
However, there's one reason Shepard's preservation and survival due to the Lazarus Project could be necessary for them to return as the next game's player character. It could also make sense for Shepard to simply have survived the activation of the Crucible during the original trilogy's final moments, and for Liara to be hunting down the now reclusive hero for a brand new mission. Some fans may be wondering why Shepard's preservation in ice would be necessary. RELATED: There Once Was A First-Person Mass Effect Game in the Works for Nintendo DS The energy released by the Crucible itself may even play a role in Shepard's survival. It is possible that after choosing to destroy the Reapers - which appears to be Shepard's canonical choice based on the dead Reaper in the trailer - Shepard's crashed back down to earth, and their body was preserved under the icy landscape Liara is exploring is in the Mass Effect 4 trailer. This included synthetic parts as mentioned by the Catalyst during Mass Effect 3's final moments. In Mass Effect 2 Shepard was rebuilt, nearly from scratch, by Cerberus' Lazarus Project. She uncovers a piece of Shepard's armor, which many have taken to be an early hint that the Commander will be back in the saddle as Mass Effect's player character after the tumultuous release and ultimately disappointing reception of Mass Effect: Andromeda. The trailer for Mass Effect 4 shows original trilogy Asari companion Liara T'Soni walking over a frozen landscape, including the giant husk of a dead Reaper.

Mass Effect fans might find the idea that Shepard has been similarly preserved beneath the ice since their apparent death at the end of Mass Effect 3 unbelievable, but there's a surprising amount of evidence which seems to point to a similar plot point being used if Shepard returns. He's able to survive preserved beneath the ice for nearly 70 years thanks to the enhanced abilities he has gained from the super-soldier serum used on him earlier in the movie. At the end of the first Captain America movie Cap crashes into the Artic.
