The Mass Effect Iceberg Explained
6,149I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favorite iceberg on the Citadel...one of them at least.
Background footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnbDrjpEZEQ - Mass Effect 1 (Gamer's Little Playground)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52HmUuLDFkY - Mass Effect 2 (Gamer's Little Playground)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxCMIsJTL0o - Mass Effect 3 (Gamer's Little Playground)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCEK2eYAVs - Mass Effect Andromeda (Gamer's Little Playground)
Videos/Articles about topics in the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeYm0f-2Ch0 - Citadel DLC elevator conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3l4eCP3eM - Illium Bachelor Party video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt_-X3w5sDY&t - full playthrough of Mass Effect: Infiltrator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6rtQ0-ez4g - Uranus easter egg
https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-3-multiplayer-team-assault/ - article about Mass Effect: Team Assault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSy33Cc_96I - footage of Mass Effect: Team Assault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diebdJwzk30 - husk head hamster easter egg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMSJDxM8YT4 - audio for when Kaidan and Ashley survive Virmire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZkjJbYtTno - Legion dancing easter egg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8sQb-_RmLc - Kala Elizabeth's video on the cancelled Andromeda DLC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOAZux8ip8 - Mass Effect: Red Sand
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XBpMF3ONlI308D9IGG8KICBHfWKU0sXh0ntukv-_cmo/preview?pli=1 - Every single error in Mass Effect: Deception
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnRKLnletAw - 183 pull ups
https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nffd96/mass_effect_3_mars_rover_easter_egg/ - reddit post about the mars rover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzF173GqTU - FOX News' coverage of Mass Effect
https://www.businessinsider.com/mass-effect-director-on-rise-of-video-game-tv-shows-2021-6 - article about the cancelled Mass Effect film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM9DGbIpzYI - all Refund Guy scenes
https://lyricsaboutcats.tumblr.com/post/626236199450869760/datamining-mass-effect-liaras-recruitment - tumblr blog about Liara's original recruitment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-YVmCROvV0 - compilation of Andromeda glitches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scgXXUA3dZQ - Blast-Ohs commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwCb4wTxGso - Kala Elizabeth's video on cut scenes from Mass Effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVZfPohK96U - What Happened? video on Andromeda
https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/9/13/4661472/jessica-chobot-daylight - article about Jessica Chobot
https://www.reddit.com/r/masseffect/comments/nl5dkc/rachni_song_on_the_moon/ - Rachni moon easter egg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuELWZK4suE - Geek Remix's video on Dragon Age and Mass Effect's connections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqAOiE6dBwU - pizza volus clip
https://lyricsaboutcats.tumblr.com/post/186521845730/lyricsaboutcats-these-are-the-unused-rival & https://lyricsaboutcats.tumblr.com/post/674872345284034560/rayla-sanai-is-an-unused-asari-character-from-the & https://lyricsaboutcats.tumblr.com/post/186077317785/fre-natha-unfortunately-my-squads-missions-are - tumblr blogs about cut Pinnacle Station content
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwnw9sHHew&t - info on Corsair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF8Jqfaz9MY - Mass Effect 3 Don't Touch That easter egg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMGiiU-1J4 - Andromeda Don't Touch That easter egg
https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-andromeda-cut-content-alien-species/ - article about how cosplay impacted Andromeda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-04eBhR7yYg - Mass Effect: Assignment
http://mattrhodesart.blogspot.com/2013/07/concept-art-behind-scenes.html - Matt Rhodes' concept art for Mass Effect
https://venturebeat.com/games/ea-shares-details-of-a-combat-heavy-mass-effect-3/ & https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/mass-effect-3-no-multiplayer-shepard-marked-for-death/ - articles that mention the scrapped Shepard trial
https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/2hpjdd/mass_effect_the_asari_arent_actually_as_they_are/ - Reddit post about the Asari theory
https://www.thegamer.com/mass-effect-dragon-age-connections/#dragon-age-39-s-moon-is-a-planet-in-mass-effect - article about Dragon Age and Mass Effect's connections
https://www.reddit.com/r/MassEffectAndromeda/comments/v0djxf/andromeda_connection_to_next_game/ - reddit post about potential Andromeda 2 teasers
https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/02/02/bioware-explains-pinnacle-station-dlc-exclusion-from-mass-effect-legendary-edition - article about the pinnacle station remaster being cut
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Tier 1: The Citadel
26:49 - Loading Screen 1
27:26 - Tier 2: The Normandy
56:17 - Loading Screen 2
56:55 - Tier 3: The Nexus
1:20:50 - Loading Screen 3
1:21:42 - Tier 4: Omega
1:45:55 - Outro