Overlord is the first players can complete, becoming available as soon as Shepard gains control of the Normandy SR-2 and begins recruiting their team. Related: Mass Effect 2: How to Start the Lair of the Shadow Broker DLCĪll the DLC missions for Mass Effect 2 unlock at different points in the main campaign. Widely considered one of the best and more controversial DLCs in the Mass Effect trilogy, Overlord tasks Shepard with infiltrating the fortress of a VI 'overlord,' created by fusing a human with a VI, and shutting it down before it can start a killing spree in other systems.
While the main focus of Mass Effect 2 is defeating the Collectors, Shepard should make time to honor the Illusive Man's request to investigate a Cerberus outpost that has gone dark in the Overlord DLC.
