Admiral Hackett ordered the Normandy to Mars to locate new Prothean data that could help defeat the Reapers , but the Archives on Mars are not responding. Investigate the dig site and find the Prothean data.
MISSION BRIEFING
Battlegrounds:
The surface of Mars can provide several interesting encounters. You’ll have a wide array of tactical strategies at your disposal, ranging from long-range shoot-outs to duck-and-cover firefights.
Once inside the facility, however, you’ll encounter several new enemies, from Assault Troopers to Guardians to Centurions.
The long, narrow halls of the facility will force you to be creative using head-on tactics, while larger, multistoried areas will grant you a height advantage if you want to pick off your foes from a safe vantage point.
Consequence Overview:
Before setting out on the mission, you’ll have an encounter with James that allows you to make a Paragon decision, or, if you’ve chosen a Renegade dialogue choice, a Renegade “interrupt” will appear.
Also during this mission, either Kaidan or Ashley, depending on who you chose at the start of the game, begins to cautiously question your allegiance to the Alliance.
If you want to recruit them for your squad long-term, begin convincing them now that you’re no longer working with Cerberus and are 100 percent dedicated to the Alliance.
Halfway through the mission, you’ll also engage Liara in a conversation that allows you to be either sweet and sympathetic or cold and curt.
Depending on your dialogue choices, you can accrue more Paragon/Renegade points.
Finally, when you encounter an old shadow from your past, you’ll have the opportunity to press him a bit more on his current motivations.
Do so and you’ll be presented with the chance for another Paragon/Renegade dialogue decision.
Successfully persuading the Illusive Man in this conversation is critical to being able to successfully persuade him during your final conversation at the end of the game.
If you don’t persuade him here, you won’t be able to fully persuade him at the end.