Are You a Paragon or Renegade? Take this Mass Effect Quiz to Find Out

Mass Effect Legendary Edition has just been released on PC and consoles, giving newcomers and series fans alike the chance to experience the epic sci-fi saga in 4K resolution and a higher framerate. As you probably already know, the games allow you to make various important decisions throughout the course of the campaign, and they can affect your Paragon and Renegade meters.

The former is generally seen as the more honorable way to play, while the latter is regarded as more ruthless and self-serving. Both paths are entirely viable in the Mass Effect trilogy, but if you’re not quite sure which side you land on, we have a quiz to help you figure that out.

Without further ado, take the quiz below to find out if you’re a Paragon or Renegade in Mass Effect.

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Are You a Paragon or Renegade? Take this Mass Effect Quiz to Find Out

A reporter's really pushing your buttons and trying to get you to incriminate yourself or your friends. How do you react to the situation?

Answer calmly and diplomatically. Give the truth, but don't be afraid to justify and defend your own reasonings.

Answer as truthfully as you can but if the reporter keeps pushing, knock them the hell out.

Which of these best describes your play style?

Calculated and methodical.

Headstrong and daring.

Your back's against the wall. Which of these do you reach for first?

Sword.

Shield.

You have become privy to classified information that will destroy a fragile peace between two factions. What do you do?

Reveal the truth. More secrets will only ruin the world even further, and it's better to get everything out in the open now.

Keep it to yourself. There's no sense in starting conflict when it can be easily avoided.

Does your allegiance lie with the Council or the human race?

The human race.

The council.

You and your team have the opportunity to take out a deadly monster that could potentially wipe out an entire race, but you might not make it out alive. What do you do?

Take down the monster, no matter the cost. You'll give up your own life and the lives of your squad if you have to.

Retreat and live to fight another day. Your squadmates come first.

You have the option of either convincing a foe to work with you against a deadlier enemy, or kill them immediately to eliminate the threat they pose. What do you do?

Work with them. They may be dangerous, but you have to take whatever help you can get against the bigger threat.

Kill them. You can't afford to take any chances and put more lives at risk.

What kind of party would you prefer to throw for your squadmates?

Wild and loud with lots of music and alcohol.

Classy and intimate, where people get to have more heart-to-heart conversations with each other.

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If you enjoyed this one, make sure to check out some of our other quizzes as well, such as our Breath of the Wild and Apex Legend trivia quizzes.

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Zhiqing Wan

Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.

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