Tengu Caught and Cut Down in Wormhole Skirmish

A 1.2 billion ISK Tengu was caught and destroyed in J100109 as a small hunting force from Vencer o Morir. brought a tense wormhole skirmish to a decisive end. The fight drew 11 participants in total, but the pressure came from the attackers’ seven-ship presence, which appears to have left the Caldari cruiser with too little room to escape once it was committed.

THE CATCH

The loss centered on Anaxagoras Boloskarl of Violent SoHo Inc, whose Tengu was destroyed in the wormhole system of J100109. In a place where every warp can be a risk, the cruiser appears to have been isolated at the wrong moment, leaving Vencer o Morir. with a target worth far more than a routine roaming kill. The final blow was delivered by Trisimio Trisimio, also flying a Tengu, giving the destruction an especially personal finish.

THE HUNT

The attackers brought a mixed force that suggests a deliberate hunt rather than a casual brawl. Alongside Trisimio Trisimio’s Tengu were an Eos, two Brutixes, and support from a Condor pilot in Brigada 49. That composition points to a gang built to pin down a target, apply sustained damage, and keep it from slipping away once contact was made. With 7 attackers involved in the destruction, the pressure was enough to overwhelm the lone Tengu before it could recover.

THE BREAK

The damage profile shows a fight that closed quickly and violently. Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Assault Missiles and Scourge Rage Heavy Assault Missiles were expended in large numbers, while nanite repair paste was also lost in the wreckage, a sign the victim had little chance to stabilise once the engagement turned. Vencer o Morir.’s ships did the heavy lifting, with watary Kafshaz’s Eos and the two Brutixes adding steady damage behind the final strike.

THE COST

The destroyed Tengu carried a total value of 1.2 billion ISK, with 484.4 million ISK destroyed and 702.4 million ISK dropping. For Violent SoHo Inc, that is a costly loss in a system where survival often depends on speed, caution, and distance. For the attackers, it was a clean and expensive prize taken in a matter of moments — the kind of encounter that can reshape how a wormhole feels after the flash of the fight has gone quiet.

Sources and verification

Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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