
The Virmire survivor goes on to return as a crewmate and romance option in Mass Effect 3, meaning that a playthrough of the trilogy can vastly diverge depending on who is saved. Players have to choose between leaving either Kaidan or Ashley behind, killing them off for the rest of the trilogy. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is available now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.One of the larger choices in the Mass Effect trilogy comes near the end of Mass Effect 1 on the planet Virmire. Next: Why No One Likes Mass Effect's Engineer Class It's not possible to save both Ashley and Kaidan in Mass Effect, but if it were, then it's likely that the combined option would have been higher, as players tend to work harder to save party members in video games.

It's possible that Wrex has survived more often because players know how to save him by researching the answer online. According to the stats, 94% of players managed to keep Wrex alive on Virmire. It's also possible for Wrex to die during the Virmire mission, but this has only happened to a small number of players. Then again, Ashley was only a single place ahead of him in overall popularity, so she herself doesn't exactly have a huge number of supporters, at least not for her appearance in the first Mass Effect. The official Mass Effect Twitter account has revealed a number of statistics related to Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Despite Kaiden being the least popular crewmate in the original game, according to the statistics, 60% of players saved Ashley on Virmire, while the remaining 40% saved Kaidan - more of a gap might have been expected given the data. Which Crewmate Did Player's Save On Virmire? There's no way to avoid this choice, which means that every player must order a trusted crew member to their doom.

This choice will seal their fate and they will perish on the mission. Shepard must lead a mission on the planet Virmire, and at one point, the player must pick either Ashley or Kaidan to command a squad. The first Mass Effect has a mission where the player must choose between their squad mates.

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There is also the infamous Suicide Mission at the end of Mass Effect 2, where the player can lose a lot of valued crew members. Commander Shepard even dies during the intro of Mass Effect 2, and is rebuilt by Cerberus. The Mass Effect series is notable for the high mortality rate among the playable characters, especially over the course of the original trilogy. The official Mass Effect Twitter account has revealed the Virmire survivor statistics and the number isn't quite as skewed as fans might believe, as longtime Mass Effect fans might have thought that there was a clear frontrunner. The original entry in the Mass Effect trilogy has one of the most difficult choices in gaming, as the player must sacrifice either Ashley or Kaidan during the Virmire mission.
