User blog comment:Mike Gilbert/Do you think the Reapers should keep their powers after Synthesis?/@comment-2250460-20130515224556

The Reapers are created with those powers, they can't be taken away. That's like saying murderers should have their ability to use objects to kill people taken away.

The Reapers, can, however, choose not to use their powers and ability to produce husks. Still is very different from having their powers taken away though.