Y’know, whenever you romance an alien, Javik always says ‘You and the [Species Name] are... joined?’ I really wish he said ‘You and the Canadian are... joined?’

Everyone talks about how Kaidan was "ruined" and that this relationship comes out of nowhere. I strongly disagree. Even from the first game where Kaidan isn't a male romance option, I always thought he acted really awkward around male Shepard, and male Shepard around him. There were many times where their talks with each other could easily be construed as the two of them pretending they don't like each other that way and trying to hide an attraction. I imagined male Shep was a tad jealous when asking Kaidan if he has any intention on acting on his attraction to the women on board, with Kaidan declining interest in them. There were also many times where Kaidan expresses distress and concern for Shepard when he's wounded in a way that not even Garrus or Ashley does. Out of all of them, he's the one that asks Shepard "Are you okay?" the most. He cared about Shepard in his own way. Kaidan mentions in the third game "have you known me to be with anyone?" and his reason is clearly because he's been waiting for Shepard all this time, and hasn't known how to confront that. Especially after Shepard dies and Cerberus brings him back. He had a lot of time in those two years to deal with his feelings. I could definitely see them hiding an attraction for one another over the years, because they already seem to like each other. Kaidan says himself that he would have followed Shepard anywhere, even to hell and back. If that's not an expression of adulation, I don't know what is. (And of course, Kaidan was always originally bisexual, but BioWare kind of chickened out on that at the start).

When The Sims 4 comes out, I'm going to fully create these two lovers so they can continue their life without having to worry about all that space drama, haha.

and i find myself back here again haha... as a gaymer, this romance is so important to me. it's like we, as a community, finally got our fairy tale. we're fed constant images and stories of male-female love stories of a damsel in distress and a hero who swoops in a gets the girl. with mshenko, we have a beautiful, realistic tragedy about two soldiers... comrades... strong, confident, selfless men who form a relationship as lovers and partners over years - one that's based on trust, friendship and mutual respect. it touches the child in me somewhere, that aspires to such things. and in a violent, explosion-filled, action-packed, badass epic video game! hats off to you, Bioware.

I think it's really sexy when your lover/spouse looks happily and says "There you are..." Kaiden nails it :)

i like to romance miranda, liara or jack when I play as custom male shepard... they're all great, but in my mind, default male shep and kaidan were made for eachother. they're just so... perfectly tragic and beautiful together.

I like to play this video often so that I can hear Raphael Sbrage's voice while I'm doing housework. Please don't judge me.

They really do seem like the right couple out of all the options.

M!Shep and Kaidan is probably Bioware's best gay relationship of all time. It's so realistic compared to most

At first I did think it was kinda forced but when you watch them from me 1 onwards you realise it’s just built up feelings that they were either hiding or probably just because they were concentrating on the mission at the time. It’s a bond that grows through each game where they’ve been through so much together and then their true feelings emerge and thinking the world might end, they dive into each other’s arms. Best gay romance in the ME series in my opinion, so much love and respect for each other. No other romance is that deep and realistic, all others seem to be a bit sudden except for Garrus and Tali whom you can only start romancing from 2 onwards. On the subject of gay romances though, what’s always confused me is why tali and jack has never been able to romance both genders? I’d so love that

All my playthroughs I have Shepard romance Ashley, she dies then starts up with Miranda and in ME3 end it with her to end it all with Kaidan. Its like my Shepard goes through a phase with failed female relationships only to realize that at the end of it all he was in Love with Kaidan and vice versa someone he overlooked throughout the years. :)

35:46 Shepard: "Its been quite a ride." Kaiden:" It sure has." lol.

Is it just me or is Male Shepard X Kaidan a lot hotter then Female Shepard X Kaiden

A few years later and in 2020, I still cry about this unfinished story! It is really the most beautiful romance to be found in games. I want to hug everyone from bioware for creating it!

I wished I was already done with playing Mass Effect 2. I feel so lost without Kaidan and I finally want to be able to start that romance. Shep just needs his guardian back at his side.

*BROTHERS IN ARMS.* "Sanity check." I like that reference.

34:21 - 34:37. This romance just blows your feels.

wake me up before you go, go.

Yes. It breaks a character that was written that way from ME1. Sure it does ... The fact is you have the *option* to play how you want, nothing is forced on you, make your own decisions and stop whining.

Aways get so emotional when I watch these two together, The Feels man.

I love how the highest praise anyone can get from Commander Shepard is: "You're one hell of a soldier." or something along those lines x'DD

This is probably my favorite romance in the trilogy. I liked that they got to know each other as a person first before gradually falling in love.

what the shit Bioware, how come I didn't this kinda scene in any of the Dragon ages? would I wouldn't give to see Hawke and Fenris rolling around like that

21:36 "I got your back. :D" "No, Kaiden...I've got yours." *cheesy porno music*

I didn't know I could Romance him while playing Male shepard. I romanced him accidently haha XD

Watching this reminds me how better FemShep's voice is...

I'm gonna admit that I originally planned to romance Liara but I skipped through the dialog with Kaiden and it chose to romance him instead, I stopped playing the story mode for like 3 months, but returned and said "Fuck it, I don't wana start over and played through and might i say this ship had my feels going everywhere so my mistake turned into a happy accident and their romance is the most heart felt out of all the other options imo

Kaidan's face at 33:00, wow

I love your video not only because it is great, but also because of the touching comments from great people! MShenko forever!

"I've got your back, Commander." Yes, Kaidan, you do.

My first ending was terribly depressive. It still IS depressing. But at least I survived the second time around.

Just finished my playthrough (ME Legendary Edition) with male Shepard and Kaidan. What a ride! I enjoyed every minute. These guys are so meant to be ❤️. I hope this romance continuous and evolves in the upcoming ME game. I can’t wait.

It was meant to be an option in ME1 - and the dialogue was there (for Kaiden, partially for M!Shepard) however was removed from the game prior to release.

Do you guys see the ways Kaidan looks at Shepard from :40 to :45? Now those are looks of love

The kiss before the battle tho! *nose bleeding*

That "sanity check" scene on the Citadel. So cute at the end there.

Why couldn't Garrus be an option?!

Everytime i see male shepard I remember Gamer Poop. What has been seen cannot be unseen

I'm disappointed that maleshep can have a gay relationship with Kaiden but femshep can't with ashley :/

I actually prefer this one over the Fem Shep and Kaidan one, I dunno why.

it made me cry this had so much meaning awwwwwww

I'm completely for this as a whole, but I think it should have been something you could do from the beginning (as in ME:1) as it feels sort of tacked on for ME:3.

That's one badass homosexual...

In my head, my run through with male Shepard, given the fact Kaidan was only a male romance option in ME3 not in previous ME's I kind of felt like it worked quite well. I thought of male shepard as a serial womaniser. In my play through with him he had Ashley, Tali AND Liara on the go in ME1, but chose Liara based on the fact that Kaiden expressed interest in her, and asked Ashley if she wanted a 3some with Liara. He then chose Ashley to die because well he couldnt let Kaiden die but didnt realise why at the time. In ME2 theres not much of Kaiden anyways so he proceeded to flirt with both Miranda and Jack, and hurt Liara when she saw him with Miranda. In the end he chose Miranda. But he also made sure he had Kelly on the side behind Miranda's back, plus tried it on with Tali once again. In the 3rd game he realised the reason he couldn't just settle with 1 girl was because something was missing...hence forth he realises hes gay and has been in love with Kaiden all along! Sweetest story ever! :D My female shepard always stays faithful to Kaiden, no matter how much I want to try other romances, I never can seem to not go for Kaiden. I hope Bioware continue to have same sex and opposite sex relationships in their games from now on :) its nice to have options!

Bad new Tali im breaking up with you good news Kaiden im on your team now

"Seeing you in action again, it reminded me you're a hell of a soldier" and "I need you" Never we're truer words spoken!

"Without that affection....all I have in my life is death. And that's not enough."

I want a relationship like this but I am not nearly as cool or badass as either of these two

Is it normal to be depressed for a whole week and thinking about nothing else after watching this video

I bromanced Kaidan. Chose the relationship because friends finally became lovers

One scene is missing: if Kaidan goes with Shepard to get to the crucible, he'll be injured on the way and Shepard will call the Normandy to extract him. As they part ways, they profess their love for one another.

Thank you sooo much dutchess - but you missed the 3 real hot, flirty scenes in the Citadel DLC...from a romantic point-of-view a must have DLC!

Alright but why in comparison with a romanced faithful FemShep does this seem much more wholesome?? The lines are much more tender and there is so much chemistry. Feels like a very solid slow burn romance ❤️

24:43 "I mean, the decision to sacrifice the one for the many - a choice to leave someone behind...." EPIC FORESHADOWING!!!

Makes sense kaiden is bi. He loves Shepard completely for who they are

aaww sherpard is the little spoon xD

Why couldn't this be a suggested thing in the first two games?! Would have been way more meaningful. That goes for the female/male and female/female relationships too. This seems like a far more romantic relationship than just random sex, and would have had a greater reception had it actually been suggested at

oh, Kaidan is such a fangirl, really:3

There's just something about 2 manly men 🤩🤩🤩

Oh wow this is just all so cute and sexy. I hope more games come along and I hope this romance continues :)

i now want to reply ME3 and make shepard bi just so he can end up with Kaidan.....Kaidan - "shepard i'm behind you" XD i bet you are (its so funny and yet sweet).

Ironically, the deepest comment Shepard makes of his relationship with Kaiden is with Javik lol *facepalm

Kaidan Alenko is so dreamy. :)

I thought I DID have the romance dinner, but then it didn't lead to any future romance.

Yes when you're at the club with Cortez, you can flirt/dance with him ... but if you say you want to be more than friends at that point it locks you into the romance with him ... if you do this after you're locked in with Kaidan, he comments on it

Agh, I adore this couple but Meer voiced the lines so awkwardly...

35:06 I nearly cried when he delivered that line.

The "left without waking me" does not refer to a visible scene. But You can imagine what happened, most likely after the date on the Citadel. You know "there are benefits to that happyness" ;) ...

Well, i guess that answers the question. Now we know that Shepard prefers to be Little spoon rather than Big spoon.

I'm getting the game. I wish they did stuff like this with skyrim, where you could make your own relationship questline or something, i'm excited to get this game :3

I love both Femshep and Mshep romance with Kaidan.

When I played through the who entire trilogy I always had a feeling kaidan kept his feelings secret from M/shep or trying to figure it out! Idk kaidan didn't really have much words to say to M/shep in ME1. He always seemed awkward with little words to say. Made me wonder if Kaiden was trying to figure out his true feelings for M/shep. He even got really mad as M/shep In ME2 yelling at him about not letting him know he was a live. Especially when he said "it was like losing a lim" idk their relationship just really developed more into a romantic interest. It makes more sense these two would become a couple then just sticking to friends!

"WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE SOL SYSTEM." BEST LINE.

I LOVE YOU BIOWARE AND YOUR ROMANCE DIVERSITY!!! If you are a fangirl and keep pausing at almost every minute , you can see the expressions, Shepard's smile and the look in his eyes, so as Kaidan's.........OMGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I kind of feel bad for Shepard! He's had so much death around him, then finally finding someone to love whose been with him through thick and thin (since ME1), only to lose him as quickly as they got together! It just breaks my heart; for both of them. Why couldn't there be a choice that didn't involve shepard dying or synthesizing with machines so they could be together after the war was over?

The other thing that bugged me was the ranks on uniforms - I know its such a simple really thing, but their consistency with it blows - even with the same character!

Kaidan Alenko, putting the "Bi" in Biotic since 2007

renegay for life

this was better than the femshep X Kadian

Dat naughty eye-brow lift at 32:33...

This is so damn cute it's awesome.

thank you :) i love this romance its my fave :)

For the love of- Can't we just watch this video, thank the nice poster for uploading it and get on with our day without starting a debate about homosexuality? Good upload, love the romance buildup.

Man, maybe I'm just horrible, but near the end I hoped he would pick the 'You're an evil distraction' option B:

I was going to say something about LiaraxKaiden, but then I watched this video.

You my good lady (im assuming) need a medal. like now.

Yeah the first two are import scenes, the last the most devastatingly, emotionally destructive scene I've seen in ages. Literally welled up so much when Kaidan is just begging the Commander to leave with him. AND THEN HIS FACE. Jesus, its good to see that Bioware actually cares about giving a great and detailed romance. Its fucking great.

I have to say I'm surprised they put this in- there's a lot of lesbian action out there in sci-fi, but this is the first gay option I've come across.

Kaidan Alenko: Queer & A Lesbian since Mass Effect 3. No but seriously, for your information, Kaidan was always intended to be bisexual but those scenes got cut from the final ME1 release, but can be partially restored in the PC version. Literally no one in ME3 is "suddenly" gay or especially lesbian (Tali, Ashley, etc all still straight to my knowledge). Can I ask, why are you crazy??

The Brokeback Effect

Gonna cut my hair soon. Who has better haircut out of: Kaidan Shepard Bailey

Since I modded my game in order to simulate a romance between Kaidan and Shep in ME2, the dialogue on Mars was exactly as it was when it's Femshep romancing Kaidan. :)

Holy hell that bedroom scene was hot

Yup. Kaidan in fact outranked Shepard as of ME2 as a Staff Commander. They really messed up the ranks. They did it worse with Ash though. Although plausible she could have gotten a commission after ME1, in ME2 she was only an Operations Chief ... which they tend not to promote NCM's directly to a high rank such as LC ...

I kept my Shepard celibate throughout the trilogy until this.

I agree with you there, you only know what rank a person is by how they are addressed in public. True there are on certain characters indications, but that's only on dress uniforms with a total lack of any indication on duty uniforms again making it impossible to work out. I guess they never thought people would notice such things or find fault with them, you could add this to the list of other faults people have with ME3 which there isn't enough room here to list them all.

This makes me happy a lot

OH MY FEELS.

I keep wondering why they didn't did the same with ashley, as a Femshep you don't really have manny options besides garrus (don't get me wrong, i love him, but it's him or kaidan, not much room for more)

Mark and Jen are both talented in their own way.