Mass Effect characters looking for friends on Facebook

by Dan Dormer { Oct 19th 2007 at 5:28PM }

Britney and Commander Shepherd from Mass Effect have something in common: they're both looking for friends. Apparently, having your visitation rights with your kids removed and attempting to stop an evil force from causing the downfall of the entire galaxy produce a similar result for such pensive souls: loneliness. While Britney's response isn't terribly civil (then again, when is running over anyone's foot, let alone a paparazzi's?), the commander has tackled the problem in a more head-on way ... by signing up for Facebook.

That's right, after developing space flight mankind still uses Facebook in the year 2138. Amidst photos of underage coeds goaded into performing less than savory acts on frat members and annoying invites to install vampire, werewolf, zombie, pirates, ninjas, or pirates versus ninja applications, Commander Shepherd and a fellow Mass Effect character Wrex have both created their very own profiles on the social networking site. Anyone looking for some friends that are truly out of this world?

Tags: Advertising, Bioware, Facebook, Mass-Effect

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ed @ Oct 19th 2007 5:44PM

What we need is MORE TAlI.

WiNG @ Oct 19th 2007 5:49PM

Thanks for the heads-up.

I have reported these profiles as fake, and like all the Family Guy and Carebear profiles I've reported, I expect they will be deleted in less than 2 days.

w00t for purposefully ignoring the Terms of Service Agreement!

jovin6 @ Oct 19th 2007 5:53PM

Amen, brotha. Save that viral marketing shit for Myspace.

Bloo @ Oct 19th 2007 7:24PM

Wow. I clicked on this article as a joke thinking who cares? I didn't realize someone would care this much. How do you fit in time for all your girlfirends inbetween getting Facebook profiles deleted and posting 600+ comments on Joystiq?!

Neebs @ Oct 19th 2007 5:57PM

I have to say, Mass Effect looks awesome but the art direction...disgusting.

Tom @ Oct 19th 2007 6:08PM

You'd think space marines would use... well... myspace...

Sean @ Oct 19th 2007 6:26PM

GOTTA ADD 'EM ALL!

REUYL @ Oct 19th 2007 6:36PM

SOCIALNETWORKIMON!

ill trooper @ Oct 19th 2007 6:33PM

Oh, God... Somebody tell someone that not EVERYTHING needs viral/alternative marketing! Mass Effect goes FaceBook? Master Chief has a myspace page? Way to tie the fantasy in to our normal mundane 21st-century lives...

blooh (TIDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 19th 2007 6:53PM

mentions of britney and myspace in 1 article....urge to destroy earth rising...

eldee @ Oct 19th 2007 7:03PM

the links are already dead.. that didn't take long

Lianne @ Oct 19th 2007 7:31PM

Wow. That's all I have to say.

Poisoned Al @ Oct 19th 2007 7:34PM

That pic looks like they are having a Pink Floyd concert on the Event Horizon.

Ethan @ Oct 19th 2007 8:43PM

Sheppard totally needs to put those photos of him drunk last weekend on the intergalatic network. I keep talking about them to people who aren't from the Attican Traverse! Talk about embarrassing! ps join my group 'Saren Arterius is a social climber!'

It makes me think - isn't Jack Shepard from Lost a bit 'default' himself?

Shadow Hog @ Oct 19th 2007 10:07PM

He totally needs to be friends with the Weighted Companion Cube, who also has a Facebook profile. Well, at least, he should've been, since both profiles are now (AFAIK) banned. :\

REUYL @ Oct 19th 2007 11:43PM

If you don't have a Facebook account, then that's why. Facebook doesn't allow you to view profiles unless you log in.

Shadow Hog @ Oct 20th 2007 4:17PM

No, I mean, for the people who DO have Facebook accounts, they can no longer view the profiles. I have no idea where you derived me not having a Facebook account from this (although it is, in fact, true - I don't have any such account, nor do I care to).

Will @ Oct 19th 2007 10:23PM

Yeah, their profiles got canned. Bravo to Facebook for stopping this silly marketing.

This is what happens when EA buys Bioware, guys. We get not-so-viral marketing on Facebook.

REUYL @ Oct 19th 2007 10:42PM

They're not canned (yet). John Shepard and Urdnot Wrex still show up on my friend list.

Will @ Oct 19th 2007 11:06PM

Hm, but if you click their profiles they won't show up. Am I missing something, since I don't use Facebook?

REUYL @ Oct 19th 2007 11:45PM

If you don't have a Facebook account, then that's why you can't see 'em. Facebook doesn't allow you to see profiles unless you login.

Will @ Oct 19th 2007 11:47PM

Er, are you sure? I just tried again, and I'd figure I'd get a message like "Please sign up to view!" All I'm getting is:
The page you requested was not found.

You may have clicked an expired link or mistyped the web address (some urls are case sensitive).