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15. Mass Effect Story Walkthrough - Citadel Final Visit

Citadel final visit.

After you have completed all of the main plot missions M3 (Feros), M4 (Liara), M5 (Noveria) and M6 (Virmire) you will automatically travel back to the Citadel when you next interact with the Galaxy Map.

M7.0: Race Against Time

A cutscene occurs with you speaking to the Council, then waiting on the Normandy where you will talk to your romantic interest (otherwise Shepard will be alone); be nice to them (at least at the end of the conversation) to continue the relationship. You will then be informed by Joker to meet Captain Anderson in Flux to discuss a way to release the Normandy from lockdown. Before we do so there are two remaining Citadel assignments we can do.

C17: Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy

Fast travel to the Med Clinic in the Wards. Move forwards and enter the main area beyond the stairs and approach the crowd. Speak to Charles Saracino then choose your responses, completing the assignment.

C18: Citadel: Negotiators Request

Continue towards Flux and speak to Elias Keeler at the foot of the stairs leading into the nightclub, where he will ask you to retrieve some stimulants from Dr. Michel. If you agree, fast travel to the Med Clinic and buy either the depressant or stimulant at the bottom of Dr. Michel's supply list. Return to Keeler and either give him one of the medicines or persuade him to change his course of action, completing the quest.

If you recruited Liara as quickly as possible ( M1.0 Prologue, M2.0 Expose Saren, M2.1 Garrus, M2.2 Wrex, completing M2.0 then going straight to rescue Liara in mission M4.0 ) and completed all of the remaining main plot missions and assignments outlined in this walkthrough thus far with her you will unlock

Complete the majority of the game with the asari squad member

Note that Liara requires much more assignments to be completed compared to the other squad members, since more weight is given to main missions and you don't recruit her until several plot quests have been completed. This achievement is easier to obtain if you complete the DLC missions before reaching this point.

Enter Flux and before meeting Captain Anderson you can go to the dance floor on the immediate right of the entrance and watch Shepard's Shuffle by dancing with Doran. If you also bring your romantic interest, select them once, listen to their quip, then select them again to make them join in.

Approach the bar and speak with Anderson sitting down at the table to the left of the bartender Rita. Choose what you want Anderson to do then select "Ready".

Now is the time to complete any Citadel assignments still remaining in your journal, since they become unavailable once you leave in the Normandy.

Return to the docking bay and enter the Normandy to begin a cutscene. Before proceeding with the endgame we will now go through the DLC missions, since they (and all other assignments) become unavailable when you start M8.0: Ilos; the game does not allow free roaming around the Galaxy Map when you finish the story.

Post-Second Mission World

This section of IGN's Mass Effect wiki guide is all about the things you can do after completing your seconds Mission World, which unlocks new Side Quests on the Citadel .

C-Sec Academy: Grenade Upgrade

• Med Clinic I: Doctor Michel

Markets: The Fan

• Med Clinic II

Presidium: Asari Diplomacy

• Citadel Tower

This section of the guide covers everything new on The Citadel after completing your second Mission World. For this guide that's Feros , but Therum and Noveria can also qualify.

If you talk to the Requisitions Officer in the C-Sec Academy, you can pick up Grenade Upgrade IV.

Next talk to Conrad Verner for the third and final time at the top of the stairs to conclude Citadel: The Fan . If you have 2 Charm, you can pick the Charm option for +8 Paragon Points , while if you have 2 Intimidate, you can pick the Intimidate option for +9 Renegade Points .

While you're here, be sure to check the stock of the Volus Expat for Grenade Upgrade III.

Next go to the Embassy Lounge to complete Citadel: Asari Diplomacy . You'll have several ways to conclude the conversation, and uniquely, the two Persuasion options do not give Morality Points!

• Pick "Don't bother" to get +2 Paragon Points .
• Picking "Fair enough" won't get you any rewards outside the existing XP and Credits.
• Pick "It better be" for +2 Renegade Points .
• If you have 3 Charm, pick "I've got a better deal" to get the Armali Council License.
• If you have 4 Intimidate, pick "Credits won't cut it" to get the Armali Council License.

Now go to the Human Embassy to hear Udina’s reaction to your work on the latest Mission World. You can also ask what Anderson knows about Virmire as well. Finally, pop over to the Krogan Memorial Statue, where Wrex and Tali will have a short conversation if you talk to Tali.

Up Next: Noveria

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Citadel: Our Own Worst Enemy

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Charles Saracino of the Terra Firma Party approached you on the Citadel , seeking support in the next election. You declined.

Alternative journal entry: Charles Saracino of the Terra Firma Party approached you on the Citadel, seeking support in the next election. You said you would endorse him publically.

Alternative journal entry: Charles Saracino of the Terra Firma Party approached you on the Citadel, seeking support in the next election. You said you would vote for him.

Acquisition [ ]

Charles Saracino can be found after Captain Anderson summons you to meet him at Flux . In the Upper Wards , near the stairs by Flux where the player first encounters Emily Wong (at the stairs leading up from the Upper Wards outside the sliding door facing the transit console), there will be a group of people standing around chanting slogans. Charles Saracino, who stands at the front of this group, will call you over for a conversation.

Unlike most assignments, the journal entry for this one is marked complete upon receipt, with the text reflecting your decision.

Walkthrough [ ]

Charles Saracino is current leader of the Terra Firma party, and a vehement critic of the Alliance 's policy toward alien races. He believes humanity should resist alien influences by any means necessary — even militarily in the worst case. Saracino is currently running for a political office in the Alliance Parliament and the support of the first human Spectre would be invaluable.

If Ashley is in your party, she will have some remarks of her own against Saracino. The player can either encourage or curtail Ashley's responses. Kaidan , Liara , Garrus , and Wrex also have their own complaints to make.

There is some information about Terra Firma, Shanxi and the First Contact War available through conversations with Saracino. When Saracino asks Shepard to endorse him for a seat in the Alliance parliament, Shepard can agree or refuse — possibly because it would not be prudent or out of a belief that humans need to cooperate with alien races. Even if the Commander refuses, Saracino asks if Shepard, as the first human Spectre , would mind making a statement of public support for his candidacy.

Again, Shepard can refuse or agree. Two Paragon points will be received for refusing to endorse Saracino or two Renegade points will be received for endorsing him. Either way, Saracino is grateful for Shepard's respect of the democratic process and returns to the protest and it will not affect anything else as you meet him just before you leave the Citadel.

• News reports cut from Mass Effect 2 show Saracino and the Terra Firma Party either gaining Parliamentary support if Shepard supported him, or pleading guilty to tax evasion if Shepard did not. [1] . This was restored in Legendary Edition and the outcome can be heard on Galactic News.
• One of Saracino's lines, "We've heard that before in human history. Well-meaning naivete leads to declarations of 'peace in our time.'", is possibly a reference to the phrase "Peace for our time" .
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