From: delta___38 | #008 f it's the Rachni Queen you saved from Noveria, saving her nets you more points than Aralakh Company. . For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "What should have happened with the Rachni *spoilers*". If you're referencing the artificial rachni queen: DO NOT let her live as she ends up stabbing you in the back. That call issues the second time you meet the Rachni Queen after you uncover she’s been captured by the Reapers and compelledIn the original release of the game, this choice isn't actually remembered in your save, since the game doesn't save after it. Pick up the Firestorm weapon and burn away the webbing blocking the tunnel entrance in front of you. Regardless of the choice you make, there will be an impact in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Saved her, all things considered she was a civilian. Board Topics. The only difference is that if you let the queen live in ME1, then let it live again in ME3, the rachni actually help you and you gain war assets. In the end you will be able to make a choice - you can either refuse to cooperate and leave her imprisoned (upper right dialogue option), or free her (lower right option). Hide ads. If you leave the Queen to her fate: she will die - much more loudly than the real queen, aggressively cursing Shepard and trying to exact revenge. I saved her in ME1 so I don’t have to worry about the Breeder Queen Betrayal. Breeder isn't the Rachni Queen. (spoilers)" - Page 2. But this just makes it all the more frustrating when Mass Effect 3 muddles the whole choice. Now run down the hill and enter the building to your left first and at the far end in the corner there’s an SMG High. His personal growth through Mass Effect 2 and 3 is always amazing to see. The Breeder is entrenched deep within. At the end of the Attican Traverse: Krogan Team Mission, you'll encounter a Rachni leader of some sort, and much like Noveria in Mass Effect 1, you'll be given the option to spare her or kill her. How To Save Grunt In ME3. Mass Effect 3 is the best game in the series, with a bad ending, but it’s still the best. You could argue extreme times call for extreme measures, but it seems to shoot, kill, or punch an increasingly growing number of people purely for the sake of being cool. I just played Mass Effect for the first time and I can NOT come to terms with -spoiler- 2trinity I always saw Shepard as a quite intelligent individual, but this particular interaction imo is the peak of "Shepard being surprisingly slow". No way around it. The original Mass. Alternative journal entry: You've entered a sealed part of the station. Only in Mass Effect 3 does your decision truly bear fruit. The war had progressed in the Rachni's favor for sixty years, the coalition driven back battle after battle. The most she implies about indoctrination is when Shepard asks about why the Rachni were so aggressive at the time of the Rachni War, which is when she discusses the "stale, yellow tone" and "oily shadows". The. Starting with the Renegade option, choosing to execute the queen will see her attempt one more time to sway you by asking whether your fear of the rachni played into this choice. Missed opportunity with Rachni. I chose to save the Rachni Queen, which forced Grunt to abandon Aralakh Company in the caves. Investigate the missing team and find out what happened. Widely regarded as the most complete resource for Mass Effect on the web, Mass Effect Wiki contains every bit of information you could possibly want to find about this epic trilogy,. So basically if you killed the ME1 rachni queen don't save the new queen in ME3. It was outright stated that Mass Effect is a classic space opera inspired by the 70s and 80s, with Mass Effect 2 moving into the darker 90s era of sci-fi. If you leave the Queen to die, you gain Aralakh company as a war asset but no rachni assets. not only. Kaidan feels that since humanity wasn't around when the rachni invaded, humanity shouldn't get involved in such old feuds. Your movements throughout the game, including the possible prevention of coming into conflict with the survivors you find near the tram, do not impact the rest of the game (nor the rest of the series) as far as I know. For Mass Effect 2 on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "The Rachni. battalionwars2 (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Without meta-gaming, it's absolutely absurd to let her go. Use the Galaxy Map and travel to Noveria in the Pax system within the Horse Head Nebula. When importing a Mass Effect 1 save into Mass Effect 2, you'll be. The whole rachni case just shows how Mass Effect 3 was rushed. Action 4: Leave the Clinic and use the Citedal fast travel machine. Choice Rachni Breeder - Help her survive¶. - David Gerrold. im figuring they wont make a pure paragon path of making allies of all races in ME1+2 an easy playthrough in ME3, ie you just build a massive galactic army of all your new allies and stop the Reapers LOTR style. How the Rachni Queen could've been done instead. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "release the Rachni or dont??(SPOILERS)". @Blem: Yes, this is in addition to losing the Rachni, as well as the -25 to Aralakh company and possible loss of Grunt (if not loyal) when saving her. No telling how much suffering that would bring. 4: Squadmates. The Collector Base . There. While Shepard and team make their escape with Grunt, they come across a bunch of turned Rachni which Grunt fights head-on while Shepard makes his/her escape. Kind of annoying. Mass Effect 3. Next Galaxy Basic information Prev Listings Shops. Its naval forces are led by Admiral Steven Hackett. Grunt saves original Rachni queen: +150. (And the Turian Councilor can go and shit nails) So, after all this, I arrive to the nest in ME3 with the. 5 Trivia 6 References Biology The rachni have numerous specialized forms. Her death would ensure something: that that colony of Rachni would die/be neutralized. Boxes; Images; Videos; News; Board; Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360) Save rachni queen (again)? should the rachni queen be save yet again or do you get more war asset points for letting her die? I. In seeing the arguments lets actually make this simple to understand What people are forgetting is that instinct plays more of a role here than reason 1. Mass Effect 4 is in development. Saving the Rachni Queen again in ME3 gives you Rachni Workers worth 100 points, but you lose out on Aralakh Company, which is worth 25. Action 6: Use the Citadel fast travel machine to go back to Dr Chloe Michel. He has a full time job leading a full company of angry krogan, he doesn't have time to hang out with Shep, except when he apparently takes time off to come to your party on the Citadel. Now go the Ninmah Cluster, Mulia Kul cluster, Uttuku. Crystal_Dream 11 years ago #9. Kuroneki Vetra • 8 yr. The Rachni continue to be a problem in Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition. Search to the left to find the Shotgun Shredder Mod on a krogan body. Even at his "worst", ME2 Shep doesnt get close to the sort of evil that ME3 shep will do. For those interested this is a guide to what EGM has changed. Standing over 7 feet tall and weighing almost 200 kilograms each, the krogan have the wide-set eyes of a prey. Only the legacy of their empire remains. Fifty thousand years ago, the Protheans were the only spacefaring species in the galaxy. Cure the Genophage or Save Mordin - Many alliances and old grudges come to a head in Mass Effect 3, such as the Genophage. r/masseffect. So I think saving the Queen actually gives you the most war assets overall. If the rachni queen was killed in the first Mass Effect, then in Mass Effect 3 the Reapers will construct an artificial queen so they can have a rachni army to turn into Ravagers. ago. Published May 22, 2021. Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Durand on Nepmos. The Rachni Queen in Mass Effect 3. This relay opened a route to territory controlled by the rachni, a species of highly intelligent space-faring hive-minded insects. Even asari don't live that long. As such, the best choice is to save the Rachni. You initially encountered the last Rachni Queen in the first game, and you could free her or let her die. After a while we found the rachni queen, and I once again decided to set her free. When I first played Mass Effect, I noticed that the Rachni Soldier variant had a number of physical similarities to keepers. Rachni all the way. When you get to Peak 15 you need to go to the Hot Labs to eliminate the rachni infestation. The document contains extensive spoilers. The asari commando posing as a scientist comes after you when you try to find the cure to that toxin for the doctor, but if you do what Ventralis wants, the whole place goes hostile when you get back. Mass Effect 3 Walkthrough Part 30: Investigate Missing Scouts Part 2. Meanwhile, other choices like saving David from Cerberus DID import successfully. However, both. ?". What no one really addresses is the Rachnis inherent nature. 0 coins. Kuroneki Vetra • 8 yr. ". If you kill the rachni queen, you are killing the child for the sins of the parent. Mass Effect 3. Whether or not to kill the Rachni Queen is one of the best-designed choices in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, with consequences far beyond ME1. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "(spoilers) on the Rachni". If you save the Rachni Queen, she becomes captured by Reaper forces and is forced to churn out mutated versions of rachni to empower the Reaper army. The Rachni are a highly intelligent, space faring insect race that had been thought to be wiped out millenia before the setting of the. In Mass Effect 2, you’ll receive a message personally from her, thanking you for choosing to spare her. However, the impact is minor in Mass Effect 2. One of the major choices in the first Mass Effect is whether to spare the Rachni Queen or kill her. SixStringHero 10 years ago #1. ". . It's the mission where you have to find the missing Krogan scouting team. Cheats; Achievements; Saves; Reviews; Media. The Queen in 1 mentions a sour yellow note, and in 3 says she's surrounded by the Sour Yellow note in 3 whilst in the binds the Reapers had her in. That is, they had better, if they want to have a chance of halting the oncoming Reaper invasion. With Mass Effect 4 likely. I spared the Rachni, didn't punch any reporters (I didn't want to give her the material that she wanted, you see), the works. You have stopped another Rachni war from ever occurring, saving billions of future. Possible Spoilers Incoming. However, when I played the trilogy a second time knowing all the twists and reveals, I began to link. If you saved the queen in the first game and Grunt is both alive and loyal, save her. Mass Effect 3. choose "leave her" to get the most war assets from this mission. Step 6. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Rachni war assets". 2. A news report in Mass Effect 2 also mentions sightings of ships of rachni design. Saving the Queen - 175 War Asset Points. I have to admit that I was a bit of a skeptic when it came to playing an RPG as a video game at first, but the universe and the characters of Mass Effect totally swayed me. Sounds like a flag got mixed up. Below. As the Council races explored space, they stumbled. 2 Paragon for saying "You did. S. Those are Cerberus Rachni. Saving the Rachni Queen is the better decision in this case. Mass Effect introduced fans to races beyond their wildest dreams. PlayStation 3 Wii U Xbox 360. *Rachni Queen Spoilerz*". You have to choose between killing the Rachni Queen, thus wiping out their entire race or freeing the Queen and giving the dangerous Rachni the chance to rebuild. " - Page 3. This mission can be acquired in 3 ways: By approaching the sealed-off doors at the restricted. You can rescue the queen, which turns her into war assets. Even dedicated military officers need to use their consciences. CryptoRachni Queens are the matriarchs of the hive-minded, insectoid Rachni species in the Mass Effect universe. The Rachni Queen Choice In Mass Effect 2. No the Rachni Queen will not be killed by the Neutron Purge if you released her, hell technically she wouldn't even be killed if you do the hot labs before making that decision. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "I hope some of you consider that the Rachni. . Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. com. Spacefaring species that went extinct thousands of years before the present. IIRC, if you kill the queen in 1 and free the reaper/zombie/rachni hybrid, she will say she will join you as a war asset, but will betray you and cause you to lose assets. If she lives, she’s unfortunately captured by the Reapers. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Rachni (SPOILERS)". I usually play Paragon Shep in Mass Effect, but there's one Renegade decision I can never not make. Of course, some decisions simply lead to interesting bits of dialogue and situations in the sequels so it’s worth keeping an eye out. What are the benefits/consequences when deciding the fate of the Rachni Queen in Mass Effect 3. . If Shepard chooses to free this queen then, unlike the queen from Noveria, this artificial queen eventually proves untrustworthy after a few missions, taking away the. I think they are awesome but very misunderstood…but that’s a topic for another day. This would have been a better option and bioware wouldnt have had to programme in extra dialogue to explain the new queen. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Rachni Queen (Possible spoilers)" - Page 3. The choice to either kill or spare the Rachni Queen in Noveria turned out to be more important than anyone thought. That, added to the fact that I was in enemy territory, completely surrounded by enemies; and the fact that I did feel sorry for her fate, made me take the. The rachni, from all accounts, were vicious creatures. I seem to remember that in Mass Effect 1 the surviving queen implies that the Rachni Wars had been caused. On Noveria, Matriarch Benezia's dying words. Commander Shepard's fight against the Reapers with his. M-451 Firestorm - The weapon of the dead krogan scout. (Image credit: BioWare) Revealed as part of N7 Day 2021, this new Mass Effect poster teasing the next game. If you leave the Queen to her fate: she will die - much more loudly than the real queen, aggressively cursing Shepard and trying to exact revenge. As seen in the Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3, Leviathans are enormous creatures that resemble what H. The player tab should be blank (this is normal). GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. So you’re left with three options (tho the game only gives you two). If the rachni queen was killed in the first Mass Effect, then in Mass Effect 3 the Reapers will construct an artificial queen so they can have a rachni army. The Prothean Javik in ME3 states the Rachni were around in his time, although he views them as mere animals (probably because they didn't build anything and lived in nests), and from his wording they might have been. Business, Economics, and Finance. It was probably decided that having saved Rachni die off-screen would result in more backlash than extinct Rachni suddenly appearing out of nowhere. Complete Priority: Tuchanka. . If you killed her in ME1 the Rachni queen in 3 is a clone and if you save the clone it will join you but then betray you, not cool but then again you did try and destroy her species. The last time the rachni were around, there was a massive war, which led to the current situation with the krogan. Accepted Answer. Rated: Fiction K+ - English - Sci-Fi/Friendship - Liara T'Soni, U. Our Other ME Legendary Edition GuidesStep 4. If you saved the queen in ME1 then she will not stab you in the back when you save her in ME3. –. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Rachni queen mission, worth restarting?(spoilers)". Mass Effect 3. Buy back all the items you have just sold to Dr Chloe Michel, Expat will sell it to you for less money than Dr Chloe Michel sold it to you for. this to me is the biggest fact IT is true and Shepard is under attack by Harbinger with indoctrination and. Regardless of the choice you make, there will be an impact in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Aralakh Company joins the fight as a 25 point. -Rachni get feats from cinematics and general lore (for example, their ability to use technology like trains and elevators, good at stealth, acid resistance etc) -Xenomorphs generally get movie feats, though games, books and other. Get your f*#%*!% foot off my neck, then we'll talk tolerance. ago. You shouldn't have saved the artificial Rachni queen, She will betray you and kill some of you engineers working on the crucible, reducing the Alliance Engineering Corps war asset value. If you kill the queen in ME1, and let the reaper created one live in ME3, the strong control of the reapers over that queen makes it turn. ago. In the main room there are eight rachni holes, each of which will only release its rachni when a squadmate gets close. . The Rachni were presumed extinct after being nearly wiped out hundreds of years previously, in a. . If you didn't then save grunt's team. Rachni Queen: A tone from space hushed one voice after another. Alternative journal entry: A krogan scouting team has gone missing while investigating rumors of activity at the rachni relay. You've found Rift Station held by the battered survivors of the science team. Should you help the Rachni Queen escape or leave her in Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition? - Gamepur. Diana Allers is a human Alliance News Network war correspondent and regular on the Alliance News Network's "Battlespace". ME3 Renegade is noticably crazier than ME2. Even though I risked losing Krogan support, my Shepard couldn't. Rescue The Breeder -. Must've missed some of his dialogue. BioWare Mar 6, 2012 Rate this game. This is definitely an upgrade from the original release of Mass Effect 3, where BioWare said a whopping 64% of players didn’t meet him in the final game in the trilogy, which accounts for both deaths in Mass Effect 1, and that the character dies by default for players who didn’t import a save in Mass Effect 2. At least with the Rachni mission in ME3 you DO make a choice that orders soldiers to their death. While the bulk of the AEC has active wartime duties, their brightest are helping. Mass Effect. Here you're explicitly given both paragon and renegade points. If people forgot how Quarians looked like in 300 years, I'm sure most people also forgot how the Rachni looked like by the time Wrex was born too. Even though I risked losing Krogan support, my Shepard couldn't. A discussion of choice: The Rachni Queen. SageOfLife 11 years ago #2. Published Apr 23, 2021. You can then choose to say that this time will be different and that the queen has learned from her past mistakes. Scroll all the way down and you will see a line that says "Player. On this page of the Mass Effect 3 game guide you will find a walkthrough of the main quest called Attican Traverse - The Rachni. The Systems Alliance represents humanity's economic, political, and military reach throughout the galaxy. I'm Only Going To Make One Renegade Decision In Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Skythe1908 • 4 yr. Michotic 12 years ago #4. Odd-Assistant9110 • 3 min. Does this mean she will help you against the reapers? I have to admit, having the Rachni Queen in your squad in Mass Effect 3 would be epic, although I find that unlikely o_0 But still, hopefully she will help you in Mass. However, unlike most other sentient beings, she is resistant to the. As a whole they have chitinous exoskeletons, four limbs for walking, and bleed a green fluid. Lovecraft might have imagined in place of a cuttlefish. Shepard saves the crew, sacrificing their self as the Normandy debris crashes into a nearby planet. Get your f*#%*!% foot off my neck, then we'll talk tolerance. . Action 5: Redeem all the items you have actually just offered to Dr Chloe Michel, Expat will sell it to you for less money than Dr Chloe Michel offered it to you for. If the Rachni Queen died in Mass Effect 2, the Rachni Breeder will be her replacement, by choosing to “Help her survive” she’ll become indoctrinated a few missions later, and wipe out both your Aralak Company, and Rachni forces Military Strength as well as a large portion of the Alliance Engineering Corps. If you spared her, the Rachni Queen will send an asari thrall to thank you on Illium, promising - albeit cryptically - aid in the future. The Rachni Queen Choice In Mass Effect 2 . I can't say how it will impact Mass Effect 3 yet, but it might affect you more in that game. New opportunities for trade and knowledge are welcomed into the galactic civilization and you saved a whole species from destruction. Milo_Million • 10 yr. Idk, the rachni queen is the one I waffle on the most every playthrough. The data you found at Listening Post Theta indicates that a supply ship came from Depot Sigma-23 in the Gorgon system just before the attacks on Listening Posts Alpha and Theta. Note that if you switch weapons, you. Leave the Clinic and use the Citedal rapid travel machine. If you killed the queen, she is replaced with a Reaper-indoctrinated clone in. Unwavering. (this is not a popularity contest, this is a roleplaying question). I played all 3 ME games in order, importing my saves as I go. Mass Effect 3 is the best game in the series, with a bad ending, but it’s still the best. What are the benefits/consequences when deciding the fate of the Rachni Queen in Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect 5 art released so far. Questions. Ashley Williams Quests on the Citadel. Alternatively, keep the Asari imprisoned by telling Bailey you'll find another solution. . PureKaoZ 11 years ago #1. For Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Rachni disappointment *spoilers*". The Rachni’ at the end of the mission you are faced with the decision to either free the Rachni Queen or leave her to. The queen isn't affected by the neutron purge. So add 25 to all of the combinations I listed that include Grunt and you've got the real number: 1. Mass Effect 3 is the climactic finale of Bioware's penultimate sci-fi RPG series. Add this game to my: Favorite Games. In fact the queen and her emissary tell you that the Reapers actually indoctrinated them to attack the citadel space. The Rachni Queen Choice In Mass Effect 2 . SPOILERS. Leave feedback. 3. Battles were launched as the Rachni retaliated upon dozens of worlds, overwhelming defenses and claiming more for their own. Then go to Hanger Dock 2 & find a Salarian named Sayn. The citadel and conversations with the illusive man and Anderson was covered in Oily shadows around the camera's view. Then enter the building next to him, which triggers a cutscene where you. . It's just loose experimented Rachni. Depends on whether or not you saved the Rachni queen in ME1. After landing, scour the nearby building for salvage worth 1,625 Credits, a Pistol High Calibre Barrel and the M-300 Claymore Shotgun. Heyoo, we are back to the present! This week we will discuss one of the cooler species in the Mass effect lore, the Rachni! No…But Mass Effect 3 had a lot of examples like that. They could just think of totally different mission with grunt. Yep. They were extraordinarily intelligent and were among the. Accepted Answer. You can rescue the queen, which turns her into war assets. You initially encountered the last Rachni Queen in the first game, and you could free her. MASS EFFECT 3 - HOW TO SAVE MORDINRachni proceed to be an issue in Mass Impact 3 Legendary Version. Im not sure if this is your first playthough so Ill end my comment there. You initially encountered the final Rachni Queen within the first recreation, and you would free her or let her die. Because the Rachni Queen actually has an impact on the finale. Mass Effect was released on November 20, 2007 in North America, November 22, 2007 in Australia and New Zealand, and on November 23, 2007 in. I’d love to see more involvement from the Rachni, Volus, Batarian, Elcor, etc. If Shepard did not spare the Rachni queen on Noveria, the Reapers will artificially construct a Queen thrall in order to control a rachni army. Aralach for the win. A month later, Mass Effect 2 begins with the destruction of the Normandy and the loss of Shepard. Edit: Grammar Corrections. The last of the species can be found in the Hot Labs of Peak 15, currently controlled by Matriarch Benezia, the mother of crew member Liara T'Soni and a. . The mission is acquired automatically upon return. Rachni are a Race in Mass Effect 3. Fuel depots in most systems that will disappear and. Plus 50pts or so for Grunt. Go to "Ward locations -> Markets" and speak to the merchant Expat. 2185 CE - Main events of Mass Effect 2 Cerberus succeeds in reviving Commander Shepard after two. You could argue extreme times call for extreme measures, but it seems to shoot, kill, or punch an increasingly growing number of people purely for the sake of being cool. Home; Boards;. Plot. Just a brief scene showing the Rachni fleet or some tangible impact would have been fine. In this video, I'll show you what happens if you save the Rachni Queen in Mass Effect 3. The Rachni queen is first discovered when tracking down Matriarch Benezia, mother of Shepard’s companion Liara T'Soni, and is being used to mass-produce an army. Answered Before going any further, it needs to be made clear that this choice will only be hard if you decided to kill the Rachni Queen in the first Mass Effect. If you saved the queen in the first game and Grunt is both alive and loyal, save her. What happens if you release the Rachni Queen?. 02:46 Watch 02:46 Spider-Man 2 Premiere - The Loop Rachni Queen Race Rachni Gender Female Appearances Mass Effect Mass Effect 3 Rachni Queens are the matriarchs of. It could be so badass. Urdnot Wrex is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in the first game of the Mass Effect trilogy. Regardless of the choice you make, there will be an impact in both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. If the Rachni Husks are the downside, logically, there must be an upside as well. Buy back all the items you have just sold to Dr Chloe Michel, Expat will sell it to you for less money than Dr Chloe Michel sold it to you for. And, of course, siding with the Reaper-spawned queen would really blow up in your face: you lose Grunt, only to have the ally you sacrificed him for turn on you down. They have several tentacle-like legs, six total eyes, have a bony, plated body, and seem to be aquatic. Krogan are built to survive some of the toughest conditions in the Mass Effect galaxy. As such, the best choice is to save the Rachni. I’m kind of inclined to believe that the loss of even one life is abhorrent, but letting the Rachni live and expand (rapidly I might add) could end in a massive loss of life in a repeat of the Rachni Wars. Venturing to the world, Shephard ends up working with the remnants of a lost Krogan team (and their leader, Grunt from Mass Effect 2, assuming he survived the Suicide Mission from the conclusion of that game). Notice!I spare her, the rachni forces are far larger than the crew, grunt lives and forgives you eventually, and it plays well into the making all the species work together narrative. But the original Mass Effect trilogy emphasizes player choice, and making big decisions. I knew the pay off would be in ME3. Your loyalties are imported from Mass Effect 2 and in the case of Grunt and Zaeed directly influence if they die later in the game. Letting the queen go risks starting it all over again. " 2 Renegade for saying "You're a danger. . Supposedly manipulated by reapers to the point they started. If you save her, The Reaper-made queen will also betray you, you'll lose all rachni assets and they also take some points from the Alliance assets as well. When you get around to ME3, the reapers just don't. I already know all the game changing effects, I am really more concerned about the ethical/moral question at hand. So I think it's well understood that the Rachni were not necessarily in control of their own actions during the Rachni Wars. During the intro it said I free'd the Rachni Queen (in ME1) but I killed her and even mentioned it in a earlier scene with Wrex. @Blem: Yes, this is in addition to losing the Rachni, as well as the -25 to Aralakh company and possible loss of Grunt (if not loyal) when saving her. Rarely does renegade actually benefit the player. Mass Effect is a game series developed by Bioware. ago. Then go back to the Citadel and dock at the Personal Apartment to start it. Answered Before going any further, it needs to be made clear that this choice will only be hard if you decided to kill the Rachni Queen in the first Mass Effect.