The developers wanted a name that was both "all-American" and common, which led them to start looking at the original seven astronauts. The character was named after Alan Shepard, the second person and first American to travel to space.ĭevelopers wanted to at least give Shepard a last name so that other characters could address them. Unlike other role-playing game protagonists, they felt Shepard should not be an entirely blank character for the player to create, in order to create a more "intense" experience with Mass Effect being more cinematic than other BioWare video games, they felt they needed an "extra bit" with a sense of a specific flavor that can be caused by a memorable character, such as Star Trek 's Captain Kirk or 24 's Jack Bauer. Shepard has made cameo appearances in other Electronic Arts games and is referenced in Mass Effect: Andromeda.īioWare wanted players to feel special and empowered from the start of the game. Various merchandise has been made, including several figurines. Most promotional material for the series focused on the male Shepard, due to the studio's desire for a single identifiable hero, though both versions of the character were given equal priority during development. Shepard's armor developed over the series, and was originally intended to be red-and-white. The character is inspired by and named after American astronaut Alan Shepard. However, in some other Mass Effect media, Shepard is called "he" regardless of player choice for the gender. Since the player can choose the gender of Shepard, much of the dialogue revolving around the character is gender-neutral with only a few exceptions. The default male Shepard's face and body were modelled after Mark Vanderloo, while Mark Meer provided the voice for the male Shepard. Shepard's gender, class, first name and facial appearance are chosen and customized by the player. Shepard is neither a hero, nor a villain depending upon players' choices and actions, Shepard is the abstaining factor that acts as both on occasion, and will take whatever action is deemed necessary when presented with impossible scenarios. Lieutenant Commander Shepard, better known as Commander Shepard, is the player character in the Mass Effect video game series by BioWare ( Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3).Ī veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy, an N7 graduate of the Interplanetary Combatives Training (ICT) military program, and the first human Citadel Council Spectre, Shepard works to stop the Reapers, a sentient machine race dedicated to wiping out all advanced organic life.
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