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Unknown Menaces are considered to be one of four types: System Confined, Mobile Random, Mobile non&ndash;Random or a Grand Menace Encounter. These four types are defined as:

'''System Confined Encounter'''
:Randomly generated upon Map creation, with the number appearing adjusted by a slider during [[Game Setup]].
:*Does not move from generated location.
:*May also be generated by other Encounters.


'''Mobile Random Encounter'''
:Generated encounters that have a percentage chance of happening per turn, adjusted by a slider during Game Setup.
:*Have an increasing chance of occurring every turn that a player is not in a combat.
:*Each combat that a player fights decreases this chance.
:*Will not (generally) occur if you have other combats that turn.
:*Will not occur before turn 25.
:*Will occur at a randomly selected colony in your Empire.
:*Can be detected by [[Science Stations]] one turn before they occur.


'''Mobile non&ndash;Random Encounter'''
:An encounter that spawns from an in&ndash;game encounter that already exists, usually a System Confined Encounter.
:*May create additional System Confined Encounters (eg: Silicoid Queen).
:*Some can be detected by [[Science Stations]] one turn before they occur.


'''Grand Menace Encounter'''
:One per game by default, defined by a slider during Game Setup.
:*May spawn Mobile non&ndash;Random Encounters (eg: Locust Hive World).

Defeating some of the Unknown Menaces below will give the player monetary or research bonuses. When multiple allies defeat one of those menaces, all allies present get the full bonus. It is not split up. 


== Regular Menace ==

=== Asteroid Monitor ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Asteroid Monitor|Spoilers=}}

=== Comet ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Comet|Spoilers=}}

=== Ghost Ship ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Ghost Ship|Spoilers=}}

=== Meteors ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Meteors|Spoilers=}}

=== Morrigi Relic ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Morrigi Relic|Spoilers=}}

=== Pirate ===

==== Pirate Base ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Pirate Base|Spoilers=}}

==== Pirate Raiders ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Pirate Raiders|Spoilers=}}

=== Protean ===

==== Protean Pod ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Protean Pod|Spoilers=}}

=== Slavers ===

==== Slaver Band ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Slaver Band|Spoilers=}}

=== Specter ===

Several Specters of varying sizes approach a colony.

=== Swarm ===

=== Von Neumann ===

Self replicating machines.

==== Collector Mothership ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Collector Mothership|Spoilers=}}

==== Seeker Mothership ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Seeker Mothership|Spoilers=}}

==== Berserker ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=Berserker|Spoilers=}}

==== System Killer ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=VN System Killer|Spoilers=}}

==== NeoBerserker ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=NeoBerserker|Spoilers=}}

==== Moon ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=VN Moon|Spoilers=}}

==== Homeworld ====
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=VN Homeworld|Spoilers=}}


== Grand Menace ==

=== Locust ===

=== System Killer ===
{{:Unknown Menace/Table|Menace=System Killer|Spoilers=}}

=== The Garden ===

=== Uuatu Observer ===