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Collectables Optional Assignments Collectables ...Optional Assignments continued □Models □Illium □Alliance Cruiser □A Troublemaker □Athabasca Class Freighter □Blue Rose of Illium □Destiny Ascension □Gianna Parasini □Quarian Flotilla Ship □Indentured Service □Geth Ship □Lost Locket Found □Normandy SR1 □Medical Scans □Shadow Broker Ship □The Observer □Sovereign □Salarian Family Data □Turian Cruiser □Smuggling Evidence □UT-47 Kodiak Shuttle □Stolen Goods Found □Miscellaneous Items □System Hacking □Ascension Novel □The Normandy □Fornax □FBA Couplings □Glass of Wine □Serrice Ice Brandy □Illium Skald Fish □Special Ingredients □Mystery Drink! □Omega □Prejek Paddle Fish □The Batarian Bartender □Pyjak Meat □Datapad Recovered □Revelations Novel □Missing Assistant □Shot of Liquor □Packages for Ish □Space Hamster □The Patriarch □Thessian Sunfish □Struggling Quarian □Normandy Upgrades □N7 □Cyclonic Barriers □Abandoned Mine □Extended Fuel Cells □Abandoned Research Station □Geth Sniper Rifle □Anomalous Weather Detected □Krogan Shotgun □Archeological Dig Site □Mordin's Omni-Tool □Blood Pack Base □Probe Capacity □Blood Pack Communications Relay □Scanner Speed □Blue Suns Base □Silaris Armor □Captured Mining Facility □Subject Zero Biotic Boost □Endangered Research Station □Thanix Cannon □Eclipse Smuggling Depot □Hahne-Kedar Facility Optional Assignments □Imminent Ship Crash □The Citadel □Javelin Missiles Launched □The Council □Lost Operative □Captain Bailey □Mining the Canyon □Crime in Progress □MSV Estevanico □False Positives / Forged IDs □MSV Strontium Mule □Krogan Sushi □Quarian Crash Site □Downloadable Content □Wrecked Merchant Freighter □Arrival □Tuchanka □Lair of the Shadow Broker □Combustion Manifold □Normandy Crash Site □Killing Pyjaks □Overlord □Missing Scout □Project Firewalker continued... 1 Dossier Missions ...Achievements continued □Archangel □A House Divided □The Assassin □Incineration Specialist □The Convict □Insanity □The Justicar □The Justicar □Legion □The Krogan □The Professor □Last Stand □Tali □Long Service Medal □The Thief (Kasumi DLC) □Master at Arms □The Veteran (Zaeed DLC) □Merciless □The Warlord □Missing in Action Loyalty Missions □Mission Accomplished □A House Divided □Most Dangerous Game □The Ardat-Yakshi □No One Left Behind □Eye for an Eye □Operative □The Gift of Greatness □Overload Specialist □Old Blood □Paramour □The Price of Revenge (Zaeed DLC) □Power Full □The Prodigal □Power Gamer □Rite of Passage □The Prodigal □Sins of the Father □The Professor □Stealing Memory (Kasumi DLC) □Prospector □Subject Zero □The Quarian □Treason □Revenge! Achievements □Scholar □Scientist □Against All Odds □Suicide Mission □Agent □Tactician □The Assassin □Technician □The Archangel □Treason □Battlemaster □The Ultimate Sacrifice □Big Game Hunter □Very Elusive □Brawler □Warp Specialist □Broke, Blind and Bedlam □Weapon Specialist □Cat's in the Cradle □Catching Up Primary Codex Entries □Catharsis □Aliens: Council Races □Colony Defense □Asari □The Convict □Salarians □Covert Action □Turians □The Cure □Aliens: Extinct Races □Data Hound □Protheans □Detail Orientated □Aliens: Non-Council Races □Digital Exorcist □Batarians □Doppelganger □Collectors □Explorer □Elcor □Fade Away □Geth □Fashionista □Hanar □Friend or Foe □Krogan □Ghost of the Father □Praetorians □Ghost Ship □Quarians □The Hard Way □Reapers □Head Hunter □Reapers: Indoctrination □Heart of Darkness □Sovereign □Highly Trained □Volus continued... □Vorcha continued... 2 ...Primary Codex Entries continued Secondary Codex Entries □Citadel and Galactic Government □Aliens: Council Races □Citadel □Asari: Ardat-Yakshi □Spectres □Asari: Biology □Humanity and the Systems Alliance □Asari: Culture □Rise of the Alliance □Asari: Government □Human Diplomatic Relations □Asari: Justicars □Organizations □Asari: Military Doctrine □Cerberus □Asari: Religion □Cerberus: The Illusive Man □Salarians: Biology □Mercenaries: Blue Suns □Salarians: Culture □Mercenaries: Eclipse □Salarians: Government □Mercenaries: The Blood Pack □Salarians: League of One □Planets and Locations □Salarians: Military Doctrine □Aeia □Salarians: Special Tasks Group □Freedom's Progress □Turians: Biology □Haestrom □Turians: Culture □Horizon □Turians: Government □Illium □Turians: Military Doctrine □Korlus □Turians: Religion □Omega □Turians: The Unification War □Pragia □Aliens: Extinct Races □The Perseus Veil □Protheans: Beacon □Rakhana □Protheans: Cipher □Tuchanka □Protheans: Data Discs □Ships and Vehicles □Protheans: Mars Ruins □Normandy Armor Upgrade: Silaris Armor □Rachni □Normandy Sheild Upgrade: Cyclonic Barrier □Aliens: Non-Council Races Technology □Collectors: Collector General □Normandy SR-1 □Collectors: Harbinger □Normandy SR-2 □Drell: Biology □Normandy Weapon Upgrade: Thanix Magnetic- □Drell: Culture Hydronamic Cannon □Geth: Armatures □UT-47 Kodiak "Drop-Shuttle" □Geth: Culture □Technology □Geth: Heretics □Biotics □Geth: Technology □Element Zero ("Eezo") □Keepers □Mass Effect Fields □Krogan: Biology □Mass Relays □Krogan: Blood Rage □Omni-tool □Krogan: Culture □Weapons, Armor and Equipment □Krogan: Genophage □Collector Particle Beam □Krogan: Krogan Rebellions □M-622 Avalanche □Krogan: Military Doctrine □Medi-Gel □Quarians: Economy □ML-77 Missile Launcher □Quarians: Government □Arrival: The Reaper's Secrets □Planet: Aratoht □The Alpha Relay □Quarians: Law and Defense □Quarians: Pilgrimage □Quarians: Religion continued... 3 ...Secondary Codex Entries continued ...Secondary Codex Entries continued □Aliens: Non-Sapient Creatures □Ships and Vehicles □Husks □A-61 Mantis Gunship □Husks:Scions □FTL Drive □Thresher Maws □FTL Drive: Appearance □Varren □FTL Drive: Drive Charge □Cerberus Project: Overlord □Helios Thruster Module □Planet: Aite □Space Combat: Combat Endurance □Citadel and Galactic Government □Space Combat: General Tactics □Battle of the Citadel □Space Combat: Planetary Assaults □Citadel Conventions □Space Combat: Pursuit Tactics □Citadel Council □Space Combat: Trans-Relay Assaults □Citadel Space □Starships: Carriers □Citadel Station: Citadel Security Services (C-Sec) □Starships: Crew Considerations □Citadel Foundations □Starships: Cruisers □Citadel Station: Presidium Ring □Starships: Dreadnoughts □Citadel Station: Serpent Nebula □Starships: Fighters □Citadel Station: Statistics □Starships: Frigates □Citadel Station: Wards □Starships: Heat Management □Treaty of Farixen □Starships: Quarian Liveships □Humanity and the Systems Alliance □Starships: Sensors □Earth □Starships: Thrusters □First Contact War □Weapons: Ablative Armor □Gagarin Station ("Jump Zero") □Weapons: Disruptor Torpedoes □Genetic Engineering □Weapons: GARDIAN □Human Diplomatic Relations □Weapons: Javelin □Systems Alliance: Geological Survey □Weapons: Mass Accelerators □Systems Alliance: Military Doctrine □Special Vehicles: The Hammerhead □Systems Alliance: Military Jargon □M-44 Hammerhead □Systems Alliance: Military Ranks □Technology □Systems Alliance: N7 □Argus Planet Scan Technology □Terra Firma Party □Biotics: Biotic Amps □Timeline □Biotics: Life as a Biotic □Planets and Locations □Biotics: Training □Ilos □Communications □Purgatory □Communications: Administration □The Migrant Fleet □Communications: Methodology □Virmire □Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI) □Publications □Computers: Haptic Adaptive Interface □Ascension □Computers: Virtual Intelligence (VI) □Fornax □Credits ("Creds") □Revelation □Drones □Shadow Games: The Broker's Secrets □Security Mechs □The Yahg □The Master Thief: Kasumi's Secrets continued... □Grayboxes □Kassa Fabrications Locust □Lady Liberty □Planet: Bekenstein □The Veteran: Zaeed's Secrets □M-451 Firestorm □Mercenaries: Blue Suns (Full History) □Planet: Zorya continued... 4 ...Secondary Codex Entries continued ...Exploration continued □Weapons, Armor and Equipment □Ismar Frontier □Body Armor □Elysta System □Kinetic Barriers ("Shields") □Zeona (Firewalker DLC)(1) □Mass Accelerators □Faia System □Small Arms □Zorya (Zaeed DLC) □Krogan DMZ Exploration □Aralakh System □Caleston Rift □Tuchanka (Hub) □Solveig System □Local Cluster □Sinmara (Assignment) □Sol System □Talava System □Uranus (Probe twice!) □Taitus (Assignment) □Minos Wasteland □Yakawa System □Fortis System □Karumto (Firewalker DLC)(4) □Aequitas (Assignment) □Crescent Nebula □Nubian Expanse □Lusarn System □Dakka System □Tarith (Assignment) □Pragia (Loyalty) □Tasale System □Omega Nebula □Illium (Hub) □Amada System □Zelene System □Alchera (Normandy DLC) □Helyme (Assignment) □Arinlarkan System □Eagle Nebula □MSV Strontium Mule (Assignment) □Amun System □Utha (Palladium) □Anhur (Element Zero) □Fathar System □Neith (Assignment) □Lorek (Assignment) □Imir System □Kairavamori System □Korlus (Dossier) □Sehtor (Iridium) □Strabo System □Sahrabarik System □Jarrahe Station (Assignment) □Bindur (Platinum) □Far Rim □Omega Station (Hub) □Dholen System □Omega 4 Relay (Mission) □Haestrom (Dossier) □Phoenix Massing □Hades Nexus □Chomos System □Hoplos System □Lattesh (Firewalker DLC)(2) □Kopis (Firewalker DLC)(5) □The Sea of Storms □Sheol System □Heratic Station (Loyalty) □Gei Hinnom (Assignment) (Element Zero) □Typhon □Hawking Eta Cluster □Aite (Overlord DLC) □Thorne System □Pylos Nebula □Derelict Reaper (Mission) □Dirada System □Verr System □Canalus (Assignment) □Corang (Firewalker DLC)(3) □Nariph System □Hourglass Nebula □MSV Broken Arrow (Assignment) □Faryar System □Rosetta Nebula □Daratar (Assignment) □Alpha Draconis System □Osun System □2175 Aeia (Loyalty) □Prison Ship Purgatory (Dossier) □Enoch System □Ploitari System □Joab (Assignment) □Zanethu (Assignment) □Serpent Nebula □Sowilo System □Boltzmann System □Hagalaz (Shadow Broker DLC) □Beckenstein (Kasumi DLC) continued... □Widow System □Citadel (Hub) continued... 5 ...Exploration continued □Shadow Sea □Iera System □Horizon (Mission) □Shrike Abyssal □Xe Cha System □Zada Ban (Assignment) □Sigurd's Cradle □Decoris System □Sanctum (Assignment) □Skepsis System □Franklin (Assignment) □Titan Nebula □Haskins System □Capek (Assignment) □Valhallan Threshold □Reheel-Leyya System □The Migrant Fleet (Loyalty) □Viper Nebula □Bahak System □Aratoht (Arrival DLC) 6.
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