Mass Effect 2: How to Keep Everyone Alive During the Suicide Mission

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One of the biggest set piece missions in is the Suicide Mission that serves as 's endgame and finale. In, Commander Shepard forms an uneasy alliance with the pro-human terrorist organization Cerberus to confront the Collectors, an enigmatic race of aliens with sinister designs for humanity. At the end of the game, Shepard and their companions must assault the Collector Base: a challenging multi-stage mission where everyone is considered expendable.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Mass Effect Legendary Edition.]

Players will need to carefully plan and strategize to keep everyone alive, including Shepard, their squadmates, and the Normandy crew.The best approach is to follow best mission order, tackle missions to ensure all squadmates are loyal, and fully upgrade the Normandy before retrieving the Reaper IFF from the Derelict Reaper. Additionally, players must correctly configure their teams during the Suicide Mission to ensure the whole squad survives.

Mass Effect 2's Suicide Mission can result in the death of the entire Normandy crew, including Shepard. Here's what happens if everyone dies.

Recovering the Reaper IFF is considered the start of the endgame, as exploring and completing many missions afterward will have dire consequences for the Normandy crew.

As such, it's highly recommended that players regard the Reaper IFF mission as an absolute point of no return. To keep the entire squad alive during the Suicide Mission, players must complete two major steps:

Some Loyalty missions can fail if players do not complete certain tasks or do not have a high enough Paragon/Renegade morality score, so it's a good idea to be mindful of the order in which missions are completed.

It's worth noting, however, that some DLC, including DLC and the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC, are best completed after the Suicide Mission. Players don't need to tackle them until the post-game.

During the interlude between the derelict Collector vessel and retrieving