Question about Reavers

POSTED BY: rockxwl
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ROCKXWL

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:53 PM

If this has ever been asked before I apologize. I didn't search very hard for a similar thread. Anyway...

Reavers rape and kill everyone they come across, thus killing off any chances they have of reproducing unless they reproduce among themselves. If they don't reproduce among themselves the Reavers will die out in 40 or so years since there is only a generation or two of people from Miranda that became Reavers. So, do Reavers reproduce or would they just die out in a couple of decades?

ZZETTA13

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:57 PM

The PAX was sent to other places. And by the by don't think we'll ever see the powers that be stop trying to create a uni without sin.

Z

MSG

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:01 PM

well remember the one man that survived when the reavers attacked? He sort of transformed into a reaver himself...so obviously they can convert...oooh creey reaver missionaries

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

ROCKXWL

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:01 PM

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Originally posted by zzetta13:
The PAX was sent to other places. And by the by don't think we'll ever see the powers that be stop trying to create a uni without sin.

Z

Alright but even with the PAX being sent out to other places...that means that those planets died off as well and I doubt even the Alliance would continue killing off entire planets. So that accounts for more Reavers than just the folks from Miranda, but if they don't reproduce they will die out just as quickly whether there are 1,000 of them or 1,000,000.

SPACEANJL

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:02 PM

Die out. But 3,000,000 Reavers is a lot of teeth and the like. Plus, they are going to be varying ages - 10% total population of the world.

Actually, reconsidering, it's possible that there will be some kind of tribal development. Though possibly along the lines of 'Honey, I ate the kids'.

GREATBLACKTHORN

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:03 PM

The PAX affected an entire population, so there must be female reavers, which may mean Reavers can reproduce.

But the odds of a Reaver being able to raise a child are one in a...Very large number, so I'd put any new Reavers down to other PAX affected planets or converted captives.

She'll turn you in before you can say "Don't turn me in...lady..."

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:06 PM

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oooh creey reaver missionaries

Does anyone else have an image in their heads of two Reavers dressed in sober suits, standing in the doorway saying "Just have a read through the pamphlets and we can call back next week to discuss them more. And in the meantime you may want to ask yourself 'Am I a happy person?'"

Desktop Hippie: at one with the 'verse

MSG

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:09 PM

LOL- oh that's just dreadful...maybe they could explain about the kid taking a dirt nap with baby jesus and his use as a hood ornament....

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

NANITE1018

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:10 PM

Actually, i just watched the movie last night (for the third time in the last 7 days) and the Alliance scientist says "about one tenth of a percent of the population" which means there are only 30,000 Reavers. And where'd you get the Pax being shipped to other planets? The Alliance isn't going to use Pax more than once, it is a disaster, as demonstrated by Miranda. And since they knew what happened there, why try again? You don't try something one place, where it causes 99.9% of the people to simply stop doing anything at all, and letting themselves die, and then the other .1% of the people turn into Reavers, then go do it again somewhere else. That's crazy!

I aim to misbehave.

ZZETTA13

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:13 PM

ROCKXWL,

Don't forget reruns. Whats a summer without a little extra PAX pumped into the atmo on those lazy firefly nights. WACKY FUN

MSG & Desktop,Reaver Missionariess? How about we all make a trip to "Bones Town" in South America. Plenty to eat just don't drink the KOOL-AID

Brings up a question. Reavers being cannibals. If theres no one around to eat, what does a reaver do? " Gorram my legs look mighty good."

Z

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