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[[File:Unknown-Ships-Group-Thargoids.png|thumb|300px|Thargoid Interceptors]] | [[File:Unknown-Ships-Group-Thargoids.png|thumb|300px|Thargoid Interceptors]] | ||
The '''Thargoids''' are an intelligent, highly-advanced insectoid [[species]] that have existed for millions of years. They are | 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, ongoing conflict began in 3303 and has been rapidly escalating with no resolution in sight, affecting dozens of systems across the [[Pleiades Nebula]] and the [[Core Systems]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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 themselves.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> 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 | 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 even 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 === | === Guardian-Thargoid Conflict === | ||
[[File:Barnacle large cluster.png|thumb|250px|Barnacles]]The | [[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 | 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 | 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> | ||
=== First contact | === First contact with humans === | ||
[[File:First-Thargoid-Encounter-3125.png|thumb|250px|First Thargoid encounter in 3125]] | [[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 Planet|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 2810's.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> Between the 2810's and 2840's, 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> | Officially, the first encounters between [[humans]] and Thargoids occurred around an [[Ammonia Planet|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 2810's.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> Between the 2810's and 2840's, 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> | ||
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=====Advance on the Core Systems===== | =====Advance on the Core Systems===== | ||
[[File:ED-Thargoid-Attacked-Stations-Map.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid attacked stations]] | [[File:ED-Thargoid-Attacked-Stations-Map.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid attacked stations as of February 22, 3304]] | ||
While the HIP 17692 operation proved to be a success,<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a60b60073f627733619d852 GalNet: HIP 17692 Operation Concludes]</ref> Thargoid attacks on stations continued unabated on January 18, striking Kipling Orbital in Pleiades Sector KC-V c2-11 and Malthus Terminal in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-41. After these attacks, a member of Kipling Orbital's starport personnel noted that the Thargoids seemed to be sweeping the region and slowly moving towards the [[Core Systems]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a6a0ea379a7530bc462fb3f Starport Attacks Continue]</ref> | While the HIP 17692 operation proved to be a success,<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a60b60073f627733619d852 GalNet: HIP 17692 Operation Concludes]</ref> Thargoid attacks on stations continued unabated on January 18, striking Kipling Orbital in Pleiades Sector KC-V c2-11 and Malthus Terminal in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-41. After these attacks, a member of Kipling Orbital's starport personnel noted that the Thargoids seemed to be sweeping the region and slowly moving towards the [[Core Systems]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a6a0ea379a7530bc462fb3f Starport Attacks Continue]</ref> | ||