Mass Effect 3 starring… Natalie Portman?

Posted by Matt Hawkins on July 28th, 2011 at 2:02 pm

Mass Effect 3 is on the way, which means that oh so important choice once again: male or female Shepard? And even though most red-blooded males might be included to stare at a fine lass for the 100+ plus hour space adventure, the model used has always been kinda “meh”.

Well, time not only for a change, and it’s up to you to make it happen! Via the Mass Effect Facebook page are six possible choices. Here’s contestant number one, and to see them all, simply click the Next prompt. Choosing Like is essentially casting your vote. And here they are…

… They’re all fairly similar, but it’s all in the details. As the helpful folks at Reddit have pointed out, one can detect hints of Natalie Portman, Alison Brie, even Janet Jackson.

At the moment, the Gillian Jacobs wannabe (choice number 5) is the far away lead at almost 29,000 votes! So if you’d rather have Ms. Jackson instead, cast your vote ASAP.

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Matt Hawkins Matt Hawkins is an NYC based video game journalist, designer, consultant, and cultralist. He's been published in EGM and GameSetWatch amongst others. Matt also makes comics and zines, is obsessed with cable access, gets into arguments with homeless people all the time, and once had his nipple bitten off during a one night stand. But that's neither here nor there.