User blog comment:James12708/Reapers VS. Forerunners VS. Angels from Darksiders VS. Humanity from Halo VS. Council and humanity from Mass Effect VS. Imperium of Man/@comment-50.80.96.33-20130112023949/@comment-3228423-20130112024355

Well assuming that the Reapers were actually successful in capturing high ranking Forerunners (pretty much impossible right there), their plan would still fail. Civil war or not, Forerunner ships would still be able to crush Reaper ships like a fat guy stepping on an ant.