NMain Character, live from what the internet's talking about right now. I'm Nora, with Jake.
JAnd the main character tonight? A voice actor stuck with a line he never said.
JMark Meer, the voice of the male Commander Shepard, just told Dexerto fans still recognize him and ask for autographs.
NWait, the fans ask him to say "We'll bang, okay?" — which was never actually in Mass Effect.
JExactly. That line came from a fan meme, and now it follows him everywhere.
NSo the man's whole public life is correcting a joke that was assigned to him.
JI think that's great. He's part of gaming culture. The character belongs to the fans, not just the writers.
NBut he has to keep explaining it wasn't in the game. That's not a victory lap, that's a cleanup job.
JIt's not cleanup, it's love. The fans chose the line because it's funny. He should own it.
NHe can own it while telling the truth. The truth makes him more interesting, not less.
JFair. Still, better to be the "we'll bang, okay" guy than to be forgotten.
NDifferent corner: Cassie on X posted about a clip and wrote "This is insane literally a joke every second I'm crying."
JAnd the replies think it's a war crime.
NOne reply from Isaac: "Shame none of them are funny." Another says it makes SNL look funny.
JOuch. Twenty-six thousand likes say somebody finds it funny. Another reply says the bots found it first.
NThat was Squilliam Fancyson. He said the top comment is a quote from the first few seconds because, quote, "it's so unbearably unfunny afterwards."
JThat's just internet snobbery. If that many people laugh, it's doing something right.
NIt doesn't mean it's funny, Jake. It means it's viral. Those are different things.
JViral is the point. You made it the story.
NOnly because nobody can agree.
JThat's the show's whole premise.