Odysseus Lost in Thera as Legion Gang Claims 2.8B ISK Prize
A costly Odysseus was caught and destroyed in Thera as a 33-pilot fight closed around the ship, leaving The Excommunicati and their allies with a 2.8 billion ISK result and United Fleet nursing the loss.
THE CATCH
The fight in Thera appears to have centred on a single, valuable target: an Odysseus flown by Kiz1kSr Kazakov of United Fleet’s siloviki. What should have been a capable covert cruiser instead became the prize in a 33-pilot engagement, with The Excommunicati on the attacking side and a larger Legion-heavy presence closing in around it.
THE PRESSURE BUILDS
The final blow came from Captain Jagfx in a Legion, but the damage was spread across a compact pack of attackers, many of them also flying Legions. The list of participants suggests a coordinated hunt rather than a casual skirmish, with names from The Excommunicati, Strix Ridens., D-sync., The Minions., and WE FORM V0LTA all contributing to the collapse of the target’s defences.
THE BREAK
Once the Odysseus was pinned down, the ship had little room to escape the net tightening around it. The wreckage left behind points to a loaded travel-fit or scanning vessel, with Sisters probes, nanite paste, and mobility modules among the items either lost or recovered. In the end, 2.3 billion ISK of the hull and fittings were destroyed, while just over 501 million ISK in cargo and equipment slipped into the hands of the attackers.
WHY IT MATTERS
For United Fleet, the loss of an Odysseus in Thera is the kind of setback that is felt well beyond the value sheet. The ship’s cost alone makes it memorable, but the engagement also shows how quickly a prized expedition hull can be overwhelmed in the wormhole network when a hunting group gets the timing right. For The Excommunicati and their allies, it was a clean and expensive catch.
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