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| '''Saren Arterius''' is a fictional character within the series of [[Mass Effect]] video games. He serves as the primary adversary of the first game. | | '''Commander Shepard''' is the fictional hero (or heroine) in the [[Mass Effect]] series of video games created by [[BioWare]]. Shepard's gender, physical characteristics, past and first name are determined by the player, and in effect becomes the player's "[[alter ego]]". [http://masseffect.bioware.com/gameinfo/] Bioware also provides a default character model for each gender that players are free to use instead of creating their own. |
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| | [[Image:Masseffect 28 1280x760.jpg|thumb|200px|right| Default male Commander Shepard.]] |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| According to the [http://masseffect.bioware.com/galacticcodex/saren.html character biography posted by BioWare], Saren Arterius is a former [[Alien races in Mass Effect#Turians|turian]] Spectre known for 'getting results' by any means necessary. More often than not, this meant he killed everyone and everything in range -- the target, any witnesses, and innocent bystanders as well. In the novel [[Mass Effect: Revelation]], he is seen torturing and killing his victims mercilessly, rarely having any regards for human life or the lives of anyone in his way from getting the job done. This seething hatred for humans is speculated by other characters in the novel to stem from the loss of his brother in the First Contact War. | | According to BioWare, Commander Shepard is a veteran human soldier and an Alliance Marine Commander stationed on the [[Normandy (Mass Effect)|SSV Normandy]], who has seen action in multiple engagements across the galaxy. As a newly recruited Spectre agent, Shepard is assigned the most important missions in the galaxy and authorized to do whatever it takes to get those missions done. Something must be sacrificed in furtherence of the mission, and as all of Shepard's decisions are important ones, people's lives, and the fate of the galaxy, hang on the details of each choice. It is up to the game player to make those choices, and to live with the sacrifices that result. |
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| After the events described in the novel, and before the start of the first Mass Effect video game, Saren takes command of an army of [[geth]] through the use of a mysterious artifact known as ''The Sovereign'', an ancient ship that supposedly predates the [[Alien races in Mass Effect#Protheans|Protheans]]. With a machine army at his command, he uses them to both do his bidding and oppose the efforts and actions of the player across the story of the Mass Effect video game. One of his main goals is to unleash the genocidal Artificial Intelligence upon the galaxy once again to take revenge on humanity for killing his brother during the First Contact War.
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| | The "default" names for Shepard are "John" if male, "Jane" if female. |
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| Of note is that Saren does not consider his methods harsh. In the novel, he brutally tortures a [[batarian]] until, having exhausted the information resources he provided, Saren snaps his neck while he is unconsious, considering himself to be merciful and that he isn't "a monster."
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| According to the newest trailer for Mass Effect, Saren battles Shepard to the death. Although his fate is unknown for now, it is most likely that he escapes. He also seems to murder fellow [[Turians]], including Nilhus.
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| ==External links==
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| * [http://masseffect.bioware.com/galacticcodex/saren.html] Character information from the BioWare/Mass Effect game website.
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| * [http://bioware.vo.llnwd.net/o1/masseffect/revelation/masseffect_revelation_chapter9.pdf] A chapter from [[Mass Effect: Revelation]] with Saren as a main character.
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