The Reach (Earth-7642)

The **Reach** is the name of an insectoid species of alien conquerors and their empire. Though many species have been incorporated into the Reach, its most trusted members are of the original Reach species

## History

### Early History

The Reach are the fourth oldest race in the known universe, only junior to the Watchers, Guardians of the Universe, and the Dark Elves. Unlike the Guardians, the Reach is a race of conquerors and is known to originate from Space Sector 002.

Millennia ago the Reach were conquerors, so powerful that it took the entire Green Lantern Corps to halt their rampage. As a result, the Reach signed a peace treaty with the Guardians of the Universe, that forbade them from invading any world on which they were not invited. However, the Reach bypass this accord by resorting to deniable methods of conquest. By which the Reach created a series of biological weapons called Scarabs, which would be deployed to planets and using the data received to take them over. Millennia ago one such Scarab was left on Earth, where it was used by Pharaoh Kha-Ef-Re whom ruled Egypt as a tyrant. It would be millennia before another host was chosen on Earth.

## Organization

Following a history of conquest, the Reach was forced to change tactics after being forced to sign a peace treaty with the Guardians of the Universe. The treaty forbade them from invading any planet unless they were invited. The Reach did not feel bound to follow the treaty to the letter, however, and were willing to tamper with worlds if they could make sure no proof could be presented to the Guardians. Delegations sent to take worlds operate under the Reach Planetary Acquisition Code. Article 16 of the Code allows the delegation leader to be relieved of command for incompetence.

Reach delegation members each fall under one of a number of roles. Members are addressed by their role. Roles include:

* **Ambassador:** Ambassadors serve as public faces for their delegation, interacting with the target world's government and media to present the Reach as peaceful visitors and useful allies. The ambassador of the Earth delegation was that delegation's leader.
* **Scientist:** Scientists provide advice and support to the delegation's leadership in technical and scientific matters, carry out research where required (such as the Earth delegation's scientist's work on the Meta-Gene), and perform any technical tasks (such as putting additives into food supplies). A delegation may have several scientists and technicians under the leadership of a head scientist,  though even the head scientist may have little authority over the delegation's mission.
* **Scout:** Scouts are natives of primitive worlds that have been taken over by a scarab, and act as advance agents for the Reach. Scouts are similar in appearance and ability to warriors, and are sometimes treated as such.
* **Security guard:** Security guards, dressed in red armor and armed with relatively low-powered energy weapons, patrol the Reach's ships and may be taken on excursions where additional firepower may be desirable. Security guards are looked down upon by the more powerful warriors.
* **Warrior:** Warriors are delegation members enhanced with a scarab. A warrior has overall responsibility for the delegation's security.

## Powers and Abilities

### Weaknesses

* The scarabs of the victims can be overridden by the victims themselves

## Miscellaneous

### Type of Government:

Hive/Enterprise, caste system with a ruling caste

### Level of Technology:

High

* **Warp-capable Starships**
* **Phase-Shift:** Quantum-shift drive used to dimension shift, in and out of Null-Space.
* **Teleportation:** Not only individuals but also vehicles (space fighters teleported soon after launch from mothership).
* **Scarabs:** use hosts which they reprogram and are capable of destroying a city