This original concept was retconned into one of the species that was wiped out by the Reapers in a pre-Prothean cycle. What has never really been satisfyingly explained, however, is why so many of Mass Effect's species look so similar, particularly the humans, Asari, and Quarians.
By Mass Effect 3, the design of the species was changed to be more insectoid. In Mass Effect 1 players can see statues on Ilos that are implied to represent the Protheans. At first, the idea for the Protheans was taken from an old Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled "The Chase." This episode saw the crew of the Enterprise discover an ancient race that spread its DNA across the galaxy, and was used to explain why so many species in Star Trek look so similar to humans.
The planned design of the Protheans changed significantly over the course of the trilogy.
RELATED: Mass Effect Fan Shares Stunning Portraits For Every Companion In The Trilogy Although Mass Effect 4 appears to be returning to the Milky Way and fan-favorite original trilogy characters like Liara, there is a reason the new game could also re-introduce many of the aliens cut over the development of all four Mass Effect game so far.Īt the start of Mass Effect 4's trailer is a shot of both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy, a shot which BioWare's project director Michael Gamble described as "intentional." This likely means that Andromeda and the Milky Way will become connected in the next game, and with only one cluster of Andromeda explored so far, many of these cut alien concepts could return as new species from Andromeda in the next game to breathe life into BioWare's sci-fi series. When BioWare was creating the Mass Effect universe, the studio's concept artists came up with a great variety of alien species concepts, many of which never made it into the game and ended up left on the cutting room floor.
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