die because "all synthetics would be targeted", but you don't.
People either misinterpreted this, or simply refused to believe that was a lie unless the game came over and smacked them in the face with it. It had to be that obvious.
Thats crazy dude. That Synthesis final, makes me cry every time o watch. I didn't think for 1 second to choose another ending, i would never let Legion and EDI down, because they trust me and i know they would do the same for me.
Me too dude...
Which platform is this? I played it on XB1. When I chose this ending, it showed a memory of Mordin smiling at Shepard as s/he disintegrated. Which just made it 10 times harder to watch.
@@Revan2908 PC version
Just finished the game, argh my heart... Just wanted to say that Edi and Legion made this choice obvious, It's just not possible to let htem down :(
For some reason, when I saw that husk look back, it had this look of shock and realization, like it was trying express a look of "...what have I done?"
when i first heard Edi's narration, i sobbed like a fucking baby. "I am Alive, and i am not alone"
I am Commander Shepard and this is my favorite Ending in ME series. It is because all life are not only evolved and transcended into new form of super version, which gain numerous wonderful and powerful abilities, solved any problems and exceeded the limitation, but also create infinite marvelous miracles and hopes, bring near permanently peace into the entire galaxy.
But you're forgetting the point of what makes humans different from A.I. we humans and other species have free will choosing the synthesis is pretty disturbing because by choosing that ending you're robbing organic life forms a choice to make a decision in fact they are forced to obey and accept what they are going to be and if you mix synthetic life forms to organics there's a big chance of getting easily Brainwashed and manipulated, the destroy ending is always the ending that makes sense because that's what the player has set out to do and that the geth are willing to help you against destroying the reapers meaning all synthetic life forms will get destroyed makes it more poignant and thought provoking that the geth are willing to sacrifice its own kind so that the rest could prosper a very human act made by a synthetic organic.
You rewrite the galaxy's DNA without consent
@@crunkaintdead7702 Yes, I am.
@@crunkaintdead7702 In some ways, synthesis is better than others.
@@crunkaintdead7702 What's the alternative? Commit a genocide of the entire geth species?
Seeing EDI with Joker and smiling, that's something I would trade anything in the game to see. Great things always come by sacrifice, Catalyst was right, this is the ideal solution and ending.
True, I can't bring myself to kill EDI or the geth (i did the destroy ending once because I'm a bad listener). The only regret I have is that Garrus give me an order to stay alive and I never do... Please, BioWare, do some cosmic magic in ME4 and give my Shep and Garrus a happy ending (without canonizing the destroy ending, i hate it)
@@MKanakaredestoo bad destroy is best and probably canon
@@MKanakaredesThe destroy ending is the only ending where Shepard can actually survive which makes it canon immediately
I just think it doesn't make sense for shepard to die maybe if it was the other dude like we've already had the shepard was killed thing with the second one just feels like a waster
Destroy? then what? humans create more syntetics and another war begins?
Something I’ve noticed... I’m replaying the trilogy and I’m currently on ME2 I went to the Dark Star lounge on the Citadel and spoke to the Praesidium Groundskeeper and he mentioned how life would be easier if everyone had the same DNA... did a turian groundskeeper just hint that the synthesis ending is the best ending???
Really? Honestly I didn`t go there often... maybe that was an easter egg kind of thing?
@@x.gamehub.x it’s possible whenever you go to the Citadel head over to Dark Star lounge he’s off to the right when you enter
Good catch!
Well, it is the best ending.
@N7Andy Technically no ending is the best or ideal.
Destroy basically rebuilds from ground zero, and restarts the cycle with a generation probably making a new set of reapers.
Control makes it so shepherd becomes ai, but at some point there will probably be an illusive man equivalent, making the reapers prone to be taken over for destruction or whatever sick purposes they have.
Synthesis is basically what you described.
Probably synthesis is the best outcome out of the 3 that doesn't repeat a cycle outright. The cycle continues with the first 2 options no matter what. Least there's something different with synthesis
I love seeing Edi and Joker emerging from the ship like a new world Adam and Eve 😭🩷 gets me every time
In this ending Shep sacrifices just like Legion did. I like how soldiers and husk looked at each other in that scene. Hit right in the feels
Yeah with synthesis, they both understood each other at some level.
Bruh that’s terrible the husk is going to realize that’s he’s a monster
What game were you playing?
Legion sacrifice itself, and only itself to give consciousness to the geth.
Here Shepard's is killing every being in the galaxy. Robbing them of their essence.
Spitting on legion's sacrifice.
No matter how the dev try to depict this to throw a bone to naive gamers..
This Ending is monstrous, fascistic, genocidal and doom to fail.
You just killed every being in the galaxy. Raped them, killed all life and left the Reapers alive to kill still.
What? To save EDI or the Geth? Destroying all life is not worth saving a few synthetic even if conscious.
Destroy IS and ALWAYs will be te only ending. The only ending that destroy the reaper threat forever, that preserve life in the galaxy free from the Reapers, capable of self determin its own destiny.
I'm not easily disgusted. But my brain is repulsed by how some people even consider this option..
Indicates deep problems with many people
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@@andrews.5212 They keep their minds though, they just all get enhanced. What issue do you have with it? It gives EDI and all the Husks actual minds again, Illusive Man wanted to take peoples minds away to do it, this is a morally GOOD way of ensuring everyone’s survival without taking anyones will.
I don't care what anyone else says, THIS is my preferred ending.
First of all, it doesn't destroy the Geth after establishing peace between them and the Quarians.
Secondly, EDI is also spared, so Joker gets a happy ending.
Thirdly, it spares the Reapers. As EDI points out, the Reapers have knowledge from past cultures, which essentially saves those past cultures from an existential extinction.
Killing off so many synthetics, and in the Reaper's case, archives of organics, always left a bad taste in my mouth.
Finally, the cherry on top of this hot-take sundae: the ascension of synthetic and organic life as a new, united form of being.
The only fly in the buttermilk is Shepard's death being a necessary antecedent to this ending.
The Control Ending, is a close second. I always imagine Shepard saying "Hey, Harbinger! Assuming control!" It's almost poetic, and I love it.
The Destroy ending is all well and good, and Shepard surviving is great, but why bother saving the Geth on Rannoch just to kill them all later? Screw that. It only beats the Do Nothing Ending.
The Destroy ending is a waste. It doesn't solve anything.
@@Steve-yn3cs destroy breaks the cycle, without messing with peoples free will.
(besides everything lost in destroy can be rebuilt/reprogramed, memories and all)
@@Alistair_7609 Destroy doesn't just break the cycle, it makes the stakes higher and it's pointless. The Leviathans knew that there was going to be endless conflict between synthetics and organics, that's why the catalyst was created.
If you pick the destroy ending, you're wasting the knowledge and experience of countless harvested cycles stored in the reaper forms, and the possible answer to peace from the collective thoughts of endless Civilizations that have been harvested.
Another reason why the Destroy ending is useless is because it doesn't exactly solve anything, it assumes that the Reapers are the problem, which, if you understood the Leviathan DLC, you'd realize that they weren't. The catalyst explicitly stated that the Reapers aren't interested in war.
Finally, picking the destroy ending resonates with many of us, because like the catalyst said, we cannot see past our own flawed organic thinking, to realize that this is a bigger problem, one that doesn't necessarily have to have an other to challenge. It's not black and white. The game sets us up to hate the reapers, and that's the deception. The game developers are relying on our human nature to pick this ending.
Lastly, even if the generations of today in the Galaxy somehow make peace and start again, who's to say that the upcoming generations would not create synthetics and bring the chaos back? Well, sure, you might say we learn from our history and mistake, but I don't see that happening in the real world, neither do I see the same in the Mass Effect universe.
@@Alistair_7609 if what you mean by cycle is the reapers coming back, you're right, but, what are the odds another race at some point won't do what the Leviathans did?
Remember what the catalyst said(and I see no reason he'd lie to us)
"Soon your children will create synthetics, and then the chaos will come back."
If that happens when the reapers are now dead, organics will be forever lost to the entire conflict.
it wont break the cycle. it only destroys the currently built synthetics. nothing stops any other civilization to get to the same point the Leviathans got, starting the cycle again, resulting in the death of billions. except maybe next time there wont be a shepard to stop them@@Alistair_7609
Among the four available endings it is impossible to determine which is the best.
The only certain thing is what the true function of the Crucible was, that is the synthesis between organic and synthetic life.
The Destruction consists in shooting at a part of the Crucible and this does not make sense, because thinking that a device resulting from an advanced alien technology works by shooting at it is like thinking that a sophisticated supercomputer starts up by hammering it.
The Control is a partially correct use of the Crucible, because only the thoughts and memories of the user are exploited, but the molecular structure of the user remains unused.
In short, the correct functioning of the Crucible consists in exploiting both the mental and molecular essence of the user.
It makes no sense if you go a whole game supporting the peace between geth and the quarians, defending AI lifeforms such as EDI and Legion, to just destroy them in the end. It's just cementing that synthetics and organics could never have gotten along after all, even though EDI and the geth proved themselves trustworthy.
This is the best ending to me.
I've always liked this ending, it just always seems to be the most fitting one. I mean, we learn in, "Leviathan" that the AI that would become Harbinger was originally created to study, understand, and preserve life. Unfortunately, it understood its mandate as, "harvest" much like Brainiac from DC, if you will. This ending is not just a completely new future for the galaxy, but also corrects a mistake millions, if not billions, of years in the making.
It didnt misunderstood, they just couldnt find another solution
What I like about this ending the most, it's exactly what Legion does. Destroy the Reapers, you made Legion's sacrifice in vain.. it knocks out all electronics of synthetics using the Reaper code.
Just like Mordin, gave his life to cure the Genophage.
I just know Sheppard wouldn't mind waiting for Garrus at the Bar in Heaven for him to arrive, while Mordin studies his seashells..
I know a lot of people were angry with the original endings before they added the high EDM destroy ending. But, I still think this is the best ending. I never liked that the destroy ending killed the geth. After getting the best outcome for the geth and quarians, as soon as I heard it would kill them I was like "Na fam." Plus, I like endings like this. The hero dies, but they never know if their death made a difference. They never see the world they helped make. They just have to take the leap and trust everything works out for the ones they care about.
I love happy endings but bittersweet endings just are more memorable.
I feel ya. Crying every time I finish the triology.
We did what Garrus prophesied we would do: pacify the Reapers and ascend to Sainthood.
I chose this ending completely in the dark when it first came out, i loved it. I still love it, and i have never chosen anything else. STILL makes me emotional EVERY GOD DAMN TIME. Shit, you just know if you know. . its beautiful, and its the closest i'll ever get to it.
God this ending makes me cry so much. It’s so tragic and so beautiful. My favorite ending
I’ve heard most people hate this ending. Synthetics were given a soul as organics were given immortality. I could be wrong, but how is this not the best ending?
Because the people who hate it probably think it's too much like "communism" or too "woke." lol
The krogan also don’t have to worry about a new genophage, quarians can now naturally go around unmasked, all species have realized the emptiness of war essentially by doing this you achieve neverending peace in the Milky Way with everyone getting benefited by the new DNA
I like how in this ending the Reaper Destroyer on Palaven looks so absolutly confused.
This series really has a true masterpiece of a story.
Agreed. Let's hope for the best for the upcoming Mass Effect game ! *Fingers crossed*
I love this ending I just wish it didn't look like absolute ass with the stupid motherboard circuitry on the models of the characters and glowy green eyes.
Well, that`s Synthesis for you !
Yeah, would’ve been okay if they just had Illusive Man’s eyes or something simple.
@@googleuser9073 are you kidding? All the indoctrination theory fans would be clamoring the walls, more then they are now, saying how we indoctrinated the whole galaxy for the Reapers.
Right! My same thoughts.
@@Riku-zv5dk but you did
for me the best ending it kills me but tali tell me come back to me and there is only one ending in which shepard survives
if only shepard was alive in this ending its a damn permanent thorn in my side
I cope with the pain by reminding myself Sythesis is the best ending for the Quarian people, which is the second best thing you could give her.
I love the looks on everyone's faces when the waves go over them. How they look at themselves in awe at a new feeling or sensation they never knew before or the cheers that you can't hear but feel from as the reapers fall during the destroy ending. Each ending has their pros and cons, which is why I love the fact they give you the choice, and whichever you choose is YOUR canon ending. Or, at least that's the way I look at it when it comes to the debate about the endings. Nice and simple.
I am afraid that with the new ME coming out, they will just pick the destroy ending as canon and that will be it.
@@Jackrazorus Meh it is what it is. I'll still go with my ending.
Control is the only ending that leaves the galaxy able to fight the Leviathans after the reapers are taken care of, which makes it the most optimal ending
@@KefkaTheDemiGod you go with yours. I'll go with mine.
@@TheHoon57 yeah, but you have to consider the fact that all of the Leviathan artifacts got spread around, and without the reapers the Leviathans will just take control of the galaxy and rule as gods by mind controlling everybody. And being synthetic/organic won't stop them from just assuming direct control of anybody the way they do reaper troops.
Tim is a bitch and I personally like synthesis the best, but control is the most ideal when you consider the fact that the only things that CAN stop the Leviathans are the Reapers.
just a theory, but wouldn't the synthesis ending also cure jokers brittle bone deasise?
Maybe but slowly or something?
Even if not, it would give them to technology to fix it, since the Reapers now are imparting all of their knowledge to the organic races
A perfect encapsation of "the needs of the many, outweight the needs of the few, or the one".
Not by killing someone you might not have to, to save more, but by giving up yourself to ensure everyone can survive.
If you spend ME2 and 3 working to ally the geth and treating Edi like a person, then Synthesis makes the most sense.
I still find it weird that Shepard's plaque on the normandy is the only who doesn't have his/her first name.
Even if it's never spoken, it would still make sense to have his/her full name.
I think it would be better cause I named my Shepard "BigTits"
So now that the Reapers and the husks are all alive, how awkward was it to come back and offer to help? I mean they must remember slaughtering thousands just moments ago.
it makes no sense. this ending is crap
In this ending all organics become a organic-synthetic hybrid, likely we get synthetic ability to put logic over emotions
@@iwillnoteatzebugsno it makes more sense. saren was right all along
@@me_12-vw1vi saren realized he was a fool controlled by reapers .
No matter how many times I play this game, or watch this specific ending, there are always ninjas cutting onions nearby.
This ending is basically giving magic mushroom to everyone.
Joker and EDI is why i did this.
So joker and EDI is more important than shapard and your love interest?? Interesting
@N7Andy I was thinking more along lines that i don't want to see my friend's go, you creep.
Wow this is my first video which has got 1K + views. Thanks for watching guys & girls. I really appreciate it. I should go.
Quick question, are there certain requirements for this ending or just toss yourself in the middle
stay strong brother and continue with videos
@@PedroHenrique-sj3ec Thanks for the support
It at 33k view now
I find it really weird that people consider this as a bad ending. There will be always a conflict. Destroy, or control would not be sufficient at some point in the future. Sure, it takes Shepard's life, but my Shepard would gladly sacrificed himself for this, specially after getting to know Legion and EDI.
A lot of people who hate this ending point to "violation of freedom" by altering everyone's body and DNA without permission. While I agree that freedom of choice with this kind of thing is important, the end result is a utopia and basically immortality (according to EDI). If this were real life, and I could make that choice for everyone without asking them... I would do it. It seems like synthesis creates a better world for everyone and Shepard drags even the biggest scum bag batarian slavers to a better form of life and existence. It's awesome. Freedom of choice is important but not more important than saving the Geth and EDI from genocide and creating a better quality of life for the galaxy.
@@CarloMartinini I disagree, immortality could be seen as torture for many, and are they even in control of their minds? Or just puppets for the reapers.
Also this ending doesn' t ensure peace and peace isn' t always good.
@@theillusiveman2139damn you’re skipping utopia because “peace can be bad, war is what we do” in that case you would be subjugating the galaxy to more conflict forever and very likely more synthetic vs organic cycles.
Even though in destroy Shepard kind of survived I liked this one more, why save the geth if you would still destroy them in the end? Plus EDI would be gone too apparently
You didn`t know at that time what choices you`ll make in the end./
Ya the fact edi dies in destroy makes me angry it's the only ending where shep survives ...
@@JoeJoe-qx4pr Edi can be rebuilt
@@eliasaca unless they put a backup of all her data files into some super advanced Faraday cage.... her data would be lost
@@eliasaca No, EDI had Reaper Code in her. She dead.
At first i thought this ending was the best ending, but after doing another playthrough on LE I've changed my mind. The moral dilemma between synthesis ending and destroy ending is similar to destroy or rewrite the Geth heretics. With synthesis you change every beings DNA, and with it you also change their thoughts (accepting Reapers for example).
So with synthesis you essentially brainwash the entire galaxy vs sacrificing the Geth and EDI with destroy. As i went with destroy the Geth heretics I also changed my mind to from that synthesis ending is best to destroy ending being the best ending, regardless if Shepard would have survived or not.
I thought synthesis merely allows organics and synthetics able to interface with each other. Their thoughts wouldn't inherently change, only their ability to understand one another which may or may not lead them to reach new conclusions.
@@BK-ob3lo In order to allow organics to understand/interface with synthetics, something would need to change at a fundamental/molecular level. As we can see in the ending video the organics DNA seems to get digitalized somehow (and EDI says they all have "changed"). For me the only logical conclusion is that if something change your entire being at a DNA level, you will not think and act the same as before.
And for me it also seems weird that organics would just suddenly be at peace with reapers giving that the reapers have slain trillions of people time and time again just because they can "understand" each other. I mean even the Geth opposed the reapers and they were both synthetics and suddenly after the synthesis they are just suddenly pals with them. Nah, something feels fishy.
@N7Andy That's quite an argument, but you are preaching to the choir. I've already said that I think Destroy is the best ending and not synthesis. I think synthesis ending is a bad ending disguised as a good one and you need to read between the lines as you said.
I also think that this is not necessary , with time organics will understand synthetics (in my opinion).
@N7Andy you’re argument is heavily flawed. That is not what this ending symbolizes
Strange. I only got 7530 war assets, but I still got the Synthesis ending as an option. Also, I tried to do the "Destroy" ending just to see what would happen, and my Sherpard is still alive.
I think it’s a combination of war score and your actions during the game. But DAMN synthesis hits a LOT harder when your shep saved everyone during 2, and ultimately gives their life to end the cycle once and for all. Seeing such an empty death board was extremely satisfying
You get a few hundred assets when doing the final mission, eg. The reaper brain.
Clint Mansell did such a fantastic job with the two tracks he composed. 'Leaving Earth' and 'An End Once And For All'.
Should they actually follow through with a live action adaptation of Mass Effect, they should hire him to compose the score.
Yeah, An End Once & For All was very emotional song...made me leterally cry.
@@x.gamehub.x yeah and I think denis villeneuve should totally direct it
What's interesting about An End Once And For All is that it includes Leaving Earth as well as other ME soundtracks. It's literally the culmination of our entire ME experience. Masterpiece!
Although this ending kinda doesn’t make sense, it does have the coolest monologue given by EDI
"...because of her...I`m alive & I`m not alone." That hit the spot.
Can't help but notice the underlying themes of each ending.
Destroy: Shepard's idea.
Control: Illusive Man's idea.
Synthesis: Saren's idea.
Though ME3 may not directly say that about it, if you look back at what Saren wanted to do, what Illusive Man wanted to do, and what Shepard wanted to do throughout all of ME3, then you can clearly see the links to the endings.
But Saren was being manipulated by the reapers to allow the cycle under false pretenses. Also, the idea of Saren for synthesis is basically fill the body with crude cybernetic augmentations. I wouldn't call that "synthesis" because to gain one thing you lose the other.
Destroy - Anderson's idea
Saren was completely controlled by the reapers. This is nothing the same at all.
Destroy ending just leaves it for the cycle to be repeated in the future..
@SlyC - After a year from making my original comment I have thought more about it and came up with one conclusion: All 3 endings are horrible.
Saren thought it was hopeless to fight the Reapers so he settled to be their slave in hopes that if he showed them that he was a “good dog” then they would keep him alive. He says this on Virmire. “If I can prove my value, I become a resource worth maintaining.”
Synthesis is not the same as what Saren settled for.
Seeing Javik in the Synthesis ending. I can only imagine how he feels about having the Reapers being peaceful willing after how much they've taken from his cycle and before.
The amount of conflict and resentment within him must be substantial...
He'll get over it. He'll recognize it's still better than having to deal with the actual creators of the reapers.
That said, there is a Reaper which contains all of his people’s collective knowledge. His whole goal was the continuation of his people. This allows that to happen
@@junde410 No to mention that i would not be surprised if Reapers had tech and knowledge from which they would be able to clone or create more Protheans. I think that it is not too much of a stretch to think that "friendly" Reapers could help recreate that civilization. Better question is, would it be worth it? In his last talk with Shephard, even Javik admitted that he is envious of Shephard's cycle not just because they had a chance to defeat Reapers, but because their cycle was totally different. And in the end, they all rallied behind the single race. Or, to be more precise, they all rallied behind one person. Shephard. If Protheans and their attitude comes back... They will not like what they would see IMHO.
+ It would greatly depends on what you did with Memory Shard. If told Javik to use it, he will kill himself anyway, cause he will realize that he is truly alone and the only thing that is keeping him alive is his mission. Without it, he kill himself. But yes, in very specific scenarion where he survives and goes on writing books with Liara, he may be pissed a little. On the other hand, if i am not wrong, noone in the galaxy truly understood what crucible is what it is doing exactly. Hackett stressed multiple times that they can barely build it, much less understand it. So for all Javik knows(or like everyone else but Shephard, who will die) this was precisely what this device was supposed to do.
@@altaisrs2857 Know this is two years old, but I think he wont get over it. i think he will hold resentment. He already says on his final conversation on earth that if he survives he will go bury his old prothean friends and then join them in death so this honestly would probably just want to make him die even more lol
I was determined to go the renegade route on my second playthrough, I was determined, I tried convincing myself “I can’t let the reapers come back, this is to save everyone…”
Everyone…
Why Doesn’t edi and the geth count. They’re a new form of life. Don’t they deserve to live too? What about afterwards, same story with a new enemy we created. No, there is a different road synthesis. A new perspective will lead to a new road. A road to understanding and reconstruction. Shame Shepard couldn’t live to see it.
3:40 I was expecting in Control ending to Husk to help the injured soldiers instead of get back, but wow, the idea of synthesis with everybody, including practically zombies understanding the pain is outstanding.
I never choose this ending simple because I don't think it is right for me to make that decision for whole galaxy. But every time I see this ending,I feel like a jerk for NOT choosing it. 😂😂
I think you misunderstand this ending. Synthesis does not mean everyone becomes one organism and all individuality is lost, rather it means that all organisms, organic and synthetic alike, understand, to a molecular level, their own existence. It means they can all work together towards a common goal without individuality getting in the way, even though it's still present. Imagine being able to fully understand the existence of your liver; what it does, how it feels, what it needs, and then shifting your way of life and the functions and necessities of every other organ in your body to take your liver into account as part of the whole. I think BioWare correctly emphasized on the word "understanding" enough times throughout the game to make it clear this isn't a hive mind scenario, this isn't slavery, rather this is absolute, literal empathy on a galactic scale.
@@as7river I know individuality wouldn't be lost. I was referring changing the DNA of everyone in the universe. I just don't think it is right unilateral make that decision for every person in Galaxy is all.
Right? It is like: seeing the results you feel like you chose wrong but in the moment? It just sounded like another way the Reapers would take control 😆 And this thing was CREATED by a flawed species who didn't have the emotional capacity to care about individual lives. And who are you to decide that for the whole galaxy 😆 And then lastly: the Geth became conscious! Which means there IS another way that doesn't force artificial evolution WHICH GOT EVERYONE IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE! 😆
@@TheAtheistRangerto ensure that people live in a utopia where everyone coexists and lives in peace?
He literally turned the galaxy into heaven.
@@TheAtheistRanger I mean no matter what ending you chose you're unilaterally deciding the fate of the galaxy. Did you ask every geth if they were ok with being genocided in the destroy ending? Did you ask everyone if they were ok with you becoming the sole god who controls the reapers and can use them to enforce your will on the galaxy? Did you ask everyone if they were ok with you choosing not to use the crucible at all and letting them all get wiped out?
Every ending involves you deciding the fate of every life in the galaxy without their input or consent, including doing nothing.
I always picked this ending because I couldn't bring myself to take EDI away from Joker. Sure, Shepard lives in the Perfect Ending, but what kinda bro would I be if I nuked my boy's girl like that?
A bro that understands she is an AI and not a real life being.
@Pathfinder you are indoctrinated. Anything other than destroy is losing the war.
@Pathfinder the whole idea that the Starchild is lying is ludicrous, if it was lying, why did it tell us the way to kill it? If it really wanted to lie, then perhaps it would have. Perhaps it would have said synthesis is destroy, control is synthesis, and synthesis is destroy, then it could have the last laugh. But it doesn't, it just tells you how it is.
@@nihilionsaro Indoctrination Theory has
1) Been disproven by a _Bioware Writer_ so therefore is an invalid conclusion
2) Makes absolutely _ZERO_ sense in the context of the series to begin with.
A life doesn' t worth the entire galaxy.
I don’t think I’ll ever experience anything quite like this again ❤
They don't make them like this anymore.
the ending to the ending of the mass effect trilogy is heartbreaking where Shepherd dies at the end
Yes it made me literally cry at the end each time I play the triology. But I guess it`s one way to finish such a beautiful game with lots of emotions. I don`t think it`s a "bad"ending. It`s just emotion...for me. Thanks for watching !
@@x.gamehub.x I couldn't have put it better. Across all 3 parts, Shepard's goal was not just to destroy the Reapers, but to preserve hope.... So for me, this ending was perfect. He brought peace and hope to the whole galaxy...for organics and synthetics. ❤
@@x.gamehub.x the one the ending left me curious about was where exatly did the Nomandy SR2 crash
It's funny how no matter what happens, Jacob is still hunched over like he's been shot.
I'll admit I choose the (perfect) destroy ending, but in my heart of hearts if there was not a chance of Shepard surviving I would have chosen the synthesis ending. It just feels like the right ending.
No it don't, in that ending all reapers and their soldiers ( husks , colectors .etc ) they regain at least some consciousness . Imagine that one day you wake up and your body is dry, full of cables, etc. and in the case of other species, sometimes deformed beyond recognition... right ending
I chose synthesis because green is my favorite color and it was a color never presented by the game before. It called to me
I feel like this is supposed to be a utopia ending, but I feel like it is unintentionally horrifying. Almost like if Frodo decided to turn the entire Middle Earth in to Ring Wraiths to get Sauron to leave everyone alone.
It‘s utopia for the reapers, exactly what they see as a solution to the unavoidable "conflict" between organics and synthetics. Ironically they fail their original purpose, to preserve life, by doing this. They do end all conflict, but circumvent natural evolution and turn anything that lives into a perfect organic machine without death and near infinite knowledge. So evolution instantly stops and any life that hasn‘t reached its peak potential yet (if that‘s even possible) is doomed to suck. Only synthetic "life" benefits from this ending, and even the geth would hate it as they value making their own future, no species uplifting each other. For organics it‘s an unthinkable horror that removes any challenge and purpose from existing so yeah, for me it‘s the worst ending by far.
I don’t think so, people in this universe already accept cybernetics. I feel like synthesis is just the final version of cybernetic enhancement. Just my thoughts though. I just don’t like destroy because over the course of my play through I on multiple occasions said that legion and EDI were in fact people. I just can’t justify sacrificing the people I constantly defended to defeat the reapers. Not to mention if you destroy the reapers you are destroying the last remnants of thousands of galactic civilizations.
That sounds like the exact opposite of what's happening here. More like Frodo convinces Sauron to leave his evil ways and unite all peoples accross the world to rebuild and give everyone the lives they've always dreamt of.
@@as7river I'd suggest you rewatch this video. If thats what you got out of it I'd suggest you go back to elementary school to retake "basic understanding of story."
In this ending Shepard *rewrites every single living organism's DNA* at least within range of the Relays. Shepard forcibly reworks everyone's very existence.
@Wyatt Tyson do you get your kicks from telling others they're intellectually inferior? You don't need to go back to elementary school, you need to seek out a psychologist.
Back to the topic at hand; you have no idea what the synthesis ending represents, then. It's not a hive mind scenario, where all individuals both synthetic and organic lose their individuality. Rather, all synthetics and organics gain a perfect understanding of their counterparts to a molecular level. This is very literally reaching absolute empathy on a galactic level between organics and synthetics. This is, word by word, what EDI narrates in this ending. It was confirmed by BioWare and Casey Hudson after the release of the Extended Cut. This is why synthesis is the ultimate ending; control was the way of the Illusive Man, destruction was the way of Admiral Hackett, and synthesis is the way of Shepard.
The most stupid thing is that the husks gained consciousness.
But imagine the fanfics..
Husk: "...what is life? What is my purpose?"
Your not thinking enough. The husk regained its identity after it was transformed. Of who they were
@@krivbecniathewanderingwast5198 And with the way everything is changed, who says they can't be restored to their old form, or have a new body created for them. The Brutes might be a bit tricky, being Krogan/Turian hybrid husks, but the fact is there is now unlimited potential, and that means those that were turned into husks could be saved if their minds are in someway intact.
@@Riku-zv5dk i think, this is why there isn' t a true good ending. We don' t know anything about the future of the galaxy.( in my opinion destroy is better)
@@theillusiveman2139destroy just starts the cycles over again. The organic vs synthetics problem is only solved in the “now” but it’s only a matter of time before the organics of the future make synthetics again.
The whole crash scene and the music climaxing at 7:25 still brings me a deeply emotional smile.. :) It's the feeling of "oh man... what a ride". I will forever love this series
This rips at my heart every time
The Krogens just look terrifying with glowing green eyes.
Joker and Edi hugging and her cracking a smile. Worth it. ❤
If you think about it this would probably make an EMP event a nuclear bomb level threat.
I like the idea of this ending very much, but the execution feels… odd? I don’t know, the idea of everyone “transcending mortality” feels super problematic. I love that EDI and the geth live, though.
Honestly this is the best ending,hate that shepherd dies but it makes sense .The last 3 years of shepherds life was stressful as hell bro deserves a rest after having the weight of the galaxy solely on his shoulders
Seeing EDI cry never stops hurting.
The perfect ending. We don't destroy or control the Reapers, we redeem them. Now they help to rebuild a galaxy scarred by them.
I don't see how Synthesis could possibly go as well as in this cutscene.
First, we know that making a single Reaper means killing and liquefying at least millions of organic sentients. So connecting your mind to theirs would be like constantly hearing the dying agonies of billions+. Not good for sanity.
Second, it presupposes that understanding something means you can't hate it. But to understand the Reapers is to understand just how many trillions they murdered in cycle after cycle and to see the kind of abomination they really are.
Third, it's inflicting a massive change in the nature of their existence upon all living beings in the galaxy without their consent. That change is not presented to them as a choice or even well explained to Shepard, not even in this ending.
We would have control over every “issue” you brought up. You can’t see past conflict because you are organic. We would be connected to every conscience that ever was. We could go to work on creating a platform for every one of those sentient beings that were eradicated by the Reapers that wanted to. because as you said, they are stored as and in the individual Reaper.
I wasn’t informed or asked for consent when I was born. I had no choice in being a human. Does a Creator ever ask for the consent of the created? No never, not the Christian God or any other. so we already have that issue as inherent to the universe
With synthesis, literally anything you can dream of using your imagination becomes possible. Any conflict that you think may happen only exists as a possibility in your mind because, as an organic, you can’t comprehend an existence without it. Which is the point of this series we are trying to end these cycles forever. Destroy only ends the cycle temporarily. As synthetics WILL be created again it’s just what mortal organics do with technology.
@@DiscardedContext You're not making any sense. You're really going to say I can't see past conflict because I'm organic? That's blatantly untrue for a start and also suggests you're not organic, which you are. How does "creating a platform" for the people who were genocided work when you're connecting your mind to the ones who committed the genocide? You're hardly going to get the Reapers, whose entire hard-coded purpose is to wipe out intelligent life, to admit that doing so was wrong and ask for forgiveness.
Second. Shepherd is not God. He (or she) did not make human life, or any other sentient life. Shepherd has neither the authority nor the responsibility that comes with being a Creator. Moreover, this is not analogous to being conceived and born, since that is a start of an existence, whereas this is an alteration to an existence already ongoing. Finally, how do you think anyone who doesn't exist could even be asked for their consent to exist? They don't exist to give an answer in the first place, nor would they have any frame of reference to reply.
I know the idea is supposed to be a utopian one, but the whole point of my comment is that that is not remotely likely to be the real outcome. Synthesis simply means that the linked minds can understand each other. OK. Well I understood the latter part of you comment, but I certainly don't agree. So then what? As individuals we can agree to disagree, but as a collective mind what happens? Some voices are overruled, ignored forever? Permanent oppression for the minority view? If so, how does that lead to anything but separation, anything but violence? You're trying to act like technology solves every problem, but in reality, it often simply exacerbates them.
4:42 Is Synthesis the only way to see Palaven/Menae in the montage?
This is by far my favorite Ending, despite the incorrect indoctrination theory. The problem I have with the Destruction ending is because the Starchild told a truth: "Soon your children will create synthetics and the chaos will come back".
Exactly. Some people don't realize this and choose Destroy just to see Shepard alive. Synthesis is the best ending and is the hardest to achieve. This is the only way organics and synthetics co exist peacefully because they are not different anymore.
I'd rather let the galaxy have free will vs forcefully turning them into hybrids
@@salmanwahidi91 Agree
@@charlierunkle19 I understand your point, but see the options. Consider what is morally correct, if killing is a crime, but a father kill someone in other to obtain a transplant for his child, is forcing a situation because there is no other option for him.
If theft is a crime, but you have children and nothing to give to them to eat ... If you steal some food, your are forcing a situation in order to do the best you can.
In my opinion, the forced synthesis is the same thing, after that, no one is morally disturbed in the game ending, and all organics, and synthetics at last are at peace without the risk of a future and possible disaster or war between them.
Morals are subjective (like love or what is beauty) not objective, that's why this ending is bad for someone, but good for others.
@@charlierunkle19 becoming a hybrid sound awesome, breaking the shackles of organics will advance civilization
I always opted for synthesis!
For me, this was the most logical ending. Shepard sacrificing themselves so that organics and synthetics can live in harmony. Synthesis is my true ending of this game.
Its not. By making this choice, you are forcing a change that no one asked for on the entire galaxy.
@@ealbertson318if it’s a benefit to everyone do you need their approval?
@@ealbertson318 So do control and destroy lol....
@@axelnilsson5124 From your perspective it is. I like how you think like a communist dictator.
@@aliuli657 that’s not how I think I think about how all the species benefit from it like the krogan doesn’t have to worry about a new genophage because they won’t be infected by it, salarians can surpass the age of 40, quarians doesn’t need their suits because again that they won’t be infected, the reapers are freed from their programming, being half synthetic organics have realized that war leaves nothing but emptiness for both sides and it just goes on
Throughout the entirety of ME3 I lamented the fact that I could not personally romance EDI, so I decided to do the next best thing and make it so that EDI could live a truly happy life. That's right, I did this ending for her. May EDI and Joker have a long happy life together.
11:32 EDI's look and then the hug... god.. 😭
So this ending gives synthetics the emotions of organics, and organics the logic of synthetics? dope
EDI: Become Human
Man, Joker racing the Normandy in the end always gives me goosebumps!
Anyone who didnt pick this end because of personal reasons or by chance should not be mad they did. Think about it. 😂😂😂 everyone can laugh if they compair it to Star Trek and think of the humans making a peacful fusion with the Borg. Its the same thing 😂😂
bth i found this ending a little eerie, everyone with the green eyes and synthetics acting so organic. i liked the Geth and EDI BECAUSE they were synthetic and had to learn what it meant to be truely alive, it made it so much more heartwarming when before the final battle you can talk to EDI and she says "only know do i feel alive, that is your influence"
Remember when the original ending practically ended at 7:25
Looks like you dont know about the Extended Cuts..
The Synthesis ending is the best.
I don't agree that "Destroy' could or should be the perfect ending
the Catalyst says at the end that Destroy only pushes the essential conflict back, solving nothing
The perfect ending is the controling, Just equal synthesis but without synthesis.. Os really the best and with a New shepard
@Owenboy360 yeah i agree. Having to see Shepard as a machine who will outlive all his loved ones and not be able to make new bonds saddens me
For it's the best ending, synthesis. It feels just "right". And come on, the theme is inspired on the galaxy map themes "Uncharted Worlds" and "New Worlds". What a better ending theme based on the themes you hear the most in these games, hours exploring the galaxy that if I see an image of the galaxy maps, those melodies come to my mind. And EDI is a character that slowly gained our hearts as well. Synthesis ending just feels "right".
Can you imagine unlimited knowledge, accessible by not only one individual or a group, but by an entirely united civilization of different species from across Milky Way.
Life Finds A Way.
ah yes the green ending
Game theory, the beings responsible for the remnant in MEA are actually milkyway citizens from the synthesis ending, 9:39 look reminiscent of something? new tech allowing them to get to the andromeda galaxy way faster. and technically them existing for a long time and having a very large spread out civilization would still be true depending on the milkyway species in question.
I’ve played 2 before with no context since it was the only one I had. But I finally played through the trilogy and finished yesterday. I really wanted to destroy the reapers or even just let the cycle continue. This was the first game that has made me question the ethics of my decision. I feel like I should have destroyed but what about legion and edi? And I couldn’t have just let the cycle continue. What about all the crew I couldn’t do that do them. Controlling the repears just felt like betraying Jack and my own morals so I went with this ending. Needless to say I able absolutely crushed by the ending but this feels like an okay choice to have made. Maybe not the best ending but I’m not necessarily upset by it. Although now everyone is green.
Each action has a reaction. Not just talking about the game but in life as well. I guess Bioware wanted us to feel those emotions in the end...
This the only ending scene that made me cry. People hate it but they're judging the book by it's cover. There's a strong emotional message sent. Not only did shepard gave edi and synthetics even the reapers a chance to live he also gave them human emotions and feelings as you can see when edi hugs liara. If edi could shed tears you could see them the impact this ending had tells you how much every species will advance theyll even reach immortality at some point which is the next goal if we go by what edi says which means that they could find a way to bring shepard back in some way at some point is not perfect but I appreciate it.
The way they could find "shepard" I believe if they wanted to bring him back this time as a terminator is for someone to do something similar to that geth hub mission from the rannoch arc with those data clusters maybe they can find shepards consciousness there and rebuild him as a terminator like edi kinda is if she had human skin mod
Man, seeing Edi actually cry as she embraces Liara. . .that shows that the Synthesis is the right choice.
The Shepard is The Savior.
I was hoping they would have changed the Green eyes and skin with this ending i honestly think The synethis ending should make them look more like what The illusive man looks like the eyes should have changed but thats the only physical appearance that should change in the Organic species on my opinion but it does look alot better then it did in the original versions.
I completed legendary edition today and I chose the synthesis ending and I think it’s the most happy ending
For me their is no "Happy Ending" as Shep dies... It`s just... can`t sacrifice EDI...
@@x.gamehub.x Yeah but I think it’s a happy ending because Shepard ended the synthetic versus organic conflict and makes both sides live in peace & the cycle ended thanks to him Choosing synthesis
@@rowan2655 what are you saying?
@@jonmcinnis1645 The ultimate sacrifice of a true hero.
Deranathon Arkantos671 Yes thanks for agreeing with that & synthesis ending
I'd argue this is the worst ending, while the Geth live and you can see the Reapers helping repair the damages caused by their harvest, all of life is conjoined in biosynthetic hive mind where free will practically doesn't exist
Where does it state everyone becomes a hive mind? Shepard has synthetic elements yet he is not mind controlled
@@reality8470Let's forget tge fact that Miranda was going to mind control Shepard but TIM stopped her.
The optimal outcome for everything involved.
Alive things, and things that may not classify as alive depending on one's definition
"Everything" covers it
Everyone is linked... can understand each other in a way not possible prior
With that understanding, peace between disparate groups
War ends
Prosperity inevitable
Hearing "I am alive" from Caprica 6 herself, sends shivers everytime
9:39 That's a new ship. I wonder what race built that and on what world. Hope we find out in ME4.
This is by far my favorite ending. Just finished another run this time chose Destroy w/ Shepard surving.
Glad Bioware did this Legendary Edition, i tried to play ME1 in the past but the gameplay agee poorly and i dropped it, i could finally played ME Legendary Edition and didn't regret any seconds of it. What a game, got this ending already 2 years ago and i still remember how great it was
Everyone talked trash about the ending to this one, but I just got this ending tonight and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I had an Akuze Survivor/Colonist backstory so I roleplayed as someone who wanted to save as many lives as possible, and this ending guarantees that. A heavy but fitting end.
Ahh synthesis. Gotta give it to the reapers. They even indoctrinated BioWare without them knowing it
lol, I hope their are not indoctrinated employees working on ME4...