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

The unimaginable has happened. Our capital has fallen into the … of the despicable …. During the last desperate defense of …, our Progenitor fell to the horrid invaders, taking many of the … with them. In case of the unthinkable, our ever-calculating Progenitor had designated a successor among the Offspring. The Progenitor-in-waiting has managed to stabilize parts of our consciousness, but the complexity and pressure are too great for it to fully take up the mantle. We will have to incubate this Offspring and have it take over as a new Progenitor before any more of our enemies take advantage of our momentary disunity.
The command below will trigger the "The Progenitor Falls" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- We will recover.
Regardless of your choice
- Add deposit: Empty Progenitor Nest
Firing conditions
Conditions the game checks before this event can fire:
- Requires origin: Progenitor Hive
Show raw conditions
has_origin = origin_progenitor_hive
fromfrom = { has_deposit = d_progenitor }