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

… translated the final log entry from the bio lab's computers on …. Lab 17 - Final Report - Research Assistant Filidor Such was Gelebor's confidence that we followed him blindly. Testing the prototype on ourselves, our immune systems were initially bolstered; we were nigh invincible to any outside pathogens. Then the mutations started. Gelebor perished first. It was difficult to watch. Now the whole team is resting in the morgue and I will soon join them. We failed. We trusted our lives to Gelebor's flawed formula. The Universal Macrophage works too well - it eventually attacks the host itself. Everything here must be destroyed.
The command below will trigger the "The Universal Macrophage" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between these 5 options:
- Destroy everything.
- Complete Gelebor's work. It holds promise.Available only if Must not have origin: Evolutionary Predators.
- This flawed research can be put to use.
- We are masters of Mutation. Let us finish the work.Available only if Requires origin: Evolutionary Predators.
- We are masters of Mutation. Let us finish the work.Available only if Must not have origin: Evolutionary Predators; Requires tradition: Mutation Traditions Finished.
Firing conditions
Show raw conditions
has_biogenesis_dlc = yes