These were done to warn everyone not to stood on their path. In addition to contaminating the water supply, the Reapers had done several other crimes and operations to try to keep citizens in the Neon and Empire City in fear, such as the mass murder on civilians, gang wars (be it either with Dustmens or First Sons soldiers), police massacre and among many other crimes that were considered inhumane. They made all the ways to contaminate the population, the techniques included barrels pump mounted on water towers, an armored tank truck that pumped tar the main system water under the bridge and through the use of valves city holding civilians captive while spraying tar. Under Sasha's manipulations, the Reapers had made several plans to expand the organization using normal people through the use of force and contaminate the water supply of the Empire City use the water system and infect the population with the drug for all people of the city serve Shasa. Using her newfound powers, she brought all criminals in the city to her side (which likely done via brainwash with the said tar), and formed Reapers, a faction of red-clad gangs that terrorize Neon District. How this was happened were due to during the blast, Sasha, whom recently fired from First Sons, were consumed by the blast and gained power to generate and manipulate mind-controlling Black Tar from her own body. However, they immediately become more dangerous and deadly after Ray Field Blast that done by Kessler so his younger self Cole gained his powers. When Cole enter their main lair, it is later revealed that some of the reapers are innocent people that brainwashed by Sasha's tar.Īccording to Cole MacGrath, the first of the Reapers were typical criminals includes drug addicts, hooligans, and petty criminals dealing drugs and creating minor crime around Empire City. Reapers are shown to be extremely aggressive and violent, as they are forthright to kill anyone that stood on their path, even if it includes police officers. They were the most feared and chaotic organization throughout the game (even outclassed their rival Dust Men), responsible for brutally increased the crime rate in Empire City and make the life of everyone in the city become more miserable than ever not long after Ray Sphere Blast that resulting the city being quarantined due to the said blast caused Ray Field Plague outbreak. The Reapers are one of three villainous organization as well as first antagonistic faction that Cole MacGrath must deal with in InFamous.
Before the blast, they were just a bunch of junkies dealing drugs.