From Shepard's return to a new antagonist, Mass Effect fans still can't figure out what's going on in that teaser trailer
Nov. 9, 2023We still don’t know what BioWare is trying to tell us
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It’s been a couple of days since we got that potentialMass Effect 5teaser, but fans still can’t decide if it’s Shepard, an antagonist, or maybe even Daft Punk in the trailer.
Earlier this week, on November 7,BioWarereleased theMass Effect Epsilon teaser,which, although exciting, left fans with more questions than answers. The trailer is only 30ish seconds long and is purposely vague. In it, we see a mysterious figure wearing an N7 uniform and helmet walk down a hallway before pulling out a weapon and the screen cutting to black. Unsurprisingly, theories are already circling about who this character is and what it could mean for the series' future.
Shortly after the trailer was shared, the Mass Effectsubredditwent into overdrive trying to figure out who this person is. There have been some expected guesses, like Commander Shepard or maybe the next game’s new antagonist, as well as some less likely predictions like one of the members of the French electronic music duo Daft Punk.
“Looks like our new protagonist is, in fact, one of the Daft Punk robots,” one user shared on the site. “You’ll never be HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER than Commander Shepard,” another replied.
Other fans have said the character looks like a Warlock fromBungie’s MMO Destiny: “Didn’t know N7 recruits Destiny Warlocks now, lol,” one player said. No wonder the teaser trailer sent GamesRadar+’s Heather Wald’sfan theory brain into overdrive.
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