Can You Recruit Tali in Mass Effect 3?
The answer to whether you can recruit Tali in Mass Effect 3 is yes, but it requires specific conditions to be met, including her survival in Mass Effect 2 and making peace between the geth and the quarians or siding with the quarians during Priority: Rannoch. To ensure Tali joins your squad in Mass Effect 3, you must also complete her recruitment mission in Mass Effect 2 and maintain a good relationship with her throughout the series.
Understanding Tali’s Recruitment
Conditions for Recruitment
To recruit Tali in Mass Effect 3, several conditions must be met. These include completing her recruitment mission in Mass Effect 2, ensuring her survival during the suicide mission, and achieving a peaceful resolution between the quarians and the geth or aligning with the quarians during Priority: Rannoch.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What Happens to Tali in ME3? If Tali is your companion, she will remove her mask and commit suicide by letting herself fall off a cliff unless specific conditions are met to save her, such as achieving peace between the quarians and geth.
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How Do I Get Tali to Join Me? The quickest way to get Tali is to finish all Dossier missions as soon as possible, complete the mandatory mission on Horizon, and then undertake the Dossier: Tali mission that opens up directly after.
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When Can I Recruit Tali? You can recruit Tali midway through the game, but you need to recruit a fair number of people first, specifically after the Horizon mission.
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Can You Save Tali and Legion in Mass Effect 3? Yes, if you successfully meet the prerequisites and get enough points, and you have at least 4 bars of Paragon/Renegade, Legion will be uploaded into the geth consensus, and Tali will call off the quarian fleet instead of committing suicide.
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Does Tali Join Your Crew in ME3? Tali can join your crew in Mass Effect 3 if she survives the suicide mission at the end of Mass Effect 2 and you make peace between the geth and the quarians or side with the quarians during Priority: Rannoch.
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Who Replaces Tali in ME3? While nobody directly replaces Tali on your squad, Admiral Shala’raan Vas Tombay takes her place plotwise if Tali is not available.
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Can I Romance Tali in Mass Effect 3 if I Didn’t in 2? No, the only way to start a romance with Tali in Mass Effect 3 is by starting the romance in Mass Effect 2, and Tali will only start a romance with a male Shepard character.
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How Old is Tali in Mass Effect 3? Tali was born in 2161, making her 25 years old during ME3 and 22 years old during ME1.
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Where is Tali in ME3? After Priority: Rannoch, Tali returns to the Citadel as a diplomat and can also be found in the bar-like lounge in the Normandy’s Crew Quarters after Priority: Cerberus Headquarters.
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Can You Start a Romance with Tali in Mass Effect 3? Yes, Tali is a squad member and romance option for those playing as a male Shepard in Mass Effect 3, but an imported save of a Shepard who started a relationship with Tali in the second game is required.
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Can You Get Tali Exiled? Yes, you can get Tali exiled by saying “We Have No Evidence” when prompted during her trial, which leads to her being found guilty and given six hours to leave the fleet forever.
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How Do I Make Sure Tali is Exiled? To ensure Tali is exiled, choose “We have no evidence” during her trial, which will get her exiled from the Migrant Fleet but secures her loyalty and gives +30 Paragon Points.
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Can Tali and Shepard Have a Child? No, Tali and Shepard are incompatible when it comes to having kids, though they can have a romantic relationship.
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What Happens to Tali in ME3 if She is Exiled in ME2? If Tali is banished, she still returns to the Flotilla but is not made into an Admiral, which is one of the requisites for a Quarian-Geth peace to happen.
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Does Garrus Get Together with Tali? If you opt not to romance either Garrus or Tali, they will eventually begin to romance each other in one of the best squadmate subplots the trilogy has to tell, showing a deep and meaningful relationship between the two characters.