
The Blue Sun mercenaries are attacked by Cerberus operatives and Liara and Feron manage to escape only to be captured by Cerberus, where they meet Miranda Lawson. Liara is devastated and asks Feron to see the body when they are attacked by Blue Sun mercenaries. The drell, known as Feron, informs Liara that Shepard is dead. The drell agrees to inform her, but only once they are outside. Liara recognises him as her contact, and asks for information on Shepard. The two are commenting on a news broadcast that reports the Citadel is still under reconstruction when they are interrupted by a mysterious hooded figure, who is revealed to be a drell. In the Afterlife Club on Omega, Liara is speaking with an elcor patron about Shepard's whereabouts, only to be rebuffed in an abrupt manner. The narrative in Redemption begins with Commander Shepard mysteriously disappearing in the Terminus Systems, out of contact with the SSV Normandy and its crew. According to Mac Walters, the comic mini-series will be "expanding on characters that we didn't really explore in Mass Effect and also looking at opportunities to expand on them even further in the DLC".

The events of Mass Effect: Redemption tie in to downloadable content that was produced for Mass Effect 2 titled "Lair of the Shadow Broker". Writers: Mac Walters, John Jackson MillerĪll four print issues were released digitally on April 20, 2011. The comic will be published by Dark Horse Comics and is written by Mac Walters, who was a lead writer for Mass Effect, with scripting by John Jackson Miller and art by Omar Francia, both of whom have previously worked on Star Wars related comics. It will be a four-issue mini-series based on the Mass Effect video games. Mass Effect: Redemption was revealed on July 21, 2009.
