Mass Effect 32012

Garrus Vakarian:
It's a brilliant tactic when you think about it.

Ensign Copeland:
But it's evil!

Garrus Vakarian:
When has that ever mattered in war?

Ensign Copeland:
Yeah, but... converting other lifeforms into Reapers? I can't wrap my head around that.

Garrus Vakarian:
Makes sense to me. It ensures you never run out of cannon fodder. Eliminates any local resistance. And for every soldier you add, your enemy loses two: the one you converted, and his buddy on the other side who can't pull the trigger on a friend.

Ensign Copeland:
You sound like you admire them.

Garrus Vakarian:
Same way I admire a virus or a thresher maw. They've adapted perfectly to their situation.

Ensign Copeland:
But the Reapers want to destroy us!

Garrus Vakarian:
And I have no intention of letting them. But if you don't respect your enemy's capabilities, you're in for one nasty surprise after another.