If Shepard tries to save either of them, Grunt's team covers their escape and suffers heavy losses.
Shepard will need to abandon the Rachni Queen or the Breeder at the end of the mission.
If players did not complete Grunt's Loyalty mission, there is still a way to save him in Mass Effect 3. This ensures that, no matter the player's decision during Attican Traverse: Krogan Team, Grunt will survive. This Loyalty mission cannot be failed, so as long as players completed it, Grunt should remain Loyal to Shepard. Completing the ritual allows Grunt to become a member of Clan Urdnot.
Grunt's Loyalty mission, Rite of Passage, involves withstanding three waves of difficult enemies in an arena on Tuchanka, culminating in a fight with a Thresher Maw. Here's how to save Grunt in Mass Effect 3.Īs with many companions from Mass Effect 2, to keep Grunt alive in Mass Effect 3, players will need to have secured his Loyalty. Choosing to spare the queen can result in a number of added War Assets, but doing so can have serious consequences for Grunt if players have not been diligent. Related: How to Scan Planets in Mass Effect 3 (& Evade Reapers)Īt the end of the mission, Shepard will come face-to-face with either the Rachni Queen, if they spared her in the original Mass Effect, or the Rachni Breeder, a new queen if Shepard killed the Queen on Noveria. Shepard's choices in both Mass Effect 2 and this mission in Mass Effect 3 will influence whether Grunt survives. Shepard and their squad will face rachni that have been modified with Reaper technology. In this mission, Grunt and his new krogan team are looking to find a band of scouts that have gone missing while investigating beyond the rachni relay. Provided players elected to open Grunt's tank and recruit him in Mass Effect 2, and provided he survives the endgame Suicide Mission, he will appear during a mission around the first Act of Mass Effect 3. Many fans view Grunt, the tank-bred krogan Shepard can recruit in Mass Effect 2, as a sort of son to Shepard.
If Shepard is not careful to secure Grunt's Loyalty, he will not survive the events of Mass Effect 3.