Defiance 2050 Guide
Intel

Data Recorder

You'll find these audio logs in the open world and co-op maps as well as receive them from other sources.

Mount Tam

Gut Check

Supplemental Data of Captain Noah Grant

Guide

After exiting the Tutorial you can find this a bit up the road on your right.

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Coordinates: 144, -275

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Captain Noah Grant: This is Captain Noah Grant of the 2nd Republic Ranger Battalion, Group A, Black Hawks. This is supplemental data to the stratocarrier New Freedom’s flight recorder.

I will preface this message by stating that I am a career military man, and my sole duty in life is to serve the Earth Republic. I do so by fallowing whatever orders come down the pipe.

Lately I’m starting to wonder, though. We’ve just been assigned to escort an individual who’s not exactly the most well-liked in the universe.

I don’t put much stock into popularity contests, but I’m having difficulty swallowing a directive to escort a civilian way the hell out west for reasons unbeknownst to me.

I’m not a fan of that cloak and dagger stuff. The E-Rep is seen as a human force, no matter how many non-Humans we enlist. Most Votans see us as an unfriendly.

It won’t be viewed as an olive branch when we creep into a free territory with no prior notification.

I take great pride serving the Earth Republic, but an old soldier like me gets a twist in the gut every now and then. This is one of those pangs. End transmission.

My Name is Ara

Tranquility Education Recording

Note: Not during Siege

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Coordinates: 1150, 696

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Ara Shondu: My name is Ara and I’m nine years old. My report is on the Votanis Collective. The Votanis Collective is an inter-species government formed by the five races of the Votanis System: lrathient, lndogene, Sensoth, Liberata and Castithan, like me.

The Votanis System was located in what Humans call the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It had two suns named Sulos and Vysu.

When something big collided with Sulos, these proud races formed the V.C. and worked together to build arks and escape their star system before it would be destroyed forever.

Now we Votans live on this planet called Earth. We are very happy to be here and to meet our new Human friends.

Someday, it is my dream to be a politician and part of the Votanis Collective. The end.

Are there any questions?

No? Thank you.

They’re Not Making Any Vaccine

Session Recording of Dr. Alu Krulu

Note: Not disabled or part of pursuit

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Coordinates: 189, 563

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I Don’t Have Much Time

Emergency Transmission of Dr. Alu Krulu

Reward from Mission The Tranquil Surface, Part 4

Note: Side Mission Reward

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Alu Krulu: This is Dr. Alu Krulu. I am a child psychologist living at Tranquility. Whoever hears this, please take this seriously, as what I am telling you is very real.

Tranquility is not a utopian community. The whole place is a sick experiment. We are just amoebas in a petri dish.

The EMC claims to have been working on a vaccine for the Votans here. They’re not. They are working on a virus to kill off the entire population of Votans.

They want it to look like Earth-born disease, so the world won’t know exactly what they’ve done.

The Humans walk by and say goad morning to us and grin. All the while, they are taking our children and torturing them.

I don’t have much time. They’re coming. If you are listening to this, human or Votan alike, do not trust the EMC. They are not the goad guys.

This recording is all that stands between the survival or genocide of our species.

Please. Spread the word.

The Conspiracy

Personal Recording of Senator Cofer Gray

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Coordinates: 583, 1296

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Senator Cofer Gray: If you ever tell anyone of this meeting, I will deny it. If it was uncovered that a senator was sharing privileged information with a Votan revolutionary, my career would be sunk.

Unknown Votan: A meeting with a Human earns me no respect in my circles, either.

Senator Cofer Gray: Touche. The word isn’t good. The special caucus has reached a resolution. The Votanis Collective is expected to be announced as the newest member of the United Nations at tomorrow’s session.

Unknown Votan: I thought you could stop this, Senator.

Senator Cofer Gray: Hey, you’re the fool for thinking I had enough political stroke to sway a special caucus. Look, it’s not all bad. It’s rumored that Onulu Toruku will be named ambassador to the U.N.

Unknown Votan: Excellent. He’s a divisive figure, to say the least.

Senator Cofer Gray: It gets better. He’s going to push for the Sulos commune in South America to be declared an independent political state.

Unknown Votan: Good. That will create more of a wedge between our people. The Humans will be all riled up about this.

Senator Cofer Gray: You need to spin this as a bad deal for the Votans, too.

Unknown Votan: Easy enough.

Senator Cofer Gray: I want you to know I’m not adverse to something more "explosive" being done in response. We’re teetering dangerously close to total Human-Votan integration after this. That is unacceptable.

Unknown Votan: Noted. On this we agree.

The Assassination of Toruku

Personal Recording of Senator Cofer Gray

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Coordinates: 1583, 871

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Unknown Votan: I’ve brought a bottle of fine Votan spirits to celebrate a job well done, Senator.

Senator Cofer Gray: Yes. But it is I who should be bringing you the gift.

Unknown Votan: Nonsense. The killing of Ambassador Toruku will be the end of any hope of integration. You are to be applauded.

Senator Cofer Gray: Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. You think I arranged that? I’m all for dancing in the streets in the aftermath, but no way. I’m a politician. I don’t order hits. I figured it was your work.

Unknown Votan: You were the one preaching something more explosive.

Senator Cofer Gray: I was thinking more along the lines of blackmail, framing, threatening. Those are the tools of my trade.

Unknown Votan: So, what’s next?

Senator Cofer Gray: War. War is what’s next.