Imagine if, at the climax of Stephen Baxter's Voyage, the crew of the Ares discover alien ruins on Mars. Now, imagine that those aren't just any alien ruins, but those the Protheans.
Mass Effect: Voyage to the Galaxy
is a fan fiction collaboration between Jolou and Xenophont on AlternateHistory.com. While it's still in its early days, it already shows promise.
Tropes of the work so far include:
- Ancient Astronauts: The Protheans who observed early humans from their base on Mars
- Different World, Different Movies: There is a Star Trek Movies with an alternate cast of Deep space Nine and the Star Wars are heavily modified with Christopher Lee as Dooku the jedi master of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leonardo Di Caprio as Anakin Skywalker .
- Richard Nixon, the Used Car Salesman:
Word of God has indicated that Daisy Ridley is going to develop biotics, and probably pursue a career other than acting. - Shout-Out: In-Universe, Commander Ed Mercer, executive officer of the UNSC Explorer, makes references to Star Trek, Galaxy Quest, and The Orville during the vessel's launch.
- In addition, see Richard Nixon, the Used Car Salesman. The program in question is called the Joint Education Development Intitative, but usually referred to by certain insiders by the acronym created by its initials.
- United Nations Is a Superpower: Zig-zagged. Humanity's first starship is launched under the U.N., auspices, but several power blocs are emerging, each wanting to push its own agenda in space.
