Commander Shepard was born on April 11, 2154 and was a graduate of the Systems Alliance N7 special forces program. The male Shepard fan image above is by the uber talented artist Patryk Olejniczak. Patryk’s DA galleries make me want to fall to my knees and start crying since I can only draw crappy looking stick figures! The artwork from Patryk is truly inspired. The FemShep image is by another brilliant artist named Anna Martindale from the United Kingdom. Her art gallery on DA is also impressive so why not pop in and take a peek.
I genuinely wish Commander Shepard a happy birthday. I know this may sound corny but Shepard is my hero. Shepard and the Mass Effect franchise truly inspired me to work on loschaos on a continual basis as a fan service to the Mass Effect community I know and love, and to delve further into the black arts of Sci-Fi and develop the offworlders website where fans and authors can gather to buy and sell science fiction. Commander, thanks for saving the universe and getting my butt off the couch!
Shepard: Eternal. Infinite. Immortal. The man I was used these words, but only now do I truly understand them. And only now do I comprehend the full potential of his decision. Through his death, I was created. Through my birth, his thoughts are freed. They guide me now, give me reason, direction. Just as he gave direction to the ones who followed him, the ones who helped him achieve his purpose. Now my purpose. To give the many hope for a future. To ensure that all have a voice in their future. The man I was knew that he could only achieve this by becoming something greater. There is power in control. There is wisdom in harnessing the strength of your enemy. I will rebuild what the many have lost. I will create a future with limitless possibilities. I will protect and sustain. I will act as guardian for the many. And throughout it all, I will never forget. I will remember the ones who sacrificed themselves so that the many could survive. And I will watch over the ones who live on. Those who carry the memory of the man I once was. The man who gave up his life to become the one who could save the many.