Sole Survivor: The FULL STORY of AKUZE in Mass Effect (Including Unique Dialogue in ME2 & ME3)

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In this video we’re going to explore the full story of what happened on Akuze in Mass Effect. Specifically we’ll be taking a look at all outcomes to the quest, UNC: Dead Scientists in Mass Effect 1, including some unique dialogue that happens if Shepard has the Sole Survivor background. We’ll also take a look at some other unique dialogue that happens in Mass Effect 2 and 3. UNCOVERING ALL OF CERBERUS' SECRETS IN MASS EFFECT 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15HEHiN3WQk MOST HEARTBREAKING QUEST IN MASS EFFECT 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wxrW7aKu4 0:00 Introduction 0:45 The Sole Survivor Background 1:58 UNC: Dead Scientists Mission 4:22 Corporal Toombs' Story of Akuze 6:37 Outcome 1 - Shoot Corporal Toombs 7:49 Outcome 2 - Toombs Shoots Doctor Wayne 8:42 Outcome 3 - Shepard Shoots Doctor Wayne 9:44 Outcome 4 - Peaceful Resolution 11:01 UNIQUE DIALOGUE - Sole Survivor & Corporal Toombs 12:33 Mass Effect 2 - Email from Toombs 13:31 Tela Vasir Dialogue About Akuze 14:09 Mass Effect 3 Unique Dialogue We’re first introduced to the story of Akuze during the character creation screen in Mass Effect 1. If you choose the Sole Survivor psychological profile, you’ll learn that Commander Shepard’s entire unit was wiped out by a thresher maw attack on Akuze, but not much more information is given at this stage. Akuze was a new human colony under development by the Systems Alliance during the 2170s. When all contact was lost with the colonial pioneer team in 2177, the Alliance sent in a recon unit to discover what had happened. During this scouting mission, the recon team was attacked by a thresher maw - a giant wormlike monster that spits acid. Everyone except for Shepard was lost and that was the official story for a long time. A freak accident that occurred when humanity tried to colonize a harsh uncharted world. But there is more to this story than first meets the eye. We can uncover a deeper conspiracy at work when we embark on the quest, UNC: Dead Scientists. When you approach the base on Ontarom you won’t exactly get a friendly welcome. A pack of mercenaries opens fire on sight, with more of them waiting inside the facility. Once you’ve dispatched all the enemies you can confront the ringleader of these assassinations… an Alliance soldier named Corporal Toombs. We can learn about what really happened on Akuze from the story of Toombs. So the attack on the Alliance recon unit didn’t happen by chance. The Cerberus scientists allowed it to happen to study the thresher maws. They may have even deliberately attracted the thresher maw, which is exactly what they did to Admiral Kahoku’s unit in Mass Effect 1, as well. After the attack Cerberus captured Corporal Toombs and ran experiments on him, injecting thresher maw acid into his veins to study the effects. When he got free, he tracked down and killed all the Cerberus scientists he could find. There are four different ways this quest can end depending on your decisions. There is also some unique dialogue if you chose the Sole Survivor background. When you enter the base Corporal Toombs will recognize Shepard.