As of posting this, Titan Thor has gone into meltdown a few minutes ago.
This now marks number 6 of the 8 Titans that have been ruthlessly destroyed by humanity for daring to try and defend themselves and their species from genocidal maniacs determined to rip the Thargoids apart and steal their technology and resources.
And before the usual tired arguments of "They attacked first!", "They never tried peace!", "They invaded our systems" etc. come rolling in, I would just gently remind people that Humans have always shot first in any historical interaction with the Thargoids.
1. The First Thargoid War was started when a human frontier colony expanded to a new planet and found Thargoid tech/development there, then attacked a ship that happened to come to the site. This eventually led to the development of the infamous Mycoid disease, a genocidal viral bioweapon designed to break down Thargoids and their technology at a cellular level. This weapon was developed by capturing Thargoids or pieces of their technology from crash sites, and subjecting them to torture while attempting to develop the most effective way to essentially melt them from the inside out.
2. After the FTW, the Thargoids retreated out of known space, not to be seen for hundreds of years, until their re-emergence in 3303 (Elite Dangerous). Prior to the re-emergence of 3303, humanity had expanded into areas still actively controlled by the Thargoids, now known as the Pleiades, Witch Head and Coalsack nebulae. As exploitation of the Pleiades sites increased, Thargoid craft began to emerge to investigate the invasion of their territory, where they were met with curiosity at first, then hostility as humanity attempted to scare the craft away so they could plunder the sites for their resources.
3. Now that the exploitation and abuse of the Pleiades sites was in full swing, the Thargoids responded by hyperdicting ships passing through their space, scanning them, then releasing them. The exception to this was if the craft was carrying thargoid technology or materials, in which case, the Thargoids would issue a audio-visual warning via a threat display, and offer the chance for their property to be returned. If the warning was ignored and the property not returned, only then would the Thargoids engage.
In every instance that the Thargoids have interacted with humanity, they have been passive until provoked. Humanity however has taken every chance to shoot at the Thargoids, or failing that, to study them to develop better ways to shoot them.
The Second Thargoid War and the Titans are just a response to a long series of human aggression against a species that never acted aggressively until pushed to it.
With all of the above in mind, I'm asking that the assaults against the Titans be ceased. AX pilot groups have already proven their bloodlust and desire to repeat the behaviour of early 20th century supremacy groups is powerful enough to corral the Titan's defensive fleets back into their origin system. This provides an opportunity to attempt contact, after the failure and sabotage of the Kingfisher outreach megaship.
I invite any Commander or diplomat from the major powers to give good reasoning behind why the assault against the Thargoids should be continued, without rehashing the same talking points which paint the Thargoids as aggressors, when humanity have always fired first.
Side note:
Think of this all as an in-universe post, I get that AX combat can be fun for those who enjoy shooting at the Thargoids that are capable of firing back, and I enjoy AX combat against the armed thargoids myself. But since when have the Pro-Xeno community been given anything at all?
