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I'm SORRY, ok!? I didn't really understand. I'm just a soldier. I kill things. Batarians, Geth, Reapers... It's what I do, it's why I'm famous. These choices... I can understand gathering the galaxy to fight the Reapers. I can lead a fight. Choosing to change all life in the galaxy, this Synthesis I couldn't possibly know the repercussions of? What right had I to change all life in the galaxy? And Control? To say that, in the end, the Illusive Man was right? And to trust myself with that control? I shoot things, EDI, then I talk. It's all I've done for... for YEARS. You and the Geth... I wish you had been there, EDI. I really could have used your advice. I miss you, EDI. I'm sorry, Legion. I'm just... so sorry...
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So sad 
None of the endings are perfect, none. But I choose synthesis to avoid something like this. EDI and the Geth deserve better.
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I choose Destroy, but I also choose to believe in Indoctrination Theory to a certain extent.
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I have mainly chosen the destroy ending because I felt that despite the survival of the synthetics, I felt that I couldn't completely trust the Reapers to keep on the paths the Catalyst had described. That was all before the Extended Cut of course, and now I vary my choices via profile.
Looking at this now, I feel that while I am ultimately not sorry for the choices I have made, I am fully responsible. It's actually both gratifying and humbling at the choice I have made. Thank you for this enlightenment.
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OMG this picture is so beautifull and sad.
poor Joker
sorry Kaidan but you lose your Shepard again...
*thinking*
no!
It's moding time
but back to topic really good, just perfect.
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Arr... I chose t' kill 'em all! Sentenced them all to Davy Jones' locker I have. For the universe must be cleansed of all those ungodly atrocities!
(SPOILHEURRS: In all honesty i felt really damn bad for killing off the geth and EDI, tho, especially since i worked extra hard to get the save geth and quarians thing... and then to get joker and edi hooked up... but alas... EDI was the main reason i got into mass effect too... but then i discovered i can get a fem shepard to get funky with a certain turian... and i just couldn't kill shepard.)
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Aww, I'm not even a fan of the pairing, but this is so heartbreaking. T^T Poor Joker and EDI.
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clever girl..
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I choose the "Screw your dark edgy audience apathy-inducing ending" ending too.
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Not me!
As sad as it was to watch Garrus put Shepard's name on the memorial wall, I'm glad I was never this selfish!
I chose control so that I could "control" the Reapers into the sun...once they'd finished fixing all the stuff they broke. Presto! Reapers destroyed. Geth and EDI alive.
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Now you've made me cry. I hope you're happy now.
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more than it can be morally defensible.
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I ate the destroy ending
How can I kill EDI (and the Geth) after I made them so happy while the game?
Damn!!!!
YOur art is excelent like ever
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I always choose either Synthesis (80% of the time), or Control (the remaining 20%).
I have a hard time sacrificing our children (a.k.a. the synthetics) for the sake of our (a.k.a. the organics) survival.
That would be like leaving my own child to the bear in order to have the chance to escape. Even if my objective is to go grab my gun and kill it, I'd rather die defending my child, then get the chance to get rid and the bear and survive at the price of my own child's life.
Plus, I am more distrustful of the ones that built the Reapers (a.k.a. the Leviathans), than I am of the Reapers themselves.
If the Leviathans still see themselves as the apex species, are totally unmoved by the suffering of other races, have only agreed to help Shepard fight against the Reapers in the hopes that they could get rid of them - a.k.a. the only force in the galaxy that was powerful enough to send them into hiding - and have no qualms about enthralling lesser species in order to serve their own needs...
Well, call me crazy, but I'd rather keep the Reapers around, and have them fighting on our side, thank you very much.
Between being allowed to live and evolve for 50 000 years without direct interference; v.s. being allowed to exist only to pay tribute and serve the needs of some powerful, narcissistic, mind-controlling gigantic squids...
I still think that what the Reapers were doing is the lesser of two evils.
So yes, if they are willing to realize that their "solution" is no longer acceptable (nor that it ever was), and reconsider their approach, I am willing to consider making peace with the enemy and having them on our side.
After all, not all wars or conflicts must end with the total eradication of our enemies...
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The Leviathans is exactly the issue that was on my mind as well and it has caused me to feel guilty every time I pick destroy.
Though I was stubborn and let my main Shep choose destroy 
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Why not ? Your point of view is interesting and defendable. I find many people let reapers methods ( horrible, terrifying we are okay) to obscure their judgement and they don't see the real reason of reapers presence. In fact, even it's hard to admit, they are necessary to the life. And to my mind destroy them get back to kill us with deferment.
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Tell me that again when the Leviathans come back, enthrall the whole galaxy just like they used to, and transform all "lesser species" into pure slaves. 
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Meh. More crazy, of the paranoid sort. A tiny population of aliens that have already been discovered cowering at the bottom of some ocean aren't going to jump out, surprise everyone and take over the galaxy. Fear (especially irrational fear) is not the basis for making the biggest decision in the history of ever. Bottom line: Synthesis and Control are for fascists and weirdos with fantasies of martyrdom and/or deificiation.
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I guess we'll just have to disagree then. For I consider that impulsive and irrational decisions based on nothing but the pure instinct for revenge are a true danger for society. And since that "tiny population of aliens" can control the minds of all species, used to be in charge of the whole galaxy, and clearly explained to Shepard that the only thing stopping them from eventually coming back and reclaiming their place was the Reapers (or else, they'd never have helped him get rid of them)... I'm thinking that they must have had a pretty solid reason for doing so.
They would clearly never risk themselves if they didn't have something significant to gain. And that something, is power.
It's not my fault if you don't have the mind of a strategist and understand nothing to power dynamics.
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Choosing Destroy isn't about revenge. And if ever there was an impulsive and irrational decision, it's Synthesis. "Hmm. I think I'll just go ahead and merge all organic and synthetic life into 'a new DNA,' based on the word of the Reaper Overlord, who just showed up five minutes ago and started trying to talk me into solving his social studies experiment instead of destroying his evil army. Yeah, that's the ticket."
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I agree. Control I can see some appeal, but for me it was another ruse to make the Reapers win. And synthesis? Come on! Sure let's fuse all synthetics with organics and halt evolution and adaptation. The next disaster that comes along wipes them out.
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Tell me that again when the Leviathans come back, enthrall the whole galaxy just like they used to, and transform all "lesser species" into pure slaves.
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is it just me or does this look like EDI is dead, synthesis is one where she lives??
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the title is "synthetiCs end" not "synthesis" because, you know, EDI is a synthetic.
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ok i misread the title
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Très belle oeuvre, vibrante d'émotions.
Touchante, magnifique et triste à la fois.
Pour ma part, j'ai choisi la synthèse. Pas envie de voir les quariens, ni les geths, (j'ai sauvé les 2 races, pas sur de savoir comment j'ai fait par contre) ni surtout EDI mourrir.
Voir cette image ne me fait vraiment pas regretter mon choix!
Anyway, j'Adore cette oeuvre.
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I'll chime and agree with those who say the best ending is Indoctrination Theory. Failing that, Destroy is still the way to go. Control = Becoming God. Synthesis = Becoming Jesus. Screw both of those. The whole game had a pretty anti-religious feel to it. If you got to the end and did NOT choose Destroy, you were not paying attention. You failed the pop quiz.
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But. . . Shepard doesn't become god O.o Shepard only asserts control over the Reapers and forces them to leave. There's nothing to say that Shepard's consciousness will restrict them from continuing the cycle later, as it could have been a one-time thing, or that the Reapers couldn't eventually eradicate that control. Nor does Shepard become Jesus, because Jesus did not fuse two forms of life together, as far as I am aware. Yes, he cured diseases, yes he rose from the dead, but that had nothing to do with Synthesis. :\
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Shepard did not force the Reapers to leave in the Control ending. Evidently, you have not seen the Extended Cut. And if you did not see the obvious Christ/martyrdom symbolism imbued in the Synthesis ending, you *really* need to start paying attention. I mean, Shepard even assumes the crucifix post while plummeting into the beam of light, for Christ's sake. Shepard died for our syn(thesi)s. *barf*
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. . . -shrugs- Whatever you want to believe, then. I really don't care what you -thought- you saw as symbolism.
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Watch Shepard jump into the Synthesis beam. His/her arms spread wide and one leg slightly crosses the other. That's the crucifix pose. What else am I supposed to believe? There's a lot of religious allegory tied into the Synthesis ending, especially, but also Control. They're both very "faithy."
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I don't care. Please stop replying to me.
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That's funny. I thought you were the one who kept replying to me. Want to end a conversation? Stop talking.
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Can I just say I love your comments because they are so hilarious, yet still prove a point? :')
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Why, sure. Go right ahead.
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Waw, magnifique, on a vraiment un rendu qui fait penser à un screenshot du jeu, et la sensation d'inertie du corps d'IDA est très bien rendue.
D'ailleurs, il est étonnant de voir autant de monde accepter la destruction comme finalité la plus acceptable. Certes, Shepard se bat contre les Moisonneurs depuis le début, mais j'ai beaucoup de mal avec le choix d'un génocide comme unique alternative. La Synthèse, quant à elle, était mon choix lors de ma première partie, avant qu'on me fasse réfléchit sur le peu d'intérêt à vivre dans un univers où plus aucune différence n'est notable, où l'on ne peut plus apprendre des uns et des autres, et où l'Evolution est terminée.
J'ai donc fini par me tourner vers le Contrôle, seule façon pour mon Shepard de continuer à vivre - certes à travers un corps de Moissonneur, mais constitué de vies qui ne seront donc pas gâchées pour rien - et de protéger les siens en mettant la puissance des Moissonneurs au service de la Paix. Ainsi, la galaxie est protégée, les guerres cessent, et l'Evolution peut reprendre son cours. l'univers est désormais protégé par celui qui n'a jamais cessé d'être conciliant et de penser à autrui lors de ses choix moraux. Et les Moissonneurs ont la possibilité d'aider les gens, juste retour des choses pour en avoir tué des millions de milliards. Leur mort n'aurait rien racheté, mais leurs futurs actes, eux, peuvent améliorer la vie des générations futures.
Ton dessin est tout à fait sublime dans la forme, mais le fond nous fait tous revivre la fin choisie en fonction de notre vision des choses et de notre version de Shepard. Je crois bien que c'est sous cet aspect que ton dessin prend toute son ampleur, il fait ressortir toute une nostalgie qui reste au fond de nous après avoir terminé cette saga sur des choix moraux qui nous ont impacté.
Merci pour cet artwork.
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