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Coffins at the end?!

posted 10 years ago by dobraye_utra
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Thought I'd Lazarus this board a bit; or at least try anyhow.

At the end of the suicide mission; if you've lost team mates, Shep will stare mournfully at a number of coffins, even resting a hand on one before moving on...

My question is this: what do the coffins represent?

I know most of you will think this point is blatantly obvious (since they're coffins) but if you think on it; half the possible team deaths during the mission don't leave any remains to put in a coffee jar; let alone a coffin.

Ie, anyone dies in the engine room, they get vapourised! Crew mates that fall during the mission are hardly likely to be picked up by others on the way back. Particularly anyone carried off during the bubble mission. Plus, if you pick the paragon path, the entire base is nuked out of existence anyways; so aside from more weird Bioware magic; there shouldn't be that many coffins.

"In High school I was Captain of the Machine-gun Team!" Nick Deezy

[–] ttaskmaster 10 years ago

Even when a soldier is blown to bits, they often have a flag-draped coffin at the funeral. It is not only symbolic, but easier for those at the service, as a small plastic bag marked 'Members Missing' or a tiny vial with a few specs of dust just kinda rubs it in their faces, really.

It also covers any of the Normandy crew who aren't in your squad, such as those you went in to rescue from the Collectors.

[–] dobraye_utra 10 years ago

I'd get that, if it were an actual funeral service or something; or even for the captured crew. But the number of coffins only covers the actual teammates, since if you don't lose any of them the scene doesn't happen. Not to mention it's just Shepard stood there. Unlike when Shep dies in 3 and the entire crew stand mournfully around...

"In High school I was Captain of the Machine-gun Team!" Nick Deezy

[–] ttaskmaster 10 years ago

In that case, it's purely symbolic for any you do lose, I guess.