107 quotes found
"[to a shocked commitee of Alliance leaders asking what to do] The only thing we can do. We fight or we die!"
"[to a dying Reaper; Renegade] Tell your friends we're coming for them! [calls another orbital strike] Never mind. I'll tell them myself."
"[from trailer] There's a lot of people back on Earth dying while we gather our strength. They're wondering if we're ever coming back; friends, family, parents and children. This isn't their fight, but they're buying us time with their lives."
"The Reapers won't stop at Earth. They'll destroy every organic being in the galaxy if we don't find a way to stop them."
"Each of us needs to be willing to die to save humanity. Anything less...and they've already won!"
"“If we reduce this war to arithmetic, we’re no better than Reapers.” -to Garrus"
"“There will be casualties, I just wonder how many?”"
"“Thinking of some friends who aren’t around thanks to this war.” - to Liara"
"“I will protect and sustain. I will act as guardian for the many.”"
"[Renegade] I've had enough of your tabloid journalism. [just before punching a news reporter]"
"You...big stupid jellyfish! [speaking to a Hanar - a race of jellyfish-like creatures]"
"[stabs Kai Leng] That was for Thane/Kirrahe (and Miranda), you son-of-a-bitch! [varies depending on who Leng killed]"
"[fighting Kai Leng] No gunship this time, you son-of-a-bitch!"
"[ordering the Quarian fleet to stand down] The Geth don't want to fight you! If you can believe that for just one minute, this war will be over. You have a choice. Please. Keelah Se'lai."
"That's a straw, Tali. [on her use of an "emergency induction port" to get drunk]"
"I bet you say that to every guy who gets you a homeworld. [to Tali after helping her retake her homeworld]"
"Unless we plan on talking the Reapers to death, the defense committee is a waste of time."
"Each of you needs to be willing to die. Anything less...and you're already dead."
"[Final speech - Comrades] This war's brought us pain, and suffering, and loss. But it's also brought us together, as soldiers, allies... friends. This bond that ties us together is something that the Reapers will never understand. It's more powerful than any weapon, stronger than any ship. It can't be taken or destroyed."
"[Final speech - Remember what you fight for] The next few hours will decide the fate of everyone in the galaxy. Every mother. Every son. Every unborn child. They're trusting you. Depending on you to win them their future. A future free from the threat of the Reapers!"
"[Final speech - Be fearless] But take heart! Look around you! You're not in this fight alone. We face our enemy together, and together, we will defeat them!"
"[to the Catalyst, from the Extended Cut 'Refusal' Ending] I fight for freedom. Mine, and everyone's. I fight for the right to choose our own fate. And if I die, I'll die knowing that I did everything I could to stop you. And I'll die free."
"[From the EC 'Control' Ending] Eternal. Infinite. Immortal. The man/woman I was used these words, but only now do I truly understand them. [If Paragon] And only now do I understand the full extent of his/her sacrifice./ [If Renegade] And only now do I comprehend the full potential of his/her decision. Through his/her death, I was created. Through my birth, his/her thoughts were freed. They guide me now; give me reason, direction. Just as he/she gave direction to the ones who followed him/her, the ones who helped him/her achieve his/her purpose; now my purpose. To give the many hope for a future; to ensure that all have a voice in their future. / To right the wrongs of the past; to provide a voice to those too weak to speak for themselves. [Or alternatively] To provide the many with a powerful leader; to put an end to the bickering of the many; to ensure the strongest are not feared or reviled for their strength. The man/woman I was knew that he/she could only achieve this by becoming something greater. There is power in control. There is wisdom in harnessing the strengths of your enemy. I will rebuild what the many have lost; I will create a future with limitless possibilities; I will protect, and sustain; I will act as guardian for the many. / I will restore what the many have fought for; I will lead an army that none will dare oppose; I will protect, defend; I will destroy those who threaten the future of the many. And throughout it all, I will never forget; I will remember the ones who sacrificed themselves so that the many could survive. And I will watch over the ones who live on / And I will keep a watchful eye over the ones who live on; those who carry the memory of the man/woman I once was, the man/woman who gave up his/her life / who fought to become the one who could save/lead the many."
"[Gazing at a Sovereign-Class Reaper on Menae] Look at that. And they want my advice on how to stop it? Failed C-Sec officer, vigilante, and I'm their expert adviser?"
"Are you kidding? I'm right behind you! [upon first meeting him on Menae]"
"[when lacking other dialogue or opinion] So who needs their ass kicked now?"
"Oh, I'm ready for it, but I'm pretty sure we'll still need giant guns... and lots of them. Sovereign didn't go down without a fight; I doubt a thousand more of his friends will be any different."
"Now I'd love to chat, but this gun really needs calibrating."
"[after witnessing the insectoid race of Rachni for the second time in the series] If I never see another spider again, I'll die a contented Turian... unless they have spiders in the afterlife. Damn."
"That's the thing about getting old, Shepard... the platitudes get just as old."
"It's something Turians are taught from birth. If even one person is still left standing at the end of a war, then the fight was worth it."
"Forgive the insubordination, but this old friend has an order for you...Go out there and give them hell. You were born to do this. [during the Battle of Earth]"
"Forgive the insubordination, but your boyfriend has an order for you... Come back alive. It'd be an awfully empty galaxy without you. [instead of the above if Garrus is romanced]"
"[after Shepard deliberately loses a friendly shooting competition] I'm Garrus Vakarian, and this is my favorite spot on the Citadel!"
"[when romancing Tali] You're so mean... and I'm okay with that."
"[If Shepard and Tali are in a romance and start flirting] Uh, I was there when you two had your thing, remember? Just get a room and work it out."
"[To Shepard] If this thing goes sideways and we end up on the other side, meet me at the bar. I'm buying."
"[fleeing Earth as the Crucible fires] Joker, listen. We have to go."
"You've obviously never seen Turians swim. It's a lot of flailing and splashing around interrupted by occasional bouts of drowning..."
"Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, reporting for duty."
"[Encountering rachni] Spiders...Spiders...SPIDERS!"
"[If was romanced in ME2] And for the record...still totally worth it."
"Sheparrrd! Wanna drink? I'm toasting Miranda...I think."
"Watch out! Geth incoming!"
"[When rekindling romance] Keelah, Shepard, I'm not going to beg, but I didn't come here to look at the fish."
"Ugh, the vents. Always the vents."
"[After the quarians win back their homeworld, Rannoch; staring at the sunset] It's strange, but I see all this, this picture of hope, and all I can think of is everything I've lost. My team on Haestrom, my father, even Legion; I'm mourning a geth, how crazy is that?"
"[When asked if quarians will be able to handle living on Rannoch after living as nomads for 400 years] We have gotten used to carrying our homes with us...[Shepard picks up a rock and hands it to Tali] It's a start."
"[If romanced, before the battle with the Reaper on Rannoch] If..if we don't make it...[..]I love you!."
"[Drinking 'Turian brandy' through a straw] Emergency Induction Port!"
"[If romanced] "I am having a drink with my boyfriend. My human boyfriend. Ha! My father would have hated you!""
"[Drunken toast to Miranda if she survived Sanctuary] Nice job, you genetically perfect Cerberus cheerleader bosh'tet! Keelah se'lai!"
"Shepard, I backed you when I was just a kid on her Pilgrimage, I backed you when the Normandy was a Cerberus ship. What kind of friend would I be if I didn't back you on this?"
"[If romanced by Shepard] Shepard, I backed you when I was just a kid on her Pilgrimage, I backed you when the Normandy was a Cerberus ship. Wherever you go, I'm with you."
"[If romanced by Shepard, after Thessia] If that's not enough, you're the man I love. Never forget that."
"[repeated line] Keep me posted. Hackett out."
"[...] Build alliances! Gather anyone and everyone you can!"
"[...] Cerberus has never played by the rules as we know them. I don't know what their agenda is, but it has nothing to do with humanity's best interests."
"If the Illusive Man is good at one thing, it's finding new ways to subvert science."
"Commander, are you ready to bring the might of the galaxy to bear on the Reapers?"
"Never before have so many come together from all quarters of the galaxy. But never before have we faced an enemy such as this. The Reapers will show us no mercy. We must give them no quarter. They will terrorize our populations. We must stand fast in the face of that terror. They will advance until our last city falls, but we will not fall. We will prevail. Each of us will be defined by our actions in the coming battle. Stand fast. Stand strong. Stand together. Hackett out. [before the counterattack on Earth]"
"All fleets, the Crucible is armed. Disengage and fall back to the rendezvous point. I repeat, disengage and get the hell out of here!"
"[From the EC 'Destroy' Ending] The war is over. The Reapers have been defeated. Against all odds, and in the face of the greatest threat this galaxy has ever known, we survived. We suffered many losses. The relays are severely damaged, but we won. This victory belongs to each of us... every man, woman, and child. Every civilization, on every world. Now, as we take our first steps toward restoring what we lost, we must remember what it took to win. This wasn't a victory by a single fleet, a single army, or even a single species. If this war has taught us anything, it is that we are at our strongest when we work together. And if we can put down our grievances long enough to stop something as powerful as the Reapers, imagine what we can achieve now that they are defeated. It will take time, but we can rebuild everything that was destroyed. Our homes, our worlds, our fleets and defenses. All of this - and more. Together, we can build a future greater than any one of us could imagine. A future paid for by the sacrifices of those who fought and died alongside us. A future that many will never see. And while we still have many challenges ahead of us... We can face them together. And we will honor those who died to give us that future."
"[From the EC 'Destroy' ending if EMS isn't high enough] We knew this war would test us. We knew the chances of victory were slim at best. But we are victorious. The Reapers are defeated. We deployed every strategy, fought every battle, sent every soldier and hero to the brink. We held nothing back. Now, it's up to the survivors to rebuild, to start again. I only hope the lessons learned in this war don't die along with those of us who fought to win it."
"This place smells wrong. Like a bad wound"
"I don't need luck. I have ammo!"
"[after telling Shepard to retreat] My turn...heh heh heh."
"I... AM... KROOOOGAAAAAN! [forces a Reaper-modified rachni off a cliff]"
"[after surviving the Rachni] Anybody... got something... to eat?"
"Shepard...thanks for getting me out of the tank."
"I am Urdnot Wrex and this is MY planet! [charges into Reaper troops]"
"Tuchanka may be a pile of radioactive rubble, but it's our pile, and we'll fight to the last krogan to keep it that way."
"Suck it up, princesses!"
"Now hold your heads high like real krogan! There's a Reaper that needs killing!"
"[Before heading into battle with Shepard] I want you to know that no matter what happens, you've been a champion to the krogan people, a friend of Clan Urdnot and a brother/sister to me! To every krogan born after this day, the name Shepard will mean 'hero'! (Paragon Interrupt to a friendly strong handshake with Wrex) [notices Reaper troops advancing] Now let's show them why!"
"[After the genophage is cured] A long time ago, my father betrayed me in this place. His own son. He tried to kill me...so I had to kill him, right over there. That's what the genophage reduced us to; animals. But you changed that today, Shepard."
"That's why I love hanging out with you guys. Why shoot something once, when you can shoot it 46 more times?!"
"Uncle Urdnot has a present for you!"
"Shepard, please. My project, my work, my cure. My responsibility. Would have liked to run tests on the seashells."
"Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong."
"I MADE A MISTAKE!"
"[Sees krogan clans gathering for attack on Reaper] Multiple krogan. Problematic."
"[If convinced to not cure the genophage, requires dead Wrex and Eve] Thank you, Shepard. Too eager to atone. Would have compounded error. Glad you were here."
"[if he did not sing for Shepard in Mass Effect 2] Genophage cured. Krogan free. New beginning... for all of us. [console blows up]"
"[if he sang for Shepard in Mass Effect 2] My xeno-science studies range from urban to agrarian, I am the very model of a--[cut off by explosion]"
"Do you remember the question that caused the creators to attack us, Tali'Zorah? Does this unit have a soul?"
"[On the Reapers] We do not view the Old Machines as analogues to deities. However, we have gained perspective on why others would imbue them with those qualities."
"We do not experience fear as you would, but we have no desire to be exterminated."
"Hope sustains organics during periods of difficulty. We...admire the concept."
"Shepard-Commander, the geth only acted in defence after the Creators attacked. Do we deserve death?"
"Don't worry, Shepard. I only forget to recycle the Normandy's oxygen when I've discovered something truly interesting. [pause, Shepard is shocked] That is a joke."
"[From the EC 'Synthesis' Ending] I am alive. All of us, synthetic and organic, have been changed. The war is over, and the Reapers are helping to rebuild. Where once they threatened us with extinction, they now bring us the collective knowledge of the cultures that came before. As a galaxy, we can now live the lives we have wished for; taking our steps into a new and wonderful future, where organics and synthetics can coexist peacefully. With peace across the galaxy and unlimited access to knowledge, to recover the greatness that was lost, and surpass it. We will reclaim our worlds...and the stars. As the line between synthetic and organic disappears, we may transcend mortality itself, to reach a level of existence I cannot even imagine. And we will remember that this chance for a new life did not come without cost. No matter how far we advance, we will remember the sacrifices of those who made it possible. And we will remember Shepard. Because of him/her, I am alive, and I am not alone."
"Shepard, you're staring..."
"I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees."
"That was a joke."
"This is loco!"
"Do you hear that hum? Is that just me?"
"Commander, didn't you tell Cerberus to go to hell after you destroyed the Collector Base?"
"[Seeing a Reaper Brute for the first time] Holy hell, what is that thing?!"
"[After seeing a rachni spore pod explode, which harms their shields] They explode? Really?!"
"[To Shepard, after encountering Rachni] Rachni!? Of all the... It's like you have the opposite of a horseshoe up your ass."
"[Firing on Reaper husks] Maybe I can get three at a time. Wahoo!"
"[Running with Shepard towards a Reaper destroyer that's firing at them] Are we really doing this?!"
"I just had a goddamn Reaper fire at me."
"Thanks for the dance, Loco."
"So...Anderson and Sanders. That's quite a couple. Hey, my father's last name is Sanders...no relation."
"Jack's a pretty mean S.O.B., but kinda hot...I mean, if you're into that sort of thing."