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

Taking in the alien found floating within the garbage was a mistake. After restoring its core temperature and tending to its vitals, the alien revived quickly - confused, and alarmed. It quickly grabbed a member of our medical team and is currently holding them hostage with a weapon drawn from their boot.They speak a language we do not understand and routinely point to the Sphere's controls, emphatically repeating the same phrase.
The command below will trigger the "Floating Body" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 3 options:
- Dispatch the individual.
- Leads to event: Floating Body
- Dispatch the individual.
- Leads to event: Floating Body
- Attempt to negotiate.
- Leads to event: De-escalation
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Floating Body (astral_rift.2205) connects.
Triggered by
- Floating Body
astral_rift.2200
Can lead to
- Floating Body
astral_rift.2210 - De-escalation
astral_rift.2215