On a planetary raid, Reavers target settlements without strong defenses. Reaver craft are almost inevitably festooned with at least a few skeletons.

They appear to live their whole lives in space, only touching down on a planet or moon to carry out a raid. Survivors have been known to cut their own faces, act and think like Reavers, and eventually become Reavers themselves.Because of their part in the unethical, if accidental, creation of the Reavers, the The original theory within the series is that Reavers are men who traveled to the edge of the The Reavers' true origin is revealed later in the movie Following the events of Miranda, the Alliance sealed all records regarding the event and deemed the world unsuitable for colonization.

To the people of the Core Worlds, Reaversare a campfire tale and bedtime story; to the people of the Border Worlds and Colonies, Reavers are very real. Template:In-universe Reavers are a group of humans in the television series Firefly and the movie Serenity who live on the fringes of civilized space and have become animalistic. Indeed, Reaver ships may, although rarely, attack each other. They appear to live their whole lives in space, only touching down on a planet or moon to carry out a raid. After they finally escape into death, the Reavers will sew their skins into their clothing, and may very well either hang up the corpses as a gruesome trophy or strap them to their starcraft. It was dominated by a floating field of Reaver vessels in an area near the mysterious planet Miranda. They are also known for flying without proper safety measures such as nuclear engine Their craft possess a wide variety of exotic weaponry, many of which are designed to snare and capture other ships including Most normal humans are terrified of Reavers. Reaver territory is centered about the rim of known space, and at least one massive gathering was present around the planet It has been observed/implied on at least two occasions that Reavers do not bother with already-dead prey, preferring, if not insisting, that their victims be alive. Reavers seem to prefer to subdue their victims. Reavers are also possibly the only thing that even Jayne fears, as the mere suggestion of traveling where there is a risk of encountering Reavers makes him extremely agitated; he declares that "Reavers ain't men!" A Reaver ship is seen in the Reavers growl and snarl like beasts; even radio transmissions within their flotilla seem to be little more than shrieks and moans. Reaver ships, captured from their victims, are instantly recognizable by the haphazard red stripes and bodies of victims adorning their hulls. Reavers may themselves be able to detect those humans that are part of the 0.1% that are susceptible to become like themselves and these are the men and women they "convert." Reaver space (also known as Reaver territory) was an area of the the'Verse that the Reavers controlled. The Firefly and Serenity Database is a FANDOM TV Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The sole sound they make is an insane, wordless scream, which adds to the mystery of how a group of creatures little more than beasts could run a starship to the degree that they do.

They gave into their primal nature and all that was civilized was discarded. They are also known for flying without proper safety measures such as nuclear engine Their craft possess a wide variety of exotic weaponry, many of which are designed to snare and capture other ships including Reavers terrify most non-Reaver humans. Bushwhacked is the third episode of the Firefly TV series. For instance, in the show, when Reavers are coming, Mal becomes very serious and escapes quickly. Their contact with normal humans appears limited to combat, rape, torture, murder, and cannibalism. It resembles a firefly in general arrangement and the tail section, analogous to a bioluminescent insectoid abdomen, lights up during acceleration. This changes, however, when the crew of Merge with "Reavers (Firefly)" I have reverted the redirection of this article to Reavers (Firefly) for two reasons: .

Unless a noun is always plural, its use as a title should be singular (Wikipedia:Naming conventions#Prefer singular nouns).Since one can speak of a "Reaver", the singular is correct. Even the most battle-hardened will opt to leave any space where Reavers are present rather than risk the possibility of being captured. When this happens, the person's mind can be so damaged by what they were shown that the only way to cope with it is to begin to act as a Reaver does, eventually becoming one themselves. The Reavers are mentioned several times during the course of the television show. Survivors have been known to cut their own faces, act and think like Reavers, and eventually become Reavers themselves.For various reasons, the Alliance government denies the existence of Reavers, even withholding information on them from Alliance commanders of patrol ships in or near Reaver space. For instance, in the show, when Reavers are coming, Mal becomes very serious and escapes quickly. This changes, however, when the crew of "They occasionally leave intentional survivors of their raids, apparently subjecting them to a form of brainwashing – forcing them to witness the torture of other Reaver victims – that may drive them into the same state of cannibalistic depravity.They travel in macabre ships stained with blood and decorated with corpses chained to the hulls. Utterly fearless, they will charge until they are wiped out - casualties don't seem to matter much to a Reaver band. So I don't think it's in any way inspired by Firefly for obvious reasons.