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-50.80.96.33-20130124000421/@comment-2250460-20130124001045

But eventually the Imperium or Forerunners WILL win, and even one of their ships is enough to stop the Reapers, so unless they literally wipe each others military force out entirely, the Reapers cannot win.