User blog comment:Kaminoman/do you think the reapers are trying to save the galaxy?/@comment-899316-20100904203151/@comment-217683-20100904210031

But again, if it's propaganda, the quotes would be exactly what they are. And most of those quotes do come from a group of Reapers actively trying to indoctrinate someone, and I doubt they'd do this by saying things like "We will wipe out your entire species". And what does the creation of the Human-Reaper really show? Nada. If anything, to me it seems to show that the Reapers expand their numbers at the expense of the people they wipe out to do it. It's like sheep pointing at a wool sweater a person is wearing, or cows pointing at someone eating a steak, and saying "See! They're trying to help us by making us one of them!" Now, if it were shown that the Human-Reaper is human in any way other than appearance, as in still feeling human emotions, or retaining the consciousness of the people who went into it, I'd agree with you. But, not only is this not shown, but the thing actually tries to kill you! I'll admit, this could just be in self-defense, but it still raises an interesting point.