After playing Leviathan, it seemed more like the Reapers wanted to grow and harvest advanced civilizations by leaving relays and the citadel to create a superior being. This was what I originally guessed after ME2.
Are Reapers sentient?
The Reapers are a fictional fleet of sentient starships that serve as the main antagonists of the Mass Effect trilogy. The design of the Reapers was inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos deities. Within the series, the Reapers cause galactic-level mass extinctions every fifty-thousand years.
Why did the leviathans create the Reapers?
The surviving Leviathans went into hiding, while the Intelligence used Harbinger to begin the cyclical harvest of the galaxy’s species to create more Reapers, all in an effort to solve the problem of preserving life.
Did the reapers go to Andromeda?
Despite having the capacity and longevity to travel to and from intergalactic space, writer Mac Walters has revealed that there are no Reapers in the Andromeda Galaxy, the setting of BioWare’s 2017 game Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Are collectors prothean?
No….they’re not. They’ve been genetically rewritten (like the Keepers), to perform a task. If you noticed, all the husks in the series have some sort of metallic material incorporated into their flesh. The Collectors and Keepers are all flesh.
What was the purpose of the Reapers in Mass Effect?
For millions of years, the Reapers existed for the sole purpose of ensuring the ongoing existence of organic life in the galaxy, based on the assumption that all synthetic intelligences will eventually destroy their organic creators.
How are Reaper nanites used in Mass Effect?
Reaper nanites are used in the harvesting of organic species, often deployed through devices such as dragon’s teeth to convert organic beings into the mindless, aggressive cyborg husks. Husks are used as ground forces and shock troops by the Reapers, overwhelming their organic enemies and breaking their morale.
How are civilizations delivered into the hands of the Reapers?
Entire civilizations can be delivered into the Reapers’ hands by the indoctrination of a few influential individuals. During the invasion of Earth, the Reapers broadcast messages inviting diplomats into their holds to negotiate, where they would then presumably be indoctrinated.
Is the indoctrination field of a reaper still active?
A Reaper’s indoctrination field can remain active even if it is largely disabled and incapable of action. A Cerberus science team was indoctrinated by being inside a Reaper that had otherwise been floating derelict for 37 million years, its only obvious activity being mass effect field generation.
