Originally Posted by
May90
So there are 3 lore questions that have been bugging me since day 1.
1. In Mass Effect 2, Samara says that, to her knowing, only 2 Ardat-Yakshi exist, all being her daughters. In Mass Effect 3, however, we travel to an Ardat-Yakshi monastery having many of them, and, since Samara had no trouble finding the monastery, it is clear that she was aware during Mass Effect 2 events where her daughters were.
So, is it just a retcon? Or rather misinterpretation? In the Codex, it is said that Banshees are made from Asari with traits of Ardat-Yakshi. So, perhaps, the other Asari kept in the monastery weren't "full" Ardat-Yakshi and just had some partial genes of ones?
2. We know that genophage was distributed using the Shroud on Tuchanka. However, it was done during an active war with the Krogan, so, apparently, not all Krogan were on Tuchanka at the time - some were out in the galaxy fighting. How come they all got infected by genophage?
Same question - with the cure: some of the Krogans weren't on Tuchanka at the time, so how did all the Krogans get cured?
3. In Mass Effect, during talk with Tali, Shepard mentions that AI development is illegal, and Tali explains that the Geth they were making weren't intended to become self-aware. So, the AI development was made illegal before the Geth were created. However, we haven't been told of any conflict with AI before the Quarian war - so what triggered this law?
Furthermore, on Noveria we learn that Synthetic Insight is one of only 4 companies authorized by the Council to develop AI. So, such authorization can be granted by the Council, and Spectres, as direct employees of the council, authorized to do whatever they want, should have the right to develop, or to travel with, any AI they want. Why did EDI then have to pose herself as a VI when Normandy was ceased and when she was walking on the Citadel?