Black Needle Defeated
The "Black Needle Defeated" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Black Needle Defeated

Country eventDLC: Grand Archive
The Black Needle could simply not compete with the might of our military. With their amassed fleets defeated, they can no longer support the sabotage efforts within our systems. We are now free to claim Captain Ness's Hoard in the name of ….
The command below will trigger the "Black Needle Defeated" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:
- Pathetic landlubbers.Available only if Requires civic: Letters of Marque.
- A pitiful effort.Available only if Must not have civic: Letters of Marque.
Regardless of your choice
- Gain modifier: Pirates Supreme
Event chain
Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Black Needle Defeated (grand_archive.8555) connects.
Can lead to
- Cobalt Quill, Captain of the Black Needle
grand_archive.8560