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# Mass Effect 2: Shepard’s Resurrection and the Question of the Soul (Mythic Mind Games, ep. 9)
- URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/mass-effect-2-shepards-resurrection-and-the-question-of-the-soul-mythic-mind-games-ep-9/
- Published: 2025-07-26T13:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:53.000Z
- Author: Andrew Snyder

Mythic Mind GamesEpisode 9

# Mass Effect 2: Shepard’s Resurrection and the Question of the Soul (Mythic Mind Games, ep. 9)

Dr. Andrew Snyder in conversation with David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, Megan Maldonado, and Michael Kane

26 July 2025

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC9tr0F7%5FNQ&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com)

## In this episode

Andrew Snyder, David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, and guests Megan Maldonado and Michael Kane discuss Mass Effect 2 in this Mythic Mind Games conversation.

They talk about Shepard’s resurrection, Christlike imagery, and whether the game takes the soul seriously; working for Cerberus, and whether it is ever right to serve a “humanity first” terrorist organization; the loyalty missions and why the characters are the heart of the game; the suicide mission and why its choices stick; and Legion, messiah figures, heretics, and AI personhood.

### People

**Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host

**David Rutledge, Kit Callis, Ian Miller, Megan Maldonado, and Michael Kane**Guests

### Key themes

- Shepard’s resurrection and Christlike imagery
- Working for Cerberus
- Loyalty missions
- The suicide mission
- Legion and AI personhood

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