Developers love hiding references in their games, and BioWare is no exception. A great example of a developerEaster eggis theDragon AgeOgre inMass Effect 2.
Reddit user poltergeist007 happened across the monstrosity in the form of a statue while completing squad mate Kasumi Goto’s loyalty mission inMass Effect 2. The statue depicts a roaring Ogre that’s very reminiscent of the first boss fight inDragon Age: Origins.
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TheDragon Agereference isn’t entirely unknown to longtime BioWare fans. It’s a fairly prominent feature in Donovan Hock’s vault inMass Effect 2’sKasumi – Stolen MemoryDLC. Kasumi even comments on the statue when the player interacts with it. Still, theMass Effect: Legendary Editionbrought in plenty of new players who haven’t seen it before. Anyone who missed out can find it by exploring Donovan Hock’s vault, which players enter partway through the mission. The same room also contains a reference toPlanet of the Apes. Kasumi says the film’s famous “They blew it all up!” line when players interact with the damaged Statue of Liberty’s head.
The Ogre statue is one ofBioWare’smore noticeable cross-franchise references, although it isn’t the only one. Many players encountered one smallreference toDragon Agenear the beginning of the firstMass Effect. One of the archaeologists on Eden Prime says “Thank the Maker” in response to Shepard’s timely arrival. And while that phrase might not be exclusive to theDragon Ageuniverse, it’s far more common in Thedas than the real world. That might seem odd given the two games' release dates, but it’s worth remembering thatOriginswas several years into development when BioWare releasedMass Effect.
On a related note, SomeMass Effectplayers might be familiar with the planet Klendagon, which was present in all three games and played a minor role inMass Effect 2’s backstory. The planet suffered a glancing blow from an enormous mass accelerator cannon, leaving a vast rift on its surface.Mass Effect 1players can see the rift when landing on the nearby moon of Presrop. So canDragon Age: Originsplayers who look up at the night sky while in camp. This spawned fan theories that the desolate Presrop isDragon Age’sworld of Thedas after some calamity.
2014’sDragon Age: Inquisitionalso has a hidden reference to theMass Effectseries.Players can find a Krogan headduring the questWicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts. Shortly before the climax of the quest, players need to break into the Winter Palace’s trophy room. A ticking clock encourages players to move quickly, though many still spotted the head of a Krogan mounted on the wall.
Mass Effect: Legendary Editionis available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
