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* [[Actor Allusion]]: Allers and Chobot are both television reporters.
* [[Defictionalization]]: Oddly [[Inverted]]. In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', Shepard wore the iconic ''N7'' armor, which was [[The Merch|merchandized as a hoodie]]. But now, Mass Effect 3's [[Limited Special Collectors Ultimate Edition|Collector's Edition]] will let Shepard, in the game itself, ''wear that very same hoodie''.▼
* [[Billing Displacement]]: An unusual instance of this applying to a composer: despite [[Clint Mansell]]'s involvement with the soundtrack being hyped up pre-release, in actual fact he contributed just ''two'' pieces to the soundtrack; the duo of Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco were more the game's main composers, with ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' composer Christopher Lennertz also making a return, along with series veteran Sam Hulick.
* [[Creator Killer]]: Backlash over the game's endings plus other problems, including Consumerist calling EA the "Worst Company in America" in 2012 and 2013 over the oil and banking companies, ultimately resulted in John Riccitello resigning from EA.
▲* [[Defictionalization]]: Oddly [[Inverted]]. In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', Shepard wore the iconic ''N7'' armor, which was [[The Merch|merchandized as a hoodie]]. But now, ''Mass Effect 3'''s [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition|Collector's Edition]] will let Shepard, in the game itself, ''wear that very same hoodie''.
* [[Development Gag]]: In the Codex for the Reapers, it is explained that they were thought by some civilizations to be beings that consumed suns. This is a reference to the original purpose for the Reaper harvesting before ''Mass Effect 3'' was written, and is what the dying star plotline with the Quarians was all about.
** If you speak to James Vega after the mission at Grissom Academy, he brings up Kahlee Sanders and mentions how his father's last name was Sanders, quickly stating there's no relation. During the game's development, James' last name was originally going to be Sanders, but was changed, probably to avoid confusion with Kahlee.
* [[Fan Nickname]]:
** The nameless sniper from the first trailer was called "Big Ben" until he was revealed as Major Coats in the game.
** People on Gamefaqs appear to like calling the boy seen at the beginning of the game, "Vent Boy".
** As mentioned above, Phantoms have become "Ninja Bitches".
** James Vega: [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Slab Bulkhead, Fridge Largemeat, Punt Speedchunk, Butch Deadlift, Bold Bigflank, Splint Chesthair, Flint Ironstag, Bolt Vanderhuge, Thick McRunfast, Blast Hardcheese, Buff Drinklots, Crunch Slamchest, Fist Rockbone, Stump Beefknob, Smash Lampjaw, Punch Rockgroin, Buck Plankchest, Stump Junkman, Dirk Hardpec, Rip Steakface, Slate Slabrock, Crud Bonemeal, Brick Hardmeat, Rip Slagcheek,]] [[Space Mutiny|Punch Sideiron, Gristle McThornbody, Slate Fistcrunch, Buff Hardback, Bob Johnson]], [[Long List|Blast Thickneck, Crunch Buttsteak, Slab Squatthrust, Lump Beefbroth, Touch Rustrod, Beef Blastbody, Big McLargehuge, Smoke Manmuscle, Beat Punchmeat, Hack Blowfist, and Roll Fizzlebeef]].
** {{spoiler|"[[Shaped Like Itself|Prothy the Prothean]]"}} for the [[Walking Spoiler|spoilerific]] [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] squadmate.
** Diana Allers is called "Space [[Jersey Shore|Snooki]]
** The
*** Similarly, 'Space Magic' for the {{spoiler|power of the Crucible}}.
** "Marauder Shields" and "The Three Husketeers", the four enemies encountered on the way to the beam in London
** The krogan vanguard in
** The fandom quickly dubbed Javik [[Shaped Like Itself|Prothy the Prothean]] when Bioware announced him as recruitable in the ''From Ashes'' DLC, largely out necessity to call him ''something''.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that ''Buzz Aldrin'' of all people {{spoiler|voices the grandfather in the [[Distant Finale|epilogue]]}} is its own shade of awesome. ▼
*** In fact, he was known as "Prothy" even before that on the [[BioWare]] Social Network when there were [[Epileptic Trees|crazy rumors abound]] that a [[Hilarious in Hindsight|prothean would]] [[I Knew It!|become a squadmate]].
*** [[Ascended Fanon]]: In a conversation, Javik admits that Joker insisted he call himself this. He was not amused.
*** Some have taken to calling him "Trollvik" or "The Oldest Troll in the Galaxy". See [[No Sense of Humor]] and [[Troll]] for details.
** Players who had Legion die in the suicide mission won't actually know that the backup is called the "Geth VI" in playthroughs where Legion was never activated or was sold to Cerberus. If Shepard activated Legion, then the backup will be referred to as Legion in subtitles as well. So some players nicknamed it by its [[Catch Phrase]], "We are not Legion", to differentiate it from the original Legion.
▲* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Whatever one may think about the endings, the fact that ''Buzz Aldrin'' of all people {{spoiler|voices the grandfather in the [[Distant Finale|epilogue]]}} is its own shade of awesome.
** [[The West Wing|President Bartlet]] has been indoctrinated by the Reapers, [[This Is Gonna Suck]].
** [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Rainbow Dash
** ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' fans will recognize Vosque as Varric and Dr Brynn Cole as female Hawke.
** Major Coats is Male Hawke. He also voices a scientist that talks to Brynn and, {{spoiler|if you betray Wrex and sabotage the genophage cure, a guard Wrex backhands during your confrontation
** [[Troy Baker]] is Kai Leng, and he's literally going to [[Persona 4|renovate your ass
** [[Grey DeLisle|Nassana Dantius]] may be gone, but Kahlee Sanders sounds very similar to her.
** According to a Twitter post, Bubin's (the elcor partner of Blasto) sister is voiced by [[Jennifer Hale]].
** The replacement asari councilor sounds suspiciously like [[Justice League (animation)|Wonder Woman
** Shepard's guard and new friend is [[Ace Pilot|Christopher Blair]] of ''[[Wing Commander (film)|Wing Commander]]'' fame, and later in the game you can run into Zero from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy''.
* [[I Knew It!]]: [[BioWare]] forum user ''screwoffreg'' accurately described ''Mass Effect 3'''s ending word-by-word [http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/105/index/970146/1 way back in 2010.]{{Dead link}}
**
{{quote|—'''screwoffreg'''
* [[Lying Creator]]:
** Pre-release press statements were that playing
** Mac Walters, the lead writer, made a statement before release saying that the presence of the Rachni played a major role in the third game or even just in the final battle. In the actual game, the
* [[Name's the Same]]: Miranda's father Henry Lawson shares the name with an early [[wikipedia:Henry Lawson|Australian Poet]], which is apt considering the likely origin of the Lawson family based on their accents.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Michael Beattie was unceremoniously replaced as Mordin between games.▼
* [[Preorder Bonus]]: Depending on where you pre-ordered the game. All of the gear mentioned below plus a lot of other promotional items have since been made available for indirect purchase with the ''Leviathan'' and ''Omega'' DLCs... except for the Defender Armor, which can only be unlocked by editing the save file. Fortunately, neither of the guns is particularly useful, and the armor - while cool-looking - is made redundant by the various Cerberus armor suits, so even if you don't have them in your armory, you're not missing out on anything.
** Gamestop pre-orders include "Defender Armor" and an N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle (the only weapon not covered by the Collector's Edition weapon pack).
** EA's Origin network offers the AT12 Raider Shotgun.
** Others get the Argus assault rifle, which is also a midrange weapon.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Freddie Prinze Jr., who voices James Vega, has also stated that he is a fan of the first two games.
* [[Promoted Fangirl]]: Jessica Chobot of G4TV [https://web.archive.org/web/20140731024919/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/720362/mass-effect-3-jessica-chobot-talks-romance/ plays Diana Allers], a new love interest for Shepard.
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]:
** Seth Green (Joker) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (James Vega) previously worked together on ''Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed''. On top of that, Green
** Tricia Helfer (EDI) and Michael Hogan (Commander Bailey) previously worked together on ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''.
** As mentioned above, Dr Baynar and Dr Cole are voiced by Nicholas Boulton and Jo Wyatt, who played Male and Female Hawke in ''[[Dragon Age II]]''.
* [[Teasing Creator]]: Here's a [http://www.tentonhammer.com/me3/news/twitter-posts-hint-at-more-possible-surprises-for-mass-effect-3%20?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss pretty good rundown
▲* [[The Other Darrin]]: Michael Beattie was unceremoniously replaced as Mordin between games.
* [[Trolling Creator]]:
* [[Viral Marketing]]: Pre-release, twitter accounts called "The Cerberus Daily News" and "Alliance News Networks" posted little bits of information, such as comm buoys going out, along with the comments being filled with the various races commenting on it, such as a quarian disproving theories that the Migrant Fleet is attacking the batarian homeworld, or an Alliance soldier commenting on a sudden, massive influx of batarian refugees through the Exodus Cluster relay and how the human colony of Elysium is ready for anything that may happen.
* [[What Could Have Been]]:
** A {{spoiler|Reaper-ized version of the Illusive Man}} was considered as the [[Final Boss]], but rejected as uncharacteristic: {{spoiler|the Illusive Man's strength is his mind, so making him a bullet sink would diminish him. Instead, he casually strolls in and neutralizes Shepard with Reapertech indoctrination abilities; to win, you have to [[Talking the Monster to Death|Talk Him To Death]]
** There were deleted scenes and ideas that would have made the end much more bearable, such as {{spoiler|the ''Normandy'' performing an epic [[Gunship Rescue]] while Hammer makes the desperate dash for the Conduit while taking fire from Harbinger}}, and {{spoiler|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI1oUAUe4Qg this conversation between Shepard and Anderson]}}.
** From the script leak: a few post-Rannoch mentions of Admiral Xen, including a direct confrontation and Hackett reporting
** Ditto: the Thessia mission might seem like a gut-punch as-is, but it could have included
** Initially, the ending would have involved {{spoiler|1=the buildup of '[[Negative Space Wedgie|dark energy]]', which was causing Haestrom's sun to burn out in
** Unused dialogue shows that there was originally more to the final battle (or that at least Jack, Jacob, Zaeed, Grunt and Geth Primes were involved).
** James Vega was originally named James Sanders. His surname was probably changed to Vega to avoid fan theories about a relation to tie-in novel character Kahlee Sanders. This is [[Lampshaded]] in-game; see [[Development Gag]] above.
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