As many either know or probably have heard, the ending ofMass Effect 3is quite chaotic. It mostly ends in tragic events, even if the player is able to achieve the best ending overall. Certain actions lead to certain characters living or dying, including Miranda Lawson, one ofMass Effect 2’s most popular love interests.
This article contains story spoilers for theMass Effecttrilogy.
Miranda Lawson is a major character in Commander Shepard’s story who first appears inMass Effect 2. Along withJacob Taylor, she’s assigned to Commander Shepard as the head of the Lazarus Project. As she explains to Shepard, she was genetically engineered to be perfect, from her physical looks to her biotic abilities. And though Miranda initially retains some skepticism towards Shepard and the level of importance the Illusive Man put on them, Miranda can be romanced duringMass Effect 2, which can then roll over intoMass Effect 3, though these choices will affect whether she lives or dies at the end of the trilogy.
How to Save Miranda in Mass Effect 3
Firstly, if players want to save Miranda inMass Effect 3, she’ll need to be saved inMass Effect 2’s suicide mission by retaining loyalty between Shepard and Miranda. Should she survive the suicide mission, many factors affect whether or not she’ll live at the end ofMass Effect 3, one of which is aromantic relationship with her. If players romanced her duringMass Effect 2, Shepard must not break up with her at any point inME 3, or she will die.
In a late mission called Priority: Horizon, there will be a confrontation between Henry Lawson and Oriana Lawson. The sequence of events and whether or not Miranda is present are determined by a number of factors and have several different outcomes, but the important thing to take away is that Henry might kill Miranda, and the easiest way of stopping this is having Shepard kill him first. Don’t ignore the Renegade prompt to kill Henry, especially if Miranda isn’t present in this scene. TheRenegade interrupthappens after any of the dialogue options “I just want Oriana,” “I can be reasonable,” or “I will hunt you down” are chosen.
Aside from this, there are two conditions that must be met throughout the game to save Miranda inMass Effect 3, not including the romance check mentioned above.
One of them is that Commander Shepard must read the dossier Captain Anderson sends regarding Kai Leng and warn Miranda about him during a video conference in theSpectre Office. There’s another chance to warn her later when Miranda sends Shepard a message to speak via the Communications Console, also in the Spectre Office. If this isn’t done, Miranda’s loyalty mission inMass Effect 2can be used in lieu of warning her about Kai Leng.
The final check is ensuring Miranda has access to Alliance resources after the mission Priority: Perseus Veil during Commander Shepard’s third meeting at the Citadel. Meeting all of these conditions means Miranda will be saved at the end ofMass Effect3.
Mass Effect: Legendary Editionis available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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