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[[File:Barnacle.jpeg|thumb|300px|A Barnacle surrounded by Barbs]]
[[File:Barnacle.jpeg|thumb|300px|A Barnacle surrounded by Barbs]]
A '''Thargoid Barnacle''' is an organic [[Thargoid]] structure that extracts resources from a planet and converts them into [[Meta-Alloys]], a key component in Thargoid ships and technologies.<ref name="GC1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref> The main structure consists of an organic growth with a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Thargoid Barnacle Barb]]s. The first Barnacles were documented in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] in 3302, and additional sites were discovered in the [[Witch Head Nebula]] in 3305.
A '''Thargoid Barnacle''' is an organic [[Thargoid]] structure that extracts resources from a planet and converts them into [[Meta-Alloys]], a key component in Thargoid ships and technologies.<ref name="GC1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref> The main structure consists of an organic growth with a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Thargoid Barnacle Barb]]s. The first Barnacles were documented in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] and [[California Nebula]] in 3302, and additional sites were discovered in the [[Witch Head Nebula]] in 3305 and the [[Coalsack Nebula]] in 3306.


== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
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== Large Clusters ==
== Large Clusters ==
[[File:Barnacle large cluster above.png|thumb|250px|A large cluster of barnacles seen from above]]
[[File:Barnacle large cluster above.png|thumb|250px|A large cluster of barnacles seen from above]]
After September 26, 3303, CMDRs began discovering much larger clusters of Alien Structures aka "Barnacles". These clusters had grown into a roughly octagonal shape, with crystal-like formations erupting from the ground and linking them together. It is possible that these large clusters are the precursors of future [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s. It's also called a Barnacle Forest due to the large scale.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184</ref>
After September 26, 3303, CMDRs began discovering much larger clusters of Alien Structures aka "Barnacles". These clusters had grown into a roughly octagonal shape, with crystal-like formations erupting from the ground and linking them together. It is possible that these large clusters are the precursors of future [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s. It's also called a Barnacle Forest due to the large scale.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184 Frontier Forums: Alien archeology and other mysteries Thread 10 The Canonn?]</ref>


== Interaction ==
== Interaction ==
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=== Barnacle Seeding ===
=== Barnacle Seeding ===
[[Ram Tah]] decrypted ancient [[Guardian]] logs that indicated Thargoid Barnacles are designed to extract resources from a planet and transform them into [[Meta-Alloys]] for use in the production of Thargoid ships and technologies. The Guardians surmised that for the Thargoids, seeding a planet with barnacles was an important process in preparing an area for occupation.<ref name="GC1"/>
[[Ram Tah]] decrypted ancient [[Guardian]] logs that indicated Thargoid Barnacles were designed to extract resources from a planet and transform them into [[Meta-Alloys]] for use in the production of Thargoid ships and technologies. The Guardians surmised that for the Thargoids, seeding a planet with barnacles was an important process in preparing an area for occupation.<ref name="GC1"/> The Thargoids' seeding of a region of space that was later developed by the Guardians became the basis for the [[Guardian-Thargoid War]].
 
==== Barnacle Matrices ====
Following the escalation of the [[Second Thargoid War]] after the battle of [[HIP 22460]] and the subsequent arrival of the [[Thargoid Titan|Titans]], Thargoid forces began invading the bubble in late 3308. By mid-3309 (after facing stiff opposition from human forces and the newly reformed [[Aegis]]), Thargoid forces began entrenching themselves in systems featuring Ammonia worlds. Over time, small clusters of barnacle like structures began appearing on these planets.
 
By late 3309, many of these '[[Thargoid Barnacle Matrix|Matrix sites]]' had grown into vast Thargoid production sites, known as Spires. The purpose and function of these growths have not yet been determined.


== Known Locations ==
== Known Locations ==
=== Small clusters ===
=== Small clusters ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! System
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| 5 C
| 5 C
| -26.35, -156.40
| -26.35, -156.40
| First Barnacle discovered on Jan. 15, 3302 by CMDR Octo86.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5698e0529657ba4b5ba11205 Alien 'Barnacles' Discovered in the Pleiades], GalNet, 15 Jan 3302</ref><br />Exhausted
| First ever Barnacle discovered on Jan. 15, 3302 by CMDR Octo86.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5698e0529657ba4b5ba11205 GalNet: Alien 'Barnacles' Discovered in the Pleiades] </ref><br />Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2
| 1
| 1
| 22.79, 94.08
| 22.79, 94.08
| Exhausted
| Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
|data-row-id="Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 (2)"| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2
| 1
| 1
| 21.91, 96.97
| 21.91, 96.97
| Exhausted
| Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U B3-2
|data-row-id="Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 (3)"| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2
| 1
| 1
| -8.80, -13.36
| -8.80, -13.36
| Exhausted
| Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7
| Pleiades Sector OI-T c3-7
| A 6
| A 6
| -42.77, -21.70
| -42.77, -21.70
| First sighting of Thargoid Interceptor interaction on Jun. 2, 3303 by CMDR Mobiusetti.<br />Exhausted
| First sighting of Thargoid Interceptor interaction on Jun. 2, 3303 by CMDR Mobiusetti.<br />Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector IX-S B4-4
| Pleiades Sector IX-S b4-4
| B 1
| B 1
| -40.46, 25.81
| -40.46, 25.81
| Exhausted
| Exhausted
|-
| California Sector BA-A e6
|
|
| Multiple sites in system
|-
| California Sector DL-Y d4
|
|
| First Barnacle in the California Nebula discovered in June 3302 by CMDR Wooblytickle.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/57555e7a9657ba916d671d92 GalNet: Freelance Report: Fresh Fruit Meets Bitter Harvest]</ref><br/>Multiple sites in system.
|-
| California Sector LC-V c2-10
|
|
| Multiple sites in system
|-
| Musca Dark Region PJ-P b6-1
| 3
|
| First Barnacle in the Coalsack Nebula discovered in October 3306. Multiple sites in system.
|}
|}
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=== Large clusters ===
=== Large clusters ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! System
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| Witch Head Sector GW-W c1-4
|data-row-id="Evangelis"| Evangelis
alias Witch Head Sector GW-W c1-4
| A 4
| A 4
|  
|  
| 14 sites on planet A 4
| 14 sites on planet A 4
|-
|-
| Witch Head Sector LC-V c2-10
|data-row-id="Wellington"| Wellington
alias Witch Head Sector LC-V c2-10
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 84 sites in system
| 84 sites in system
|-
|-
| Witch Head Sector FB-X c1-11
|data-row-id="Onoros"| Onoros
alias Witch Head Sector FB-X c1-11
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 73 sites in system
| 73 sites in system
|-
|-
| Witch Head Sector DL-Y d17
|data-row-id="Shenve"| Shenve
alias Witch Head Sector DL-Y d17
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 36 sites in system
| 36 sites in system
|-
|-
| Witch Head Sector HW-W c1-7
|data-row-id="Lembass"| Lembass
alias Witch Head Sector HW-W c1-7
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 31 sites in system
| 31 sites in system
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2
| rowspan="2" | Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2
| 1 (25 sites)
| 1
2 (20 sites)
| <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Expand (25 sites)"  data-collapsetext="Collapse"><br/>
| <u>Planet 1</u>1: 21.3368, 91.9810
1: 21.3368, 91.9810<br/>
2: 21.6231, 89.0229
2: 21.6231, 89.0229<br/>
 
3: 20.1809, 86.7213<br/>
3: 20.1809, 86.7213
4: 19.2466, 92.0927<br/>
 
5: 22.8062, 94.0677<br/>
4: 19.2466, 92.0927
6: 21.9129, 96.9749<br/>
 
7: -55.7840, 102.7433<br/>
5: 22.8062, 94.0677
8: -57.8323, 107.4274<br/>
 
9: 28.4238. -34.7232<br/>
6: 21.9129, 96.9749
10: -9.3642, -13.0645<br/>
 
11: -8.7990, -13.3664 (2)<br/>
7: -55.7840, 102.7433
12: 9.3390, 22.4387<br/>
 
13: 0.9977, 25.8488<br/>
8: -57.8323, 107.4274
14: 2.4134, 23.5579<br/>
 
15: 25.3372, 25.5319 (2)<br/>
9: 28.4238. -34.7232
16: -59.7577, -100.9596 (2)<br/>
 
17: -59.7283, -100.8134<br/>
10: -9.3642, -13.0645
18: -58.6943, -98.2877<br/>
 
19: -49.6752, -93.1665<br/>
11: -8.7990, -13.3664 (2)
20: -23.1951, -94.0199<br/>
 
21: -24.6363, -94.3902<br/>
12: 9.3390, 22.4387
22: -21.2794, -85.6073<br/>
 
23: -22.4144, -85.0394<br/>
13: 0.9977, 25.8488
24: -63.0318, -130.8715 (2)<br/>
 
14: 2.4134, 23.5579
 
15: 25.3372, 25.5319 (2)
 
16: -59.7577, -100.9596 (2)
 
17: -59.7283, -100.8134
 
18: -58.6943, -98.2877
 
19: -49.6752, -93.1665
 
20: -23.1951, -94.0199
 
21: -24.6363, -94.3902
 
22: -21.2794, -85.6073
 
23: -22.4144, -85.0394
 
24: -63.0318, -130.8715 (2)
 
25: -67.3041, -106.5550
25: -67.3041, -106.5550
 
</div>
<u>Planet 2:</u>
| rowspan="2"|51 sites in system<br/>Exhausted
 
|-
1: 61.2111, -56.0105
|data-row-id="Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 (2)"|2
 
| <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Expand (20 sites)"  data-collapsetext="Collapse"><br/>
2: 60.3882, -51.7986
1: 61.2111, -56.0105<br/>
 
2: 60.3882, -51.7986<br/>
3: 59.3733, -59.7278
3: 59.3733, -59.7278<br/>
 
4: 46.7283, -61.9831<br/>
4: 46.7283, -61.9831
5: 46.6405, -62.8999<br/>
 
6: 13.0023, 18.2415<br/>
5: 46.6405, -62.8999
7: -28.0485, 29.5102<br/>
 
8: -23.7905, 57.0949<br/>
6: 13.0023, 18.2415
9: -24.5298, 57.0327<br/>
 
10: -19.2437, -17.3568<br/>
7: -28.0485, 29.5102
11: -17.9331, -17.2734<br/>
 
12: -17.6204, -18.0465<br/>
8: -23.7905, 57.0949
13: -2.7067, -45.2754<br/>
 
14: -1.8683, -45.1720<br/>
9: -24.5298, 57.0327
15: -1.8551, -43.6217<br/>
 
16: 49.5343, 102.0783<br/>
10: -19.2437, -17.3568
17: 49.7537, 102.1620<br/>
 
18: 49.9904, 101.5106<br/>
11: -17.9331, -17.2734
19: 49.9082, 102.7219<br/>
 
12: -17.6204, -18.0465
 
13: -2.7067, -45.2754
 
14: -1.8683, -45.1720
 
15: -1.8551, -43.6217
 
16: 49.5343, 102.0783
 
17: 49.7537, 102.1620
 
18: 49.9904, 101.5106
 
19: 49.9082, 102.7219
 
20: 49.0655, 102.9378
20: 49.0655, 102.9378
| 51 sites in system
</div>
Planet 1 Exhausted as of 13 Feb 3306
 
Planet 2 Exhausted as of 15 Feb 3306
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16
| Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16
|  
|  
|  
|  
| 41 sites in system
| 41 sites in system<br/>Exhausted
|-
|-
| Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0
| Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0
| A 5
| A 5
| -4.4946, 145.6557
| <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Expand (5 sites)"  data-collapsetext="Collapse"><br/>
| 4 sites on planet A 5
1:<br/>
2:<br/>
3:<br/>
4:<br/>
5: -4.4946, 145.6557<br/>
</div>
| 5 sites on planet A 5
|-
|-
| California Sector DL-Y d4
| California Sector BA-A e6
| 4
|  
|  
| 16 sites on planet 4
|-
| rowspan="5" | California Sector DL-Y d4
| C 2
|  
|  
| 36 sites in system
| 5 sites on planet C 2
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (2)"|C 3
|
|8 sites on planet C 3
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (3)"|C 4
|
|8 sites on planet C 4
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (4)"|C 5
|
|5 sites on planet C 5
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector DL-Y d4 (5)"|C 6
|
|10 sites on planet C 6
|-
| rowspan="6" | California Sector LC-V c2-10
| A 3
|
| 4 sites on planet A 3
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector LC-V c2-10 (2)"|A 4
|
|7 sites on planet A 4
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector LC-V c2-10 (3)"|A 5
|
|7 sites on planet A 5
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector LC-V c2-10 (4)"|A 6
|
|7 sites on planet A 6
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector LC-V c2-10 (5)"|A 7
|
|8 sites on planet A 7
|-
|data-row-id="California Sector LC-V c2-10 (6)"|B 1
|
|7 sites on planet B 1
|-
|-
| Hyades Sector AQ-Y d81
| Hyades Sector AQ-Y d81
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| Outotz ST-I d9-6
| Outotz ST-I d9-6
| 2 A
| 2 A
| Site 1: 76.23, -78.35<br />Site 2: 55.30, -85.63
| <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Expand (2 sites)"  data-collapsetext="Collapse"><br/>
1: 76.23, -78.35<br/>
2: 55.30, -85.63
</div>
| 2 sites on planet 2 A
| 2 sites on planet 2 A
|}
|}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*The existence of Barnacles was first hinted at during a trailer for [[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]] released on December 15th 2015.<ref>[https://youtu.be/VKWIJ-H-WxI?t=1m Elite Dangerous: Horizons Launch Trailer]</ref>
*The existence of Barnacles was first hinted at during a trailer for ''[[Elite Dangerous: Horizons]]'' released on December 15th 2015.<ref>[https://youtu.be/VKWIJ-H-WxI?t=1m Elite Dangerous: Horizons Launch Trailer]</ref>


==Videos==
==Videos==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Elite_Dangerous_-_Mega_Barnacle_Site_Found
File:Elite Dangerous - Mega Barnacle Site Found
File:Elite_Dangerous_Thargoid_%22Barnacle%22_Sound
File:Elite Dangerous Odyssey - Thargoid Barnacle Forest
File:Elite_Dangerous_Barnacle_Garden
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|Alien Structure Barnacle
Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|A Thargoid Barnacle
Alien-Structure-Barnacle-SRV-Anaconda.png|Alien Structure Barnacle SRV Anaconda
Alien-Structure-Barnacle-SRV-Anaconda.png|An SRV examining a Thargoid Barnacle
File:Barnacles_and_Python.png|Barnacles and a Python
File:Barnacles_and_Python.png|Barnacles and a Python
File:Barnard's_Loop?.png|Symbol on the side of the barnacle
File:Barnard's_Loop?.png|Symbol on the side of the barnacle
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Barnacle large cluster.png|A Barnacle in a large cluster
Barnacle large cluster.png|A Barnacle in a large cluster
Barnacle large cluster above.png|Barnacle Forest
Barnacle large cluster above.png|Barnacle Forest
Barnacle-Forest-Pleiades-Sector-PN-T-b3-0.png|Barnacle Forest in Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0  
Barnacle-Forest-Pleiades-Sector-PN-T-b3-0.png|Barnacle Forest in Pleiades Sector PN-T b3-0
File:Wrecked SRV Thargoid Barnacle.png|Thargoid Barnacle near the Wrecked SRV on Musca Dark Region PJ-P B6-1 3
</gallery>
</gallery>


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