Why didnt the reapers go to 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.
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Would 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.
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Did the Reapers go to other galaxies?

The researchers here came to believe the Reapers enter prolonged states of inactivity to conserve energy. It's not impossible that they do spend this time harvesting other galaxies. As far as I know, Bioware hasn't come down hard on this question.
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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).
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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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Do the Reapers fear Shepard?

The Leviathans agree to join the war against the Reapers Realizing that the Reapers fear Shepard for defeating Sovereign and the Collectors, other Leviathans reveal themselves.
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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.
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Could the Protheans have defeated the Reapers?

So, the answer to your question - Yes, Protheans definitely could've defeated Reapers through conventional warfare. They boasted an incredible amount of firepower and it was only through the overwhelming versatility of the indoctrination that Reapers could conquer them without suffering any major losses.
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Why don t the Reapers go to other galaxies?

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.
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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.
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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 synthetic?

I think they're classified as both as well - Reapers are Synthetic beings made from Organics. The wiki page calls them "a highly advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships."
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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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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.
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What happens to the Illusive Man?

The Illusive Man finally admits that he's under their control, and commits suicide to stop his own corrupted influence from harming humanity any further.
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How did Reapers enter galaxy?

In the ME2 DLC Arrival, the Reapers are revealed to be entering the galaxy near a specific Relay so that they can use that relay to get onto the network and start attacking. After we blow it up, they are then stuck at the edge of the Galaxy, proceeding much more slowly.
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Why do Reapers harvest?

In order to fulfill its prime directive, the Intelligence decided organic life must be harvested for the sake of preservation before it is allowed to create a subjugated synthetic race. Thus, the first victim of the harvest would be the Leviathans, who created the Intelligence to improve their own existence.
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Did any Protheans survive?

The Protheans' primitive subjects survived and went on to become the present cycle's dominant ones. Other races subjugated under them, however, weren't as lucky.
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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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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.
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Why do Reapers want Maggie?

From this perspective, the Reapers were necessary to prove that Maggie could get in touch with her dark side in order to protect or avenge her own. It's also likely that she will have to go to that dark place again when she faces off with the Commonwealth.
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Is Elijah a Reaper?

Despite being noticeably afraid of the Reapers in episode 17, Elijah tries to save Maggie when she's attacked by them in “Hunted.” Since Elijah consistently exhibits the heroism Pope values, it suggests he has qualities that would've allowed him to be accepted as a Reaper in the past.
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Why did the Reapers move the Citadel?

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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