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Do EDI and the Geth die at the end of the game if you choose to destroy the Reapers? (In case you let the Geth live in the first place, of course.) Or the only option to keep them alive is to choose one of the other endings?

EDIT: I've read the answers and if all synthetics are destroyed, how it is possible that Shepard manages to survive and the Normandy keeps flying (at least long enough to crash-land on some planet)? I mean is the destruction of EDI/the Geth certain or only assumed?

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RE: edit, don't bother thinking about it, the ending is a giant magic cop-out. – kotekzot Mar 20 '12 at 14:41
You killed the Geth? You monster. – Ben Brocka Mar 26 '12 at 20:24

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No, all the synthetics will be destroyed, which infortunately include EDI, the Geths and any other AI. Indeed if you want to keep them alive, You'll have to choose either Control or Synthesis

Which implies your own death....

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If you choose to destroy the Reapers,

you will destroy all synthetic life. This includes the Geth, EDI, and Commander Shepard (assuming you don't get the 'secret' ending).

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In fact no, SPOIL!! in the 'Ending+ Sheppard is supposed to be alive as you can see here – AdrieanKhisbe Mar 19 '12 at 21:18
I don't even know what the ending+ is. Is that from NG+? If so, I haven't done that yet. – Fluttershy Mar 19 '12 at 21:22
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It happens if it's your second play through of mass effect 3 or if you have imported a save from the previous one. But in both case, you need to have a very very high war asset level. – AdrieanKhisbe Mar 19 '12 at 22:07
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my ending on me3 was the 1 where i destroy the reapers.

i believe that edi might of died as when i look on at the scene where the love interest hesitates to put shepards name on the wall i looked closely at that wall and saw edi's name on that wall.

thats y i believe edi and the geth may have been killed along with the reapers.

if any information states that edi and the geth survived the destroy option then bioware is holding the information very tightly...

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It really depends on how you interprete the endings. If you believe that the ending given was the true ending, then EDI and the geth were destroyed along with the reapers. However, if you believe that Shepard was indoctrinated and the ending was really just an illusion created by the reapers in order to break Shepard's will, then there is a possibility that EDI and the Geth survive. It would make sense for the Reapers to make it seem like resisting them would kill EDI and the Geth, due to the possible attachtment that Shepard can have to both. Personally, I find the Indoctrination theory a lot more convincing then just believing that the ending was the true ending. There is a lot of evidence to support the theory, not just in the third game, but throughout the entire series. There is a good You Tube Video that does an excellent job of explaining it, and I highly suggest watching it if you are interested.

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I wish there was a way to filter out all ME3 answers containing the words "Indoctrination theory" – spartacus Mar 26 '12 at 19:49
-1 This is speculative – Elpezmuerto Mar 26 '12 at 19:54
All answers are speculative. No one really knows what the endings were supposed to mean. Obviously by your comment you don't favor the Indoctrination theory. You probably SPECULATE that the endings were true, which is fine by the way, everyone is free to intreprete how they will. All I was saying was that you really don't know what happens to EDI and the Geth. No one does. That means the only possibly way to answer Gh0st's question is by giving your interpretation of the ending. My interpretation just happened to involve the theory. – Mr. Implacatus Mar 26 '12 at 20:21
@Mr.Implacatus Actually I can see Bioware adopting the Indoctrination Theory. Speculative answers and the fact that Bioware will address the ending could make this answer out-of-date quickly. – Elpezmuerto Mar 28 '12 at 18:25

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