Theory 1: Evolution
When the universe was created millions of single celled organism were scattered through out the galaxy, over time these organisms found each other and attached themselves eventually becommign sentient. Over time they learned how to manipulate metals and various alloys and created for themselves "bodies" to inhabit. Spanning millions of years they built the mass relays and the citadel. Eventually biological creatures arose and threatened these inorganic beings, so they destroyed them all. After the wars they realised they could harness organic matter to futher evolve their own species, hence the continued eradication of organics through the millennia.
Theory 2: Typical AI vs Man scenario
The first advanced civilization created the "Reapers" and the mass relays and the citadel. Much like the Geth, the "Reapers" rose up and destroyed their creators, and once again figured out they could harness organic matter to evolve. They took credit for creating the Citadel and the Mass relays because they helped build it and have since used it to further their own evolution.
Theory 3: Reapers revolt and enslave their creators.
Much like my second theory the "Reapers" are created by the first advanced civilization, they rise up and kill mo tof their creators but leave some behind to safe guard the Citadel and give them the name Keepers.
Theory 4: My personal favorite
50 million years ago the race that created and built the mass relay system and the Citadel realized that their race was dying. To preserve their lives they created harware the was built and designed to hold all of their consciences, to not corner themselves in just a single systrem they created as well a vast number of warlike ships designed to let them traverse the universe. For the time they flourished as a benevolent race befor erealizing that they could not conitnue on this way. They discovered that they coudl prolonge themselves using organic matter and began to systematically purge their territory in search of all organic life thus beggining the genicidal cycle that has lasted millions of years.
These theories mostly adhere to game canon, sometimes vearing off to let my imagination run wild. Please feel free to give us your own theories and talk about mine.
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Added Spet 15th
Theory 5: Obligatory humans made the reapers (my least favorite)
We are not the first evolution of humans to dominate this galaxy, millions upon millions of years ago, humanity was at it apex, and created the most technologically advanced machines the galaxy has ever and will eversee. One day, these machines decided that humanity was too arrogant togo on and commenced to irradicate their creators. In these machines, humans recreated their own arrogance, and since these "Reapers" deem themselves the hieght of evolution, they periodically purge the galaxy of organic life, deeming one species worthy of salvation through destruction.
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Added Sept 17th
Theory 6: Species becomes stagnate improves themselves mechanicaly.
Many,many years ago an ancient species ruled the galaxy. Having been aroundfor millions of years, their species finally stopped evolving. Being an arrogant race that created FTL travel, mass relays and the citadel they decided to take on the job of mother nature and evolve themselves. They created tech and DNA manipulation that furthered their species, over time their species changed enough that they became a hybrid between the organic and inorganic. Millions of years passed this way until they could no longer function in their current form, and decided to
evolve once more on their own... They began creating massive organic machines to hold their collective consciences, each world responsible for their own platform. The process complete they shed their mortal
forms, however in the rush to achieve perfect evolution and immortality they forgot one major thing, power. Without a source of power and a way to create more of themselves, they found they had to rely on organic creatures to continue their existance. So they wait out in dark space, only to awaken periodically to resupply and reproduce. A sad existance indeed and the price of immortality.
Modifié par Valdrane78, 18 septembre 2011 - 11:01 .
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