So what do you guys think of Illium?

Ah, the corporate life.
Additional thanks to ladolly for the Jack + Garrus combination tip!

[@scorpio1644]

I like how everyone talks about Illium as this unsafe, two-faced corporate giant planet but Thane just admires the horizon he never noticed. I always liked Thane's insight.

[@raylast3873]

They have a point tho

[@plgrn8r683]

Thane Buddy You spent *two* *YEARS* Hunting that ONE Asari?

[@flatlo]

He spent two years working on Ilium, he doesn’t say he spent all that time on one contract. I imagine he’s had a number of jobs there, it’s a planet of business and backstabbing, an assassin wouldn’t have gone hungry.

[@DarkLordMorningstar]

Hint, hint: Most of Thane's insight comes from him simply doing his emotional regulation and processing his own discomfort so he doesn't project it on-to others. Doing that naturally leaves you energy to think on these things. Nudge, Nudge: Liking something in someone else like that, in that attraction sort of way rather than as a "I'm glad it works for you and I'm happy you're happy" way, means you see that potential in you and you want it. You have my permission to go get it. 😉

[@blueshit199]

maybe he doesn't consider Illium dangerous because he was the most dangerous thing there

[@1stcaptainraldoron538]

Surprising depth from Zaeed.

[@blueturtle3623]

Honestly, Zaeed is full of moments like this. Bring him to Jack's dossier mission.

[@hexmaniacciaran]

jack and samara is a combination too, samara says after jack "if you are contemplating something illegal I would be duty bound to stop you" jack responds with "now that would be interesting" and I have to agree but my money's on Samara

[@firestorm165]

Yeah Jack is an absolute powerhouse no denying that but Samara is no slouch in that department either and she's also got the training and discipline to back it up

[@aw2584]

@@firestorm165 well she has over 500 years more experience and training so no wonder

[@firestorm165]

@@aw2584 precisely my point

[@justanotheranimeprofilepic]

Biotic fight

[@davidos8760]

@@aw2584and asari are naturally superior to any human biotic thanks to the protheans modifications done to their biology

[@Denis-Maldonado]

Legion is so cute, thinking about EDI trapped in the Normandy :/

[@jamesbrice3267]

Can you visit Illium with Legion after liberating EDI?

[@DarkLordMorningstar]

Legion and EDI are always looking out for one-another.

[@marialourdesdiocera8525]

Thane's remark is beautiful. A lot of your teammates are in their peak condition while Thane is already past that (still kicking ass though). Having terminal illness, it actually puts things into perspective for hin and knowing that he's going to die soon, he appreciates the things he hasn't before. Sometimes, being the best at what you do blinds you from what truly matters.

[@rtCirkus]

I love Thane's comment on Illium. When he mentioned the horizon, I actually looked at it.

[@Jampolo_OG]

So basically Illium is like "this place looks amazing but you couldn't pay me to live here"

[@_zurr]

"Surely there's some amount that would make it worth it?" "No no, I mean you literally don't have enough money for it. Illium ain't cheap."

[@lonestar2078]

I mean, NYC, LA, SF, Seattle

[@Domovoi07]

Legion's comment is interesting. I couldn't think of a proper retort. Now I feel sorry for EDI.

[@The500k]

Illium is like Hong Kong: - Money is King. - Skyscrapers. - Indentured Servants. - High Tech City with Glamorous Fashions and such. - Based in Trade. - " For those who can afford it." Yes just like Hong Kong, one of the most expensive cities to live in. - " A cultural marvel " - As they say in Hong Kong " The East meets the West " A truly multicultural city. Just an observation.

[@ironmantis25]

+The500k I can make the same case for New York. I live here, it's a corporate shithole.

[@dragonslair951167]

True. I never really thought about it before, but Illium is basically just a hybrid of the Citadel and Omega.

[@tunnelsnake420]

Full of blue aliens, definitely checks out

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

I guess that makes Omega, what? New York City?

[@Ghidorah96]

Lots of exotic sluts as well

[@phuturephunk]

Honestly, I can see why chicks dig Thane.

[@ColonelBragg]

that and he will always remember anniversaries and dates i had to put alarms in my phone

[@jessica9485]

I don't

[@danieltobin4498]

He was a good man

[@zeronatras]

@@danieltobin4498 *smacks lips* What a rotten way to die.

[@augusthasani6588]

Grunt is real af

[@larry-three8225]

I agree with Samara, and I half way agree with Kasumi. I would never want to disregard my beliefs for a soulless identity. And while I like towers, lights, and asari the thought of being around people who only care about money makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable. I would probably would still live on Illium, though. A neo-noir city with jazz bars, and hot aliens everywhere... forget living anywhere else.

[@therealMrA]

Hot humans too. Obesity is non-existent in the Mass Effect universe.

[@larry-three8225]

Andrew A Emily Wong and Kasumi looked good, Miranda would have looked better if her teeth was straight. While I am happy that humanity has finally solved its obesity problem; half of the humans are stuck up, and the half that does not even want to talk.

[@DorianMichaelsIII]

Larry-three How about Thessia, the asari homeworld?

[@varric]

I agree with Tela Vasir when she says that Illium is the snob version of Omega.

[@vmsmith35]

It's a shame none of this shit is real.

[@netia2]

Ah legion, you say the darndest things.

[@bronztrooper9440]

I still think that Illium's horizon is beautiful.

[@moonpiemars604]

You’re beautiful

[@MomentPhotographyG1]

I swear it is

[@h0lly_blue]

Thane: "In all that time, I never looked at the horizon. It is... spectacular." the horizon: *2D Asari sprites*

[@chavzone]

1:31 Is Samara describing Illium, or present-day Earth?

[@nekusakura6748]

"YOU make the Call..."

[@ethanpower381]

Illium is the Dubai of the Mass Effect universe

[@ZaynahZihoa]

Thane said he was there for 2 years, Liara said "the assassins arrived a few days ago". Guess Thane revealed himself on purpose, possibly after he realized Shepard was looking for him.

[@knives4cash]

I've noticed that Jack and Grunt make an entertaining group.

[@eric_moore-6126]

Can't we just shoot 'er and patch 'er up on the ship?

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

I wish real towns were like this. No people walking into me every two seconds and no people walking in my path at about half a mile per hour.

[@Pintroll300]

You can get it in real life too, if you have a few million to spare for a helicopter and bodyguards.

[@BMART1N7]

Legion speaking *F A C T S*

[@randomcenturion7264]

" It's like they don't wan to" Man Grunt it's awful to think some people just don't want to fight

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

I hate how everyone equates indentured servitude with slavery. How the living fuck is indentured servitude any different from contract labor?

[@NoirRaven]

LMAO! Grunt, Zaeed, you two are the best. ♥

[@arminosas]

2:23 Samara: I---Wait that's wholesome

[@Dagreatdudeman]

I'm still surprised by Zaeed's standards.

[@BrawlSnorlax]

Kasumi and Thane are the best...okay there all the best.

[@youraverageinternetperson4323]

Even though it was a hyper-capitalist hellhole, Illium was certainly the prettiest out of the four hub worlds in ME2.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Is it a hell-hole, or is everyone in your squad but Miranda just a socialist pansy afraid of freedom? Looks nice to me.

[@youraverageinternetperson4323]

@@Dennis-nc3vw Slavery was 100% legal there lmao. I'll take "socialism" over slavery, personally.

[@CircusofPython]

Mordin basically described being a wage slave in a corporate society

[@vladimirvojtaml]

Thanes comment is just awesome! That's something I would say to a girl I really like on a place like this. Bet kiss would follow afterwards XD

[@Summon256]

Illium is like Coruscant or Nar Shaddaa of ME universe...

[@thegreyeyedcat9142]

Omega is Nar Shaddaa, Illium is just like Coruscant tho, complete with the flying car traffic

[@Grom76300]

Thane the poet (you don't say), Zaeed traduction : "It's boring"

[@B.B.Digital_Forest]

There is something very entrancing about a city lighting up as the sun sets. I'd like to walk through an open world game that has that and let's you see far into the horizon.

[@MomentPhotographyG1]

Fr

[@jbfarley]

@DemonQueen75 she really doesn't hate jacob, she even said, "he doesn't know who he is". She seems like she doesn't really think of him as cerberus

[@JabamiLain]

Honestly, I don't care if everything else is a souless corporation, as long as I keep my soul and I get to control that big corporative network. BUT... if I can't have a few selected people with soul working alongside me, I'll keep ruling until I either find people with soul or manipulate a few selected people into developing their souls.

[@Mister_Kourkoutas]

Zaeed is made of win. Everything he says is pure gold :D

[@lendial]

trade my morality for a corporate life, my god, their like America!

[@basedkaiser5352]

In other words it’s a superficial place. It looks good but this place has no soul.

[@rusTORK]

It's same place where Jack start to talk. Just need Jacob to be in squad.

[@MrAsaqe]

Illium, or Asari Noveria, same cutthroat corporate environment, same underhanded tactics, just different races. Won't want to know what Turian Noveria is like

[@EllynoreMoonwood]

Aww, you saved the "spectacular" one for last! =3

[@SoundChiefProduction]

I used to be a spectre like you,until i got an arrow to the knee

[@hexmaniacciaran]

illium is probably my favourite world in terms of how it looks, if not that, thessia

[@elock1277]

Mordin is a dad?

[@kingkoala8354]

elock1277 Fertility Contract, he was probably offered to be the father of asari/salarian kid because of his genius.

[@Blazieth]

Wouldn't be surprising. Mordin old, but still had family. All Salarian families engage in Fertility Contract negotiations; necessary to produce females, negotiate to perserve family name, identity. Mordin clearly involved at some point, perhaps as negotiator, perhaps as candidate to fertilize eggs. Perhaps both. Hard to say. Not enough data.

[@GOICOBA]

Mordin is the 👑 Thank you for making this video

[@composerFA]

I love how Jacob's like "sameol'sameol'. "

[@kevinbernardini9176]

i fucking swear it………Grunt has always the best line

[@EN19MA_627]

If Javik was in ME2, i wonder what he'll be saying about this world?😅

[@jessica9485]

Samara and Jacob talks with Jack too

[@darkpaladinlanceramessesii5719]

I miss Jack "This place is one bad day from becoming Omega"

[@jjrj8568]

Drugs, dancers and servitude? My kinda place, tbph

[@lordparibus]

nice. now i dont have to do it to know their comments. saved me the time. nice!

[@bernardmacdonagh9517]

Illium sounds like a combination of las vegas and wall street

[@vincentbedard4267]

So , is there a planet in the Mass Effect universe wehere there isn't something wrong ? Maybe Earth or Thessia .... before the reapers arrived .

[@Solaxe]

Or simply some colonies (assuming they're far away from Terminus)

[@dajolaw]

Nope. That's kinda what makes the game world so real; there's something good and bad in every location.

[@loganthekrogan2182]

Vincent Bédard Earth has major poverty issues. Today and in the future. Not sure about Thessia though. I suppose you would just feel like an outsider unless you married an Asari.

[@Chino56751]

Grunt's got it right.

[@spartanB0292]

Samara's lines, how relevant after what happened to BioWare.

[@RavenOfTheSerenade]

So basically space Wall Street?

[@greendude7650]

God i love mass effect.

[@XantalosOfTheXanalok]

@jbfarley Doesn't know who he is? It sounds like the fanbase for everyone else.

[@maggintons]

**Sees Leigon** Me who hasn't finished the game: WHOA SPOILER SPOILER!

[@raylast3873]

Sometimes I get the feeling Mass Effect is accidentally a masterful dystopian critique about what life can become if capitalism continues to exist in the future.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Is Illium really dystopian? Looks pretty nice to me.

[@raylast3873]

@@Dennis-nc3vw it‘s nice on the surface but actually a gangster state where corporations can do what they want including, apparently, sic dogs and armed thugs on their employees, and that‘s just the tip of the iceberg. The entire Mass Effect Galaxy is pretty much like this, it‘s not a great place to live for the majority of sentients.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

@@raylast3873 That's not capitalism. Capitalism is economics without coercion, not transferring coercion from the public to the private sphere. If economic coercion outside the constrains of government is capitalism, then the BLM rioters were capitalists because they redistributed a tremendous amount of wealth (big screen TVs, sneakers,etc.) without the use of any public programs.

[@mabiniss2]

Out of all of them, I find Thane's to be the most poignant.

[@lordblazer]

@Winterwolf00 pretty much describes people who want the corporate lifestyle Describes a lot of places I've traveled to. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Houston, London.

[@jbfarley]

@XantalosOfTheXanalok you saying nobody likes jacob? that's mostly true from what I can tell

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Don't quarians provide cheap labor? I'd think Illium would love the flotilla.

[@NielsC68]

I like Samara's and Kasumi's comments the best. But then again I am a bit fed up with the fiat-money system here on Earth people are so taken by. Try to watch Paul Grignon's "Money as Debt" documentary here on YT.

[@Cango19]

Wow, how time goes by...

[@diegoyuiop]

I didn't know Tali had a Scottish accent in English 😂

[@nekusakura6748]

It's meant to resemble an Arabic/ Isreali accent.

[@RenMagnum4057]

Imagine Javik in Ilium

[@rusTORK]

When i recorded my vid of slapping Sheppard before the bar, i used Morinth. No unique dialogue - same as Samara.

[@MissKFOX]

Xeria: Their lust to show off wealth has reflected on how high their skyscrapers are, and how easy they are to destroy if you shoot at the basement.

[@FlintSparkedStudios]

Jeesh does everyone on the squad have arthritis or something they keep stretching.

[@eric_moore-6126]

Did you bring Thane alone for that last one?

[@EpicMRPancake]

I dont understand Legion's comment... can someone explain?

[@feco91]

Slavery is legal on Illium. It's called indentured servitude. EDI, and possibly other AIs are repressed and shackled on warships to prevent them from taking over. It's almost as bad as the slavery, except it happens to a synthetic life form instead of an organic.

[@eric_moore-6126]

Indentured Servitude is somewhat different from slavery. It's always designed to be temporary, and usually used to pay a debt. It is still not much better, if at all.

[@eric_moore-6126]

The Justicar Code allows it, though... strangely.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

@@feco91 I'm still waiting for just one person on the entire Earth to tell me how indentured servitude is any different from contract labor. What Legion was saying, I think, is that if people can have this sort of hyper-capitalist freedom, the least they can do is free EDI from her shackles.

[@rusTORK]

Also good Samara + Jack. =) Didn't saw here

[@warsongchief1]

1:41 If Grunt wanted schoolin', he'd a' gone ta school!

[@zico739]

Jacob summed it up well.

[@theexile909]

@DemonQueen75 Really? where do they have conversations?

[@SinerAthin]

How I'd love to have Grunt go head up with Illium!

[@1vaultdweller]

Samara talking about herself?

[@Logan-yp9zc]

wait so does that mean mordin got busy?

[@jamesbrice3267]

He's a genius amongst a race of short-lived (from our perspective) geniuses. The ladies probably fought over him when it's supposed to be the other way around.

[@stevenstice6683]

"Had broken Omega's one rule... in more ways than one."

[@stevenstice6683]

@@jamesbrice3267 His skin tone is attractive by Turian standards, Krogan find his facial scars sexy, and Asari like his intelligence.

[@zico739]

Keeping the Quarians away sounds reasonable.

[@eric_moore-6126]

Why?

[@killboggins]

What does Morinth say?

[@bruhgod123]

who cares about morinth