Mass Effect 1: Kaidan and Ashley both live?

 

 

At one point in ME’s development, there was an option to save both Kaiden and Ashley.  Interesting indeed.  While Ashley is a more in-depth character due to her development over the three games, Kaiden starts out likable if bland.  I think people are kind of turned off Ashley’s somewhat bigoted views early on and might choose to kill her off.   

The Star Trek fan in me would have liked a brighter option with saving them both.  And, I think it would have happened if the game was released a few years later.  Maybe you could have saved both characters if you really prepared for the mission like in ME2’s suicide mission.   

I can see why they cut the third option.  How this was going to happen?  I don't believe EA would give them enough money to add the option back into the remaster game as a bonus due to how much it would change the story and force actors to come back record some lines.