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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
i think control should/will be the "real" ending as well, but the reaper threat is done, they need to move on and do something else. the one thing i don't get now though is Shepherd being alive after the destroy ending. seeing him/her take a breath made sense if you bought the indoctrination theory, but now that Bioware has made it clear that there was no indoctrination why have Shepherd live in only one of the endings? i'd like to think that there's some bigger purpose for that final scene, but knowing Bioware it was probably just another half-thought idea they threw in with no real purpose or design behind it
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The indoctrination theory HAS to be the case! Has Bioware actually said that Shepard isn't indoctrinated? The evidence is wayyyy too plentiful when it comes to Shepard being indoctrinated in the final Citadel/Catalyst scene... Throw in waking up amongst the ruins of London after the "destroy" ending (the only option available to decline/beat indoctrination) and it makes way too much sense!
Bioware will (should) release future downloadable content making Shepard's indoctrination the real ending, with an epic final battle scene shown thereafter; The Crucible blasting away reapers with ease. Your recruited war assets (and personnel choices throughout the 3 games) are shown aiding the battle and chipping away at the Reaper forces. The threat is defeated through conventional means.
You've all probably seen this, but I'll post it anyways (long, but a must-watch for any Mass Effect fan):