Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Whenever Rasa and Kai Leng work together, it often isn't on the friendliest of terms.Pretender Diss: The Illusive Man remarks that whatever Brooks thinks Shepard's clone is, it's not the real Shepard and never will be.Mythology Gag: Reflecting Shepard's fully customizable appearance and gender, their clone has no skin and is constantly in a containment tank that obscures their gender.Wrex's story is set shortly before Shepard's arrival on the Citadel in the first game, and Ashley's story is set at an offscreen point of Citadel: Expose Saren, an early game-quest in the first game. Lower-Deck Episode: To the original trilogy in general.I Can't Believe I'm Saying This: '- but that psycho Kai Leng was right.'.Their influence is felt in several of the stories, but none of the characters properly grasp the threat they pose, as Shepard is the one who uncovers that in the first game. Greater-Scope Villain: The Reapers, as per usual.Kaidan kills the Drill Sergeant Nasty turian in a fit of rage after he pushes him and the biotic students one too many times.Ashley becomes the Sole Survivor of her squad on Eden Prime.Wrex fails to kill Fist the first time and is stalled by C-Sec in no part due to Rasa.Foregone Conclusion: Many of the issues end as how we know it in the original games.

Continuity Snarl: Several comics don't match how the events they covered were described in the games themselves.

Not only that, but after being routed out by Tela Vasir, she was poisoned then spared by Thane.

Been There, Shaped History: Rasa personally encountered people like Wrex and Jack.

In the fourth and fifth issues, it features Miranda's and Jacob's failed attempt to recover Shepard's body, leading to the events of Mass Effect: Redemption. Each individual issue expands into the various characters' pivot points in their lives.

A Day in the Limelight: Nearly throughout the series.

Mass Effect: Foundation contains the following tropes:

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