Does the dog die?
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Varren, Mass Effect's version of (attack) dogs, are frequent enemies throughout the series and must be killed to proceed during missions.
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If your Shepard has a colonist background, you will receive a side quest at the citadel where you talk to Talitha, a girl named who was captured and traumatized at the hands of Batarian slavers from a young age.
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Matriarch Benezia can fight and harm her adult daughter Liara in her boss fight.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The council is ignorant but Saren obviously gaslights the protagonist about the plain plot points, including his involvement with the death of Nihlus
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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There are frequent sequences involving alcoholics, including a plot-integral one at Chola's Den.
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A political attache is addicted to a drug that, while not outright banned, is tightly controlled. He begs Shepard to use their Spectre status to get him an advance on his next ration. He can be talked into getting himself straight, however.
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Is there addiction?
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One sidequest involves a consul who asks Sheperd to abuse their authority to get him an additional dose of a mind-enhancing drug he's taken his allotment of. Sheperd must either do so or talk him into getting off the Sapho.
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A side quest makes it possible for you to kill monkey-like creatures on a planet while looking for a missing device hidden on one of them. Killing them generates reactions of approval/disapproval depending on which squadmates you bring. (To clarify, you can complete the quest without hurting any of them)
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Are there bugs?
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The Rachni are a species of enormous extraterrestrial bugs, and they are the main enemy in one of the story critical missions.
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Are there snakes?
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There is a snake-like enemy that burrows in the ground and will explode up toward the player.
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Are there spiders?
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Rachni, a species of arachnoid creatures, can be seen during the game, but they are so alien that it'd probably be difficult that they trigger any arachnophobe.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Animal like species of alien are frequent enemies and must be killed by the player
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Assault
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Bodily Harm
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Not shown on screen but a companion's personal quest involves hunting down a mad scientist who sells, among other black market organs, genitalia.
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Is there body horror?
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Husks are a recurring enemy throughout the whole trilogy: human zombies made by enhancing the body with synthetic parts covering the whole body. Thorian Servants and the final boss also qualify as such.
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Is someone burned alive?
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If you use incendiary ammo, this burns your opponents when you shoot them and causes their body to disintegrate upon their death. It’s generally not considered to be very graphic though.
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Does someone break a bone?
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The Normandy's pilot, Joker/Jeff, lives with brittle bone disease and frequently mentions related injuries.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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At the very end, a primary enemy has a seizure as they transform into their final form.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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No deaths of children are shown on screen, though it's possible that they may have died in the background.
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Death
Does a major character die?
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If you upset Wrex enough during the Vermire mission, he might have to be shot. It's reccomended to not do this, as he's a fast friend in 2 and 3.
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Disability
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Matriarch Benezia, a mother of one of your crew members, is required to be killed. There are other references to parents dying through the game and series.
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Does someone cheat?
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You can choose to cheat on your love interest as the main character.
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Saren, the main antagonist, is possessed by the Reapers.
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Are there ghosts?
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AI holograms aren't ghosts.
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Are there jump scares?
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Occasional morality choices using the left and right triggers can cause unexpected responses, but this is animation and congruence, not intentional jump scares.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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In the Mission "Feros: Geth Attack"; after dealing with the colonists and going on your way back to the Normandy (near the end of the mission), you'll find a new type of enemy. One of the attacks available for this enemy is puking a green-ish "pus" that will poison the main character. The enemies will also explode with this "liquid" on each hit and on death. After some time you'll get a cutscene where you'll go downstairs and meet a giant mouth thing hanging for the ceiling; A humanoid entity will come out of their mouth. The sound is calm but slimy because it's a slimy creature, so if you feel like you'll be ok, just close your eyes until you hear this new character speak.
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Is there audio gore?
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You may find the voice of the plot twist to be unsettling.
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Does someone spit?
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Feros: Geth Attack - It is unclear wether it's puke or spitting. See the "vomit" tag for more info.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Garrus is constantly frustrated by procedure and joins your crew specifically so he can break the law and get away with it.
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The ship that much of the plot takes place on has a medbay, there are some unskippable and/or crucial scenes in that location.
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Mental Health
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It is a possibility, if your Paragon/Renegade score is high enough, for you to be able to talk Saren into suicide instead of fighting him in the final mission. He uses a gun and is rather fast, but it's still there. In addition, someone goes on a mission on Virmire not expecting to survive.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Talitha, a traumatized girl you'll encounter if you choose the Colonist background, can be considered a violent threat (though objectively she does not hurt anyone). If anything, there's violence toward mentally ill people like in this case. One of the characters says there is a sniper watching her in case she acts out. If you choose the extreme renegade option you can request to have her killed ("you should take her out before she hurts anyone else") followed by an offscreen gunshot.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Not literally spoken, but there is a potential suicide in the "I Remember Me" side quest.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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If the "sole survivor" background is chosen for Shepard, there will be occasional implications that Shepard experiences PTSD symptoms as a result of the event in their past.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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On Eden Prime, you have the option to encounter hidden NPCs. Manuel, one of the NPCs, experiences a mental breakdown and expresses an anxious outlook about the future. Additionally, the protagonist has the option to not be very kind about it.
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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The game has an epilepsy warning
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Is there shakey cam?
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In some cutscenes
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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The Krogan will frequently mention having many stillborn babies as a result of the "genophage" which renders most of the species sterile or causes miscarriage/stillbirths.
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Does someone miscarry?
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In the game, a type of alien called Krogan are affected by a disease that causes only a few babies to be able to hatch. While it isn't exactly miscarrying, I would consider it similar enough to warrant a caution to anyone sensitive to miscarriage.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A major character has Vrolik's Syndrome, but it is handled tactfully and they are treated as a normal member of the crew.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Kaidan (confirmed to be bi in the third game) is one of two characters that could die on Virmire.
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Is there hate speech?
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Yes, but not about different specific groups of humans. The hate speech in Mass Effect is done by or about aliens, making bigoted comments about other aliens, including humans as a whole.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Standard "All mankind as brothers" sci-fi setting
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Volus are based on antisemitic stereotypes (bankers/merchants, nasally voice, greedy, etc.).
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Shepard is, at best, 25-30. Liara, a long-lived alien, is about 50-60 but looks 20. She is a romance option.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Aside from a strip club, the only sexual content you're going to see is if you choose to pursue a romance. An all cases, the only body parts shown are butts. You will never see a nipple or genital in Mass Effect 1.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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During one mission the character Harkin will sexually harass you with lewd comments if you’re playing as a woman. Even ignoring that said moment takes place in a strip club where even the player can ogle the dancers
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Sexism
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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You can hit enemy NPCs with The Mako if you wish, but this is optional.
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Does a plane crash?
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Yes if spaceships count as planes. Otherwise, no.
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Does a car crash?
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Yes, the Mako frequently crashes, and is completely destroyed in the end via crashing
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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The game is a third-person shooter/action RPG
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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One of the main plot missions is to destroy a facility with a nuke. One of your crewmembers might die from it.
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