Did the Reapers create the keepers?

Although they were first thought to be created by the Protheans, Shepard and co. later realize that they massively predate them and actually owe their existence to the enemies of all intelligent organic life: the Reapers. Their unassuming nature, however, is what makes the Keepers work perfectly as sleeper agents.
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Did the Reapers create the Citadel?

The Citadel was not, in fact, constructed by the Protheans; they were simply the last race to make use of the station before the asari arrived. It, and the mass relays, are the creations of the Reapers, and were built to help facilitate their cycle of galactic genocide.
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Where did the keepers come from?

“The Keepers” director Ryan White told TheWrap that the title actually came from a conversation between Jean Wehner, who is one of the victims in the documentary to come forward and accuse Father Joseph Maskell of sexually abusing her during her high school years, and one of her friends.
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Did the Protheans create the Reapers?

"Reapers" was a name bestowed by the Protheans, the previous galactic power fifty thousand years before, and the geth refer to them as the Old Machines. In the end, the Reapers spare little concern for whatever labels other races choose to call them, and merely claim that they have neither beginning nor end.
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What race created the Reapers?

Creation. The details behind the birth of the Reapers were brought to light in the Mass Effect 3 expansion pack "Leviathan". An ancient race referred to as "Leviathans" - supposedly a species that had reached the apex of its evolution - had all but dominated the Milky Way galaxy many eons ago.
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Do the Reapers fear Shepard?

But when we meet the Leviathans and one of them probes Shepards mind it states that it is looking for answers as to why the Reapers are afraid of Shepard, something it notes that it has never seen before.
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Are the keepers Protheans?

The keepers are believed to have been created by the Protheans to serve as caretakers of the station, and have become essential to the Citadel's operation.
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Are the Kett Protheans?

The Kett are actually the Collectors and the Protheans.
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Did the Protheans uplift the Asari?

The asari were nurtured and, to a degree, uplifted by the Protheans, according to the last surviving Prothean, Javik. Javik claims the asari were meant to be a failsafe if the Protheans were exterminated--to give them enough of a head start and the knowledge needed to beat the Reapers in the next cycle.
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Are The Keepers Rachni?

In addition to this, the keepers who maintain the Citadel were either engineered from the same original species that the rachni were created from, or in the case that the rachni are the original, the keepers are altered rachni like the Collectors are for the Protheans.
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Who is brother Bob The Keepers?

Brother Bob was one of several unidentified men who Father Maskell allegedly brought in to rape Wehner. She recalled him being more uncontrollable than the others, and had to be "reigned in" by Maskell on a number of occasions.
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What is the story of The Keepers?

The Keepers tells the story of Sister Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old nun living in Baltimore who was abducted and murdered back in the 1960s. The case was never solved, but was linked to a horrific history of sexual abuse by a chaplain called Father Joseph Maskell.
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Was harbinger the first Reaper?

During its encounter with Shepard, Leviathan reveals that Harbinger was the first Reaper created, and that it was formed in the image of the Leviathans.
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Why did the Reapers build the Citadel?

Mass Effect's Citadel was actually constructed by the ancient bio-mechanical Reapers as an elaborate ruse to hasten the development of galactic life so that a harvest of all organics in the Milky Way could be performed more frequently.
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Why did the Reapers bring the Citadel to Earth?

With the Collector base destroyed/disabled and no other processing facilities seen in game, the Citadel was necessary to start the harvesting process in the current cycle. As to why the Reapers started with Earth, this was likely a desire to remove a troublesome species from the cycle early in the war.
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Who is the benefactor in Andromeda?

The Benefactor is an unidentified individual or group who secretly helped fund the Andromeda Initiative. The Benefactor's existence was known only to Jien Garson, Alec Ryder, and a handful of other Initiative members prior to the Initiative's launch to Andromeda in 2185.
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How old are the Reapers in Mass Effect?

A derelict Reaper. The Reapers have been around for billions of years—the derelict Reaper discovered by Commander Shepard was 37 million years old. The cycle of extinction has been going on for as long if not longer, ever since the Reapers were created.
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Who built the Reapers Mass Effect?

The Reapers are created by the Catalyst (the overarching antagonist of the original trilogy) who modelled them after the Leviathans. The first one was known as Harbinger.
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What happens if you save the Council in Mass Effect?

If you let the Council die, the Alliance forces will be superior War Assets in Mass Effect 3, while if you save them, the Alliance will be weakened, but you'll get The Ascension as a War Asset to balance it out.
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What does scanning the keepers do?

What do you get for scanning the Keepers in Mass Effect? You'll get 10 XP and 30 credits each time you scan a Keeper. And once you've got all of them, you'll receive 240 XP and 360 Credits. This isn't exactly a huge stack of resources, but it might come in handy.
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How many keepers are there in Mass Effect?

Mass Effect Scan the Keepers locations at a glance

There are 21 Keepers scattered throughout the Citadel; in the original game, you must find all 21, whereas in the Legendary Edition, only 20 is required. You can find the keepers in the following districts and locations: Citadel Tower: 4.
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Why do all Reapers look the same Mass Effect?

The exterior of the Reapers does follow a similar pattern, an efficient design for the purpose they were created for. However each Reaper is created from a unique species, and as we saw at the end of Mass Effect 2, the core of each Reaper is designed in the likeness of that species.
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Does Tali show her face?

Throughout the series, her face is concealed due to her having to wear a suit that protects her from disease. Tali's face was eventually shown at the end of Mass Effect 3 to those who romanced the character via a picture in Shepard's cabin.
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