#i do very much feel that all of me3 was very all-hands-on-deck and kat would not squander that.

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Reaper War - Normandy Roles

Because of the nature of the Reaper War and the fact that the Normandy had a significant number of highly-skilled combatants present on-board, Katrina put the most effort she could into utilizing her crew to the best of their abilities. As they took on each mission, Katrina organized all of her combatants into ground teams designed to assist those they were assaulting.

The main ground team, known as Team Kodiak, was always Katrina plus two squadmates. The rest of the teams were Team Mako and Team Hammerhead. This is where the origin of the team names in the Citadel Archives mission came from. The additional ground teams were smaller teams of two, sometimes three combatants depending on the mission.

Team Mako was the main heavy infantry team, designed to help push Reaper, Cerberus, or Geth forces back at key points, as well as reinforce fronts as they landed on each world. Generally, Kat left this expertise to heavier combatants, such as Ashley, Garrus, Kaidan, and James. At all times, one of these three was always part of Team Mako. Leadership changed hands depending on the nature of the reinforcement and the notable skillsets of whomever else was assigned to Team Mako.

Team Hammerhead is the Normandy's recon and tactical assault team. Common members included EDI, Tali, Ashley, Kaidan, and Liara. In some instances, Team Hammerhead may have been accompanied by Cortez, as he is ground-combat capable with engineering skills (he's seen in armour during the Citadel Archives assault). Team Hammerhead's job was designed to infiltrate and provide reconnaissance for those they were assisting.

Katrina knew the Reaper War was going to be an all-hands-on-deck situation. At the height of the war, she needed everyone to be on deck and ready for combat. During their assaults, Team Normandy was referred to the Normandy itself, primarily led by Joker (and additionally EDI, while her ground unit was generally assisting Team Kodiak with Shepard or Team Hammerhead). Team Normandy's job was air and fire support, as well as the occasional extraction on behalf of the forces they were assisting.

Please note this opens up the opportunity for OC squadmates, depending on the person's OC, to be assigned to the various assault teams on the Normandy. It's also possible for old ME2 squadmates to have been part of these teams if you'd like for them to have been part of the Normandy crew!

#i'd actually been brewing on this headcanon for a while #it makes sense in-game to have limited squadmates ofc #but while i feel it could make sense in me1 and me2 to have only small teams #i do very much feel that all of me3 was very all-hands-on-deck and kat would not squander that. #so feel free to utilize this if you'd like to reference Kat in threads for plot ideas! #Priority: Palaven is a good example of this; Shep went and fortified certain defenses and helped out the turians in various places #while waiting for info or to hear back and that sort of thing #headcanon. ❖﹙ it seems the path we're on was paved with blood and sorrow ⋄ no thought about tomorrow. ﹚