Why Mass Effect's Perfect Villain Was The Illusive Man

The Illusive Man's secret backstory proves he had to be Shepard's final boss. And his story begins, not in Mass Effect 2, but rather as Jack Harper during the First Contact War.

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📖 Chapters
0:00 The Simple Mercenary, Jack Harper
0:19 The First Contact War
1:19 Humanity’s First Ever Spectre
2:04 The Technological Turning Point
3:37 The Terrifying Vision
4:11 Jack Harper Was A Changed Man
6:00 The Race of Machines
6:38 Jack Harper Was No More
8:35 The Commander’s Demise
9:35 The Illusive Man Defies Death
10:26 The Double-Edged Sword of Cerberus
11:43 Humanity’s Split Leaders
13:30 Humanity’s Biggest Fight
15:32 Cerberus’ Desperate Grab For Power
18:01 Complete Control vs. Humanity’s True Leader
19:48 How It Goes Down Does Matter
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