These silly lines of dialogue help break up the tension from the looming threat of the Reapers.
Each time a player enters a conversation in the Mass Effect games, they’ll have a handful of dialogue options to choose from. Most of the time, these are either used to try and find out more about the character and the game’s wider context, or just simply a Paragon or Renegade speech option which can praise or antagonist someone, but there are a few options that have stuck out to fans for how downright ridiculous and hilarious they are.
Despite the very serious and terrifying threat of the Reapers looming on the horizon, these games still aren’t afraid to get a little silly now and again to break up the tension, resulting in some comedic dialogue being shared between Shepard and his allies, and in some cases, with his enemies. These are the weirdest and wackiest dialogue options in the Mass Effect games. 7 « I’m In The Middle Of Some Calibrations »
After completing a mission, the majority of players will run around the Normandy to try and see if there are any new conversations to be had with their squadmates. Most of the time, they’ll have something new to talk about, but if they simply don’t want to talk, they will often say it as bluntly as possible, but Garrus is the exception.
To even visit Garrus in Mass Effect 2, players will need to run to the far side of the second floor of the ship, but once they reach him and ask to chat, there’s a very high chance he will turn down Shepard’s attempt at conversation because he’s too focused on his « Calibrations ». Garrus says this exact line an unbelievable number of times in the game, to the point where it’s become a bit of a meme, with many fans believing that Garrus’ favorite hobby is, well, tuning some calibrations apparently. 6 « You Don’t Have A Grenade Launcher, Lady. Get Lost »
By the time the player reaches Omega in the search for the Salarian scientist known as Mordin, they will already have a pretty substantial arsenal of weaponry to help take down any alien or Geth enemies that might stand in Shepard’s way. Despite the weapons being on full display on Shepard’s back, it can be easy to forget just how dangerous he must look while running around in any open area, but a Turian reminds the player about this in a very comical way during an argument.
After allowing Shepard and his squadmates to enter a quarantined zone in Omega, a woman asks why she also doesn’t get a free pass, only for the Turian guard to point out that she’s not the one with the grenade launcher.
