in this video we're going to discuss the return of leviathan and why it has terrifying implications for the next mass effect game keep watching to see it all what's up everyone big dan here i'm currently offering limited edition merch that you can pick up at URL_TOKEN store big dan there are two different designs i should go and space waifu you can get a t-shirt hoodies sweatshirt or women's tee and customize from several different color options this is a limited edition run and the sale ends on labor day september NUMBER_TOKENth so get it before it's gone by going to URL_TOKEN store slash big dan or clicking on the link in the description without further ado let's dive right in during the leviathan dlc in mass effect NUMBER_TOKEN commander shepard makes contact with leviathan a race of super intelligent aquatic lifeforms who were responsible for the creation of the reapers while leviathan was almost entirely wiped out by the reapers millions of years ago several of them were able to survive and propagate they hid in remote parts of the galaxy and wiped away all traces of their existence to prevent the reapers from discovering and harvesting the last of their kind shepherd manages to convince leviathan that this cycle is different and recruits them to join the fight against the reapers all well and good right for the moment this is a fruitful alliance but there are a number of red flags if you will that raise concerns about the long-term integration of leviathan into the galactic community for starters despite being driven to the brink of extinction leviathan is still incredibly arrogant and disdainful of quote-unquote lesser races humans for example even when shepard convinces them to join the war leviathan says we will fight but not for you or any lesser race it's clear that they still view themselves as the alpha chad species and feel superior to all other races in the galaxy how do you think that would play out on the galactic political stage would they be willing to cooperate with other races and governing bodies like the council or would they seek to do their own thing trampling those who get in their way it's terrifying to think about how leviathan may act once the reapers have been defeated their arrogance isn't the foremost issue either it's their ability to dominate and control the minds of organics that truly strikes fear deep into my core oh you think a resurgent krogan is problematic what about skyscraper size sea monsters who can use mind control throughout the dlc we learn of leviathan's practice of creating thrall races through a method similar to reaper indoctrination in this way leviathan was able to essentially create slaves to do their bidding as seen in the cave paintings we encounter when rescuing anne bryson even after most of them were harvested leviathan still managed to indoctrinate and create more thralls through strategic deployment of powerful artifacts we see how these artifacts impact humans throughout the dlc i imagine other races would fall under its sway as well with the reapers defeated what is left to stop leviathan from enslaving other races through mind control imagine if they turned the krogan into their thralls and used them
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