No, the Protheans are definitely one single race. As stated by the in-game Codex, Protheans are "the only known space-faring species of their time", which clearly points to an answer.
Were the Protheans one species?
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naledgeborn
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#52
Posté 29 mai 2011 - 04:00
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FERMi27 wrote...
No, the Protheans are definitely one single race. As stated by the in-game Codex, Protheans are "the only known space-faring species of their time", which clearly points to an answer.
The codex also says that Sovereign was a flag ship. Tell that to Shepard and Harbinger.
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Posté 29 mai 2011 - 04:12
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Actually, I think this explaination makes the most senceBlack Raptor wrote...
The Protheans rose from a single planet, and their empire came to span the galaxy without any other intelligent species being found. In a galaxy of peace, they were able to focus on science hence them unlocking the secrets of the relays, and help stop the cycle.
Also, due to their loneliness, they helped advance certain promising species like the Hannar and Humans, and possibly others too, but were wiped out before they saw their seeds of wisdom blossom. Hence why there are so many intelligent races this "cycle"
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Posté 29 mai 2011 - 05:50
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The protheans were made up of two different species that evolved on one world.
Insect and plant with a co-dependence similar to bees and flowers. Each prothean couple consisted of two plant protheans (hermathrodite) and a insect prothean (female). The insectiod would have "coitus" with one plant partner. The plant partner's genetic material would be altered within the insectoid and then they would "mate" with the other partner. Then "mate" again with the first partner. The collector general was prince, or male, insectoid. The princes functioned like salarian dalatrasses. Any impreganted prothean female became a queen and went through a metamorphosis. Insectoids populations did not grow as fast as rachni which made them a minority species. After impregnating a plant couple the insectoid would move on to another couple.
Insect and plant with a co-dependence similar to bees and flowers. Each prothean couple consisted of two plant protheans (hermathrodite) and a insect prothean (female). The insectiod would have "coitus" with one plant partner. The plant partner's genetic material would be altered within the insectoid and then they would "mate" with the other partner. Then "mate" again with the first partner. The collector general was prince, or male, insectoid. The princes functioned like salarian dalatrasses. Any impreganted prothean female became a queen and went through a metamorphosis. Insectoids populations did not grow as fast as rachni which made them a minority species. After impregnating a plant couple the insectoid would move on to another couple.
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Posté 29 mai 2011 - 08:28
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The Collector image isn't 'evidence,' because the Protheans never looked like that.
The visions Shepard has of the Protheans being wiped out, all show the familiar tentacle-faced Protheans that resemble statues on Ilos. The vision in the N7 mission that includes being that looks like a Collector, is just that...an image of a Collector. The vision is showing the transformation of the Protheans into the Collectors. Part of the Prothean extinction was that indoctrinated survivors were genetically and cybernetically modified to such a degree that they were no longer Prothean.
The visions Shepard has of the Protheans being wiped out, all show the familiar tentacle-faced Protheans that resemble statues on Ilos. The vision in the N7 mission that includes being that looks like a Collector, is just that...an image of a Collector. The vision is showing the transformation of the Protheans into the Collectors. Part of the Prothean extinction was that indoctrinated survivors were genetically and cybernetically modified to such a degree that they were no longer Prothean.
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Posté 29 mai 2011 - 09:32
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So Shepard's vision in ME2 is a Prothean instantaneously being turned into a Collector by a Reaper? I don't buy it. Sounds like magic and Mass Effect is Science Fiction.
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Posté 29 mai 2011 - 11:22
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naledgeborn wrote...
So Shepard's vision in ME2 is a Prothean instantaneously being turned into a Collector by a Reaper? I don't buy it. Sounds like magic and Mass Effect is Science Fiction.
The prothean beacons don't work like a monitor that displays an objective output. It isn't playing a recorded image. The insertion of a present day collector may simply be the result of the Shepard's current experiences subconsciously effecting his understanding of, an hence visual interpretation of, the cypher.
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Posté 02 juin 2011 - 12:04
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naledgeborn wrote...
So Shepard's vision in ME2 is a Prothean instantaneously being turned into a Collector by a Reaper? I don't buy it. Sounds like magic and Mass Effect is Science Fiction.
No, it doesn't happen instantly.
Shepard isn't seeing a play-by-play retelling of the entire mass extinction of the Prothean species. He's only catching brief glimpses, fragments and impressions of what happened, some of which he has trouble even making sense of. The image of the Collector is just the end result of what happened to what remained of the Prothean species, after it had been gentically and cybernetically altered.
The Protheans were a single species that resembled the Ilos statues, and the Collectors were simply a perversion of them.
Ever read Tolkien? The Collectors are to the Protheans what the Orcs were to the Elves.
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Posté 02 juin 2011 - 12:46
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Dayshadow wrote...
The protheans were made up of two different species that evolved on one world.
Insect and plant with a co-dependence similar to bees and flowers. Each prothean couple consisted of two plant protheans (hermathrodite) and a insect prothean (female). The insectiod would have "coitus" with one plant partner. The plant partner's genetic material would be altered within the insectoid and then they would "mate" with the other partner. Then "mate" again with the first partner. The collector general was prince, or male, insectoid. The princes functioned like salarian dalatrasses. Any impreganted prothean female became a queen and went through a metamorphosis. Insectoids populations did not grow as fast as rachni which made them a minority species. After impregnating a plant couple the insectoid would move on to another couple.
Where.... where did you find this information..??
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Posté 02 juin 2011 - 01:13
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Aedan_Cousland wrote...
Ever read Tolkien? The Collectors are to the Protheans what the Orcs were to the Elves.
Okay. I get it. Still, despite theories that they "seeded" the various races that are flying around this cycle I don't believe they were a singular species empire. I like the genetic and cultural assimilation theory that's been presented. But I like where you're going in regards to Shepard's interpretation of the visions and the Protheans' mutation.
