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.

Why do the Reapers not go to Andromeda?

It helped me sort out some thoughts as to why the cycle of harvest doesn't appear in Andromeda. The reapers are machines which operate in their own set way. If Leviathans didn't build mass relays to go to andromeda, it means the reaper activity is indeed limited to the galaxy of their creators.

Does Andromeda know about the Reapers?

While the Andromeda Initiative had no prior knowledge of the Reapers or the events of Mass Effect 1, 2, or 3, it's revealed that the benefactor bankrolled the colonists, adding hundreds of thousands of additional personnel while also moving timetables forward in the process.

Why did the Reapers stay in the Milky Way?

From what we know of the Reapers, it was mentioned that they go into hibernation for 50 000 years to conserve energy in dark space (presumably the space between galaxies).

Where did the Reapers go?

The Reapers reside in dark space, the vast, mostly starless space between galaxies. They hibernate there, dormant for thousands of years, before they are given the signal to return. Their origins are completely unknown.

Mass Effect: Andromeda - Reapers and Commander Shepard

Did the Leviathans create the Reapers?

Its pawns slaughtered most of the Leviathans, using their genetic material to create the very first Reaper, Harbinger, who was physically designed after the Leviathans themselves.

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.

Could the Protheans have defeated the Reapers?

While their domain crumbled, the Protheans were powerless to defend other races from the Reapers' predations. They ceased all study of primitive species in the hope that the Reapers would deem them too primitive for harvest.

Did the Reapers destroy the Milky Way?

The Catalyst in turn created the Flood as the perfect biological weapon to destroy organic civilization and continue the Cycle. The Protheans then desperately created the Halo Array, which wiped the galaxy clean of all organic life.

Is Commander Shepard alive in Andromeda?

Depending on the player's choices, Shepard survives in one of Mass Effect 3's endings. It's unclear whether Shepard will be back, but at the very least, original party member Liara will be making some kind of appearance.

Are the Jardaan Protheans?

[MEA Spoilers] Theory: The Jardaan are Protheans who crossed dark space. Humanity managed to leave Milky Way so why not previous cycles? If like at least 1000 protheans survived, they could restart their civilization in the Heleus. It's suggested Jardaan aren't natives of the Heleus Cluster.

How old are the Reapers?

The Reapers have been around for billions of years—the derelict Reaper discovered by Commander Shepard was 37 million years old. The Reapers created or enslaved the Keepers as guardians of the Citadel, and programmed them to maintain the Citadel while also preventing the residents from learning its secrets.

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.

Are Reapers synthetic?

The Reapers are a highly-advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships.

Who created Reapers?

Mass Effect's Reapers were created by none other than the Catalyst AI that appears at the end of Mass Effect 3. This AI was designed by an ancient species currently known as the Leviathans – a race of massive squid-like creatures capable of manipulating other lifeforms through a form of indoctrination or mind control.

Could the Reapers exist?

We know from the Leviathan of Dis that the reapers have existed for at least one billion years and we know their whole purpose is to periodically cull galactic civilizations roughly every fifty thousand years.

Are the Kett Protheans?

The Kett are actually the Collectors and the Protheans.

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.

Is feros the Prothean Homeworld?

We know Feros isn't it because the Thorian says that the Protheans came to that world, and that it was there before the Protheans were. But we know their homeworld was probably in the Attican Traverse given the number of Prothean ruins there.

Why did the Reapers want Shepard?

Instead, they made an arrangement with the Shadow Broker to discretely recover the body in order to mask their interest. Nothing really changed during Arrival. Keeping Shepard alive would be the most pleasing outcome to the Reapers, so Kenson's fervour towards that goal can be chalked up to overzealousness.

Who built the mass relays?

The mass relays, despite common belief, were not created by the Protheans but by the Reapers. The Protheans were merely one of many alien races to find the relays and the Citadel and take advantage of them.

Who created the catalyst Mass Effect 3?

Purpose. The Catalyst serves as the architect and overseer of the Reapers and their cycles. As it explains to Commander Shepard, the Catalyst was created by the Leviathans, who noticed that many of the organic races they commanded were eventually felled by their own synthetic creations.