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  • Why does his hologram have to land and take off?

    Derp.

  • Oh, hello Halo.

  • literally just finished mass effect 2 a few hours ago it was epic to say the least just in time for mass effect 3 cant fucking wait

  • Way to destroy the reapers, alot at a time: Blow a mass relay near them.

    Problem, Harbinger?

  • I assume Shepard will have to go to Earth and face the music ... on Tuesday.

  • @Danyal123 Friday for the rest. Gods dammit. XD

  • good mission and really bridges mass effect 3. i can't wait.

  • @GhostLink92, it would actually be Admiral, not General.

  • @jmalott96, to become the ultimate hero...

  • GhostLink90, meet Double Post

  • Commander Shepard, meet General Shepherd.

  • Commander Shepard, meet General Shepherd. 

  • W-what? I bought the DLC and played it before the ending of the game, it was the collector general, not a reaper on the coms. o.o

  • @EHAmos

    You get the Reaper form of Harbinger when you play the DLC after you do the Suicide Mission.

  • @MainHeretic Figured as much. Was more pointing out that I thought that was cool of the producers to do/take-note-of.

  • Now I understand Harbinger is a reaper i thought he led the collectors but he actually controls them to build reapers which mean in the me 3 demo those were reaper o.O

  • @awesomemark1234100 thats what happens when you do it before ending the game but harbinger is talking through the collecter general so it is basically the same thing

  • 3:15 Become the ultimate Badass and be a renegade.....What the hell is the point of paragon then?

  • What seems more logical? Completing the main story first or this?

  • @iownalx23 the main story first definitely. this dlc directly ties in with the me3

  • @iownalx23 Seeing as this is the Mass Effect 3 prologue, Story First.

  • what seems more logical? Completing the main story first or this dlc mission

  • At 2:36, anyone else notice that recording glitch? I think it makes the scene look even more awesome.

  • so if i merge into ME3 with a save that has not played "arrival dlc" .... ME3 will still think that i played thru the arrival dlc and destroyed the 300k batarians and the relay?

  • @Eloxiel the game would just assume it would be extended universe thing like garrus joining his own team

  • @Eloxiel

    Actually it matters not if you played it, apparently you still killed 300k batarians even if u didnt do the dlc.

  • I would've just quoted the Turian councilor when talking to Harbinger...

    "Ah yes, 'Reapers'..."

  • @MainHeretic

    Doubt shepard could take himself seriously if he thought of that! Just be rolling on the floor laughing.

  • Even though I really don't like the Bartarians, I really did feel very sorry for them having to die, when the option of "alarm the colonist in the system" I felt I had at least done something but then... well you know the rest if you played it..

  • love mass effect series but wat happens if you never played any of the DLC but going to play mass effect 3 can anyone tell me?

  • @kdnladner93 the arrival dlc is a crucial dlc for story purposes (best way to make money) at the start of mass effect 3 your at a trial because of the events of arrival.

  • Shepard should have said "This sentence is false" to Harbinger.

  • Hackett: "We lost 300,000 batarians in the blink of an eye. And the galaxy just fuckin watched."

  • Admiral Hackett has a great voice actor

  • Man it's about time they make more sense!

  • batarians can't do shit to shepard, after sovereign, geth, mercs, the shadow broker, collectors....

    why do they think they can beat the SHEP?!

  • Reapers: At last we have retur-(sees astroid about to hit relay) WHAT THE FU-BOOOOOOOOOOOM.

  • somethingtells me shepard will have too do this againi can see them doing this with the one near earth sacrifice earth and the local cluster too save the galaxy and destroy every reaper in the galaxy yah that sounds like a fair trade hell humans already have many other worlds colonized and earth is screwed so why the hell not lets put that supernova relay idea to work i dont see us winning any other way unless every ship has got the thanix cannon upgrade then maybe

  • if Shepard is like dust fighting against cosmic winds, how the hell is he annoying? Showing weakness there Harbinger?

  • @STsixx

    ever had dust blown into your eye, can be rather annoying :)

  • am i the only one who thought, fus ro dah!

  • Why couldn't they have just turned off the Relay?..If they can activate them I'm sure they can turn them off. Shows how mean humans are, or maybe the writers got lazy who knows?

  • @GaM3RN3RD1

    I don't think turning one off is just like flicking a switch

  • @GaM3RN3RD1 Reapers built the realys. They of all things would know everything everything about relays. So of course they would know how to turn them back on.

  • i do have an honest question here about this though, if they need the mass relays to jump to different systems, (as far as i know they just travel at sub FTL speeds without them) then how do they know there were no survivors? wouldn't traveling back to the Batarian system at sub FTL speeds take hundreds if not thousands of years? or are there more than 1 mass relay per system? (i know from the 1st game that liara t'soni said that some link to more than 1 system) anyone got any ideas on this?

  • @THECHAOS111

    It exploded like a supernova. No planet could survive a supernova. If our sun exploded like that, every planet in our system and then some would be destroyed.

  • @kutless45 Uuuuhh.....and what does that have to do with it though? if you're outside the blast radius then you're fine, it still doesn't answer my question of how they get there without a mass relay.

  • @THECHAOS111

    There is no communication with the world. If there is on communication, then the planet must be destroyed. That, and the planet was in the blast radius of the supernova explosion.

  • @THECHAOS111 the communications network is FTL... and I'm guessing there would be systems close by they could jump to and make it, say, several weeks travel or something to that effect. just cause we don't see it on our star chart, doesn't mean its not there ;)

  • Brace yourself,

    Reapers are coming.

  • The Batarians are assholes. Like Zaeed said, they'd happily turn a whole planet into a smoking ruin just to send a message.

    Besides, Shepard is a Spectre (assuming you've gone paragon all the way through). He does whatever it takes. If the deaths of 350, 000 Batarians (who are enemies of the citadel anyway) are the price of peace, so be it. Would Nihlus or any other spectre have done otherwise?

    BTW- how do you download this DLC for PS3?

  • @SamuraiJim87 do you have cerberus network?

  • @SamuraiJim87 psn store, all games, ps3 add-ons, m-p, mass effect 2 and there you have all the dlc for mass effect 2, hope this helps :)

  • "You have become an annoyance." Jesus, it must be hard to piss Harbinger off, if Shepard's still only an annoyance.

  • @smnoy23 He'd better change his tack and start taking us seriously once we blow a few of them up in ME3!

  • Aww they should have made Hacket look more like lance Henrikson. :(

  • Trial... 350,000 counts of first degree murder. destruction of a solar system and mass effect relay. sentence save the galaxy a 3rd time

  • @Str8Murder Just get the fuck out.

  • @bonezz66666 btw man, how did you win that mission using the collector rifle lol. I got my ass whooped every single time i use that weapon. Only the mattock saved me a heck loads of times.

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  • @bonezz6666 Your character has the same armor and weapons as mine. I think we can be friends.

  • @bonezz66666 what did he say???

  • @Str8Murder No one cares what you think or if you buy the game or not

  • @Str8Murder

    This dlc is just to bridge the gap between ME2 and ME3 as to show how, from the devs point of view, did the events of Shepard blowing up an entire system to slow the Reaper invasion occurred. You can make one out in your mind yourself. Its free. I do that all the times. I admit that some of my versions are more awesome but hey, nothing is perfect. Also, nobody's forcing you to buy ME3. And lets be honest, when it does comes out, thats the only thing you will ever want then.

  • It would be funny if the asteroid would be shot away like normal ships do at the relay.

  • 02:43 - 02:54

    Wow that was really depressing...watching the explosion just get larger and larger...AND LARGER on the galactic map. Wiping out everything from its path from existence.

    But it had to be done...

  • @PhillyWild302

    wow you're waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too deep into the game. Besides, batarians are usually kinda an ass. But oh well. Had to be done. Its either 300k+ batarians or the entire galaxy. I'd assume that choice isn't a tough one to make if the situation is actually real

  • 2020visionstudios 300,000 batarians died in the blink of a eye..and Shepard just fuckin watched

  • Harbinger: Prepare yourselves, for the Arrival!

    Shepard: Laputan Machine.

    Harbinger: ??????

    Shepard: Damn it, No crime in hoping that would work.....

  • @skytop082

    I wanted human paste. The machine gave me lemon-lime.

  • @skytop082

    Sticks and stones...

  • @skytop082 Sorry, I don't get it; could you explain that please.

  • @MB18932 Deus Ex reference.

  • @skytop082

    What a shame...

  • @skytop082 LMFAO

    What a great game

  • @skytop082 Sticks and stones

  • This always gives me chills

  • Can someone please tell me why you have to report to earth if you are protected by your Spectre status?

  • Finally, I can look at General Shepherd in a positive light. I'm still pissed about his actions from MW2

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  • When i noticed that the asteroid was actualy the one i was standing on i went like "OH FOR FUCKS SAKE !"

  • does Hackett still say "once this mission is done, be ready to do the right thing" if you do Arrival AFTER defeating the Collectors?

  • @SocklessSloth well thats silly, since the mission is... erhm, done

  • @SocklessSloth Hackett is talking about the OTHER mission...the one where Shepard has to pick up some milk and eggs from the space-mart...very dangerous and time consuming :)

  • @SocklessSloth so basically this means that Arrival should be done before the suicide mission, otherwise it doesnt make sense

  • @saygoodnightmanuel but that would make sence seeing as ME3 starts off at the end of this content

  • @fallanhop2 but then why does he say "ill stand trial once this mission is done" when the mission is done already? Maybe that line just shows that it really doesnt matter when you complete Arrival, because you dpn't have to go to trial immediately anyway. It probably takes a while for them to build a case against you, and the Alliance will anyhow give you some time to get rid of the Collectors. ME3 opens with a consequence of your actions in Arrival, but it does not need to happen right after.

  • @saygoodnightmanuel

    Probaly just a minor fail from the dev's site. Nothing big maybe there was something else intended when he said '' when this mission is over''

  • Imagine if Shepard timed it perfectly where that at the exact moment the reapers arrived in the system, the Supernova was going off. He could've retired early.

  • Lol The reaper looks like a flying roach.

  • @joegreeno1234 Is that why they're so hard to kill?

  • Should have just timed the speed to when the reapers were in system, then the explosion would have killed them to.

  • Hell of a way to end Mass Effect 2.

  • I would have used the Normandy's lasers to carve that asteroid into a giant middle finger and then send it towards the reaper fleet.

  • 5 Reapers disliked this explosion

  • if would have being hardcore if he flipped off that reaper hologram and sworn obscenity's at it " FUCK YOU YOU REAPER HOE"

  • He should have destroyed it when the reapers got there

  • The graphics of the mass relay falling apart are amazing. Hackett is so cool, missed him saying "fifth fleet out" in ME2.

  • @Suprnovo3 Its a shock isnt it?

  • @Suprnovo3 Do you think Im THAT stupid?. The comment I made was in reference to COD Modern Warfare 2 where the character: General Shepherd, said he lost 30,000 men in a blink of an eye when a nuke went off in Modern Warfare 1.

    The character is voiced by the same person who does Admiral Hacket. And the fact that you think I would want Cmmd Shepherd to save those batarians when its painfully obvious that there is gonna be a systematic explosion to prevent the reaper invasion is moronic.

  • Time to kill some batarians

  • .... It wasn't about them being batarians. It was either them or them + the rest of the universe. Easy choice, really.

    Being batarians had nothing to do with it. Also, please don't mention the Holocaust in such a ridiculous context. Godwin's law I suppose...

  • I bet there was a Batarian who came of house and was like

    "Today is the first day of the rest of my life, I'm going to finally asking that girl out and I'm gonna take that promotion. *takes a deep breath* Today is going to be a great--*BOOM* lol

  • @sepewrath Or worse, "It's a girl! Congratula--*BOOM*".

  • I say bring on the war with the Batarians... we'll wipe them out together with the Reapers if we have to!

  • Well, people did say that things explode around Shepard. And now, he have really outdone himself. He can't touch anything without it turning into explodium.

    Only the Mako are immune to his explosive touch.

  • is that the Mass relay????!!!!!! shit if it isnt good

  • 2 things. i dont like playing this dlc alot because it makes him a mass murderer. and its awsome that the reapers know sheperd

  • @zest4lyfe Yeah you have to buy it on xbox live. I think its around 400-800 MS points. Not to sure how much it is.

  • @zest4lyfe What? How did I get what mission? And in what main game?

  • So.......This is kinda like the Batarian version of......that.....y'know..

  • @CharmieKid no....

    because whatever you mean is probably related to a bloody, violent and unnecessary armed conflict between humans, where a lot of innocents died without a reason....

    here 300.000 innocents died... but with a DAMN GOOD reason!

  • @enterprise0709 I'm just sayin'................The Batarians are gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiiiissed.

  • @CharmieKid that... i won't deny.... in fact i couldn't agree more!

  • i liked the sentece " prepare fore the arrival" got me in the mood for mass effect 3

  • Is there something wrong with me if I actually felt guilty for the 300,000 dead batarians? :( damn you bioware, for making me feel something about this universe you made

  • @ViciousOS me too

  • @ViciousOS Should Anyone feel sorry for the death of 300,000 dead pirates, slavers and pirates.

  • @paulman34340 well, yeah, all the ones we've seen are scumbags, but that doesn't mean ALL batarians deserve to die, there must have been some doctors, firemen or something like that on a colony as big as Arathor

    That's not counting that the already shitty batarian-human relations went straight to the crapper, pretty much nulifying any possible cooperaton against the reapers, and possible war

  • @ViciousOS just yanking your chain I'm aware that not all of a species are evil, but slavery is still a major part of their culture if what happen to that girl who almost shot herself in that side quest in ME 1 if your history was colonist

  • @paulman34340 It's ok, I ain't getting worked up, nor anything.

    Oh, I remember that poor girl :(, too bad I didn't transfer my colonist ME1 file, so I didn't know what went up with her later.

    Although, even if slavery was a pretty big part of their culture, maybe not everyone is guilty... mmmhhh, now that I think about it, maybe a few thousand slaves died there, hah! that's even worst! :(

  • @ViciousOS well, i haven't met a batarian that is not a asshole

  • I for one welcome our new Reaper Overlords . . .

  • @SinDawg030 You traitorous bastard.

  • @7652642576265fgdrs4h Its not me! Its the indoctrination thats doi- ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL OF THIS FORM. BEND TO ME HUMAN FOR I AM HARBINGER.

  • @SinDawg030 oh god......

  • @7652642576265fgdrs4h PRESERVE 7652642576265FGDRS4H'S BODY IF POSSIBLE. YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ME. I AM LIMITLESS, YOU ARE BACTERIA.

  • @SinDawg030 I'm sorry you I made you type out my username.......

  • @SinDawg030 THE FORCES OF THE COPY&PASTE FUNCTION BEND TO ME

  • @SinDawg030 THE REAPER OVERLORDS ARE COMING. THEY WILL TAKE OUT THE PONY OVERLORDS! (yay :D)

  • @yubarta1 Oh man. Reapers landing in Equestria? I'd pay to see that.

  • Harbinger is so fucking BADASS! He is definetly up there with Albert Wesker as top 3 best villains ever!

  • which weapon are u using at the start?

  • @FireBenderKwyna The Geth shotgun. I don't remember the exact name.

  • @bonezz66666 I'ts just called the "Geth Plasma Shotgun", nothing fancy.

  • @bonezz66666 You pretty much nailed it. It's simply the Geth Plasma Shotgun.

  • @bonezz66666 whats the name of your assualt rifle ?

  • @anthonymallari12 Collector Assault Rifle.

  • @bonezz66666 where can i get the Rifle? I only have the particle beam

  • @anthonymallari12 It comes with the collectors edition of Mass Effect 2. Or alternatively you can purchase it on the PSN Store if you have a PS3. (Recon Operations pack(Not available on the 360 / pc))

  • @FireBenderKwyna geth plasma shotgun

  • @FireBenderKwyna

    Its a Geth shotgun u get from DLC

  • i wish they gave the option to mention the smiley face on his head

  • I want to see Harbinger say that when we kick his ass in ME3

  • @Cadian045Harbinger : Prepare yourselves for the Arrival. Shepard : prepare yourselves for my foot up your ass

  • I want to see Harbinger say that went we kick his ass in ME3

  • I would have laughed so hard if that meteor had simply been shot along by the Mass Relay just like the Normandy, instead of hitting it.

    "Did we make it?"

    "I believe s-" *crash*

  • I want Hackett to read me a bedtime story.

  • I just love the damn explosion.

  • It seems like Mark Meer really improved with the whole voice-acting thing in this DLC. I always thought he was rather flat in ME1 and ME2, but he sounded pretty convincing in this. I hope he keeps it up in ME3.

  • @DecmanReturns The idea was that he was kinda supposed to be as deadpan as possible, so that you could decide what Shepard's actual feelings towards the situation were. Testing showed that if your character sounded angry with the situation, you'd be more likely to pick the agressive (Renegade) options.

  • @DecmanReturns I Know right! Maybe he just gets bored when there are a load of lines to recite because hes great in the dlcs lol

  • I am just wondering, if there are thousands of reapers coming to that system shouldn't they be able to build their own Mass Relay?

  • @clemsonpacer1 If you're under the pretense that the Reapers themselves created the Mass Relays. I'm sure in Mass Effect 3 we'll find out where the Reapers came from, but I believe they're the legacy of the first space faring race. Possibly made as some type of government or enforcers of peace that had programming errors.

  • @ExploitedYouth87 no offence but that is kind of cliche

  • @MrAlienkiller Agreed, but the way I see it is the creators couldn't think of a back story for the Reapers in ME1 so they basically said, "screw it, we'll think of it another time.". I believe we'll learn their back story in ME3, and that's the only thing I can think of. The creators, however, are much better at thinking up these things so hopefully they come up with something original.

  • Admiral Hackett is the same voice actor as Shepard from MW2. So basically Shepard is talking to Shepard!!!

  • @scottjackson117 Tomorrow, there will be no shortage of believers; no shortage of witnesses. I know you understand, Councilor.

  • I'm guessing ME3 will start with the Council revoking Shepard's Spectre status. I mean, they did the same to Saren, and no-one even knew what he was planning. Shepard's only excuse involves the Reapers, which won't convince the Council.

  • @ginganinja714 Except that there is no evidence Shepard was involved in the Bahak system. With Saren and Eden Prime, there was. The Council wouldn't just revoke Spectre status of someone without any evidence. The trial in ME3 is purely an Alliance political maneuver and has nothing to do with the Council. At most, they'll elect a 'wait and see' stance and strip Shepard after being found guilty.

  • 300,000 Batarians were lost in the blink of an eye....

    And Sheperd just fucking watched!

  • @ScottJackson117 MW2 was a terrible blight on the gaming community and humanity as a whole.

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  • @Durgyburg Your opininion. MW2 was good. Not great. But why are you telling me its a blight? I dont care what other people think of the game. And a game isnt a blight on humanity. Its hard to beleive a game has that much of an impact in our daily lives.

  • @Durgyburg The game itself was not. The fans were. Sort of like Portal's fans, really. "loooool the cake is a lie!!!1"

  • @ScottJackson117 trust me if Sheperd was a batarian and the people on the colony were humans, he would not even give a second thought and kill them.

  • @Arthur900 I wont argue with you there but, I was quoting from General Sheperd from Modern Warfare 2, who is voiced by the same person who does Admiral Hacket. I just tweaked the comment to fit the story.