If I did not import a character from Mass Effect or Mass Effect 2, what squad mates will I not have access to? That is, are the presence of certain squad mates dependent on pulling them forward from the two previous games?
In other words, if I only have Mass Effect 3, is it impossible to get specific squad mates due to not having access to an imported character from the previous games?
(This question is related to a previous question I had asked, but is distinct enough to stand on its own.)
Best Answer
The decisions made by the "default" Shepard will not keep you from getting any of the squadmates in Mass Effect 3.
However, certain secondary characters (who were squadmates in previous games but not in this game) may have been killed, and they will not appear in this game. For instance, Thane and Jack both make appearances in ME3 if they survived ME2, but if you don't import a save it's assumed they died.