Zapped!
The "Zapped!" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Zapped!

The blatant disregard for conventional laws of physics has our science department considering "external forces" as an explanation for the strange properties of …. An impact crater - in combination with fusion drive particle traces found in orbit - suggests that the planet was fired upon by some kind of electric super-weapon at some point. The severity of the strike was such that all metals on the planet melted, and the planet is still crackling with residual electricity. What warranted such tremendous attack? We'll never know.
The command below will trigger the "Zapped!" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Incredible.