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* TheDarkChick: To the Reapers.
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* TheEvilGenius: Shares this with Silent Dominion.
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* TheEvilGenius: See WeakButSkilled: He favors thinking things through instead of just trying to overpower the enemy, and has no qualms using trickery.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy[=/=]GenreBlind: Surprisingly enough, both are played straight; while the main Reapers (Harbinger, Sovereign, Leviathan, and later Silent Dominion) are all extremely thoughtful and cunning, it is also shown that many more of the Reapers rely on [[AttackAttackAttack simple brute force]] to win the day.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Replaces Harbinger as the main antagonist of Mass Effect 2/Book 2, and does about as well as he does.
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* {{Badass}}: Apparently, was the most powerful Reaper.
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* {{Badass}}: His avatar manages to fight on par with Shepard [[spoiler:and later [[AlwaysABiggerFish beats her outright]] after she decides to just kill her.]]
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: They seem to believe that turning organics into Reapers is actually doing them a favor.
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* [[spoiler:ThanatosGambit: The race which formed the Mahna pulled this out of desperation after realizing that they couldn't defeat the Reapers, literally sacrificing themselves so fast roughly ''20 billion'' of them were "processed" by the Reapers in less than a year, allowing them to escape being indoctrinated.]]
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* [[spoiler:ThanatosGambit: The race which formed the Mahna pulled this out of desperation after realizing that they couldn't defeat the Reapers, literally sacrificing themselves so fast roughly ''20 billion'' of them were "processed" by the Reapers in less than a year, allowing them to escape being indoctrinated.indoctrinated due to the short timeframe.]]
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* AbusivePrecursors: '''Good God, maybe even more than canon!'''
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* AbusivePrecursors: '''Good God, maybe even more than canon!'''Well... yeah.
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* [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy: The main mind of ''every'' Reaper, except perhaps Harbinger, is a former Avatar who was Indoctrinated and turned into the controlling intelligence for that Reaper.]]
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* MeaningfulName: "Mahna" apparently translates as "one who compromises." Fittingly, the Mahna is the main "diplomat" of the Reapers, who (tries to) prevent arguments or infighting.
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* MeaningfulName: "Mahna" apparently translates as "one who compromises." Fittingly, the Mahna is the main "diplomat" of the Reapers, who (tries to) prevent arguments or infighting. [[spoiler:[[DoNotGoGentle Mahna also translates as to sacrifice despite knowing you can't win.]]]]
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* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler: And with him and Sovereign both dead, Harbinger doesn't appear to have any Dragons left.]]
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* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler: And with him and Sovereign both dead, dead and Leviathan apparently going through a HeelFaceTurn, Harbinger doesn't appear to have any Dragons left.]]
* [[spoiler:HiddenAgendaVillain: While at least a few of the Reapers apparently believe in the canon reason for their Harvests of preserving organic life from synthetic life, it has been hinted that Harbinger is after something else.]]
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* TheUnseen: Has only been featured in the story when others refer to him, or once at the start of each Book when he speaks with Leviathan and Sovereign.
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* TheUnseen: Has only been featured in the story when others refer to him, or once at the start of each Book when he speaks with Leviathan and Sovereign.
Sovereign. Also, it has been suggested that he's technically not a Reaper at all; he just ''made'' them, as well as the rakshasa.
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* TimeAbyss: Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years, and Harbinger was active before that for an unknown time period.
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* TimeAbyss: Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.''2.5 billion years, years ago'', and Harbinger was active even before that for an unknown time period.
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* AffablyEvil: See MeaningfulName for why.
* MeaningfulName: "Mahna" apparently translates as "one who compromises." Fittingly, the Mahna is the main "diplomat" of the Reapers, who (tries to) prevent arguments or infighting.
* [[spoiler:NotBrainwashed: A ''major'' reveal, as it turns out that the Mahna is the ''only'' Reaper who has managed to escape being indoctrinated.]]
* [[spoiler:TokenGoodTeammate: See above.]]
* AffablyEvil: See MeaningfulName for why.
* MeaningfulName: "Mahna" apparently translates as "one who compromises." Fittingly, the Mahna is the main "diplomat" of the Reapers, who (tries to) prevent arguments or infighting.
* [[spoiler:NotBrainwashed: A ''major'' reveal, as it turns out that the Mahna is the ''only'' Reaper who has managed to escape being indoctrinated.]]
* [[spoiler:TokenGoodTeammate: See above.]]
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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: His final act is to suicide bomb the [[EldritchAbomination Meretsegger]] via [[TakingYouWithMe The Father's Hand]], something previously said to be impossible due to the Meretsegger being a death spirit.]]
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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: His final act is to suicide bomb ''kill'' the [[EldritchAbomination Meretsegger]] via [[TakingYouWithMe The Father's Hand]], something previously said to be impossible due to the Meretsegger being a death spirit.]]
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Misuse. It\'s Genre Savvy, not just \"savvy\".
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* AttackAttackAttack: Surprisingly enough for the Reapers, he isn't GenreSavvy in any way or reliant on tactics, instead utilizing simple strength to win. And while it is shown that said brute force can win if used long enough, blindly attacking got several other Reapers killed in the process.
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* AttackAttackAttack: Surprisingly enough for the Reapers, he isn't GenreSavvy smart in any way or reliant on tactics, instead utilizing simple strength to win. And while it is shown that said brute force can win if used long enough, blindly attacking got several other Reapers killed in the process.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy[=/=]GenreBlind: Surprisingly enough, both are played straight; while the main Reapers; Harbinger, Sovereign, Leviathan, and Silent Dominion are all extremely clever, it is also shown that at least a few of the Reapers rely on [[AttackAttackAttack simple brute force]] to win the day/Harvest.
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to the Reapers.]]
* TimeAbyss: Less than in canon, but still pretty impressive (Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years ago instead of 10 billion, though Harbinger was active before that.) However, Harbinger's age is unknown.
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to the Reapers.]]
* TimeAbyss: Less than in canon, but still pretty impressive (Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years ago instead of 10 billion, though Harbinger was active before that.) However, Harbinger's age is unknown.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy[=/=]GenreBlind: Surprisingly enough, both are played straight; while the main Reapers; Harbinger, Reapers (Harbinger, Sovereign, Leviathan, and later Silent Dominion Dominion) are all extremely clever, thoughtful and cunning, it is also shown that at least a few many more of the Reapers rely on [[AttackAttackAttack simple brute force]] to win the day/Harvest.
day.
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to theReapers.Reapers, perhaps even more so then them.]]
* TimeAbyss:Less than in canon, but still pretty impressive (Leviathan, Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years ago instead of 10 billion, though years, and Harbinger was active before that.) However, Harbinger's age is unknown.
that for an unknown time period.
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to the
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* BadassBookworm: The Nazara themselves were apparently a scholar race, but they came closer to beating the Reapers than anyone else, ever.
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* AttackAttackAttack: Surprisingly enough for the Reapers, he isn't GenreSavvy in any way or reliant on tactics, instead utilizing simple strength to win. While And while it does work in the is shown that said brute force can win if used long run, enough, blindly attacking got several other Reapers killed in the process.process.
* TheBrute: Even more so than Sovereign, since he isn't interested in bothering with changing tactics, or even ''using'' tactics beyond brute force.
* [[spoiler:NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: After Silent Dominion dies, he admits that he and the other Reapers were fools to not listen to him, and vows to uphold his plan.]]
* TheBrute: Even more so than Sovereign, since he isn't interested in bothering with changing tactics, or even ''using'' tactics beyond brute force.
* [[spoiler:NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: After Silent Dominion dies, he admits that he and the other Reapers were fools to not listen to him, and vows to uphold his plan.]]
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* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler:Since he is now the only one left of the three, he's Harbinger's only Dragon, it appears.]]
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* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler:Since he [[spoiler: And with him and Sovereign both dead, Harbinger doesn't appear to have any Dragons left.]]
* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: His final act isnow to suicide bomb the only one left of [[EldritchAbomination Meretsegger]] via [[TakingYouWithMe The Father's Hand]], something previously said to be impossible due to the three, he's Harbinger's only Dragon, it appears.Meretsegger being a death spirit.]]
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* WeakButSkilled: Apparently much less powerful than the other main Reapers. However, he says that his weakness has forced him to be clever, and he is referred to as the most cunning of the Reapers.
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!!Frozen Flame
* AttackAttackAttack: Surprisingly enough for the Reapers, he isn't GenreSavvy in any way or reliant on tactics, instead utilizing simple strength to win. While it does work in the long run, blindly attacking got several other Reapers killed in the process.
* [[spoiler:ThisCannotBe: Downplayed; refuses to believe that Silent Dominion was given the [[SuperEmpowering Shadow of the Father]], even after seeing it in action.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: Surprisingly enough for the Reapers, he isn't GenreSavvy in any way or reliant on tactics, instead utilizing simple strength to win. While it does work in the long run, blindly attacking got several other Reapers killed in the process.
* [[spoiler:ThisCannotBe: Downplayed; refuses to believe that Silent Dominion was given the [[SuperEmpowering Shadow of the Father]], even after seeing it in action.]]
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy[=/=]GenreBlind: Surprisingly enough, both are played straight; while the main Reapers; Harbinger, Sovereign, Leviathan, and Silent Dominion are all extremely clever, it is also shown that at least a few of the Reapers rely on [[AttackAttackAttack simple brute force]] to win the day/Harvest.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Can act almost like a CloudCuckoolander at times with his antics. With that said, he's still a Reaper.
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* WorthyOpponent: Seems to regard Shepard as this.
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* AffablyEvil: Has yet to be anything but polite, even to Shepard.
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* TheUnseen: Has only been featured in the story when others refer to him, or once at the start of each Book.
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* AffablyEvil[=/=]FauxAffablyEvil: Can play this both ways; while they are often very polite, they can still be very condescending.
* BadassArmy: It's the '''Reapers''', what did you expect?
* [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy: The main mind of ''every'' Reaper, except perhaps Harbinger, is a former Avatar who was Indoctrinated and turned into the controlling intelligence for that Reaper.]]
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to the Reapers.]]
* TimeAbyss: Less than in canon, but still pretty impressive (Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years ago instead of 10 billion, though Harbinger was active before that.) However, Harbinger's age is unknown.
!!Sovereign/Nazara
* {{Badass}}: Apparently, was the most powerful Reaper.
* TheBrute: He was the strongest Reaper, though he was still [[GeniusBruiser plenty smart]].
* CoDragons: With Silent Dominion and Leviathan to Harbinger.
* KilledOffForReal: At the Battle for the Citadel.
!!Leviathan
* {{Badass}}: His avatar manages to fight on par with Shepard [[spoiler:and later [[AlwaysABiggerFish beats her outright]] after she decides to just kill her.]]
* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal[=/=]BroughtDownToBadass: After Shepard energybends her, trapping her in her original body. However, it is later revealed she can still bend, but she's lost a lot of her old power, as well as her Reaper form.]]
* CoDragons: With Nazara and Silent Dominion to Harbinger.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Replaces Harbinger as the main antagonist of Mass Effect 2/Book 2, and does about as well as he does.
* TheDarkChick: To the Reapers.
* MonsterProgenitor: Was the first Reaper Harbinger built.
* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl: Her original body was female.]]
!!Rho
* TheEvilGenius: Shares this with Silent Dominion.
* MindRape: His main ability.
!!Silent Dominion
* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler:Since he is now the only one left of the three, he's Harbinger's only Dragon, it appears.]]
* [[spoiler:SuperEmpowering: What Harbinger does to him, and it appears to have made him a lot stronger.]]
* TheEvilGenius: See WeakButSkilled: He favors thinking things through instead of just trying to overpower the enemy, and has no qualms using trickery.
* WeakButSkilled: Apparently much less powerful than the other main Reapers. However, he says that his weakness has forced him to be clever, and he is referred to as the most cunning of the Reapers.
!!Harbinger
* BigBad: The head of the Reaper collective, who refer to him as "The Father", and the oldest of them all.
* [[spoiler:PhysicalGod: We have yet to see him directly act, but hints in the story seem to suggest that he is even more powerful than Shepard, Leviathan, or Nazara.]]
* [[spoiler:SuperEmpowering: He can apparently do this to the Reapers, who refer to it as the "Shadow of the Father", and see it as a great honor.]]
* AffablyEvil[=/=]FauxAffablyEvil: Can play this both ways; while they are often very polite, they can still be very condescending.
* BadassArmy: It's the '''Reapers''', what did you expect?
* [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy: The main mind of ''every'' Reaper, except perhaps Harbinger, is a former Avatar who was Indoctrinated and turned into the controlling intelligence for that Reaper.]]
* DefeatMeansRespect: After Shepard manages to beat Nazara, the remaining Reapers[[note]]or at least Leviathan and Silent Dominion[[/note]] all grudgingly respect her, and [[spoiler:Silent Dominion and Leviathan both say she would make an excellent addition to the Reapers.]]
* TimeAbyss: Less than in canon, but still pretty impressive (Leviathan, the first Reaper, was built roughly 2.5 billion years ago instead of 10 billion, though Harbinger was active before that.) However, Harbinger's age is unknown.
!!Sovereign/Nazara
* {{Badass}}: Apparently, was the most powerful Reaper.
* TheBrute: He was the strongest Reaper, though he was still [[GeniusBruiser plenty smart]].
* CoDragons: With Silent Dominion and Leviathan to Harbinger.
* KilledOffForReal: At the Battle for the Citadel.
!!Leviathan
* {{Badass}}: His avatar manages to fight on par with Shepard [[spoiler:and later [[AlwaysABiggerFish beats her outright]] after she decides to just kill her.]]
* [[spoiler:BroughtDownToNormal[=/=]BroughtDownToBadass: After Shepard energybends her, trapping her in her original body. However, it is later revealed she can still bend, but she's lost a lot of her old power, as well as her Reaper form.]]
* CoDragons: With Nazara and Silent Dominion to Harbinger.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Replaces Harbinger as the main antagonist of Mass Effect 2/Book 2, and does about as well as he does.
* TheDarkChick: To the Reapers.
* MonsterProgenitor: Was the first Reaper Harbinger built.
* [[spoiler:SamusIsAGirl: Her original body was female.]]
!!Rho
* TheEvilGenius: Shares this with Silent Dominion.
* MindRape: His main ability.
!!Silent Dominion
* CoDragons: Was this with Leviathan and Nazara to Harbinger. [[spoiler:Since he is now the only one left of the three, he's Harbinger's only Dragon, it appears.]]
* [[spoiler:SuperEmpowering: What Harbinger does to him, and it appears to have made him a lot stronger.]]
* TheEvilGenius: See WeakButSkilled: He favors thinking things through instead of just trying to overpower the enemy, and has no qualms using trickery.
* WeakButSkilled: Apparently much less powerful than the other main Reapers. However, he says that his weakness has forced him to be clever, and he is referred to as the most cunning of the Reapers.
!!Harbinger
* BigBad: The head of the Reaper collective, who refer to him as "The Father", and the oldest of them all.
* [[spoiler:PhysicalGod: We have yet to see him directly act, but hints in the story seem to suggest that he is even more powerful than Shepard, Leviathan, or Nazara.]]
* [[spoiler:SuperEmpowering: He can apparently do this to the Reapers, who refer to it as the "Shadow of the Father", and see it as a great honor.]]
