Mass Effect Legendary Edition
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Charismatic
ME1: Use Charm or Intimidate to resolve an impossible situation
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How to unlock the Charismatic achievement in Mass Effect Legendary Edition - Definitive Guide
Edgrr Allan Bro
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There are two points in Mass Effect 1 where you can get this achievement:
Your first impossible situation is on Virmire with Wrex. When you try to destroy the potential cure for the genophage, Wrex will become angry. You must talk with him, and try to reason with him as to why the facility must be destroyed. Some of the old guides for the original game say 8 points in either charm or intimidate is enough, although I can not vouch for it, as I had max charm when I got here. If you have enough points, you will be able to talk him down from his stance, and he will agree to keep on fighting, which unlocks the achievement.
The second impossible situation is near the end of the game on the Citadel, when you can talk with Saren in the council chambers. After talking with him, you must convince him that he's become indoctrinated, and convince him to commit suicide.
Hope this helps.
Edit: According to @Triarius, getting Wrex the ancestral armor will also count towards this achievement in the event you do not have the required points in charm or intimidate.
Your first impossible situation is on Virmire with Wrex. When you try to destroy the potential cure for the genophage, Wrex will become angry. You must talk with him, and try to reason with him as to why the facility must be destroyed. Some of the old guides for the original game say 8 points in either charm or intimidate is enough, although I can not vouch for it, as I had max charm when I got here. If you have enough points, you will be able to talk him down from his stance, and he will agree to keep on fighting, which unlocks the achievement.
The second impossible situation is near the end of the game on the Citadel, when you can talk with Saren in the council chambers. After talking with him, you must convince him that he's become indoctrinated, and convince him to commit suicide.
Hope this helps.
Edit: According to @Triarius, getting Wrex the ancestral armor will also count towards this achievement in the event you do not have the required points in charm or intimidate.
9 Comments
Does it unlock on Virmire even if you have Wrex's ancestral armor and don't need the Charm check?
By tobiasvl on 24 May 2021 19:36
@tobiasvl I can't confirm. I know that I didn't do it during my playthrough, but I do know that it bypasses the charm check and the achievement states to use charm or intimidate. I would suggest testing it with a save.
By Edgrr Allan Bro on 25 May 2021 08:23
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There are two places you can unlock this achievement during the game, and both require a large number of points in either Charm or Intimidate, so pick one and stick with it for the rest of the game.
The first chance is at the beginning of the main story mission on Virmire. There will be a confrontation with Wrex, and you need a minimum of 8 points into one of the skills to resolve it. The second chance is at the end of the game on the Citadel when talking with Saren. You need to have 12 points in one of the skills for this opporunity.
The first chance is at the beginning of the main story mission on Virmire. There will be a confrontation with Wrex, and you need a minimum of 8 points into one of the skills to resolve it. The second chance is at the end of the game on the Citadel when talking with Saren. You need to have 12 points in one of the skills for this opporunity.
