Universe of Mass Effect

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The Mass Effect media franchise, developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts, is set in the distant future where various extraterrestrial species coexist with humanity. The developers created extensive background lore for the universe of Mass Effect and its alien species, with detailed explanations documenting the complex relationships between the universe's various factions and the setting's phenomena from a scientific perspective. The developers were inspired and influenced by numerous fantasy and science fiction works, as well as real world cultural and scientific concepts. Dark energy, a form of energy theorized to massively affect the universe, forms a key part of the franchise's concept and background. The first three main series games are set in the Milky Way galaxy and follow Commander Shepard, a human special forces soldier who discovers an imminent threat to the galactic community in the form of the Reapers, an ancient collective of sentient synthetic starships which...

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