Reaper War
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The Reaper War is a galaxy-spanning conflict in the Mass Effect series in which sentient machines known as Reapers attempt to exterminate advanced civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reaper War canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6731081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reaper War Context triple: [Jeff "Joker" Moreau, participatesIn, Reaper War]
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A.
The Apocalypse War
The Apocalypse War is a major Judge Dredd comic storyline depicting a devastating future war between Mega-City One and the Soviet bloc, known for its large-scale destruction and lasting impact on the series’ continuity.
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B.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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C.
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War was a 17th-century conflict in which Catalan rebels, supported by France, fought against the centralizing policies and military demands of the Spanish monarchy.
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D.
Saviors
The Saviors are a ruthless, authoritarian group of survivors in The Walking Dead universe, led by Negan and known for extorting and terrorizing other communities in the post-apocalyptic world.
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E.
Saviors
Saviors is a musical act featured in the "Living in the ’20s" setting, known for its period-style performances evocative of 1920s entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reaper War Target entity description: The Reaper War is a galaxy-spanning conflict in the Mass Effect series in which sentient machines known as Reapers attempt to exterminate advanced civilizations.
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A.
The Apocalypse War
The Apocalypse War is a major Judge Dredd comic storyline depicting a devastating future war between Mega-City One and the Soviet bloc, known for its large-scale destruction and lasting impact on the series’ continuity.
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B.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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C.
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War was a 17th-century conflict in which Catalan rebels, supported by France, fought against the centralizing policies and military demands of the Spanish monarchy.
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D.
Saviors
The Saviors are a ruthless, authoritarian group of survivors in The Walking Dead universe, led by Negan and known for extorting and terrorizing other communities in the post-apocalyptic world.
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E.
Saviors
Saviors is a musical act featured in the "Living in the ’20s" setting, known for its period-style performances evocative of 1920s entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Mass Effect universe
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fictional war ⓘ galactic conflict ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mass Effect 3
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Mass Effect: Andromeda (references) ⓘ |
| cause | cyclical Reaper extermination of advanced spacefaring civilizations ⓘ |
| chronology | occurs after events of Mass Effect 2 ⓘ |
| climaxAtLocation | Citadel ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Reapers
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galactic civilizations ⓘ |
| goalOfReapers |
harvesting advanced organic life
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preventing synthetic–organic conflict (Reaper rationale) ⓘ |
| involvesFaction |
Cerberus
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Illusive Man ⓘ |
| involvesTechnology |
Citadel
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Crucible superweapon ⓘ Mass Relays ⓘ |
| location |
Milky Way galaxy
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linked to:
Milky Way
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| majorBattle |
Battle of Earth
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Battle of Palaven ⓘ Battle of Rannoch ⓘ Battle of Thessia ⓘ Battle of Tuchanka ⓘ Cerberus assault on the Citadel ⓘ Final assault on the Citadel ⓘ |
| notableSpeciesInvolved |
asari
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geth ⓘ humans ⓘ krogan ⓘ quarians ⓘ rachni ⓘ salarians ⓘ turians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mass Effect series
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linked to:
Mass Effect video game series
|
| possibleOutcome |
Reaper control (Control ending)
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Reaper destruction (Destroy ending) ⓘ failure of Crucible (Refusal ending) ⓘ synthetic–organic synthesis (Synthesis ending) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Collectors' campaign against human colonies ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonists | Reapers ⓘ |
| primaryCommander | Commander Shepard ⓘ |
| primaryProtagonistSide |
Asari Republics
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Citadel Council races ⓘ Geth (possible) ⓘ Krogan clans ⓘ Quarian Migrant Fleet ⓘ Rachni (possible) ⓘ Salarian Union ⓘ Systems Alliance ⓘ Turian Hierarchy ⓘ |
| resolutionDependsOn | activation of the Crucible ⓘ |
| startsOnWorld | Earth ⓘ |
| startsWith | Reaper invasion of Earth ⓘ |
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Subject: Reaper War Description of subject: The Reaper War is a galaxy-spanning conflict in the Mass Effect series in which sentient machines known as Reapers attempt to exterminate advanced civilizations.
Referenced by (6)
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