Thorshu Grey
Details
- Diet
- Omnivore (its own meat/claws are a Terra delicacy).
- Habitat
- Cold southern oceans of Terra III, sea-floor caves, around Quasi.
AI Overview
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An omnivorous, brightly orange-red crustacean native to the cold southern oceans of Terra III, prized as a culinary delicacy and a popular cold-water aquarium pet; in Star Citizen it exists as background lore and a hangar fish-tank flair item, not (yet) as a huntable in-game animal.
Appearance
The Thorshu Grey is a crustacean with a long, vividly orange-red shell that curves upward into a narrow crescent/sickle shape over its soft inner body. It moves on six walking legs that are sky-blue speckled with cream-colored accents, and carries two daktyls (claws). Dark, barnacle-like protrusions cover the shell and are thought to act as decoy eye-spots to deter predators (the creature is sometimes described as "six-eyed"). Adults typically measure 10-20 cm in length.
Behavior & temperament
Thorshu are largely solitary but show surprisingly complex social behavior in the wild: when two meet for the first time they perform a ritualized fight, then simply ignore each other on subsequent encounters. They are notably intelligent and can recognize individual Thorshu by scent and coloration even after years apart. In captivity they are known escape artists when under-stimulated and will attack tank decorations, so they are recommended only for experienced aquarists.
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Where to find
In the fiction, the Thorshu Grey is native to the cold southern oceans of Terra III (Terra system, UEE), particularly the colder climates around the city of Quasi. It lays its eggs in burrows within seafloor caves. Note: as of current patches there is no confirmed wild Thorshu Grey spawn that players can encounter or hunt in the live game — it appears in lore and as a hangar decoration rather than as roaming fauna.
Diet
Omnivorous. Commercially, the leg meat is the prized cut — described as tender and sweet with a complex flavor, traditionally served hot and dipped in drawn butter and Oza-sauce. Fried Thorshu claws are also sold as street food on Terra, especially in Quasi.
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Loot, drops & in-game item
There is no aUEC bounty, harvestable drop, or hunting loot tied to a wild Thorshu Grey — it is not implemented as a huntable creature. Instead it exists as a collectible "Fish Tank" hangar flair / souvenir item. It was historically sold on the Voyager Direct web shop (commonly cited around 1,000 UEC) and later folded into the in-game purchasing flow when Voyager Direct items migrated in-game; current item databases list it as a 1 μSCU souvenir with no active sale location.
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Lore & discovery
The Thorshu Grey is woven through UEE/Terra culture. It inspired "Waka Grey," the sidekick character from a 27th-century children's television program (the show is also referenced as "Clawsome"). It also lends its name and image to the UEE Navy's 78th Bomber Squadron, nicknamed the "Thundering Thorshu." Biologically, lore gives it a roughly 20-year lifespan with up to ~30 reproductive cycles; juveniles start microscopic, molt into adult form around four months, and reach full size by about year three.
Trivia
- Featured as the fictional pet "Waka Grey" in an in-universe children's show. - The shell's dark barnacle-like spots may be false eye-spots — a defensive decoy rather than real eyes. - A known aquarium escape artist; keepers are warned it will attack tank ornaments. - Lends its name to the UEE Navy's 78th Squadron ("Thundering Thorshu").
Sources:star-citizen.wiki
Some data from starcitizen.tools (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).