A Very Expensive Pod and a Final Blow from the Same Alliance

A single loss in C-N4OD left one of The Initiative's pilots without a Capsule - Genolution 'Auroral' 197-variant valued at 24.1B ISK. The destruction involved only two pilots, with the final blow coming from a pilot in the same alliance.

Alliances involved

The Initiative.

      24.1B ISK
      Destroyed
    

2 Pilots Involved

1 Loss

The Price of a Pod

The loss was not a warship or a structure. It was a capsule, specifically a Capsule - Genolution 'Auroral' 197-variant, and it carried a value more often associated with capitals than with pods. The pilot, Tempest Itonula of The Initiative, lost the pod, and the final blow was credited to Tempest 002, also flying for The Initiative. That made the incident both costly and unusual.

A Curious Final Blow

Final blows normally come from an opposing fleet, a gate camp, or a roaming gang. Here, the pilot who landed the killing shot was from the same alliance as the victim. Why Tempest 002 fired on Tempest Itonula remains unclear. In New Eden, friendly fire can happen for any number of reasons, from a misclick to something far more deliberate, but this incident offers no further detail. For Tempest Itonula, the aftermath is a standard one for capsuleers: a new clone and a moment to consider the price of that pod.

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