BroShep

B3R1O1S1H4E1P3

proper noun

The male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe male version of the Commander Shepard player character in the Mass Effect series.

    The fact that advertising for Mass Effect 3 included “FemShep” as well as “BroShep” was significant for many fans.

    2012, Jillian Scharr, "From 'Epic' to 'Epic Win': Play and performance as open-database storytelling in pre- and postliterate media", paper submitted to Vassar College, page 83
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    While BroShep displays obliviousness to issues of "reproductive rights and control over the female body," FemShep expresses solidarity with the female Krogan, Eve, indicating there are some galactic power struggles only FemShep can truly understand.

    2017, Lynda Clark, “Commander Shepard”, in Jaime Banks, Robert Mejia, Aubrie Adams, editors, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, page 44

    There is little deviation between the FemShep and BroShep scripts for the romance with Liara, which positions Commander Shepard as an experienced soldier (and lover) pursuing the naïve, reticent academic.

    2020, Amanda Phillips, Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture, page 148

Origin

From bro + Shep.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

broseph
Cite this entry
APA

BroShep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BroShep

MLA

“BroShep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BroShep. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BroShep,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BroShep.

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