Collectors

Collectors



The Collectors are an insectoid race long believed by Citadel races to be a myth, but are occasionally sighted outside Citadel Space. Their given name comes from their unusual trade requests; Collectors have been known to trade highly advanced technology in exchange for members of other species with specific traits, such as quotas of seven left-handed quarians or sixteen sets of batarian twins. More recently, the Collectors have requested human biotics and have been behind the disappearance of entire human colonies, harvesting them for unknown purpose. As their technology is based on Reaper technology, the Collectors are believed to be working for the Reapers. The Collectors are one of the central enemies of Mass Effect 2. Over the course of the plot of Mass Effect 2, the Collectors are revealed to be the remains of the Protheans, genetically modified by the Reapers to serve as a virtual slave race. They are identified by EDI by their DNA which bears distinct similarities with the Protheans.

The Collectors are often remote controlled by the Reaper called Harbinger, he seems to have possessed the Collector General who monitors the drones in the field and can extend possession to any one of them at will. Possession causes bright yellow eyes, increased power, and cracks all over the exoskeleton, they are then directly controlled by Harbinger and serve as an avatar for him until destroyed or released from control. Harbinger is familiar with Shepard and often taunts the player during combat through a possessed Drone.