Mass Effect 4 teaser image sparks theories about the Geth and returning cast

No doubt some fans already have it saved as their new wallpaper (Pic: EA/BioWare)

As part of the N7 Day celebrations, EA and BioWare have teased fans with a poster for the next Mass Effect.

N7 Day, an annual celebration of the Mass Effect series, kind of came and went without any major announcements. However, fans have been treated to the first bit of promotional material, for the new Mass Effect game, since the teaser trailer in 2020.

At that time, the director teased that the trailer was packed with secrets for fans to pore over and uncover. So, it stands to reason that this poster is hiding some hints about the new game as well.

At a surface glance, it simply depicts four people walking away from a spaceship and towards a crater of some kind, with the tagline ‘Mass Effect Will Continue.’ The four figures are too small to make out as they are, although some fans have zoomed in and deduced that, at the very least, they include a Krogan, a Turian, and an Asari.

Some suspect that they’re three of the original trilogy’s party members: Wrex, Garrus, and Liara, the last of whom was confirmed to be returning in the original trailer.

One thing nearly everyone agrees on is that the crater appears to be shaped like the head of a Geth, which is a race of robots from the original trilogy. Assuming it’s not a coincidence, it would imply that the Geth will play a major role in the new game.

Mass Effect is simply awesome.

Am I the only one seeing the Geth outline there in the crater?

— TheImmersiveGamer (@ImmersiveGamer2) November 7, 2021

I see lots of geth comparisons but is it actually a buried mass relay??? (Maybe?? Probably not?) pic.twitter.com/F1kHm4Z5Q4

— Andrea Rene (@andrearene) November 8, 2021

Upon zooming in, I think I can pretty safely say that the three figures together by the ship are, from left to right, Wrex, Liara and Garrus. I can’t comment on who is stood in front, but they seem to be of similar build to a Quarian, Turian or perhaps Salarian. Maybe Tali?

— Vhizenya Calabrese (@Lady_Calabrese) November 7, 2021

There may be a couple of other figures on the poster, but it’s even more difficult to make out who or what they are, especially since one of them is in the crater where the lighting is much darker.

A common theory seems to be that they’re bodies, with one of them believed to be a Geth. At least one fan suspects that the body near the crater is Shephard, the main character of the original trilogy.

In the end, no one can agree on where the next game takes place in the series timeline. Many believe that it will serve as a direct sequel to Mass Effect 3 because of the returning party members but, aside from Liara, nobody else has been officially confirmed for the game.

Is that sheperd on the ground I see?👀👀 pic.twitter.com/X0V44pVu8e

— callum stevenson (@callummichaelx) November 7, 2021

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Since Liara’s species is capable of living for thousands of years, it’s just as likely that the next Mass Effect is set in the far distant future. The figures in the poster could easily be brand new characters of the same species as Wrex and Garrus.

Some fans think that the characters are wearing Pathfinder outfits from Mass Effect: Andromeda, so despite the poor critical and commercial reception to the spin-off there’s still a chance the new game will work just as much as a follow-up to that as the original trilogy.

It’s up to BioWare to release more concrete news but the first teaser trailer was at The Game Awards in December, so that may be the case again this year…

The next Mass Effect is in development for unspecified platforms.

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