This moved not only allowed her to release more intel, but to allow EDI to evolve and modify her programming, even after the crew's decision to defect from Cerberus.įollowing the mission to the Mars archives during the Reaper invasion, EDI obtains a body of her own and becomes part of Commander Shepard's squad until the Crucible's blast rendered her non-functional. Initially shackled, but a disastrous attempt to prevent a Collector boarding party from taking the crew forced Flight Lieutenant Jeff 'Joker' Moreau to release EDI's restrains and seize control of the ship. Because of the potential danger of a rogue AI, she was given behavioral blocks following her creation and was unable to interface with the ship's systems.ĭuring the Collector crisis, EDI aided Commander John Shepard and the Normandy crew in their mission to prevent the abduction of human colonies in the Terminus Systems. Initially designed as a visually by a holographic blue sphere and aurally with a feminine voice, EDI is a Quantum Blue Box type AI that functions as the electronic warfare defense for the Normandy. The Enhanced Defense Intelligence, pronounced ' Eee-Dee' ) and often referred to as EDI, an artificial intelligence created by Cerberus and installed on the Normandy SR-2. ' I always work at optimal capacity.' ―EDI

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