User blog comment:SolitaryReaper/Shepard in Javik's position/@comment-5267262-20120726225450/@comment-899316-20120727034948

Yeah, the kirik have biotics, and have displayed intelligence. In fact, there was a huge debate over whether or not to uplift them, because they are intelligent enough to fit into galactic society. As for the varren, Javik mentions that the rachni filled the same role in his cycle that the varren fill in hours, meaning that they will quite possibly evolve like the rachni did before them. In the end these are the races that are essentially confirmed for the next cycle.


 * 1) Raloi - Their plan to avoid the Reapers appears to be working, as there is no mention of an assault on Turvess. This gives the next cycle an edge, as the raloi know about the Reapers from square one and have 50,000 years to prepare. I mean, look at the massive fleet Shepard builds in just one year, and multiply it by 50,000. Reapers lose in the next cycle, no matter what.
 * 2) Yahg - The yahg will enter the next cycle very early, as they are developing space travel during ME3. They will be a military force to be reckoned with in the next cycle. It doesn't matter how many husks you've got, an army of yahg will probably win.
 * 3) Varren - again, while it will take time, they will likely evolve like the rachni did, entering the next cycle. It's hard to tell how useful they'll be, or what their culture will be like, but we can look forward to space dog people in a few thousand years.
 * 4) Vorcha - Essentially "Cavemen in Space" in our cycle, the Reapers are avoiding their homeworld. However, the vorcha know about the Reapers, and have been exposed to FTL tech and Relays, making them another early race of the next cycle. Their durability and brutality will be useful in the next cycle's Reaper War.
 * 5) Pyjaks - The codex mentions pyjaks creating crude settlements and using tools. This is the same level humans were at during Javik's cycle. We can conclude that pyjaks will be for the next cycle what humans are for ours.
 * 6) Kirik - I love the concept of the kirik in the next cycle, as they are bug people with latent biotic abilities, and a hive mind. In the next cycle, they'll be crazy Collector-asari hybrids with the added advantage of natural combat prowess like the Feros colonists in ME3.

In the end, no matter what the outcome of our cycle's fight with the Reapers would be, the next cycle would take them down.