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== The Reapers' goal is Absolute Despair. ==

* That is to say, the Reapers are [[Well Intentioned ~~Extremists~~]] who believe that organic life, left unchecked, will spread like wildfire, consuming resources like mad, and rapidly ascending the technology ladder until they threaten the destruction of the universe. So the Reapers leave caches of tech to stifle creative technology development by forcing it along predetermined lines, and then, when galactic civilization reaches a certain peak, they initiate the Organic Annihilation System.

* That is to say, the Reapers are [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]s who believe that organic life, left unchecked, will spread like wildfire, consuming resources like mad, and rapidly ascending the technology ladder until they threaten the destruction of the universe. So the Reapers leave caches of tech to stifle creative technology development by forcing it along predetermined lines, and then, when galactic civilization reaches a certain peak, they initiate the Organic Annihilation System.

** Close. [[spoiler:Their concern is actually that ''synthetic'' life will run rampant and wipe out ''all'' organic life. The Reapers harvest advanced civilizations at a point before they can develop synthetic life, leaving alone more primitive races.