I played the trilogy with a female Shepard and at 6:02 was said "...and she..." I thought to my self "maybe they got something wrong here and wanted to say he" And after it ended, Shepard ask "why she?" And kolyat say that it was not for Thane but for you Bro that got me so hard so hard...
There were a lot of touching moments, all really depended on your choices... I remember Romancing Jack and when she tattoo'd shepherd and said, "So if they find you buried in rubble they'll know that you're mine! And you cant die!" And god dam it if I didnt shed a tear after her whole story arc
@@christopherdavidson17 I think Thane's death was the most sad moment I lived in Mass Effect trilogy. The character is hardly touched by loneliness and regrets, and seeing him die, with Shepard and Kolyat, the son he didn't saw growing up, with the music... it was very sad. But I know that if you save the Geth on Rannoch, and only the Geth, Tali... has a very bad moment. I didn't have enough balls to do that myself so I saw the scene on TH-cam, but I think that moment is the real most heartbreaking scene ever made in video games.
@@heomji7216 Mordin's sacrifice. When he said, "It had to be me or else someone else might have gotten it wrong." Damn, that Salarian was a Krogan in disguise.
1. Thane´s death 2. "Does this unit have a soul?" 3. "Square root of 912.04 is 30.2. It all seemed harmless." 4. Mordin curing genophage And many, many more. This game is and always will be something else. I am honored to be able to play it.
"That Assassin should be embarrassed. A terminally ill Drell managed to stop him before reaching his target" Truer words have never been spoken. No game can make you connect you with the characters like this one
@@rittis013 I won't call it a AAA series, but Mass Effect is and will always be a monument of video games history. One of the games that confirm video games are some form of art. A beautiful thing that can make you cry and laugh, like a great movie or song, but where you actually have an impact on the characters and the main story.
Even though he was sick why did he run toward him, and fight close combat when he knew Kai Leng had a sword. Thane had a gun why not shoot at him from a distance?
When Thane died, I remembered the phrase he said to me in ME2: "You´re the only friend I made in 10 years..." And, well, I felt very sad. Goodbye, Thane. Goodbye, Friend...
"His wish was for you" If a friend asks God to deliver you to salvation even in their deathbed, you better sear their name into your heart and nail every single memory you have with them into your brain, cause that's a true friend worth to be cherished right there.
*My favorite trilogy last gen. Borrowed 2 and 3 at the library, finished both in 10 days! The action and story were SO good, I couldn't stop playing! WOW!*
TheHorreK2 Just get 5000 effective war assets then pick destroy,you'll have an awesome ending. Shepard lives but it'll destroy all synthetics, EDI included.
But if you chose "control" you will be still alive but as machine, same as EDI. Not the worst choice in my opinion, especially after Legion's sacrifice and all that time you were spend on raising "humanity" in EDI. You even can build a new body for yourself.
Yeah, but it also basically allows Shepard to become God by giving absolute authority over a near-implacable army that can commit genocide on a whim. What happens if Shepard becomes so disillusioned with his new form and becomes just like the Catalyst due to having no humanity left? It’s arguably the most dangerous of the choices because it ensures that the Reapers can still be used for whatever their leader wants.
i only just started playing mass effect, and i've played a little more since his death recently (devastated btw --- i knew he didn't have long, but I'm still sad). I noticed they added his name to the death board on the Normandy, which is nice. after that mission when i went to see Garrus standing at said board, i thought he was gonna talk to Shep about Thane (especially because i romanced him), but he didn't. And Shep didn't even have the option to bring him up! Only Ashley (or Kaidan for other players) :(
I don't care what you say or what the developer's thought, Thane would've squashed Kai Leng like a bug. He would've cut Kai's head off with his own katana and not even blinked.
Kyle D thank says it right here, that he almost best Kai leng when he was terminally ill. shit he was still whooping his ass. but Kai leng had a sword. yeah Thane had a pistol but we can say kinectic barriers are the reason Thane was "missing"
the only reason kai leng won was 1. Thane had a disease which crippled him and 2. the other reason leng beat thane was by taking a risky hit that could have ended up killing him in the process, if thane decided to pull the trigger when he hit leng with that gun things would have turned out much differently.
Kalahira....this one's heart is pure. But beset by wickedness and contention. Guide this one to where the traveler never tires. The lover never leaves. The hungry never starve. Guide this one, Kalahira. And he will be a companion to you as he was to me.
This game came out a few months after my father died in the hospital from a terminal illness. I was with him when he passed. This scene was almost unbearable for me to watch then as I played through the game the first time. Even now it brings tears to my eyes.
Just replayed ME trilogy and i must say Thane Krios is easily the most interesting character in the series, his thoughts on life, on his own existence as a tool, religious life (Kalahira), the way he constantly wanders between forgiveness and guilt. I insist, the most interesting character in the whole trilogy. (Not the best, we all know that one goes to some funny Turian)
I've gotten misty-eyed and, occasionally, let one or two tears loose during a video game, but this is the first time I've truly lost it at a game. RIP, compadre.
people have lives. And I'm sitting here. Crying over a video game and replaying the saddest moment of my life in a video. k going to walmart buy one bye
Thane's death in Mass Effect 3 really hit me hard especially after finding out that his prayer was for Shepard instead of himself. So selfless even in his final moments
Damn dude Thane was my favorite character. I wish that there was a mission you could have went on to stop the Keprel Syndrome from affecting Drell's like he did to cure the Genophage. R.I.P. Thane you were a hero.
Shepard: There's something I don't understand. In his last moments were those of a hero; why pray for salvation? Kolyat: The prayer was not for him, commander. He has already asked forgiveness for the lives he has taken. His wish was for you. *a moment of silence* Shepard: Goodbye Thane. You won't be alone long.
Thane's death is so sad :( He was one of my favorite characters. At least he died to help save others and at least he's at peace. Rest in peace Thane, you will be missed.
Out of all 3 games, Thane is my favorite character. A highly skilled assassin who takes lives, yet so fascinating, noble, dignified, charismatic, enigmatic, engaging... he was such a great character. Few video games ever get to me emotionally but I totally wept during his death scene. It was so masterfully done and incredibly moving. He was a hero in my book and I think his friendship with Shepard was very special. As tragic as his death was, he died with honor. RIP Thane.
I'm playing through the Trilogy for the 1st time and this was the last thing that happened to me in my last session. Watching Thane get beaten by this little bitch angered me but then I remembered Thane is terminally ill, severely weakened and still managed to hold off Kai Lang then the hospital with his son, god damn. Even to the end he was a great man. And hearing him say: "I'm afraid I won't be joining you again." I was like no Thane come on, then helping his son recite the words of his people from his book and letting him go. I'll miss you Thane, the most badass and down to earth Drell assassin I had the pleasure of befriending. And hearing his final prayer be for me. I'll make it worth it Thane I promise 😭😭
Honestly, dying to that edgelord feels like an insult. One of the worst things about Kai is that every time he appears on screen, everyone around him turns into an idiot.
So...Shepherd's last words are about this fight being three on one, then Thane shows up making it four on one. Then everybody stands around with their thumbs up their butts while Thane somehow is possessed by a freaking Star Wars Storm Trooper who can empty a weapon and not hit *once*. Then he's killed by a sword because nobody else engages the damn target...ignoring that we are *introduced* to Thane as a master of close combat who drops into a three to one fight and embraces and nulls his mark with her own body guard's weapon, siezed moments before he makes the kill. Thus this death is officially the worst writing ever.
Dusteen Barber First off, Thane is dying. The Best doctors on the citadel thought he would have died by now, and he mentions that he needs to make daily hospital visits. So no he is no longer in his prime or at his best like in Mass effect 2. Also adding more people to a brawl actually helps the 1 instead of the many. He could slam two people who are charging into each other, and lets Shepard winds up for a heavy attack so thane pulls back leaving wide open for a counter blow. Also the more people fighting Kai Leng = the less people protecting the councilor. So no, the writers did put some thought into this fight, but yes 4 people could have taken him. However that still would leave the councilor in the open without protection.
I thought the reason Shepard didn't do anything was because he was afraid of accidentally shooting Thane. I mean the two are jumping all over the place. Besides, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Kai Leng under Cerberus cybernetics, look at what that did for Shepard. Don't know if Thane could take that on.
Also, Why didn't a squad mate proficient in long range weaponry (Garrus) go down stairs to be with Shepard? Why didn't he stay back and take a sniper shot from the balcony while Kai Leng was distracted by Shepard. I still like the cutscene but I wish they played out different according to who you take. (like on ME1 when Wrex kills Fist if you take him with you to Chora's Den).
I agree with Treeflit somewhat here. having years of experience in self-defense myself, i know full well that many against one in close quarters doesn't always favor the one, unless the one is dropped to the ground & everyone else is near enough to kick his/her kidneys. but the 2 fighting was moving so fast that there were never room for others to join in the fray, let alone to get a clear shot. on the other hand, it's very obvious why Thane couldn't do what he did best--he's dying after all & he just couldn't move like he once did. But then again, when Kai Leng finally got dropped to the ground, everyone else in the room could have just peppered him with 'suppressive fire', & that would have been the end of him. Bioware really went to lengths to make a lame ass character look more badass than he would have looked.
Join the club I remember when Anderson brought him up I was like, this is so retconned you mean to tell me you never told me about two of your old enemies and one of them has a gun hand and is also a ninja.
He's like a generic boss from a Deus Ex game. Doesn't really seem like the ultimate badass the game was building him up to be. Hopefully he's cooler in the books.
Now. Just now I`ve remembered why I love this game. Even 3rd ME keept me going. And Thane was perfect to this univeres. Simple. Strict. Honrable. sentenced to death.
even though in ME2 I never really used him and didnt have any special bond to him, I found him a very interesting character and a caring person. His death touched me and the moment he told me the prayer was for me, I was actually speechless.
Im playing ME3 for the first time. Just got past this part. Damn you Bioware! I worked so damn hard to keep these guys alive in ME2! First Mordin. Now this! ;_;
He's not mentally ill. He has a physical disease that hinders his body's ability to transfer oxygen through his blood. But what I liked most about Thane is his spirituality, despite being a professional assassin, Thane was always more concerned with others than his own well-being. What made this scene so emotional for me is when Kolyat explains that Thane's final prayer wasn't for himself, but for Shepard.
Fudge this thane was the only reason i play the game. I want another cool assassin on my team damn it. In mass effect 4 you better make a better assassin that has no illness and just perfect
The game isn't that disappointing. I mean, they found a way to not be limited by the story of ME:1, 2 and 3 and with good content. It's true that the end (with the final boss) is pretty lame, I wanted to kick the ass of the guy so hard but still couldn't do so because I killed him by shutting down the electricity... But still, the game is good. I just kept saying something to myself all over the game: Reapers would be so dead if they were still alive... I mean, in one hand you have the biggest empire you've ever seen of aliens who can make you one of them. In the other hand, you have maybe billions of robots that you can control or even create more with giant spaceships with no crew needed. I mean... Reapers would be totally screwed if they were to face SAM, the pathfinder AND the ennemies of him.
its just kind of boring to me. Bioware should stick to more linear gameplay imo. They keep trying to get more ambitious and make their games more "open world" but so far with this game and with the last Dragon Age, it just hasn't really worked for me. Companions are meh. Story is slow and relatively unimaginative so far( I still have a lot left). And every time you you travel to different planets you have to sit through those tedious traveling animations. I guess they thought it would look cool and give you the feeling of "actually flying through space" but its just dull and repetitive. I just cant seem to get super invested in the game. I mean if you enjoy it then thats great. Power to you. I don't "dislike" it. I just don't love it which is disappointing because this my favorite game franchise.
ShadyGaming No. Without Legion, you will have to sacrifice one of the races to help the other (same goes for Tali). That's why it's important that you keep him alive during the suicide mission.
Thane was the "best of the best" as far as assassins go. he may have lost the overall fight but he managed to keep a healthy (and probably super upgraded assassin) from his target, even though he was terminally ill. here's to Thane the MOST badass assassin i've ever seen. RIP. and if they offer any renegade moves when i see Kei Leng again im really going to enjoy doing them. .
I’m in the middle of my first playthrough right now. There were two deaths today. Mordins broke me up enough. Now I’m put through this shit. God I sobbed.
I don't know what I did, but Kirrahe died in that scene instead of Thane. And I just saw the casualties board on the Normandy and Thanes is in it. For me Thane died ofscreen
It's typical, my favorite film and game trilogy both ended in 2012 and I had the exact same gripe with both of them: a poorly executed ending. Man I would've loved to have Thane in the party in ME3 but I can't blame Bioware for that, his character arc is fantastic.
Come on, it's realostic. In real life heroes die. It's not always perfect happy ending. Actually, it never really is. Thane was ill, it was expectable, and totally something natural to happen. It still broke my heart, though. xD
That'd be awesome! Play as miranda when she escapes from her father, Thane's revenge against the people who killed his wife, Mordin's mission to modify the genofage, and Garrus and his time spent on Omega. There are so many stories to tell!
Top 3 Epic Feels in Mass Effect Trilogy. Thane is only accompanied by his son, and Shepard, his friend/possible LI. Awesome prayer, tying in his past before Me2, his adventures during ME 2/3,and his current end of life, plus that little twist at the end ("the prayer was for you, Shepard.") and you have a certified gut puncher.
It's not just a game. You played through 3 games, became emotionally involved in them. You decided whether they lived, died, loved. In a way these games are very cruel. I'm a grown ass man and I cried when I sent Mordin to deliver the cure.
It's events like this in ME3 that don't let me go back to playing part 2. It'd be hard to play again knowing some of the characters will die the way they did. That and all of the "goodbyes" to everybody in the final mission.
When Koylat reveals that Thane's dying prayer was for you, the player, that moment touched me deeper than anything else in the Mass Effect trilogy.
Dilated Beholder same
I played the trilogy with a female Shepard and at 6:02 was said "...and she..."
I thought to my self "maybe they got something wrong here and wanted to say he"
And after it ended, Shepard ask "why she?"
And kolyat say that it was not for Thane but for you
Bro that got me so hard so hard...
There were a lot of touching moments, all really depended on your choices... I remember Romancing Jack and when she tattoo'd shepherd and said, "So if they find you buried in rubble they'll know that you're mine! And you cant die!" And god dam it if I didnt shed a tear after her whole story arc
@@christopherdavidson17 I think Thane's death was the most sad moment I lived in Mass Effect trilogy. The character is hardly touched by loneliness and regrets, and seeing him die, with Shepard and Kolyat, the son he didn't saw growing up, with the music... it was very sad.
But I know that if you save the Geth on Rannoch, and only the Geth, Tali... has a very bad moment. I didn't have enough balls to do that myself so I saw the scene on TH-cam, but I think that moment is the real most heartbreaking scene ever made in video games.
@@heomji7216 Mordin's sacrifice. When he said, "It had to be me or else someone else might have gotten it wrong." Damn, that Salarian was a Krogan in disguise.
1. Thane´s death
2. "Does this unit have a soul?"
3. "Square root of 912.04 is 30.2. It all seemed harmless."
4. Mordin curing genophage
And many, many more. This game is and always will be something else. I am honored to be able to play it.
"That Assassin should be embarrassed. A terminally ill Drell managed to stop him before reaching his target" Truer words have never been spoken. No game can make you connect you with the characters like this one
John OReilly Except for TTG The Walking Dead
I love Walking Dead, but you don't get a quarter of the interaction time in that as you do with the characters in this series.
I'm sorry I'm big TTG fans but their game don't touch Mass Effect series, an AAA game that contains narratives and actual gameplay
@@rittis013 Toss a coin to your Witcher O valley of plenty
@@rittis013 I won't call it a AAA series, but Mass Effect is and will always be a monument of video games history. One of the games that confirm video games are some form of art. A beautiful thing that can make you cry and laugh, like a great movie or song, but where you actually have an impact on the characters and the main story.
Thane in his prime would have beaten Kai Leng.
Exactly what I was thinking. Damn...
yeay the thane that accompaniedyou in the suicide would have destroyed Kai Leng
no need to state the obvious here
he would have destroyed this weeaboo wannabe genji
Even though he was sick why did he run toward him, and fight close combat when he knew Kai Leng had a sword. Thane had a gun why not shoot at him from a distance?
When Thane died, I remembered the phrase he said to me in ME2: "You´re the only friend I made in 10 years..."
And, well, I felt very sad.
Goodbye, Thane.
Goodbye, Friend...
Andrii Svystun same man
"His wish was for you"
If a friend asks God to deliver you to salvation even in their deathbed, you better sear their name into your heart and nail every single memory you have with them into your brain, cause that's a true friend worth to be cherished right there.
"That man should be embarrased. A terminally ill Drell stopped him from reaching his target."
Hell yeah, Thane. R.I.P
"And he will be a companion to you as he was to me"
Erin L illuminati
+macayla junejune go to fucking hell
@@daddymcdoob7862 What did he say?
you can say about the ending what you want but the rest of the game was just pure gold!
*My favorite trilogy last gen. Borrowed 2 and 3 at the library, finished both in 10 days! The action and story were SO good, I couldn't stop playing! WOW!*
ya most people seem to agree that Me3 was a beautiful game right up until the last 5 minutes
TheHorreK2 Just get 5000 effective war assets then pick destroy,you'll have an awesome ending. Shepard lives but it'll destroy all synthetics, EDI included.
But if you chose "control" you will be still alive but as machine, same as EDI. Not the worst choice in my opinion, especially after Legion's sacrifice and all that time you were spend on raising "humanity" in EDI. You even can build a new body for yourself.
Yeah, but it also basically allows Shepard to become God by giving absolute authority over a near-implacable army that can commit genocide on a whim.
What happens if Shepard becomes so disillusioned with his new form and becomes just like the Catalyst due to having no humanity left?
It’s arguably the most dangerous of the choices because it ensures that the Reapers can still be used for whatever their leader wants.
Shepard: "Goodbye, Thane. You won't be alone long..."
Me: Where the fuck is that onion cutting ninja?
Gamer Greaner It's so much worse if you romance.. at one point he appears next to you and says stuff like "I'll always be here"
Im going to kill that ninja soon
The saddest part about this is that no one in your crew seems to acknowledge his death, even after you romanced him, it's like he never existed.
i only just started playing mass effect, and i've played a little more since his death recently (devastated btw --- i knew he didn't have long, but I'm still sad). I noticed they added his name to the death board on the Normandy, which is nice. after that mission when i went to see Garrus standing at said board, i thought he was gonna talk to Shep about Thane (especially because i romanced him), but he didn't. And Shep didn't even have the option to bring him up! Only Ashley (or Kaidan for other players) :(
no in dlc citadel you can celebrate thane memorial
I don't care what you say or what the developer's thought, Thane would've squashed Kai Leng like a bug. He would've cut Kai's head off with his own katana and not even blinked.
I blame it on an attack of Kepral's Syndrome. (Because secretly I can't stomach the idea of Kai Leng beating him, either... makes no sense at all!!)
Kyle D thank says it right here, that he almost best Kai leng when he was terminally ill. shit he was still whooping his ass. but Kai leng had a sword. yeah Thane had a pistol but we can say kinectic barriers are the reason Thane was "missing"
the only reason kai leng won was 1. Thane had a disease which crippled him and 2. the other reason leng beat thane was by taking a risky hit that could have ended up killing him in the process, if thane decided to pull the trigger when he hit leng with that gun things would have turned out much differently.
Hell yeah! +1
I blame shep and the squad not backing up thane
Kalahira....this one's heart is pure. But beset by wickedness and contention. Guide this one to where the traveler never tires. The lover never leaves. The hungry never starve. Guide this one, Kalahira. And he will be a companion to you as he was to me.
This game came out a few months after my father died in the hospital from a terminal illness. I was with him when he passed. This scene was almost unbearable for me to watch then as I played through the game the first time. Even now it brings tears to my eyes.
"His wish was for you ..."
T_T
Me during the scene: dont cry dont cry
Koyalt: his prayers were for yiu
Me:DAMN IT
Just replayed ME trilogy and i must say Thane Krios is easily the most interesting character in the series, his thoughts on life, on his own existence as a tool, religious life (Kalahira), the way he constantly wanders between forgiveness and guilt.
I insist, the most interesting character in the whole trilogy.
(Not the best, we all know that one goes to some funny Turian)
this is almost 5 years ago..... i'm nearing 30... and this still tears me up! this game was just amazing!.. all of them!
thanes prayer always made me cry
I've gotten misty-eyed and, occasionally, let one or two tears loose during a video game, but this is the first time I've truly lost it at a game. RIP, compadre.
Thane was my favourite character, along with Garrus and Ashley. I'll miss him forever.
Jeez using a 13th century weapon on future so much hipster
"Killing is an art and I.. am a master..." Thane will always be remembered as the most badass assassin we will ever know of in our entire lives.
people have lives. And I'm sitting here. Crying over a video game and replaying the saddest moment of my life in a video. k going to walmart buy one bye
Thane's death in Mass Effect 3 really hit me hard especially after finding out that his prayer was for Shepard instead of himself. So selfless even in his final moments
Shepard and his team had lots of opportunity to shot Kai-Leng. Bioware just wanted to perfect death for Thane and Leng become more badass.
They seriously did. There was no way he could have killed him, they just wanted to make their lame villain cool. It was pretty disappointing :/
+Yunus Emre GÜL So?
Kai Leng was an unnecessary asshole. There should be a special destroy ending where just him and the Reapers die.
+Clay Pidgeon fuck Leng, everything about him made me hate both him AND Bioware for this shit. Fuckin Phantoms are more badass than him IMO
You can't really shot him when he's in melee with Thane ._. possibility of friendly fire.
Fucking Thane. Always had to be a goddamn hero :(
Damn dude Thane was my favorite character. I wish that there was a mission you could have went on to stop the Keprel Syndrome from affecting Drell's like he did to cure the Genophage. R.I.P. Thane you were a hero.
Shepard: There's something I don't understand. In his last moments were those of a hero; why pray for salvation?
Kolyat: The prayer was not for him, commander. He has already asked forgiveness for the lives he has taken. His wish was for you.
*a moment of silence*
Shepard: Goodbye Thane. You won't be alone long.
Damn, this legit made me cry. Thane was one of my favorite characters from Mass Effect.
"his wish was for you" - that line was the last straw for me
I wish I could throw my emotions out of the airlock while watching this.
Thane's death is so sad :( He was one of my favorite characters. At least he died to help save others and at least he's at peace. Rest in peace Thane, you will be missed.
I love how thane is dying, and still hes the ultimate BADASS!
Out of all 3 games, Thane is my favorite character. A highly skilled assassin who takes lives, yet so fascinating, noble, dignified, charismatic, enigmatic, engaging... he was such a great character. Few video games ever get to me emotionally but I totally wept during his death scene. It was so masterfully done and incredibly moving. He was a hero in my book and I think his friendship with Shepard was very special. As tragic as his death was, he died with honor. RIP Thane.
I'm playing through the Trilogy for the 1st time and this was the last thing that happened to me in my last session. Watching Thane get beaten by this little bitch angered me but then I remembered Thane is terminally ill, severely weakened and still managed to hold off Kai Lang then the hospital with his son, god damn. Even to the end he was a great man. And hearing him say:
"I'm afraid I won't be joining you again."
I was like no Thane come on, then helping his son recite the words of his people from his book and letting him go.
I'll miss you Thane, the most badass and down to earth Drell assassin I had the pleasure of befriending. And hearing his final prayer be for me.
I'll make it worth it Thane I promise
😭😭
A real emotional ending for a truly great character, i'll miss Thane.
My favourite character in the entire game. Glad to see him get a badass ending. What? No, I'm not crying... Really, I'm not. Seriously...
Honestly, dying to that edgelord feels like an insult. One of the worst things about Kai is that every time he appears on screen, everyone around him turns into an idiot.
Thane was one of my favorite characters he's just so badass
This scene brought tears to my eyes in the game. That Thane would spend his dying breaths praying for Shepard.
"his wish was for you" ;_;
"you wont be alone long" dat foreshadow
i always get all teary eye when i watch this scene, thane was one of my favorites in ME2.
Rest In Peace THANE KRIOS!
*Salute*
:'(
Than has one of the greatest voices ever, imagine having that voice!
i cried the first time i ever saw this. i still cry now as i watch this
During this scene, I found myself reciting the prayer along with Kolyat, I just felt that Thane deserved that honor.
So...Shepherd's last words are about this fight being three on one, then Thane shows up making it four on one. Then everybody stands around with their thumbs up their butts while Thane somehow is possessed by a freaking Star Wars Storm Trooper who can empty a weapon and not hit *once*. Then he's killed by a sword because nobody else engages the damn target...ignoring that we are *introduced* to Thane as a master of close combat who drops into a three to one fight and embraces and nulls his mark with her own body guard's weapon, siezed moments before he makes the kill. Thus this death is officially the worst writing ever.
Dusteen Barber First off, Thane is dying. The Best doctors on the citadel thought he would have died by now, and he mentions that he needs to make daily hospital visits. So no he is no longer in his prime or at his best like in Mass effect 2. Also adding more people to a brawl actually helps the 1 instead of the many. He could slam two people who are charging into each other, and lets Shepard winds up for a heavy attack so thane pulls back leaving wide open for a counter blow. Also the more people fighting Kai Leng = the less people protecting the councilor. So no, the writers did put some thought into this fight, but yes 4 people could have taken him. However that still would leave the councilor in the open without protection.
I thought the reason Shepard didn't do anything was because he was afraid of accidentally shooting Thane. I mean the two are jumping all over the place.
Besides, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Kai Leng under Cerberus cybernetics, look at what that did for Shepard. Don't know if Thane could take that on.
Also, Why didn't a squad mate proficient in long range weaponry (Garrus) go down stairs to be with Shepard? Why didn't he stay back and take a sniper shot from the balcony while Kai Leng was distracted by Shepard.
I still like the cutscene but I wish they played out different according to who you take. (like on ME1 when Wrex kills Fist if you take him with you to Chora's Den).
+Dusteen Barber that headkick would've knocked anyone out so hard they wouldn't be able to a freakin' apple for months, anyway
I agree with Treeflit somewhat here. having years of experience in self-defense myself, i know full well that many against one in close quarters doesn't always favor the one, unless the one is dropped to the ground & everyone else is near enough to kick his/her kidneys. but the 2 fighting was moving so fast that there were never room for others to join in the fray, let alone to get a clear shot. on the other hand, it's very obvious why Thane couldn't do what he did best--he's dying after all & he just couldn't move like he once did.
But then again, when Kai Leng finally got dropped to the ground, everyone else in the room could have just peppered him with 'suppressive fire', & that would have been the end of him. Bioware really went to lengths to make a lame ass character look more badass than he would have looked.
Thane could have killed lang easily.
If healthy that asshole could't even touch Thane ever...
Kai Leng doesn't fit in this universe... he felt so out of place.
He is prominent in ME books.
Join the club I remember when Anderson brought him up I was like, this is so retconned you mean to tell me you never told me about two of your old enemies and one of them has a gun hand and is also a ninja.
He's like a generic boss from a Deus Ex game. Doesn't really seem like the ultimate badass the game was building him up to be. Hopefully he's cooler in the books.
Now. Just now I`ve remembered why I love this game. Even 3rd ME keept me going. And Thane was perfect to this univeres. Simple. Strict. Honrable. sentenced to death.
When Thane died I dropped my controller and just stood there I felt both me and shepherd needed a moment for grieving
That cutscene left me absolutely destroyed!!!
even though in ME2 I never really used him and didnt have any special bond to him, I found him a very interesting character and a caring person. His death touched me and the moment he told me the prayer was for me, I was actually speechless.
I can't watch this
And yet Thane's death was the first video game scene in a long time to legitimately make me cry.
Im playing ME3 for the first time. Just got past this part.
Damn you Bioware! I worked so damn hard to keep these guys alive in ME2! First Mordin. Now this! ;_;
It's never easy.
I almost cried a manly tear.... For a video game character.
God damn that was emotional
Rest in peace upon those shores you speak of.
How nice of Shepard to Kaileng for waiting until AFTER Thane gets injured to start firing his gun
1:45 Dat pimp slap
Thane Krios, Drell Pimp of this cycle, may he rest in peace.
It still hurts seeing this after all these years... rest on the distant shores Thane. You have earned your rest my friend.
Why aren't there walkthroughs on how to deal with death in Mass Effect?
He's not mentally ill. He has a physical disease that hinders his body's ability to transfer oxygen through his blood. But what I liked most about Thane is his spirituality, despite being a professional assassin, Thane was always more concerned with others than his own well-being. What made this scene so emotional for me is when Kolyat explains that Thane's final prayer wasn't for himself, but for Shepard.
Also during the last fight with him he says " we evolve or we die" when he was using a sword in a gun battle
I'm ready for this moment to destroy me again in the legendary edition
Fudge this thane was the only reason i play the game. I want another cool assassin on my team damn it. In mass effect 4 you better make a better assassin that has no illness and just perfect
I thought he was better as a character with his disease. It gave him something to fight against
The most touching thing a person can doo is pray for omeone else's salvation on their own death bed, regardless of what either belives.
My feels are very broken right now. :'(
Man Tears everywhere.
I really hope there is a drell companion in Andromeda. Maybe a female one this time. They are such an interesting and cool species
Joshcoshbagosh yes. I don't care about the gender but we need another drell
Maybe you already know now but no, no Drell. They're still lost in space (maybe we'll find them in a DLC)
ya its disappointing(as is the game in general imo). I feel like they could have gotten a lot more creative with the companions
The game isn't that disappointing. I mean, they found a way to not be limited by the story of ME:1, 2 and 3 and with good content. It's true that the end (with the final boss) is pretty lame, I wanted to kick the ass of the guy so hard but still couldn't do so because I killed him by shutting down the electricity...
But still, the game is good. I just kept saying something to myself all over the game: Reapers would be so dead if they were still alive... I mean, in one hand you have the biggest empire you've ever seen of aliens who can make you one of them. In the other hand, you have maybe billions of robots that you can control or even create more with giant spaceships with no crew needed. I mean... Reapers would be totally screwed if they were to face SAM, the pathfinder AND the ennemies of him.
its just kind of boring to me. Bioware should stick to more linear gameplay imo. They keep trying to get more ambitious and make their games more "open world" but so far with this game and with the last Dragon Age, it just hasn't really worked for me. Companions are meh. Story is slow and relatively unimaginative so far( I still have a lot left). And every time you you travel to different planets you have to sit through those tedious traveling animations. I guess they thought it would look cool and give you the feeling of "actually flying through space" but its just dull and repetitive. I just cant seem to get super invested in the game. I mean if you enjoy it then thats great. Power to you. I don't "dislike" it. I just don't love it which is disappointing because this my favorite game franchise.
Yep, I would be lying if I said I didn't break down a little when Kolyat said the prayer was for me.
Could you imagine Felicia Day's rage and breakdown? :P
I have both Thane and Major Kirrahe alive. Which one is going to be the one to die? I know Thane dies anyways, but which scene will be the one shown?
Nooooooooo, I would of saved the salarian councelor if Thane didn't die in the second one. :( Thane was the only one who died.
ShadyGaming That happened to me, too. And I also lost Miranda and Legion because of some poor decisions.
+The Real J Boss But you lose Legion anyway in ME3..
Rodrigo
Can you unite the Geth and Quarians if Legion dies?
Rodrigo That's not the point
ShadyGaming No. Without Legion, you will have to sacrifice one of the races to help the other (same goes for Tali). That's why it's important that you keep him alive during the suicide mission.
Thane was the "best of the best" as far as assassins go. he may have lost the overall fight but he managed to keep a healthy (and probably super upgraded assassin) from his target, even though he was terminally ill. here's to Thane the MOST badass assassin i've ever seen. RIP. and if they offer any renegade moves when i see Kei Leng again im really going to enjoy doing them. .
I’m in the middle of my first playthrough right now.
There were two deaths today.
Mordins broke me up enough.
Now I’m put through this shit.
God I sobbed.
I don't know what I did, but Kirrahe died in that scene instead of Thane. And I just saw the casualties board on the Normandy and Thanes is in it.
For me Thane died ofscreen
It's typical, my favorite film and game trilogy both ended in 2012 and I had the exact same gripe with both of them: a poorly executed ending.
Man I would've loved to have Thane in the party in ME3 but I can't blame Bioware for that, his character arc is fantastic.
Thanes right lung was working at like 30% capacity and his other lung wasn’t working at all near the end. Imagine seeing him in his prime
what a fucking joke killing off their best characters
It sucks, but it gets the player to really hate Kai Leng .
Come on, it's realostic. In real life heroes die. It's not always perfect happy ending. Actually, it never really is. Thane was ill, it was expectable, and totally something natural to happen.
It still broke my heart, though. xD
+Hello There kai leng was a throwaway character who was shoe horned in, thane was good enough to have a game by himself
I guess you haven't read the books Kai leng wasn't exactly shoe horned.
Do not grieve.Soon,he shall be one with the ocean.
I really liked the Thane character. He died 20 min ago, great game so far :)
That'd be awesome! Play as miranda when she escapes from her father, Thane's revenge against the people who killed his wife, Mordin's mission to modify the genofage, and Garrus and his time spent on Omega. There are so many stories to tell!
6:06 "May I stand unshaken?......"
Nooo why u do this to me
"Goodbye thane, you won't be alone long"
I cried all night watching this . . . I can never see Thane again . . . never . . . .
I loved one of Thanes lines before his death "A terminally ill drell stopped that assassin from killing his target."
Top 3 Epic Feels in Mass Effect Trilogy. Thane is only accompanied by his son, and Shepard, his friend/possible LI. Awesome prayer, tying in his past before Me2, his adventures during ME 2/3,and his current end of life, plus that little twist at the end ("the prayer was for you, Shepard.") and you have a certified gut puncher.
Goodbye Thane may you go where all heros go because thats what you are you are a true hero
I love how for once the gunslinger beats the swordsman.
"You won't be alone long."
hits different if you romanced him and chose the Destroy ending
I forgot this scene... but now I remember and it brings melancholy.
It's not just a game. You played through 3 games, became emotionally involved in them. You decided whether they lived, died, loved. In a way these games are very cruel. I'm a grown ass man and I cried when I sent Mordin to deliver the cure.
Goodbye Thane, you won't be alone for long. Foreshadowing much?
This is the only time I've ever come close to crying during a video game
It's events like this in ME3 that don't let me go back to playing part 2. It'd be hard to play again knowing some of the characters will die the way they did. That and all of the "goodbyes" to everybody in the final mission.
Goddess of oceans and afterlife; guide this one...
Cinidel dlc let's Normandy crew to a memorial for thane
Thane's so civil. One of the best assets to be a good reasonable vigilante assassin.