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Artificial Intelligence “Reaper? A label created by the Protheans to give voice to their destruction.
In the end, what they choose to call us is irrelevant. We simply.are.„ SovereignThe Reapers, also known as the Old Machines by the Geth, are an ancient race of gigantic living spaceships and the main antagonists of the Mass Effect trilogy.
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The Reaper War―otherwise referred to as the War against the Reapers and Reaper Invasion by the Milky Way species and the Harvest by the Reapers―began in 2186 within the Vular system near the heart of batarian space, and spread along the mass relay network. Within days, the Batarian Hegemony was. MASS EFFECT 1 The Reapers Mistake With Protheans (self.masseffect) submitted 2 years ago by Godmadius Just doing a replay of the game in anticipation of the new one coming out, and I had a thought about what happened with the Protheans that set the events of Mass Effect into motion.
Initially thought to be a myth by most of the characters, the Reapers hibernate in 'Dark Space' for thousands of years and then return to the galaxy every few millennia to destroy all the Milky Way's most advanced civilizations, most notably the 'Protheans', who gave them the name 'Reaper'. Their motives for doing this are completely unknown, and they claim that it is beyond mortal understanding. The origin of the Reapers is a mystery too, and it is said that they have existed since the beginning of time.The Reapers have the ability to gradually brainwash anyone who comes into prolonged contact with them, a process known as 'Indoctrination', and also to directly take complete control of an organism's body.
It is also revealed that they were the ones who originally built the Citadel, the main base of galactic civilization, intended as a 'trap' of sorts to attract a large number of advanced life forms together in one place.Prior to Mass Effect 3, exactly four Reapers are encountered in the series:.: The main antagonist of the original Mass Effect (besides as the secondary antagonist). Sovereign initially appears as Saren's flagship, but is later revealed to be a vanguard of the Reapers who would initiate their eventual return to the galaxy by activating the mass relay at the Citadel for the other Reapers to enter through. However, Commander Shepard killed Saren and installed a defense program in the Citadel's mainframe, delaying Sovereign and allowing it to be destroyed by the Citadel fleet, preventing the return of the other Reapers for the time being.: The main antagonist of Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 (besides as the secondary antagonist), and leader of the Reaper fleet. It is the largest and oldest Reaper in existence and was the controlling force behind the '; who were actually warped versions of the Protheans. It directly possesses the Collector General most of the time, and can also take control of any normal Collector at any time to fight Shepard. At the end of the game, it relinquishes the Collectors and is seen in its true Reaper form leading the other Reapers as they slowly travel towards Earth.
Derelict Reaper: A 'dead' Reaper floating in space visited in Mass Effect 2, which holds vital research. Here, a friendly named 'Legion' is met. At the end of the mission, Shepard battles the Reaper's still-intact core protected by an army of Husks, after which the Reaper is destroyed completely. ': The final boss of Mass Effect 2, this monstrosity was a new, smaller, humanoid version of a Reaper being made by the Collectors, led by Harbinger, out of processed human DNA. It was discovered in the center of the Collectors' base by Shepard and friends, and was destroyed before it could be completed.In addition, hundreds of currently unidentified Reapers are seen along with Harbinger in the ending sequence of Mass Effect 2 flying towards the inhabited Milky Way, who finally reach it in Mass Effect 3. In this final game, no full–sized Reapers are fought directly, though many do appear as background hazards and chase the Normandy during the space travel sequences. A few 'mini–Reapers' known as Destroyers are fought however.History CreationThe Reapers are created by the Catalyst who modeled them after the Leviathans.
The first one was known as Harbinger. One Reaper was created after one cycle.Reaper Variables and Reaperised Enemies (from Mass Effect 3).
Contents IntroductionThe Reapers are a highly advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships. The Reapers reside in dark space, the vast, mostly starless space between galaxies. They hibernate there, dormant for 50-thousand years at a time, before they are given the signal to return. The Reapers claim that they have neither beginning nor end. Even their true name is a mystery; 'Reapers' was a name bestowed by the Protheans.The Reapers were the original creators of the Citadel and the Mass Relay network. These massive constructs exist so that any intelligent life in the galaxy would eventually discover them and base their technology upon them – all part of a scheme to harvest the galaxy’s sentient life in a repeating cycle of purges that has continued relentlessly over countless millennia.DesignReapers are shown to all share this basic design, but with great diversity in limb number, shape and orientation, some with extended heads and others having multiple glowing lights.
All Reapers bear a superficial resemblance to a cuttlefish or squid, with a bulky semi-cylindrical body, a tapering plate over the rear and five tentacle-like 'legs' or arms extending from its front end, in addition to six jointed legs extending from its body. The rear-most of the larger legs have crescent-shaped extensions.
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Reapers also have numerous small tubes that can extend from their underside; attaching these tubes to the structures or opponents during attack.SubtypesThere are several varieties of Reaper, which vary significantly in size, purpose and firepower. The most well-known subtype are the two-kilometer long capital ship Reapers. Capital Ships are armed with multiple magneto-hydrodynamic cannons capable of shearing through most opposing vessels, and are also capable of unleashing swarms of Oculi to engage fighter-sized craft.In addition to Reapers on the scale of capital ships, there is a subtype of Reaper known as the Destroyer. Destroyers are only 160-meters in height, considerably smaller than the two kilometers that Sovereign boasted, but possess a formidable capacity for destruction despite their reduced stature. Unlike capital ship Reapers, they have four main legs, along with five jointed appendages encircling their 'head'.
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The frontal plates of a Destroyer can fold to the sides, exposing a powerful beam weapon.Other subtypes of Reapers include Troop Transports and Processors, both of which lack sentience and are instead remotely controlled by other Reapers. Troop Transports vary in length between 200-meters and one kilometer and are used to transport Husks to unconquered worlds and bring victims to Reaper processing centers. Processors are mobile centers for mass DNA harvesting.ReproductionThe core of any Reaper is constructed in the image of the species that was harvested to create it, while the exterior follows a standardized design that is most efficient for their purpose. While the outward appearance varies between subtypes, all of them resemble the physical appearance of the Leviathans, the race that dominated the galaxy in the time before the Reapers.A Reaper is essentially billions of organic minds, uploaded and conjoined within immortal machine bodies.IndoctrinationReapers and their technology have been observed to exert a disturbing influence on organic beings. This mental manipulation is known as indoctrination. Put simply, any organic being who is in close proximity to a Reaper or certain Reaper artifacts for too long comes to believe the Reapers are correct in their goals, and will do anything to serve them.Gradually, the mind is eroded until the individual becomes a mindless slave no longer capable of independent thought. This indoctrination is permanent without extensive and long-term telepathic therapy and is one of the most insidious weapons of the Reapers.