Bioware discusses Mass Effect 4 protagonist

Mass Effect 4
could feature one of the existing developed characters as its
protagonist, potentially a Krogan like Grunt, Garrus Vakarian or even
the Illusive Man.

BioWare developers have been openly discussing the direction in which to take Mass Effect 4, including the possibilities of playing as one of the existing characters.

“There’s
so much that could be told in the Mass Effect universe,” said Casey
Hudson, Executive Producer for the Mass Effect series, to the Official Xbox Magazine.
“It’d be cool to do something completely unrelated to the larger
storyline, like a story about a private investigator on the Citadel. Or
maybe something detailing Garrus’ time in C-Sec.”

“While being
one of Shepard’s most loyal friends, Garrus has also had some of the
most driven personal goals. He’s a hero in his own right, as Archangel
and beyond. Who wouldn’t want to see the further adventures of the bold, charming Garrus Vakarian (there’s a lot of guns out there to calibrate),” added Hudson.

However,
Preston Watamaniuk, Lead Designer for the Mass Effect series, said he
thinks “a game centred on brutal Krogan combat with more of a melee
focus could be pretty exciting.”

Mass Effect 4 gamers could even
play as the genetically engineered Krogan super soldier, Grunt, but he
can die in the Collector attacks in Mass Effect 3.
The developers don’t mention how they will deal with the continuity
issues of the various outcomes of players’ choices in ME3, but playing
as Grunt or another of the Krogan like Urdnot Wrex, has the potential
for some exciting gameplay.

Although, Krogan aside, Mac Walters,
Lead Writer for the Mass Effect series believes that one of the other
characters already featured in the Mass Effect series could make for a
more interesting storyline.

“Aria. The Illusive Man. Kai Leng.
Any henchman. The list goes on. I think most of them could have
successful spin-offs of their own in some fashion,” said Walters.

Mike
Gamble on the other hand suggested that the star of the Mass Effect 3
From Ashes DLC and the galaxy’s sole surviving Prothean, Javik, should
steal the Mass Effect 4 show.

“Following the story of Javik a
little bit more would be pretty cool,” said Gamble. “As the last
remaining member of a lost race, I think that we could tell a lot of
stories about his adventures in the Milky Way, and coming to terms with
his place in the new Galaxy.”

Garrus plz omg garrus please. GARRUS PLEASE BIOWARE LISTEN TO ME?

I don't think Garrus would be that great most of his story had already been told, but Aria T'loak on the other hand, an Asari who's hundreds of years old has many tales to be told!