How old are the Reapers?

The Reapers have existed for at least a billion years, based upon findings on the Leviathan of Dis, an ancient Reaper corpse. Before the Reapers came to be, the galaxy was under the thrall of a race known as Leviathans. They created an "Intelligence" to solve the problem of organics and synthetics killing each other.
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How old are the Mass Effect Reapers?

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 created the Reapers?

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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How old are the Reapers Reddit?

We know from the Leviathan in ME3 that they created the Reapers about a billion years ago, which is about 20,000 cycles. TWENTY THOUSAND CYCLES! These numbers really put into perspective the sheer mass of death and destruction at the hands (claws?) of the Reapers.
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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.
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Who Are The Reapers



Is Shepard a Reaper?

Shepard, being Shepard, either stops him and reluctantly (or not reluctantly, for renegade) becomes a reaper, or both of them team up to take out the reapers. When the reapers fall and only TIM and Shepard are left, TIM and Shepard fight for supremacy (final boss encounter).
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Are the Reapers in 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.
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How old are leviathans?

Immortality - Being creatures much older than souls and angels, the Leviathans are immortal, in a variety of senses, in that by having an ageless lifespan, meaning they simply do not age, and can not be killed by but one mean, devised by God himself.
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How old is the Leviathan of Dis?

It is believed to be the remains of a genetically engineered starship and its age was originally placed at nearly a billion years old.
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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.
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Are there male Asari?

There is some conflicting information regarding the gender of the asari. Asari are a mono-gendered species with no concept of gender differences.
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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.
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How old is Shepard?

"Shepard was born on April 11, 2154," quoted from the resident article on Commander Shepard. The series begins in 2183, so Shepard 28/29 years old. Liara starts the series out at 106, which I've come to understand as relatable to be anywhere between 17-20 in human culture.
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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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Are Reapers Angels?

Reapers is a type of angel, tasked with the duty of taking human souls to the Afterlife in Supernatural the CW TV show. Reapers are the children of Death, who has established the Natural Order with God, which shows that souls must move on, as being a ghost is somewhat unnatural.
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Why do Reapers look like Leviathan?

Reapers were made from the harvested races but that they were all based on the crustacean-like design of Harbinger, which in turn resembled the Leviathans.
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How many Reapers were there?

So there you have it, there are around 18,000 Reapers, a heck of a lot more than I thought, I guess this should disprove any theory anyone had that the galaxy could defeat the Reapers by conventional means.
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What do Reapers call themselves?

In the first two Mass Effect games, these creatures are primarily derived from humans impaled on spike-like Reaper structures called "dragon's teeth", and are called "husks".
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How old is Leviathan 2021?

Levi (born: October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24) [age 16]), better known online as Leviathan, is a Canadian YouTuber and musician known for his Fortnite-based song parodies.
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What kills a Leviathan?

Blood of the Fallen – The Leviathan tablet states that a Leviathan can only be killed by a bone of a righteous mortal soaked in the bloods of the fallen. The bone must come from someone as light and good as the Leviathan are hungry and dark.
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What is Leviathan birthday?

✨ April 9 is Leviathan's birthday!
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Is the benefactor the Illusive Man?

Another frontrunner for the title of the Benefactor is the Illusive Man, leader of the Humanity-centric Cerberus Organization and Shepard's handler in Mass Effect 2.
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Is Ryder related to Shepard?

The rank of N7 is used to designate ICT graduates who then go on to complete a combat tour with distinction. The original Mass Effect's legendary Commander Shepard was an N7, and so was your character's father, Alec Ryder.
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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.
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