Only a handful of Reaper engineers were given clearance to work on a secret, off-the-books ship with the strict intent of infiltrating Fringe Space pirate outposts. The very first prototype entered pirate territory, ambushed a lone bandit ship, and returned to Reaper HQ without detection. The experiment's success planted an idea: why not profit from both sides of the common space skirmish?

Reaper would heavily mod their secret prototype ship to sell to the leaders of the Fringe Space factions they came across, making sure to destroy any trace of the Reaper corporation on these builds. With the arming and empowerment of the bandits of Fringe Space came an increase in need for the citizens of the Galactic Federation to protect themselves. This gave Reaper the chance to put their final, branded polishes on the very same prototype, a ship that would become the Eliminator.