re: Depopulation is the Goal. It's all clear now.

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G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate

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In the Firefly universe, Reavers are a nightmarish group who torture and eat anyone they come across. Their existence is denied by the Alliance and brushed off as the stuff of legend by people on the core planets, but those who live on the fringes, like the crew of Serenity, know better. The episodes “Serenity” and “Bushwacked” establish the Reavers as real-life boogeymen of the ‘Verse, but little is known about their origins. The truth about the sadistic space cannibals is finally revealed in the movie Serenity.

After traveling to the planet Miranda, Mal and company find everyone dead and a recording by Dr. Caron explaining what happened. The Alliance released an experimental chemical, G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate, known as the Pax, into the atmosphere to calm the population and eliminate aggression. However, it pacified people to such a degree that they stopped doing anything, including eating. But 0.1% of the population had the opposite reaction to the virus, turning into the aggressive Reavers who now stalk the outskirts of the star system. For the victims of the Pax, either outcome is incredibly grim.

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