Elite Dangerous Mystery Files - Who are The Guardians? The Historical Records

[@drauggen486]

Even when I take time off from Elite I always keep up to date with your videos. I don't think I ever said how much I appreciate your passion and dedication. Thank you

[@roguehydra]

Me too. With so many other games I play plus real life coming in to play I love the news reports. P. S. I totally agree that you (obsidian ant) should be making audio books. Excellent voice for it.

[@drauggen486]

Morgan Freeman loved your work in Shawshank Redemption!

[@TacticalSandals]

Elite is best played in bursts imo. I have been around since the pre-alpha and Play a few weeks every couple months, always fun to jump in and see what changed. Have my A Rated Conda so not too much else to do in the game but my deep space journeys every few months always draw me back in, and now I can bring a AI pilot with me, so yay! Just wish I could see them in the cockpit when not deployed.

[@tomroberts2135]

one day in the far future, someone/thing will find these logs of ObsidianAnt and think "hmm... are we sure these guys never went into deep space?"

[@Datan0de]

IIRC, the Thargoid race is much older than the Guardians were, which would mean that the Thargoid can't be the exiled Guardian offshoot. We also now know that the Thargoids and Guardians waged a massive war in the distant past, though that's not mentioned in this video for some reason. Personally, I'd love for the surviving Guardian AI to make a comeback! It would certainly change the course of the current Human/Thargoid conflict!

[@tonyreese3708]

If I can speculate for a second here. There is a possibility of 4 civilizations in the game now. Humans, the exiled Guardians, the machine AI, and the insectoid Thargoids. It would be very interesting to see if all this plays out in the game, hopefully in a quicker pace.

[@breaux2806]

If you narrated audio books I would buy them

[@TheBigEvil]

Can you just like talk all day? Please? you should make audio books.

[@natgrant1364]

No kidding. He has the most pleasant, chill voice. :)

[@PDJazzHands]

Elite audiobooks

[@antwan1357]

The Guardian's lore seems like a retelling of human natural history.

[@dangernoodle8813]

what if we ARE the exiled guardian...

[@PDJazzHands]

This fits into some of the pre elite raxxla stuff a little

[@gerhardmoeller774]

Thanks OA..... you should be thankful that you have the free time to figure all this ED stuff out. You use that time well.... helping countless mere mortal players enjoy the game to the fullest! Thank you..... keep it up Commander!

[@danstark8156]

thank you very informative!!! I love these videos tbh

[@Xcom332]

Yes - It's more exciting watching videos rather than playing ED ;) - It's sooo lucky we have youtube

[@Ogre32890]

So from the sound of things It's likely that if there are ANY of the Guardians remaining in the galaxy, those most likely to have survived would be the exiles described before the beginning of the second civil war. I wonder if we will ever find them?

[@alexandsimba]

Ogre32890 Agreed.

[@ThePlaypox]

I wonder how, and if, these civilizations have all intermingled together? Whats the history between the Guardians and the Thargoids? Are those the only two intelligent civilizations in the galaxy? I love the ongoing lore with Elite, always something to check up on, something always breaking headlines. makes the game feel very alive!

[@400thekiller233]

ThePlaypox guardians used to develop bio weapons. thargoids ships are biological. you make the connection

[@ondrejsaska3201]

ThePlaypox Those are exactly the questions that are going to be the key ones in the upcoming future, I feel.

[@duke7052]

CMDR Terrorfirma I was just wondering the same thing.

[@gonzo3915]

I think there are Humans as well.

[@ondrejsaska3201]

Thargoids could be some sort of a biological AI that evolved from Guardians' technology. The fact that barnacles directly counter Unknown Artefacts also adds to the theory.

[@drewd811]

Love your videos man! The Elite Dangerous community wouldn't be the same without you!

[@Ueberdoziz]

could it be that the 'thargoids' are the left over Automated Battle ships? if not, ive got this strong feeling we get 4 races in elite. Humans, Thargoids, Exiled Guardians, guardian ai...

[@allytank-itykitty7417]

I am still hoping for more lost or dead, or even hostile civilisations out there, we have yet to explore most of it! But we can only hope

[@Ueberdoziz]

@@allytank-itykitty7417 why am i constantly getting comments on year old comments from me haha it's insane xD yea sure. but i stopped hoping at the end of 2018.

[@badger_ninja8681]

@@Ueberdoziz well it's still happening. I had to comment to your comment.

[@ddub3680]

The question that keeps wandering through my mind is not necessarily what they did, but what the looked like? Early human art showed form of the beings and their prey, being a predatory race, surely early "guardian" data would contain something similar?

[@alexandsimba]

Puffalupagus360 I think they will look humanoid but will have augmented legs and arms.

[@KappaKiller108]

well, apparently half of them were red

[@jerbearmusicsceneschannell6318]

Quite an interesting species they were, always love your videos Obsidian Ant, good detail and very well put.

[@williambaldwin9068]

love your videos on EDs lore, im admittedly too lazy to track it all down myself, thank you!!

[@Marc-ze8ji]

All this lore about the Guardians decline, reminds me the one with the Ancient and the Replicators in Stargate Series... So amazing!

[@Essy-cat]

Here's a thought, what if the Thargoids and the guardians are all a part of the same original species? It would make sense that the biological entities were at their cores, artificial intelligences. Additionally, their propensity toward biological engineering and biological warfare suggests that it is possible that they engineered their race into what is now the Thargoids, with a mix of biological engineering and then mixing that with artifical intelligence. Maybe the secret to meaningful communication with the Thargoids will be found in as yet unexplored guardian ruins...

[@Joe-wi3rv]

HELL YEAH!!! Love this series. I which this sort of stuff was more accessible in-game.

[@passiondpete1624]

New to elite, thank you for clearing some stuff up

[@GalacticAstroparticles]

Another point: *Could the alien ships we see be the automated battle-machines created by the Guardians* ? Left wondering witch-space for some reason, without a purpose, looking for their masters or their masters' enemies? (Reference: Entry 20)

[@GalacticAstroparticles]

I wasn't aware it was confirmed. Will look it up, cheers!

[@hawksm2783]

Sounds eerily familiar...

[@DinosaurEmperor84]

"The politicians were the first to react to this changing landscape" That proves they are aliens.

[@infernalx6480]

Obsidian, thanks for keeping me company on my way to Colonia. So much more informative than Galnet for me. Frontier needs to hire you and add an on-board encyclopedia that you can listen to.

[@thread-6479]

Great summary of the Guardian lore. Thanks!

[@doxviper7576]

6:25 I see what u did there, missing that yellow scrolling text tho

[@Dianaranda123]

Why is there a stinging possibility that what we currently call Thargoids, i have a feeling those arent the Thargoids, but the guardians instead! Seeing as what is described pretty early on about the bioweapons and so forth, but a bioweapon could describe anything from gass to actually creatures created in a lab used for warfare. So what would stop them from creating the very organic ships that drop out CMDRs from witchspace.

[@eruptor2222]

Dianaranda123 I heavily doubt they are the same

[@williambaldwin9068]

Dianaranda123 i believe the bio ships are independant from those who cultivated them. i mean cultivated! its my opinion that the barnacles are going to be linked to the creation of those organic looking ships. if they are sentient, maybe they rejected the gaurdians who discovered them in the first place. im excited to see.

[@Dianaranda123]

That could be also a theory yes, or it is a weapon that got loose from the guardians.

[@hendrand]

You should definitely do audiobooks! Reminds me of the story teller in 300.

[@jamesconlin1581]

The guardians rise and fall mirror a lot of Issac Asimov's work. This is very cool... and terrifying as it is a bit if a roadmap for human history(future historyL Ive only visited one site, but am gearing up my Krait to make another journey.

[@TravisSobe]

Great video as always!

[@GalacticAstroparticles]

Edit (after full listen): This sounds like a reference-fest to human historical events (*evolution of tools, language etc.*) + sci-fi lore! From *The Matrix/Bladerunner* (A.I.), to *Space Odyssey* (Monolith network), to *Deus Ex* (implants)!!!

[@pnwsurfing]

Thanks for your videos!! Love em!!!

[@jamesconlin1581]

Curious, do you think Thargoids are perhaps a biproduct of the guardians research?

[@jimc7022]

Thanks OA. That was great. I've read it but I picked up on much more listening to u read it. Do what are your thoughts about what this all means? I think the Guardians and the Thargoids are one and the same. I think the Thargoids are the cyberlinked, hive minded offshoot/exiles. I'm thinking the non-hive minded Guardians died out but their autonomous fleets can still be activated and could be dangerous. Remember in their early history they achieved peace through conquest. Let's hope they don't try the same.

[@eruptor2222]

Jim C The guardians area millions of years old, way before the thargoids, they are now extinct due to a civil war they had

[@apanmarius]

maybe the ai will help us with the thargoids, maybe they'll give us some type of ai for out ship so the thargoids won't be able to shut down our ships anymore. or maybe the exiled guardians became the thargoids

[@alexandsimba]

MrFlupsy The second suggestion is more likely. The ship design matches the one from the first encounter (cacoon cockpits).

[@apanmarius]

oh yeah didn't even think about it. yeah that's sounds very plausible. :D

[@jamesgregg3466]

Ant, is it possible that Brain trees have nothing to do with Thargoids but are in fact Guardian gardens, something like the Arisians in EE Doc Smith series 'Lensmen'?

[@verathkillea9132]

I just found you, loving your vids

[@xenon3640]

Your videos are so high quality, which recording program do you use?

[@edweagle]

Cool video and interesting story frontier has created. But I have a question. Why are they called the guardians? Be interesting to see why. I wonder if it will be their AI machines protecting their dead worlds

[@ARCHarrison]

Great video, especially as I've not taken any of the time to do the monolith things yet. I have one question, what resolution was this shot in? Normally I watch these at work on my laptop or iPad, today though I'm home and when I made it fullscreen it actually filled up all of my 2560x1080 monitor and it made me really happy! This was the first online video to do that.

[@ObsidianAnt]

+Robert Harrison I actually film in 2560x1080, so that's why it fills your monitor. :) I'm glad to hear you like the videos!

[@kazzy-chan2]

When does 2.3 go live? Are there any informations about that or is it just wait and see?

[@ecevansevans2566]

This history story line SOUND a little like BATTLESTAR GALACTICA story line. Fleeing the cylon , the last Battlestar Galactica. Leading a rag tag fleet in a search for EARTH.

[@jamesb6102]

So is it safe to say that the thargoids are more advanced than humans AND the guardians ?

[@alexandsimba]

Jamie Blunden Hard to tell. At least we know that they copied the cacoon cockpits from the guardian.

[@eruptor2222]

CMDR Terrorfirma The guardian technology vs the current unknown species show no sign they are linked, the guardians technology seems highly advanced, while the unknown species do not see as advanced or share any form of anything with the Guardians

[@Aron-iw7pq]

No links? The guardians were agaianst pollution of their eco systems, and they created an AI race. What was their technology? Highly advanced organic tech that doesn't pollute? I see two clear links that Thargoid ships could be organic guardian tech.

[@SClerckx]

This was a great watch :)

[@petrapatia6395]

I was hoping the lore wouldn't just go down the whole 'AI destroys them all' approach but I guess that's our zeitgeist.

[@sevensjack8505]

Anyone get a remnant from Mass effect Andromeda vibe from the guardian's??

[@pintsizedkirk283]

Sevens Jack A year late, but I was just going to mention the Geth and the Guardians.

[@Pstephen9]

sooo maybe were looking for the exiled aliens then or one of the factions that won the civil war,,,, but theres not many of them and probaly on a remote planet thats has a high temp, if i got all of that maybe a bit more ,,,lol should watch again , and thanks obsidian ant for trying to put us on to the right track,,, vids like this are truly priceless

[@Alcopop100]

Thank you, such a perfect voice

[@mozofoz]

Try this one from left field ... as we are possibly the result of something "out there" ... as yet there is no find of the "missing link" that shows how we exist here. Could we be connected to the exiled guardians ? (insert x-files music here) :)

[@Gtrt-nighthawk]

Got something to ask you as you seem to know more than most about elite in one of the old games when ur jj u fly a mission to thargoid mother ship apparently if you decide not to fire mycoid missile you got a tgargoid scout for urself to fly think it was drew wagar that mentioned it on a stream

[@Perjoss]

Is the character creator in game yet? I remember hearing about that a little while ago

[@UKKOVP]

love your stuff!

[@chakalssquadron8790]

does anybody know if will we be able to land on water planets or planets with some more than rocks and craters?

[@Anthua]

Obsidianant!! I REALLY NEED your HELP, no matter what I do I can't reach a million credits, Idk why I takes Alot of time, I'm still stuck in my adder and have no idea how to make good amount of credits, and still confused about engineers... and he is 26 jumps away from my location. Is bounty hunting all I can do for getting credits ? or am I doing something wrong ? or I might be really bad at playing elite xD

[@stxtch876]

you will soon be able to make a lot of money by jumping into multi crew and being someone's gunner

[@williambaldwin9068]

Anandprimegames its always a good idea to get a type 6 to help with credits. i wasnt making much in bounties with my dbackscout but as soon as i added a trader i was able to supplement alot of creds. however trading sometimes = falling asleep halfway through my run and waking up plunging into some kind of horrible space death.

[@darkwolfderai3920]

DreadNoughtMkX only 26? Pfft, i made 31 to reach the engineer i unlocked (¬_¬)

[@hamnavoeper]

31 is still not much. 93 to get from my location to Glazkov Terminal. Did it over a few hours with yt in the background.

[@Tripppylughtz]

Can you please get a hold of audible and do some eBooks? Love your voice!

[@KazutoSAO47]

THE REAPERS ARE COMING

[@Velticus]

What is this song!!!!!

[@DJGuppy321]

5:40 reminds me of right now my cousin helping with the research to genetically engineer a herpes virus that can attack cancerous cells and then die of through unsustainable mutation.

[@christianperez4983]

is it just me or earth is the home place for the guardians that was exhaled??

[@TaxationIsTheft69420]

What is the song?

[@orlandovazquez2915]

Awesome!👍

[@unlols5520]

man im early, damn some lore :^)

[@rivuraja4953]

Are you for real?? Are you the one who voices all the Discovery and Nat geo documentaries??? I mean seriously?? You can do movies with that voice!!

[@galaxytraveler5779]

i always want to play elite, but end up playing alien isolation instead :(

[@Zaalfaald]

MyLifeWastedOnBf2 #UPDATEFACEHUGGERDEATH

[@Xcom332]

Lucky for you - otherwise you would get bored a lot.

[@johnnymac26]

if and when they make galnet news audio we want you!!!!

[@anthonykelly6619]

im going to call it and say the thargoids or w/e the alien ships we see where made somehow by the guardians. some genetically enhanced creatures gone wrong 'red dwarf' style. That essentially became their own evolving race.

[@diziblonde1860]

WOW, now THIS sounds like what we really can believe about the human race, and our history here on Earth, given what we fnd laying around, and the misc. things just hidden.

[@stefantheseco]

They are called guardians and their weapon of choice are biological ones. Thargoids fly in organic ships ..... coincidence? I think not :P

[@ObsidianAnt]

I have wondered about that myself as well... :)

[@mobiusone6994]

Bruh you're like, a slightly less Morgan Freeman version of Morgan Freeman

[@inperatieloos]

Please make audio books

[@robm5581]

So wait..... You're telling me that the Guardians somehow recorded their history in detail before they even invented shelter and stone tools? Am I understanding that right? Because that sounds like absolute nonsense.....

[@stevetodd9555]

I cannot identify the accent. I guess Canadian. Sorry if wrong.

[@EchadLevShtim]

Is this a book or alien research? Because.... The Guardians are the iargans.

[@CmdrTigerKing]

I wish ED could of been what it could of been

[@abyssstrider2547]

They were obviously smarter than us. Didn't kill each other, city planning from the start, selectively bred with each other, etc.

[@nsa1995yahoo]

Until they did

[@CMDRdreamstate]

Awesome Mr. Ant! For those interested, I have a thread dedicated to the Guardians in the forums: forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/322482-Carnivorous-Space-Elves-AKA-The-Guardians

[@Harbinger421]

Guardians are predators! AvP Confirmed!

[@K.A.P.Skully33]

Bruh I'm high asf it's 3 am is this like true or sum lol

[@Dan-ku8so]

Basically the naturopaths killed off their own people. 😂

[@garyxgaming6616]

Sounds like humans

[@andylnfarley]

Raxxla

[@jerjac25]

sorry frontier, but why care about the guardians history prior to them being a space fairing race. seems like filler.

[@shadymerchant1198]

understanding a species past is just as important as anything else imagine if we just didn't know anything of pre 1960s humanity the context for everything going on is completely lost