Shepard ends up sacrificing herself for the galaxy. This is a goal that a totally self-centered person would not have. This is because Shepard is always fighting for the galaxy. Whether Shepard is Paragon or Renegade, he/she is not a bad person. The psychological profile changes whether you start as Paragon, Neutral or Renegade. The background options donвЂ™t change much about ShepardвЂ™s character. As I stated in POV you can customize the background and psychological profile of your Shepard. When we start the game he/she is an executive officer for the SSV Normandy. Also ShepardвЂ™s posture of laying before the catalyst reflects the posture she has when facing the leviathan and he has total control over her mind.Д¬ommander Shepard is a graduate from the System Alliance N7 program. The boy and the trees combined supports that the ending is also a dream state. While it is not easily apparent, it could subliminally affect viewers. Trees can just barely be seen reflecting on the ground in this scene. This supports the idea that this last part is in ShepardвЂ™s mind as does the reflection of trees. Then to further support this the Catalyst appears as this young boy. Later in the game she has ominous dreams of a forest of unending trees and this boy is in them. In the beginning of the game Shepard sees a young boy and wants to save him, but he disappears. They can do use several subliminal methods to do this so Shepard does not need to be around reapers for it to happen. The codex also mentions that slow indoctrination is possible. The dream scenes she has have a ringing sound to them as well. These sounds are similar to a buzzing or ringing. Slow, patient indoctrination allows the thrall to last for months or years.вЂќ -Mass Effect 3 Codex on IndoctrinationДuring the 3rd game we hear the Reaper sounds more and more. Rapid indoctrination is possible, but causes this decay in days or weeks.

Higher mental functioning decays, ultimately leaving the victim a gibbering animal. Long-term physical effects of the manipulation are unsustainable. Should a Reaper subvert a well-placed political or military leader, the resulting chaos can bring down nations. A ReaperвЂ™s вЂњsuggestionsвЂќ can manipulate victims into betraying friends, trusting enemies, or viewing the Reaper itself with superstitious awe. Indoctrination can create perfect deep cover agents. Ultimately, the Reaper gains the ability to use the victimвЂ™s body to amplify its signals, manifesting as вЂњalienвЂќ voices in the mind. As time passes, they have feelings of вЂњbeing watchedвЂќ and hallucinations of вЂњghostlyвЂќ presences. Organics undergoing indoctrination may complain of headaches and buzzing or ringing in their ears. The ReaperвЂ™s resulting control over the limbic system leaves the victim highly susceptible to its suggestions. вЂњReaper вЂњindoctrinationвЂќ is an insidious means of corrupting organic minds, вЂњreprogrammingвЂќ the brain through physical and psychological conditioning using electromagnetic fields, infrasonic and ultrasonic noise, and other subliminal methods.

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