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The Mysterious Benefactor Could Be In Charge Of Green Dagger
While Green Dagger may be a new thing, BioWare can’t help but tease the possibility of the return of Cerberus in despite Mass Effect 4. The Mysterious Benefactor played an instrumental role in the Andromeda Initiative, providing it with ample money and resources. The Benefactor stepped in to save the Andromeda Initiative when its founder, Jien Garson, was at running out of funds. The Benefactor ed Alec Ryder, knowing about his secret work on the artificial intelligence, SAM, and asked him to the Initiative because his work could help realize their goal of reaching the Andromeda galaxy. Alec’s personal logs reveal that the Benefactor knew about the Reaper threat before Commander Shepard found out. However, when Shepard’s discovery was made public, it made the danger more real. This prompted the acceleration of the Andromeda Initiative’s plans.
Once the Initiative arrived in Andromeda, Garson was murdered, muddying the waters of who Andromeda’s first murderer really was. The culprit appeared to be the Benefactor or someone working for them. Alec mentions in one of his logs that it doesn’t make sense that the Benefactor hasn’t made themself known yet, especially given that they achieved the goal of reaching Andromeda. This implies that the Benefactor has further plans not shared with Alec or Garson. Garson also believed that the Benefactor’s intentions might not be wholly good. The Benefactor may be linked to Cerberus in some regard, but there is no definitive evidence for this. Even if the Benefactor isn’t directly tied to Cerberus, they could have ideological connections. As the Illusive Man says in Mass Effect 3, Cerberus is not merely an organization or its people. Cerberus is an idea, and that idea will be difficult to destroy.
Several clues point to the re-emergence of Cerberus as Mass Effect’s villain. In the N7 Day transmission, the relay has the letters “MR7” painted along with stripes to the left. These are in Cerberus colors, suggesting the organization has something to do with the construction of this relay. So, the galaxy-spanning mass relay project could link the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies in Mass Effect 4. All this work could be overseen by the Mysterious Benefactor and their organization, Green Dagger.
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