User blog comment:Ironreaper/Retcons and Contradictions in the Reapers/@comment-3097746-20120419032849/@comment-5017885-20120419035125

I was more put off by the fact that the Reapers more or less all looked alike, with the exception of Harbinger. Yes, there are two classes of Reapers (Sovereigns and Destroyers), but if each is the result of a harvested civilization, and if it is meant to show the characteristics of that race (for example, the Human reaper looking like an over-sized Terminator), then why would every single Reaper look like either a large metal cuttlefish or a large metal bug? I can understand it from a development point-of-view, since it's cheaper to re-use a model/texture, but still: it just gives a bit more of a rushed feel.

As for engaging Reapers in combat, even with Thanix cannons and Solaris armor, the Normandy would still pretty much be destroyed in seconds. Collector ships, while advanced, are still nowhere near as advanced or as powerful as Reapers: whereas a Thanix cannon is able to destroy a Collector cruiser, it's incapable of doing the same to a Reaper. If I recall, Turian vessels were outfitted with Thanix cannons in ME3, and still did somewhat negligible damage to Reapers, or at least Sovereign-class Reapers. You also have to consider that the Normandy is just a stealth frigate, and not a dreadnought: it's meant for reconnaissance and stealth missions, not ship-to-ship combat.