Mass Effect Lore - Saren Arterius

A closer look at the rogue turian Spectre Saren. This video includes events from the novel Mass Effect: Revelation and the comic Mass Effect: Evolution.
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[@sarenarterius6665]

I'm Saren Arterius, and this is my favorite video on the Palaven!

[@SarenArielle]

Hilarious

[@sebathadah1559]

Reaper loving asshole.

[@Netradon]

@@sebathadah1559 Ur tellin ne

[@Pendleton115]

Sarens suicide is definitely my favourite moment of the first game... The emotion Bioware managed to convey was just astounding. I have a surround sound system so when that gun fired, and that dramatic music played it felt like I was actually there, definitely one of my favourite moments from the entire franchise... Just so epic...

[@hugofaria9881]

For me its between that, the Normandy finishing off Sovereign at the end of the Citadel battle and meeting Sovereign on Virmire and talking to it

[@Pendleton115]

@@hugofaria9881 Speaking to sovereign on Virmire is definitely a highlight. Finding out that this is so much bigger than you can imagine.

[@Malkumecks]

Is his Suicide official canon?

[@terrytaylor1732]

@@Malkumecks Technically, it is all soft canon depending on your choices and actions.

[@Raptorman0205]

Funny how similar Saren and the Illusive man actually are when you think about it. Both are ruthlessly seeking to establish their own race's dominance, based on xenophobia developed during the first contact war.

[@tdfern1]

Raptormann0205 I wish Saren could have lasted a bit longer.

[@Ronniboyy]

Wasn't Saran actually the one who tortured the illusive man, and thereby created the illusive man

[@tdfern1]

Ronniboyy Actually it was a bunch of other Turians that abducted him or took him as a Prisoner of War and did experiments because he had been exposed to a Prothean artifact.

[@JediKnightIlona]

Have you read Mass Effect Evolution?

[@JediKnightIlona]

@@tdfern1 that wasn't the prothean artifact, it was a reaper artifact. And the Illusive man who was a human mercenary named Jack Harper during the First Contact War only had A indirect contact with the relic when he tried to save his friend Ben Hislop from it. Thus receiving his trademark Glowing blue eyes and knowledge of the reapers.

[@TheRadPlayer]

ME1 is flawed, yes. But goddamnit, Saren was one of the best villians of the series.

[@ASillyHistoryBuff]

Thee best you mean :))

[@TheRadPlayer]

Fraser Whyte Honestly, I kinda like Illusive Man more. Saren's numero dos, though.

[@aidenparsons2388]

TheRadPlayer wrex,Shepard,wrex,shepard

[@ASillyHistoryBuff]

TheRadPlayer Although he was quite the asshole as a character part of me wishes you could've turned Saren to the good or had him return in Mass effect 2

[@TheRadPlayer]

Fraser Whyte Nah, he was Reaper Indoctrinated, man. No way you were gonna turn him.

[@BrinkWeb]

Anderson - his rivalry with Saren and almost becoming a Spectre would be a great follow up to this. Great video as always!

[@Garrus493]

Urdnot Wrex! He's really awesome and deserves his own video because he's so interesting and old, so he has had alot happen to him

[@LegendaryDarkKnight602]

I wonder where I'd be if he was still alive.

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

I still love the fact saren has those 2 protruding bone plates on the side of his head no other turian has

[@captaintexican5993]

"I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite Channel on the Citadel."

[@Pendleton115]

I'm so surprised that Mass Effect kind of ignored the Elcor... All in favour for an Elcor companion in the next game say aye!

[@assman7969]

Badassfully: That sounds like an awesome idea.

[@OfficialNWS]

The elcor crack me up.

[@uliloolilu780]

TF they gonna do.

[@gamerguyraigh7473]

@@uliloolilu780 A lot of Velcor serve in the Blood Pack. If you recall from ME3, there is a series of missions for Aria T'Loak where the end result is she gets you mercenary troops from the Eclipse, Blue Suns, and yes, the Blood Pack. So, there would have been vorcha troops likely on the ground during the the battle for Earth. Likewise, as with the krogan, the vorcha have a regenerative ability.Combined with their ruthlessness, given proper leadership, the vorcha would definitely be a force to be reckoned with during a ground assault. Additionally, the volus have military units that serve as auxiliary units for the Turian military. Not as straight up bad ass as Turian infantry, but effective at what they do. Also, during ME3, there is information pertaining to the elcor and how they fight with giant guns strapped to their backs, and use a VI for targeting assistance. So, to answer your question "(What) TF they gonna do?" In all probability, a lot.

[@uliloolilu780]

@@gamerguyraigh7473 ok you proved me wrong you got me 😌 but what your proposing seems out of character for them. They seem like a peaceful race that would stray away from war

[@edalder2000]

Drew Karpyshyn did a great job with his novels. Saren's motivations were so well fleshed out. He was a tragic figure and it was amazing.

[@TheKisj]

Drew is fantastic at world building, and i really wish we could get the original ending that was supposed to end the trilogy

[@somzer]

It's funny how people think the reapers 'force' meatbags to do their bidding, when they only 'influence', ever so slightly alter their way of thinking to be uniform with that of the reapers', to the point they become mindless thralls incapable of individual thinking.

[@zackwhodat8474]

Please do a Lore video on the Second Contact war! The one between the Humans and Relentless waves of ravaging Elcor.

[@MiniusGC]

That conflict was so horrible I can't quite bring myself to speak of it.

[@zackwhodat8474]

+Minius GC I understand, it was a very dark time in the Mass Effect universe.

[@debott4538]

So few survived it that it is barely known until today... :/

[@Nikoli492]

I didn't know their was a second contact war with the elcor.

[@GT-wj3gl]

I bet those idiots in the council would have listened to Saren of he exposed Sovereign and the Reaper threat.

[@johnat856]

One that would be good would be a video on the dominant races that preceded the Protheans. I know there's not much (other than the Leviathans), but those could probably be combined into one video for that.

[@Gagegunsjr]

You do a really good job at these, Iv always been that kinda person that likes detail in games and like I did last night I watched all of your vids learning about the different races, so interesting even tho it's not real!

[@MiniusGC]

The writers did a fantastic job with the backstory and foundation in Mass Effect.

[@Mr.0utlawGaming]

Keep up the good content especially with mass effect 4 in the works and legendary edition around the corner

[@dumont7478]

One minor story-arc I liked learning about were the League of One.

[@debott4538]

Gotta love the lore series :) Anything you would come up with next would be great. It's much harder to think of anything you shouldn't show than the other way around.

[@CinammonCynic]

Great video man, love the lore series and keen to see more for sure!

[@MeisterRedalStan]

Detailed, complete Information is hard to find. You really do your job with research. Subscribed.

[@ghostwolf256]

the krogan rebellion please, great video by the way - keep it up!! :D

[@MiniusGC]

Krogan Rebellions! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2KpoYaXa9OKb6c

[@syntheticsleep]

We're still missing in-depth videos on the cultures/histories of the 3 main council races. There's been a lot kind of hinted at, but I think deep looks at the Asari, Salarians and the Turians...their social structures, religions, evolution of their political systems, and events leading up to their discoveries of Mass Effect technology etc would all be really interesting. Also, Urdnot Wrex is one of the best characters from not only ME, but from pretty much any game I've ever played and I'd love to see some deep info on that guy. His banter in ME1 was the absolute best.

[@JesusJupiterJones]

Do something on the Quarians! They're my favorite! Also, subbed because of awesomeness.

[@Phoenix27272]

You listened to my suggestion! Awesome! Since we're still doing suggestions, I think the Illusive Man would be a good follow up to this.

[@chantlmcclary9576]

I want a lore episode on jack the experiments she's gone through , the origin of biotics , and perhaps a more in depth look on significant events in her life

[@jesseward4115]

We need a video on the best space bro ever, Garrus Vakarian.

[@backbewbz5708]

I think it might be interesting to here some more about the keepers sometime.

[@randomaussie3342]

Saren is one of my favourite characters in the Mass Effect universe but I would''ve much preferred the Saren shown at 8:00

[@warhound1161]

I liked saving saren at the end as well I always try and get it

[@lilpanzerfaust2889]

If you think about it Saren is probably a prototype of the Marauder or the Marauder ever.

[@martindiaz6481]

Great work Minius!! Thanks a lot, dude!

[@MrFasoal]

finally another video ! keep the good vids up dude

[@lttripitz5273]

Saren was such and awesome villan :D

[@doomsday437]

Love your mass effect lore videos bro

[@theo1e517]

RIP to such an awesome channel

[@maksymilianziele28]

I wish Saren would have returned in ME3 as Shepard's hallucination (with a hole in his head), who haunts Commander with futility of resistance against the Reapers, especially after Thessia.

[@extraangel2166]

I want a lore video on System alience navy

[@TheCodexBoss]

A vid on the various fleets of the Galaxy? With particular attention to unseen ships like the Alliance Carriers for example. Great lore vid by the way

[@rubiboy90]

im loving this videos so much !

[@alejandracadena9252]

yay more turian lore, Saren is one of the most interesting characters the trilogy has, also maybe I didnt catch it but is it ever explained why his face is bare?, I would love a video on The Illusive Man

[@edwardoliveira1748]

that was so good! Thank you so much for your awesome videos! also, i think i really need to buy the books and aquire the Comics of mass effect. they Seem pretty important to the lore. Oh, and could you Do a Video on the thorian (plant Monster from feros), because he seemed To have reaper powers.

[@OfficialNWS]

I'd love to see a video on the Thorian.

[@hunterscott5705]

You are my go to for ME lore :D

[@thegardenofesim1174]

Illusion man should be next maybe

[@tipeon]

Hummm ... that would be two bad guys in a row. Maybe David Anderson, and then the Illusive Man ?

[@iTROLLxTHExTROLLZ]

Illusion man might be in Mass Effect Andromeda because he ain't in the original trilogy😂😂😂😂

[@prtfdc2]

yes he is. he is in ME 2 and 3

[@iTROLLxTHExTROLLZ]

Crystal shield Illusion Man isn't but Illusive Man is 😂😂😂

[@prtfdc2]

Okay........................................?

[@cjvaye99]

I liked Saren as an antagonist. he was a shades of grey character in that he wasnt necessarily evil. his end goal was actually noble. he wanted to save organic life because he felt reaper destruction was inevitable and could not he stopped. I always like antagonist like that that are complex more than pantomime evil goons.

[@DallasKillpack]

ASARI PLZ. I love your videos. Can't wait for what you'll do next. :)

[@LegendaryDarkKnight602]

how about more insight on indoctrination and the difference between cerberus and reaper indoctrination.

[@maurigaming7867]

can you plz do a video about shepard holding off batarians in the skyllian blitz on elizium

[@glowwstixx]

I wish there were more details/specs for the ships. Like, I really want to see the deck plans for an alliance cruiser 😔

[@LokiTheAnsuz]

You're awesome Minius!!!

[@dulmephistoslordofhatred]

Saren is one of my favorite villians.

[@strang3l0v3]

I may be the only one who wants to see this, but how about the Lawson family, and more specifically Miranda leaving her father with Oriana, joining Cerberus, and then everything that happens with Sheppard and after Cerberus?

[@christianburnett236]

I like Saren! Even though he's ruthless I would have sided with the Turians others would have called me a traitor. I even like Desolas!

[@adriananghel5152]

Nice! Thank you!

[@maksymilianziele28]

"Is submission not preferable to extinction?"

[@voidfire3582]

I know this video is older but I got to say saren I's my favorite character in mass effect 1 even though he tried to kill me at every step

[@checkmarkdatter1785]

The Yahg soon! One of the most interesting species imo

[@marlonekstrom3158]

A lore video about Omega would be cool

[@existenceisfutile661]

great job :)

[@oddnebakke8487]

I would like too now more about the Vorcha, since they tell us so littel about them in the game, except from their regeneration.

[@MonoKrohm_2020]

Been running through the LE again. To me, playing through ME1 is just a necessity to get to 2 and 3; but goddamn, I love Saren as a villain

[@franksinatraiv2006]

Love saren, especially from me: revelation, without the back story from that book he'd still be a good villain but not great

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

06:51 dem awesome graphics

[@jjxxjjxx9460]

YOU MUST MAKE TIME UNTIL JUNE 12!

[@GaeilgEAssassiN]

good job keep it up

[@Leomerya12]

Good job, Minimouse. I'm sated... for now.

[@laserblade4876]

Do more on characters, either it being there being side characters and main characters, and how they affect mass effect and its stories

[@JimbobHarrigan1984]

Can you do a 2 part lore on the Normandy?, Part 1 being the SR-1 and part 2 on the SR-2

[@MiniusGC]

It might take me a while to get to that, but I'm going to try to get to everything.

[@Meandery]

It would be interesting to have a video on all the small aliens who don't play much part in the story of mass effect (and some of which we never see) because some of their stories are fascinating, such as the virtual aliens and the Raloi. might be fun to think about how and if they might be in ME Andromeda

[@debott4538]

The shifty looking cow ! :D

[@Meandery]

Space Cows! :D

[@Garrus493]

Yes! I've been saying for awhile that a video on the Raloi would be cool. Would like to have one as a companion, but since they destroyed all of their space flight technology it's pretty unlikely

[@Duelli75]

Not that cow again.It still owes me credits.

[@debott4538]

But you have no prove it ever took your money >:)

[@avip8539]

Haven't watched yet but....YES!!!

[@Hergotzer]

Could quarians be the topic of one of your videos? We don't see much of them during the first two games, except Tali, and their culture is pretty much left in darkness. It would be interesting to see what kind of life the quarians live and/or have lived before geth uprising. In the end, out of all the species in ME universe, we know maybe least about quarians...

[@MiniusGC]

They definitely will be. There's some on them in the Morning War video, and the next video I have planned has a segment that goes further into that. Of course that's just one chapter in the story of the quarians.

[@matthewgoodwin7604]

Read Mass Effect: Ascension. If you really want to learn more about the Quarians, there's a lot of information on their people and culture. Plus it's a god read, I definitely recommend it.

[@douglasaranda2010]

In ME3 if you romance Tali, you get a picture of her as a gift, they made her very pretty, as Javik stated "Even primitive Quarians were attractive in my cycle", and Quarians and Geth have their histories intertwined, Legion gives much about why they were created, how they ascended, what they wanted, what happened at first and then the Quarians reaction, which not all agreed to shut off the Geth, and the non-pursuit of the Geth beyond the Veil

[@girfalcon1]

I'm very interested to see more about the hanar history, volus history, and other less-known galactic races. Whats up with the vorcha, anyway?

[@TheJasonDonald]

I'm curious if your gonna do videos on each species technology and weapons and colonies.

[@MiniusGC]

I may shift to Andromeda before I get around to everything. But I'm going to do as much as I can.

[@TheJasonDonald]

Well Andromeda is still awhile way but hopefully can learn more about everything else

[@GMALEON]

Minius, please do a video about life on earth by 2183-86. The series never really dipped into that, as it only provided a very superficial info section on the Journal...

[@MiniusGC]

I wish there was more on this. Even in the extended universe they rarely mention life on earth.

[@robigreen1236]

maybe do a video on the races religions?

[@iTROLLxTHExTROLLZ]

Oh so basically Saren was going to be a Sith lord....

[@krzysztofbanat6709]

Spectre's as a whole!

[@88GAF]

We need a video on Warlord Okeer the creator of grunt and Wrex says he is very old and very hated.

[@theminionator1652]

Do a Flynn Taggart lore next

[@gorram]

Lore video on Cerberus please

[@gianlucab5220]

I think you could make a video where you talk about the ME3 finale and say what u think about it, since it's so discussed

[@ChristianMorenoDeux]

Make a video about the Quarian Culture, please

[@docbaker3333]

7:45 Ala Emperor Palpatine methinks

[@tailgate8840]

I would have liked to see that version off Saren in the original Mass effect. He just looks awesome dont get me wrong I like his finalized design but still its cool. Saren in that concept art kinda looks like a Ben 10 villian get that refrence i made? Its a tv show from the early 2000s

[@commandervarus3735]

lore of turians.

[@thomasfisher7391]

You mean Saren would have been an alien count Duku ( I think that's how it's spelled) he would have had robots and space magic

[@crabLT]

How about a more detailed look at mass effect technology? Other more popular theme were done to death already.

[@sirbughunter9972]

That would be cool to see, I'd very much enjoy his typically in depth videos focusing on more less known themes of the universe/games. Not saying he hasn't already done some at least haha.

[@MrPallirocks1]

Could you do a video on the salarians? Don't know alot about their history.

[@jonnybridin]

do an in depth lore vid on admiral anderson please.

[@anthonyjeffries7510]

Hey everyone it's finius and Ferb.

[@layoj24]

The asari their evolution genetics and why they all have biotics.

[@jackydiehon]

i still want the volus

[@sethhurst5873]

Do a video on the asari

[@rohantatum5638]

Space ships! You should do a vid on space ships

[@dagonnemo1811]

Elcor lore video please

[@iskalabat]

what about lore on the volus or vorcha

[@nicolaskregiel596]

Hey, Minius! Do you think there is enough matter to make a video about the Normandy? She is almost a character!

[@MiniusGC]

I'm sure there is enough. There might be a bunch of videos to get to first though.

[@nicolaskregiel596]

+Minius GC Oki! :)

[@nicolaskregiel596]

+Alex Andersson The Illusive man, best villain (?) ever! :D

[@SPACEHARICE]

Saren is Pretty much Me1 renegade shep

[@superbobcat8997]

Saren and Nihilus were 100% lovers before getting indoctrination. Bro was talking with ungodly amount of sexual tension to nihilus.

[@swishpronoob]

Do David Anderson?

[@XxNightwing2099xX]

Quarians