Because it genuinely was cut content that got sold as an additional add on. Javik was originally gonna be cut from the game entirely due to time constraints and then at the last minute, and I do mean last minute as they finished it during certification, they completed and sold it separately/part of collector's. If you play Legendary Edition it becomes extremely apparent that he was meant to be part of the game.
A good comparison would be the Kasumi dlc for ME2. It is so inconsequential to what's actually relevant to the story and self contained, though still fun you never feel like "Damn they cut this from the game" vs. Javik who was cut content that got finished and sold, with there being a discernible difference between people who have that character and people who don't.
Ubisoft deliberately avoids this sort of situation because they tend to be forward thinking when it comes to
"What do we do post launch and what could get people to buy the season pass?"
They've had it on lock for more than a decade at this point. Like the model is there and they're literally my go to for whenever people imply that a SP focused game can't simultaneously be a GAAS:
It would be like saying "The Vlad The Impaler content in Assassin's Creed Revelations, (2011 btw), is crucial to the experience"
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