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2001:8003:8C13:3200:1549:4EFF:6D47:654C: Added Witch Head Nebula in the first section when discussing the on-going conflict.

[[File:Unknown-Ships-Group-Thargoids.png|thumb|300px|Thargoids]]
The '''Thargoids''' are an intelligent, highly advanced insectoid [[species]] that have existed for millions of years. They are the only known living sapient species in the Milky Way [[galaxy]] other than [[Human|humanity]].<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=38820#post38820</ref> Thargoids are highly territorial and seemingly rebuff all diplomatic overtures with unmitigated hostility, but are also known to be extremely slow to adapt.

Approximately 1 to 2 million years ago, the Thargoids instigated a war with another intelligent species called the [[Guardian]]s over territory.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/81bhy0/guardians_vs_thargoid_war_confirmed/ Guardian Codex 3 Decrypted. Thargoid Log - Unsuccessful Truce]</ref> Although the Guardians eventually prevailed, the Thargoids only opted to retreat because they were unprepared for a protracted campaign against a rival civilization. Thargoids and humanity have been embroiled in two wars. The first occurred between 3125 and 3151, and is believed to have ended in a human victory with the [[Intergalactic Naval Reserve Arm]]'s successful deployment of the [[mycoid]] bio-weapon. The [[Second Thargoid War|second, ongoing conflict]] began in 3303 and has been rapidly escalating with no resolution in sight, affecting dozens of systems across the [[Pleiades Nebula]], [[Witch Head Nebula]] and the [[Core Systems]].

==History==
=== Origin ===
The Thargoids are an ancient, sapient, insectoid species of enigmatic origin. Data obtained from [[Ancient Obelisk]]s built by the [[Guardian]]s indicates that the Thargoids are several millions of years old, and likely a far older species than the Guardians.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5ab383f5b709787d505dd1a2 GalNet: Thargoid Revelations]</ref> Professor [[Cora Shaw]] of the [[Palin Institute]] concluded that they were an established spacefaring species long before they encountered the Guardians. They have an affinity for [[Ammonia World|ammonia-based worlds]]. This suggests they may have evolved in a harsh, low-temperature environment, which might explain their overdeveloped survival instincts and aggressive nature. The Thargoids are experts in bioengineering, so they may have augmented their own biology to a point where natural evolutionary processes are meaningless.<ref name="GOTT" />

The location of the Thargoid [[homeworld]], if such a place exists, is unknown. Professor Shaw continued to speculate that it might be somewhere beyond known space or on the other side of the Milky Way [[galaxy]]. Alternatively, the Thargoids may have become a nomadic species, existing entirely in space or within fabricated hives. It is possible they journeyed across millions of light years, from [[Andromeda]] or beyond, like a swarm of locusts seeking fresh crops to consume. Since Thargoid vessels can hover in [[hyperspace]], it suggests that they could originate from there, or that they may use hyperspace as a conduit from a dimensional plane entirely separate from real space. Thus, the Thargoids may not just be extragalactic in origin, but extra-universal.<ref name="GOTT">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5ac6383563e2f04e9a610f73 GalNet: Genesis of the Thargoids?]</ref>

=== Guardian-Thargoid conflict ===
[[File:Barnacle large cluster.png|thumb|250px|Barnacles]]The Thargoids seeded a number of planets with [[barnacles]] in what eventually became Guardian space 1 to 2 million years ago.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref><ref name=":0" /> Several thousand years later the Thargoids returned and discovered that the planets they had seeded were occupied by the Guardians. The Thargoids immediately launched an assault making no effort to communicate with the Guardians. This tallies with the Thargoids’ behaviour in [[human]] space.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ 2/28 : Thargoid Log – The War Begins]</ref>

After the beginning of the war with the Thargoids, the Guardians were forced to make a partial retreat. They were reluctant to take up arms with the Thargoids and kept communicating with them. Eventually, they gained enough understanding of the Thargoid language to communicate. It didn't benefit the Guardians much, because the Thargoids were determined to continue hostilities.<ref name=":0" /> The Guardians were forced to employ more aggressive methods to address the Thargoid threat.<ref name=":5">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 3 Decrypted. Thargoid Log - Unsuccessful Truce]</ref> The Guardians used drones, autonomous war machines that could target anything that utilised Thargoid engineering. Remarkably, Thargoid bio-mechanical technology was engineered to recognise anything of Guardian origin.<ref name=":1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ 4/28 : Thargoid Log – The War Machine]</ref>

It appears the Thargoids entered Guardian space unprepared for a protracted military campaign, and after facing a relentless onslaught from the Guardians' war machines they were forced to retreat.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ 5/28 : Thargoid Log – Victory]</ref>

=== Contact with Humanity ===
[[File:First-Thargoid-Encounter-3125.png|thumb|250px|First Thargoid encounter in 3125]]
Officially, the first encounters between [[humans]] and Thargoids occurred around an [[Ammonia World|ammonia-based world]] in 3125,<ref name="GNTT">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8969657baeb6e876c6c Galactic News: The Thargoids]</ref><ref name="DW">[https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-the-thargoids/ Canonn Research - Drew Wagar's Lore: The Thargoids]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX49v8zYutI The Return 2.4 Announcement - Elite Dangerous]</ref> but unverified incidents involving similar ships were reported as early as the 2810s.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref>

Between the 2810s and 2840s, the [[Galactic Cooperative]] documented a significant number of ship disappearances in its space and near the [[Pleiades Nebula]]. Investigations found no evidence of foul-play, but the disappearances and hyperdrive malfunctions continued intermittently, stoking anxiety among pilots. In 2849, the first footage surfaced of one of these "encounters", with one blurry image appearing to show an alien ship with the word "THARG" on its hull. The media immediately coined the term "Thargoid" as a name for the aliens. However, no conclusive proof of the Thargoids' existence was obtained, and they faded into folklore.<ref name="EE" /><ref>Data taken from Tourist Spot Beacon 0184, Lave system</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/53se4s/first_thargoid_contact_22_beacon/ First Thargoid Contact - 2.2 Beacon]</ref>

=== First Thargoid War ===
Centuries later in the early 3120s, new reports emerged of octagonal starships of unknown design and origin, as well as hyperdrive malfunctions. In 3123, GalCop discovered the wreckage of two ships in its space that had been destroyed by more powerful laser weapons than were known to exist at the time.<ref name="EE" /> In 3125, independent pilots claimed that they were being pulled out of [[hyperspace]] and attacked by octagonal ships. Those who survived the experience were convinced they had encountered an alien species, and named the aliens "Thargoids" after the 29th century incidents. As the news spread, leaked [[Federation|Federal]] intelligence reports indicated that the Thargoid attacks were likely provoked by human hostility; colonists in the Veliaze system had apparently come into contact with a Thargoid deputation and assaulted it out of ignorance shortly before the attacks began. Some years later, the Thargoids disappeared as mysteriously as they had arrived.<ref name="GNTT" /><ref name="EE" />

The events surrounding the first contact with the Thargoids were mostly suppressed and forgotten, and by the 3300s the Thargoids themselves were generally regarded as fiction. According to [[Alliance]] [[Alliance Prime Minister|Prime Minister]] [[Edmund Mahon]], who is one of the few individuals with access to surviving records, the [[Intergalactic Naval Reserve Arm]], or INRA, fought a war against the Thargoids and eventually secured victory by deploying a bioweapon against the aliens. The Thargoids retreated, and for many years it was believed they had been driven to extinction or even never truly existed at all.<ref name="EDP">[[Elite Dangerous: Premonition]]</ref>

According to the logs of the [[Megaship]] GCS Sarasvati, the original war with the Thargoids ended in 3151. In the aftermath, the [[Galactic Cooperative]] set up a series of deep space monitoring stations, one of which was the GCS Sarasvati, to watch for a resurgent Thargoid threat. This initiative was called Project Equinox. However, by December 27, 3155, no Thargoid presence had been detected whatsoever and members of the project questioned its usefulness. By August 16, 3172, Galcop had become weakened and fractured, and Project Equinox was shut down. Unfortunately, this occurred just as project lead Dr. Cassandra Lockhart discovered that the Thargoids had been sowing the seeds for their future return all along, and her warnings were ignored.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/380074-GCS-Sarasvati-early-Thargoid-lookout-megaship?p=5961637&viewfull=1#post5961637 Frontier Forums: GCS Sarasvati - early Thargoid lookout megaship]</ref>

In the course of the war, a number of Thargoid ships were captured by the Galactic Cooperative, and later fell into the possession of the Alliance in the years after Galcop collapsed. By the 3270s, the Alliance was able to reverse-engineer Thargoid technology to produce the single most consequential hyperdrive innovation in centuries: the [[Frame Shift Drive]]. FSDs reduced travel times in [[Hyperspace]] from hours to mere seconds, opening the floodgates for human exploration and expansion. Due to the machinations of [[The Club]], however, the Alliance did not leverage FSD technology to gain superiority over the Federation and Empire; instead, the tech fell into the hands of [[Sirius Corporation]], which monopolized it and distributed it to all the powers and factions, ensuring no one gained an advantage. Afterwards, [[The Club]] suppressed information about the Thargoids so that it became a myth among the public.<ref name="EDP" />

=== Second Thargoid War ===
{{Main|Second Thargoid War}}
[[File:Thargoid-Sensor-in-Space.png|thumb|250px|An Unknown Artefact/Thargoid Sensor, harbinger of the Thargoids' return]]
Humans began encountering signs of the Thargoids once again in early 3301 with the discovery of "[[Thargoid Sensor|Unknown Artefacts]]", strange devices of unknown origin found among the cargoes of secret [[Federation]] convoys. Their discovery marked the first indication that Thargoids yet existed in the depths of space, though the Artefacts, as well as the similar [[Unknown Probe]]s that would be found orbiting ammonia worlds in 3302, would not be conclusively linked to the Thargoids until later. Some CMDRs believed that the Artefacts and Probes originated from an entirely unknown alien race, while others asserted that they were examples of experimental human technology. Disputes and speculation over the objects continued for months. [[Barnacles]] were also discovered in 3302 in the vicinity of the [[Pleiades Nebula]], but their even more pronounced organic appearance also stymied analysis.

[[File:Unknown-Ships-Group-Thargoids.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid Cyclops Interceptors]]

On January 5, 3303, Commander DP Sayre reported the first known encounter with an [[Thargoid Interceptor|Unknown Ship]], which was later confirmed to be a type of Thargoid vessel and officially reclassified as a Thargoid Interceptor. The Unknown Ship interdicted the CMDR from [[hyperspace]] and apparently scanned him before departing to an untraceable destination. The acts of interdicting a target while in hyperspace and leaving an untraceable wake signature were both well beyond the capabilities of human technology. Previously, only the [[Alien Crash Site|wreckage of these ships]] had been documented.

[[File:Thargoid_Attack_Aftermath.png|thumb|250px|The destroyed Federal fleet in HIP 17044]]
Beginning in April, reports surfaced of Unknown Ships apparently attacking [[Federal Navy]] convoys in the Pleiades, although the mysterious vessels remained passive towards independent pilots. On June 12, 3303, [[Ishmael Palin|Professor Ishmael Palin]] issued a request for scan and wake signature data from Unknown Ships, which he compared to older Thargoid samples. Palin confirmed that Unknown Ships were Thargoid in origin. A Federal fleet seized Palin's research from Orcus Crag in Pleiades Sector OI-T c3-7, but was later found to have been destroyed by the Thargoids in the HIP 17044 system.<ref name="Return">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5943ed6837e29c184d38b29b Galactic News: The Thargoids have Returned]</ref>

On September 15, 3303, Chief of Federal Security Admiral Aden Tanner announced that another Thargoid attack had recently occurred in [[Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55]] which resulted in the destruction of another Federal fleet, including one Farragut Battle Cruiser. While the motives for this attack were unknown, Admiral Tanner confirmed that the Thargoids were now officially considered enemies of the Federation, marking the formal start of mutual hostilities between humans and Thargoids. President Hudson gave Tanner full authority over the [[Federal Navy]] to deal with the Thargoid threat.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59bb9793d5777560b7216455 Galactic News: Federal Capital Ship Destroyed by Thargoids]</ref> Amid speculation that Federal forces had provoked the attack, the Federation insisted that black box data from the wreckage indicated no provocation on their part; this was confirmed by the multinational xenological research group [[Aegis]], which had also analyzed data from the attack.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59c3a0e02468d745a72f97a0 Galactic News: Federation Addresses Rumours]</ref>

[[File:Station Attack The Oracle.png|thumb|250px|The Oracle in the aftermath of a Thargoid attack]]
The Second Thargoid War entered a new phase on September 26, 3303, when independent pilots reported being attacked unprovoked by Thargoid Interceptors at [[Non-Human Signal Source]]s.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/72lzxb/so_i_just_got_killed_by_a_thargoid/ r/EliteDangerous: So I just got killed by a Thargoid]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59cd17dcf030a91ca721e243 Galactic News: Further Thargoid Attacks]</ref> Aegis began producing various experimental AX modules to fight the Thargoids on an even footing, as conventional human weapons proved useless. The Thargoids responded by deploying more powerful variants of the Interceptor over the following weeks. The arrival of Medusae Interceptors on December 14, 3303 was accompanied by crippling attacks on three [[Starport]]s in the Pleiades: Titan's Daughter in Taygeta, The Oracle in Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, and Liman Legacy in HIP 16753.<ref name="GSABT">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a328aebaac37e273a5d4ea8 Galactic News: Starports Attacked by Thargoids]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLBnqxuATg YouTube: Commander Chronicles: Devastation - Elite Dangerous]</ref><ref name="Station Attack">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/?st=jb6b35m0&sh=f42ecad9 /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player]</ref>

[[File:Thargoid Scouts 3.1.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid Scouts]]

Over the course of 3304, the Thargoids continued to attack stations in a weekly cycle and also picked off remote [[Settlement]]s, resulting in tens of thousands of human casualties. Initially, only stations in and around the [[Pleiades Nebula]], the Thargoids' beachhead, that were hosting Aegis research labs were targeted; at the time, the labs were analyzing Thargoid Sensors and Probes in an effort to decrypt Thargoid territorial data. The attacks steadily moved towards the [[Core Systems]], however, and on February 15, 3304, Gaiman Dock in 49 Arietis and Weyn Dock in 64 Arietis were hit, marking the Thargoids' arrival in the outer fringe of the heart of human civilization. Sightings and encounters with hostile [[Thargoid Scout]]s followed, as well as attacks on stations with no association with Aegis. In response to this crisis, Aegis unveiled a new initiative on March 9 called [[Eagle Eye]] which used an array of six [[Installation]]s to intercept and analyze Thargoid transmissions to determine their next probable targets. Independent pilots were able to concentrate their efforts in defence of the targeted systems and prevent many attacks from occurring.

As of September 3304, the Second Thargoid War continued to rage in the Core Systems with no end in sight. While human pilots were able to hold their own against the Thargoids thanks to [[Guardian]]-human hybrid weapons and technologies developed by the [[Engineers|Engineer]] [[Ram Tah]], Thargoids ships still managed to overwhelm defence forces and strike stations. It was believed that the Thargoids viewed humanity's colonization of the Pleiades as an encroachment on their territory, and their hyper-aggressive nature compelled them to respond with unceasing hostility, but this, as well as the Thargoids' ultimate goal, remained unconfirmed.

== Biology ==
[[File:Thargoid-Concept-Art-Rumored.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid concept art rumored]]
Thargoids are an insectoid species. Little is known about their physical appearance and biology, and descriptions based on encounters centuries ago have yet to be verified. Their chemistry is carbon-based, but with ammonia as the solvent rather than water.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/elite-dangerous-creator-talks-sci-fi-politics-and-whats-next-w492781</ref> If the rumours are true that they come from [[Ammonia World|Ammonia-based planets]] then their physiology is drastically different from humans. For example, ammonia boils at -33 degrees C. Thargoids may well be acclimatised to temperatures far lower than humans.<ref>https://www.drewwagar.com/lore/elite-dangerous-lore-the-thargoids/</ref> They are presumed to be highly intelligent, more than the average human due to their superior technological capabilities.

This indicates they may have evolved in a harsh, low-temperature environment, which might explain their overdeveloped survival instincts and aggressive nature. Since the Thargoids are experts in bioengineering, they could have augmented their own biology and superseded natural evolutionary processes.<ref name="GOTT" />

According to [[The Club]], what humans consider to be a singular Thargoid species actually consists of two distinct "dynasties": the Oresrians and the Klaxians. How Oresrians and Klaxians differ biologically, if at all, is unknown.<ref name="EDP" />

==Society==
[[File:Thargoid-and-Diamondback-Ships.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid ship confronting a Diamondback Scout]]
Not much information has been obtained about Thargoid society or culture. The only known fact is that the society is hive based, with no sense of close family. It is thought that the society is divided into colonies, possibly along the lines of ant colonies. The Oresrian and Klaxian dynasties may be two such colonies.<ref name="EDP" />

Thargoids are thought to have a natural affinity with space, and with [[Hyperspace]] in particular. This is due to the fact that Thargoid warriors seem to spend a large amount of time in space. Naval pilots and crews report that the warships in the war zones are encountered on repeated occasions over a period of months often without respite.

At some point, the Oresrian and Klaxian dynasties became embroiled in a civil war. Prior to 3303, the Klaxians gained the upper hand in this conflict and forced the Oresrians into a slow, continuous retreat across the galaxy, a retreat which will take them directly through human space. [[The Club]] has learned that the Oresrians planned to use human civilization as a "bullet shield" to occupy the Klaxians' attention while they escape deeper into space. This poses a potentially apocalyptic threat to humanity's survival.<ref name="EDP" />

==Politics==
[[File:Thargoid insignia.png|thumb|An insignia associated with the Thargoids]]
Nothing is known about internal Thargoid politics or government, or why the Oresrians and Klaxians have come into conflict.

Thargoid relations with other species, as far as what is currently known, was frighteningly simple: war. The Thargoid invasions usually seemed to be prompted by the need for either agricultural or mineral resources, rather than a sociological or anthropological need to expand or colonise. In fact, the animal life on an invaded world was largely ignored unless it poses a threat to Thargoids.

==Technology==
Thargoid technology is extremely advanced and predicated on a unique melding of organic and inorganic components. [[INRA]] chief scientist [[Bexley Prince]] asserted that Thargoid technology is far ahead of humans. Understanding it could open up all kinds of possibilities. The applications are potentially limitless. His logs were found at the INRA base Hollis Gateway.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/75axlh/inra_planetary_base_found_on_hermitage_4_a/</ref>

It is unclear whether Thargoids are a Type II or [[Elite Universe#Type III Civilizations|Type III civilization]] based on the Kardashev scale. Their lack of control over the Milky Way galaxy indicates they are Type II. However, since Thargoids may originate from another galaxy, parallel [[universe]], or spatial dimension they could be Type III.

The decoded [[Guardian]] logs reveal that Thargoids engineered their bio-mechanical technology to recognise anything of Guardian origin during the Guardian-Thargoid conflict. Millions of years after the conflict, Thargoid devices and ships still react aggressively to the presence of Guardian technology.<ref name=":1" />

[[File:Thargoid-Spires-Meta-Alloys.jpg|thumb|250px|Thargoid Spires and Meta-Alloys]]

The Thargoids construct most of their structures and ships using [[Meta-Alloys]], [[Thargoid Resin]], and [[Thargoid Biological Matter]]. The Meta-Alloys serve as a base that provides structural integrity and counters the caustic effects of the versatile Resin, which is utilized in both solid and liquid forms. Destroyed Thargoid ships vent a cloud of the vaporized form of the Resin, which is highly corrosive. The Biological Matter's purpose in Thargoid structures is unknown, but it might be used as an analogue to wiring and electronic systems in human ships and serve as the "nerves" of a Thargoid vessel.

===Interstellar travel===
[[File:Thargoid-Wormhole.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid wormhole]]
Thargoids possess the ability to interdict human ships that are travelling through hyperspace, a feat previously believed to be impossible, as well as the ability to make untraceable hyperspace jumps and stymie any pursuers. Despite their advanced hyperspace capabilities, there is no evidence of Thargoid ships moving in [[Supercruise]], perhaps suggesting they do not have short-range FTL capabilities.

Thargoid ships can create stable wormholes to [[hyperspace]] (witch-space). This is used to travel astronomical distances in seconds and interdict vessels. Their vessels can hover in hyperspace so they may be comfortable with residing in this higher dimensional region.<ref>https://www.sharoma.com/frontierverse/thargoids.htm</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7b3eyk/elite_dangerous_another_inra_base_found_linked_to/ /r/EliteDangerous: Elite: Dangerous: Another INRA Base Found, Linked To Hyperdrive Research]
</ref><ref>https://canonn.science/lore/drewwagar-the-thargoids/</ref><ref name="GOTT" />

===Ships===
The [[Thargoid Interceptor]] has intricate technological and biological elements<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/395094-Medusa-Tissue-Sample-Tissue-Sample-Prices Thargoid Medusa Tissue Sample]</ref> such as [[Thargoid Heart]]s which can repair hull damage. [[Thargoid Scout]]s lack these Hearts and are vulnerable to conventional human weapons, but the Regenerator variant of the Scout can remotely repair damage to other Thargoid ships.

Thargoid ship-based weaponry has proven to be very powerful, resulting in numerous destroyed Federal and Imperial vessels, including capital ships. CMDRs who reported being attacked by Thargoid Interceptors have noted they lost their ships very quickly under an onslaught of powerful missiles and [[Thargon]] drone swarms.

[[Thargoid Mothership]]s are believed to exist. According to recovered [[INRA]] logs, one such vessel attacked the INRA base Carmichael Point in HIP 16824.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB36F-rLlkI Elite: Dangerous: INRA Base Attacked By Thargoids]</ref>

===Thargoid Surface Sites===
[[File:Thargoid-Surface-Site.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid Surface Site]]
[[Thargoid Surface Site]]s demonstrate the Thargoids construct vast surface installations. The purpose of these sites is unknown, but the interiors of several have been found to contain machines classified as Unknown Devices in a centralized chamber. [[Thargoid Egg]]s can be found around and inside these sites. It is unknown what produces these eggs or what gestates inside them.

[[File:Thargoid_Surface_Site_Scavenger_close.png|thumb|250px|Scavenger]]
Passive drone-like devices called [[Scavenger]]s were first encountered at these locations. Analyses of Scavengers showed that they contain organic and mechanical elements such as [[Thargoid Organic Circuitry]]. This discovery led many to question whether the Scavengers were sentient creatures or simple mechanical drones created by the Thargoids as workers.<ref>[[Thargoid Organic Circuitry]] in-game description</ref>

[[Thargoid Sensor]]s and [[Thargoid Probe]]s were confirmed to be related to Thargoids after it was discovered that carrying them allowed doors at Thargoid Surface Sites to open. Inserting a Thargoid Sensor, a Thargoid Probe, and a [[Thargoid Link]] into an Unknown Device caused it to activate and display a holographic star map, perhaps a visual representation of how Thargoids catalogued geographical data. The other functions of these objects remain an enigma, however. Thargoid Interceptors have been witnessed retrieving them after September 26, 3303.

===Barnacles===
The Thargoids seed planets with organic structures called [[Barnacles]], which extract resources from a [[Planets|planet]] and transform them into [[Meta-Alloys]]. This is an essential ingredient in the creation of Thargoid ships and technologies. The seeding of a region with Barnacles is a precursor to a future Thargoid invasion and occupation.<ref>[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref>

After September 26, 3303, CMDRs reported sightings of larger fields of so-called "Barnacle forests" in a shape reminiscent of Thargoid Surface Sites. Some of these clusters were patrolled by Scavengers.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184</ref>

== Thargoids in the Elite series ==
[[File:Evolution-of-the-Thargoids.png|thumb|250px|Evolution of the Thargoids]]
The Thargoids first appeared in the original [[Elite]] video game in 1984. The ships drastically evolved in ED with much more details while maintaining the iconic shapes.

==Notes==
*Initially, it was only confirmed that Thargoids would eventually make an appearance in Elite Dangerous, and the specifics of that encounter were unknown.<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=160991#post160991</ref><ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/posts/377497#comment-2014816</ref><ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=77358&p=1262252&viewfull=1#post1262252</ref>
*Frontier Developments staff commented that all Thargoids are female.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/comments?cursor=2332567#comment-2332566</ref> However, this is not confirmed in the lore of Elite Dangerous.
*David Braben hinted that should peace have ever been found with Thargoids, it would be a temporary measure.<ref>https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/comments?cursor=1970411#comment-1970410</ref>
*It has been rumoured that Thargoids could be capable of building large artificial structures which could possibly be on a scale with planets, and certainly large enough to negate a ship's warp ability.<ref>http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=85034#post85034</ref>

==Trivia==
*The name "Thargoid" is believed to have come from the regular skit ''Captain Kremmen'' performed by radio and TV personality Kenny Everett on both his radio shows and, in animated form, on TV.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Kremmen</ref> The animated skits show the Thargoids as a species of tall, transparent creatures who are part of a highly-wealthy monarchical society.<ref>http://youtu.be/pyjKPbkkW9k?t=2m26s</ref> It is assumed that their main source of income is profiting from the sale of natural resources taken from planets they have colonised stretching thousands of light years.

==Videos==
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File:The_Return_(Elite_Dangerous)
File:Elite_Dangerous_THARGOID_2.4
File:Elite_Dangerous_-_Where_are_the_Thargoids?_(And_what_are_they?)
File:DISTANT STORMS - Does Humanity Now Stand On The Brink Of A 2nd Thargoid War?
File:Elite_Dangerous_2.4_Teaser_-_Frontier_Expo_2017
File:Commander_Chronicles_Retaliation_-_Elite_Dangerous
File:Commander_Chronicles_Devastation_-_Elite_Dangerous
File:Commander_Chronicles_The_Deal
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==Gallery==
<gallery hideaddbutton="true">
Elite Dangerous Unknown Ship HD.png|A Thargoid Interceptor Cyclops Variant in ''Elite Dangerous''
Evolution-of-the-Thargoids.png|Evolution of the Thargoids
First-Thargoid-Encounter-3125.png|An early Thargoid encounter circa 3125
Thargoids-Return-Message.png|Thargoids Return message
Thargoid-and-Diamondback-Ships.png|Thargoid and Diamondback ships
Thargoid Attack Aftermath.png|The destroyed Federal fleet
Unknown-Ships-Group-Thargoids.png|Thargoid Interceptors
Thargoid-Scouts.png|Thargoid Scouts
Thargoid.png|A crashed Thargoid Scout
Thargoid Surface Site above.png|A Thargoid Surface Site
Thargoid-Surface-Site.png|Thargoid Surface Site
Thargoid Surface Site Scavenger close.png|A Scavenger
Thargoid-Wormhole.png|Thargoid wormhole
Thargoid Interceptor Basilisk Variant.png|A Thargoid Interceptor Basilisk Variant
Thargoid Interceptor Basilisk Variant 2.png|A close-up of a Basilisk Variant
Thargoid Interceptor Medusa Variant.png|A Thargoid Interceptor Medusa Variant
Thargoid Interceptor Medusa Variant 2.png|A Medusa Variant with its petals extended
Thargoid-Hydra-Interceptor.png|A Hydra Variant
</gallery>

==References==
<references />
{{Thargoids}}
{{SpeciesNavbox}}[[ja:{{FULLPAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Lore]]
[[Category:Alien life]]
[[Category:Thargoids]]
[[Category:Species]]

Majestic-Class Interdictor

2018-10-26T07:15:03Z

2001:8003:5282:8B00:1DFF:6CB3:4A2D:CF11: Added LLV Charybdis to the list of capital ships. Also updated descriptions for INV Aisling's Hope and RZS Cerberus as it has relation to Lavigny's Legion Community Goal. Link: https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5790e27b9657ba76039...

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The '''Majestic Class Interdictor''' is a [[battlecruiser]] class [[Capital Ships|capital ship]] of the [[Empire]]. It has an array of weaponry including Modular Interceptor Guns and [[Railgun]]s.

== Design ==
The official ''The Art of Elite Dangerous'' art book describes the Interdictor:

''"The Empire has always gone for opulence, style and quality with no expense spared."''<ref name=":0" />

''"Their capital ships are not just warships, but also serve as roving embassies or giant yachts for their wealthy and powerful owners. Internally they are luxurious, at least in those parts used for entertaining, with the internal rotating ring providing comfortable artificial gravity for ambassadorial dinner parties. Guests would have little indication they were in space, let alone aboard a powerful warship."''<ref name=":0">Official The Art of Elite Dangerous art book, August 17 2016</ref>

[[David Braben]] explained ''"Where luxury comes is where you actually got [[gravity]]. That's why this thing is spinning using the centripetal force to actually give you the sensation of gravity as you move around. This ship is huge and that round section is also huge. The point is even a low level of gravity is very comfortable, you know water settles. The contrast with the Empire is for the senior people at least on this ship they get gravity for their sleeping quarters, for where they eat and all that sort of thing."''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-gyDLRMXg&t=219</ref>'' ''

==Specifications==
The formidable vessel boasts a range of imposing weaponry, including an array of modular interceptor guns. <ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5718dce99657bae75b24c983</ref> Its elegant lines belie the deadly power of its artillery.<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/55fa7a569657ba0178cf6eb0</ref>
{| class="article-table" border="1"
|-
! Name:
| Majestic Class Interdictor
|-
! Type:
| [[Battlecruiser]]
|-
! Faction:
| [[Empire]]
|-
! Manufacturer:
| [[Gutamaya]]
|-
! Crew:
| Unknown
|-
! Cargo Capacity:
| Classified
|-
! Firepower:
| Imposing weaponry, artillery and an array of modular interceptor guns
|-
! Dimensions:
| Length: 1904m, Width: 477m, Height: 469m
|-
! Ships Carried:
| Several squadrons of Imperial Fighters
|-
! Range:
| Deep deployment capabilities
|-
! Hyperspace Capability:
| Yes
|}

==Known ships==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! Name
! Last known location
! Date of sighting
! Notes
|-
|INV Achenar's Courage
|Ehlanda A 4
|Mar. 18, 3302
|
|-
|INV Achenar's Might
|Siksikas
|Nov. 4, 3302
|
|-
|INV Achenar's Valour
|
|Jan. 11, 3304
|
|-
|INV Achenar's Will
|HIP 108598
|
|
|-
|INV Aisling Duval
|Napia
|Jul. 29, 3304
|Named for Princess [[Aisling Duval]]
|-
|INV Anders Blaine
|Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16
|
|Named for [[Chancellor]] [[Anders Blaine]]
|-
|INV Anders Duval
|Ch'eng
|Apr. 24, 3304
|Named for [[Emperor]] Anders Duval
|-
|INV Artemesia
|LTT 9810
|
|
|-
|INV Atticus Duval
|Yaqui
|
|Named for [[Emperor]] [[Atticus Obellan Duval]]
|-
|INV Boudica
|Sorbago
|
|Part of Senator [[Zemina Torval]]'s personal fleet
|-
|INV Cleopatra
|Ongkuma
|
|Part of Senator [[Zemina Torval]]'s personal fleet
|-
|INV Credo
|Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16
|
|
|-
|INV Dreadnought
|Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4
|Sept. 28, 3302
|Stationed above the [[Alien Crash Site]] on planet 9 A
|-
|INV Duval
|Itzamnets
|
|Named for the Empire's ruling dynasty, the Duval family
|-
|INV Duval's Creed
|
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Decree
|
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Justice
|Findja
|Dec. 30, 3302
|
|-
|INV Duval's Judgment
|Facece
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Might
|Orom Djugua
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Pride
|
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Shield
|
|
|
|-
|INV Duval's Sight
|
|
|
|-
|INV Emperor's Creed
|Facece
|
|
|-
|INV Elizabeth
|Sorbago
|
|Part of Senator [[Zemina Torval]]'s personal fleet
|-
|INV Emperor's Fame
|HR 692
|Dec. 19, 3303
|
|-
|INV Emperor's Might
|Ngalinn
|Sept 18. 3304
|
|-
|INV Emperor's Trust
|
|
|
|-
|INV Faveol
|40 Ceti
|
|Named for the Faveol family, which runs the Empire-aligned organization Patron's Principles and controls the Liaedin system
|-
|INV Glory
|Potriti
|Sept. 28, 3303
|
|-
|INV Goliath
|Ribhniugo
|Feb. 25, 3303
|
|-
|INV Hall's Memory
|Pleione
|July 16, 3303
|
|-
|INV Hengist Duval
|Neits
|
|Named for Emperor [[Hengist Duval]]
|-
|INV Imperial Freedom
|Eotienses
|Jan. 7, 3304
|The flagship of Fleet Admiral [[Denton Patreus]]
|-
|INV Implacable
|Belobog
|Dec. 30, 3303
|
|-
|INV Invincible
|Huokang
|May 26, 3303
|
|-
|INV Marlin
|Ongkuma
|
|Part of Senator [[Zemina Torval]]'s personal fleet
|-
|INV Maximillian Wrekcht
|Wu Guinagi
|May 20, 3303
|Named for the privateer Maximillian Wrekcht, a retired Commander of the Fifth Imperial Fleet who died in 2913 while raiding the Andceeth system<ref>Data taken from Tourist Spot Beacon 0134, Andceeth system</ref>
|-
|INV Replicator
|Mundjiga
|
|Named after <nowiki>CMDR Replicator_</nowiki> for contributing the most resources to the CG to construct the ship
|-
|INV Rex
|
|
|
|-
|INV Shield of the Empire
|Wu Guinagi
|April 18, 3303
|
|-
|INV Shield of Martyrs
|Facece
|Nov. 5, 3302
|
|-
|INV Succession
|
|
|
|-
|INV Thunderer
|Wu Guinagi
|July 12, 3303
|
|-
|INV Trasken Duval
|Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16
|Dec. 29, 3302
|Named for Emperor Trasken Duval
|-
|INV Trasken Duval III
|
|
|Named for Emperor Trasken Duval III
|-
|INV Valiant
|Gliese 3371
|May 30, 3304
|
|-
|INV Xanadu
|Synteini
|
|The flagship of [[Senator]] [[Zemina Torval]]
|-
|Orion
|Potriti
|Sept. 27, 3303
|Believed captured and operated by pirates
|-
|RZS Cerberus
|Carthage
|Dec. 2, 3302
|Constructed to strengthen Imperial forces. Capital ship is controlled by [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Lavigny%27s_Legion Lavigny's Legion].
|-
|LLV Charybdis
|Carthage
|Dec 2,
3302
|Constructed to strengthen Imperial forces. Capital ship is controlled by [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Lavigny%27s_Legion Lavigny's Legion].
|-
|INV Aisling's Hope
|Carthage
|Dec 2,
3302
|Constructed to strengthen Imperial forces. Capital ship is controlled by [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Lavigny%27s_Legion Lavigny's Legion].
|-
|Vanguard
|Potriti
|Sept. 27, 3303
|Believed captured and operated by pirates
|-
|Warrior
|Regulus
|Dec. 10, 3303
|Believed captured and operated by pirates
|}

==Notes==
* Random appearances in High Intensity Combat Zones and Capital Ship zones starting in Gamma update.
* After destroying all of its Heat Relays it will be forced to retreat and FSD from the battlefield.
* One can be found stationed in Synteini, It appears to be a permanent post.
* Two are docked for repairs outside Jefferies Port in the Ugrivirii system.
* Capital Ships have an exclusion zone. Flying too close to a Capital Ship is considered a threat and will make you a target, even if you are friendly. The Capital Ship will often inform you when you are getting close, telling you to back off.
* They can also be found at [[Capital Ship Dock]]s
* A large collection of debris can be found at the capital ship point of interest within the Facece system. Another Majestic will soon jump in once the player has established an instance. Many Commanders think that the debris was once a Majestic. Upon close inspection, the wreckage closely resembles that of an [[Imperial Clipper]]. It is still unconfirmed what destroyed it, were this the case.

== Trivia ==
* The Majestic Class Interdictor length (1904m) is nearly 6 Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers (337 m).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDYYYqrhp4 Elite ship scale 3.0]</ref>

== Videos ==
<gallery>
ELITE_DANGEROUS_-_ROSS_484_CAPITAL_SHIP_BATTLE
Elite_Dangerous_Combat_Zone_Capital_Ship_Battle_2.3_Camera
File:Elite_Dangerous_Gamma_1.05_Closer_look_at_Imperial_Capital_Ship_(Majestic_Class_Interdictor)
File:Elite_Dangerous_-_Imperial_Capital_Ship|Capital ship in combat
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ImperialInterdictor000.jpg
Imperial-Navy-Fleet.png|Imperial Navy Fleet
File:Empire_Capitalship_01.jpg|Empire Capital Ship
File:Empire_Capitalship_02.jpg|Empire Capital Ship
File:Imperial-capitial-ship.jpg
Newsletter52_screenshot2.jpg|Majestic Class Interdictor rear
2016-01-21_00010c.jpg|Imperial Capital Ship entering Conflict Zone
File:008.jpg |The Majestic Class Interdictor Xanadu
Sizes.jpg|capital ship size
closeup3.jpg|INV Replicator
File:16823x1239.jpg |A Viper MkIV resting on the front of an Interdictor
File:16837x1335.jpg
File:16840x7201.jpg |Forward deck top of an Interdictor
File:16839x2745.jpg
bp-majestic-interdictor.png|Gutamaya Majestic Class Interdictor Blueprint
interdictor-cho-highRES.png|MCI located at CHO (3rd of December 3302) High-Resolution (2253x1210)
Majestic Class Interdictor action.jpg|Majestic Class Interdictor action
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-INV-Achenar's-Might.png|Majestic Class Interdictor INV Achenar's Might
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-INV-Rex.png|Majestic Class Interdictor INV Rex
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-INV-Aisling's-Hope.png|INV Aisling's Hope
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-INV-Emperors-Creed.png|INV Emperor's Creed
Elite-Dangerous-Majestic-Interdictor-Concept-Art-Lewis-Fischer.png|Majestic Class Interdictor concept art
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-Witchspace.png|Majestic Class Interdictor emerges from hyperspace
Majestic-Class-Interdictor-Ship-Scale-Dubai.png|Majestic Class Interdictor ship scale Dubai
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

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[[Category:Battlecruisers]]

Python

2018-02-04T04:55:35Z

2001:8003:4E8A:1F00:F8A6:1E36:A6AB:3EB3: /* Purchase Locations */

{{ShipInfobox
| image = Python 02.jpg
| manufacturer = Faulcon DeLacy
| cost = 56,978,180
| topspeed = 234
| boostspeed = 305
| manoeuvrability = 2
| shields = 294
| armour = 468
| hullmass = 350
| cargocapacity = 82
| fuelcapacity = 32
| jumprange = 8.23
| utility = 4
| small =
| medium = 2
| large = 3
| huge =
| size1 =
| size2 = 1
| size3 = 2
| size4 = 1
| size5 = 2
| size6 = 3
| size7 =
| size8 =
| landingpad = Medium
|dimensions = 87.9L - 58.1W - 18.0H|maxjumprange = 30.45|type = Multipurpose|maxtopspeed = 267|maxboostspeed = 348|maxcargocapacity = 292|masslock = 17}}
{{quote|Another classic design that has survived the centuries. The first vessel was constructed in 2700 by Whatt and Pritney Ship Constructions. With the demise of the company and after various mergers and takeovers the ship design is now owned by Faulcon deLacy. The ship remains the slow and sturdy craft it was originally famous for and some smaller navies still use this class as a patrol cruiser (although tiny compared to the Imperial Interdictors and Federal Battle cruisers).|In-Game Description}}

The '''Python''' is a heavily armed and well-protected craft, being quite manoeuverable (considering its hulking size) and potentially useful in a variety of roles.

It is considered by some to be the most effective balance between firepower, manoeuvrability, and protection currently available. In addition to being capable of holding its own against the larger [[Anaconda]] in a toe-to-toe frontal battle through its substantial protection and firepower, the Python''' '''is generally agile enough to comfortably deal with smaller fighter classes without having to rely on turret mounts.

The Python can also serve as a heavily armed freighter in that it can carry 284 T of cargo with a class 3 [[shield]] module fitted, or 292 T with no shield fitted. Additionally, the Python can dock at [[Outpost]]s since it utilizes medium sized landing pads. However, the downside to trading with a Python is its short jump range when fully loaded.

The weapon hard points are located as follows: two large hardpoints located either side of the ships spine around the midship, and two medium points located slightly behind the cockpit. The final large hardpoint is located on the underside of the nose section. The nose mounted hardpoint has good vertical field of fire when gimballed or turreted (considering its location) which gives the Python a good field of fire where all weapon hardpoints can track and hit a target (when gimballed or turreted).

The pilot's station is offset to the left of centerline and is parallel to the auxiliary station which is offset to the right.

The Python has an available 16 piece cosmetic ship kit that can be purchased from the [https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/python-ship-kit-16-pieces.html Frontier store] which allows you to "remodel your ship in your personal style". The ship kit does not affect gameplay.

== Purchase Locations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Station
! Date Seen
!Notes
|-
|Mundigal
|Henry Orbital
|Oct 6, 2017
|
|-
|LP 158-2 B
|Winne Ring
|Apr 1, 2017
|
|-
|Akkadia
|Hotel Vogelsang Outpost
|Sept 5, 2017
|
|-
|PLX 695
|Dover
|Mar 07, 2017
|No longer at 15% Discount
(Nov 2, 2017)
|-
|HIP 9989
|Capek Orbital
|Sept 5, 2017
|
|-
|HIP 6978
|Plucker Dock / Sterling Station
|Jan 18, 2018
|15% discount
|-
|44 B Ophiuchi
|Feustel Gateway
|Aug 29, 2016
|
|-
|44 Rho-1 Sagittarii
|Crippen Reach
|Aug 12, 2017
|
|-
|Yimanbin
|Lindsey Hub
|Sep 4, 2016
|
|-
|Alrai
|Bounds Hub
|Aug 5, 2017
|
|-
|Antal
|Lobachevsky Station
|Jun 15, 2015
|
|-
|Apala
|Wilson City
|Jan 1, 2016
|
|-
| Arexe
| Janes Horizon
| Jan 4, 2015
|
|-
|Asellus Primus
|Beagle 2 Landing
|Dec 28, 2017
|
|-
|Asgaa
|Wheeler Horizons
|Apr 20, 2015
|
|-
| BD+75 58
| Stephenson Station
| Jan 6, 2015
|
|-
| Beta-1 Tucanae
| Adams Orbital
| Jan 3, 2015
|
|-
| Bhritzameno
| Feynman Terminal
| Jan 14, 2015
|
|-
|CD-60 7742
|Kopal Dock
|Mar 15, 2016
|
|-
|CD-87 103
|Shajn City
|Apr 16, 2015
|
|-
| Cebalrai
| Hornblower Dock
| Jan 10, 2015
|
|-
|Cerni
|Sagan Port
|Oct 05, 2015
|
|-
| Cerno
| Kanwar Enterprise
|
|
|-
| Chamunda
| Gidzenko Ring
|Feb 02, 2016
|
|-
|Chemaku
|Kaku Orbital
|Mar 22, 2015
|
|-
|Chona
|Smoot Terminal
|Aug 17, 2015
|
|-
|Cubeo
|Medupe City
|Aug 17, 2015
|
|-
|Diaguandri
|Ray Gateway
|June 12, 2017
|15% discount
|-
|EZ Aquarii
|Magnus Gateway
|Jan 28, 2016
|
|-
| FK5 2550
| Samokutyayev Dock
|
|
|-
|Fusang
|Cleve Vision
|May 6, 2015
|
|-
| GD 219
| McKee Ring
| Jan 24, 2015
|
|-
|Geras
|Yurchikhin Port
|July 16, 2015
|
|-
|Hehe
|Rutherford Hub
|Apr 15, 2017
|15% discount
|-
|Hel
|Jones Orbital
|Feb 3, 2018
|15% discount
|-
|HIP 101846
|Biesbroeck Dock
|
|
|-
|HIP 20277
|Fabian city
|Dec 29, 2015
|
|-
| HO HSI
| Hand Ring
| Jan 2, 2015
|
|-
| HR 7793
| Benyovszky Ring
| Jan 21, 2015
|
|-
|HR 7925
|Hausdorff Port
|July 16, 2015
|
|-
|Itza
|Ellison Station
|Jan 22, 2017
|15% discount
|-
|Kalak
|Noble Terminal
|Jan 04, 2017
|
|-
|Kebel Yeh
|Ohm Orbital
|April 26, 2017
|15% discount
|-
|KUI 11
|Behnken Port
|Aug 28, 2017
|
|-
|Lakluit
|Garriott Hub
|July 16, 2015
|
|-
| Leesti
| George Lucas
| Jan 1, 2015
|
|-
| LFT 926
| Meredith City
| Dec 31, 2014
|
|-
|LHS 215
|Spring Gateway
|Jun 22,2015
|
|-
|LHS 22
|Freud Station
|Dec 18, 2015
|
|-
| LHS 2764A
| Low Orbital
|
|
|-
| LHS 3505
| Olivas City
|
|
|-
| LHS 3564
| Froude Enterprise
| Jan 2, 2015
|
|-
|Lo Pegasi
|Garcia
|May 29, 2015
|
|-
|LP 547-159
|Martin Gateway
|Nov 02, 2015
|
|-
| LP 811-17
| Doyle Dock
| Jan 4, 2015
|
|-
| LP 908-11
| So-Yeon City
| Dec 29, 2014
|
|-
|LP 926-40
|Lee City
|Apr 23, 2015
|
|-
|LTT 15278
|Zholobov Enterprise
|Apr 4, 2015
|
|-
|Maridal
|Vonarburg Port
|July 31, 2015
|
|-
|Malangga
|Taylor Station
|Oct 8, 2016
|15% discount
|-
| Maljenni
| Bowsersox Enterprise
| Dec 31, 2014
|
|-
|Malloc
|Julian Gateway
|May 2, 2015
|
|-
| Meliontit
| Abe Hub
| Jan 4, 2015
|
|-
|Met 20
|Brady Ring
|Jan 14, 2017
|15% discount
|-
| Mizar
| Judson Station
|
|
|-
|Nganji
|Vizcaino Enterprise Christian Dock
|June 4, 2015
|
|-
|Okinura
|Fisher Terminal
|Feb 23, 2016
|
|-
|Parjana
|Volterra Enterprise
|Jan 01, 2016
|
|-
|Ross 720
|Raleigh Orbital
|May 2, 2015
|
|-
| Saktsak
| Bursch Enterprise
|
|
|-
|Shonso
|Hill Tinsley Station
|Jun 29, 2015
|
|-
|Toci
|Harvest Dock
|Jun 4, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Tolians
|Kuo Dock
|Aug 11, 2015
|-
|Tujila
|Fernao Do Po Orbital
|April 23 2017
|15% discount
|-
|Turnon
|Hurston Hub
|Oct 4, 2015
|
|-
| TZ Arietis
| Snyder Enterprise
| Jan 26, 2016
|
|-
| Una
| Hoard Orbital
| Feb 19, 2015
|
|-
| Wolf 562
| Hopkins Port
| Jan 13, 2015
|
|-
|Wolf 906
|Herbert Dock
|July 15, 2015
|
|-
|Xihe
|Zhen Dock
|Jan 5 , 2016
|
|-
|Ye'Kuape
|Bobko Hub
|August 5, 2017
|
|-
|Zaonce
|Ridley Scott
|May 6, 2015
|
|-
|Lembava
|Goldstein Port
|Sep 5, 2017
|
|-
|[[Tabaldak]]
|[[Tabaldak/Rogers Dock|Rogers Dock]]
|Nov 18, 2015
|
|-
|Chireni
|Forest City
|Jan 6, 2016
|
|-
|Maikoro
|Hawking Port
|Feb 18, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|BD+28 413
|Gunn Station
|Mar 20th, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Urvantju
|Onufrienko Terminal
|Mar 22nd, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|BD-15 447
|Good Enterprise
|Nov 16, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Dinda
|Mount Sunday
|May 24th, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Balante
|Laplace Ring
|Nov 27, 2016
|15% discount
|-
|Zosia
|Sharp Enterprise
|July 28th, 2016
|
|-
|HIP 101587
|Hynek Terminal
|Jan 14th, 2017
|
|-
|Wulwula
|Lovelace Port
|May 11th, 2017
|
|-
|G 203-47
|Ride Gateway
|Oct 28th, 2017
|
|-
|G 190-28
|Guidoni Dock
|Nov 28th, 2017
|
|-
|Shinrarta Dezhra
|Jameson Memorial
|January 26, 2018
|10% Discount, Founders Permit Needed
|}

==Outfitting==
{{main|Outfitting}}

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Python.

{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
! style="text-align: center;" | Category
! style="text-align: center;" | Default System
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Rating
! style="text-align: center;" | Default Class
! style="text-align: center;" | Max Class
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Hardpoint|Medium Hardpoint]]
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2
|-
| [[Pulse Laser]] (L) || F || 1 || 2
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Hardpoint|Large Hardpoint]]
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 3
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 3
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 3
|-
| rowspan="4" | Utility Mount
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 0
|-
| [[Bulkheads]]
| [[Lightweight Alloys]] || I || 1 || 8
|-
| Reactor Bay
| [[Power Plant]] || E || 7 || 7
|-
| Thrusters Mounting
| [[Thrusters]] || E || 6 || 6
|-
| Frame Shift Drive Housing
| [[Frame Shift Drive]] || E || 5 || 5
|-
| Environment Control
| [[Life Support]] || E || 4 || 4
|-
| Power Coupling
| [[Power Distributor]] || E || 7 || 7
|-
| Sensor Suite
| [[Sensors]] || E || 6 || 6
|-
| Fuel Store
| [[Fuel Tank]] [x32] || C || 5 || 5
|-
| rowspan="9" | [[Internal Compartment]]s
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x32] || E || 5 || 6
|-
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x32] || E || 5 || 6
|-
| [[Shield Generator]] || E || 6 || 6
|-
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x16] || E || 4 || 5
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 5
|-
| ''Empty'' || -- || -- || 4
|-
| [[Discovery Scanner|BDS]] || E|| 1|| 3
|-
| ''Empty'' || --|| --|| 3
|-
| [[Cargo Rack]] [x2] || E || 1 || 2
|}
* ''(L) = Loaned''
* ''[x#] = Capacity''
* ''BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner''

==Videos==
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Your_Big_Brother_-_Elite_Dangerous_Python
Ship_Introducing_Python_-_Elite_Dangerous_Short_cinematic_video
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==Gallery==
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Elite Dangerous Python interior.png|Python interior
HighResScreenShot_2014-11-19_11-35-55.jpg|Python interior 2
Python_Screenshot_3.jpg|Standard Python on landing pad
Python_Screenshot_6.jpg
Python.jpg|Python concept model
Python with DLC skin.jpg|Python rear, with Pirate paintjob
zkQCgfJ.png|Python Departing
s4b25Dg.png|Python FSD charging
dI35WWR.png|Python Leaving dock
ZpVfCV2.png|Python landing
Screenshot_0038.jpg|Python in Tactical Ice paintjob
Screenshot_0037.jpg|Python in Tactical Graphite paintjob
SvRFrYfSUak.jpg
A1_0BxXPpak.jpg
GzVIzcUQC8E.jpg
Gze7YYBlACg.jpg
Screenshot_0001_stitch.jpg
E-D Python - Bottom View in Space.jpg|Python Top Bottom View
E-D Python - Front Below docked.jpg|Python docked
E-D Python - Side View docked.jpg|Python docked II
E-D Python - Sunglare Top down.jpg|Python sunglare
E-D Python - Top Side View in Space.jpg|Python Top Side View
E-D Python - Tactical Ice Skin leaving Coriolis Station.jpg|Leaving for new adventures
E-D Python - Tactical Ice Skin leaving Station II.jpg|Undocking successful
Black Friday P.jpg|Black Friday Edition
2015-12-24_00004.jpg|Black Friday Paintjob with 0%
2016-01-18_00001.jpg|Python by a Blue Binary
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 1_11_2016 7_54_31 PM.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 1_11_2016 9_01_31 PM2.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 1_11_2016 8_16_58 PM.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 1_11_2016 7_55_15 PM.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 4 16 2016 11 57 11 AM.png
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 4 16 2016 12 09 35 PM.png
File:HighResScreenShot_2016-04-11_21-20-38.jpg
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 4_23_2016 10_09_21 PM.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 5_22_2016 12_33_19 PM.png|Python
Elite - Dangerous (CLIENT) 5_4_2016 6_51_33 PM (2).png|Python
Python.jpeg|Vibrant Yellow Python on the ground inside a settlement, SRV approaching
20160811032739_1.jpg|Python on a Landing pad with a Red Python in the Background.
20160914204452_1.jpg|Python with orange Squadron skin
20160914204012_1.jpg|Python hovering above a desert planet
20160914225449_1.jpg|Python approaching a planet
bp-python.png|Faulcon DeLacy Python Blueprint
IMG_cae3b251-7bda-4a40-a0c3-250c1d5097e0.png|Python, vibrant Orange, on the pad at Kagan City
EliteDangerous64 2016-10-03 21-12-50.png|Python with 2 stars nearby
Python-Cockpit-Male-Pilot.png|Python cockpit male pilot
python.png|Wireframe paint python with bumpers
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[[Category:Multipurpose]]
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[[Category:Pilotable]]

Type-10 Defender

2017-12-02T23:40:30Z

2001:8003:58FC:B00:6CCD:96CE:454F:84EA: data mines have revealed the hardpoints

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| image = Type-10 Defender FX17 screenshot.png
| manufacturer = Lakon Spaceways
| dimensions =
| cost = 124,755,342
| topspeed = 179
| boostspeed = 219
| manoeuvrability =
| landingpad = Large
| masslock =
| shields = 88
| armour = 1,044
| hullmass = 1,200.0
| cargocapacity = 220
| fuelcapacity =
| jumprange =
| utility = 8
| small = 2
| medium = 3
| large = 4
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{{quote|The Type-10 Defender is the result of collaboration between the Alliance and Lakon Spaceways. With the threat of xeno-war looming, the Alliance's naval arm saw the urgent need for a weapons platform capable of withstanding heavy, sustained attack. Utilising a reinforced Type-9 chassis as a starting point. Lakon overhauled and geared every aspect of the design for combat, producing a military behemoth that could be produced in volume at short notice.|In-Game Description}}

The '''Type-10 Defender''' is a [[Lakon Spaceways]] ship that is planned for [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] update 2.4. It can accommodate [[Multicrew]],<ref>[https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/843716738480807053/C532017E9DDC079D334B6CA41B3ECE48CFFD0175/ Steam User Images: Screenshot of the new Multicrew tab, with a list of Multicrew-capable ships, in the Comms menu as seen in the 2.4 beta]</ref> and it is not a renamed [[Panther Clipper]].<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/371162-Type-10-Defender-new-ship-(not-yet-purchasable)?p=5832400&viewfull=1#post5832400 Frontier Forums: Type-10 Defender, new ship (not yet purchasable)]</ref> As of 2.4's release, the Type-10 Defender remains unavailable in-game; it is believed that it will be released in the coming weeks, as part of the [[Aegis]] storyline involving the creation of new anti-[[Thargoid]] weapons.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Type-10 Defender FX17 screenshot 2.png|A front view of the Defender
</gallery>

==References==
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