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

Fleet eventDLC: Aquatics
Our fleets in the … system report that the dragon roaming the system is attacking our ships! It is unclear whether it is deliberately joining the … defense, or if it is simply angry at us for encroaching on its territory. What is certain is that we will have to get through it if we intend to take …!
The command below will trigger the "Guardian Dragon" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Battlestations!
Regardless of your choice
- Leads to event: The Dragon Roars
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Guardian Dragon (aquatics.180) connects.
Can lead to
- The Dragon Roars
aquatics.185
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires origin: Here Be Dragons
Show raw conditions
from = {
has_star_flag = here_be_dragons_system
NOT = { has_star_flag = dragon_attack@root.owner }
exists = owner
owner = {
is_hostile = root.owner
has_origin = origin_here_be_dragons
}
OR = {
any_fleet_in_system = {
is_ship_size = space_dragon_origin
NOT = { owner = { is_country_type = default } }
}
any_system_planet = {
has_deposit = d_landed_dragon
}
}
}
fleet_power > from.starbase.fleet.trigger:fleet_power
NOT = { is_ship_size = space_dragon_origin }