Were the Progenitors the Preservers? Were the Iconians the Preservers? Were Gary Seven's sponsors (this guy has probably never heard the name "Aegis" in reference to these guys) the Preservers? Were the Vians ("The Empath") the Preservers?
I don't see how this is a question. The Aegis can't be the Preservers, they're a current power somewhere out there. The Vians may have more power than most known races, but their mission and methods are completely different than the Preservers.
The Iconians were destroyed 200,000 years ago. And that's the weird part, whatever you think the Preservers are, they're either way older or way younger than that! Plus, y'know, it seems likely that the Iconians were at least as militaristic as current races, protecting younger species doesn't seem like their MO.
I do lean towards the Progenitors and the Preservers being the same race, or perhaps one is a branch of the other. Perhaps the Preserver race had different groups within it with different philosophies.
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