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With casualties from Thargoid attacks continuing to mount, President Zachary Hudson and Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval issued statements to reassure the public, insisting that the Thargoid presence would likely remain limited to the Pleiades Nebula and that the combined forces of the Federation and Empire could overcome any threat. Despite this optimism, Admiral Aden Tanner stated it was premature to assert that the Thargoids would not advance beyond the Pleiades, but that Aegis was actively investigating the Thargoids' long-term plans.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a0eba46528d3924954cf324 Galactic News: Galactic Authorities Call for Calm]</ref> | With casualties from Thargoid attacks continuing to mount, President Zachary Hudson and Emperor Arissa Lavigny-Duval issued statements to reassure the public, insisting that the Thargoid presence would likely remain limited to the Pleiades Nebula and that the combined forces of the Federation and Empire could overcome any threat. Despite this optimism, Admiral Aden Tanner stated it was premature to assert that the Thargoids would not advance beyond the Pleiades, but that Aegis was actively investigating the Thargoids' long-term plans.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a0eba46528d3924954cf324 Galactic News: Galactic Authorities Call for Calm]</ref> | ||
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December 14, 3303 marked the most serious escalation of the Thargoid conflict yet. A number of | December 14, 3303 marked the most serious escalation of the Thargoid conflict yet. A number of stations, including Titan's Daughter in Taygeta and The Oracle in Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, were attacked and damaged by Thargoids, disrupting some services and causing dangerous overheating and electromagnetic interference. [[Station#Emergency Protocol|Emergency evacuation protocols]] were activated, and the Pilots Federation extracted the ships of the independent pilots docked at the affected Stations and transferred them to rescue ships. Pilots were encouraged to aid the ongoing evacuation of the stations' inhabitants.<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> | ||
In addition, a new variant of Thargoid Interceptor called the Medusa Variant began appearing in Threat 7 Non-Human Signal Sources. Medusae surpass even the capabilities of Basilisk Variant Interceptors.<ref name="Medusa">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/dr8epgz/ /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player - Comment by ChristianM]</ref> | In addition, a new variant of Thargoid Interceptor called the Medusa Variant began appearing in Threat 7 Non-Human Signal Sources. Medusae surpass even the capabilities of Basilisk Variant Interceptors.<ref name="Medusa">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/dr8epgz/ /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player - Comment by ChristianM]</ref> | ||